Denver labor bulletin. [volume] (Denver, Colo.) 1915-19??, 1918-06-01
LABOR MEN AND WOMEN
GIVE DAYS WAGE.
State Will Exceed Quota by
Nearly Million Dollars; Great
Fervor of Patriotism at Final
Rally of the Workers.

Denver and the state Of Colorado
have oversubscribed the second Red
Cross fund by thousands Of dollars.
Final figures are not yet available, as
money and pledges continue to come
in at headquarters Of the campaign
committee. "Wednesday morning, when
the last figures were announced, Den
yer had subscribed 1901 .l26. and the
state. including Denver, 81 SIS, 1926.
Denvcr's quota was $500 900, and for
the state IL was Si,l00,00O.
In Denver the workers voluntarily
raised the quota from $780, 900 TO
ST5O,00 and this higher self-inspired
quota is greatly exceeded. More than
10000 persons participated in the Den
yer funds.
A final meeting of the 500 Denver
workers was held Monday night at
dinner in the Cathedral room of the
Albany hotel, where for week they
had met each day mt noon to make re-
ports. II was one Of the most in
spring gatherings ever held in Den
yer, and the workers, tho physically
tired odt, were mentally and vocally
rejoicing mt the great success of the
drive.
Labor Team Does Well.
One Of the leaders in the final re-
port, both in number Of subscriptions
and amount collected. was the union
labor team, J. II. Mitchell, captain.
in the Allies division. II reported for
work done since Saturday noon, .S09
subscriptions. totaling $5.3l4.45. lead
ing every team in all divisions except
two Of the forty four reporting that
night. When the report was read by
acting Captain Ed Anderson in the
absence Of Captain Mitchell, who had
gone to Washington. three cheers and
a tiger were given the union labor
team. not alone for this days report,
but for the splendid results achieved
thruout the weeks intensive cam
paign.
Thruout the city most organized
labor men and women gave one days
pay or more to the Red Cross. This
was not all given thru the labor team.
most Of II being paid or pledged thru
employing firms and reported by other
teams.
Railroad Boys Generous.
Railroad employees were especially
liberal with donations, both operating
and shopmcn. their contributions run
ming up into many thousands of dol
lars. The Bulletin would like to give
the records of all, but they are not
available.
The Denver e. Rio Grande shopmen
at Burnham contributed in craft
groups MS follows: Machinists, help
ers. apprentices. $792.7S; boilermak-
ers. helpers, apprentices. S372.27;
blacksmiths, helpers, apprentices,
$l26.20; electricians, helpers, appren-
ticcs, $57.40; steamfitters. helpers. ap-
Al n.
ers. helpers, apprentices, $s9.14; brass
foundry. 80; motive power laborers,
s2l01l; car department employees, ST.
085.26; office. $i27.1s; total, S2,-
9Sl So
In other shops the record was SINH
lar. Every labor union in Denver was
reported to have made a 100 per cent
subscription to the Red Cross fund.
Sale Of White House Wool.
At Monday nights final rally two
pounds Of wool from sheep on the
White House lawn at Washington
were auctioned by Thomas r. Wood
row, cousin of President Wilson,
and brought $i,7O0, the last and sue
cessful bidder being w. A. Snyder
of the Denver Union Stockyards. His
bid was $1,000, tho under the rules
other intermediary bidders contributed
to make the total SUM brought to the
Red Cross by the presidential WOOL"
Sl,700, as stated.
A five weeks old Red Cross pig,
donated by little Sarah Platt Martin
of the Edgemoore farm, near Little
ton, brought $610 ut auction. A rug
woven by the children Of Washington
school was auctioned and brought
clean $1,000.
Chamberlin Specialized.
A Red Cross diamond pin, made
and presented by the Schwartz Jew
elry Company, was presented by the
workers to r. j. Chamberlin, chair-
man Of the campaign committee. The
workers essessed themselves 81 or
more each to pay for it. all contrib
uted to the Red Cross fund. Other
articles were auctioned and brought
good amounts for the cause.
Lawrence c. Phipps, president Of
the Denver Red Cross chapter. was
the largest individual contributor, CIV
ing ten cents for every dollar sub