New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-03-20
Alberta. Hopkins Happy
Over Note from Battle
ship Fund Founder.
INVITED TO BECOME
"AMERICA'S" CAPTAIN
BOYS In Navy Yard VIII Adopt
Vessel Built by Children AL
most for Their Own.

The happiest boy wearing sailor
suit o-day "a Albert A. A. Hopkins.
The nine-year-old Brooklyn hustler,
who has rathered nearly 1000 dimes
toward Marjorie's battleship, has been
offered the command % the America
By the girl herself The younGster
carried Ss2.7O. his latest contribution,
when he ran into the Tribune ONCE
Yesterday ahead OF his father and
mother. but the first thing lie said as
he recovered his breath was, i've
real letter from Marjorie" Il read;
"Dear Friend: can't talk very
well. 30 / will write you little note
TO thank you for al you have done
for the Battleship Fund. You are a
real hustler, and wish you would
hurry up and get through the military
school 80 ss 20 take command OF the
America. I'm sure you would make
good captain. and the ship Is going to
be q wonderful ship. because the hearts
Of all the boys and girls in the United
States arc with her.
81 wish there were boys and girls
like you in every town 70 carry the
torch and FIRE the patriotism Thank
ing you again FOR your help, l am,
yours FOR America First.
MARJORIE STERRETT"
Albert Is the boy who presented 70
Marjorie a hugo loving cup full OF
dimes on the stage at the big Hippo
drome benefit. The cup was given TO
him In 1908 by the crews Of the At
lantic fleet for being the first white
child born at the Guantanamo nava!
station, Cuba. When Marjorie sent
her dime 20 build battleship he i'm
mediately enlisted, and with the eff
cient help Of his trends he now holds
the record for the largest number Of
dimes collected by one child. He will
pass the 1000 mark IN few days.
Ii was a letter from Albert 20
sailor friend on the flagship Wyoming
down at Guantanamo Bay that started
the fund which in "The Coyote the
ship's monthly periodical, has been
taken up so enthusiastically. When
the supply ship Culgoa steams out OF
the navy yard here to-day she VII!
carry 900 buttons 20 the sailors now
in southern waters, the result Of TINS
one boys suggestion.
A glance Mt tO-day's list will show
how the boys in the navy yard have
adopted Marjorie's ship almost Tor
their ow-. Albert brought all sorts OF
70
them Mr.. Nelson and the boys OF the
shin fitting department will rally round
Marjorie's battleship" and "These are
the dimes from Nj Vale and his great
gang Of rough and ready boys, more
than on the Job in the punching and
fitting shop" The construction and
repairs department and the electrical
drafting room were also heard from
most emphatically.
Another branch, the Connecticut, OF
the American Society OF Marine Drafts
men. has been heard from. The fol-
lowing letter arrived from New Lon
don yesterday;
al take pleasure in Enclosing here
with money order for sll.50, being the
amount collected In dimes among the
members Of the Connecticut branch Of
the American Society Of Marine Drafts
men toward Marjorie's Battleship Fund.
wishing all success for the enter
prise, for the committee, l remain,
very truly yours.
"a. c. WEST, Secretary"
Ethel Schmidt, Of Rutherford, n. j.,
has an entirely new plan 10 suggest:
"I attended z toy dog show on Fri
day and I thought that If We could
have toy dog club called the Toy
Dog Battleship Club u would be fine.
10, Aar
cents each week for one OF her dogs;
we have eight az present. This week /
am going 20 send ten cents for Bob Lu
Lang, and / am going 10 ask all who
own dogs TO contribute for their pets,
FOR am sure II the dogs were human
they would willingly send their dimes.
Yesterdays Contributions.
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