Evening star., 1909-06-22
Benefit OF FAIRGROUNDS
Returns to Date Indicate Receipts
Exceeding $4,000.
THANKS GIVEN TO EVERYBODY
More Money Realized Than on
"Tag Day. Last Year-Good
Work by Volunteers.

Work by Volunteers.
With returns being received every min
ute at headquarters of the button COM
mittee of the Washington Fairgrounds
Associa tion on the sale of buttons yester-
day, the indications are that the record
of Tag day last year will be surpassed
and that the fund for the childrens play
grounds will be richer by between $1,000
and $4,000.
Tag day last year netted $4,000 That
these figures will be bettered when all
the returns are in was confidently pre-
dicted by Cuno H. Rudolph.
While it is impossible to tell this
morning how much we have raised" Mr..
Rudolph told a Star reporter. "I feel
sure that we will get more than the
IS. 200 figure registered in favor Of Tag
day last year Just how far we will sur
pass these figures 1 am not prepared to
state. but I can say that we are highly
gratified at the results of yesterdays
work. and are extremely grateful to the
people of Washington for the support
they gave u.s.
Others Well Satisfied.
James E. West, secretary of the as
sociation. is even more sanguine than
Mr.. Rudolph. He Is certain that the
Button day figures will exceed those of
Tag day by wide margin.
Mrs. Justina K. HILL who was one Of the
hardest worked members of the commit
tees staff, has nothing but words Of
praise for the chaperors and feminine
volunteers. who were directly under her
supervision.
II haven't been able to fully realize vet
what splendid work they did, Mrs. Hill
said today. They were prompt and
businesslike. worked hard and faithfully
and displayed the greatest enthusiasm 1
have ever known. Some of the women
had large territories to cover. but they
did not give up or call for extra help
when they found what they were con-
fronted with They went straight ahead
and worked from early in the morning
until dark. I am extremely grateful to
every one of them, and the whole COM
mittee appreciates their services fully"
Proceeds With Enthusiasm.
The sale of buttons yesterday was
marked by enthusiasm that amounted al
most to hilarity. From the most promi-
nent and prosperous citizens to the low
iiest the interest was Keen One of the
busiest persons In town was Charley
Taft. the Presidents son. Charley was
up and about early. and took supply
of buttons and placards. His father got
most of them. Charley sold the Presi
dent a ten-dollar gold button early in the
day, and later. being stuck he made
the President take a flfty-cent button. In
addition to his button sales he festooned
his fathers automobile with about five
dollars worth Of red tags.
Although 1t would vote no appropria-
ton for Fairgrounds. Congress. indivd-
ually, proved generous. Many one-dollar
Capitol. Senator Wetmore returned the
one-dollar and five-dollar buttons sent
him and asked for a ten-dollar button,
The government departments and bu-
reaus responded literally, particularly
the bureau of engraving and printing.
whose employees bought $299 worth of
buttons Through Miss Anna L. Pierce
the Department of Agriculture bought
$3.50 worth. Two cashiers of the Crown
lunchroom, on New York avenue, sold
$50 worth of buttons, and the Union sta
tion committee gathered in an even hun
dreC dollars.
Thanks for Everybody.
Arthur c. Moses vice president of the
Fairgrounds Association and chairman of
the button committee. cheerfully bought
a ten-dollar button. No wonder. He pur-
chased it for a newly arrived son, who
appeared on the scene Sunday.
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These people worked diligently and
cheerfully from early morn until late
at night, some of them for days in ad-
vance of Button day
''On behalf of our president, Hon. F. H
Hitchcock, and our board of directors,
want to thank every one for their
hearty cooperation and good cheer; for
the kindly smiles which came uniformly
from the public for our volunteers who
sold the buttons.
We desire to especially thank for
their generosity in lending their automo-
hiles Mr.: Niles. jr., Seeing Washington
Long, Mr.. Miller. Mr.. Williams, Taxicab
company. Lester Moore. Charles A.
Jones. o. B. Drown. William E. Shan
non. secretary Taxicab company; Central
garage, Commercial Automobile Com
pany. l. c. Barber. Mount Pleasant
garage, Schwartz & Gassenheimer, Mrs.
Mcknight Moses, Mrs. Richard Rathbun,
j. A. Muehleisen and Central garage.
We had the hearty support Of the
merchants throughout the city. and want
to thank them for their great interest
taken in this worthy cause. Among
them are:
Lansburgh Furniture Company. Else
man Bros. Barber & Ross. Mayer Bros.
Kings Palace. S. kann, Sons & Co.,
Palais Royal. Sudwarth Printing Com
pany, r. Harris & Co.. W. b. Moses &
Sons. Lansburgh & Bro. Saks & Co.
Hub Furniture Company. Godenbers G.
Co., Hecht & Co.. Woodward & Lothrop.
, r. P. Andrews Paper Company, Parker.
Bridget G. Co, and stores throughout the
city too numerous to mention.
individuals and Committees.
Great assistance was rendered by in
dividuals and committees, among whom
were:
n. B. Campbell. chairman committee
on stores; Theodore Tiller, chairman
press committee; James NJ. Ford. chair
man lunch room committee: Ross P.
Andrews, chairman delivery wagon
committee: Samuel B. Donnelly, chair
man government printing office; Joseph
Richardson, chairman builders commits
sion; Charles A. Jones; Arthur Cow
sill. vice chairman building industry
committee; D. S. Porter. chairman tele-
phone employees committee; Ralph w.
Lee, chairman insurance companies and
Offices; DIR. William L. Clark. chairman
dentist committee: DIR. S. S. Adams
chairman physicians committee: Wal
ter C. Clephane, chairman lawyers
estate dealers committee; Mrs. ].
vehicle committee; DIR. William
Tindall. chairman District build
ing committee. Louis =. Wilson,
District employees committee: Julius
Garfnkle. chairman buttoning stores
committee; Otto Luebkert, treasurer;
Cuno Rudolph. chairman, Thomas Grant
secretary; Charles E. Speaks; James K.
West, secretary Fairgrounds commit
tee; E. c. Graham, Mr.. klock of Du-
pont garage. Ralph Lee. insurance
committee: Mr.. Hunter, secretary stores