The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-11-13
2S,1OO,O54 is
TAKEN IN FIRST
WAR FUND DAY
United Workers Toll HARD
for so Per Cent. Over
subscription.
LARGE DONATIONS MADE
cleveland H. Dodge Is,Largest
Individual Contributor
with 100000.

With 100000. !
Tho nations total Of United War
work gifts and pledges, based on OFF,
ciai returns from thirty-nine States
was inquired last night as s23,1oo,os4
Cor the frst twenty -four hours of the
drive. This leaves s147.3so,e46 Of the
original national quota to be Taised dur
snK the remainder OF the week, but
80 pcr cent oversubscription is ex-
psctsd-
Al yesterdays noon luncheon IN the
Chamber Of Commerce the thirty teams
ccnvassing the city reported s1.660639,
MS against sssi.asz reported on Mon
day. The citys original quota is $685.
100000, which the oversubscription
would increase to s52,500,O00.
The total for the Eastern Army De-
partment, including New York; State,
New Jersey Pennsylvania. Delaware
and West Virginia was reported late
,aat night as ss,78s.Sl2. OF which s5.-
3o7,s12 was shown in yesterdays re-
suits. These figures were said to he
far from complete. In up State New
York, for instance, fortS-eight cities
nave war chests, in which all war work
\ gifts have been Jumped for some time;
they will not be able to report on the
present drive until its close. Outlying
counties in other States, especially West
Virginia. were slow in reporting re-
turns.
Peace Reaction Not Fatal.
Altogether, the campaign officials at
headquarters went to bed feeling con-
fident that the wars end reaction OF
Monday could be overcome. provided ell
campaigners would exert themselves to
the utmost.
Illinois, with s24s3.ooo. was the ban
ner State yesterday. Michigan and
Ohio reported larger sums. but II was
explained that most OF this money rep
resented allotments from war chests
and had been collected in local drives
before the campaign began. other States
Z to pass the million mark were Massa-
chusetts, New Jersey and Indiana. Five
counties in three Southern States had
$4,000 from negroes alone. and in two
Of these negroes had subscribed the
entire county quota by themselves.
A number Of counties In several States
claim to have been over the top first.
but no claim was recognized officially
last night.
Among tho FIRST subscriptions from
the dig insurance companies are: Union
Central Life Insurance Company, Gin
cinnati, $4,000: Mutual Benefit Life
Insurance Company. NewaTk, s2S'ooo;
the Prudential. New Jersey. $4,000, and
tho Great American Insurance Com
( pany, New York. $4,000.
To get the national oversubscription
about $4,000, 900 a day will have to be
Forthcoming during the rest OF the cam
paisn. :,
Makes Appeal TO Women.
Nrs. Henry p. Dawson. who represents
the Y. W. c. A. on the executive COM
snittee of the United Wa Work Coun-
ell. appealed yesterday to the women
4 of the country.
To-day" she said, "the apprehension
that has it's source in long casualty lists
IS lifted. but another apprehension has
come TO take its place. Now that the
strain OF battle IL over, how will the
boys be employed? Where Will they go
Z for their furloughs? How will their
leisure be employed?
They will be lonesome. We cannot
prevent that. But II we do ou- duty
in this campaign now the period OF de-
mobilization 10 going TO be made rich
and useful one In their lives"
Some confusion In figuring the city's
returns for Monday was( cleared up
yesterday when II was explained that
many of the gifts from corporations and
Industries which had been reported by
B Judge Gary at the luncheon. with total
Of $1,000, 900, and one item OF S5.000.0o0
from the United States Steel Corpora
ton, had not been allocated when the
Monday figures were given out OF the
steel Corporations gift the city will
have credit for $1.500.00O.
In Memory of Mrs. Sage.
Tue local high spot yesterday was a
gift of 100000 from Cleveland II.
Dodge, reported through Team No, IL.
Thomas A. Buclkner chairman. Another
! Individual gift was one of s25 900 "by a
friend OF Mrs Russell Sage in her
memory"
Individual donors Of 500, 900 each were
Mrs. f. II. Hartman, f. L. Doheny and
3 Henry c. Prick: of $4,000 each. Clar-
encs II. Mackay, Louis G.. Kaufman.
Mrs. Oliver p. Jennings. Charles II.
aIacNeil and the Commonwealth Fund !:
Of s25 900, George d. Pratt. Mr.. and
Mrs. CARL Tucker, ]. =. Morgan & Co,
Mortimer l. Schiff, the anonymous
friend of the late Mrs, Sage and another
anonymous donor; of $4,000 each. Rob-
ert Brewster and Mrs. Benjamin Brew
of $4,000 gifts.
Among New York corporation con-
tributions, the First National Bank gave
100000, the West Virginia Pulp and
Paper-Company $4,000 and the Niles
Bement-Pond Company $4,000. Parts
of gifts OF 100000 by the American
Smelling and Refining Company and of
$4,000 by the American Metal Com
pany will be credited to New York later
The Standard OIL Company OF New
+ York has contributed $3.50, 900. OF which
4 100000 will be credited to the city by
way OF the petroleum and allied products
committee. Howard b. Cole, chairman
y OF the committee, said that OF the ST.
100000 contribution made by the Stan
dard OIL Company Of New Jersey $780,
600 would he credited to the city.
The Western Union Telegraph Com
pany contributed $4,000 yesterday.
President Shonts of the Interborough
\ psr cent of the gross receipts from sub
way and elevated ticket sales on Friday
next would go to the War Work fund
and reminded the public that tickets sold
might be used on any other day.
Teams Make Reports.
A subscription OF $4,000 from Rogers
Peet Company was reported.
The team reports made at yesterdays
luncheon: Team No. /. Mrs. Winthrop
w. Aldrich captain, Sl6,S35; No. 2, Ma
bel Choate, s2l $50 No. 3, Mrs. Michael
Gavin, $4,000: No. 4, Mrs. John Henry
IA hammond Sh61lo, No r Mrs niivar