Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-04-16
TAG! YOU ARE IT!
IS CITY'S SLOGAN
ATLANTA is ALIVE WITH WOMEN
AND PRETTY GIRLS, ARMED
WITH A SMILE AND A BUNCH
OF TAGS.

Unwilling tag buyers. who boarded
daylight trolley cars Wednesday morn
ing hoping to outwit the vendors of the
little pieces of yellow cardboard, fell be-
fore the onslaught of a van of young
school girls the outposts of the relent-
less army of ladies who waged war on
every pocketbook all Wednesday-the sec
ond annual tag day of the Sheltering
Arms.
From daylight until long after the af-
ternoon rush, the sale OF tags was sched-
uled Committees of twos and threes,
met every pedestrian at the beginning of
the business districts. Upon the side
streets which vainly seemed to offer es-
cape, lone sentinels held forth, with no
other weapon than the cause they repre-
scented and a woman's wiles.
Automobile committees, which exhibit
ed more vigilance than any vigilance
committee. kept up a pauseless patrol of
the residence section, prepared TO pursue
any individual who escaped the commit
tees on foot.
At times the automobiles would menace
all sped laws, but policemen did not
dare to follow. knowing full well the pen
atty they must pay, II they fell under the
observance of the automobiles.
Best to Buy Early
Committees OF ladies anywhere from
ten TO fifty strong, conducted campaigns
on every office building Customers in
dry goods and grocery stores, discovered
that il was best to buy tags before they
made the purchases that they had plan
ned. As the day wore on, the crusade
became more furious and every street
corner down town looked like a mart of
money changers.
The headquarters OF all committees was
at Phillips & Crew on Peachtree street,
and many volunteers were enlisted. La
dies, who were tagged by their friends.
Immediately asked that they might serve
on committees so that they could have
their friends tagged.
Every indication pointed to a record
breaker day. The sale of the early hours
, equaled the sales up to the noon hour
last year. while it was expected that the
afternoon would bring still greater sales.
Nobody Overlooked
There was not one stone left unturned
| in the sale of the pieces of cardboard
that meant so much for the children of
the Sheltering Arms. Manufacturing
plants were visited outside of the city
/ and cordial welcome was given to the
different committees.
Although the ladies promised that the
purchase Of one tag would render the
| buyer immune, young men and especially
generosity, and became as decorated as
a Zulu chieftain.
Wednesday was the second annual tag
day in Atlanta. The day last year was
such a success that it was decided to
have a second tag day, which will be
! even more successful than the first.
Busy Day at Capitol
Three ladies, Mrs. Bonnie L. Craig.
| Mrs. w. d. Green and Mrs. T. H. Green.
/ reaped a harvest at the state capitol
with the tags. Every office was visited.
Governor Smith had been tagged earlier
| in the day, but he alone escaped.
Politicians, who called to see the chief
| executive. were met with smiles and
cajolery that even exceeded the wiles or
| tha politicians just before elections.
The committee divided itself and
guarded all approaches. The supreme
court was in session and was in the
midst Of concluding deliberations on a
number of important cases. This did
not hinder the committee, which, led by
MRS Craig startled the distinguished
peers. There was no hesitancy on the
part Of the committee, and when court
recovered it's composuTe every justice
wore a tag.
one ola gentleman confscated the lit
tie blue sunbonnet of one Of the COM
mittee members and became a sub-com-
mittee OF one, who secuted over the
capitol until he found an untagged per-
son. Then he would hurry back to the
committee of ladies and they would
, surround the lone and untagged indi-
viduaI, who always bought a tag at
last.
The receipts of sales in the state
house in three hours amounted to over
One visitor, who had been tagged, was
accompanied by a little poodle dog
When ne saw the committee he said, Il
have been tagged"
But your dog has not" replied Mrs
Craig like a flash.
The gentleman paid for his dogs tag