The sun., 1919-05-29
N. Y.$SOO,OOO SHY
IN DOUGHNUT DRIVE
Salvation Army Campaign
Here to End To-day in
Final Rush.
BOWMAN HOTELS TO AID
Will Give First $4,000 Re-
ceived-Clarence Mackay
Doubles $1,000 Gift.

This Is the last day of tho Salvation
Army drive. with 100000 to gain in this
district. This amount must be realized
before midnight IL New York city IL to
fill Its quota Of $1.5oo,o0 for the Home
Service Fund. Plans have been made
to redouble the efforts of the Army to
reach the public 50 that 1t may give ano
give and give. Solicitors again will
swarm in the streets as in the first days
Of the campaign.
Hotels, theatres and other gathering
places will afford repeated opportunities
for the patrons to contribute. The John
Nee Bowman group of hotels has ar
ranged to have the guests subscribe the
amounts Of their contributions upon their
dinner or luncheon checks. the hotel
paying the money to the Army and col
lecting from the guest later. In this
way 1t Is believed by the manager that
he can send a check for $4,000 to the
Army tonight. The first $4,000 takei.
In by the four hotels for the day will be
included in the check These are the
Commodore. Manhattan. Biltmore and
Belmont. Reports from the national
campaign for $13.0o0.O00 are considered
encouraging but not yet assuring. 1t was
said at headquarters.
Theatre collections will be taken at
every performance. and many actors and
actresses will make short addresses
urging the necessity OF filling the quota
Chorus girls from several of the musical
shows will go to Belmont Park and
solicit for the fund there.
The United States Marine Corps Band
lie AL
Harrison. widow of the former President,
did much yesterday to swell the days
receipts at the Public Library. The
band gave a concert and former marines
solicited for the fund. collecting several
thousand dollars in bills and small
change. Mrs. Harrison. hearing the
concert. deserted her desk at the Off
GERS Entertainment Bureau Of the War
Camp Community Service and Joined
the crowd When the band ceased to play
she entered the scene with a hand
organ-judging from its appearance and
tune-that had been abandoned Crank
ing Justify, the thing wheezed out some
unacceptable tune gone wrong, moving
the crowd to laughter. And then the
laughers gave. and gave generously.
Mrs. Harrison continued the concert
until late in the afternoon. getting
lection.
Jeff Davis commander chief OF the
Hoboes, preached his five minute ser
mons on the love OF the cheerful giver
and got several record collections at
Victory Arch and elsewhere in Fifth
avenue. Seven $40 bills fluttered into
the flag as Jeff talked at he arch.
Along with others who learned that
there Is a grave possibility OF New
York falling behind its quota unless re-
cord gifts are received to-day Clarence
H. Mackay doubled his subscription yes
terday. sending a second check for
$1,000. A number of others doubled
with smaller amounts. There were only
few stable contributions received
during the day. and most of these were
for amounts under $500.
The drive in Tennessee had to be
postponed because of the incessant rain
that has fallen there for a week or
more, and the deluge being more or less
general in several other Southern States
has embarrassed the workers consider
ably. The Tennessee campaign will be
instituted as soon as the weather permits.