The sun., 1918-05-28
Waldorf Rings With Cheers
at Announcement of Great
Sum for Mercy.
CITY'S TOTAL $33.422.645
G,00O.0OONew Workers Among
ContributOrs-Returns Are
Still Incomplete.

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the American Red Cross. and finished It
in way that gives Americas answer to
Hohenzollern frightfulness. 1t went over
the top with close upon half a hundred
million dollars to spare. 80 far as COM
plete figures could be obtained. the sub
fcriptions amount for the entire coun-
Try to $143.422.e45. but the returns are
lot all In. While no predictions are
made. it Is certain that there is a con-
siderable amount yet to be heard from.
When IT was announced last night at
the windup dinner Of the Greater New
York teams at the Waldorf-Asto-;a that
Uncle Sam had exceeded his minimum
by such a splendid sum there was an
outburst Of applause that rang through
every corner Of the big hotel
And New York could we'll afford to be
proud. for she has borne her part gal
lantly. The reports OF the thirty-one
captains who came there from their
week OF hard work gave a total OF e33.-
422.645. or more than $S.0o6,e0a Ibove
the greater city's quota OF $4,000 900.
Manhattan borough raised 4 total OF
s3o.135.is5. Richmond's total was
S125.237. that Of Queens bo.oush S:7S.-
3s3. that Of The Bronx Ssls.0u0. and
Brooklyn. whose workers were dread
fully afraid last week that they wouldn't
reach the quota allotted them OF $4,000
000-Brooklyn reported $2,363.650.
Atlantic Division SwelIs Sum.
The Atlantic Division. which includes
New Jersey. Connecticut ard all OF
New York State outside OF the greater
city. announced total Of sl..'24.OOo.
Connecticut. with the returns from
Bridgeport New Haven and Hartford
still incomplete. reports S3.52&.000.
New Jersey reports S5.52o,000 and
New York State Ss.70O,OOO,
The total Of all divisions outside
Greater New York. so far as they are
in, is $i1O.000,o00.
The teams total announced at the din
ner. when the cashier had added It up
after the individual reports from the
captains. was Si3.3l7.576. Mrs. George
+. Baker. Jr., who collected the biggest
cum on the first day Of the drive. kept
up at the top right along. and last night
had the best total for the week to an
nounce-Sl.3l4,s16. John d. Rockefel-
Ter, Jr.. came next with $l.0o6.Sa7. and
William Fox. captain Of the allied theat-
rical trades team, was a close third with
a total for the week OF $l.024sls.
The Ave divisions reported as follows:
Corporations, &l2.232.5c5: industrial cam
raign. &3,2s5.0O0 house to house cam
paien. sl.0l5.s0s: profit sharing, 1884,
300; entertainment and benefits, $lel.-
sss
Many J0in In GIVING.
Chairman William c. Breed Of the
New York drive committee declared last
night that whereas only $4,000 indi-
vduals contributed to the first Red
cross drive last year something more
than 100000 men. women and children
gave in sums ranging from s cents to
$4,000. 900 to the campaign which ended
last night.
Many Of the returns are not in. Even
the New York returns announced at last
nights dinner are incomplete. For ex-
ample, William Fox. captain Of the the
atrical team. in announcing the grand
total OF s1.02&61s said that this would
b. augmented by probably 100000 from
tne concert In which Enrico Caruso and
other artists were at that moment giving
their services at the Metropolitan Opera
House.
$4,000 for Wilson Autograph.
And then there was the $4,000 which
Cleveland II. Dodge paid for President
Wilson'S autographed Red Cross proc
lamation. which was knocked down to
him at auction, after the dinner. amid a
perfect gale Of enthusiasm, the climax
OF the patriotic feeling which had made
the affair one Of the most notable In
many years
Onward Christian Soldiers" has as
listed at many exciting episodes. but
perhaps few more dramatic than when
to its strains. played BY the orchestra
Sailor Camerden bore the framed proc'
lamation through the crowded grand
ballroom OF the Waldorf-Astoria
escorted by q detail Of soldiers and
sailors
Auc,ioneer Joseph p. Day. chsirman
of the features committee Of the drive
mounted chair and held up his hand
while the proud sailor held the procla'
nation on high so that ail could see
Mr.. Breed explained that while Mr.. Day
vas chairman of the features commit
Toe they did not list the proclamation ai
feature. II Was something far greater
he said.
This is the only proclamation out
tide OF state papers which Presidsn
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