The Washington herald., 1909-06-13
PLANS
ARE NOW COMPLETE
Fairgrounds Association May
Realize $4,000.
SUCCESS OF PROJECT ASSURED
Women Organize 10 Cast Their Nets
for the Tight-asted and the Crafty.
Many Stores Send IN Orders for
Buttons for All Employees and
More Orders Are Coming.

That the Button Day. for the chill
dren's Fairgrounds viii prove a great
success Is the opinion ef Arthur c. Moses. /
vice president OF the Fairgrounds Asso-
ciation.
He expressed the opinion last night that
enthusiasm for the project IS increasing
every day. and he Is satisfied that at the
close OF business on Monday. June p.
every one os tne 5000 buttons which it
is planned 10 issue viii De sold. This
will mean, az a conservative estimate,
that more than $4,000 viii be realized.
There viii be no let Up IN the efforts
that are being made" Mr.. Moses said.
Every outpost Is on the alert, and the
association viii allow no oportunity 10
go by. The business men who are vitality
interested in the project are working all
their best energies for the thirty-one
Fairgrounds. The people OF Washington
are awake TO the needs Of the children.
and every pu5lic-spirit citizen win DO
his share. A little from every one who
can AFFORD II viii make up q credltable
balance on the right side OF the ledger.
With every one doing as they should.
there is no need to worry about the out
come.
Yesterday afternoon all the big stores
downtown displayed posters IN prominent
places. calling the attention OF customers
to the Button Day activities. More than
1000 OF these posters have been placed
where they will do the most good
The women OF the city will take a
prominent part IN the search for those
women, working IN pairs and attended
by chaperones, viii lombard the tight
listed who have failed 20 be caught in the
other nets cast out for them. and It viii
be a particularly crafty man that can
avoid them. Mrs. Justina r. Hiu and
Mrs. G. s. Rafter are satisfied that the
women viii more than do their share.
Button Orders Pouring In.
Orders for buttons poured IN al yes
terday by messenger and letter. and the
clerical force at the Office in the old
Metropolitan Bank hopes for more and
more as the days go by. The more the
merrier' is the motto.
The following stores, most ef them
downtown. agreed yesterday 10 buy but
tons for every employe in their respective
establishments:
/ S. Kann Sos & 90. Palais Royal. suavzrth
/ Printing Company. Charles Kaufman & Sons. r
Harris Co. W. B. Moses & Sons, Melvin Ben
rsnds, Phillipsborn Lansburgh Bro, saks 4
/ %. Parkcr-Bndget & Co, Hub Furniture Company
Panty Shoc Store. Go'denbcrz's Hecht 4 Co.
Company. Bon MArrhe. LHnsourgh FUrnfturs Con-
pauy. Eiseuan Brothsrs. Joyce Engraving Company.
Barber Ross, Miss n J. Boyd Mayer Brothsrs
/ & Co. O'Dornel's drug store. Kings Pslaee. J.
G. McCrorey & %. ?. ". WoolEurth & Co. and
he Campbel-R Ryder Company.
/ These stores have also agreed 70 put
playground buttons on sale IN their places
| OF business on June q. and many OF
them are planning special booths. Prac-
ticaily all OF them viii boost" the prof.
ect IN their advertising.
List OF the ChnperOns.
The chaperons who will accompany the
young women Who are selling buttons
are:
Mrs Justina R. Hill chairman: Mrs. Giles Scott
Rafter, frst Tcs Chairman; Ms Wallace Rad
clife. Mrs. Ben T. Wehs,er, MrS William H. De
Lacy. Nrs Eugene Z. Stevens Ms. Cgnc Il. Ru-
dolph, Ms. Phl4p Ge--y. Mrs Charles P. Nein.
Airs. walter Loren Gift. Ms Charles Peppey Mrs
IW. B Trutt Mrs. r. ID. Hopkins, Mrs. A. e
Wood, Ms. Richard Rathbun. Miss Ruth Wilson
| Mrs Z Dana DurGnd. Miss Fanny b. Tuley 8irz
W 8 Binley. Mrs- Agnes H Stewart. Miss Edith
/ q WestcCtt. Miss kosaiie P SaDdGrltn. MrS. r.
F. jackson. Mrs I. 3. Sauber. Ms. A R. Walton
Miss Mabel r. Town@. Mrs II. J. Davis. Ms
Richard L. Gasch. Miss Anne l. Pierce Ms. Lu-
tber A. ConGnt. T.. Mrs. Ahner Taylor Miss Ruth
Ruryon. Mrs J. Q. Kelto1. Miss Alberta WaIke-
Mrs. Nnli1m Kno1. Miss L1y II. HaDeke Miss c.
4 H2neke, Ms. Vernon Rncx, Miss Knox. Mrs Allen
! ID. Albert- r.. Mrs Willian H Baldwin, Ms D.
J. Callahan Mrs. John B. Dickran, MrS. William
! H. Hoske. Mrs. B. T. Janney. Ms. Otto Luebkert
Afrs- Arthur O. Moses Nirs> Ellen Spencer kiussey
Alrs Henry T. Rainey. Dr. Reoeoa Stoneroad
1 Mrs. Richard Sylvester, Mrs William Tindan. Ms
james Z. West Ms d. 7. Wfber. Mss v.
HAneke. Ms Arthur Baker Mrs. George +. Bow
erman. Ms William F. Hflebznd. Ms. Story B.
Ladd. Miss Aiics Lowe. Ms Cabei Miller. Mrs
| Geo-gs A. Myers. Ma George Eimurd sIys-s Mrs.
Charles Z. Parker, MFs- Louise Prindle Mrs Laura
Mcclellan Seuber MIS-. Catherine Sep. Miss Lucy
NJ Solger. Miss Gracs Villa MrA Elmer Paine
| and Airs. J. ". Pistol
Mrs. William H De Lacy and Mrs
Eugene E. Stevens viii have charge OF
the '-buttoning' OF Chevy Chase. They
VIII appoint their own corps Of assistants
Mrs. Phillip Gerry and Mrs. Charles P.
NeiT win have charge OF the work at
Cleveland Park They viii also appoint
their own corps OF assistants.
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