Evening star., 1920-01-10
i. S. CLERKS GIFTS
PUT }101,326,413
INTO WAR'SFUNDS
Figures Prepared by Star
Cover Available Records;
Others Not Complied.

Records compiled today from Off
ciai figures show how the government
clerks gave to the utmost toward
all patriotic fuEds-Tb:rly leans. Red
Cross. United War work campaiGa.
kniehts OF Columbus. Ioru- Mons
christian Association and o'"er
From the --latest avaiia5.A figures
gathered by Thr star. II 's |oraou-
s,rated that at least ST -i.3 8 ti3.>1
has come out of the pockets OF gov
ernmcnt employees during he war and
in the frs days Of reconstruction. for
patriotic campai igns. This sum does
not represent all the money contrib
uted by government employees. ii is
simply the most complete record
available. 1t does not include the de-
partments of Labor and Justice. Civil
Service Commission or Shipping
Board. records Of which have not
been completed.
Temporary organizations. such as
the food administration. fuel admin
iStration. commission on training
camp activities. and the War Trade
Board. where it is not possible to OBJ
tain the records of achievement N
so far as contributing to patriotic
causes is concerned. swelieG tie total
it is believed. to more than 500 o90-
600.
Navy Department Leads.
From the figures ohtainablc. the
Navy Department heads the list Of
departments in the contribution "a
wartime funds and campaigns 4 to-
tai of S111.030.1Sl.62 was contributed
by Navy department employees TO the
various activities.
In the 1915 Red Cross mem bership
II ~ ..
gave S93t; Red Cross membership
Srive. 1919. 30 o. second Roo
Cross war fund SIS G0S.22: united war
work campaign. s25 9o7.4s: first lib
erty loan SO COS, 900: second liberty
loan. sII 600 coo: third liberty loan.
s1S.s2.. 200: fourth liberty loan. s4S.-
23e.so0: fifth liberty loan. approx :
mateiy $50 600 600; war savings
stamps. sl2o.7oe.9l
War Office Record.
The availa BILE figures showing the
activity cf War DEPARTMENT emDloYes
in contributing to the various patfI-
otic funds give total for ths pur-
pose of s39.3f9.S14.23
Contributions to the 1913 Red Cross
membership drive were si.35s; 1919
Red Cross membership drive. Si.sit
second Red Cross war fund. s2l.css2t
united war work campaign. $50. is:
first liberty loan. no record; second
liberty loan. s2,S15.5oo: third liberty
loan. s7.074 700: fourth liberty loan,
s14.341. 400: fifth liberty loan. upward
of $4,000. Geo; war savings stamps,
$iS397.S0.
Treasury Department..
The Treasury Department emnloyes
likewise pushed their contributions
to the wartime activities well over
the millon-dollar mark. contributing
Sl1.037.239+1. Here is the record OF
employes of that department.:
Red Cross membership drive fo-
1918. S4eo5.50: Red Cross membership
drive for 1919. SI1 521e6: knights OF
Columbus war fund, s93s.50: Young
Mems Christian Association war fund.
s1aSO.7S; Emergency Hospital fund
drive. s9a4.S2: second Red Cross war
fund. s42,o51s3: united war work
campaign. Si6.7.4.7a: Treasury aux
iliary fund for 1918. Sso.59s.Sl: first
liberty loan SJos.200: second liberty
loan. S723. 80; third liberty loan. ST.
463. 100: fourth liberty loan. S5.061.-
COS: fifth liberty loan. s3.066.i5o; war
savings stamps. S249. S6s-92: salvation
Army campaign fund. S9i29-c1
in the united war work campaign
numerous pledges taken by Treasury
Department employees to give to that
cause remain unpaid. These pledges to-
tai approximately $4,000. They are
gradually being paid into the fund. it
was said.
Interior Employees.
Employees of the Department OF the
Interior raised throughout the war ana
Immediately following the armistice a
total OF approximately S9.,52. 150.0S.
. Interior Department employees contrib
uted s3.1i TO the 1918 Red Cross mem
berShip campaign; 1919 Red Cross mem
Cross war fund, So. 6SS.09 knights Of
Columbus war fund, $500; Young
Mems Christian Association war fund
campaign. S3..90.19: Emergency !iosri-
tai fund. $52i:6; united war work cam
paign. ST., ,s09 ~: fist liberty loan, sss4,
600: second liberty loan. $i.766. .00G; third
liberty loan. S2.325 800: fourth liberty
loan. S2.769, 100: fifth liberty loan. more
than So 100000; war savings stamps,
s171.411.67.
p. q. Department Contributions.
The Post Office Department. if one
takes into consideration the activities OF
its field employees as apart from the ad-
ministrative employees in Washington,
did excellent work in fostering patriot
ism throughout the country. Not only
did il contribute literally to all patriotic
drives. but its employees literally took
part in almost every endeaVor which
tended to win the war.
1t is estimated by Post Office Depart
ment officials that fully SO per cent OF
all the war savings stamps in the Coun-
try were sold by employees of the depart
ment one postman personally sold and
delivered S16o,000 worth of war savings
stamps and thrift stamps, and there
were many similar cases of noteworthy
individual effort in every branch of the
service.
1t is stated that more than S75.0O0.-
600 has been contributed by employees
of the Post Office Department-fied Id
and administrative-to every drive for
war funds that was inaugurated. the
administrative end of the postal SerV-
ice. consisting exclusively of employees
located in Washington, gave a total of
$714,01S.S5.
The apportionment of this list fol-
lows:
Red Cross membership campaign for
1918. s553.50; Red Cross membership
campaign for 1919. S96S; Young Mems
Christian Association war fund,
s36635; second Red Cross war fund
SS42259: united war work campaign
fund. s2,S00.T6; first liberty loan drive
$4,000: second liberty loan. S146,00O;
third liberty loan, S125.350; fourth
liberty loan. $174.05o; fifth liberty
loan, s1S1,500: first Red Cross war
fund, S1.537.35; war savings stamps,
SS,S20.30.
State Department.
The State Department employees
a total of $500,949.6 to
all wartime activities.
For the 1918 Red Cross membership
employees OF the state De-
nartment raised $50; 1919 Red Cross
campaign. S24S: second
Red Cross war fund. s2.42150; united
war work campaign fund, S999.50 first
liberty loan. $500: second liberty
loan. s74,55O: third liberty loan,