The Washington herald., 1912-06-26
ONE MORE CHANGE
TO PURCHASE TAGS
On Account of Rain, Boy Scouts
Campaign win Continue.
To-day.
MORE THAN $4,000 WERE SOLD


Because Of the rain yesterday it was
decided by oHiclals Of the Boy Scouts
last night to extend Tag Day over two
days. The campaign will be wound up
to-day II is expected that more than
Loo boys and girls win walk the streets
Of the city engaging in the tagging bust-
ness.
Despite the cloudy morning yesterday
hand the rain later in the day. more
than 600 boys and about 500 girls braved
the elements and stuck to their assigned
positions In various sections OF the city
throughout the greater part OF the day.
Monday afternoon places were assigned
to the 100 children who had slgnified
their intention Of joining in the tagging.
As early as 7:So o'clock yesterday
morning many OF them were in their
positions. Shortly before o'clock six
automobiles loaded with large supplies
of tags left the Boy Scouts headquar-
ters in the Metropolitan Bank Building
to visit the young statesmen and furnish
them with tags.
Those in charge Of the campaign were
delighted to md so many youngsters
waiting. On every street corner In the
downtown sections Of the city they
could be found. Few persons succeeded
IN escaping them without purchasing a
taG
As the rain started practically all Of
them continued their sales. There were
but few deserters.
At II o'clock an automobile party.
heated by Arthur C. Moses, president Of
the local Boy Scouts, and composed OF
eight members Of the Washington base
ball team, left the Metropolitan Bank
Building, In Fifteenth Street, for the
navy yard. They had intended selling
tags along the route, but the rain inter
fered with this programme. The party
also planned TO reach the navy yard just
at noon, so that the thousands OF en-
ployes Of the place might be tagged.
But when the navy yard was reached 1t
was raining SO hard that not a tag was
sold.
Ball Players Help.
Those included in the party were Wal
ter johnson, Germany Schaefer, Eddie
Ainsmith. John Henry, George Mcbride.
Chic" Gandil. Clyde Milan, and Dan"
Moeller. The ball players signed about
1900 tags, which were placed on sale at
10 cents each About loo Of them were
sold yesterday.
Returns from the sales were made by
the youngsters to the Boy Scouts head
quarters and the various branches Of the
United States Trust Company. Despite
the unfavorable conditions yesterday, II
was estimated that approximately 1900
tags had been sold. II had been planned
to sell 1900. The regular tags are sold
for cents each. The house tags cost =
cents, and so cents is asked for the large
automobile and ONES tags.
The youngsters will start out again
esrly this morning. The six automobiles
will be kept busy replenishing the sup
plies of the Juvenile salesmen during the
day. II the weather is good 1t is expected
that the remainder Of the lot OF 1900
tags will be sold. A group OF youngsters
will be stationed at the American League
Baseball Park during the game this aft
ernoon and will offer for sale tags signed
by members Of the Nationals. The young
statesmen are permitted TO retain 20 per
cent Of the proceeds
The money obtained from the sale Of
the tags will be used to defray the gen.
eral expenses Of the Boy Scouts. Part Of
IL will go toward the payment of eX-
penses for maintaining the Boy Scouts
camp at River View, which will be opened
July /