The Detroit times., 1909-06-09
CASH ROLLS IN FOR
FIGHT AGAINST
CONSUMPTION
Blue Star Day Is Bumper Success,
Indications Being That Last
Years Collections Will
Be Greatly Exceeded.
Few Refused to be Tagged" for
Worthy Cause-Lem W. Bowen
Gives $50 for His Badge.

The army OF the Blue Star has cap
tured the town. Detroit has surrehd'
cred Internationally to the gallant
host, headed by Mrs. William j. Chit
tenden, Jr., as mayoress OF the city
and marshal OF the day. BY noontime
the man or woman who appeared on
the street without blue star padge
was looked upon almost as CURIOSITY
The spirit of the occasion was present
everywhere and rich and poor aiiKo
succumbed to It's subtle influence
Those who refused to give were de-
cidedly In the minority.
While no estimates are possible al
this time. the feeling prevails In the
Headquarters OF the Detroit Soclely
for the Study and Prevention OF Tu'
berculosis. In the Hotel Pontchartrain,
that the contributions this year VIII
far exceed those OF year ago Al
least all indications seem 10 point
that way. The contributions, as a
rule are larger and certainly are more
numerous than on the former OCCASION
for the purpose of the charity Is now
better understood, while the percent
age of refusals is proportiohately low
er.
The way the checks have been COM
ing I'm from merchants, manuiactuI-
ers and business men in various lines
oftrade has been most encouraslns
to the women In charge or the WORK.
Many were handed to Mrs Chittenden
personally. BY noon she had pock'
etful.
IF somebody doesn't relieve me OF
these checks soon | won't nave any
room for my gloves" she said.
Lem Bowen Gives $50.
Several OF the downtown business
men sent messengers over to the
Pontchartrain with their contribu-
ticns, while others dropped them In
the boxes held by the chaperones ana
aides. The checks were for large
amounts in some instances. Lem w.
Bowen sent one for $50 and the ID. Nj.
Ferry Co. contributed a like amount.
THE largest individual contribution re-
ported by the workers on the streets
was one of $25 received by the chap
eron stationed at the Washington ar
cade. The donor, young woman, ex-
planned that she was giving 1t for her
father and added that he might want
a visit out OF the city.
About LOO boxes we're given out
from Headquarters, and the amount
raised will not be definitely known
until every one OF these has been re-
turned and the contents counted,
which may take day or two. Up to
noon. two boxes had been returned,
fuu and others were given out In
their place.
Business Men Cooperate.
A feature of the charity this year
Is the way the manufacturing institu-
tons and merchants have co-operated
with the society. The committee on
factories, headed bv Mrs. George Z.
Kerwin. distributed between 300 and
400 boxes among the larger industrial
institutions OF the city and the insti-
tutions themselves are looking after
the collections.
Early Wednesday morning 1000
tags were sent to each OF the follow
ing concerns among others: Parkc.
Davis e. Co., the Packard Motor Car
Co. the Cadillac Motor Car Co.. the
Acme White Lead & Color works. the
Burroughs Adding Machine works. the
Detroit Steel Boat works and Fred
erick Stearns & Co. Nearly all OF
them sent In for 900 additional tags
before noon, and the Packard Co, ar
ter using up 5000 sent for 1000 more.
AS Tuesday was pay day with the
Michigan Car e. Foundry Co, the con-
Germ requested that the plant be can
vassed that day and this was done
with splendid results. The San Telmo
Cigar Co. had its pay day Wednesday,
and the employees contributed literally
TO the tuberculosis charity fund.
Two or three OF the factory boxes
have already been opened. They aver.
aged about $25 each.
A striking instance OF the way the
merchants are cooperating was
brought to the attention OF two or
three aides during the forenoon. They
went into Gray g. Worcester's uptown
drug store to get light lunch. When
they asked for their checks none was
forthcoming.
we we're instructed to serve all per-
CONS wearing th9t badge on their arms
free of charge" explained the dis.
penser.
3. sIegei 10 Generous.
Mrs Frank Newman, one OF the
chaperones, met b. Siegel at the door
~ his establishment. He emptied his
nockets OF all the change he had.
which was a good-sized handful. and
asked her to step 10 the Office for
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