New-York tribune., 1919-05-22
Many Organizations Unite
in Disposing of Dough
nuts for Dollars; Soldiers
Show Their Gratitude
Contents of House Given
Hotels Start a Contest for
Waters to Aid Campaign;
Entertainments Helping

..,;on Army's national drive for S13,-
100000 has already been realized, ac-
.,,dnr to Brigadier General Cornelius
Vanderbilt, chairman of the Greater
New York committee.
New York purchased $4,000 dough-
,ots Yesterday, which was the Saliva
4;on Army's Doughnut Day in its Home
ssryice Fund campaign. Throughout
she United States the day was given
AVER to selling doughnuts.
OF the doughnuts fried and sold in
New York 1900 were made in Mrs.
Vincent Astors kitchen and the rest
we're fried in the Biltmore Hotel and
IL associated hostleries.
More than $1,000 was collected dur
isg the noon meeting at the Sub
treasury, Nassau and Wall Streets.
Hotels and restaurants Of New York
will observe every day for the re-
nsinder OF the week as "Doughnut
Day The Waldorf Astoria, Hotel
Claridge, Hotel McAlpin, Cafe Savarin
and Fifth Avenue Restaurant are SELL
ing doughnuts and devoting the pro-
eeeds to the home service fund.
The Biltmore, Belmont, Manhattan,
Commodore, Ansonia and Murray Hill
hotels have offered prizes of $50, s35,
"a SIS and 10 to head walters, wait
cts and captains for the largest sales
OF doughnuts during the week. Hotels
and restaurants have installed booths
in their establishments to make coliec-
tions for the campaign.
Mrs. Whitman Gets $1,000 Check
The women's team, OF which Mrs.
Sidney Borg is chairman, announced
yesterday that it had completed it's
canvass of the persons whose names
had been given to It and asked Mrs. F.
Gray Griswold, head of the women's
committee, to supply new list.
Mrs. Charles S. Whitman turned in
the first $4,000 donation received bv
the women's team. The contribution
was from Arthur Curtis James Thou.
saad- dollar checks were received from
Ar. and Mrs. Frederick Vanderbilt
vsden Mills, Mrs. Fs.nfnie Isabella
Ssecher and Edwin j. <8erwind Con-
nlOutlons of $500 we s from Mrs. Fin
h5 j. Shepard, Mrx C. B. Alexander
and Frederick Hatch.
"rs. Nicholas e. Brady. chairman of
we committee on moving picture house
@tlvities, reported that TUESDAYS col.
ae.'0ns totAlled more than $4,000.
tomorrow in the American Art Gal
A'lss' 8 East Twenty-third Street
'asie will be an auction of Belgian
"ss ma, 'elcs. The sale is being conducted
sHr the auspices of the Belgian Mill
Wy Mission and will take place at 2
avi p. m.
"ord was received at national head
quafsers yesterday that inmates of the
teiormatory at Jacksonville, Ind. had
contributed 5000 to the Salvation Army
Soldiers Asked to Aid
MAJOR General c. S. Farnsworth yes
.'aay issued call to every member
" the 9th Division to "pay with cash
s ueot tney owe the Salvation Army"
Last night the 18th Coast Artillery
uOsps held review and parade at
40 s'mory, Sumner and Jefferson Av-
.aues, Brooklyn, for the benefit of
as salvation Army The MCINTYRE
.''ers cooked and sold doughnuts on
'as armory floor.
sny young women members of the
.a'or .. League donned the Salvation
IN s's oonnet yesterday to take part in
,ssshnut Day" activities. Mrs. J.
sn.u .seh Hartman, chairman of tho
.;ss ;sus'nut Day" committee, headed the
ia's' They included the Misses Julia
was' w,saes' Helen Taft, Minnie Richards.
Ss rsf'on Carroll Mary Colt. Cenev;eve
psAushnin' Florence Clendennin.
s.s ssaees Ballard Carol Reed. Ethel
f'shle' Audrey Hoffman. Alice
Fence, Anna Sage, Dolly Kimball
w,s "o, VI FRANKIE. Jane Quintard, Dor
h.n 'Isapp' Madeline Reid, Alice Mar
s"' neien Rhinelander, Lucille RAID
ay ,.., ..ssnor Stevenson, Hope Kings
c.,e y. Leslie May Bate, Emma peabodv
s,;.a a1ae fardee, Amy Grosbeck. Cen,
a,s..e oao'ts, Jean Fletcher. Grace
ca Geraldine Adee, Margaret
f,.1.a alice Drexel, Peggy Greene.
Nsa'sn Slayback and Katherine w..
"ives Contents Of Rouse
sfs Milton Robbins. who l;yns -.
s... 49, Aaahattsn, made az her donat;on
! ca sne contents Of her house
tahosr t,.- Booth received lct.er
| a. "fs, Robbins in which She s,ated
| m" "9aid give to the Home Service
| t.ts. "''aout condition the entire fur-
exs of No. West Eighty-sixth
drs Robbins suQgested- that
sr,.,.a ,.s'"'Sh'ngs, which include many
sss;aas. o. value, especially some
Tsass' BE- sold at auction.
1dsD''fN T.. Butler, a painter. Of 7g
s"s'oh Place. gave a painting of
s'''oac subject, valued At 81 mn
7oe sold for the fund. ''''''
a.. n'ght wounded soldiers in The
~, s.sw Hospital gave the pro
~,:. 'I an entertainment and col.
TNsn TO the fund. WI
~ ''as' ~, William ptart, chief secre.
lsl,.s a. he salvation Army In the
sso !, states, and STAFF Captain Beat-
a4a.. mmcnd, veteran Of eighteen
I ulsss service On the weztern front.
- the members Of the New
~ .n.aysftisinK Club at their lunch
H. sr1s*'dsy. Lieutenants Jessie Gear.