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Show STATE W TOP' EXCEEQSJB1 1 2,000 Utah's Second Red Cross War Fund Drive Breaks the Record. SALT LAKE IN LEAD Workers Are Congratulated by Chairman at Final Meeting Held. Utah's Contribution to Red Cross Fund Previously reported $514,233 Additions from state 26,287 Women':) committees 61,209 Additional city and county. 10,433 Total $612,762 State's quota $500,000 Total, Salt Lake City and county 401,536 With tho showing of $G12,763 as the state's contribution to the second Red Cross war fund, tho great drive which began Monday, May 20, and was continued contin-ued for one week came to a close at 1:25 o'clock yesterday afternoon when Vice Chairman H. N. Byrno adjourned the final meeting at the Commercial club. Once more has Utah gone "over tho tup" with characteristic promptness and intensity; once more has tho patriotic liberality of her citizens been demonstrated demonstrat-ed beyond all question or doubt. The quota fixed for the stale was J.'jOO.OOO, $150,0011 more than was asked when the first war fund drive was undertaken last vv.tr. It was apparent several days ago that the quota had been reached, but the executive committee put forward the slogan "Carry On," and the great work In behalf of the great American Red Cross was carried on to a triumphant finish. More Than $112,000 "Over." It is not a $25,000 or $50,000 "over" that is the record of the Beehive state. Figures Fig-ures at hand show the "over" of Utah to ho $112,7(12 and when all the revised returns are finally cheeked by the cler- ical force, it is believed by many of the most active workers that there will be found a substantial sum in excess of the amount reported yesterday. But the record rec-ord of achievement as brought out at the last meeting of the committees held yesterday was one that brought applause and congratulations from every member of tho executive committee present. It was naturally expected that Salt Lake City and county, holding by far the major portion of population and wealth of the state, would take the load in the contributions received, the quota being fixed with this end In view, but the magnitude of response in the city and county came beyond expectations. The city and county .quota was fixed at $315, 000, tho amount subscribed here totalled to-talled $401,536, an oversubscription of $86,586. Women's Work Counts. At the luncheon meeting hold yesterday. yester-day. Vice Chairman Byrne called for the reports from chairmen of the committee as to the funds received since the last meeting. Many of these committees had finished their work and reported "nothing "noth-ing to add," then numerous amounts were added by various committees, then Mr. Byrne, saying that he has saved "the best for the last," called for the report from the women's committees, of which Mrs. W. F. Adams was the executive cha trmaii. In ma.king her report Mrs. Adams said that tho men workers had garnered all of thr. big subscriptions, but affirmed that tho work of the women had shown virtually vir-tually a "100 per cent eficiency," the t nt .il amount raised through t he efforts of tho. fair canvassers being $61 ,209. This a nnouncement was greet ed with a roar of applause and the statement from Mr. Byrno that such a showing stood for itself and needed no words of praise. British Officers Speak. Lieutenant F. J. Kersley and Lieutenant Lieuten-ant A. Newberry Choyce, the British officers of-ficers who have been in the city lor several sev-eral days and who spoke at the tabernacle taber-nacle meeting last Saturday night, were present at the luncheon and spoke briefly. brief-ly. Mr. Byrno then called upon Bishop C. W. Nibley, executive chairman of the Mate committee of the war fund, who, in a brief address extended congratulations congratula-tions to all the heads of the various committees.-to all the workers and to the people of the state as a whole for having hav-ing so nobly responded to the call. "I should thank you, but you did your duty, and in that you are twice blessed." he declared. Mr. Byrne then adjourned tho session and the Red Cross drive passed into history. |