The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-06-09
MANY REF Use TO.
CONTRIBUTE TO
TAG DAY FUND
Public Seems Much Less Generous
Than in Other Years-Six Out of
Ten Won't Give, Is One Pretty
Workers Plant.
Slackening Interest Attributed To
Recent Dissension in Ranks of
Anti-Tuberculosis Society.

workers was considerably less than
In previous years and the disposition
OF the public to give not so free, the
young women engaged In the soliciting
OF funds for tuberculosis Blue Star
Day, on the city's streets. Friday, dis
rensed their most winsome smiles
and tried their prettiest wiles on
every passerby to increase the weight
Of the little coin boxes each carried
tucked under her arm.
II think this Is one OF the most
prominent and best stands, and l hop
all over the pavement, like a grasshop-
per, in my efforts not to let a single
person, on foot or In vehicle, pass
by without asking him or her TO buy
a tag, but | find that six out Of ten,
don't even give me no, thank you,
stalking right on as though / were a
highwayman," declared an extremely
pretty little girl, in front OF the sol
dier's monument on Woodward-ave.
This dainty little miss, gowned in 2
navy blue suit and big blue hat with
green feather, had the prettiest OF
blonde hair and brown eyes, and to
resist her attractive way OF asking
aims certainly must have required
stony heart.
Sometimes q naughty glare or the
aggravating grin OF some chump Is fol-
lowed by a request for tag from
some dear old man or good looking
nice young man and then my, spirits
go up again. the young lady contin-
ued IT was a worker last year and
cant remember that | was turned
down once but, goodness knows, to-
day, I've had more refusals than &C
ceptances of my poor little tags"
Many other young women along
Woodward-ave., had the same tale 20
relate of the inexplicable "grouchi-
ness" of pedestrians on 30 bright and
beautiful June day.
"Tm going to change the line,
What's so rare as a day In JuneT 70
What's so rare as coin In june.
IL this keeps up" declared white
frocked, dark haired and unusually
pretty girl who piled her tag day
trade on the avenue between Grand
River-ave. east and John R.-st. Il
don't know what's the matter with
the people. guess all the tightwads
in town are abroad in the land this
morning." she laughed.
In the opinion OF number OF per-
sons more or less intimately connect
ed with anti-tuberculosis campaign In
Detroit, the lack of free and generous
public giving is to be attributed TO
the unfortunate airing. in public and
in the courts, Of the dissension In
the society for the Study and Proven
ton OF tuberculosis. which followed
tag day last year.
Headquarters for the executive COM
mittee, the chaperones and the chair
men of the. various committees were
established In the Flamingo room OF
the Hotel Pontchartrain, which was a
bee hive of swarming femininity
throughout the day. II has been ar
ranged that the young ladies who act
ed as solicitors In the morning should
be relieved at noon and their places
for the afternoon hours taken By
fresh relay OF young women. All go
licitors we're obliged to go to head.
quarters in the hotel for their arm
badges and coin boxes and when the
latter were filed they returned there
to get q fresh box. All boxes return
ed to headquarters were Immediately
sealed and sent to the Dime Savings
bank to be left In the vaults there
until such time as a staff OF clerks OF
the bank can begin counting the con-
tents.
Automobiles donated for the day,
by private owners and the taxicab
companies, decorated With white ban
ners and pennants, lettered in blue,
and with the blue star prominently,
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with their loads of fair workers. TAX
ing them from point to point and of
fee building to store as word came
in to headquarters for more workers
or relief
The ladies OF the executive COM
mittee had the able assistance Of F.
G. Mcfarland and Fred Riddell In
filling and dispatching the automobiles
from the Cadillac-sq. entrance OF the
hotel. These gentlemen were the
chairmen OF the auto committee and
were indefatigable workers.
large table filed with boxes OF
banners and pennants was stationed
in the entrance to the hotel on Cadil-
lac-sq., and judging from the number
OF vehicles of all sorts that fioated
them, the sale must have been salts
factorily brisk.
Factory whistles all over the city
blew their loudest at 8 o'clock. Friday
morning, to notify all within hearing
that tuberculosis Blue Star day had
officially opened.
While the shower at noon drove
the young ladies on the streets to
shelter for the time being, as socn
as the sun came out again, they re-
sumed their work with renewed en-
thusiasm. The hotel cafes and the
various restaurants around the bust
ness district proved fertile fields for
the collection of coins during the
luncheon hours and the fair solicitors
made the most of their opportunities.
The Board of Commerce voyagers
will contribute their share TO the tag
day funds. arrangements having been
made with President Milton A. Nc
Rae, who Is also treasurer OF the tag
day funds, TO have the good ship Ci.y
OF Cleveland thoroughly patrolied FRI
day by a committee specially appoint
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