Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1921-01-20
Lcrna Lester gave two violin num-
bers accompanied by Mrs. Faw.
We'll Starts Drive.

Lorna Lester gave two violin num-
bers accompanied by Mrs. Faw.
We'll Starts Drive.
Sidney Well made a strong APP
peal to the members of the Cham
Der of Commerce to keep their
shoulders to the wheel and after
announcing the results of Wednes-
days drive as $4,000, bringing the
total to 1913, 500, asked that enough
be raised to put the total for ihe
day past SOL, 000 mark
The diners were on the Qui viV"
to see whether the workers could
IT was just half past eight O'Clock.
Pointing to the clock We'll said
"There sits Carl Magee ready to
announce TO all Albuquerque and
the state tomorrow morning that
Albuquerque has found itself and
graduated to the city class. lIfs
presses start to roll in thirty min
utes We have raised $93,N00. Let's
show that we can get 100000 in
thirty minutes by the clock. Who
will say that if we can raise 5000
that he will put up the one hun
'dEed and first thousand.'
A whispered conversation be-
tween We'll and Arthur Prayer and
then came the announcement that
Prayer would put up 5000 for d
citizen too bashful to announce it |
himself Charles NJ. Barber Cfferca
to make up the other S400.
Women subscribe.
A few minutes lull and once
more Luis llfeld, president Of the
Hotel company came to the rescue.
- will invest $500 more provided
you, can obtain yon four $500
subscriptions, or the equal toI
match it, he said. Mrs. G. f..
Breeze agreed to give $3.50 IL an
other woman would come in for a
similar amount. She had hardly
finished before Mrs. Ivan Gruns-
field matched the offer. Then
came Mrs. NJ, *. Wylder, which
was matched in turn by Mrs. Fred
Fisher. Not to be outdone by the
women, A. G. Stares subscribed
$3.50 on the same basis and had
O taker in A. l.. Martin, this being
Mr.. Martins fifth subscription.
The men in the han quickly came
forward to duplicate the work
wen started. When the work Jagged
for just a moment Carl Magee an
nouneed he would give the last
$3.50 for Mrs Magee if the inter-
vening $3.50 came, It was taken by
Mrs. c. r. French.
Hundred dollar subscriptions |
came so rapidly it was difficult |
to keep track of them. When it
was announced all had been rails |
ed except $500, Dave Rosenwald !
and Col. Breeze asked for the
privilege of subscribing $500 each, |
TO take down the hundred and !
first thousand
Work will be resumed as usual
this morning, beginning at 81
o'clock, but in Difference to the
memory Of Jacob Korbcr the so
licitors will desist for two hours
during the funeral Services. The
workers have pledged themselves
to put in the lost time on Satur-
day. An appeal was sent from
headquarters last night to the
women or the city to constitute
themselves as volunteer workers
and subscribers to the fund
Luncheon will be served at the
Y. M, c. A. at 1880, to which all
interested persons are asked to
join the workers and to report to
the general committee if any tim
i'd should have been overlooked.
Col. Breeze announced that if
the committee rounds out its work
he and Dave Rosenwald will find
nineteen men to subscribe $1,000
each, meeting the formers offer
to give $4,000 if nineteen others
would subscribe similar amounts
Ten of these men have already
been found, it was said.
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