New-York tribune., 1918-05-25
5 Million Gift
Received Here
By Red Cross
p..k.feller Foundation
Sends City's Total to
$23,850,111

Contribution Of s3,ooo,Ooo to the
:. : Grass from the John d. Rockefel-
- - Foundation yesterday set the high
s.,er = mark for the Second War Fund
sa, w.. for s25,ooo,ooo in this city. The
Va "a cont the days collections up to
a.ss5,57S. s, :,
ns.;on took the second war fund
- - 600 900 closer to its goal Of $780,
~ 900, and the total tabulated at
.,onsl headquarters in Washington
=, night was ss6,6se 900.
The grand total for the city, exclud-
:. .one of the boroughs whose latest
..,or,s have not yet been received
announced at the Chamber of Com
s.ree luncheon as $2S,S5o,l1l.
!. rss the last session at which the
...srs would come together to report.
.s.rs was no false confidence, no pre-
s.t;ons and no promises beyond the
that New York's quota would be
rsehsd.
$4,000, 900 Mark Sought
sv. arc not DONE" said William c.
W chairman of the drive. I'VE
PIT, S.si not be done until Monday night.
,s.A =. onrht to keep $30,000,000 in. our
nc av 0.s ss our task And, as if to prop
.,,' ..,v climax their efforts, the largest
~ am..tion OF the campaign was an
ssnursd. The presentation, made by
issn' issn D. Rockefeller, jr., in be.alf of
.ss foundation, gave the assemblage a
.s,;,I Mr.. Rockefeller said:
Asi Tast wear the Rockefeller Founda-
/ IAN contributed $5,000,000 to the Red
S,o.s campaign, which was part Of
: H. total amount it pledged to war en-
.smrises during the year, about SILL
ano olD in round figures. Since the an
sa.l income OF the foundation is about
| Il 900, the greater part of which is
sjresdv pledged to the support of vari
sss enterprises educational, health.
s,r--it was able to make these war ap-
srourations only by infringing upon
| Il principal to the extent of S5.000,000
.ud by reason sof the generosity of its
iaunder. who placed S5,500,000 addi-
aonal funds in its hands.
aTne contribution which the Founda-
ion has voted to make is considerably
ID excess of the amount which its re-
aurces for the current year would
iastify, and it made only by gift
rom the founder to cover the excess
.nount"
During the luncheon Governor Whit
ssn paid an unexpected visit and made
few encouraging remarks in behalf
/ II the Red Cross.
Many Liberal Gifts
The reports of the teams disclosed
nsny liberal gifts. Among these were: {:
General Electric Company, 100000;
United States Rubber Company, Inter
national Nickel Company, each, $780,
600; Corn Products Refining Company
Chemical Bank and Home Insurance
tompany, each. $4,000; international
Mercantile Marine, $4,000; Munson
Steamship Company, Miami Company,
Johnson Higgins ($15.000 credited to
sw York;, Travellers Insurance Com
,my, National Surety Company, Inter
siionai Paper Company. each $4,000;
Asific Mail Steamship Company, New
Mk & Pennsylvania Company, New
fork Dock Company, +. Bredt Com
pahy, Home Life Insurance Company,
Mautic Mutudl insurance company,
american Surety Company, Fidelity
Phenix Fire Insurance Company,
title Guarantee and Trust Company,
Sond and Mortgage Guarantee Com
ANY, Continental Insurance Company
Wilcox, Pack & Hughes, each, between
10000 and $4,000; Texas Company,
$4,000; Foundation Company. s13, 500;
ltion Tank Line, Mexican Telegraph,
tsntral and South American Telegraph,
ssh, $4,000.
The House-to oHouse Division report
q total of $1S7,265, the Industrial
aTiiion s497,S20 and the Corporations
Teams s1,55S,556.
Boroughs' Total High
The latest figures from the four bor-
sughs give them a total of 1891, 1886.
eaeens had raised almost one-half it's
guola when figures were turned in
Thursday night, bringing it's amount up
. 1887 1856. The quota for the bor-
sagh is 100000. Brooklyn reported
ysshrdsy at noon u total of 1886, ,588;
$4,000. o''N'
interest in the campaign continued