Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-05-29

from the stock department of the
company. TO be donated To the War
Chest fund.
II the War Chest campaign IL 10 be
successful ss.33s.s2s Is needed by TO-
morrow evening.
Campaign leaders reported at the War
Chest luncheon in the Bellevue -Stra tford
today that s2s37,7o7 had ben subscribed
yesterday.
To date s1s.663.17e has been collected
in the five counties Of Philadelphia.
Delaware. Chester. Montgomery and
Berks. The goal is $4,000. 900.
T.. =. Stotesbury started the ball roll
ing this afternoon toward the reaiza-
tion of the remai lining s3,33s.s2s by sub
scrbing an additional 5000 900 to the
campaign.
Affairs are serious on the other side,
he said Unless We at home cheer the
Allies with our financial help. how can
I'VE expect them to withstand the Ger
man onslauEhts?
make him Interested In the success OF
the drive. The man who can give and
won't ought to be made to give"
To Prod wealthy Stacker.
Following Mr.. Stotesburys remarks.
one of the team captains. John F.
Harvey. suggested that things be made
unpleasant" for wealthy slackers
Bucks County ade it's first REPORT to-
day. In the county &aol.122 MAS col
lccted. Other county reports showed
that in addition TO their previously an.
nounced totals. Delaware County Mad
subscribed S39I .40I Montgomery -couh-
ty. S49o.s6S and Chester County. sS.167
Chester and Della ware Counties have
already gone over the top
Judge Patterson reported that as a
result of canvass in Moyan,ensins
Prison he received subscriptions akere-
! eating s365S from 3sl prisoners.
Mrs. Stotesbury was present at the
luncheon for the first time anls said
that she had visited school in the
southern section Of the city and wal
told the following story by the teacher
A little hoy was making ffty cents
week by selling newspapers. and
pie dyed himself to sell papers for the
soldiers for the duration Of year, h,
subscribing the ffty cents each week.
IF boy can give all his earnings
to the War Chest. wage-earnink mer
ought to think little Of giving up their
allotted percentages" she suggested.
Insane Patients subseribe
II was reported at the luncheon that
the Friends Asylum in Frankford sub
scribed S1262 to the War Chest. This
sum was made up Of subscriptions from
the inmates. employees and guards.
First honors today .were carried of
by Team No. 81. Of which George n
| Frazier Is captain. His workers can
vassed twenty-five givers for a sum ot
S1O4.s27. Second honors went IN Team
No ls. Of which Jacob y. Lit is captain
His workers received subscriptions from
S66 persons for total sun, II ssb.334
The third honor rag went TO Team No
3. Of which r De Witt Cuyler IL cap
,tain. His workers received subscriptions
! from twenty-seven persons for Ar
amount of Sia.163.
! Reports read AZ the luncheon showet
! that at least a score more OF industria
/ firms were added to the 100 Per Gem
Club"
! North Philadelphia section Of the cit,
! took the usual headline horors for tn,
section of the city competition drive
from Kensington when its captain re
ported that sle2,s2o had been collected
! yesterday.
! Contributions of almost $4,000 hav,
been made by the employees OF the
| Department Of Public Works Announce
n,ent TO this effect was made today b,
! Director Datesmana In exact figures
, the contributions amount to $l3.60o
which is an average OF almost s2oo'
per bureau. there being seven bureau:
, in the department. Considered from
the standpoint of each individual, tn,
total contributions represent almost 5;
for each empioye.
| This department. in the last Libert!
/ Loan, carried on hrst honors among cit!
} departments. with subscriptions totalini
sls7,00o.
| kensinston Workers "Bit"
The following subscriptions were OBJ
tanned from employees Of Kensington In
dustrial plants: