The San Francisco call., 1909-09-19

toned at the ferry, probably made the
greatest record of the day, collecting
s12l50 from the sale of tags. The
children of the Oriental school were
among the most active workers of the
day. They tied tags on nearly every
one in the Chinese quarter, and also
assisted in Market street, besides maxi
ing a descent on the Olympic club.
Partial returns showed that the Pa
cific Heights grammar school had COL
lected s42e and the Girls high school
s262.20.
AN ENTHUSIASTIC ARMY
Little tots were as enthusiastic as
the larger children in disposing of the
tags 1t was not unusual to discover
that some of the small children had
wandered from one end of the city to
the other in an effort to find sales for
the tags. Along the water front the
sailors yielded their dimes as cheerfully
as did the residents of Pacific avenue.
The $4,000 public school children and
5000 parochial school children not only
covered the entire city, but extended
their field of action to the suburban
towns and the ferries. The theaters,
the shopping districts and the transfer
points were given careful attention by
the willing army laboring under the
direction of Father ID. O. Crowley.
FATHER CROWLEY GRATEFUL
"The generous response of the city
has taken most people by surprise" said
Father Crowley last evening at the st.
Francis hotel. where he made his head
quarters while not visiting the several
districts in an automobile to direct the
workers, but to me it seems only q
yerification of the belief which 1 have
always entertained that San Francisco
is as good and more generous than
any other city in the United States.
The money realized on tags today will
help out very materially in liquidating
the heavy debt which was incurred in
building the new Youths Directory.
II wish, in behalf of the committee
having this in charge, to thank the
press and the public for the handsome
sum which we have collected. This
work would have been impossible had
1t not been for the assistance and CO.
operation of the public school children.
During the last four days Thomas f.
Boyle and myself have visited all the
grammar and high schools and a few
of the primary schools. The principals
were very courteous and all the teach
ers appeared to be in hearty accord
with the work. The children mani
tested great deal of enthusiasm In
every instance they promised to assist
to the best of their ability on tag day.
The result of their labors today proves
how well they have kept their prom
Use. The principals and the teachers
and the pupils of the schools 1 wish
to thank especially.
LITTLE TIME FOR PREPARATION
'sThe idea OF getting up tag day
occurred only 10 days ago. Two women
interested in the forthcoming festival
for the Youths Directory to be held
In November thought it would be a
good idea to get up. on a small scale
a tag day for the benefit of their own
booth. After they had broaciled the
matter it became very popular and out
grew the idea OF confining it to one
booth The entire committee entered
into the project with great deal of
interest and yigor Had a reasonable
amount of thought and time been given
TO ii by the committee / have no doubt
that it would have surpassed any event
of its kind ever before held in this
city"
One of the pathetic incidents of the
day was the death OF the mother of
Miss Bertrand Fisher, who was dili4
gently working with the high school
girls in selling tags. Her mother died
unexpectedly One Of the tag day lieu-
tenants finally discovered the girl SELL
ing tags an a streetcar and broke the
sad news to her.
General headquarters were main
tanned at the st. Francis hotel Super
sisors and flieutenants hurried in from