Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-06-23
COLLECTION OF FUNDS.
Request for Permission to Solicit in De-
partments for Fairgrounds.


An effort will today be made by Super
visor Henry S. Curtis of the public play
grounds committee to obtain permission to
take up subscriptions in the government de-
partments in order to help along the move
ment, the aim of which is to benefit the
children Of Washington The greater num-
Der of government clerks are heads Of fam
lilies. and many of them have informed the
committee of the probable willingness of
all to contribute. Secretary Metcalf has
already given permission to take up SUBJ
scriptions in the Department of Commerce
and Labor.
merely place printed slips on the dasks of
the clerks informing them of the name Of
a representative of the committee in the
department to whom they might hand their
voluntary subscriptions. Such favorable
ports have been heard from other sources
that it Is thought by Mr. Curtis and those
associated with him that the government
clerks who are permanent residents of the
community would literally give to the fund
Il think the government clerks would be
glad to give" said an official in one of the
departments this morning. They realize
the Importance of giving the poorer classes
of children in Washington all the open air
and play they can get, especially In this hot
weather: Their vacations would be made
more enjoyable. I don't doubt that the men
and women of the departments will consid-
erably swell the fund"
Favorable reports from the school chill
dren continue to be received by Supervisor
Curtis at 926 F street. The schools of the
third division have contributed follows:
Wallack School, $50; Peabody School. 5000;
| Dent School. $50; Brant School, 1922; Lenox
| School, S16.77; Powers School, S16.75; Hilton
| School, S15.10 total, S20705. Those in the
| fifth division reported as follows Curtis
| School, $40; Judson School. 3d. Addison
School, 1913; Corcoran School, 50; Grant
| School, s1O.44; Weightman School, SO; total,
S7307. The total amount so far received
| from half the number of schools is 1915.
| 1t is evident that the children are taking
| a lively interest In the movement. Elsa E.
| Rothrock. five years old, having seen chill
| dren play at North Capitol and L streets
/ last year, when some one told her that the
| Fairgrounds would again be established this
year, urged her father to contribute. When
| he jolefngly informed her that he had no
change she brought him her savings bank.
with four years of Accommodations of pennies
| in It, and told him to use that. Accordingly
her contribution of So was forwarded to the
| fund and, 1t is said. the bank was soon re-
plenished by Mr.. Rothrock.
Our two little girls are very much inter-
ested in the poor children Of our CITY,"
writes a Washington lady, land In the eff
forts being made to give them little pleas
ure. They, of their own free Will, de-
sire to contribute to the fund. The money
Is some they have saved in pennies, nickels
and dimes. Inclosed you will find 81 from
each Of the children"
The Fairgrounds will be opened next
Tuesday morning. June 81 and every week
day thereafter from until II am. and
from $50 until 8 o'clock pm. The grounds
on the open lots will have the apparatus
first, those for colored children being estab-
lished at p and Sd streets northwest and I'd
street and Delaware avenue southwest. and
for whites at North Capitol and L street.
18th and Gales street northeast. 18th and
Virginia avenue southeast. and two at
Neighborhood House, ass and 458 N street
southwest.