The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1918-12-21
NEGRO TAG DAY DECEMBER "a
Am Earnest and Systematic Effort will be Made by the
Coored People Of This City to Collect $4,000 Satur
day, December "a, to Wipe Out All Indebtedness
on..Wheatey-P -Provident Hospital For Negroes


On account of the Red Cross Drive
which is now going on and in which
every patriotic citizen should be in
terested, the Tag Day scheduled by
the Wheatley-Provident Hospital for
Saturday December 21 was deferred to
Tuesday December "a, and the Com
mittee is putting forth every effort
to make this the most successful Tag
Day in the history of the race.
Every Negro man and woman should
give something on that day and we
feel sure that the thousands of white
friends who learn of our worthy ef-
forts to provide suitable facilities for
our people will give generously.
Prof. ]. R. E. Lee, Principal of the
Lincoln High School and who knows
nothing but success is managing this
Campaign assisted by that vigorous
and hustling Prof. w. H. Harrison as
secretary. The Executive Committee
is composed of DR.. ]. E. Perry, DR.. T.
G. Unthank, Mrs. Nellie e. Young, Mr.
Felix H. Payne and Mrs. Julia Morri-
son all of whom are working out to
the minutest detail the splendid sys-
TEN Mr.. Lee has adopted that this
day may be a glorious success.
More than 300 ladies gathered at
tn e"Y" Thursday night in an old
fashioned party where patriotic songs
were sung, ice cream was served and
more than $4,000 tags were tied.
The following persons have con.
sented to act as captains; each has
secured ten workers to constitute the
team:
Team No. Captain, Miss Villa B.
Glenn, 1903 East Eighteenth street,
phone East 2789 or East 999.
Team No. Captain, Mrs Naomi
Team No. Captain, Mrs. M. A.
Ford, 1901 Tracy avenue, phone Grand
1549.
Team No. Captain, Mrs. Hanna
Huston, 1901 East Nineteenth street,
phone East 3481.
Team No. S-Captain, Mrs. ]. R. E.
Lee, 2221 Tracy avenue, phone Grand
3032.
Team No. 9-Captain, Mrs w. T..
Osborne, 1919 East Seventeenth street,
phone Grand 2141.
Team No. 10-Captain, Mrs. William
II. Lyone, 920 Woodland avenue, phone
East 1904.
Team No. 11-Captain, Mrs. Ida M.
Beck, 1927 Michigan avenue, phone
East 1885.
Team No. 12-Captain, Miss Estelle
R. Williams, 1925 Michigan avenue,
phone East 2711.
n Team No. 13-Captain, Mrs. Fannie
* West, 1918 Euclid avenue, phone
kst 1865.
cam No. 14-Captain, Mrs. T. G,
5Sfan, 809 independence avenue,
Main 3424.
IN No. 15-Captain, Mrs. H. Dix
k17 Woodland avenue, no phone.
am No. 16-Captain, Mrs. Nellie
"a, 1913 Park avenue, phone East
5Sf4S.
Team No 17-Captain, Mrs. N. c..
Crews, 1924 Highland avenue, phone
East 110S.
Team No. 1S-Captain, Mrs. Eice,
1915 Tracy avenue, phone Main 2016.
Team No. 19-Captain, Miss Maude
G. Olden, 1922 Lydia avenue, phone
Grand 2455.
Team No. 2O-Captain, Mrs. w. E..
Griffin, 1926 Penn, phone South $40.
Team No. 21-Captain, Miss Joseph
inc Yates, 2444 Montgall avenue, phone
East 4901W.
Team No. 22-Captain, Miss Eva l..
Moore, 1906 Lydia avenue. phone
Grand 1751.
Team No. 23-Captain. Miss Nina
Bell, 1911 Forest avenue. phone Grand
1891.
Team No. 24-Captain, Mrs. J. Silas
Harris. 1911 Forest avenue. phone
Grand 1891,
Team No. 25--captain, Mrs. Nellie