New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-09-26
GATHER COIN FOR 7. R.
Women Will Tag Founders"
When Colonel Is 81.
DIXON SEEMS GRATEFUL
EntertainS Mrs. Mccormick,
Miss Jane Adams and
Others at Luncheon.

committee ne ought 10 know.
Senator Dixon said yesterday that the
party had been extremely hard up. and
that the splendid campaign work, fnan-
eial and otherwise. that women all over
che country were doing had more Than
anything else been factor in pulling II
icut of a hole.
+ Are women important in politiesT
Well. should smile" he observed
''-There will never be another campaign
fought in this country without women
working side by side with men,
And with Miss Jane Adams announc-
sng that she would stump the country for
Roosevelt from october until Election
pey, and Mrs. Ralph Sanger, Of the
women's financial committee. reporting
that since the committee opened shop last
Monday Il had made 500 just selling GER
tihcates, and Mrs Medill Mccormick, OF
Chicago, coming post haste TO New YORK
20 arrange with Senator Dixon FOR ma
tion-wide tag day TO be carried through
exclusively by women, his tribute ap-
pearec "a be deserved.
Mrs. Mccormick Is made manager Of
tag day, only they don't want II called
tsc day, because that, Mrs Mccormick
said yesterday, would not be fair TO the
charitable organizations which have used
this method Of collecting FUNDS.
Mrs. Mccormick has named It founders
day, and II is scheduled for october H.
the day after Colonel Roosevclts nfty-
fourth birthday.
His birthday fails on Sunday, so found
srs day can't be then. Bright and early
, that Monday morning, in every town ana
hamlet in the United States, Mrs. McCoT-
mick hopes, women will pervade the at
nosphere, Offering Bull Moose badges foi
sale. BY every art known 20 women they
will erdeayer 20 gather in funds for the
last grand squirt of the campaign
Why It's Founders Day.
why 90 We call II founders day?''
Mrs. Mccormick said. Because every
one who buys a Bull Moose badge that
day-prlce, % cents-will be considered
one of the founders OF the new party-not
exactly the same kind OF a founder ss
those who buy the Progressive party GER
tihcates at 81 upwards, for their names
are all enrolled But the possession of a
badge will show that you are founder
ID good standing"
There will be buttons sold, too, on &C
,ober q al prices even smaller than -
cents. Persons who buy the buttons will
be sort OF near-founders. bystander
suggested To Mre Mccormick that found
ers' day would he bargain sale OF
Inarked-doWn memberships. but she said
mo. II mustn't he thought OF in that
way at all
The plan was extremely new when Mrs.
Mccormick gave il out yesterday, but
bv the end 81 the week. she says, she
will have the whole country organized.
Il wiz get representative women every
where 20 take charge in their districts
abe said, and dare say many or them
will have original plans for making their
part Of founders day success. The
women will be representative In some
sections negro women Will take charge
by the way. one OF the best known
women organizers we have in Chicago is
e neero-I forget her name Just now.
NO, l shall not travel any In getting
IN this founders day l will arrange
things by mall. 7 shall stay mostly IN
Chicago. where women are doing great
things for the new party
lone thing they've done rs TO rent
ohonograph store in Adams street ana
put in records Of Colonel Roosevelts ana
Governor Johnson's and Miss Addamse
.p.eches. They've sold 5000 worth OF
certificates Just through those arsu.
rnsnts blarins out of the phonosrsphS