Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-11-24
.PLAN OFFERED BY H|BBs
FOR REDUCING TAG DAYS
President OF Council of Social Work
ss,'sss,,1ers Would Classify Various
'se- Charitable Organizations.
TWELVE SOLICITATIONS YEARLY
Under Proposal There Would BE But
Dozen Days Set Aside for Asking
Funds From Public-Points. Out
IL, Advantages.

= Steps which may result in the eIimi-
nation OF tag days for the benefit OF
Individual institutions and organiza-
tions here are being taken by the Rich
niond Council o: Social Workers
through special committee. which
has jus; received for its consideration
a,rplan of operation evolved by DR..
II. II. Hibbs. Jr.
Under the plan suggested by DR..
Hubs, who is president of tho Council
OF Social Workers, all organizations
or institutions which ordinarily Sc
cure funds through 'ss day soiiei;a,
twelve clasSiticatons.
Each classification or division would
hold one tag day each year, making
but twelve instead OF from nifty to 100
tag days annually. Proceeds o: the
individual tag day would be divided
among the organizations and institu-
classification.
Points to Advantages.
In the plan drawn UP by Dr. Hibbs
he states that he is personally opposed
10 purely sectarian organizations ask
ing for the support OF the public by
means of tag days, but believes that
II all church organizations were COM
biped in one tag day the sectarian
feature would then be partly elm
mated.
Several advantages of the plan sug-
Eested are pointed out by DR.. HitIbs
~ his letter to the committee. prin-
ctpal!y that il Will reduce the number
or tag days, make them more nearly
community enterprises and give bet.
asT oprH5tnny iGE more intelligent
Under the plan submitted by Dr.
Hibhs the division Of organizations
Cd Colored charities and social
agencies working for colored people
C2l Day nurseries and kindergartens
tc3) Orphans homes and institutions
for dependent children. including the
Childrens Home Society.
40 Settlements. nciEhborhood houses
and community Ccntcrs.
81 Hospitals doing charity work.
50 Visiting nurse association
s sIhers i, is only only one, but | think !;
aons he &c SSGT tag day for tSs
of this kind asking for support in this
way, and because tag days were orig
mated by visiting nurse associations,
boys and girls as Floyd Hall, tho
RestoScrs, etc
CD Church organizations. Ct an
organizations asking for the support
OF the public by means of tag days
but II all the church organizations were
feature would be thereby partly elm
inated.)
co Educational organizations. such
cnt-Teachcrs Association, Bureau OF
Noca tons for Women, etc.
1o) Homes for tho aged, Including
the Home for tho Incurahles.
ODD Patriotic organizations
CID Other organizations
Means Hotter Publicity.
Speaking OF the advantages OF The
plan, Or. Hibbs states in his letter:
1T seems TO me that this plan will
have the following advantages.
Cd 1t Will reduce the number OF
tag days. which at the present time
is absolutely essential in my opinion
"(2) II will make tag days more
nearly community enterprises than
they are AZ present. If VIC have only
twelve tag days a year. and we are
able to secure the support OF the
viii be able 10 make these community
methods OF raising money in a real
sense, |. g. VIC will be able to secure
the interest Of the whole community in
each tag day.
"(s) I believe in the long run more
money. will be- raised by twelve tag
than Is being raised At present by an
unlimited number Of tax days, in which
no one is interested except tho orSan-
cation selling tho tags
Would Inform Public.
The suggestion made regarding pub
licity might he further amplilcd.
believe II would be very desirable 20
Council OF Social Mprkcrs oil tag days
In which all OF the o"ganizations rails
ing money In this way would be rep
resented.
tho publicity. to the end that every
contributor, however small. may know
exactly for what purpose his contrihu-
opposed TO the raising Of money on
the public streets unless tho public
has been given Ar, Opportunity TO learn
TomethinE about the purpose for which
the money is 10 he used"