Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-04-23

Dear Children
Aunt Dorothy has good news to tell you
this week The New York Globe ana Ion'-
mercial Advertiser. has consented 10 ae.
as our center for the Porto Rico schooi
fund and the contributions are areaos
flowing in II YOU want to find out more
about this central work, the prizes the ne"
page and weekly OF our own. ETC., be sure
and send your stamped envelope for re-
ply. and address to Aunt Dorothy. DO inns
at once so the letters may be answered
promptly.
And now let me tell you where to SEND
your local funds and where TO senu !oui
Porto Rico funds n
Both to the same place-to Charles w eii e, =,
general secretary, Associated Chari'ieS' OH
u street.
Aunt Dorothy has opened two savings
bank accounts in the Union Savings Bank
of Washington. in the name Oh ,ne ieas ae'
one for Charles Weller and his associat 80
to help Washington children; the other ior
Samuel Mcclure Lindsay, United states
commissioner of education of Porto Rico'
to help Porto Rico school children.
These bank accounts can be useu oiliy ~. W
these two friends of Aunt Dorothy. Tor the
purposes designated, and Aunt Dorothy as
president of the league, gives them fuii au-
thority to do so. ,...,.
As you know. this bank sends on. n.t re
savings banks of metal, which have gone 10
Mr.. WELLER, and in which your pennies VIII, VIII
be deposited until filled. Mr. Welier VIII
then send these banks to the large panh
and have the funds deposited 10 these a.
counts. to be ready for use whenever anu
wherever Mr.. Weller and MIR. LINDSAY see
At to use them. The cashier OF the pank
holds the KEY to unlock the banks take out
the funds and then lock them up asaii' oe
fore returning them for refiiing'
ANY league circle may do the same way
and get a bank for itself. as, for instance,
Elsie Yost may take dollar TO the Union
circle count for the league, in her name
get a TX and keep it for her circle con-
tributto - for emergency work such as tre
Porto Rico work is, and then DO Just as
Mr. Weller is to do for his society WORK anu
for Mr. Lindsay's Porto Rico work.
ANY individual member may also secure
bank and open an individual savings tuno
account for the league, subject 10 the oruei
only of the depositor.
This nlan is given YOU all so you need not
bother much about keeping and caring for
your pennies while waiting to ma ouI
where to send them. You all know you wiz
save more and get ahead better if you nave
these banks ready and always before you
Try it and report to Aunt Dorothy. box
Dos Washington. d. c., or to Box T. Madi-
son Square. New York city, the centrai au-
dress of. the Childrens League.
Gov Hunt has had talk with Aunt Dor
othy about the little children of our new
possession and he is very much pleased 10
know that you all are Interested In helping
them.
Aunt Dorothys adult friends are promis-
ing to give dollar for every dollar raised
by the children, set your wits 10 WORK,
and write to us and tell us what you are
doing whilst Aunt Dorothy herself Is on the
island amongst the children We are trying
to help go to school and fnding OUT the
quickest and most practical way TOT DOING
II. She Will be back again IN a rev months
and in the meantime you will hear from her
regularly, either through The Star or the
New York center
If YOU prefer to send your Porto Rico con-
tributions direct to New York address them
.'C,hiIdren's League Porto Rico School Fund
the Globe and Commercial Advertiser, 1856
Broadway. n. ", and they Will be &C
knowledged In the paper. Next Saturday
we will tell you more about this and VINO Is
contributing toward getting your own paper
'O' i' '0"' AUNT DOROTHY.
Promised contributions to be sent to Mr.
Weller for the Porto Rico school fund from
adults in Washington have been received
this week from: Frank p. Sargent. United
States commissioner of immigration; Capt.
Shoemaker. United States revenue cutter
service; Judge Joseph X. McCammOn, DR..
J. Franklin Carroll Hortense Mckee. Mrs.
Rosalie Shelton. Miss c. f. Simmer j. W.
Cheney, librarian War Department
The completed list will appear finally,
with the completed amount. Individual ac-
counts will be given in any case.
Interesting contributions have been re-
ceived from: Samuel o. Burdette. age
twelve; Sara Martin, who should have
placed her address on her story; Frances
NJ OFT age nine. who also should have sent
address. as all children should. who write to
Aunt Dorothy. and who must write again,
as her story is very pretty indeed. Cheer
fulness Il always pleasant to see in children,
I'm fact in every one We always love sun
shiny days and sunshiny people. Received
my Fairy in pencil, with no name or
address.
Acknowledgements, with honorable men,
ton:
Phlo Shelton. Elizabeth A.. Arthur Birkle,
Blanche Lumpkin. Eva Vaughn. COS 18th
street northeast: Helen DOGGY, William
Leahy. Helen Burga, Ethel Murden. Lucille
c., Eleanor French Elsie Yost. who shall
hold whatever she receives until time to
make up the Porto Rico fund