Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-01-21
LINE Of DUTY CLUB
SUBSCR|BES S56l
Fund to Aid Family of Po-
Iiccman McNmmie,
Killed in Action.

The second days life of the Line of
Duty Club brought siXty-one mem
bers and contributions totaling 1851,
for the benefit of Mrs. Oscar "A. Nc
Kimmie asd her three children. the
family wk,ich was left fatherless
when Policeman McKimmie was kill
ed in lineS of duty when burglar
shot him.
CONSTITUTIONS came from all classes.
BUSINESS men. bankers. workers. po-
l5cemen and firemen are among those
ON the list of contri butors.
Daniel j. Donovan, auditor for the
District government, today was ap-
ptGnted treasurer of the Line OF Duty
Club. AS such he will sit with the
ad visory committee. (which is headed
money raised by the Line of Duty
tClub will go through the hands Of
! the auditor for the District for ac-
counting. so that regular procedu re
hin The handling OF the Mckimmfe
fund may be guaranteed.
Fund to lift Mortgage.
The police department has raised a
total vt SLIP from among members
of the force in a drive to pay the
mortgage on the home of the family
Recot ,nition of the straits OF the
family by the former fellow officers
of Poll eeman McKimmie Is cited as
one Of the most genuine reasons for
RECOMMENDATION of the family for the
loss Of it's head.
From the second precinct. nnder
Capt. Peck, $500 was received from
outside sources for Mrs. McKimmie.
And frorn the first precinct a total
of s152.25 was reported from outside
sources. This money represented the
following contributions: ]: Grosner,
$2s; Mrs ! Grosn er1 90: Mss h and
merchants: on Louisiana avenue and
J. B street. S112.25.
Cost, lilo Post Contributes.
i A contribution Of 1875 to the Nc
Kimmie fund, in charge Of the police
department., was announced last
! night, following a meeting of the
Costello Post, American Legion The
| money was turned over to MAI. PulA-
man this morning.
| Organizations throughout the city
at the present time are recognising
the need which exists for money on
the part of the widow OF Policeman
I;McKimmie
She is sick. Three children are al
READY in the family to be fed. A fourth
I.child is expected within the next few
months. During the period when po-
lioemen IN the District were paid a
fbasic salary approximating $50 per
month there was no chance to save
for the rainy day of calamity which
tarrived last Saturday. Now that the
-bTow has fallen it is to the employers
!
| faces of the orphans and widow are
turned
{ Members and Contributions.
| Members OF the Line of Duty Club to
ldate and their contributions follow:
! F. Il. B., S25: Evening Star Com
pany, $500: Miss Mildred Hawxhurst
81; Mrs. Elizabeth Hawxhurst, 81; j
II. B., 81; c. ID. Keller, 81; J. Russell
| Young. 81; John B. ,SmaIlwood, 81
Leonard Omerod. 81; Kirk Miller 81
| William II. Moore, 81; G. Adams How.
hard, 81: r. X. 81; r. M. X, 81; Helen
Draper Hoffman, SIS; Charles H. CALI.
her, $40; C. L. Langley, $40; ID. S. T. r.
SIG C. c. H, IS; ladies' Bible class
Brightwood Park. NJ. E. Church, SIS
Emma G. Nisewander, $40; E. T. L., S.
bryan Nicholson. 81; f. C. NJ. IS; v. K.
SIS; clerks, finance department., In.
dian office, $11: B. o. L., IS: A
Lisner, $10O; No. II Engine Co., SIS
W. V. Reed, SIS: DIR. Stanley Camp. IS
! Herman Peters. 81: J. b. Burch. 81
F. and c. c.. 81: H. G: r., 81; Mrs. E
B. Holland, 81: Mrs Mobley, So; o. D
Thomas Camp. No. II. Sons of Veter
ans Auxiliary, 81; Ira w. Dennison
lS5, Joseph Strasburger, SIS; J. L. May.
field, SIS; Evelyn Z. Slater. 81; Mrs
II. Wenk, 81; Mrs. F. Hess, 81; n. d
NJ, 81: Robert c. Dalrymple, 81; viii
liam p. Kennedy, 81; Mrs. NJ. Fred
erick 81; Fred l.. and Virginia c
Moore, Sc; Mrs. D., 81: w. w. Parker
81; w. F. L.. SIS; the Blue Mill. 81
Mrs Beatrice Finn. 81; J. Il. Hoover
So; William Buckley, 81: cash, 81; ]
w. Ebert, 81; cash, SIS; j. H. Bricken
stein, 81; total. 1851.