Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-01-27
Collecting Funds in Washing
ton Today for Jewish
War Relief.
$4,000 CONTRIBUTIONS
BY END OF NOON HOUR
Reports Indicate Capital Is Holding
Up Its End in Nationwide
Movement.

."rae day." a feature OF the campaign
being conducted by the Washington
branch of the countrywide committee
formed to raise funds for the jewish
sufferers in the European war zone.
opened busily this morning. when more
than 500 volunteers started out from
headquarters in the Eighth Street Tenn
pie to tag" residents of the District
as contributors to the fund.
A committee, Of which David Alpher
is chairman. with Lewis l. Cohen' MOI
ris Freilichof. Isaac Cans and A.
Charchin, distributed the tags and as
signed the workers to their stations.
New volunteers presented themselves
at the office during the morning. and
the number busily engaged at noon was
close to 1000. Forty thousand tags
were divided among them as a starter.
To facilitate the work OF tagging
the city was divided roughly into sec
lions, including the business district
and the northwest. southwest, north
east and southeast sections OF tne Guy;
Each of these divisions was subdivldeo
to suit the force working in that re-
gion. No definite price was set on the
tags. only the giver's charity ana
means being the limit.
Dispose of $4,000 Tags.
Following the noon reports it was
estimated at headquarters that $4,000
tags had been sold and that subscrip-
lions had SO far exceeded every ex-
pectation. Hurry calls were being re-
ceived from all sections for more tags.
With today proclaimed by President
Wilson as relief day for the Jewish
war sufferers. to be observed all over
the United States, an added impetus
was given to the work of the collectors
and the public responded generously,
according to all reports obtainable.
At o'clock this morning $4,000 tags
had been sold and hundreds of young
men and women, with noticeable
predominance of the latter sex, were
clamoring to committee members for
more Equipped with fresh supplies.
they hurried back to their stations. A
pedestrian untagged was as rare a
sight as a dodo bird. in certain sections
of the city.
Government buildings were opened to
the volunteer collectors, and the en-
ployes of Uncle Sam responded gem
erousIy to the appeals made to them.
bureau of engraving and printing sold
tags among their fellow-workers. All
the big office buildings were effectively
covered.
Girl Auctions Last Tag.
On the Avenue two prosperous-look-
ing and middle-aged business men
were halted by a MISUNDERSTANDING
young miss, twelve years old The
button holes of both lacked the neces-
sary passport and the youthful solicitor
had but one tag. Bidding for the priv
ilege of wearing 1t, the men forced the
price of the bit of pasteboard up to $l2,
whereupon the worsted bidder sub
scribed his closing bid Of $11.50 to the
cause. $3.50 for the young lady's last
ticket, And so the campaign ad-
vanced
Besides the work of this relief COM
mfttee funds will be raised during the
year by the numerous organizations OF
Hebrew women in Washington, who
have already made plans to raise
money for relief work.
women Of the Hour"
The relief work will also be aided in
every way possible by members Of To-
cal Jewish congregations. whether Or
ganized or not. To provide a general
organization to which all the women's
associations may belong, however. a So
ciety to be known as the Women of
the Hou-" was formed at a recent
meeting, and it is expected that much
valuable work will be done by them.
Mrs Sam Splitter and Miss Hanna
Gusdorf were hostesses at card parties
at their homes Monday. The proceeds