The sun., 1918-11-22

900. 1t was decf1ed not to hold an
auction because OF the regrettable occur
ance over annoying" Henry Ford re-
Gently. The money from the sale was
turned Into the fund as a subscription
Jeff Davis, king of the Hoboes,"
trundled In a wheelbarrow full of coins
amounting to s300.50 at the local head
quarters In Fifth avenue yesterday after
noon. He had collected II with the as
sistanee of J. q. Houpel. known as Hobo
HoupeL They made an all night trip
about town, taking In the Bowery and
Lobster Palaces" as we'll Davis has
turned in S31.900.5o in his self-conducted
campaign.
The Elks Club instituted an individual
campaign among its members which
netted 1900. Their activities will
continue to the last minute Of the extern
sion.
Tho faculty ana students division OF
seventy lone higher educational institu-
tons. representing 26.72s students and
professors collected sl66,s33.79 In
Greater New York. with City College
leading. Its members collected t12,47e
v. w. @. 4. Takes Lead.
Contributions obtained by the woman's
organizations divisions totailed s9lb,744,
the Y. w. c. A. lea ding with sbs,70e.
Nine hundred thousand children con-
tributed s1.00o.000 on the earn and
give plan" It is believed. Complete re-
turns are not in yet. but an estimate on
the figures gives this proportion.
The newspaper publishing section OF
the Industrial division has given s3S.-
471.10 to date.
The clothing and allied trades report
a total OF more than $4,000. Rogers
Peet Company headed the list with
10000
The United Cigar stores Company In
New York city has go many pennies.
nickels and dimes that II could not
count them fast enough to get In on the
"final" report.
Big glass Jars in every store were
filled with the coins. The stores fol-
lowed the policy of dropping in penny
for every customer. And each customer
was invited to contribute his change.
1t will probably be several days before
the courf Is finished. the committee
said.
New contributions Wednesday TO the
United War Work Fund through the in
dustrial division amounted to s274,-
55s.oe. Among the larger donations
were those Of the Botany Worsted Mills.
Se5 900: Tobacco Products Corporation.
$4,000: weyman-Rruton Company.
SlU.UOU, ana MetCdI fsTOs' Ok W.
$1,000. of the Weyman-Bruton Com
pany donation $4,000 goes to the New
York city fund.
The employees Of the Tobacco Products
Corporation will hold an entertainment
and ball at Palm Garden on Thanks
giving eve, November 81. for the benefit
OF the War Work Fund The Pelham
Bay Naval Reserve Band will play.
Next Saturday evening. November %.
New York Photo Engrnvers' Union No
will hold It's annual ball. and will turn
over tho proceeds for the benefit OF the
seven war relief organizations. The pro-
ceeds OF last years ball were given TO
the Y. VI. c. A. War Activities Fund.
Junior League Drive.
The girls of the Junior League, who
have been selling ~ pieS' to the patrons
of the leading hotels and restaurants
during the War Work drive, Will turn
over S354695 to the War Work Fund
as the result of their activities. In their
ten days campaign they visited the Ritz
Carlton. the Plaza. Sherry's, Delmonico's
the Biltmore, me Waldorf Astoria and
the Colony and Bankers clubs. Their
pa stries proved most popular with the
of the Ritz Carlton and the
members OF the Bankers Club. At each
of these places they collected about $500.
A late despatch from San Juan. Porto
Rico, last night said that subscriptions
the island will exceed $780,
900, despite tho fact that an influenza
epidemic Is raging there. tho recent
and other diecouragins con-
ditions obtaining.