The San Francisco call., 1908-11-09
SUCCESS RfJOICfS
TAG DAY WORKERS
Work of Counting Money Col
Iected by Fair Army Pro-
ceeds Steadily
Committee Declares Total Will
Verify Prediction and,
Reach S25,0OO

"WIth $4,000 already in the bank
set TO be heard from, L think it safe
to predict that a total of $4,000 will
be nettcd the ChiIdren's hospital as the
result of Tag day.
In these words General Mrs. Helen
Hecht verified yesterday the prediction
made Sunday morning.
Express again TO the public the
deepest gratitude of the tag day
committee for the enthusiastic and
generous financial response met by our
workers" added Mrs. Hecht, but most
of all express our thanks for the gen
tlemanly and courteous treatment of
our ladies in all parts of the city"
The headquarters at the Hotel ST.
Francis will be open today until 5
o'clock and Tuesday until the same
hour. All who still have money re-
ce1ved for tags are requested to turn it
in today to the official committee,
which will be at the St Francis.
Owing to the number of schools not
yet heard from the winner of the
trophy to the school selling the most
tags is yet in doubt. The winner will
probably be known today
80 yara lot at the corner of Cherry
street and California avenue was do
mated Saturday to the Children's hospi-
tai by William Randolph Hearst.
One of the most responsive districts
was the Fillmore street section, which
was under the command of Lieutenant
General Mrs. William Fries, assisted
by Captain Mrs. Weir. Captain Mrs. II.
E. Bothin, Captain Mrs. MORROW, Cap
tain Mrs. Tilden, Captain Mrs. Freder
icls. Lieutenant Miss Juliet Roy and
Sergeant All Rich
On the water front the captains and
soldiers of Lieutenant General Mrs.
Henry Payot and Lieutenant General
Mrs. A w. Scott found a warm well
come. Hackmen covered themselves
their vehicles to the workers free of
charge
One ship captain, when approached
by a tag captain for permission to
tag his men, asked that the taggers
wait until later in the day when the
men We're paid off.
why not pay them off now?" asked
a sweet voice of the grizZled seadog
Good idea,'' was the reply, and inn
office and lined UP to receive their
pay
AS the captain gave each man his
money, he gently turned them over to
the fair taggers, who did the rest
Nor was there any reluctance on the
part or the men TO Delng tagged, IOT
these grizzled old salts had hearts as
big as their storm battered bodies.
So heavy was the demand for tags
at the Union iron works that a hurry
call had to be sent for more paste
boards L. L. Miller. whose wife is
secretary of the Children's hospital,
was dispatched to the iron works in
an emergency automobile with Another
thousand tags for the captain in
charge.
Mrs T. L. Miller played a part in the
great game, the Importance OF which
was second perhaps only TO the part
played by General Mrs. Hecht. AS sec
retary of the tag day" committee,
Mrs Miller had to keep track of all
the tags sent out and before tag day
had to keep all concerned notified of
tag" developments.
Following is typical letter received
by General Mrs. Hecht from one of her
captains. who had scribbled it in PEN
Gil at a moment snatched from the
all important tagging:
The pupils of the eighth grade Of the Frank
lin school under my leadership are tagging in a
special field which begins at the Grant building
and south through the great manufacturing
section of the city. Warmest welcome was given
us by every one. Judges. lawyers and clients
stopped in their legal reasoning to give their
shining dimes; workmen dropped their tools in
the factories to have the badges pinned on them.
Foremen and superintendents showed us into
Every teamster bought tags for himself and his
horses; every machinest paid for himself and
machine. All did more than we expected.
The big boys and girls followed by
others from the Franklin grammar school, and
a great holiday celebrated in our district
The pupils of my class had picnic luncheon