Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-12-06
Plan Proves a Popular and Sue.
cessful Method Of Replen.
ishinl Funds.


ing from cents UP into the dollars.
clined purchase dozens Of the badges
during the day, thus aiding in a most
worthy cause. One Saturday OF each
year Is set apart for this work, and the
Globe Democrat tells about the success
of the scheme on recent Saturday, as
follows:
Hospital Saturday was success.
Every one was 1T after he had been
tagged with yellow disc bearing q red
cross, and the name Of the Hospital
Saturday and Sunday Association. How
ever, the tag did not always signify i'm
munity from solicitation. In the case Of
some Of the weather. residents, dozen
badges did not immunize them, and in
stances there were during the day where
men sent whole troops OF rewsboys into
building with the price of a badge in
each urchin's hand. David r. Francis.
president Of the association. was one OF
those who resorted to this method to
swell the receipts. At some OF the sta
tons Mr.. Francis gave each lady in
dollar, and he made the rounds Of most
Of the buildings during the day.
THE committees, q list OF which was
published yesterday. were in charge at
the buildings, usually directed by q
man, tho the ladies did most of the So
Letting. There was some rivalry in
making the quarters OF the various COM
nIittees attractive, and In some there
were not only profuse floral decorations,
but musical attractions besides. One Of
the liveliest delegations was at the
Commercial building, Sixth and Olive
streets, where three dusky musicians
sang coon songs with mandolin and
guitar accompaniment all day long. The
ladies In charge were most persistent.
Gentlemen friends endeavored to lay
bets that this party would head the list.
and they certainly made good headway.
Everywhere the indications pointed to
much larger collections than last year.
The ladies at the merchants ex-
change had short assignment, lasting
from about 10 o'clock to !. Mrs. D. r..
Francis headed the delegation, President
w. T. Haarstick being in charge. The
ladies took advantage of the short time,
and obtained very liberal contributions.
1.-THE Planters Hotel was left to the
efficient management OF Mrs. Saunders
Norvel, during the forenoon, and to
Mrs. Joseph X. Dickson during the
afternoon. Contributions were very lib
cral. both from guests and from city
people who dropped in.
',At the Laclede building Mrs. Charles
Clark was assigned until o'clock. and
after that hour until the interests OF
the association were entrusted to Mrs.
Simeon Ray assisted by Mrs. Ashley D.
Scott, Mrs. D. M. Houser and Miss Over
all. The ladies had very prettily deco
rated table on which rested huge bou-
quets of chrysanthemums. roses and
carnations. They had to send for
second jar during the afternoon, the
contributions completely filing the
first.
IA merry crowd Of matrons and miss
es at the Commercial building during
the lunch hour visited C@sar's cafe, and
came out with a most generous collec-
ton from the men dining there. Mrs.
Russell q. Gardner was in charge. Sew
eral checks Of large denomination were
received by this party, which made the
phenomenal record Of taking in $500 In
FIVE minutes the most of 1t coming from
two men.
Mrs. Zach w. Tinker and Mrs.
Charles Thaw divided the day in charge
at the National Bank of Commerce
building. The contributions were most
generous. An incident Of the day was
when a large delegation of newsboys
came in to buy badges, the money hav-
ing been furnished by David r. Fran
els.
AT the Carleton building the dona-
lions were many, Mrs. j. T. Drum
mond, assisted by young ladies, at
tended the boxes during the first half
of the day, and were succeeded at 1
o'clock by Mrs. Charles Claflin Allen
and assistants.
AT the Mermod & Jaccard building
Mrs. A. r. Gregory had charge in the
morning and Mrs. William H. Gregg,
Jr, in the afternoon, each being as
sisted by three or four young ladies'.
The contributions were many and lib
eral, even messenger boys, scrub wo-
men, every one contributing.
.'The large round rotunda of the Sc
curity building was a bower Of beauty,
with it's elaborate decorations. fur
nished free of charge. by Ostertag.
The committee of pretty women re-
ceived most generous offerings from
occupants OF the building. A scrub
woman in the building made contri-
button Of cents It's all i have sho
said, but feel as If l ought to give
it. Messenger boys contributed their
nickels, and some who did not have a
nickel were given a badge on their
promise to give nickel next year.
Mrs Charles A. Scudder and Mrs. l..
G. McNair looked after the boxes. as
sisted by several others
The vestibu1e Of the Rialto building
was floral bower. with beautiful dec
orations, rugs, ETC., and an attractive
committee. A music box supplied mu-
sic all day long. while the shekels were;
being deposited in the charge Of Mrs!
Howard Elliott in the morning and
Mrs. Festus ]. Wade in the afternoon
'.At the Equitable building popular
subscriptions prevailed but there We're
many and the ladies ware well satisfied,