New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-01-12
Two Victory Funds
Causing Confusion
For BrookIynites
Complaint Is Made That
Manhattan Police Are
Hampering Donations to
Celebration by Collections

Two collections for victory funds
one by the police in behalf of the
Brooklyn Victory Committee for the
forthcoming celebration i'll that Dor
ough-arc confusing citizens of Brook
Ign, and according to statement is
sued yesterday by the Brooklyn COM
mittec, adversely affecting both
projects.
The Brooklyn committee made public
a number of letters indicating that the
police, who were ordered to take up
collections in all boroughs for the
arch in Manhattan, We're at least not
making it sufficiently clear to Brooklyn
subscribers that their contributions
were for one specific project and that
no part of it was to 90 toward swelling
the fund for the victory celebration
being planned for Brooklyn.
No Word From Enright
Nathan S. Jonas, chairman of the
Brooklyn committee, said that he had
not yet received from Police Commits
sioner Richard Enr;ghJ a reply to a
letter written by him several days ago
on this point. Mr.. Jonas added that it
should be understood that the Brooklyn
part of the funds collected by the
police for the Manhattan Arch.
"The Brooklyn Victory Celebration
Committee" says the statement, feels
that the police collection in Brooklyn
for the Manhattan Arch is not only
confusing the public, but spelling both
collections. That the public is con-
fused and misinformed by the police is
evident from the numerous letters
being received by the Brooklyn com
mittce'
Officials of the Brooklyn committee
quoted few of these letters yesterday,
as follows:
Ruth Marks, 592 Marcy Avenue. ~
am enclosing herewith memorial
certificate fer 81, which | paid to the
policeman of our precinct. | am send
ing the same to you, as | asked the
policeman if I could mail it to Brook
Ign, where live, or whether had to
mail it to New York, and he said it
did not matter which place | sent it, as
it was all going for the same purpose
SO therefore. l am sending this memoir
ial certificate to. you. as | want the
Brooklyn boys 10 get the benefit of
it,"
Gave Money to Police
From Walter V. MoFarlan, 634-A
Thirty-fou Street. "My contribu-
ton Of SIS, given to the police, was
given under the impression that it was
for the Brooklyn fund, and hope that
Brooklyn will get credit for it,"
:. The Mint Products Company, 22O
ThirtysiXth Street. "In answer to
your letter Of January 3, we heartily
approve Of the noble spirit which
prompted the president of the Borough
to appoint an official Brooklyn commit
tee to welcome our Brooklyn heroes.
We are highly in accord with this
movement and have cheerfully made a
contribution through the Police De-
partment."
Halbert & Quist, 1898 Myrtle Avenue.
I'VE have already made contribution
New York Police Department."
Memorial Is Planned
In pointing out that the writer's of
these letters were misled, deliberately
or otherwise, members of the Brooklyn
committee declared that the BROOKLYN
project had no connection with anv
temporary structures. Mr.. Jones an
nounced yesterday the appointment Of
a committee to consider a permanent
brooklyn memorial the form of which
however has rot yet been decided.
he members OF this committee are.
hreaerjck B. Pratt, chairman; Alfred
T. WHITE and James S. Post, associate
chalrmen, and a.. Q. Baird, T. r. Bah
colt, r. u. Bassett, a. c. bedford. L.
y. blum, Wllham Ilamin Childs, A. 4.
Hcaly, and II. X. Twitchcll.