The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-06-07
Everybody in the District
Will Pay Tribute on
June Is.
SEEK ASSISTANCE
FOR FAIRGROUNDS
Hundreds of Workers viii Swarm
in Cars, Buildings, Stores,
and Streets.

"If you're tagged, you're It; If you're
not. you're Nit
1 At the suggestion OF Commissioner
Henry B, F. MacFarland. this slogan
was snapped up yesterday as the war
cry 10 be used by the hundreds Of
crusaders who will endeavor TO tie a
/ tag on every man. woman. child, and
thing in the District OF Columbia on
Tag Day, next Saturday, June 13-
Every tag VIII represent a cOntribu-
4 ton needed by the Fairgrounds AssJ-
+ citation TO make the city Fairgrounds
properly available to the children OF the
( District this summer. Every conUibu-
} tlOn viii be IN amount cents or more.
Everybody is expected TO be tagged
This tax upon the people of the Dis
I trict is confidently expected to be
4 promptly and cheerfully paid. with prac-
: ticaIly no expense for collection and
! no delinquent tax list has been devised
By the public spirited men and woUen
4 who are planning TO do what Congress
S this year failed 70 do for the children
! OF the District - namely. provide the
I means of keeping up the work Of the
+ Fairgrounds Association.
Tags to Be Everywhere.
Tag Day. June 13." is a scheme of
I which the public already has been in
! formed, but the details of which. work
: ed out at several committee meetings
( during the past few days, have just
/ been arranged.
I Next Saturday morning everyone as
/ he boards MS car for office or store will
; find high school cadet on that car in
Z addition TO the conductor. The cadet
viii be supplied with goodIy number
! of plain manila shipping tags. bearing
! this inscription:
Il am tagged to help the children OF
Washington. Tag Day. June I3. Wash
4 ington Fairgrounds Association"
He win circulate through the car and
: buttonhole every passenger with one Of
these tags. No stated sum is necessary
TO have a tag tied. except that 1t must
: be cents or more.
The passenger viii see his morning
car bearing down with a huge tag SINH
larry printed, and attached TO the front
Just above the headlight. Il is cali
cuiated that the passenger who energies
from a car without being tagged will be
! very odd person, and, by the same
+ token, that the fund for the children
I will be materially increased by the time
the car reaches the end OF the route.
Cars Pay Tribute.
s Arrangements have been made with
the street railroad officials TO place two
+ tags on every car IN the city, one In
front eLd one behind, and It is under
I stood that for the privilege Of carrying
+ these tags the company viii pay Just
half dollar for each car.
Escape from the tax gatherers ana
+ tag tiers cannot be had by avoiding the
: street cars next Saturday morning. In
TACT, 1t viii be about as hard TO dodge
. The taggeTs as It is for a healthy young
German TO avoid service in the army OF
Emperor William. If by choice or ne
4 cessity certain citizens walk TO their
places OF business, Instead Of using the
. tagged cars, they viii find at the doors
Of the department or office building a
group of children In charge OF a teacher
or one Of the committee Of 500 women.
"layin' for EN-"
These groups viii be divided into
couples. One child VIII have a good.
substantial bank. and the other sup
ply o. tags. If any citizen gets past
these waiting groups without depositing
something in the bank and taking away
tag, it will be only on the excuse that
he viii return shortly with money Dor
rowed for the purpose.
Expect Cheerful Giving.
It's to be a game Of tag. and every
body is expected to smile. IF it is found
necessary TO use any other slogan than
that suggested by Commissioner Mac
farland. it Will be one modestly sound
ed by Arthur Moses. chairman Of the
business mems committee-"SmiIe with
your face" It's to be a day of cheer
ful giving, and more cheerful taking.
Just 10 show the spirit Of the occa-
sion, the association showed the fol-
lowing letter 10 a Times reporter yes
terday:
Washington Playground Association:
Dear Sirs-I inclose a check for $50
as a contribution from Alexander
Graham Bell. If you need money later
in the summer Mr.. Bell will be glad
10 help you further, as ne is very much
interested. Yours truly,
m. II. B. FAIRCHILD."