The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-06-03
GOT YOUR TAG"
Women Saw That No Guilty
Man Escaped.
City Flooded With Pretty Girls
Properly Armed.
MAKE GOOD REPORTS
tuberculosis Camp Will Profit
by Campaign.
Pretty Girls Are at Ball Game
This Afternoon.
MAKE GOOD REPORTS

This is Tag day, and anyone who
mas ventured out of his house mas been
made aware of this fact. Scores OF
pretty girls have been doing a rush.
ing business, and those who have
passed the taggers by were either too
poor to contribute to the fund for the
work of stamping out consumption or
else they belonged to the tight Wad'
class.
More than fifty matrons in charge
of stations and two hundred other
workers, mostly girls, have been Ia
boring arduously, Notwithstanding the
intense heat, and reports that come IN
indicate that when the campaign
closes at o'clock this evening 1t will
be found that q substantial sum OF
money has been collected to carry on
the work of the fresh air camp for
tubercuIar patients on the North side.
Wont you buy another tag?" was
the question asked by attractive girls,
and would you believe it" Those men
just couldn't resist the temptation to
add another certificate to their collec-
ton. II certainly felt sorry for those
men," said one girl. They couldn't
help buying tags. But the women! on,
I didn't try to tag them after I was
turned down by two or three of them.
Mrs. Charles Thomas, who devotes
large part of her time TO the work or
the Provident association and the To-
Deka Anti-Tu berculoSiS association and
has had much to do with the tag day
arrangements, received a half dozen
five dollar contributions this morning.
Bishop Frank r. Millspaugh gave
pretty girl at the transfer station
ten dollar bill.
Miss Kate Clough came il from the
state house in the middle of the morn
ing with $500, which she had col
lected from the state officials and
others.
Mrs. H. B. Mcfarland brought in
L, A0I a., fha
chanicaI offices of the Santa Fe and
one other railroad office.
This afternoon Mrs. w. E. Davis and
Mrs. Charles Samson went to the ball
grounds with number Of children who
collected a neat sum of money. "A num-
Der of automobiles were busy all day
going around on the residence sections
Of the city.
The girls who were working seemed
to thoroughly enjoy the experiences.
For the most part they received cordial
Treatment at>the hands Of the citizens.
Some of the girls belonged to the most
aristocratic families in the city.
y The women at headquarters-the
State Savings bank, corner of Sixth
street ard Kansas avenue-Were this
morning talking about the mean
est rJan in town" as they termed
prominent banker who refused to buy
a tag or to allow any workers in his
bank.
At S o'clock this morning the work
er9 gathered at the Auditorium for
f1al instructions. They were given
words of encouragement in their enter
prise by Robert Stone and Mayor ].
3. Billiard.
"I was asked to put a little ginger
into the campaign" said Mr.. Stone.
'rbut I don't believe I could put any
ginger into this crowd-the enthusiasm
is already here.
You are engaged in a work of love,
charity, and interest in other people.
When I think of the time that Mr..
Clarence Hall is giving and the work
of Mrs. Charles Thomas, 1 think how
after all how little a days work really
is.
"In eradicating tuberculosis from the
city you are protecting yourself and
family. It is a disgrace to be dirty
when you can be clean. AS dirt can be
avoided, SO can tuberculosis"
IT am very glad, indeed said Mayor
Billiard, that you are willing to brave
the hot sun for the purpose of relieving
the sick and the distressed. The aim
YOU have in view impells you to do so.
and it is a noble work. We are proud
beyond all things we have SO many in
telligent and pretty women and girls
who are willing to do this work.
L extend to you the freedom of the
CITY. the business houses, and all the
1laces in fact where can secure assist
ance in this noble work.