Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1914-05-23
IS FOR TEXAS BUILDING
PURPOSE X To ASSIST IN EREC-
TION OF A SUITABLE TEXAS
BUILDING AT PANAMAPACIFIC
EXPOSITION IN 1915.

corners with requests 10 buy tags. per
haps you'd better dig into your jeans and
buy. You may he certain n negative nod
Of the head or hat little stunt in turn
ing 10 become Suddenly very much inter
cstcd in the very attractive displays in
the store windows. just won't 20. We
tried il, and il didn't work.
Take il from us. You'll have 10 buy
sooner or later. and the sooner you buy
the more and the better the opportunities
10 buy you'll have. for yonIl De asked.
and that very swcctly. Don't YOU want
To buy another onc?" Who could say
no? Several yea. MANY didn't. | didn't.
They just smiled swcctlv (?) i'm return
and "SlIcllcd out" What else was there
10 do? Nothing. Of course.
Mrs. III. VI. SHELTON. chairman of the
Of ladies who are soliciting tag
AT noon today said that she was
becoming more and more optimistic as
the sales progressed. and she believed
that no less than 500 would he obtained
in Brownsville Ia assist in the erection
of u Texas building nj the Panama-Pa-
eff" exposition in 1915. Tag Day is Not
only being held ia Brownsville. but all
over Texas today following a proclama-
ton bv Governor q. IL. Colluitt. Ii il
expected that the total returns from the
today will 20 a long way toward
erecting u building nj the fair that will
be- a credit To the Lone Star State.
Bright and early this morning the
sales of tags were started on the streets.
The first committee that got out having
that Of Mrs. W. 4. Ross. and an rs.
Miss Pcarlce IIowsc. This was
at $40 o'clock. and by ! o'clock. the en-
tire organization was on the streets and
he sales of tags were progressing under
a full head of steam.
BY $50 o'clock the tags sent to
Brownsville bv the general committee in
were sold out. and Mrs. SHELTON.
chairman. Immediately had
a large supply Of tags. which
were o distributed among those who
had cmptied their tag rcccptaclcS and
filled their money boxes. Some Of the
boxes were soon 20 heavy that the com
chairman could not carry them.
and il was necessary To turn them in nj
the Tag Day headquarters at the Cham
Der of Commerce.
The committees were well organized
aud early this morning they assumed
their various stations in the business
district. the depot and through the pub
lie buildings.
The committees:
Mrs. II. VI. SHELTON. general chairman:
Mrs. Blanche Locw. Mrs. W. :. West
Mrs. W. II. Clint. Mrs. W. a. Ross. Mrs.
j. w. Holt. Mrs. Il. q. Works. Mrs.
Frank Haddon. Mrs. May Dickens and
Mrs. i. q. kowalski: tag salcsmcn:
Misses Anita kowalSki. Clara Belle
Smith. Sara Young. Virginia Harrison.
HortcnSe Nixon. Lille Hicks. Nettie
Hicks Kathleen Craig. Ethel Clint.
Stella MAY Batscll. Maud White. Mamie
White, Dorothea Holt. l.ebccca Cohen
and Pcarlcc llowsc.
One man started out M an early hour
this morning to see just how far he
could 90 without being subjected Ia the
persuasive vendors Of tags. suffice il
"a say. he had turned only the first cor
ner into the business district. and though
he tried 10 cut and circle and cross cut
from the opposite side he was nabbed-
and fell. Another cndcavorcd 10 see how
many ~ could turn from coldly. He sue
succeeded fixednes sof the eye IN sub
iccting Two salesladics. hut struck n
stone wall M Eleventh and Elizabeth,
and hc. zoo. fell. Came out with a very
neat little sum. too.
United States Consul J.. III. johnson
of Matamoros was one Of the most un.
fortunate of all. lie came 10 Browns
willie M an early hour this morning "a
assist, some refugees away from the city
Reaching Twelfth and Elizabeth streets
he was brought 10 a halt by You want
n tag. don't You. Mr. Johnson Mr.
Johnson did. but he was placed In a
rather precarious position. Ii seems
that his FASH consisted of n constitu
tionalist card board dime. This he ten
dered To the lady behind the tag box. and
naturally she took il. since he had moth
ing else. She Immediately shot across
the street 10 a bank. where she asked
change for her constitutionalist dime
The banker gave her two cents In good
American money. and into the box IL
went.
However. in justice 10 Mr.. Johnson. il
should be- stated that later he was in