The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-03-23
RED CROSS TAG
 DAY WILL PROVE
 RECORD BREAKER
Expected That the $2O,OOO Will Be Raised Today
 Without Difficulty.

The goal which the Minute Women have set and must raise for the local chapter of the Red Cross before tag day activities cease tonight is $2O,0o0. It is imperative that this amount be subscribed as the funds for making supplies for the soldiers in France. of the local chapter have been exhaust ed. There is not a penny left with which to buy materials for bandages which are needed now lover there"
 Not one of the many hundred mem bers of the Minute Women, friends and Boy Scouts will desert their posts, in the city today, until every last cent that can be subscribed is in. From daybreak large numbers of workers were on every corner in the main sec tions of the city as well as on the busy spots in the outlying districts with a large bundle of tags and a small box into which the donors dropped their mite. The gates at the various factories were visited when the men assembled to take their places at their respective employment and many tags were sold.
 The strong arms of the law did not escape the taGgers nor did they finch when they were accosted at 6:30 o'clock this morning by band of the taggers. Every officer at headquar- ters and at the various precincts bought tags at this hour. The mem bers of the force that went on duty at 8 S'o'clock also were tagged befor$ they were allowed to leave their sta tions.
 The firemen at the various stations were visited and each gave his little bit to the ladies with the large red crosses pinned to their arms
 The campaign was actually started yesterday afternoon when all of the children of the schools of the city subscribed. Upon the receipt of 25 cents the children were given a tag and enrolled as members of the Junior Red Cross.
 The undertaking of the Minute Women to raise $2O,O00 in g. single day is a huge task and prospects are that a new record for tag day sub scriptions will be made. Previously the largest amount ever raised by tag day tactics amounted to about ST. 900.
 The captains in charge of the activi- ties today and their various stations were as follows:
 Bridgeport Savings banks, central headquarters at corner of State and Main streets, Miss M. Dotten Gros Claude and Mrs. Samuel M. Hawley, generals.
 Executive workers at the center: Mrs. Frank V. Barton, Mrs. Edward d J. Caldwell, IT,, Mrs. William M. Wheeler, Mrs. H. B. Van Gieson, Mrs. Charles A. Edwards, Mrs. Herbert D. Sherman, Mrs. Mercer D. Blondell, Miss Louise Warren, Mrs Carl Fos- ter, Mrs. William E. Seeley, Mrs. Paul Kicker, Mrs. W. H. Ham, Mrs. Fred Atwater.
 Captains at work in the center are Miss Gros Claude, Mrs. Frank Gar rett, Mrs. F. w. Wilder, Mrs A. S. Ambrose, Mrs. Fuller of Stratfeld hotel forces, Mrs. c. F. A. Biltz, Mrs. J. B. Cenicola, Mrs. M. J. Blume, Mrs, A. E. Macdonald, Miss Nellie Patter- son, Mrs. Salabes, Mrs. M. H. Cha pin, Mrs. Orville Rector and Miss Everette.
 St. John's auxiliary, Fairfield ave- nue, chairman, Mrs. Charles E. Weeks, Mrs. Charles G. Sanford, Mrs. L. B. Curtis, Miss Marion Hurl- burt, Mrs. Guy P. Miller, Mrs. Chas. Fleming. Captains, Mrs. R. l. Neith- ercut, Mrs. F. w. Pyle, Mrs. w. Ros- COG Bassick, Mrs. Robert E. Adams, Mrs William A Gr1ppin, Mrs. AL bert Lavery, Mrs. Norman Leeds, Miss Emily Sanford, Mrs w. R. Webster, Mrs. Charles Baldwin, Miss Lucille Godfrey.
 Mrs. Thomas J. Kelly and Mrs. William Beirne at St. Augustines aux Hilary.
 Olivet church auxiliary in the North End, Mrs. John Taylor, Mrs. R. H. Booth, generals. Captains, Mrs. T. L. Ferguson, Mrs. L. I. Karov- sky, Miss Mathewson, Miss Eliza Jameson, Miss Wdnifred Grierson. Mrs. Nathan Moore, Mrs. Robinson and Mrs. G. H. Mckenzie.
 The Presbyterian church auxiliary and the Park Avenue temple auxiliar- ies are cooperating with the center. Black Rock auxiliary is cooperating with St. Johns.
 West End Congregational church Mrs. George T. Hathaway, Mrs. c. H. Armstrong. Beardsley auxiliary at 1285 Noble avenue, Miss Lulu Farist and Miss A. W. Laing.
 Grant auxiliary at the Grant 25