The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1900-03-22
QUAKER ClTY'S HONOR LIST.
pUILADELPHA PRINTS a Bo0KLET,
81 Stony or CIVIC PRIDE"
I'll, Names Of Those Who Contribute tn thu
Republican Convention Guarantee Fund
Printed In It-Anothcr sa6.0OO Install
men, Nav BE Paid Over This Week.

ThS Anmen OI " "" wv hH~
Republican Convention Guarantee Fund
prin,,d In It Another sa5 900 Install
mrut May BE Paid Over This Week.
PHILADELPHIA March 2l,-No announce
men, Of the amour, Of contributions To The National
U,publicsn Convention fund guarantees has
lo,u made since the meeting held on last
Friday afternoon In The Office oi the Mayor. when
!, sns said that the Secretary ri the committee
attempting To raise the money had secured toward
I'M, ,hird ins,allmen, of S25, 900, something less than
500 N0 IN attempt WAS made To hnd out what
had been received. bu, the Mayor said that all
would BE- revealed in a few days.
This leads to the suspicion that Mayor Ash
bldgs had n surprise in store Tor Chairman Joseph
Marley and the other members Of the sub-eNecutiye
committee Of the National Committse who are
h. he here on Thursday to take a look over the
ground and zee what the prospect Is Of getting
the money before the convention Is held, and also
whether the hall can be secured, This snrrhss
4, is thought will BE- tho presentation OF S25. 700 TO
Mr.. Manley, possibly at q public gathering, and
with ,srenony in the Throne Room, in the City
Hall, as the Mayors reception room has been
named owing TO his decision that that particular
ROOM during his administration Is his personal
property and that any citizen who is objection
able to him may he kept out.
Hitsaf fact tina, the third installment i, to bs
given IN Mr.. Manley there Is no doubt that a third
issue 81 a little book which the Mayor or his Seue'
isrv las very felicitously entitled "A Story Of
,i,lc Pride, is now being or will soon bc printed.
fpuui these little publications have been sent ont
slreany, one in February, the other this month,
and each bears the legend Honor 10 -hom onor
y, due" They contain the ma mes of con irihiitors
nnd amounts given, and III addition a little on
o' sell latidatory preface
The first pamphlet has this
This is the first inStallment NJ n story of four
chapters giving credit 10 Philndelphians, who.
for the honor Of their city and in appreciation
of tina holding hero on June 10 next, and there
after, NJ the National Republican Convention
10 nominate candidates for President and VICE
President 81 the I nited States aud 10 define the
platform Of the party for the next national cam.
paign, have contributed 10 a fund Of one hundred
thousand dollars 10 promote the success OF the
convention. encourage the principles ~ patriotism
and pro. perity, and maintain Tor Philadelphia
the proud reputation Of being cordial in her greet
ings. generous In her impulses and hospitabls
in her treatment Of visitors,
ON FndAy, Feb. rs, Mayor Ashbrdge. chair
man If the Philadelphia Citizens National Re
publican Convention Committee forw arded 10
The chai rnlan Of the National Republican Commit
Ice his check Tor So5 0o0, being the first quarter
of the fund pledged in the name oi the city Il
now remains for the prosperous business, imam.
1sl. and professional men Of the community 70
enable the second. third and fourth chapters Of
'his story Of honor and civic pride to be writer :.
lion Civic Pride L. a Jewel and the preface reads
one week ago a booklet WAS issued making
cknowIe dg ment 10 certain public spirited Phil
adelphianS, who, for The honor Of their city con.
Inhuted S25, 600 to the fund now being raised
Tor the National Republican Committee That
was the first chapter. Since then another S25 900.
contributed bv other Philadelp hians, has been
forwarded to Washington thus making II posi-:
HE in \ Story Of civic Pride 10 write the second
chapter
In municipal affairs civic pride is a Jewel.
No city possesses it 10 so marked degree rs
Philadelphia. The rays Of the Quaker. City
gem provoke the envy Of more pretentiouS sisters.
hat il matters not. Public spirit never fears
criticism, nor avoids it. And so the
The good work will 60 on and this story oi One
Hundred Thousand Dollars will he continued
unto the Third Chapter,
These books ara sent 10 many citizens, They
arc fetching out some money. \ Philadelphian
" no contributes mDnev Ia a charitable project
usually likes to see his name In prlnt.