The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1909-06-18
BruttLebOrO Local
RED TAG DAY YIELDED 1882.
Over $500 Tags Sold Last Saturday for
Rest Room Benefit Fund.

Rest Room Benefit Fund
Red tag day was observed in Brattle
boro Saturday. The final accounting
shows that 1892 was added to the treas
ury of the rest room which is equiva
lent to saying that the event was a
ing the matter in charge. If one did
not get a chance to ornament their
person, vehicle or domicile with red
tag it is safe to say that they must
have been absent from town Satur-
day. However the solicitors haunted
the railroad station and more than one
individual that "passed through
that indicated a contribution to the
rest room fund. Over $500 tags were
sold.
Fifty-two young ladies assisted by
a force of special solicitors undertook
the work of canvassing the town this
year and many of them were afeld
early in the day Before 10 clock
returns began to arrive at the rest
room and the reports of "all sold out -
were frequent during the early part of
the day. The committee had provided
themselves with 200 more tags than
were used last year but by noon had to
procure several hundred more. There
was not time enough to print them but
for blanks. 1t looked as though the
good natured public would have worn
anything in red from quill in the hat
to shoe lacing. Grocery teams, ice
carts, and milk wagons were displayed
with rest. room colors soon after in
the morning. Man, or woman, boy or
girl, horse or automobile, that appeared
without the red tag were at once the
mark for some watchful tagger. Until
6 O'Clock in the evening children
climbed the stairs to the rest room with
penny clasped in their fists after the
coveted red pasteboard. Several droll
and cheering incidents occurred dur
ing the tag sale. A farmer who said he
tag went away with a smile. Uniform
kindness, response and courtesy was
extended to the canvassers. TO their
swift feet and unf1agging zeal, more
than any one factor, the success of the
day was due. Some of those from the
near by streets returned to the rest
room several times during the, day to
deposit their collections. refresh them
selves with a glass of lemonade and re-
turn to their work.
From one side of Main street Pauline
Jenne alone obtained $50.66. Alice
Leonard $30.1S and others who visited
the upper floors were given in all sums
ranging from $40 to $14. The total
amount contributed from the post office
last year. This did not include money |
collected by the specials in stores and |
at the Brooks House. No large sums |
were paid by individuals as last year
but the larger number of tags sold indi-
Gated a general and widespread inter-
est in the enterprise. The committee
felt justified by the thorough canvass
and generous response of the citizens
in excusing the workers from further
efforts at $50. In all ways the COM
mittee sought to eliminate any objec
tionable features that may have justly
caused criticism of red tag day in 9th.
er places. The amount raised exceeded
Following carnation and automobile
lays so soon, a smaller harvest than
asst year was anticipated. By noon on
$151 had been received and
deposited in the bank. AS the day ad
-anced and returns came in there were s
ears mark was reached and passed
he enthusiasm of the workers found
xpression. A
At a meeting of the tag committee
uesday vote was passed that through
le press thanks should be rendered the
peration; to Mr.. Fox for promptness I,
nd personal care in posting the bills, to =
ne boys who distributed the flyers and 3
} the canvassers who gave hours of )
heerful labor. The Brattleboro w. G. 7
. u. who constitute the crest room :
Management although three Of their ;
lumber were represented on the com /
littee, wish to express to the other !
inc their appreciation and thanks. 10 +
IRIS. Cora Leonard, whose able organ
ling talent soon turned the twelve !
7omen of the committee into system
lie Fay whose early and late assistance
vas invaluable, special thanks were
-oted. The committee and solicitors: !
Hiss Margaret Martin, Miss Lizzie Sar- }
1ent, Miss Jessie Ransom, Miss Alice I
spencer, Miss Mabel De Graux, Miss !
emily Clapp, Miss Sc Grace 34 Wphi ts aker'
diss Rita Eekels, MISS Ma hils Ba PgoIms
enne, Miss Mary Cox, Miss Alice Leon
I'd, Miss Stella Stickney, Mrs. Alice
3emis. Miss Florence Foster, Miss Flea
Tor Moves, Miss Gotta Bengtson, Miss s
yiola Harris, Miss Agnes Mack, Miss {
Helen Kenney, Miss Gladys Evans, Miss {
Plummer: Miss Florence Skin
Ter, Miss Hilda Wester, Mrs: Jennie {
3rocl1ington, Mrs. Dorpha White, Mrs.
.. w. Gipson, Mrs. G. II. Thompson,
Mrs. F. E. Dyke, Mrs. s H. Mixer,
Irs. F. E. Perry, Miss Phoebe Clark |
Mss Bertha Mixer, Mrs. F, E. Willard,
Hiss Mildred Knowlton, Mrs. E. E.
White, Mrs. Clara Edwards, Miss Sar-
rent, MISS Irene Glmpt0n, MIS-. -. VI.
Jovey, Miss Helen Prentiss, Miss Helen
emerson, Miss May Cook, Mrs. j. F.
3razor, Miss Bessie Farnum,- Miss Ida
Nox, Mrs. H. W. Spaulding, Miss Ruth
callahan, Miss Mary Stearns, Miss
elizabeth Mixner, Mrs. Maud Nc
luaide.
The committee in charge: Mrs. Cora
leonard, Mrs. Henry Tucker, Mrs.
]. o. Abbott, Mrs. G: F. R. yen1e, Mrs,
|. J. Currier. Mrs Eugene Clark, Mrs.
/. c. Averill, Mrs. Anna Whittier
Mrs. +. E. Perry. Miss Mary Henshaw, A.,
Hiss Gotta Bengtson, Miss Addie M.
fay