Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-05-30

hundred and fifty thousand dol
~ an hour for twelve hours. or $4,000
y W. BY midnight. tonight.
Il his was the program of the War
@$Mp0 campaign workers when they
eafted today on the last lap Of their
i've in the cause of humanity.
If}SE me minimum amount asked for the
hAst--$20, o 90, ,O0O--lacked $3.OoO.O0O Of
ME- subscribed as the drive entered
last lap.
81 But the rallying War Chest campaign
&l90 have no idea of having to wait until
xSta last minute to realize success In
$~e few hours left they hope 70 have
omplished the raising Of the money
&yceesary to make the drive a success.
Qtve. PhiladeipI,ians. give"
!E THIS was the rallying cry of the
Y sNet campaigners when the break Of
ewn today saw thousands of persons
Il enuing their way to the various ceme-
RES to pay honor to the heroic dead
49, the Civil War. "Cive as you never
1--we before was their Memorial Day
the wheels of industry were
Seailed for two minutes in honor of the
&XvH War heroes this morning. and the
arch bells chimed out their glorious
5Af1oute to those who fought and pre-
7pefved us a union" one band of never
31yfiny workers worked on. unheeding the
4 o1Or thus being done the departed
y S8gTpes, and thinking only of the safety
y&nd comfort of the heroes that are to be
heroes that are to blaze "A trail to
eriin and make the world decent
3 9nce to live in
n These were the War Chest workers
&S{While the entire city paused to pay
4opect to the departed ones. the wheels
1he War Chest campaign never ceased
Battle Loosens PursestrinEs
M 2he great German drive on the west
3 RSnt is having its effect Pursestrings
naned by the German onslaught, but
s3fShaened again when the drive paused.
7lI9fs torn asunder once more by the
Naat massed drive Of the katsers
SQaies in France. which American SOL
{! Ste are fighting heroically to check.
|XJ0 r. Stotesbury and the Wanamakers
S1ohn and Rodman, and employees OF
Wanamaker store-have spurred the
4 ~ Chest workers with gifts OF $loo'-
each.
hen the prisoners in the Eastern
11tentiary are giving. Their total gifts
~ e1eo0, the convicts are pushing for-
n In an effort to pass the $4,000 mark
~ the campaign has ended.
Bssths Bring In sls,2,s
~ though the booths in the CEN
a lection of the city have been in
ration for but three days they have
Iectad $16.273.25 in subscriptions to
( yTar Chest
f;6R this sum s1079 was turned in by
National League for Womans Serv-
q booths. which have been erected in
z = the principal theatres. The Emer-
10y Aides booths collected $9734.98 in
ocriptions. while the five booths
saned by the Naval Auxiliary received
3171.s4.
5Ss tlontgomery County has gone over the
and is now romping merrily far OF
No Mans Land with its report to-
To date the chief towns have
fned in the following:
H2fyn Mawr. Rosemont and Haverford,
600; Merton, $16l, 900; Norristown,
A40: Pottstown, $l50,000; Con-
ren, $l25,0O0. and Ardmore and
25newood, 100000.
k@tSl subscriptions for yesterday were
N91.1o7, making the grand total for
trive to date $l6.663,000. The team
mined by George H. Frazier carried
the days honors, with subscriptions
solol.S27. J. s. W. Harvey reported
G1o0 for his team workers.