Evening star., 1927-05-10
MEMORIAL DRAWS
ADDITIONAL FUNDS
Contributions Continue to Ar.
rive as Campaign Goes
Forward Quietly.

Contributions TO the District War
Memorial continued today. thus prov
ing the contention of those in charge
of the campaign yesterday that there
are hundreds of Neutrality-suspicious. who
still intend 10 contribute, despite the
official ending of the campaign YES
terday. Money in cash, checks and
pledges was received at the office of
John Poole, treasurer of the cam
paign, at the Federal-American Ma
tional Bank today, and while no re.
port was available as to the amount,
, indications were that the receipts
were encouraging.
An additional report from the school
i children Of the public schools brought
the contributions from that source to
date to $2,905.70, with more to come.
The Earle Theater, which gave bene.
fit performances for the memorial last
week, and which will donate a per-
centage Of its profits as a result has
yet to make it's report. Team cap.
| tains still were busily at work today.
and before the campaign is declared
closed full opportunity will be given
| all Washingtonians to make their sub.
scriptions.
About $4,000 Needed.
AS they are received, these addition
nj contributions viii be announced
from time to time until the fun
amount sought is~in hand.
In deciding yesterday to continue
the campaign quietly and with a skele.
tonlzed organization, the status of the
campaign was explained 1t showed
that, including yesterdays report, STA
1S4.95 was raised during the week,
ana this amount. added to the $50 900
act
hand to about $131 900. The me.
mortal itself, withous some of the
landscaping features planned. and
which later will be added, will cost
ABOUT $4,000, thus leaving a deficit
OF approximately S24 900 to be met be.
Iore work can be started on the me.
mortal This amount will be raised
by the continuation of the campaign,
Headquarters to Close.
Campaign headquarters. which
were maintained in the gridiron room
OF the New Willard Hotel during the
week of the campaign, will be closed
tonight and moved to The Star
Building. where force of clerks
sufficiently large to care for the re-
naming contributions will be kept at
work. -.
Members Of the campaign or
ganlzation gave credit today to the
work OF the Chinese residents of
washington, who have been working
as volunteers during the campaign.
Charles Lou Toye. president of the
Hip Sing Chinese Merchandise Assoc
citation, and Charlie 500, president.
and George Wen, vice president. tof
the On Leong Chinese Merchandise
Association, all were active. Mr.. 500
used his own automobile in making
visits to his friends and members of
his association, obtaining from them
substantial contribution for the
memorial. Those who accompanied
him remarked on the cheerfulness
with which the funds were given bv
the Chinese, as we'll as their perfect
familiarity with the cause they were
helping. .
Mothers Four Pennies.
The fund in memory of Lieut.. Will
liam A. Sheehan was further in
creased yesterday, with contributions
from Wade II. Ellis of 500, Udora
< Sheehan of $40. SIS each from two
friends and SIS from Ellen T. Allen.
One of the woman team workers
brought into headquarters yesterday
the story of colored woman, an in
war. This mother gave four pennies
TO the memorial, all, she said, that
she could spare. She was thanked
for her donation and told that what
she had given represented more in
sacrifice than many of the larger
donations which went into the fund.
A donation of 5000 from Joseph G.
Grew, UnderSecretary of State, erro-
neousiy was reported previously as
500.
Five dollars came into headquar-
ters yesterday marlsed I'm memory
of Edward"
Reports were made at yesterdays
closing luncheon as follows: Mrs.
Frank B. Noyes, women's executive
committee, $611.25. Women's team
captains-Mrs. Nancy North, $45s0;
Mrs. Tracy Dows, $12.47; Mrs. T. ".
/ Walker. S125: Mrs. Wallach Merriam,
$3.50: Mrs Thomas TT G. Reed sa5.