The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-06-13
Boys Soon Fill Banks, So
Early Do They Sell
Pasteboards.
$4,000 EXPECTED
BY ]. B. SLEMAN, JR.
Quentin Roosevelt Among First to
Turn in His Bank-Headquarters
Will Be Kept Open Late.

Nobed dy was sighted in Washington
today. and II there is one person in tbs
city who escaped the taggers. who ART
working for the Playground AssoCia.
ton he will be hunted down ana made
10 disgorge at least a nickel for the
little piece or pasteDoard and coloTed
string. There is no escape-the t'-ggeri
are as relentless as fate and as inde-
fatigable as electric dynamos.
Bright and carly this morning they
started out into the highways and by
ways. holding up the pedestrians and
afdXing the badge of philanthropy to
horses, dogs. wagons, automobiles,
buildings. and offices.
I'D on Pennsylvania avenue a Teddy
bear stood outside a souvenir postal
store, basking IN the warmth OF the
sunshine. He was unconscious OF dan
ger. end was thinking probably that
soon he must 60 the way OF the noble
Indian who was won't 10 do dut- out
side tobacco stores.
Tags Big Teddy Bear.
Suddenly he was pounced upon by a
small boy. who was belJed with broad
white belt. inscribed Tag Day Volun-
tcer." A pastebOard was attached 70
the Teddy Bears furry ear. and a nickel
was collected from his owner.
A few Of the most energetic OF the
boy workers reported this morning al
the headquarters on Fifteenth street.
with their banks filed 10 the limit with
coins. They were forced TO quit work,
and bring IN the money, because, per
force, their banks would hold no more.
Quentin Roosevelt. son OF the PrCsi-
den- was one OF the earliest on the
scene lie had gone out the night be-
fore and started ats work, u gging peO-
pie with an eHc.t5y which soon niled
MS bank. lie was the second 10 bring
lu his bank. and IL contained S9.09. "a
chip on the old block. said Treasure.
sleman. as he gave him a receipt for
the money and another big bundle "
tags. Chester Mcmillan and George
smith came In first and they brought
1855 in their bank.
Sell Tag a Second.
Probably the busiest corner in the
city was the corner OF Fifteenth and +
streets Hundreds who went into the
nearby railroad offices to purchase Va
cation tickets, responded heartily 10 the
appeal Of the boys and many bought
half a dozen tags. II was estimated
that they were sod on that corner at
the rate o. sixty tags a minute.
The headquarters Of the Tag Day
band IN the old Metropolitan National
Bank building was one OF the busiest
places IN Washington. Hundreds OF
boys came pouring IN with the wealth
OF nickels ana dimes and quarters gath
cred in all parts OF the city, We're re-
lived OF the contents OF their banks
their stock OF tags replenished, and
sent forth 10 continue the.- good work
Supervising Principal Charles s.,
NIB n &c In Oh - 81
division Of the work. was
deluged with requests for more tags
and banks from the different schools
where the branches are established.
Supply of Banks Runs Out.
There was plenty of tags. Of all sizes.
hut the nickeled banks which had been
provided, gave out early. and Mr.. Sle-
men. who is vice president OF the Union
Savings Bank. secured nearly a thous-
and small banks which his institution
had used at one time. It had been
planned to have two boys use one bank
Jointly, but there were so many mor1
boys than banks. that Il was found
necessary TO assign five or six to a
bank, and in some cases the boys had
20 keep the money in their pockets.
Mr.. Slemanl said at noon that he
thought at least 5000 would be
'eaped by the little harvesters who are
working so tndustriousiy TO augment
he fund TO provide Fairgrounds for the
children of Washington
The headquarters, on Fifteenth street.
will Be kept open until 10 o'clock tonight
so that all returns may be made and
he total made up. 4 statement will be
made at that time by those in charge.
showing the results OF the Tag Day ef-
,orts, and giving list OF the Individual
ionors.