New-York tribune., 1918-04-18
Kings of Movies Raise
$787,000 for Loan Bonds
Universal Film Company Heads List With $l00000 While
Zach OF Five individuals Pledges $50 900; Rainbow
Division Reports Growing Totals

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million war dollars were raised yester-
day by kings Of the movies at meet
ing on the New York Theatre Roof
This announcement was made, by
marcus Loew, who called the session
William A. Brady and Rita Jolivet,
VINO made addresses, emphasized the
TACT that the rapid expansion of the
motion picture industry imposed large
responsibilities on it in this great
world crisis. Miss Jolivet was elected
chairman of a committee to organize
MIN actors and actresses to aid the
loan. and David w. Griffith and Jesse
Lasky were designated to organize di-
rectors and studio employees. The
largest subscription, s10O,00O which
helped to make up the total of $751;, 900,
was taken by the Universal Film Com
pany. William A. Brady, Jesse Lasky,
Marcus Loew, Fatty" Arbuckle and
Lewis j. Selznick each pledged $4,000.
Rainbow Division Reports
The Rainbow Division, which covers
elghty-one trades, has divided the vari-
Gus industries in three classes accord
ing to the amount they are expected
to subscribe. The insurance committee
with total for nine days of S39 AGO.
600 leads Glass A, all of whose con-
sttuents are supposed to subscribe
$40 100000 each in twenty-five days of
campaigning. Class B of the Rainbow
Division, which includes all trades
with quota rating varying from
S2,000,000 to $1O00O,OOO is led by the
theatrical profession committee with a
total of s3,41o 900, and Class c. which
comprises The industries whose totals
are expected TO run up to $4,000 900 is
lead by the milk committee, with sub
scriptions of SS52,6E0
The members of the hosiery, under
wear and knit goods trade committee
of the Rainbow Division met yester-
day in the Ar rlwright Club and bought
more than S250,0OO of Liberty bonds.
The total subscriptions Of the auto
mobile accessories committee is $780,
800, Charles NJ Brown. the chairman,
reported yesterday.
Outside the Federal Reserve Bank,
the following new individual subscrip-
tions were announced in this district:
Bell Telephone System titself and
employes) ..................... .00o. 900
Western Union Telegraph Co. (part
for this district and part for
two other districts) ............ 100000
E. l. du Pont de Nemours & Co.
(addtionaD ................ 1000 900
National Lead Co. Co................ 900 900
Peoples Trust Co. of Brooklyn. 500 900
Mutual Chemical Co............. 100000
Clafins. Inc. .................... 250000
August Belmont 4 Co............ 200 900
Mergenthaler Linotype Co. ........ 200 900
H. P Goldschmidt & Co. ......... 100000
V. Everit Macy. Observation-Disclosures. 200 900
Keller 4 Merz. z.................,. 150 0000
Eastman, Dillon & Co. ........... III 900
Battelle & Renwick ............. ll0 900
|. Hudson Co, Co,................ 100000
Lee. Higgnson & Co. for GUS
tomers) .................... lO1,500
l. l.. Benedict & Co. o............. 100000
New Jersey ............. 100000
J. II. Dunham G. Co. 100000
Williamsburg Savings Bank (addi-
tionaU ................. 1000
Foreign Transport and Mercantile
Corporation 1000
Charles Blumenthal ............ 100000
j. K. Rice, jr., & Co............ 100000
dtionaN 100 900
Terminal Warehouse Co. 100 900
c. Lageman ................. 100000
Stern Bros & Observation-Disclosures. 10O, 900
Block Maioney e. Co........... $500
Morris, Steinbach & Co. .......... 80,850
Monroe Paris & Co.............. $4,000
u. S. Rubber Reclaiming Co. $1,000
A. c. Carson Observation-Disclosures. So 900
DeVoe Reynolds & Co...... $1,000
Campbell Company ............ $4,000
CatIin 4 Co. ................... 10000
Joseph Michaels Observation-Disclosures. $4,000
Lehn s. Fink Observation-Disclosures. $4,000
International Alcohol Corporation. $4,000
j. S. Coffin $4,000
Miss Alice A. DeLamar .......... $4,000
r. T. Wilson & Co............,. $4,000
M Orme Wilson $4,000
Theodore c. Camp 10000
New England Mutual Life ...... 10000
j r. Wood G. Sons $4,000
Vine Vine CO.. Co '*..'.........,e..., 80. y ~ $4,000
Oppenheimer Bros & Veith ...... 30, 900
Reichman Bros. ............. $4,000
S. l.. Van Wezel el............. O,00O
Marcus & $4,000
Standard Paint Co.......... 30, 600
l.. 8 M. Kahn Company ........ $4,000