The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-08-03
$4,000 DRAKE FUND.
GIVEN TO RED CROSS
Mrs. W. A. Gavin Hands Her
Collections to Agent i'm
Chicago.

Thirty thousand dollars collected in
various parts of the countrys by Mrs
William A. Gavin, the woman metropoli-
tan golf champion. for the Drake Sec
tion Sanitaire, was turned over to the
American Red Cross In Chicago yester-
day as result of District Attorney
Swann's action in causing Miss Ethel
Langdon Drake to abandon her plan OF
training 1000 young women to be am
bulance drivers in France. and all her
other war activities as we'll
Mrs. Gavin and her husband started
West to raise funds for Miss brakes
enterprise and were successful in collect
ing several thousand dollars in San
Francisco. II was believed by the Dis
trict Attorneys Office that they had re-
ceived about $4,000 and that the money
was en- route to New York. consigned
to Miss Drake
Gave Money to Red Grows.
Yesterday. however Mr.. Swami re-
ceived telegram from Mrs. Gavin. sent
from Chicago. in which she repudated
Miss Drake ana the Section Sanita,re
and announced that all funds she had
received had been diverted to other chan
nels. The telegram read:
On arriving In Chicago and reading
Nspdpci fcpOTls Mics drake
decided to hand over all moneys col
lected. amounting to $4,000. to Charles
r. Thompson, president OF the Western
Golf Association. Mccormack Building.
Chicago for the benefit OF the Red
Cross fund which he Is raising In the
West. The funds are all intact and not
one penny has been or will be received
by Miss Drake, as this closes my con-
nection with her. 7 will he grateful II
you will keep my name from any further
association with hers. Please communi-
cate with Mr.. Thompson for confirma-
ton
Mr.. Swami said his investigate had
developed the fact that both Mr.. and
Mrs Gavin had acted in entire good
faith in soliciting funds and that they
had sincerely believed the cause to be a
worthy one.
Miss Drake, accompanied by Mrs. Mary
E. Symons. her friend and coworker.
left the Ritz yesterday for Boston. her
luggage still being retained by the hotel
management upon orders issued by Mr.
Swami. He intimated last night how
ever. that the investigation had now
reached point where the embargo upon
the Drake trunks might be lifted.
Before leaving for Boston. where up
to Wednesday a number of young
women were intending 10 start for the
ambulance drivers training camp al Bay
side. Miss Drake made an effort to confer
with officials OF the National League for
Womans Service 1t 257 Madison ave-
nue.. She was told by the leaders that
as the league had severed all connection.
with the Drake Section Sanitaire II was
believed that a conference could serve
no useful purpose. Mrs. Symons ac-
companied Miss Drake to the leagues
headquarters.
Girls Join National League.
The nineteen young women who re-
signed from the Bayside camp, where they
were being charged 800 monthly for
training and furnished their own equip
ment. have not permitted their unfortu-
nate experience to dampen their ardor
for patriotic service. and most ofsthem
will work with the National League for
IWoman's Service in the future. A few
'of them have left for their homes In
other parts OF the country.
Miss Drake and Mrs. Symons first met
DIT bridge party in London and came
to America on the same steamer. Mss
Drake told Mr.. Swami that she paid her
own expenses and that she had private
funds. Mrs. Symons said that she con-
sidered her relations with Miss Drake
purely PERSONAL and a matter In which
the public had no concern.