The San Francisco call., 1908-11-15
-Kindergartens,, Hospital and
Homes for Old and Young
Tag Day Beneficiaries
Women Enthusiastic in Charity
Battle" and Preparations
for Day Nearly Complete

residents for aid next Saturday through
tag day"
The free kindergartens are foremost
in the ranks OF the appealing charities.
Weary mothers, bending over wash
tubs or down on their knees. scrubbing
floors. feel the burden less when no
helpless tot is near to worry her. Few
can guess how much weight is taken
from the load of these mothers by the
knowledge that the little ones are be-
ing cared for; that the child is get
ting the all essential mothery sym
pathy and kindness which she herself
is too harassed, too tired, too wor-
ried to impart
Providence hospital has never shut
her doors against any one because he
or she was poor. Penniless children
OF penniless parents find welcome
there as hearty and true as the greet
ing given to the offspring of wealthy
parents Needy men and women in
their hours Of sickness find there a
haven OF rest.
Although a Catholic institution and
watched over by nuns, creed has never
been a bar to entrance.
Not less worthy than the other two
is the Ladies relief society, which
cares for the helpless at both periods
of life the aged poor and the or
phans. Two homes are conducted by
this organization.
Down near the railroad yards in
West Oakland the New Century club
teaches the girls of the section cook
ing and other domestic sciences. The
boys are taught carpentry and other
branches of manual training.
ENTHUSIASTIC MEETING
The most enthusiastic meeting since
the project was launched was held this
General Miss Mahony presiding Hun
dreds of names of volunteer taggers
were handed in this morning and hun
dreds more are expected in tomorrow.
The city viii be districted off and bat
tie stations assigned to the captains
at a meeting to be held next Tuesday
morning in the Key Route hotel.
Accommodating tours over the ground
which will be the scene OF Saturdays
conflict will be held Wednesday or
Thursday.
A call for outside captains to take
charge Of the schools was made by
Miss Mahony this morning, and a num-
Der responded. Miss Ethel Moore was
appointed a lieutenant general with
jurisdiction over the schools and all
who are to aid her. including some
teachers, will meet at the Ebell club
house Monday afternoon at S:15 o'clock.
Advertising space in the theater pro-
grams has been promised as wen as
large posters near the stage in two of
the theaters
The announcement that cups will be
offered the schools for competition on
tag day" has the desired effect upon
the students.
Mrs. Henry Martinez has been given
the lieutenant generalcy of Berkeley
and one-fourth of the receipts from the
university town go to some Berkeley
charity.
Announcements of tag day" will be
made from all of the city's pulpits to-
morrow morning.
The fact that even the ministers
will speak for us proves that our cause
is popular" said General Miss Mahony
to her officers at the meeting this
morning.
IF Oakland does not respond gener-
ously on tag day it will leave the city
open to unkind remarks. to the effect
that Oakland has deteriorated fnan-
cially. despite the boom after the fire."
said Miss Mahony
JEwEsS WOMEN AID
Under the leadership of Mrs. Sol
Kahn and Mrs. Coffee the Jewish
women of the city will aid Miss Ma
hony.
III Eordlllt Two gOuIE women got d
hand organ and sold tags on the main
street, meanwhile discoursing (sweet?)
music, and this proved so successful a
method of tagging that Miss Mahony
suggested it be duplicated here. 1t is
possible that this or similar stunts
viii be chalked to the credit of Oak
lands pretty taggers.
Transbay. society is very much identi-
ned with tag day" and list of the
captains and taggers reads like a copy
of Who's Who in Oakland
Miss Miner has been appointed treas
urer of tag day and Miss Matilda E.
Brown is one OF the lieutenant generals
on Miss Mahony's staff Miss Brown is
acting as Miss Mahony's first assistant
in the work of directing the prepara-
tions. Miss Brown is also president Of
the Ladies relief society.
Ten thousand yards of string is be-
ing cut up into short pieces by many
of Oakland's most prominent women.
Volunteers were asked for this work by
General Miss Mahony. and many re-
sponded. When the tags have been
printed they will be distributed among
the captains, who will take them to
their homes, and tie on the strings.
Local bank employees will count the
money as it is received and a police
man will accompany the conveyance of
each lieutenant general in her trips
backward and forward to collect from
time to time the receipts of her cap
tains.
Following is a list of the lieutenant
generals
Mrs. William I. yeitchIMrs. Frank F. weston
Mrs. Thomas =. Hogan Mrs. Henry Martinez
Mrs John Francis Smith Miss (eneviere Chambers
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