Evening star., 1918-11-21
WASHINGTON GOES
FAR RABOvE QUOTA
IN WELFAREFUND
Committee and Volunteers
Make Splendid Showing in
WhirIWind Finish.
GOVERNMENT employees
RESPOND GENEROUSLY
Tireless Efforts of SO Efficient
Teams Of Men and Women
Bring Gratifying Results.

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| Washington again lives up to its
reputation for patriotism and graft
tude and Of oversubscribing in war
drives by raising fund in the United
war work campaign which will far
exceed the, city's quota Of ssoo.ooo. -,
| At noon today the committee which
has directed the campaign here was
busily engaged in checking up the re-
turns. Several days will elapse be-
fore the final total for the city is Of
fcfally announced. At present, how
ever, the amount is known to be more
than $825,000. Some members of the
committee are of the belief that the
| figure will have grown to at least
$s75,0Oo when finally tabulated.
Faced Great Days Task.
The committee and the several hun
dred man and woman volunteer work
ers were especially gratified at the
showing, and the final outcome caused
| much elatfon. When these patriots
started upon the last day of the cam
| pa1gn early yesterday morning they
were racing the task Of raising more
than 100000 before night, If WASH
ington was to come through with fly
ing colors in the allotted time. Every
one entered upon a whirlwind finish
with vim, and as a result Washing
tonians may feel content that their
city has done it's share in raising
welfare work among the American SOL
diers.
The outstanding feature of the ex-
! citing Wtnd-up was the showing made
Dy the thousands Of men and women
employed in the various branches Of
the government. The subscriptions
from this source alone amounted to
$210,510. and but for this splendid
and generous response the committee
mas no hesitancy in saying. that the
achieved In the allotted time.
Assistance From Navy. a
Another big feature Of the local
campaign swss: the generous subscrip-
ti6n from the Navy.
The latest figures show that the
Navy has contributed $3.50 900 to the
campaign. with the total still grow
ing. Navy contributions received by
Admiral Cowie from 6hips in the
Sims fleet, from the rHArines station
ed in Peking and from American,
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that wherever Navy men are station
ed they worked for the success Of
the drive.
The final day of the Nays cam
Department contribution by more
than $4,000. The latest figure in
the Navy Department shows that the
various bureaus contributed $751;
increase the. subscription the last day.
The bureau of supplies and accounts
held a special rally of its 1000 en-
ployes at the new Navy building
when appeals were made by Rear Ad-
miral Samuel MCGOWAN. the paymas-
ter general; Rear Admirai T. j.
Cowie. Mrs. John Hamilton Bayly,
president of the Y. w. c. A, and four
marines who were wounded in the
battle of Chateau Thierry. AS a re-
supplies and accounts added more
| than $4,000 to it's subscription and
| brought 1t to a total of about $500.
Another persistent force incident to
| the successful raising of Washing
| tons designated amount was the de-
termined and Intelligent canvassing
| by the thirty-six teams of men and
women volunteers. These have work.
ed tirelessly every day throughout the
drive, and despite the apparent lag
ging toward the end, their interest
and enthusiasm were always very
high.
Team No. / Leads in Canvass.
The greatest amount of subscrip-
tions was turned in by team No. /,
captained by Mrs. Frank B. Noyes. It's
total was s115.4s3. Second honors
went to team No. 20. captained joint
ly by Dolph-Fadeley. whose total WAS
$43,057. The. third highest was No. s,
captained by Mrs. Charles A. Gold
smith. which has $39.20S to it's credit.
In detail the showing made by the
teams during the drive follows:
No. I, Mrs. Frank B. Noyes, Sis, 5,4S3;
No. 2. Mrs. James w. Wadsworth. 1r..
$10,513: No. 4, Mrs. James Carroll Fra
zier. $1o.s77: No: 5. Miss Josephine
Patten. $12.5s1; No. s. Mrs. Charles
Mary % e~zan: ;: sis.ssi; N Se. ); Mrs
Mrs r. H. Terrell. s1.s1s; No. II. Mrs.
Archibald. Hopkins. s15.s21: No.
1 II. Mrs. Edward Mitchell. $35.050:
No. u. Mrs. William Hamilton Bayly.
$6.s73: No Is. John Newbold. S2s.759;
No. 1S. p. P. Bowles. 1926: No. II.
Mrs. Louis Brownlow. s.. 800; No. 1s.
5ossph a; whitford. sss;ess; ses No y
Dolph Fadeley. .$4s.o57: No. 81. J. I.
Weller, E1,2O4: No. %. J. r. Hawkins,
$3.50: No. %. J. S. Flannery. $6.343:
No. "a, F. P. Peel. $3.50; No. 25. c.
| r. $1Sp4OOs 4NO. 20, Leu A. fkOVei,
1851: No. 81. B. T. Tolson. 1863: No.
2s, Sidney West. $15.sS3; No. 81. r. C.
Howard. $7,249; No. 80. Mrs. F. s.
Budd. $4.287; No. 80. R. Harrison John
son. $3.50; No. 50. w. p. Normoyle.
$6,S13; No. "a. w. b. Westlake. $2,57E;
No. Sc. Earl D. Krewson. 1858.
Enthusiasm at the Wind-Up.
The wind-up of the drive in Wash
ington was exciting. 1t was . tri-
| umphant end, and the scene at the
/, willard Hotel late yesterday after
noon. where the members OF the
local campaign committee and mem
hers of the various canvassing teams
assembled for their final report, was
enthusiastic.
iThese several hundred patriotic
| workers who had been toiling for
! nearly two weeks to raise s.-shing-
| TONS share of the general fund let
| ont a mighty cheer when the hnal
renorts showed that Washington had
.eone over the top" These men and
4 women were pleased; they felt well
I Maid for their activities.
! washington had again shown its
! patriotism, and again the citfzens of
fhe National Capital could point
nroudIy to the city's position of honor
| which IL has maintained throughout
the various liberty loan and Red
Cross and other campaigns during the
war.
when these committee and team
! -ne---bars gathered in the tenth s.,os
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