Norwich bulletin., 1909-08-24
WESTERLY TAG DAY A BIC SUCCESS. Iagless Individual Rarity and District Nurse Association
 will Get liar dsome sum-Local Mention.

Monday was Tag day in Westerly
 and. although an innovation the TO-
 pie took to 1t as naturally as duck
 ling to the water. The effort was to
 raise money to aid the work of the
 westerly District Nurse association winch has been in active operation for | several months with good results.
 Many of the pretty girls of Westerly,
 some of the bright young men, under
 the supervision of the foremost ladies | or the town were active all day in | tagging those who were willing to -rt
 with their money, or small part of l 1t, for deserving cause. As a result
 the tagless individual was a rarety.
 All the active workers wore a white
 band with red cross on the left arm
 and carried red boxes as cash recep- tacles-the young ladies attired in i Ehlte, with dresses trimmed daintily With red ribbon. Everybody men. wo- men and children on foot, or horse back, in carriage automobile or trolley
 car, we're solicited to assist in the charitable work and then given a tag
 as a passport. These tags were
 round pieces of white cardboard, with strings, with red cross printed in cen
 ter and these words in red: Tag Day.
 Westerly, 1909. Westerly Nurse As-
 sociation."
 Tag da' was systematically arrang-
 ed by the ways and means committee
 of the Westerly District Nurse asso- clation, with headquarters during the
 day and evening in the conference room of the Memorial building, with committee in charge composed of Mrs Charles Perry. Mrs. Arthur M Cot treH. Mrs. George N. Burdick, Miss Helen Ssgar and Mrs. Frank N. Sher- man.
 There were six ub-stations, located c Fol as Pamed: At postoffice Miss Katherine Frankensteln; corner Elm and Broad streets, Miss Esther Dodge; corner Mechanic and West Broad streets, Mrs. Harry Milner, Miss Emma Langwor- thy; railway station, Miss Grace P. Willard; corner High street and Grove avenue. Mrs. Henry R. Eegar Miss Agnes Nestor; corner Elm and School streets. Mrs. Burdick, Miss Florence Johnson; Watch Hill, Miss Katherine l Bennet. The solicitors were sent out | from the several stations and the work i or raising funds was zealously carried | on all through the day.
 In the evening the Westerly band | gave complimentary concert in Dixon | square, and an immense crowd was assembled. Here the imDosers of tags continued their labor of love and gath cred together considerable coin
 Of course there was some fun con- nected with Tag day, one lady of prominence finding pleasure in visit ing offices and stores and asking for tags as souvenirs, and the holders gave them up cheerfully. The lady made a list of the donors. rave the names To the young solicitors, and those who lad formerly secured tags were re- lulred to make a second purchase. Tn almost every instance the joke was appreciated and fancy prices were paid for the second supply of tags.
 One young fellow who was bedecked with tags in the early morning. divided hem at noon, and substituted a Dla- ard that bore in large letters the sig { meant word Broke" but he had no l 'eace until one of the round official { ags was suspended from the placard. ( A committee of young ladies visited | he White Rock. mills and the opinion i revailed among the younger employees nat the tags were on sale for one s ent apiece, and many were given ont c that price. One young fellow I anded up twenty-five cents and if T 'as dropped into the sealed box. He t 'as given a tag and waited for the a "enty-four cents change that never q anne. S As the collection boxes could not he f pened without breaking. and as many u them were in use until the close D me band concert, the amount real Il ed from Tag day contributions will s ot De knoWn until today The boxes s ld thelr contents were placed in the o iult or the Washington Trust com II any. Monday night. a