The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1918-11-16
FUND QUOTA
FOR MEMPHIS IS
ALREADY ASSURED
Total Is $224,250 and All
Teams Are Going Strong
and West Tennessee Shows
$4O8,80O in Hand.

VTSSSSSO
Memphis and Shelby county's mini
mum quota of $500, 600 for united Wal
work funds is in sight. urrs
with some OF the Weather llrlns
and individuals making additional con
with employees in practtdhS
every industrial and commercial eslaS-
lishment in Memphis subscribing I'D
orally, with school children r~espoho,me
generously and with all the teams
working under new pressure ana Win
greater enthusiasm, the campaign II
hitting a victory stride. the quota l"4
West Tennessee, $4,000, is IN slgnt.
With two more days before me C"tS-
paigu closes Monday evening, o 10,
Memphis and Shelby county show
pledges Of $224.25O, while the NSst
tennessee division, including SheloS
and 20 other counties. has S4OS'VVu III
hand. Reports for Memphis proper are
fairly complete. Those from Sheipy 0ui-
side the city are only partial WIZ
generally are far from full. Pracucaily
nothing has been reported from lne
negroes since Tuesday. while the earn
and give" division is having to max
its reports piecemeal a its WORK pro-
Ceeds. ,
Campaign managers stated SATURDAY
morning they anticipated large aoul-
llOllS 10 tue AulAl IN
made at 4 O'Clock in the afternoon
They are highly encouraged over lhe
big results accomplished Friday, WneI
the best showing for any single DAY
OF the campaign, with the exception vi
the first, was made. Team workefs
too, were enthused over the suGeesstu
turn the drive has taken and Went
after subscriptions Saturday with re-
newed force and confidence.
The wonderful response OF the school
children Of Memphis is one OF the most
gratifying features of the campaign
They nave pledged, from money winch
they have already earned or when NE
must earn within the time alotteu
them, 81, 1885,, according to reports py
Mrs. Isaac Reese, chairman OF this
division. There are still two schools
in the CITY for which reports nave NOT
been made. Central high school LEADS
with a total of s., 704. Crockett Noca,
tional is second with $927.S0, Bruce and
Lenox have not yet been heard from
The mount contributed by each
Gun Cummings, $26S; Gordon. sl64 Guth,
RE, STA; A. b. Hill, 1870, ldlewild,
SPAS; Lauderdale, $500; Leath, $l2O
| Madison Heights, $229.4O; Maury, $SOo
Merrill, $500; Peabody, $2s3.S2i P0Pe
Smith, $lS4.77; s%nowden, $225 Mary B
| West school, $50, st. Paul. 500.
Equally encouraging is the magniil,
cent esponse made by employees ano
| working people throughout the city
| Those in almost every industrial anc
| commercial establishment in Memphl;
so far given opportunity have shown lVl
per cent participation In contributing
to the fund. Some are giving one day
pay. Others are making straight con
tributions in cash or pledges, But
| whatever the medium, a verltable tld
of gold is flowing from employees. into
the fund, Sixty-five employees OF TN
Memphis Street railway gave four days
nay and every employe OF that corpora
ton contributed one or more days
wages, The total was $3.50: En-
ployes at the postoffices in Memphis
pledged $S44.50, representing a 100 pc
cent showing. One young woman, VIII
four sweethearts at the front, pledged
$40, So for each. Four elderly women
$40 to the fund, giving $3.50 each
matching the widows mite in Biblica
history.
The boys at Park field, who have beer
beneficiaries of the activities of the Y
M. c. A. and other welfare organiza
lions, are showing their appreciation o
what these bodies are doing. They sole
| tickets to the football game and RAISED
$501. They are still in the campaign
and further contributions through then
are expected.
William r. Moore Dry Goods company
has increased its original donation OF
$500 by $1,000. The four big depart,
ment stores in Memphis have gone ever
| stronger, doubling their previous con
tributions of $500. Among other larger
| subscriptions reported Friday afternoon
are: Joseph ~Newburger, 1000. and the
Riechman-C Crosby company, $1,000.
j. r. Hyde, team No. IL, led the field
for the third day in succession. He re-
| ported a total of $4,58S, 65, bringing
| pledges secured by himself and asso
ciates during the campaign to more
than $25, 600.
The consolidated industrial teams,
10, IA, Is and 16, are doing great work.
They brought in 1904 individual pledges
a~ggregatlng So, 1850. Team Il, Capts
close behind in number Of pledges, hay.
959 to their credit. representing $4,73S.0S
knights of Columbus tanned the
Hun Crusher" Saturday and the splen-
did work they have done in previous
campaigns led to the belief that they
would do yoeman service in the united
war fund drive. Mrs. Hugh S. Haylel
team. operating the big tank Friday
gathered IN $1,6S4.15 under the ahlt
management of b. A. DOGGY, NJ. 3. sill,
berbery. Mrs. Hugh IiayIey and Mrs
Raw Dunscomb.
Challenges are still reaching Memphis
from counties in West Tennessee
Obion county has advised Memphis anC
Shelby that it is holding back returns
to prevent embarrassment here bu
that it can not afford to do so mucl
longer. 1t has likewise challenged
Shelby that it will raise rs per cen
oversubscription If the former will IN
crease It's original quota by 80 per cent
Speciai teamS have been assigned Il
wait on the theaters and moving pic
ture houses at matinee and evening per
formauces Saturday ard SUNDAY. Four
minute mon will sneak and the team
workers will be there TO take pladge
Of all willing to Contribute.
Lieut, Estes Arm"trong. recently ro
turned from France. where he wa
wounded while flyinz before Secrotar'
of War Baker. made a brief address
Friday afternoon. during which he sal,
the boys overseas appreciate thn worl
~ the even welfare organizations mor,
thar thew can express and that tho
are nroud Of the magnificent manner +
which the folks at home have hacke,
them up, He was riven the creates
ovation OF any sneaker who has an
ons~ed in behalf of tia united war wor
fund drive because Mn-nhians wantc,
IN chow him how. hlrb1y- tho nnnrnnf