The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-06-10
CAMPAIGN BEGUN
FOR FAIRGROUNDS
Plans Are Made for Four
Big Events in Near
Future.

Button Day headquarters were
opened this morning in the old Metro
politan Bank building by the Washing
ton Fairgrounds Association, and from
this moment or until some fifty thou
sand Washingtonians are tagged with
a button bearing the picture and auto
graph of President Taft on June p,
there isn't to be a dull minute in the
Fairgrounds campaign.
Plans for four events for the benefit
of the Fairgrounds have been originated
and especially interested in two OF them
are President and Mrs. Taft.
The President has authorized the sale
of buttons bearing his signature, his
photograph and the slogan Il am for
Fairgrounds" Fifty thousand buttons,
TO be sold from FIVE cents to ten dollars
each according 10 color, have been or
dered. The proceeds Will go 10 the BEN
eft Of both the municipal and school
Fairgrounds
"Peter Pan"
Mrs. Taft has given the association
the use OF the White House lawn for an
outdoor production of Peter Pan"
Miss Maude Adams. who made the part
famous, will play her old role, having
evinced thus much interest in the chill
dren of washington. Charles Frohman
original scenery used in the production
probably will be shipped TO Washington
from London, where it was last used.
The outdoor performance will take
place the latter part of June.
on June g. the old rivals-the base
ball teams of the Chamber of Commerce
and the Board OF Trade-will meet in
mighty combat on the diamond Eight
cen business men win get a lot of
bruises ana sore limbs and the children
of Washington viii get the monetary
proceeds
Early IN July. the final event for the
benefit OF the Fairgrounds deficit viii
be pulled OF. This viii be river ex-
cursion D. J. Callahan. general man
aser Of the Norfolk and Washington
Steamboat Company. has donated the
use of boat.
Plans Are Laid.
Tentative plans for all these events
were laid at an enthusiastic meeting of
The Fairgrounds Association in the
Chamber of Commerce rooms late yes
terday afternoon. Arthur c. Moses, ice
president OF the association. presided.
Committee ehairmen. subchairmen,
and chaperones for the girls who viii
sell the buttons on button day were
registered and other volunteers called
for. Six hundred girls from the high
schools. according to present plans, or
volunteers not attending school, will
oe needed. Every two girls will be &C
companied by chaperOne and the trio
viii have a certain district 10 cover
Thus, the services Of 800 chapercnes are
needed and volunteers are asked to send
in their names to button day" head
quarters at the metropolitan Bank
building. Mrs Justina r. Hill. OF the
Board OF Education. has consented to
be chief chaperone.
Committees Named
A G. Newmyer. chaiIIna Of the
committee on department stores, report
ed that he had made arrangements with
practically all OF the larger stores to
install booths for the sale OF the Taft
buttons. A similar campaign viii be
planned in some OF the large buildings
Each profession will be represented by
a committee chairman whose duty it
viii be TO dispose Of buttons among
members Of that profession. The COM
mittees named so far are as follows:
General chairman. button day COM
mittee, Cuno II. Randolph; secretary,
Thomas Grant; chisf Of chaperone com
mittee, Mrs. JUSTINE r. Hill; chairman
press committee, Theodore II. Tiler;
in charge Of headquarters. James E.
West and r. L Miller, Of the asso-
citation.
The District campaign will be sub
divided among committees in charge Of
TIE chsirnen named as follows:
WOmen's clubs Mrs Henry T. Rainey
wife Of Representative Rainey; lunch
rooms w. II, Henshaw. the Crown
Lunch: store booths, ". .. Howen-
stein. Of Moses & Sons; delivery wagons,
RoSs Z. Andrews: booths in buildings
e. A. Jones. Of Washington Times. mar
kets. George Sacks: the Senate. G. F.
Snyders Government Printing Office.
Samuel =. DOnnelly, Public Printer;
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