New-York tribune., 1918-05-14
New York City Expected to
Contribute $25, 900, 600 of
100000, 900 Fund
First 100000 Given
BY Charles Hayden
Eliot Wadsworth Tells How
Money Is Spent in France
and Italy

The Red Cross campaign teams Of
greater New York., at Waldorf-As-
toria Hotel dinner last night, COM
pleted plans to raise this city's S25,-
100000 share of the second S100,000.-
coo Red Cross fund. The campaign
starts Monday.
The first big contribution, 100000.
was announced, coming from Charles
Hayden, of Hayden, Stone e. Co. With
the check. Mr.. Hayden sent this note:
at gives me pleasure to renew my
100000 subscription of last year.
While, due to reduced incomes, high
cost of living and heavy taxes, many
of us feel we are justified in cutting
down our charitable contributions, still,
in the case of the Red Gross, i cannot
but feel that the urgency and desira-
bility of this fund being raised at the
present time. due to our boys being
in France, much more than Offset any
sacrifice it may require in giving the
same amount that was given in the pre-
vious campaign"
bonds would be accepted as Red Cross
contributions, so that the purchase of
Liberty bonds could not be an excuse
for not giving to the mercy fund.
Tells of Red Cross Work
Eliot Wadsworth, acting chairman of
the Red Cross and a member Of the
Red Cross War Council. gave the team
members an idea of some of the ways
the $100,000,000 raised last year had
been spent. Mr.. Wadsworth has OBJ
served Red Cross war work in France,
Belgium, Italy, England and Switzer-
land. He said:
"In Switzerland one is impressed by
stacked to the roofs with supplies
good American food, which will go
forward under the Red Gross insignia
to every American prisoner who Is
captured and sent to Germany.
Captured American soldiers will get
two good bundles every week. And
when they first go into Germany they
will get complete outfit of warm
clothing. captured man has mighty
little clothing. left on him by the time
he gets out Of the prisoners pen. We
purpose that he shall have everything
an American ought to have to be COM
Portable and decent while he has to
stay in Germany.
"In Italy the Red Gross has covered
the country with the American spirit
The hospitals have been helped. The
refugee lace workers have been put to
work, 50 they are now self-supporting,
and very soon the Red Cross will have
a large quantity of beautiful Venetian
lace, which it will bring over here and
probably sell at handsome profit"
Stirred All Italy
Zone thing the Red Cross did
stirred Italy from one end to the
other. Needy families of soldiers, as
recommended by the Italian govern
ment. were given assistance. With
the American and Italian flags and the
Red Cross. These cards, mailed to the
soldiers at the front, let the Italian
fighting men know that America is
back of them.
II wish every one who subscribed
to the last Red Cross fund could have
seen what I saw in France during the
early part of the recent big drive
Refugees, broken soldiers and wounded
soldiers were pouring through the
town. Those American men and. wom-
en- of the Red Cross stood there and
handed out coffee or soup, pieces Of
chocolate or bread and cheese, and al
ways the encouraging word, From
America, and good luck!'
THAT was one of the parts the Red
Cross played in that big drive. If any
one evey needed friend, France
needed It then, and our people were
all over France. They worked night
and day with the refugees that poured
into Paris and out again. A million
people went out of Paris alone. France
stood the shock and her spirit, when
] left, was burning brighter than it
had been burning for long time.
"In million ways the Red Cross is
helping to win this war"