Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-06-10

playground movement success DR.. Cur
tbs said today:
"It should be known that the school
| children have contributed nearly one-half
of the fund since the appeal letter went
out. One remarkable contribution was
that of the Stevens School for colored
children at 21st and K streets. Although
their own playground is small. the contri-
for any school in the CITY,"
School Committee in Session.
The Tag day school committee, organized
| Tuesday. held a meeting at the Franklin
School at 2 o'clock today to make the
final preparations for Saturday.
c. S. Clark, chairman, said yesterday:
THE city will be divided into districts
corresponding as closely as possible to
present school districts. Each district will
have it's headquarters at the Office Of
the supervising principal of that district.
The canvassers will be known as Tag
Day volunteers.
"Canvassing in the districts will be done
by pupils chosen from the sixth, seventh
and eighth grades. twelve pupils from
each grade. Four hundred and fifty high
| school cadets will be. used for canvassing
in the business district and in the great
thoroughfares not covered by the can
vassers from the elementary schools. The
headquarters for the high school volun-
teers will be the Offices of their respective
principals.
Every canvasser will be provided with
bank which can be opened only by
key. and will be distinguished by con-
sp:cuous badge. The canvassers will work
in three relays, the first from $50 to
II 80 am, the second from 11:3O am.
to 2:3O pm. the third from 2:3O pm. to
$50 pm.
Banks and tags will be distributed to
the headquarters of the several districts
Friday. The chief of each district will
distribute the banks and tags to the
various centers in his district. The banks
are to be returned by the canvassers to
the local center from which the canvasser
received the bank. and the person In
charge of the center will send the banks
to the headquarters OF the district;
ters which will be located in the old
building of the Metropolitan National
Bank. on 18th street northwest. will col
lect the banks from the district head
the direction of. the treasurer, Mr.. John
B. Slemen, jr."
Members Of Committee.
The school committee consists Of:
Executive committee-Charles s. Clark.
| chairman: Miss Elizabeth v. Brown, Miss
e. c. Westcott s. e. Kramer.
General committee-A. T. Stuart. Ros-
coe' c. Bruce. ]. A. Chamberlain, W. w.
bidCh, W. Ely, 1SddC dlTDfOtE0T
DIR. w. s. Montgomery, J. c. Male. Dr.
w. S. Small. w. T. 8. Jackson, Miss L.
E. Moten, w. B. Evans. Miss A. NJ. Will
son. Mrs. M. w. Cate. Miss Catherine r.
James H. Hill. Miss Jeanette e. Anderson.
Miss N. T. Jackson, Miss E. L. Cooley.
Miss T. c. Roeser, Miss M. F. Gore Miss
r. l.. Haycock. Miss Roberta Ossire.
Miss K. E. Rawlings. Miss N. E. L. Nc
Lean. Miss C.. B. Smith. Miss Ef1e Mac
farlane. Miss M. e. Given. Miss NJ. W.
Frank. H. w. Draper, Horton Simpson
Miss K. H. Bevard. Miss A. A. Chesney
Miss S: B: Kent. Miss S. E. White. Miss
S. C. Collins. c. K. Finckel, Miss F.. M
Lyddane. Miss L. NJ. Warman. Miss E.
F. Goodwin, Miss NJ. ]. Austin, Miss M
B. Pearson, Miss F. B. Slater Miss
C e;,sI H. Pimper Miss E: A. Voorhees,,
M. A. McNantz, Miss Annie Van Horn.
| P. M. Hughes, Harry o. Hine. B. r.
Janney. w. B. Patterson. DR.. E. G. Kim
| e. M. Wilson. Allan Davis, Miss A. NJ
Cooling. DR.. George E. Myers, Miss A. E.
Bentley. Miss E. 8. Jacobs. Miss Re-
becca Stoneroad Miss Nina Goetz, Miss
p F.. g. Merritt. Thomas w. Hunter
| Miss Julia B. Brandon. Miss E. NJ Chase
Miss c. A. Ossire. Miss Blanche Beckham
Miss E. E. Darneille. Miss g. E. Thomas
Miss Q. G. Brewer. Miss c. L. Garrison
Miss F. L. Reeves. Miss H. 1. Walsh
Miss Margaret Bayly, Miss H. E. King
Miss F. s. Farley. Miss H. c. Nicols,
Miss A. l.. Sargent Miss F. L. Hendley,
Metallic I, King. Miss M E, Bond. Miss
n HE'S F. W Walk Miss K + Brown, Miss
F! A. M. Sisson. Miss E. C. Dyer. Miss G..
| S. Silvers. Miss A. ]. Bell. Miss X. G..
Darlington. Miss E. M. Fisher. Miss M.
G. e;,.. YoSns' Miss Nm M A. s,,.. Awkward ard
G. n. Thompson. Miss c. A. Johnson,
Miss A. B. Neumeyer.- Miss s. E. HALEY.
Miss B. NJ. Price. Miss N. B. Croswell.
kert. Miss Q: A. Ebert. Miss NJ. E.
Gibbs, Miss F. S. Bruce, Miss L. 1.
Hawkesworth. Miss A. NJ. Mason, Miss NJ.
| NJ. Orme, Miss NJ E. Tucker. j. E. Wal
w. Cromwell, Miss M. L. Washington.
Miss H. A. Hebron. Miss NJ. L. Jor-
dan. Miss NJ. P. shadd. J. c. Payne. Miss
c. A. Heathman. Miss E. D. Barrier, M.
G. G.; Lucas. F. R. Beckley. Miss "a, A. p.
Buehler, Miss s. A. Langley, Miss NJ. Il.
McCauslen. Miss NJ. j. Peabody. Miss H.
F: Lowe, Miss G. A. Phillips. Miss K. =.
Alexander. Miss G. F. Smith. Miss E. f.
Wilson. F. J. Cardozo. Miss F. ]. Smith.
Miss l.. A. Smith. ]. e. Syphax Miss j.
E. Page, Miss A. v. Shorter. Miss E. A.
Chase. Miss NJ. A. Wheeler: Miss L. G.
arnold, j. L. Bruce, -. II. RenIrO, MISS
X. G. Lewis Miss r. A. Boston. Miss s. c.
Lewis, A. P. Lewis. Miss NJ. A. Plummer,
Matinee Goers to Be Tagged.
The matinee committee. under direction
| Of Mrs. E. r. Gasch. has arranged to
tag every theatergoer Saturday. The COM
mittee is organized and consists of Mrs.
Chester Snow, Mrs r. H. Rapley, Nine.
Suzanne Oldberg and Mrs. Giles Raateras,
chaperons. They will be assisted by Miss
De Iesi OF New York, Miss Rosetta Brice,
| Miss Margaret Gage. Miss Georgia Knox,
Miss Anna Pierce. Miss Isabelle Pierce,
Miss Drexel and Miss Laura Sylvester.
The following letter has been received
by Cuno H. Rudolph of the Fairgrounds
Association from Commissioner Henry L.
| West:
1T seems to me that the most practical
way of showing my sympathy with the
| playground work and especially for the
success Of Tag day" is to fnclose you IS
for five tags. in order that all the men,
bers of my family may be decorated with
the novel symbol Of interest in playground
| work.