The campaign to raise two hundred and fifty thousand dollars to build a new home for the Daughters of Zion Day Nursery opened last night with a banquet at the Auditorium Hotel. Over three hundred people were present at the banquet.

Mr. L. Rieger was chairman. The speakers were Dr. Charles Wirden and Rabbi [Nisan] Budzinski. Rabbi S. Cohen of Temple Mizpah made a moving appeal, and over twenty-five thousand dollars was collected in cash, while twenty-five thousand dollars was pledged.

Many committees will go out today all over the city in order to raise money for the fund.

At the banquet last night, Mr. Maury Rubini sang a few operatic arias. He was accompanied at the piano by Miss Sokonowsky.