The Detroit times., 1913-06-09
SAYS POOR ARE
LARGEST CIVERS
TO TAG DAY FUND
Bankers Wife, Who ChaperOned
Collectors, Chats Interesting.
ly of Experiences
SALOON CROWD FRESH"
WITH WOMEN AND GIRLS
Near.RiOt Resulted When Man
Deposited SIS and Found He
Couldn't Get Change

Couldn't Get Change
That standing on a street corner III
a crowded downtown district, holding
q charity tag box. 10 u great eyeopener
for the average woman with regard 20
the ways and wiles OF the men and
women who walk along the streets OF
large city, is the Arm conviction OF
at least one Detroit woman who was
one of the chaperones and volunteer
workers. on Blue Star Tag day. held
this week.
Il want to tell you that learned
whole lot that day about the sort OF
men who are real gentlemen and the
sort of women who are real ladies,
said this woman. the young and pretty
wife Of Detroit banker.
Il found out she continued. that
the latest style In expensive suits can
be worn by women whose disposition
TO give anything toward a charitable
movement is about NJ free as the man
who Is described as being as close as
the bark to tree or course. lots OF
women who were we'll dressed were
most generous In the amounts dropped
into our boxes. but | must say that
the greatest eagerness to give was
shown by the poorer class Of people.
"A near-riot was almost precipitated
by a man who was approached by one
OF the girls in my group. and who gave
her Ave dollar gold piece, expecting
to get $4.95 in change, as We after
ward learned. II seems he had not
meant to drop all the money into the
box, and when the girl told him that
she could not open the box TO give 1t
back to him, he became much excited
and threatened TO have US all arrested.
A crowd collected and we were SO en-
barrassed Half Of the men standing
around did what my husband later
told me was called kidding while 9TH
ers sided in with the man and de-
handed that we make up the change
70 him out of our own pockets.
Il think we would have done SO had
we been able to, but every body told
US when we started out to be sure and
not have any money on our persons.
or In our handbags. for fear Of loss or
pocket-picking, SO We couldn't get rid
of The man thai way. ] was just sick
over the incident and the poor girl
whose box had the gold piece in 1t,
was In tears when 1t occurred to us TO
run into a nearby building We never
did find out what became of the man.
We felt awfully sorry for fear it might
have been all the money he had. al
though he looked prosperous enough.
I'VE stood on q corner near lunch
room and saloon and some Of the
men coming out and going into these
places made remarks to us that We
didn't like very well, although. In a
way, they were harmless enough. just
silly things like. Amt she cute MY
such a peachiness. and so on. Some
Of them made remarks al they did 10
the brave women who sold suffrage
papers and pennants on the streets
during the campaign last fall. like
You ought to be home minding the
babies. or doing the washing. or scrub
bling the Kitchen floor and things like
that.
"A gang of workmen doing some
construction work In the vicinity, Wis
tied the saloon At the noon hour, and
when they came out stood close to US
and spit tobacco Juice all around, I'M
til II just ruined the dress Of one OF
the girls. That made me mad and l
went after my husband. He was fu-
rious. and came right over with me.
but the men had gone into the saloon
and he followed. He was in there
such long time was nearly frantic,
and had visions Of night and OF see
ing him come out on stretcher. You
can imagine my feelings when he
finally appeared looking perfectly all
right and gr1nning. In reply to my
question as TO what he did, that cheer
ftil idiot said. oh. just talked to
them and told them II wasn't nice TO
spit on a lady's dress and then--well.
treated the crowd Wasn't that dis
gushing!
One man who looked as II he were
In the last stages OF tuberculosis
dropped a quarter In my box. remark
ing. 'Mebbe thatll help some poor
| devil sickern am | almost cried.
| II don't think | will ever be tag
day worker again. however, for
couldn't stand to go through such har.
rowing experiences
The contents OF 957 tag day boxes
have been counted aud show total re-.
ceipts Of $1f,83l. There are still over
500 boxes to be turned In and counted