The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1913-05-16
Tag Day Cash
Reached $l454.27
From Mondays Daily.

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tees, the captains and "taggers" wish
to thank the editors of the city for
the space given in their papers and
the time devoted by their representa-
tives in the interest of Tag day, the
employees of the First National bank
for loanins banks, keeping the bank
open after hours, counting the money,
and the many other courtesies ex-
tended; the proprietors OF the Man.
kato Commercial college for furnish
ing Tag day headquarters, the stu
dents of the college for their assist
ance, the people who placed automo-
biles at the service Of the ladies', the
messenger boys, and especially the
public, who contributed SO eener-
ously and so cheerfulIy.
! Tag day was a success. The
money rolled into the banks all day
and when the entire fund was count
ed Saturday night it was found that
$1,454.27 had been collected. The
amount exceeded even the fondest
hopes of the most enthusiastic work
ers. The money came in in amounts
| from one cent TO checks for $25,
and the various amounts of each de-
nomination are given here, currency,
$81; checks, $50; gold S.; silver
dollars, 500; in half dollars, $150.50;
in quarters, $389.25; in dimes, 1851;
in nickels, $24S; in pennies, 1882.
The taggers were on the stree,
| from six o'clock i'm the morning un-
| til nine o'clock in the evening and
the down town corners, particularly,
were well looked after. No one es-
capped the vigilant ladies'. The tran
sients who were in the city were
generous in their gifts as well as all
of the townspeople. Some of the
generous ladies interested in the
| movement bought quantity of cut
! flowers and donated them to the
! taggers who sold them for amounts
varying from five cents to fifty
cents.
Run Short of Tags,
Before noon the ladies in charge
of the general arrangements found
that the quantity of tags was not
large enough and hurry call was sent
| to the pinters for more tags. The
second lot of tags was square and so
everyone seemed to feel that they
must have round tag and a square
one also A group of ladies' at the
| Commercial college offices worked
all the afternoon punching and
stringing the square tags and pass
ing out supplies to the taggers.
Little urging on the part of the
| taggers seemed necessary to per-
suade people 10 buy tags and there
was the most splendid spirit shown
through the entire carrying out of
| the work The mayor was The most
| popular man in town from the num-
Der of tags he wore The ladies in
charge of the day had arranged for
every detail of the work and there
was very few bitches in the pro-
gram Everyone did well the part
of the work assigned to her and a
spirit Of harmony prevailed. The
men of the city were generous in
giving the use of their automobiles
in transporting supplies and taggers.
The cause for which the money
| was collected proved itself to be a
enterprise is assured. 1t will no
doubt be but a short time until the
visiting nurse is established in her
work of relief here, and n meeting
| of the board which will have charge
| of the activities of the nurse will
be held in few days to take up the
matter of securing a nurse.
Entertainment at Wonderland.
Tomorrow evening the ladies will
! take charge Jof the entertainment at
the Wonderland theatre, which Man
| ager w. ]. Pierce has very generous
| ly donated to this cause for the
night. The proceeds of the entire
| evenings patronage will be given to
| the cause of a visiting nurse. The
Elks are assisting in making the
tertainment and hope that the pro-
ceeds will defray all expenses in.
Cured by the ladies incident to Tag
day so that the entire amount col
| lected Saturday may be turned into
| the visiting nurse fund. All Elks
particularly are urged to attend the
theatre tomorrow evening They
| can do much toward making the en-
! tertainments the success they should
! be.
| Manager Pearce will turn the thea
| tire over to the ladies and they will
have its entire management. If the
patronage warrants, four shows will
be given.
Manager Pearce has ordered two
| special reels for the occasion-"The
! Street eautiful''-produced in CO.
! operation with the General Fedora
ton of Women's Clubs-and Hope,
Red Cross Seal Story" illustrating
the work of visiting nurse.