The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-09-19
TAG NEWARKERS
To SWELL FUND
FOR CHARITIES
Matrons and Girls. Several Hun.
dred Strong, Set Out on
Novel Mission.
WHEN YOU'RE FT" YOU
MUST GIVE SOMETHING
Money Will Go to Shut-In Sos
ciety and Children's Home
to Further Work.
This is tag day.

InlS 10 ldS ody.
If as yet you have not found out what
that means you may be sure that you
will before the day is over, IL about 300
energetic girls and women carry out
their object
Briefly, it is this: A young woman
will come up to you. smile cheerfully.
place what looks like little shipping
tag in your buttonhole. and stand ex-
pectant. Your part is to reach down
into your pocket or purse, produce a
coin, or coins, or even bills, If you feel
that you can stand 1t, and drop 1t into
the box she is holding out.
Your contribution will tonight or
Monday be added to other offerings and
the total divided equally between the
New Jersey branches of the Inter-
national Shut-In Society and the Chill
dren's Home Society, the officers of
which arranged the entire project. 1t
is expected that over a thousand dollars
will be realized. There are three hun
dred boxes on the street today, and it is
hoped that the average collection will
be five dollars box, which would make
a decidedly substantial total.
The New Jersey Chjldren's Home
Society is represented by the Rev. and
Mrs. w. III. Jackson and corps of as
sistants, and the Shut-In Society is rep
| resented by Mrs. c. Plummer, of At
lantic City. vice-president; Mrs. Matte
d. Douglas Eble, secretary of the At
lantic City Exchange. and assistants.
Newark Women Interested.
| The Shut-in Society has sixty-five
associate members in this city. many
of which are active In today's work.
AT the Lincoln Post rooms OF the
G.. A. r. a number of the auxiliary
members are in charge of collectors
who are covering a district in the heart
of the city. Among them are Mrs
Oscar Clifford, past president of the
auxiliary; Mrs. e. Kroen. present presi-
| dent, and Mrs. De Forrest p. Lozier.
the secretary. They started the
auxiliary fund at a meeting held
| Wednesday, when ten-dollar bill was
placed in the box.
| Other "routes" are controlled by Miss
Jessie Thorpe, of 76 North Fifteenth
street, East Orange, who has twenty
five girls from the Stockton School
working for her; Mrs. W. Edwards, of
94 North Fifteenth street, East Orange.
who has twenty Stockton School girls;
Mrs. j. w. Cooper, of 1893 North Sixth
street, three or four girls; Miss Mar
garet Coult, of Mount Pleasant ave-
nue., about eighteen High School girls:
Miss E. Westcott. of 200 South Tenth
street, twenty-five girls from her
neighborhood; Miss Mignon Mitchell,
Continental Hotel: Miss Bertha Lamb
ly. of 46 South Tenth street, who has
her entire Sunday school class col
Letting; Miss A. McWhood, of 213
North Sixth street, with two assist
ants; Miss M. Nichols, of 247 Peshine
avenue, who has six assistants; Miss
| Il. Roland, of Mount Pleasant ave-
nue.; the Young Women's Christian AS
sociation branch, under the supervision
OF Miss Annie Andrews, with a num-
ber of Y. w c. A. and Normal School
girls; Mrs. Blake Hutchins, of Wood
side avenue, and the Young Mems
Christian Association, with boys work
ing under the direction of the Rev.
w. II. Jackson.
Help CrippIes and InvaIids.
The Shut-In Society was started In
this city thirty-one years ago, as a
! letter. writing society. Its object Is to
make happier the lives of cripples and
| those who are kept indoors by illness
! of all sorts; to help them to help them
selves by showing them what sort OF
/ work it is possible to do, embroider-
/ ing, carving, ETC.: to provide water
bags, air-pillows, wheeled-chairs and
! other comforts for those who cannot
afford to provide them for themselves,
and to bring comfort and sunshine into
their lives. Any chronic invalid can
! become a member by applying to the