The Washington herald., 1909-06-22

Washington's first Button day was i
rousing success success spelled IN
monetary units, and not merely IN enthu-
siasm. The city rose 70 her opportunity
with eager spirit. and seized It by proudly
displaying the Taft motto. 7 an for
playgrounds.'
When the committee turned out the
lights last night and extricated Itself
from tangled mare of figures. it was
found that 800 TO $500 had been re-
ported IN the early returns OF the dis
tributors. This is. OF course. a small por-
ton OF the fun receipts Of the day. They
are likely 70 triple or quadr1ple this
amount The committee does not antici-
pate making a complete statement before
to-mOrrow. aSd possibly Thursday.
The Capital assimilated $500 buttons.
one 10 every three OF the population
The entire stock was practically exhaust
ed, and the demand upon headquarters
for extra supplies exceeded all prepara-
tons to handle H. The Decent black
button was. OF course. the best seller"
but the others sold as bris<iy as stocks
on the Wall street curb market The
green vas --retaned~ Al > cents. The
blue" az 80 cents. the red" az 81. TIE
silver at S. and the ',Eold" az SO
Example Of the President.
Many a prosperous citizen emulated the
example OF President Taft by placing a
SO button on his coat lapel and many
an sristoerste motor car moved maies-
ticaiiy down T street bearing the Buttos
Day tag as its frontispleoe-
The Government Printing once Son
the distinction OF having "absorbed''
I more eublems than any other govern
ment institution. Returns from the r.
tail stores have not been received Su5ur-
ban Washington held up its end vel
against the more tl1ickly settled portions.
and sent in hurry calls for more buttons
al day
. The headquarters OF the button CON-
mittee, IN the Metropolitan Bank Build
ing. was a whirlpool OF activity an day
} volunteers-boys. girls. and bicycle
! squads-were busy delivering fresh sup
plies 10 stations which had sold out, and
automobiles. flying the eolors OF Button
Day and hIIed with pretty ehaperons,
/ new back and forth
At a late hour last night the following
reports had been received:
Director Ralph and his committee o.
the Bureau Of Engraving and Printing
S2s9. Agricultural Department. through
Miss Anna L. Pierce. $685. Union station
COMMITTEES. $1o0. two cashiers OF the CroEr
lunchroom. So
work OF Charley Taft.
Conspicuous among the button squad
: vas Charley Taft Early IN the day ID
: sold SO button to his father. and Later
q sold him another button-this tine Z
, 50-cent one Not satisfied with the show.
= ing OF the White House. he hung hfteer
! red tags on every available point OF The
Presidents automobile, which had th.
n appearance Of a tourists trunk as Il spur
: out 10 the golf links IN the afternoon
All the members OF the Cabinet pur.
p chased gold buttons. Senator Weemort
: returned the & and $ buttons sent hill
> BY the committee and wrote that II N.
committee would send him SO batter
"a he would be slad to consider f.
e Perhaps the so button occupying tn
. most unique place Is the one purchased
Z by Arthur 3. Moses, vice chairman o.
the committee He purchased q golt
- button for a new boy member OF his fam
!. ily who arrived Sunday night and Is ye
too young 70 think about Fairgrounds.
All classes poured into headquartsrs
Il during the day One woman bought W,
z gold buttons. In contrast 70 these wert
. Nfrrar u Nrr~f--~
e who recognize the benefits OF play
grounds They invested IN buttons o.
smaller denominations one man drssSe.
!, somewhat poorly entered headQuartsr.
--s said be had oeen over
I, looked and vanuvd 20 buy a button HI
reached down into his torn pockets an,
= drew out an old tobacco sack, from wh.cl
a. he extracted his last dime, and plane,
: the button on his coat when he left ~
= building, satisfied that he had contributes
y his mite tc -ss cause.
: The Button Day S1mmittee IS especiaul
pleased with the results. n that Il re
vesis TO Congress that the people o
Washington are patriotic and have CIV.
pride. Last year before Tag Day Con
gress declared that II the people respond
g ed and showed they really wanted play
grounds. Il would grant an epprcpristi0
]. this year. The appropriation failed {
q materialize. and the Fairgrounds Asso
n ciRtion was discouraged
y Wants the Playground.
3 The results OF yesterday are conclusiv
se evidence that Washington wants play
grounds. and possesses a deterninatio
q to have them II is now hoped Coag-es
te
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