The Washington times., 1908-06-15
Children and Adults Bring
Proceeds of Their Sales
to Headquarters.
TRIP ON RIVER
TO SWELL FUND
President Rudolph Thanks People
for Their Gifts and Congratu-
lates District.

Tag Day Is not over yet, 20 Judge by
the activity at Tag Day Headquarters
and the money is rolling into Lhs Office
as steadily as II the stream bad just
begun. Pennies. nickeIs, dimes, guar
tiers. half dollars and aIluring green
backs slid under the receiving windows
IN the cid Metropolitan Bank building
in Fifteenth street this morning and a
corps OF assistants TO the Tag Day COM
mittes were kept as busy counting the
incoming oolr ss they were Saturday
AFTERNOON
Mare than uE Thousand dollars has
been received On the Tag DAY cam
nbtAe. and indicsr ions are that ~ TO
nient tns collection H1n have r4acne"
Ura fsg that so NIGGA .JJtuonaI
money came in TODAY was proof POSI-
tive that the hundreds Of tag sellers
did not cease their activities when the
city clocks reached $50 Last, sat
that there was just as much cnance OF
collecting small change Saturday even,
ing and the result was mat ssNefaI
hundreds OF dollars were added to the
funG
Adults and Children in Line.
Small boys and girls and grown men
and women were in line al headquarters
this morning enthusiastically handing
f. their late returns.
Please don't get these mixed with
those OF my committee" said one wom-
an. These are my personal collections.
and I don't want anybody else 10 get
the credit"
Two little boys bounced into the Of
fee and up 20 the window
Here's another dollar, Mister said
n
7 got S. cents the other one chirp-
cd, and the $1.S5 went in 10 swell the
big fund
Fare Is Fifty Cents.
Hundred Of persons interested in fur
thering the happiness of the children
are preparing 70 join the excursion on
the jamestown tonight The trip will be
especially for the Fairgrounds fund
and II is expected that between 1,500 and
: 500 persons will take the sail down thu
river. The Secretary Of the Navy has
ordered out the full Marine Band for
the occasion, and a continuous musical
program will be played down the river
and return
The fare tonight will be 90 cents, and
not 81. The announcement that tickets
would be 81 has misled many. and Ar
thur Moses, who Is directing the ar
raagements for the excursion. IS anX-
the exact price Of the tickets. The
jamestown will pull out promptly az 7
o clock
President Rudolph's Letter.
The phenomenal success OF the Tag
Day collecuions has been a source of
satisfaction 10 those who had the ar
engagements in charge, and the follow
Ing letter TO the public OF Washington
has been written by Cuno H Rudolph.
president OF the Washington Play
grounds Association:
ITO the People OF Washington:
Tag Day is over. and while the re-
turns are not yet all in, and no one
can estimate exactly what they Will be
The indications are that the necessary
minimum that we set out TO raise is in
hand. Whatever new funds come in
from now on can be devoted TO opening
the new Fairgrounds recently acquired
and 10 improving existing grounds
The success OF Tag Day was made
possible by the cooperation Of hun
dreds Of loyal men and woman, and by
thousands OF children who bore the la
Dor OF the day. It was made possible
yet more largely by the generous re-
Spouse and cooperation Of the general
public. The canvassers report that they
were treated with uniform courtesy and
that their requests were seldom refused
The passer-by smiled at the child as he
bought his tag. and there was g real
spirit Of kindness throughout the city
Ike a second Christmasttde
Tt may seem impertinent for me, as
president OF the Washington Play
ground Association 70 thank you. the
people OF Washington. for your coop
Grafton In this day, because you are no
less interested than We. IN the children
OF the city ana this Is your work no
less than ours. but I may at least as
sure YOU that your efforts and good
viii are appreciated BY us all. The uni
versal spirit Of public heIpfuIness and
sympathy OF Saturday may well be a
source Of pride 10 the District
"CUNO II. RUDOLPH.
president OF the Washington PLAY
ground Association"