The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-06-25
TAGS IN PLENTY
Pretty Girls Let Few People Es-
cape.
Mayor Billiard Starts Workers
With Kind Words.
DELIVERS KEYSOFCITY
Says However That FOrmality
Was Unnecessary.
No One Could Resist $50 Many
Good Looking Girls"

'Want to buy a tag? Oh. see you
have one. Well don't YOU want an
other?" This was all said in such a
captivating way by one of the pretty
Tag day maids that the young man
who had Just sauntered forth from a
place of business couldn't resist the
temptation, and a second tag was his.
This is Tag day, as everyone is well
aware, at least, everyone who has ven
tured out along one of the main thor
oughfares of the city.
At $50 this morning $50 taggers
gathered at the Auditorium to receive
final instructions, and sharply at
O'Clock the keys Of the city were de-
livered to the workers by Mayor J. b.
Billiard.
''It is a great pleasure to me tc turn
over the keys of the city FOR the nope
work you have undertaken said To-
peka's chief executive. II hope you
will receive a kind reception and an
abundant response wherever you go.
However, hardly believe there IS
actually need of giving you the keys
of the city. for when so many good
looking girls and women get together
for work. there are bound to be re-
suits.
"I hope the day will soon come
when work of this kind Will not be
necessary, when there will be wcrk for
all, and when the needy will be cared
"While you are out on the not
streets today working for noble cause
wish you every success "
Clad Hamilton then made short
enthusiasm" speech, especially for the
benefit of those in charge of stations.
Start Out at 9:1O This Morning.
At 9:1O o'clock the taggers scattered
out among their respective stations and
within few minutes yellow tags were
in evidence on the streets.
A noticeable fact in respect to the
tagging was that the men with but
few exceptions allowed themselves TO
be tagged, but scores of women walked
down the main thoroughfares of the
city, and shook their heads as one by
one the workers rushed up with sm1l-
ing faces and asked them If they
wouldn't buy tag. =-s
"It is always the case" said one of
the matrons, "the women are the tight
wads It is the same thing in other
cities where tag days are annual
events"
On the whole it was a mighty good
natured army Of tagged pedestrians
avenue today. In fact. ."keep smiling"
was chosen as the motto of the occa-
sion, and the pretty maidens who
coaxed the people into buying tags
for the sake of "sweet charity" lived
up to the motto to the letter
One business man got out of bed
with the crouch this morning and
when a girl, as he passed along the
street, called out in a merry voice,
Have a tag?" he replied, Nav in
a gruff manner. well, possibly, it
would improve your spirits" retorted
the fascinating little maiden, and then
a broad grin came over the face Of the
man, and he dug deep into his pockets!
A worker told of going into real
estate office where an old man and
hi xxyifo seated. When the for
mer was asked if he would buy a tag
he turned to his "better half" and
said: "Wifey, where is that nickel I
gave you last night for spending
money!" and "wifey'' Immediately be-
gan search in a big leather bag for
the coin.
Work Till Late in Evening.
The taggers will be on duty until
o'clock this evening. Up to the time
of going to press indications were that