The Washington times., 1915-02-15
One Feature Of Donation Week
Started Today-0ther Ac.,
tivities Begin Wednesday.
CAMPAIGN PLANS FINISHED
Self. Denial Day will Mark Open.
ing-Mrs. Ellis Logan and
Miss Janet Richards Confer.
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the final plans for that day. Mrs.
Logan also called a meeting OF the ex-
Raleigh Hotel small ball room.
walk down town Wednesday, and
persuade your husband to do 50. too. "
was Mrs. Logan's plea for self-dcnial
day.
This can be q city-wide feature on
Wednesday. Our treasures will be
filled to overfiowing II every one in
Washington saves car fare for us on
that day.
Oher Ways of Saving.
But there are many other concrete
ways OF saving. These were set forth
in The Times yesterday: Abstinence
from smoking for men and from candy
among women; eating a 1o-cent lunch
con and giving us the change; abstain
ing from a matinee. concert. lee
ture. or q motion picture show; doing
without dessert, or some other house.
hold luxury.
DOZENS Of other genuine ways Of
self-denial which will net our fund
large amounts in the aggregate will
be thought Of by those who feel the
call OF Washinstons poor. and needy.
and suffering. and jobless.
It was decided to open the community
barrel station today. both because Of
the crowds expected at the market to
inspect the food show. and because Of
cases Of immediate need for food and
provisions have been brought to the
attention Of the donation week COM
mittee.
Instead Of the original plan OF having
three barrels on Saturday at the mar
, tha hovo p0od Ia have
one barrel throughout the week. Today
and tomorrow the Gospel Mission will
have charge Of the barrel. and will re-
ceive the provisions thus collected
Wednesday will be Central Union Mis-.
sion day, THURSDAY the barrels con.
Associated Charities. and on Friday
and Saturday the Florence Crittenton
Home will be given the contents.
J The barrel will be located on the
north side Of the market. between Sew
enth and Ninth streets. adjoining the
phone booths Every visitor to the
market throughout the week js urged
to make some contribution. however
small. to this barrel. Provisions which
are not perishable are especially desired
such as sugar bacon. canned soups. and
hour
Final Instructions Given.
Final Instructions were given today to
those In charge Of the l5o collection sta
tions. Tho chairman OF the committee
at each station ia to bring the collection
box each evening to the central deposit
| station. the business office OF The
Washington Times. and there leav, it
| obtaining another box for the next days
work.
Each evening this process will be re-
peated. the full box will be deposited
| at The Times office. and the empty
box taken back to use for the next days
collection.
Tomorrow the chairmen OF all collec
| ton stations are requested to call. be
| tween &c and I o'clock. at 452 PenDssl
| vania avenR. to obtain boxes. Theh
boxes then will be ready for an earl.
| start Wednesday morning.
| 1T should be understood" Mrs. Lo
gan satd. that contributions from
penny up are welcomed at any Of thes
stations. No amount is too small to b
received gratefully. We hope for larg
contributions in many cases. but IN ;
vast number Of cases there will be thos
who must economize themselves. VIII
yet feel like giving a small contribution
to those more needy than themselves
And we solicit most urgently the con
tributions of all such givere.'
May Mail Checks.
Those who prefer to give by mailin,
checks instead of contributing at tn
collection stations should send thei
checks to II r. F.. Macfarland. at tn
| Evans building Mr.. Macfarland 1
chairman Of the mems committee.
| Posters are being distributed today II
store windows and in other publ
places. Among the early contributor
to this array are James Yeomans. Fell:
| Mahoncy, Arthur Baer. and John Cur
Iin. Tho Corcoran Art School student
also will contribute number OF thes
posters.