Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-06-09
WASHINGTON
PLAYGROUND
ASSOCIATION

today. The actual work Of distributing
tags and selling them was thoroughly
planned So already the wheels of the
machinery have momentum.
The enormous school committee with its
1000 Tag day volunteers is ready to act
at a moments notice The business men
have started their campaign. The ladies'
committee met this morning to arrange
for the house tagging and formulated
plans which will go into effect tomorrow.
The executive committee in charge Of the
school work meets every day.
The school committee, consisting of the
board of education. superintendent OF
schools. all officers and principals of build
ings assembled yesterday in the Franklin
School.
1t was decided not to enlist the services
of any girls In the schools. If school
girls are to serve on Tag day 1t will not
be under the school committee. but under
the ladies Of other committees.
5000 Volunteers to Sell Tags.
The subcommittee includes all the teach
ers in the city From six to eight chill
dren from each room will be asked to
volunteer. Only the most desirable will
serve. Through the school organization
tee can put into effect within three hours
any plans decided upon. 1t Is expected
that 1900 Tag day volunteers from the
schools will be selling tags Saturday.
At the meeting CT the committee of bust
ness men. held yesterday. the subcommlt-
tee to take care of a section of the ort -
west was announced as follows:
Territory-Louisiana avenue to B street
northwest. TIN to LIST streets northwest,
r. p Andrews, chairman; Daniel Frazer.
vice chairman.
Pennsylvania avenue. south side. be-
tween 9Th and 7th. F. p. May.
B street northwest between 9Th and eth
and 7th street between and Pennsyl-
vania avenue northwest, east side r. E.
Graham.
Pennsylvania avenue bet ween 9th ahd
1th north side. Joseph Auerbach
Pennsylvania avenue between Az and
9th streets. north side. G. F. Schur:.
Pennsylvania avenue between Al and
9Th streets. south side, Daniel Frazier.
Pennsylvania avenue between 81 and
AZ streets north and south sides, Carl ].
Mueller.
Pennsylvania avenue between 1st and
I'd streets. J. F. Jarvis.
Louisiana avenue between John Mar
shall place and 9th street, Arthur Mat
tern.
The call for volunteers to aid the ladies'
committee was answered enthusia st lea lily
today. the ladies' interested in the work
its capacity. Mrs. Wallace Radcliffe
acted as chairman.
She briefly explained the need for syste-
matte effort She announced that the
city would be divided into districts and
that committees would later be appointed
for each district
Ladies Who Volunteer.
Those volunteering today to serve ac-
lively on Tag day were: Mrs. Binley Fair
fax, 100 East Capitol street: Mrs r. F.
Kramer. 1918 street northwest: Mrs, r
E. Lewis. st. Clair. 18th and s stre,.s
northwest: Mrs. &. 8. Stewart. nj 10th
street northwest: Mrs. Helen n Doory
l43 18th street northeast: Mrs. Bella
TRULY. 2OiO street northwest; Mrs. c. w
ShOwalter. 864 G street northeast: Mrs
G. NJ Brumbaugh 3D5 Massachusetts
avenue northwest: Miss NJ A. Carson. $40
Sd street northwest: Mrs c. +. Hesse, 71O
a street southeast: Miss Juniata Lusk
100 18th street northwest: Mrs. G.. A
Wehber. las u street northwest; Mrs. V.
Bailey. 1884 Kali road. BloominZd,le
Mrs. NJ F.. Delesi * Cumberland: Mrs.
c. P. Townsend. 1856 Euclid street north
west; Mrs Charles W. Brown. l4l1 K
street northwest; Miss Stone. Mrs. Fish
burn, Mount Pleasant. Mrs Richard E.
Claughton and Mrs John W. Titcomb.
The ladies will take care of the tagging
of dwelling houses and will make a
house to- house canvass. The minimum
price CT house tag will he 80 cents. and
two individual tags go with each house
tag. The canvasssrs will each wear a
large sash, such as the schoolboys will
wear.
Apartment houses will be taken care of
by people residing in them. Each family
in the house will be asked to buy tag.
The hotel committee. under direction of
Mrs. Thomas c. Noyes, it was announced,
has arranged to see that every one in
the hotels is tagged. 1t was also an
have special dishes. such as ices a la
playground and Tag Day salad.
Members Of the hotel committee. an
nounced today, are Mrs. T. C. Moves.
chairman: Mrs: cuno H. Rudolph. Mrs.
Mrs. J. c. O'LaughIin. Mrs H. H. Pechin,
Mrs. NJ. L. Eilinger. Mrs X Boree, Miss
Hollenbash. MISS NJ. l.. LOthrop, Mrs.
Ernest Walker. Miss Harriet Richardson
and Mrs. Wallace Radcliffe
Tags Distributed.
Tags were distributed today to several
ladies. The work of tying the tags is
under the direction of A. c. Moses
There will be meeting tomorrow at .
pm. at the Franklin School, of all SUI
pervising principals. directors. high school
principals and principals of the elemen-
tary schools to consider details of the
plan of operation.
A meeting will be held also At the Ma
tional Theater Thursday at $3.50 pm. Of
all school ofiicers and teachers and vol
unteers. This meeting will be addressed
by prominent citizens.
Contributions to the Washington Play
ground Association today: Mrs Thorn
son H. Alexander IS; Fred s. Gichner,
S.; A. S. Gilbert. s.; ]. ". Chickering,
So; Mrs. Alice du Pent $40; W. j. Beard
man. SIS; Miss Emma S. Jacobs, IS: NJ.
I Weller SS: I Sanders *. w n Todd