Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-06-05
PLAN FOR TAG DAY"
Prominent Women Start Pre-.
Iiminary Work.
COMMITTEES ARE NAMED
Enthusiasm and Activity Urged BY
Speakers.
WAYS MONEY WILL BE RAISED
Mrs. Wallace Radcliffe Presides.
Excursion, Base Ball. Theater
and Other Features Discussed.

Tag day proposed occasion with
its object the gathering of funds for the
Fairgrounds. was discussed and the work
TO make IL success begun with a will
at a meeting of prominent women or
Washington held at II O'Clock today In
the rooms of the Chamber of Commerce.
Mrs. Wallace Radcliffe presided
Arthur C. Moses in charge of the spe-
cial committee OF the Fairgrounds assoc
citation. was present and made an address
in which he outlined the work for the
proposed day.
DIR. Henry S. Curtis. supervisor of the
Fairgrounds: James L. West of the board
OF directors and a. D. Albert. chairman
of the press committee for Tag day.
also spoke.
Requisites for Success.
In calling the meeting TO order Mrs.
Radcliffe told of the work in hand, and
stated that II every one interested would
be enthusiastic and work hard success
will be assured.
Mrs. Radcliffe introduced DIR. Curtis.
who told of the success of the rec ailt tag
day In Philadelphia. where, he stated.
So. 900 was raised 10 provide Fairgrounds
I'for the children.
Dr. Curtis also called attention TO the
success of the tag dag also i.eld recently
amount OF money was secured.
He read extracts from Philadelphia
newspapers describing the success OF
tag day in that city. and closed with
an appeal to the women OF Washington
to help the plan.
We have organized a hurricane cam
paign," said Mr.. Moses. How well we
have succeeded. he continued Is SHOWN
by the way we have interested the news
pa per men CT the city.
They have published appeals for our
work without signature. which means
they are standing tor our work in ere.y
| particular and are guaranteeing to the
people that the money il given to a good
cause. They are. In fact standing for
the verify Of the appeal.
| Continuing. Mr.. Moses called attention
| 10 the offer of the Norfolk and WASH
ington Steamboat Company to contribute
| a large boat fer an excursion the evening
Of June Is.
They have broken all their rules in
his instance he said. land are furnish
ing everything free in the effort for the
Fairgrounds
Excursion Tickets Donated.
Judd e. Detweier. he also stated. have
furnished 5000 tickets to be sold. for the
excursion.
The business mems committee has UNI
dertaken. canvass of the business houses
of " ashington. The ladies' have been re-
iieved of this work. They have also un-
dertaken to sell tags to the employees OF
the stores at from ) cents TO 81 each.
Mr.. Moses stated that the committee in
charge of the work ordered 100000 tags
yesterday. and that the Wilkins Printing
Company and McGill & Wallace had
agreed to print 1900 of them free of
charge.
Our preparations won't succeed said
Mr.. Moses. in conclusion. unless the la
dies give us their aid and help carry the
work to a successful completion There
q re nj a do h0f fao
into operation unless we get more than
$500 in this movement ] urge your best
Efforts
Mr. Albert spoke at great length upon
Washington for the Fairgrounds and de-
clared that every resident should give
their best efforts to see that these breath
ing places Of the children in the hot
summer months are preserved.
Mr.. Albert told of the ways money
would be raised on Tay day by the ex.
cursion and at the base ball game to be
played by the business men of Washing
ton.
Later he made suggestions to the
work in hand to number of the ladies
in attendance who are about TO take up
various features.
Mr.. West Urges Earnest Work.
James +. West made a short address
in which he urged every one TO go 10 work
in earnest with the assured faith that if
all put their best efforts forth. success
will be assured.
safeguard funds and suggested that small
banks be used and squad treasurers be
appointed to collect the funds shortly at
ter they had been contributed
Mrs. Archibald Hopkins suggested that
high school cadets could he useful upon
the street cars to sell tags TO passengers.
and that the members of clubs be solicited
TO purchase tags. and that a committee
be placed in charge of the work at the
Union station to sell tags Ia the outgoing
nd incoming travellers.
Mr.. Albert suggested that the police
force be tagged and volunteered to see
Maj. Sylvester. Others suggested that the
postmen he tagged. we'll as the mem.
bers OF the fire department.
Mrs. Howard Hodgkins. state regent OF
the Daughters of the American Revc!u-
ton in the District of Columbia. an
nounced. that she would do all in her
power To interest the members of that
organization IL the movement for the
chI.dre.:
Al the close Mrs. Radcliffe urged that
hotels. theaters and private houses be
tagged by special committees. She also
called for volunteers to aid in the work.
especially by tine loan of automobile :.
transporting tickets and the active work.
ers in raising funds from one part of the
city to another on tag day.
Committees in Charge Of Work.
The following committees were an
neunced by Mrs. Radcliffe:
Hotels: Mrs. Justina Hill. Mrs. c. II
Rudolph. Mrs. w. c. Denny, Mrs. Thomas
C. Moves. Mrs. Lee Phillips. Mrs X. b.
wee. Miss Wetmore Mrs. Victor kauff-
mann. Mrs. Ellnger Mrs c. H. Ackert.
Mrs. Neale. Mrs. j. II Crawford. Mrs.
William Baldwin and Mrs. j. c. OLouSh-
lin.
Automobiles-Mrs Fendall Mrs. Graz
ford Mrs. Kaufman. Mrs. B. j. Moses,
Mrs. W. 4. Boulter. Miss Mabel Raymond,
Mrs. Chester Snow and Mrs. Bates.
Private housas-Mrs. l.. H. Mattingly.
Mrs. Erlougher, Miss l.. c. Wells Miss
Ruth Tanner. Mrs. Townsend. Mrs. +. G.
Coldren. Mrs. VI. Ross Fishburn. Mrs.
George r. Dudley and Mrs. S. f. kramer.
Excursion-Mrs. Henry l.. West. Mrs
Howard Hodgkins. Mrs. Needing Mrs.
Conrad II. Syme
Union station-Mrs NJ. Landon Reed.
Mrs. w. p. Stafford. Miss Emily Haynes
and Mrs. r. G. Hand.
Squad treasurers: Mrs. LusS. Mrs F.
c. Edgington. Mrs. r. F. a. Denham.
Mrs. J. w. Titcomb. Mrs. DE Iesi. Miss NJ.
Brickenstien. Mrs. Walter Cliff. Mrs.
West. Mrs. Gallaher. Miss Townsend. Mrs.
w. b. Patterson.
Assistants: Mrs. Hornbeck. Mss Hume.
Mrs. Winner. Miss Schmaltz. Miss Mar
jorie Gilman and Miss Mabel Tcwner
Matinee-M-s. F.. r. Gasch, Mrs Giles
Rafter. Mrs William Harryman Ra: ley
Mrs Susanna Oldberg and Miss Rosetta
BriCe.
The meeting then adjourned.