Evening star., 1920-01-24
LINE Of DUTY FUND ,
REACHES S$l,196.9
Children Send Contributions
to Aid Family of Police
man McKimmie.

tons philanthropy were included in
messae ees accompanying contributions
to the Mckinmie fund Of the Line Of
Duty Club. which reached the mark
of Sl1s6.5o today.
Both concerned children. And both
contributions meant more TO the donors
than probably any other two received
III the fund.
sick Roy Sends 81.
One is from a sick boy. six years old
He sa, ed up s. 1t was all he had for
himself, and ws-s probably figuring out
how many ice cream cones II would buy
in the summer or how many movies II
would take him to this winter, when his
three Htti children and widow of Po-
liceman o. A. Mchimmie, who fell in
line of duty last Saturday night when
fleeing burglar shot him.
The letter reads:
Please accept this enrolment from
a little sin-year-oid boy, sick in oed
himself. though not i'll. He saved So
and asked if he could give it to the
children OF Policeman Mckimmie.
After saying his prayers last night
he started to jump into bed, when ne
suddenly exclaimed:
wait a minute. | want to pray Tor
the little children whose papa was
killed by burglar
This was all done of his own free
viii. Inclosed is his SO. His name
is Freeman d. Slye. son OF Harry L.
S.Ye OF $40 StreeI northeast
Little Girls Send IS.
The other letter was accompanied by
the request that no names be used,
but the letter is on file at The star Of
fee. The letter came from a high
official Of the government, on en-
bossed sta tionery. 1t concerns CLUB
of five little girls between the ages
Of nine and ten years.
They had haaD hearing of the Nc
Kimmie family's condition. They heard
that a father had been shot down
while protecting citizens like their
fathers from the menace of burglary
and crime. They heard that before the
increased pay bill for policemen had
been passed the bluecoat patrolling
the streets could not save enough
from meager salary to care for their
families if they were suddenly killed.
And the result was that the little
club met and instructed the treasurer
to empty the bank and turn in the
proceeds to the Line of Duty Club The
letter and contribution arrived this
morning. 1t reads:
Enclosed find check for Sc to be
applied to the fund raised for the
widow of Policeman Mckimmie.
You viii be interested to know that
this is the savings of a club of five
little girls between the ages of nine
and ten. who were SO moved by the
b
dren that they emptied their treasury.
To me it was a very appealing act on
their part. the thing being wholly
spontaneous.
Give no more Identification, if you
please. than that the children live in
or near Florence Courts
The signature on the letter is known
to thousands of the leading men of
the country.
These are only two evidences that
people of Washington are showing
warmth in the contributions.
All counted. the membership list
shows 226 names today.
approximately $6.0'O Raised.
Contributions from all sources to
the Nckimmie family today approx
mate the $4,000 mark. Through the
police depa rtment alone a total of
s3.906l9 has been received, These
contributions came through policemen
from citizens and from members of
the force themselves. Policemen
walking beat through the city are
meeting friends daily who are pressing
them to place checks at the disposal
of Mrs. Mckimmie. AS result w
so has been placed to the credit of
Mrs. Mckimnaie by the police depart
ment as contributions from citizens
and s1,7T3.50 has been raised from
the pocketbooks of policemen them
selves. This makes a total of s3.
90610. to which the Line of Duty
Club contributions thus far bring
total of $5092.60. From other news
papers and private sources another
81 900 is estimated to have been placed
to the credit of the stricken family.
Police Precincts Report.
The report of the police department
by precincts on the contributions foi-
lows:
First precinct, citizens, s255.21 !:
members of the force. S2l0; second
precinct, citizens. $1.570.50; members
of the force. $24l; third precinct, cltI-
zens. s25; members of the force. Sill;
fourth precinct. members of the force
$40; fifth precinct, members of the
force S9S; sixth precinct. members OF
the force. s12S; seventh precinct. citi-
zens, S2T7.S5; members of the force,
1852; eighth precinct. citizens. $40;
members of the force. $50; ninth pre-
cinct, members of the force. $l69;
tenth precinct members of the force.
sS7; eleventh precinct. members of
the force, s47; detectives at police
headquarters, from citizens, $S2: from
detectives s2O3: clerks and attaches
Of police headquarters. $109; house of
detention. $3.50; women's bureau,
SIS; and harbor precinct. 81 from citi-
force.
The latest members to join the Line
of Duty Club are:
c. S. Larimer, 81: Cash. 81; NJ. v.
Dunbar. 81: Mrs. Harry Sheehy, So;
Freeman D. Slye. So: Mrs. q. F.. So;
Henry (aged seven) and Martin taged
nine). 81; c. H. Hughes. 81; George w.
Henderson. 81; f 81; +. L. C., 81;
l.. r. Albert, 81; J. Sanders, $40; Ste
phen MantZouris. So; Duncan w.
Fletcher, s5; Margaret Galligare. 81;
Frances r. Kemp, IS: Edward F. Sic
dam ST; Dr. Fisk Elgin, IS; r. Fl. H.
81; NJ Louis. 81; W. H. D.. 81: B.
Rich's Sons. $40; n T. Barnhart, 81;
Capt Beach. s5; Mrs. S. M, 81; J. c.
t.. SIS: Mrs. Charles H. Bair, s5: Ben
jarnin F. Snyder 81; Mrs. Miilie Baer,
S5; Mrs A J. Earnshaw. IS; Fl. p.
Holler, 81, and r. 81.
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