The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-04-04
TAG DAY BROUGHT
. FAIRLY GOOD sum
Total Of $4,000 Counted, With
About Fifty Boxes Not
Reported.
WEATHER HURT RECEIPTS
Friends Who Could Not Venture
Out Will Send Checks
To-Day.
WEATHER HURT RECEIPTS

With about fifty boxes missing,
about $4,000 in Tag Day money was
counted last night, the results OF yes
terdays efforts in behalf Of the In
structivc Visiting Nurses Association.
1t is believed that when all the boxes
are IN the total will be somewhere be-
tween $4,000 and $4,000.
a portion of the money, collected
By 500 fair women for sweet chnrity's
sake. and not turned In last i, night. was
VIII be counted to-day The figures
given out were from the count made at
the National Bank of Virginia. The
in Fulton, Church Hill. Highland Park.
Oregon Hill and those in charge Of
Father Glenn, who was at work among
the colored population.
Will Send Checks.
The association was advised that
great many people who were prevent
ed BY the extremely Indictment weather
OF the day from purchasing tags,
would send In their personal checks
terially swell the grand total. It is be-
lieved that the donations will more
than equal those of last. year.
affected the receipts to a very large
extent a gloomy day Is never n good
time for such a cause. aside from the
effect that minimum Of people was
on the streets.
Under a special permit which for n
time gives them the privilege Of seek
ing ams--not for themselves. but for
others-5OO women installed them
and bcsought of every passcr-by that
he buy and be tagged. Some were
shril in their cries some pleaded only
with their eyes. ana who shall say
which fair pleadcr sold the more tags?
Hmd Many stations
There were 100 stations, and two,
three or four women at every station.
Sure. and they sold the tags and went
walk q square from his Office door
without flaring the sign that he was
numbered among the faithful and the
tagged. There Were no set prices Tor
as he could. remembering. that the
Widows mite was as happily received
AS was the gift of the man who care
lcssiy flung his gold and knew not
Of charity.
The money obtained in this way
every wear is for the Instructive Wis
itinE Nurses Association. which SUP.
ports 4 number Of trained nurses who
visit the homes Of the poor and needy.
nurse them during illness and teach
them the ways OF health and clcanli-
ness. Last yearbnne nurses were thus
supported. Now there are ten at work.
and another is, needed for emergency
SEES The association has received an
offer from the Lakeside Country Club
Of building to he turned into hos
pital for sick ba bies during the SUM
MGR months The maintenance of this
hospital means an added expense.
EvcrSbod. Helped.
On the last Tag Day tile association
realized $1,000. In the treasury is a
balance of S2,i0e, far too insufficient
young. old and middleaGcd. worked
hard beneath lowering skies and gusts
OF ia in Yesterday. pleading for every
thing above dime. No man thought
Of giving less. and no man asked for
change. Whatever came by chance
the tag buying was not confined to the
men alone Women both the workers
and their sisters, bought rs freely, and
negroes likewise helped the good cause
along: There were a few. perhaps.
who forgot their change. and if so, 1t
pass the fair picaders with distant
ana vacant stare. II was worse than
boarding car witty your girl and
finding that YOU have only one nick Ell
in your pocket. And that is bad
The tag corners were lined prnci-
pally along Broad and Main Streets.
Especially in the banking district the
women rcaped Il rich harvest. Every
man who enters bank goes in with
he had to come across Some bought
at every corner they passed. Others
bought but once because they could do
no more. But the feeling of satisfac-
ton was the same, and he who bought
q tag and adorned his coat lapel was
he was a marked man. known TO have
given to worthy cause.
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