Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1908-10-08
TAG DAY MELTED $bJDD
Home for Destitute Children En-.
riched by Project.
Mrs. Frederick Killings of WoodstOck
Cont ributed s2,5OO--Wcnthcr was
Ideal and Everybody Entered
into Spirit Of the Occasion.


The Home for Destitute Children OH
tho shelburne road Is approx
81. COo the richer because Of the day.
The army OF $50 pretty girls and women
who did the tagging on the streets coll
iccted $3.50 and Mrs. Frederick Billings
OF Woodstock made contribution OF
a2tco, which tended much to heighten
the pleasure or the Tag Day workers
Governor Fletcher n. Proctor contrib
utcd a check for 500. Other requests
ato expected the first of the week. which
will mako tho total sum collected ap
proxmntely s6,oO. Other large gifts
.nndo by local people were GQ0 from
joel H. dates and 500 from c. p. smith
Tho committee that opened the collec-
tors rcd boxes and counted the receipts
worked until after eleven o'clock on Sat
urlay evening at tho y NJ c. A. pnr-
lors counting and separating into dif'
ferent piles tho numerous nictcl., dimes,
quarters, half dollars dallars and bills
of various denominations.
Il. g. lsham OF tho burlington
SevinEs bank has boon appoint
ed treasurer OF tho funds collected
and ali persons wishing to holp the good
cause along may ecnd their money or
checks to him,
As early az Gao o'clock on Saturday
morning tho advance guard OF the 40
women began to patro, tho streets and
tho silver commenced to drop into the
l!,tlo rcd boxes, The city WAS divided
into districts and the collectors OF each
distrlc: visited every homo nlong their
route. Many OF tho fair collectors COW
ored their territory ut m early hour, but
resumed work IN Home othCr part o. tho
city, No man or woman. boy or girl.
who walked upon tho streets Escaped To-
ing asked to donate and but few fni!od
to contribute something. Everybody
seemed glad to give, IN fnct. they seemed
anxious and the day pnascd very pleas
unity with smiles spread over the f@cos
of sl pcrronH concerned. Even tho
weather smiled on the project. the day
being one Of tho finest Imaginable, The
Sherman band gavc a concert In City
HALL Park in tho afternoon, having been
engaged by tho burlington Commercial
club
Three sizes OF diamond shaped tags
wcro sold Tho smallest, about two
inches square, contained the announce
Ynen,; Charity Day. Homo for De,t-
tutc Children. october, 8" Another kind
considerable larger, rend Don't tas
mo. I'm married" and others OF the Sn:"e
size rond Don't tng me, I'm s.ng!s
Tho latter kind sold for - cents or moro
and the smaller kind could DO had for
any sum that the purchaser wished to
give A still larger kind. used on teams,
automobiles and other vehicles, sold ior
n dollar or more. There were 5000 OF
the littlo tags and 500 OF tho larger ones.
md all proved 80 popular that eAe
presses wero kept busy during the morn
.nR, running of more.
Ono fair young collector visited local
shoemaker and asked that he give some
hing towards the cause. I'm sorry
re replied. but / have no money now
Tho man, however, made out little
check on q small piece OF paper that was
Eooc for $500 worth Of work at his shop
and dropped It In the box. 1t was mo
dern example of the widows mite and
was as much appreciated as any gift
madc. And this man, too, no doubt, gave
much more than hundreds OF others who
were far richer with the worlds goods
than he
Sias Crouch walked out Of his abode
at high noon with a determined and
ugly look upon his face. He didn't wish
T. give cent, he thought that the whole
thing was foolish proposition. Down
Pearl street lie walked and he con-
ra.ulated himself, for he hadn't met
a single collector. Al the corner Of Pear
and Wnoosk avenue he met two girls
with tays for Gale but he didn't lool
their way. II was rather cold and the
Thought crossed his mind that those
young ladies' were. indeed, neglectful OF
ne own comfort to stand out there al
81 ~
church street he met another pretty
and demure miss. dressed In Il white
flannel suit Before S'as had fully rea
l'zcd his rash action he had given he
20 cents and had a big red tag tied OF
bis coat lapel Silas was single and thu
tag read married" therefore Il seemed
funny to Slas and he thought it WASH
n bad proposition, after all. Sllas bough
several more tags during the day AM
stated late in the evening that he hadn'
had such a good time 81 ~ he went t.
his FIRST circus
And 80 II was with many others.
Two other young men with tags bidder
under their outer coats thought 1t woul'
be rare fun to walk through the bev.
Of collectors In City Hall Park withou
paying anything. They got MS far a
Main street and there they were van
pushed Several young ladies surround
ed them and the rest Is history.
Biz automobiles, bedecked with flag
md ribbons, conveyed tho workers T.
the outer districts In Winooski, For
Ethan Allen and Essex Junction an
also carried supplies Of tags, A boot
was also built at the northeast corne
OF city hall park. where supplies wer
distributed.
The committee on arrangements for tn
day included g. I. platka chairman
Gardner Brewer, G. l.. Smith, r.
Howe, W II. Wood, who had charge G
the districting. J. d. Benedict VIII
wrote the advance notices: Mrs. L.
Plat and Mrs. ". ". wood.
The committee that opened the boxe
and counted the receipts WAS compose
Of s. L. Platka, II. T. Rutter. Fran
Bradley. r. l.. Thomas, II. J. Fuller, !
". Whltcomb and r. g. Isham.
Tho smallest contribution was Il,
cents for i've tags; the largest $500