The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-04-20
Every Person on Streets Is Expected to Buy Tags
 From Girls
LADIES IN CHARGE
 VERY OPTIMISTIC
Mrs. Haley Discusses Plans Made for Today and Says That All Rec ords Will Be Broken If
 Weather Is Good

Scores of girls are to be stationed at every street corner in the city at an early hour. instructed to pin tag on each nasser by and to receive whatever re- muneration the said passer by wishes to present to the Boys Home
 The ladies in charge of the Tag Day have been working for months to secure the success of the event and there is no doubt but what their efforts will not be in vain The good people of Birmingham will rally to the cause and enough money will be received from the sale of tags today to conduct the home better than ever for the next year.
 When asked last night, on the eve of Tag Day, about the prospects for suc- eessfui day this year, Mrs. l.. J. Haley
 acting president of the Boys club and Children Aid society. said;
 Mrs. Haley Optimistic
 ''Yos of course, we will make sue cess of Tag Day. Everything Is going smoothly and the outlook is most en- couraging If the weather man only acts with more discretion than he did the first of the week and gives us pretty day, we will break all previous Tag Day rec ords. The only cloud on the horizon at present is that our president, Mrs. James Weatherly continues too i'll to take any nart in our proceedings. Mrs. Weatherly is a woman of such fine sense and Judg- ment that she is an invaluable aid In any undertaking, and we have greatly missed her. As vice president of the orgahiza- tion am doing what l can 10 act In Mrs. Weatherly's place, but nobody can altogether fill her position.
 Arrangements Complete
 "As for Tag Day itself every arrange ment is completed. Our general chair man. Mrs. Barnes Morgan, has been a general indeed in the management of her Tag Day forces, and we have more work CTS this year than we have ever had pe7 fore. Mrs Morgan seems to have in- spired them with her own unbounded energy and enthusiasm and they will gather in the sheaves' tor dollars) in the most approved and up to date style.
 .There's a Reason
 Tag Day is always the biggest success of the year, and thefe is reason for H.
 You know there is nothing that makes so strong. an appeal to the heart of the average man and woman as the thought of a child of tender years struggling for a living: and if in this struggle the child renders us some personal service the ap-
 neal is irresistible While the Boys club and Children's Aid society does all kinds of Juvenile aid work, it's main activities are in behalf of the working boys of the citv-the newsboys, messenger boys, soda
 fount boys. etc .nd as these are the very boys who daily render service to the public at the same time that they worK to support themselves and their families, 1t is not surprising that when our turn comes and we can do something for them we consider it a joy and privilege,
 This is probably when the public re-
 spends more generously to the call of .he
 Boys club on Tag Day than to any other one charity in our city. When we hear
 the words: "Yil you be tagged for the
 Bows club?' uttered by lovely girls and
 earnest women one day in each year We
 naturally call to mind the hundreds and i hundreds of little fellows who are SC bravely struggling for themselves and serving us also. We think of the news
 boys, who bring our papers Se5 days in the year. of the messenger boys, who deliver
 our telegrams, notes, flowers and pack ages: of the store wrappers who from 1 I in the morning until in the afternoon tie up our laces,, ribbons, dresses and bonnets; and of all the other little work CTS who also go to their. days labor in spite of rain or shine.s heat or cold, sick
 ness or health, and who so many times | must be weary and heavy laden.
 Appeals to Heart
 "Is it any wonder that, in response to this mental picture, the kind hearted men and women of this generous and prosperous city of ours should give cleerfully and thankfully on Tag Day to a fund to be used in behalf of these children-these mere babies-who are often shouldering the burdens and re- responsibilities of grown men? Is it any wonder that they are proud to contrib ute the dimes and the dollars that Will help to provide a summer camp where every tired and pale faced lad may enjoy a two weeks vacation and get a breath of pure country air; a home