The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1910-10-20
KEPT BUSY UNTIL MIDNIGHT
Disposition of the Fund Will be Arrang-
ed for at the Annual Meeting Of the
Association to be Held on October
25th.

The Tag Day celebrated on Saturday
by the Kenosha Play Grounds Associa-
tion proved great success and while
the ladies in charge of the day did not
realize the $500 deemed necessary for
the support of the association for the
coming year, hundreds of well filled
boxes were turned in during the day
and when the funds were counted at
night it was found that the total of
the money collected was 1862. In adj
dition to this there was still one of the
boxes out and it is thought that the re-
ceipts from the box will bring the
amount collected up to 1910. This will
be the largest amount ever collected
in the boxes in tag day in Kenosha
and while the amount raised this year
is not as large as that collected last
year it is expected that several checks
will come in and swell the total to a
considerable more than was taken in
at the last tag day.
The women in charge of the collection
of the funds remained at their work
until nearly midnight and one of the
most enthusiastic Of the taggers re-
manned at work SO late that she sought
the escort of a deputy sheriff to pro-
tect the money which she had in the
red and black box.
At 6 clock the total amount turned
over to the committee in charge am
ounted to a little over $500, but the
young women started work again after
supper and worked in the crowded pre-
cincts of Main street until the crowd
deserted the street. More than $3.50
was collected after supper Saturday
evening. The committee in charge has
not given out the amount collected by
the various workers but it is stated that
one of the ladies raised the large sum
of $37 while there were several who
returned more than $50. The work
done by all the "taggers' was worthy
of the highest praise. Mrs. G. Winde-
sheim, president of the Play Grounds
Association when seen said: "Of
course we did not get as much money
as we wanted but we are very we'll sat-
listed and desire to express thanks to
the people Of the city for their contri-
buttons. This year we got out more
tags than in any previous year but there
were lots of pennies and nickles in the
boxes. This is a good sign as it shows
that more people are taking an inter
est in the work of the Association. We
are hopeful that other funds will come
in later and swell the total to at least
a thousand dollars as we feel that this
amount will be absolutely needed to
carry On the work next summer. We
expect as result of the work done by
the taggers to get many new members
of the Association and we feel certain
that we will find a way to provide for
the extension of the play ground work.
The people of the city are beginning
to see the great value of this work for
the children and in time it will be an
easy matter to provide for the support
of the movement -
The annual meeting Of the Associa-
tion will be held a week from Tuesday
evening and at that time the reports Of
the officers will be made and new ofie
ers elected.
The amount received on SATURDAY.
will not all be clear profit as there
were so many expenses connected with
the collection of the fund and there is
a small balance to pay toward the
fund for the maintaining Of the play
grounds during the season just closed,
but the officers feel certain that the
amount which will be on hand to start
the new season will be in excess of
$500.