New-York tribune., 1919-05-20
No Figures for the First Day
of Salvation Army Drive,
but Big Sum Was Raised

doughnuts, the kind that tickled the
palates and warmed the cookies of the
hearts of our soldiers overseas.
"Here!" said prosperous broker,
hailing one of the lassies. Give me
a doughnut.'
She gave it to him and he slipped
a $40 yelowback into her collection
box.
"Hey!" yelled an urchin, shifting his
bundle of newspapers to his other
arm. "Here's dime. It's all I've got
on me now, lady, but I'll kick in with
more before the weeks over
He got a doughnut.
Symbols of Service
The doughnuts that we're on sale
in New York and throughout the ma
tion yesterday and which will be on
sale all this. week are the symbols Of
the Salvation Army's service in France
and the emblem of the greater service
it will render here at home by means
of the money the American people are
asked to contribute.
No figures were available last night
to show just how much of New York S
S1,500000 quota of the national $13,-
100000 home service fund had been
realized the first day of the drive. 1t
was assured, however, that the total
was surprisingly large The collec-
tions were taken in sealed boxes and
turned IN at night to Charles II. Sabin,
president of the Guaranty Trust Com
pany, treasurer of the drive.
Mrs. Sidney Borg, captain of one of
the women's teams, reported that her
assistants had collected S14,4 AS between
8 and II o'clock. On Mrs. Borg's team
were Mines. Nicholas r. Brady, f.
Gloucester Armstrong, Willard Parker,
John D. Ryan, benjamin Thaycr, Lit
tleton Fox, Gaylord Tucker and John
A. Jackson.
Some of the Quotas
The Stock Exchange has sent letters
to each of its LOO members. inform
ing them that its allotment of the
city's quota is $4,000 and urging them
to contribute to the extent of THEN.
ability. The banks arc to raise $4,000,
/ the insurance companies Il like amount,
the Cotton Exchange $25,O 900 and the
Produce Exchange $40, 1000
Reports from New York public
schools yesterday were that pupils and
teachers had contributed more than
$4,000
Equally encouraging word was re-
cclvcd from out Of town Districts De
troit sent word it had donated its
quota of S135,0 from its patriotic
fund. Ross County, Ohio, wired that it
had raised it's $4,000 share in two min
utes. The citizens of Lebanon, N. H..
started to raise their allotment at s
o'clock yesterday morning, and at 9 a
check for the full amount WAS in the
bank. Kingston, N. Y. took only one
hour.
Miss Evangelinc Booth commander OF
the Salvation Army in the United
States, left last night for Syracuse.
which already ha raise its quota. but
which will endcavor TO double it. to
night at mass meeting.
At the Sub-Trcasury
Mrs. J. Borden Hartman presided 4 t
/ the Sub-Treasury meeting and started
the ball rolling by selling doughnut
to Martin Vogel, assistant treasurer Of
the United States. There were brief
addresses by Mrs. Hartman. Trum-
peter Donald Douglass, of the 9th
Marines, Chateau Thierry veteran;
Seaman Lawrence Gade, Corporal John
Grannis. the Rev. Henry William Will
klnson and Colonel William Mcintyre.
father of Gladys and Irene McIntvrc.
"doughnut girls of the A. Z. F.
At the foot of the steps booth
was in charge Of Mrs. A. G. Samucls,
assisted by girls from the Junior
Auxiliary of The Council Of Jewish
Women. These young women, those
recruited by Mrs. Hartman, and sew
eral Salvation Army lassics made
their way through the ,throng gather
ing in dollars for doughnuts" A lot
of fun was occasioncd when the young
women began throwing doughnuts to
men in the windows of the Stock Ex-
change and scrambled for the bills that
were tossed down in return.
Similar scenes were enacted uptown,
where the Mcintyre sisters werc. hold
ing forth on tho steps of the Public
Library. At the Pennsylvania Station
and the Grand Central Terminal meet
ings were held throughout tho after
noon, vaudeville and operate singing
being interspcrsed between speeches.
Again, to-day, Mrs. Hartman and
her assistants will appear at the Sub
Treasury and the Mcintyre girls at the
Public Library. Tomorrow will be
"doughnut day" It's chief feature will
be the city-wdc tour of Jeff Davis,
"king Of the hobocs," surrounded by a
court of hobo "courtiers" and two or
three society women, on a boxcar. They,
too, will sell doughnuts for dollars.
Before leaving for Syracuse Com
mander Booth also expressed her ap-
probation, saying: with every dol
lar that comes to our hands in this
great drive their comes also n meas
ure of great responsibility, and Of
fer the pledge of the Salvation Army
that one year hence we will render on
accounting to the people and ask their
| judgment on the use we have made of
the fund.
IL had little dreamed that the day
would ever come when / might find
myself at n loss to express any senti-
ment Of the Salvation Army, but | am
free to confess that l do not know
how to thank the splendid men and
wonderful women who have thronpcd
to our aid and who are rolling up the