Evening star., 1915-02-21
CHARITIES RECEIVE
$1,000 IN 4 DAYS
Women Think ''Donation
Week" Will Be a Great
Success.
CLARK ALLOWS THEM
TOCOLLECT AT CAPITOL
House of Mercy Station at Magru-
der's Took the Lead Again
Yesterday.

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| With a total for four days contribu-
tions to the District donation week
fund amounting to more than s1.600.
| and with plans worked out for n su-
| preme effort on the closing day, with
| the support of hiSd government off,
cials, members of the executive COM
mittee of seven leading clubwomen
are satisfied today that their effort in
| support of the indorsed charities of
Washington Is to be big success.
| When the returns from the many
stations were counted last night, and
Mrs. Ellis Logan. president of the Dis
! trict Federation of Women's Clubs.
who is directing the campaign, had
received reports from her assistants. it
! was found that despite several dis
couraging happenings yesterday was
| the banner day of the campaign thus
| far.
/ The total money collections for the
| day amounted to $4S9.23. with the
| House of Mercy station at Magruder's
grocery store, Connecticut avenue and
X street, taking the lead again for the
second time with $25.22.
Response to the appeal for bundle
day., that warm clothing may be sup
piled to those who need it. met with a
ready response and large quantities of
SerViceable garments and shoes were
brought to all the stations assigned to
receive them.
Home for Boy Baby.
And one little boy baby is to be pro-
vided with a nice home where he will
be cared for, have plenty to eat. nice
warm clothing and love. Miss Estelle
Wheeler, who has been working at the
Washington diet kitchen station in
Woodward & Lothrops. has this as the
crowning glory of her efforts this week
She has found woman who wishes to
adopt healthy male infant, and Miss
Wheeler has pledged that she will find
one, with satisfaction guaranteed Her
work with the Washington Diet Kitchen
Association has kept her informed of
cases where babies may be adopted, and
homes wherever possible.
One of the temporarily discouraging
incidents of the day. that had a strain
of pathos in 1t and which was really
amusing. too. was the visit of two of
the charity beggars' to the Capitol to
solicit contributions from the members
of Congress.
Mrs. w. A. Kelsey. she started for
the Capitol with Mrs. Anna Stillings,
was confident that she would come
back with her box crammed with bills.
She came back with s120iless than she
had when she started. The two women
were denied the privilege of collecting
in the Capitol. and the best encourage
ment they got was the advice of a
Kentucky representative that they
send circular letters to all the mem
bers. from which he predicted that
| they might get s10.'
Gave Instead of Receiving.
7 When they were in Speaker CIarks
office they met the widow of a Spanish
war veteran. who has three children
dependent upon her. and all of this
little family in direst want for every
thing. Mrs. kelseys synpathies were
so aroused that she gave the woman
81. and this. added to her carfare for
the little flyer in congressional beg
ging, made her days disappointment
cost s1.20.
But this disappointment. was short
lived. for as soon as Mrs. Kelsey re-
ported to Mrs. Logan last night she
learned that Speaker Clark has given
his consent to have the charity cam
paigners do all the begging they desire
at the Capitol Tuesday. This permis-
sion was given to Mrs. Kate Waller
Barrett and Mrs. Ella S. Thatcher, who
waited upon the Speaker last evening.
This is to be feature of the obsery
ance of Federal day Tuesday.
Arrangements for making this day
the banner one of the donation week
have been perfected by Mrs. Barrett
chairman in charge.
In addition to the fact that Miss
Margaret Wilson is honorary mem
Der of the executive committee, the
following wives of administration lead
ers have officially signified their will
ingness to serve upon this committee
Mrs. Thomas r. Marshall Mrs Will
liam Jennings Bryan. Mrs Lindley Mil
Ter Garrison, Mrs; Thomas Watt Greg
ory. Mrs. Albert Sidney Burleson, Mrs
Franklin Knight Lane. Mrs william
Cox Redfield. Mrs Anthony Caminetti
Mrs: Claude Swanson, Mrs Charles
Carlin. Mrs William A. Jones, Mrs.
Henry N. Couden.
They Sent Donations.
In the letters of acceptance from,
! these women expressing their willing
ness to serve as members of this COM
mittee they also showed their interest
by sending donations.
The slogan for Federal day is share
n days wages Each federal office
holder in the District is asked to make
a donation of at least 10 per cent of
the salary received on this day. This
of itself will largely augment the sum
raised and would make Federal day
| far in advance of the other specially
featured days of donation week
1t is earnestly urged by Mrs Barrett
that persons in the government EN-
ploy who are interested in this prof.
ect and are willing to be responsible
for the collections in their special de-
partment or room will notify her Ell
ther by phone or post card, and they
will be furnished suitable receptacles
for the donations. 1t is planned to
distribute envelopes to the various
rooms. these envelopes containing the
amount donated to be collected We'd
, nesday.
! Mrs. Logan said last night that she
had obtained permission for collectors
| to station themselves at all the doors
of the State. War and Navy building
and the patent office. to solicit contri-
! buttons.
Got $50 at Keith's Theater,
> On the invitation of the manasement
of Keiths Theater. Mrs. Logan ad-
] dressed the audience from the stage
at the matinee performance yesterday,
| telling the purpose of the donation
| week campaign and the collection
/ that followed netted about $50 for the
| fund. similar announcement was
| made by one of the actors at the even
| ing performance, and the management
of the theater has given PERMISSION
| for Mrs. Logan to renew the appeal at
| the sacred concert today, and at the
holiday performances tomorrow, and to
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