The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-05-21
DOUGHNUT BRINGS
$4,000 IN WALL ST.
Mrs. Vincent Aston Chases
Coin Over Pavement as
Financiers Give.
CITY SECURED IN DRIVE
Police, Hotels, Theatres and
Thousands of Volunteers
Aid Salvaticnists.

For more than an hour yesterday
MIRA Vincent Astor chased coins about
the pavement at Wall and Broad
streets. For moro than an hour Mrs ].
Borden Hartman and a party Of So
ciety girls fought their way through
the crowds of the financial district SELL
Ing dcushnuts at prices ranging from
81 to $40 apiece. For more than an
hour Commander Evangeline Booth.
June Houshton. the expert msrkswom-
an, the police band and a force OF
Salvation Army workers boosted the
sls,o0o.oeo drive OF the Home Service
Fund. In that time collections mounted
to $4,000.
Not least among the workers was
Pstrolman Raymond Mulvey of the
police glee club. who danced the SHIN
my in front OF the Sub-Treasury while
pennies. nickels and pieces Of silver
rniDed from the windows of the sur-
rounding ONCE buildings. And as fast
as the coins hit the pavement Mrs.
Astor was after them. She dove about
IN the throngs after everything from
coppers to halves and poured them by
handouts into the red kettles
While the statue of George Washing
ton reached out an expectant hand
Commander Booth made the doughnuts
on a little stove. The first one that she
cooked was bought instantly by Fred
erick II. Druggs. an insurance broker
OF 1l6 Pearl street. for $3.50. He then
returned IL to Miss Booth and II was
reauctioned. this time bringing 5000.
The second purchaser requested that his
name should not be made public.
Miss Houghton shot holes in dough-
nuts bringing IS or more, and then
snapped a cluster of sea shells that
were grouped about the head OF her
human target, John T. Gregory.
Doughnut Fire Kept Burning.
Seventy-nve members Of the police
glee club rendered popular airs. includ
Ing my Salvation Army Lassie." and
Sergeant George Lake, who voluntarily
stocked doughnut fires for the Salvation
Army in the Argonne Forest. performed
tie same feat while Miss Booth and her
assistants, Frances Irwin and Harriet
Kelly. did the cooking.
Meanwhile moro doughnut cooks were
at work in the kitchen of Mrs. Astor's
turned over to the drive workers
The hotels about Pershing square
also got the douEhnut idea. and in the
Commodore. Biltmore. Manhattan, Bel.
mont and Murray Hill these articles
were placed upon the menus at 81
ariece. all proceeds going to the Home
Service Fund.
The Friars Club also put Salvation
Army doushnuts on the menu, and in ad
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ing large contributions to the fund.
While the persons In charge of tn,
drive are unable to give any idea OF
the amount OF their collections to dat,
which include many pledges made b,
organizations all over the city II wal
stated last night that more than $50, Oot
had been collected In the pasteboarC
boxes carried by the workers.
Nor was Manhattan the only place I,
show big results yesterday. Joseph p
Day the auctioneer sold doughnuts from
the steps OF the Borough Hall in Brook
Ign. the first one going to Mrs. Stanle,
Gunnison for $1,000.
The Jamaica racetrack was invaded
with profitable results. One individual
| in suit OF vociferous checked materia
paid $50 for one Of the morsels.
In the mail from Roslyn, l. I. was
check for $500 signed by Mrs. Blanch
A. Sheehan.
Sailor Wolf Does BIT.
The success attained by Jeff Davis
King OF the Hoboes. as a collector 70
the fund had the effect of moving hi
blood pal. Sailor Wolf to put HIS foot Il
one OF the stirrups Of good old Pegasu
and give himself a hoist with a bit o
verse libre that would gain him admit
| VT ~ In n
witch Village.
| And the box car that Jeff mad
toured the factory districts yesterda
with all the hobo crew and the Saliva
ton Army girls who accompany them 70
the purpose OF helping New York max
up its quota of sl.b0o.oo0.
The campaign at the Grand Contra
and Pennsylvania Terminals was con
tinued with great success
The BLACK Devil Band" OF the S60t
Field Artillery, back from nine month
service In France has offered to hel
the drive at the Pennsylvania Static
beginning this noon.
The banks have been very liberal 4
their aid TO the drive, and yesterda
Mrs. Frederick Armstrong collected 81
100 In one hour at the Chase Nations
Bank, while Mrs, Charles s. Whitma
exceeded that amount at the Hudso
Trust Company.
Il. F. Keith's Boys Band OF %
pieces was heard In various parts OF IN
town In aid OF the drive. and Pat
Swami went about dancing to a han
organ. while Roshanara raised none
at the Claridge by auctioning her pho
tographs TO the diners.
Commander Booths left the city las
night. but expects to return in time
address the First Presbyterian Churc
when the drive closes Sunday evening.
To-day the volunteer cooks in Mr.
Astors kitchen expect to have half
million doughnuts ready for a sale
be conducted at noon In the fnancis
district by the girls from Zlegfeld
Follies.
There will be a review at the armor
Of the Thirteenth Coast Artillery, Sun
ner and Putnam avenues. Brooklyn. tC
night for the beneiit of the campaig
and special services in several churches
Operate, vaudeville and dramati
stars will contribute their services at
benefit performance to be given Frida
evening at the Academy of Music
Brooklyn, and at another performanC
TO be staged Sunday evening at III
Hippodrome