New-York tribune., 1918-06-03
RedCrossGets
$166,439,291
In End Drive
Final Estimates Indicate
Oversubscription by More
Than 20 Per Cent
Campaign for Nurses
Drive Starts To-day for $4,000
for Hospital Work Here
and Abroad

Total subscriptions actually received
by the American Red Cross in its sec
ond war drive up to date amount to
sloo'439,29l, according to statement
chairman Of the War Council. These
returns are far beyond what was ex
pected when the drive for S100 900, 900
ended last week and reports still on
the way will bring the total UP to Sl7O.-
100000, it is believed. an oversubscrip-
tion Of 20 per cent.
After stating the totals, Mr.. Dawson
said:
The supreme feature of this
amount Of money subscribed, great as
1T Is, but in that 1t has come from
every part of the United States from
Its cities. It's towns. its farms. its
factories, from the rich and the poor,
regardless OF sect, color or political
creed
While it is estimated that those
contrlbuting to the war fund last year
numbered probably 100000 persons,
our returns this year give evidence
that more than IL 900 Americans
have contributed to the new fund
This manifestation of loyalty and
sacrifice by the people of our country
brings to the Red Cross War Council
renewed consciousness of the sacred
ness of its trust. 1t will stamp in
delibly on the minds of our own sol
diers and sailors the fact that the
American people are behind them to
the uttermost.
Such an outpouring of generous en-
thusasm and determination to win the
war and, in the words of our President,
TO win. it worthily and greatly will
also carry deepened assurance of
sympathy and support to all the armies
and civilians fighting the battles of
democracy in this war
NO American wants thanks because
ms country has so richly fulfilled her
obligations, but | do congratulate
every American who has contributed
either time or money toward this, the
greatest work OF mercy, pity and love
in the history of mankind"
The American Red Cross to-day be-
gins its nationwide campaign to en-
roll $4,000 graduate nurses needed for
army and navy hospitals here and
abroad. In addition. the Red Cross
Will endeavor to enroll many nurses
not eligible for military service, for
hospital, visiting and public health
nursing among civilians
More than 10000 Red Cross nurses
have been assigned during the first
year of the war to our Army and Navy
Nurse Corps, the largest force of it's
kind ever modified for any army The
additional $4,000 nurses, $4,000 of whom
are needed for the army by Janu-
ary l. are to be sought among tie re-
naming 10000 registered nurses who
have not yet volunteered for military
service
WASHINGTON, June 2.-The quotas
and subscriptions by divisions were an
nounced as follows:
Atlantic, $4,000, 900; subscribed, S2O,-
1920o2
Greater New York, s25, 900 900; sub
scribed, s33 3.455.75
Central, $13,800,000; subscribed, $780,
483 SOD
Gulf, $1,000 900; subscribed s4,133,-
7e9
Lake, so,4oo,ooo; subscribed, s12,-
441 ,0O8
Mountain, s1,a5o,ooo; subscribed, 49,
G56,O52 TO'
New England, ss,e5o,ooo; subscribed
S1l,l00 900
Northern. s2,2oo,ooo; subscribed, s4.
217,029. @''
Northwestern, $1,77O,Ooo; subscribed
S3,T71 999.
Pacific, s3,73oooo; subscribed, ST.
058.404
Pennsylvania. s12,o0o,ooo; subscribed,
S1S,1000 900
Potomac, sS.3oo,ooo; subscribed S.
.o50
Southern, s2,95o, 900; subscribed. So
904 900
Southwestern, $3.50, 900; subscribed,
l5.504 ,493
Insular and foreign. 100000; sub
Sclibed, 81 200 900