Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-06-16
TAG DAY FUND GROWS ASK BETTER SERVICE
Total of $500 to Credit of Takoma Park Citizens Discuss
Account Up to Noon. Railway Situation.
CASH NOT ALL PAID IN YET MEET IN SPECIAL SESSION
Reach Sum Of Shoemaker Reads Statement
Is Prediction by Representative Sims
CONTRIBUTORS THANKS MAKES MENTION OF PROMISES
Committee
of Canvas and eInprovemens-New
Have Help. Members Admitted
Total of 5000 to Credit Of
Account Up to Noon.
CASH NOT ALL PAID. IN YET
Receipts May Reach Sum of So, 1000
- ' Is Prediction.
CONTRIBUTORS VOTED THANKS
Report of Ladies' Committee, Show
~
ing Results of Canvass and Those
Who Have Given Help.

| Who Have Given Help.
The amount turned in to the Tag day
account at the Union Savings Bank a
noon today was $500.
| Iu addition to this amount reports arr
to come in from various government de
| partments where tags were distributed
The heads of the various committees say
they will not be surprised If $sOO II
| reached.
| Tag day headquarters was closed ON
cially last night. Future returns VIII o'
received by the receiving tellers at the
Union Savings Bank, 10 18th street. Al
official receipt will be given.
! The excursion on the steamer James
town last night was successful In spite
of rain The boat carried large crowd
Dancing seemed the most popular form
! of amusement. -
| Thanks for Aid Given.
I The executive committee met yesterday
! at noon in the Chamber of Commerce and
went over the various lists Of contributors
and business men who have aided the
playground movement.
| vote of thanks was rendered TO the
| following firms who have assisted mate
\
Law Reporter Company. Nationai fuo-
fishing Company. Judd Detweiler Com
pany Thomas Taxicab Company, ). e
| Berry, Pope Manufacturing Company
Cook & stoddert. Luttreh Company
use of bank building. f. s. New
| man for use of adding machine. Teie'
phone company for use of telephone
| Great Bear Spring Water Company. Sam
| uel 'Gassenheimer of the willard Auto
| Company. Morrison & Co., Stott & Co.
| McGill & Wallace, Gibson Brothers. Globe
| Printing Company, Wilkens-Sheiry Com
pany. Sudwarth Printing Company. How
| Company, Gilmore Taxicab Company,
| r. P. Andrews Company.
Work Of Ladies' Committee.
AT the same meeting Mrs. Wallace Rad
cliffe presented a report showing in de-
| tail the work done by the various squads
and divisions of the ladies' committee.
Her report is as follows, including men
ton, of the automobiles and carriages
loaned to the ladies':
Mount Pleasant district north OF Park
road, nth street west to the park, $84.6D-
Squad treasurer. Mrs Fred Coldren: Mrs.
Chester Snow. Mrs. Morrey, Mrs. Dubois.
Mrs. Goslin Mrs. Curtis, Mrs. Thaer and
Mrs. Tibbotts.
street. $1OO-Squad treasurer. Mrs. Ross
NJ. Ffshburn: Mrs. Fisher. Mrs. j. W.
Titcomb, Mrs. e. II. Bliss. assisted by
young people from Mt. Pleasant Congre-
gational Church.
| Columbia Heights. nth to 14th and "
TO Newton streets. $6435-Squad treasurer,
Mrs. Paul Sleman; Mrs. Marshall. Mrs.
R.. Edgar Smith, Mrs. Gallaher and Miss
Emily Slenaan.
washington Heights $50 oe-squad treas
TnWnSen6'
Holtzclaw. Mrs. A. Gle, Miss Katherine
Brooks, Miss O. S. Blake, Mrs. Conrad
lsSyme.
+ Fourteenth street to Adams Mill road
below W street. $S2.7tSquad treasurer,
Miss Stone: Mrs. Stone.
Kalorama road, $33.SO-Squad treasurer,
Mrs. Wright; Mrs. Vernon Bailey.
Middle northwest. P to W streets.
White. Mrs Apple, Miss Cooling, Mrs.
Massachusetts avenue, 14th to oath
streets, $45.43 - Squad treasurer. Miss
Wells: Miss Denny. Miss Sponord, Miss
Henrietta Fitch, Miss Newberry. Miss
Sixteenth street. White House to Park
road, $19.3j-SQuad treasurer. Miss M.
Lothrop; Miss Irene Noble. Miss Wolver-
ton.
| Dupont Circle to Georgetown, $3.50
Squad treasurer. Mrs William H. Bald
| win: three high school young ladies, Mrs.
| Archibald Hopkins.
K to P streets and 9th to 18th streets.
$149. 28-Squad treasurer, Mrs. B. F. Har-
| per; Mrs. Charles Brown, Mrs. Brum-
| baugh. Mrs. G. 8. Place. Mrs. Earnest.
| Mrs. A. ". Patterson, Mrs. De Lesi, Mrs.
| Capt. Carpenter.
| urer. Mrs. Agnes Stewart; Miss F. E.
Brown. Y. W. c. A: Miss Carson, Mrs.
Hoelse.
Northeast, s74.19-Squad treasurer, Mrs.
| B. H. TRULY. Mrs. Hess. Mrs. DOGGY.
Bloomingdale and lexington. $50. 35-
| Squad treasurers, Miss Chauncy and Mrs
| Charlotte Pine: Mrs. G. A. Weber. Mrs
| Mattingly Mrs. Powers. Mrs. Ferron
| assisted By church ladies.
| Southeast. $3S. 42-Squad treasurer, Miss
| Mabel Towner; Miss Grace oyer. Miss
Nan McGregor, young ladies from St
| Marks Church, high school boys and
| girls.
Georgetown. s1275-s Squad treasurer
Mrs. kOlb; Mrs. Blount.
! Southwest. SS-Squad treasurer, Miss
Jessie Holeman; Nefghborhood House
workers.
Cleveland Park. s49o-sauad treasurer
Mrs. Charles Neill.
Total. 81 O52.24
Subordinate Committees:
Union station committee. s95-Chairman
Mrs. Landon Reed: Mrs. Wendall H, Stat
IOTu. MIS-. EOSiHStOH, MISS batemdn, MIS-
r. G. Hand. Mrs. Lmrick Miss Carrie L.
Hastings, Miss Florence Cook, Miss Cor
ton. Miss Butler. Mrs. Benham. Mrs
Webster. Miss Masters, Miss Litz Sim.
mons.
Matinee committee, s1593O-Chairman
Mrs. Richard Gasch, assisted by young
| ladies': Mrs. Giles 8. Rafter. Nine. Old.
| berg. Mrs. Rapley, Mrs. Snow. Mrs. Cliff
Miss Rosetta Brice, Miss DeLesi.
Hotel and restaurant committee. 1871. 80
Cuno II. Rudolph. Mrs Bovee. Mrs. A. w.
Patterson. Mrs j. C. OLaughlin. Mrs. N.
G. Fox. Miss E. Haynes. Miss F. B.
Kenna, Mrs. Joseph Crawford, Mrs. Carl
\ Joerisen. Miss Marie Hollenback. Mrs.
| Earnest Walker, Mrs. H. H. Pechin, Miss
n. l.. Lothrop, Mrs. Wiltberger. Miss
Harriet Richardson. Miss Frances Wolver-
| ton. Miss Belle Wills, Mrs. e. c. An
drews. Miss Anderson.
! Restaurants = Woodward & Lothrop.
Miss Woolverton; Delmar Cafe, Miss
kenna: Tea Cup Inn. Mrs Curtis; Crown
lunchroom. Mrs. Stewart: Wallis Cafe
| Automobile party. $7O.SS-Miss Francis
B. johnson. Mrs. Johnson. Mr.. and Mrs.
| Tolman. Miss Helen Tucker. Miss Hend-
ricks, Miss Blake. Miss Merriam
| Other contributors and workers-Mrs
Reddiker. $3.50; Mrs. C. E. Main. 81; Miss
NJ. L. Benson. $1,1O: Mrs. Elinger, SIS:
Miss Wall. $50: Miss Brewer $685.:
$3.50: Miss Henderson, $3.50: Mrs C. p.
Towpsend. $21.17.
| Automobiles and carriages. loaned to
the ladies for Tag day-Automobiles, Mrs.
iCuno III. Rudolph. Mrs. Brice Moses. Mrs.
Truman NeWberry. Mrs Irving Mrs ToI.