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

A dozen automobiles, loaned to the Ia
dies committee for Tag day. started out
this morning carrying the subcommittee
interested in the house tagging for the
benefit of the Fairgrounds Association.
Even with this great help at least a
dozen more automobiles are needed. Mrs.
Wallace Radcliffe at 1900 K street is in
charge of that work and will be glad to
have the use of any automobiles which
the owners may be disposed to place at
her disposal.
Immediately after the meeting yester-
day the ladies started their campaign.
Two thousand large house tage were given
out and many committees sold all of them
before night. Early this morning 1000
more were given out These house tags
are sold from so cents up
Seventh Street Tagged.
The business men have been active in
certain sections. Seventh street is COM
pletely tagged. A. c. Moses promises to
have F. street a thoroughfare of fiuttering
tags by night.
The tagging of wagons will take place
Friday Every stOrekeeper who buys
store tag will be given wagon tags.
At a meeting of the Chamber of Com
meree last night, President Harper an
nounced that representatives of the Board
Of Trade and the Chamber of Commerce
June % would battle on the green for
supremacy in base ball. but more, as
matter of fact, to raise big sum Tor
the Washington Fairgrounds ASSOCIATION:
He hoped the whole Of Washington would
be present on that occasion, because they
need the money"
A. D. Allen explained in detail the rea-
son for the playground movement and
why. at this particular time, the citizens
were asked to support 1t with suDStan-
tial contributions of cash.
There are twenty-seven children's play
grounds in the District. he said. to main
tain which Congress has refused to ap-
propriate single cent Seven thousand
dollars are needed to open and MAINTAIN
them and 1000 women and 800 men are
determined the money shall be raised
President Harper announced that Com
missioner Mcfarland had furnished the
slogan for Tag Day" 1t is, IF you're
tagged, you're it; if you're not, you re
nit
Mr.. GUIDE spoke Of the pleasure it had
given him to witness the children at play
in Fairmount Park. Philadelphia. where
them.
Mr. Ralston spoke about the play
grounds of ST. Petersburg, right under
the nose of the great fortress OF 81. Peter
ana st. Paul, showing that even IN nus
STA they have regard for the health ano
happiness of the children.
Contributions to Fund.
Contributions by mail to the play
ground association today were:
Mrs. Azel Ford. So Joseph l. Weller
So; Mrs. William E. Green. 81; j. b. L.
Upper, 81: George o. Little. $40; Charles
NJ. Ffoulke. So; julius 1. Peyser, 81; Miss
Florence E. Frisby, 81: Joseph F. Beck
So: Mrs. Helen r. Tindall, SO: ID. u.
| Pfeiffer s.; n. II. Shea, $40.
Meeting Place and Date Changed.
The announcement yesterday that the
mass meeting of the children would be
| held in the National Theater tomorrow
had to be corrected today. The theater
was donated for the purpose. but 1t was
later discovered that it was already
rented for a commencement The mass
meeting will be held Friday afternoon al
. o'clock at the Belasco Theater.
Monday evening the Fairgrounds Asso-
citation will give an excursion on the
steamer jamestown. The steamship COM
PAW has contributed the use of the
steamer and everything connected with
it, Assistant Secretary Of the Navy Tru-