The San Francisco call., 1910-05-10
SUCCESS OF Big
TAG DAY ASSURED
Society Leaders and Business
men Work Together for
Salvation Army Fund
Stockton to Have a Temporary
Administration Composed
Entirely of Women

Especial Dispatch 10 The Call
STOCKTON, May g.
Mayor-Miss Anna Peters.
Chief of poIice-Niss Maud A. south-
worth.
Captain of poIice-Mrs. Barton J.
Powell.
PatroIwomen-Mrs. Frederick But-
1erick. Mrs. Harry Budd, Miss Nellie
McSIurray, Miss Helen VI. Wright, Miss
Golden Smith, Miss Blanche MOrrilI,
Miss LOttie RuggIes, Miss MaGd VIII
Hams, Miss Violet COhn, Miss LOree
KeagIe, Mrs. w. c. Kirkman.
Stockton viii be in the hands of the
above administration next Saturday,
when a tag day viii be held for rhe
benefit Of the salvation Army's new
building fund and society has respond
ed to the call for workers. Some of
Stockton's most prominent social lead
ers viii wear stars and swing police
mems clubs. Citizens caught on the
street with no tags on their persons
VIII be arrested and taken TO special
police headquarters. which will be
maintained in the lobby of Stockton :
new half million dollar tourist -Iotel
There they will have to answer before
the mayor Miss Anna Peters.
$4,000 Is SOUGHT
Ensign and Mrs. S + Hunt, in charge
of Salvation Army work in this city,
have their plans wei laid for a cam
paign for a $4,000 building fund,
which was launched this evening at an
enthusiastic meeting of citizens held
f1 f1a .aofar+pOoF,, ,aF Jo5tfoa Tfr1oa Otto
Won Detten. The Salvation Army de-
sires to erect a three story building
on a site yet to be selected and pur-
chased. The lower floor will be devoted
10 g hall for public meetings. The sec
ond floor viii be given over to a first
class workingmens hotel with free
baths and free reading rooms on the
third floor a free hospital will be TO-
Gated. DR.. s. F. Priestly has greed to
furnish and equip the operating room
in one Of the wards and other promi-
nent physicians are considering doing
likewise with other wards.
II is proposed to raise the money
all in one week. That no trouble viii
be experienced in raising the cash may
he anticipated from the fact that 103
prominent men and women have ac-
cepted service on the executive COM
mittee which viii handle the campaign
and each committeeman has agreed to
either personally subscribe 5000 or Sc
cure contributions to that extent
BENEFIT ENTERTAINMENT
Friday evening a musical entertain
ment will be given at Masonic music
hall for the benefit of the building
fund. Some of the best talent in Stock
ton viii contribute TO the program. in
Guiding Miss Blanche Morrill,, Edgar
Bayliss, William c. Kirkham. ". Car
roll Kirkman. J. Z. Ziegler and others
At the entertainment Miss Anna Pet
ers viii be installed as mayor of Stock
ton for the next day. Mayor R. r
Reibenstein VIII relinquish all his
rights so far as the tag day affair is
concerned and will turn over the KEY
10 the city. a great floral affair. to Miss
Peters with appropriate ceremonies.
Various social organizations viii
supply committee women to assist the
Salvation Army in selling tags. Colonel
bring his STAFF here to help the local
SalvatiOnists, and Ensign and Mrs Al
fred Baynton and Lieutenant Lillian
Jordan of Sacramento also viii be pres
ent.
Saturday evening Hunter street plaza
viii be a scene of revelry. A band con-
cert viii be given. a gold tag viii be
aUcJiOned of to the highest bidder and
the Anteros club viii give a vaudeville
show in a tent, the total receipts to
be turned over to the Salvationists The
Aaterosians' committee consists of Eu-
gene Goodrum, Russell Fitzgerald and
Dave < Matthew'S