The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-04-26
TAG DAY BRINGS IN S2656 FOR BENEFIT OF LOCAL BOYS' CLUB Citizens Respond Good Natured- Iy and Young Ladies Did
 Their Work Well
H0ADLEY PAYS $500
 FOR TAG SENT BY WIRE
Many Humorous Incidents Witnessed. Industrial School Bond Aids In the Work-Ladies In Charge
 Thank Citizens.

tagged completely, the pocketbooks of the populace being touched for the sum of $2656. Sixty grown ladies and young l girls worked on the popular corners, the sun shone brightly all day, while the crowd was not only large, but good-na- l tured, and eager to buy the tags.
 The workers began to get busy as early at 7:3O o'clock yesterday morning, and i from then until long after sunset yester- day afternoon they were kept on the jump, raking in the shekels. At each of the principal corners a group of young ladies under the espionage of a chaperone, nabbed all persons passing by with Are you tagged?" If the passerby had no tag at the time the question was asked he had one in five seconds afterward
 Each young lady had bundle of tags in one hand and a small paper bag in the other. The tag was fastened on the pedestrian tagged while the usual cheer full victim dropped a donation in the bag i As fast as the bag was filled with coin of the realm the young lady turned it over to the treasurer at her corner, and start ed filling another one
 i Donations Cover Wide Range. l The donations ranged all the way from 1 cent to $500, though it can be said the 1 cent donations were few and far be- tween. For that matter, so were the $500 gifts. The 25-cent donation appeared to be the most popular amount, while the $1 to $5 gifts were very frequent Many persons purchased as many as half a dozen of the tags
 That which made the day so pleasant. however. was the attractiveness of the young lady workers. It appeared as if the individual appointing the workers had travelled all over Birmingham with a beauty magnet and drawn the lovelness of the town for the ""Tag Day. cam paign, and it took a man with heart of stone to turn one of them down.
 Humorous incidents abounded. There was the man on a horse who was tagged by a young lady. As the man started off again another man who had been tagged, determined that the other should be tagged for all he was worth, secured tag from the young lady, tagged the horse and charged the man 50 cents extra
 The fresh young man when impor- tuned for a donation kindly advised the young lady that he would be glad to do so just as soon as he could get 15 cents | changed.
 One man strode along with child in each arm, apparently unconscious of all danger. What cinch," chorused three young ladies as they tagged the man and the twins. What does it mean?" questioned the man: You're tagged" they replied. What for?' said he Three dollars was the reply. The man com promised on $1.
 It's foolishness,' said one man, who refused to donate, you don't catch me l getting rid of my money that way" Poor man." said the girls while a look of pity overspread their faces. Here, take these and save your money, and I before MT. Crouch knew what they were about he had tags fastened all over him. front and back.
 Covered Whole City. The young ladies worked like busy bees on the corners from 7:30 until about 93O o'clock, then proceeded to work all the office buildings, business houses and shops in the downtown district. Automobiles
 
 | the business section covered like the dew. Everybody bought; though, of course, the mean man would crop out every now and then Down at one of the freight l depots one bright fellow thought of | scheme to outwit the workers and printed | the word .'stung on some tags which he distributed among 'hs fellow clerks When 1 the workers appeared on the scene and questioned as to whether they had been | tagged the "stung'' cards were flashed on them, the young ladies retreated and the clerks pocketbooks remained un- |. touched. Another mean man made out like he was an Italian who couldn't under stand English.
 After working the stores and offices, the corners were again seized upon, and the work of tagging went merrily on until nightfall when, tired but happy, Birming- hams greatest treasures turned in their cash, went home and talked for the rest of the night about their experiences dur ing the day.
 As a result of their efforts the Boys club will receive s2656 for the support of that institution. Five hundred dollars of 
 in New York, telegram being received from him reading:
 Buy me one tag. Draw on me through First National bank for $5OO" Patton-Pope drug store at Third avenue and Twentieth street was made head quarters for the day, while every corner was made a sub-station. The pale youths who loll about the Florence corner from early morn to late at night were put to route completely, while a big bunch of daintiness, under the chaperonage of Mrs. Barnes Morgan. began to get busy. More people probably pass this corner daily than any other place in Birmingham, and here 1t was the prize winning corner organization worked over s20O being taken in at this corner.
 Those In Charge. The ladies of the board of control of the Boys club in charge of the day were: | Mrs. James Weatherly, Mrs. w. D. Nes- | bitt. Mrs. c. M. Roy, Mrs. J. B. Reid, Mrs. M. V. Joseph Mrs. c. A Nolan,