The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-11-21
WAR WORK GIFTS
NOW $15S,565,O6S
New York City's Total Only
S27,763,378 and Causes
Pessimism.
CAMPAIGN ENDS TO-DAY
Final Results Will Not Be
Known for 40 Hours-38
States Reach Quotas.

ures. The national canvass virtually
closed with the'day. although in New
, York, at least, II does not officially close
national total was s15s.5s5.o5s. That
was s1t5oo.oO short Of the sum the
campaigners originally sought. before
they decided to try for SO per cent.
| oversubscrlption. ,f
When that total was announced yes
| terday, however. complete returns we're
yet to come In from state and local
committees throughout the country, and
! George w, Perkins, chairman Of the
finance department. said II would prob
ably be forty-eight hours before accu-
rate figures could be given.
Doubt Minimum VIII he Reached.
How well Greater New York had not
done was indicated in a late, city total
OF s27.163,9Ts, as against an original
allotment Of $4,000. 900. and the later
effort to make It, with overplus. $4,000
900 and more. II was better expressed
in the following statement from city
headquarters last night:
The managers of the various divisions
are agreed that while the leaders-and
those working with them are still en-
| thuslastic In their efforts. the public has
failed to respond in a manner that would
insure the collection OF the minimum
total of $4,000, 900.
Indications at the close OF the days
work were that when the reports OF the
teams and Industrial divisions were
handed In at to-morrow's (to-day's)
luncheon at the Chamber OF Commerce,
New York's quota would still lack from
81. 600. 900 to 100000.
The feeling, however, was that New
York could not close the campaign until
Its full quota had been subscribed, and
the leaders were unanimous in their de-
termination to continue their efforts to
that end. What form this later effort
will tslOe will not be announced until 1t
Is known exactly what the luncheon re-
ports win produce.
AT the luncheon there will be pres
ent not only the thirty teams and their
captains. but the leaders Of the INDUS
trial and House to House divisions"
Methods Are scrutihized
On that statement the city campaign
officers stood pat for overnight. II is
known that since Henry Ford took ex-
ception TO Marshal McCarthy's money
raising methods every new scheme sug-
gested for lacking financial apathy up
to the mark hereaoouts has been very
carefully considered. Badly as tho
campaigners want to see the city do It's
duty they do not want the campaigns
record to be open to general objection
OF the Ford kind
The blue star honor gift idea, spon-
taneous as it's inception was at the
dinner Monday night. was quietly con-
trolled by a high campaign officer. who
feared that families with service flags
and not too much money to spare
might feel a pressure upon them to
make $1,000 or $500 blue star" gifts.
Mr.. Perklnss statement on the ma
tional result follows:
at Is Impossible to give anything
like accurate figures as the campaign
draws to close. Every town and
county throughout the United States Is
rounding up It's drive. and we shall
hardly have accurate figures for forty
eight hours or more.
"AS quickly as the figures are nil in
n statement showing the exact amount
secured in each State in the Union will
be made public. Scattering returns TO
day are very satisfactory. but New
York city, Philadelphia. Minneapolis.
St. Louis and a large number of coun-
ties have not yet had their Anal meet
ings.
New York state Does Well.
THE Philadelphia War Chest. which
determines how much Philadelphia will
give, has It's meeting, we understand.
Thursday forenoon. Pennsylvania out
side of Philadelphia. New York State
outside of New York city and Illinois
outside OF Chicago are all three we'll
over their goal. and at this hour Il
looks as though the cities. when their
work is finished and returns are in, will
do equally we'll"
The less optimistic New York city
statement was several hours later than
Mr.. Perkinss.
Thirty-eight States were over the top.
az was every military department. but
the Eastern, which includes New York.
Pennsylvania and States as far south
as Virginia. All the New England and
Southern States had made perfect rec
ords. Western Pennsylvania was over
It's quota, and Plttsburg. with the
smaller quota by a good deal. had turned
in only 100000 less than Chicago.
which with on ss.000.oo0 allotment, had
turned in S6,5O0.000. Hawaii, quota
$215.000. was over the top to the ex-
tent of 1926, 900. Cuba, quota 800, 1000.
was also handsomely over.
Figures for several large cities, show
ing total returns to yesterday noon:
Boston. s4.635,4O0; Baltimore. 5000
27S; Buffalo 1870, o00I Los Angeles,
$1.l50, 900; San Francisco. $l.O93,0OO. g.
Rear Admiral T. J. Cowie. navy can
vasser in chief. telegraphed last night
that subscriptions from bluetackets and
marines. all voluntary, totalled more
than S25o,000. Admiral Sims had ca
bled contributions from several vessels
in European waters, The ma rine de-
tachment station at Pekin, China, sub
scribed s65. The naval station at So
loa Island. in mid-Paclfc. pledged $500.
Brooklyn Total @I.88B,84B.
Brooklyn. quota sS.ooo.O 900. sIumped
on the final day. The borough total
last night was S1.6s5,345. and the man
ayers and workers we're trying desper-
ately to save Brooklyns face In time.
At Queens headquarters Chairman
Richard s. Newcombe was confident the
borough would reach its allotment $780,
900. He bad heard from less than half
the districts. The total at late hour
was about 100000. Six districts over
the top were Elmhurst, Winfield, Co
roma, woodhaven. College Point and
Flushing. The Flushing quota. $4,000.
was about double the quota assigned
and brilliantly oversubscribed In the
later Liberty Loans.
The Queens industrial committee re-
ported a general failure OF employees in
the factories 10 subscribe, which was
attributed to the uncertainty among the
working people about the times ahead.
Not much over half OF the $200, 900 aliot-
ment had been reported last night by
that committee,
The womens organizations division
reported total up TO noon yesterday OF
SIS ,305.36., These were some Of the