The Detroit times., 1910-06-10
SILVER LAST YEAR,
BILLS Now" SAYS
BLUE STAR LADY
Money Pours Into Golfers Of White
Plague Fighters, and Tag Day Pc
ceipts Are Sure To Set
New Record.
Calls Made for Fresh Supply of Ban
ners When Sale Is Only Few
Hours Old.


the financial success OF Tubercuiosi'
Blue Star day. judging from the early
returns. Thursday, Ia wellhlied Las
boxes brought III 10 headquarters II
the Hotel Pontchartrain and report:
made TO Mrs. w A. McGraw. chair
man of the executive committee, ant
Mrs. William j. Chittenden. Jr., mar
shall OF the day. from the various sub
chairmen. The morning hours brought
requests 10 headquarters Tor more
tags for the schools, the factories and
the street workers. and Nv noon the
automobile pennants had become eN
hausted and a hurry-up order Vas
placed for 1000 more for immediate
delivery.
There was scarcely a pedestrian On
the downtown streets who did not dan
Gle a blue star tag from coat button
or dress. and scurrying motors floated
remnants and banners joyfully in the
wind without an exception. Delivery
vehicles OF all kinds were similarly
decked. and on every hand there was
4 marked interest and enthusiasm IN
the spirit OF the day.
At the main entrance of the Pont-
chartrain stood Miss Stella Ford. who
had the same station last year, and
she said the amount of money dropped
into her box this year up 10 noon was
far greater than year ago.
Bills This Year.
Last year silver change was of
fered. this year bills are given" was
Miss Ford's delighted statement.
Many OF the young women stationed
along Woodwardave said that the
average amount paid for tag was 20
cents, whereas year ago a nickel was
the rule.
Your penny is just as welcome as
this gentleman's dollar BILL" smiled a
sweet young girl on prominent cor
ner as two men stepped up 10 her, one
a nattily dressed young fellow and the
other middle-aged man in rough
clothes. who rather shamefacedly
asked her the price of tag. He
seemed quite cheered up when she
told him anything from penny up
ward, and as he brought out penny
after much fumbling and gave IL to
her at the same time that the young
fellow handed over the dollar. she
smiled cordially at the old man and
spoke the above kindly words.
That young woman has got some.
thing besides beaux and dancing In her
pretty head" remarked d bystande-
who had overheard the conversation.
Weather Man Helps.
The brilliant sunshine that ushered
in tuberculosis Blue Star day, Thurs
DAY. brought Joy TO the hearts of the
large army OF men, women and young
girls interested In opening Detroits
Locketbook for the cause or lighting
the great white plague. Headquarters
In the Flamingo room in the Ho:ei
held great crowd OF
eager women early
boxes and tags and to be of for lneir
points OF vantage on the streets.
Many OF the early birds after funds
we're on the streets as early as o
O'Clock to solicit from the army OF
on their way to store and If.
fee. In most instances 1t was not
necessary for the young lady holding
money box and tags to cry ner wares,
for the moment passerby caught
sight OF her badge or arm band Of
white with it's blue star OF hope. hands
went into pockets and the individual
walked up only too glad TO give what
he could In exchange for a tag.
Mayor Breitmeyer officially opened
the day by brief address in the cor
ridors OF the Pontchartraip. which
were crowded 10 the last inch OF room
with tag day workers, the hotel pa