The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-02-07

Three hundred and twenty-five tag
girls brought in over $500 as the re.
suit of the systematized "Save the
Baby" campaign which was inaugural
ed in Honolulu yesterday. From early
morning until the afternoon s down.
pour of rain compelled them to cease.
the gay grille taggers, dressed in white
and with dainty Red Cross caps crown,
ing their heads, were here, there and
everywhere, and it was woe betide the
poor man who attempted to evade them.
At the latest reports last evening the
sum had already exceeded $4,000 and,
according to James A. Rath, the chief,
the amount will pass the $1,000 mark
when the one or two ladies yet to be
heard from leash in,''
Every man in Honolulu who passed
along any of the main thoroughfares
was tag bedeeked with from one to
dozen of the red cross pasteboards.
Buggies, automobiles, hacks, and rigs
of every kind and description were
tagged The girls worked enthusiastic
ally in their labor of love, and the large
amount of money collected testifes to
their energy. Some of them boarded
street-cars, others placed themselves at
regular intervals along the streets and
on the corners, and all of them gently
but firmly impressed on the mind Of
Mere Man that yesterday was "Save
the Baby Day; consequently there was
a bargain struck on the spot. The girl
got the money and the man got the tag.
Amusing instances piled one on the
other all through the day. One bashful
young man, who liked to buy tags from
the girls but was afraid they (the girls)
would notice how shaky he was, rushed
up to the one maid he knew out of
bewildering array of uniformed beauties
on Hotel street. Grabbing her by the
arm, he led her to one side, and in a
stage whisper that could be heard
block, said:
'"T want all the tags you got. How
much are they apiece?'
He got the tags, and, be it said to
the credit of the lady in the case, he
paid a good price for them. Shortly
afterwards the young man, shorn Of his
bashfulness, was soon strutting proudly
up and down Fort street.
Shortly after the noon whistles had
blown, a milk wagon from the Dairy
men s Association elattered up in front
of the Union Grill. A well known
joker, assisted by several men who were
standing in front of the Grill, promptly
decorated the milkcart in festive fash
ion with ref tags and cheered the driver
as he ratified off down the street.
All the celebrities of the city were
loaded down with the inevitable tags.
D. P. R. Isenberg was as nearly covered
with the tapping little signs as he
possibly could be, but when, 1t IS said,
an unusually pretty woman vowed she
would kiss him if he would ''buy just
one more" he succumbed. Shipping
Commissioner Amy saved numerous in
fants in a novel manner. He bought
tags with the money which had been
paid him during the morning by two
creditors, and he was SO astonished that
he AYERS he gave several gold pieces
away instead of just ordinary quarters
as he had intended. That was, however
a case of 'Egood all around, - and the
Admiral has as yet registered no kicks
Another gentleman claims he was
"stung." and, according to the story
he tells, it would appear that he IS ao'
solutely justified in presenting himsei
with large-sized lemon. A very nice
young lady, while crossing the stree'
at the corner Of King and Fort, drop
ped load of tags. Although the youni