The Washington times., 1921-05-11
FLOWER GIRLS .
HELP BUDGET
Sell Carnations and Roses All
Over City In Salvation
Army Drive.

Washington people who yester-
day ate 5000 doughnuts for the
Salvation Army were treated today
to the beauties Of a "Flower Day."
with pretty girls in all parts Of the
city selling flowers for the benefit
of the Salvation Army budget.
HOPES FOR BIG SUCCESS.
IF Flower Day is as big a success
as 'Doughnut Day we will be very
much, gratihed and will feel that we
have taken two big strides In the
work OF filling the 1921 budget of the
Salvation Army" said Rudolph Jose,
chairman of the budget committee.
Everybody In Washington today
Is asked to buy a flower and wear it.
said Jose, land there will be no limit
on the price you pay. Some OF the
flowers we will OFFER for sale will be
worth 81 each, but IL the buyer wishes
to pay $40 the flower girl will accept
the money as a contribution to the
budget.
Mrs. L. w. Eugster is captain" Of
Flower Day and is aided by the
following "lieutenants": Mrs. Thomas
Watt Gregory. Mrs. David Meade Lea,
Mrs. c. c. Tucker, Mrs. Ed Weeks.
Mrs G. Buckingham. Miss Frances
Mrs. William c. Johnson, Mrs. Hamil-
ton r. Dimick. Mrs. b. II. Ransom,
Mrs. Henry Marbury. Mrs. Gilbert ID.
Fish. Mrs. G.. b. Chapman, Mrs. Karl
Kurtz, Mrs. b. w. Woodruff and Mrs.
Arthur Dunn.
Flower Day" headquarters is at
1145 Connecticut avenue northwest
with sub-stations In the Shoreham.
New Willard and Powhatan Hotels,
Union Station. e. H. Droop Sons 81
Co.. Goldenberg's, Dulin & Martin
Company and S. kann Sons Company.
Flowers will be sold In the head
quarters and in all Of the sub stations.
leo TAMBoURINE GIRLS OUT.
In addition to these sales booths,
100 pretty girls and women, wearing
Salvation Army ribbons and carrying
trays of flowers and red and white
tambourines, will be stationed on all
of the principal streets and avenues.
The tambourines will be used to col
lect contributions for the Salvation
Army and for the money paid the
girls for flowers.
Roses, sweet peas, carnations and
ether flowers were donated for the
sale today by the florists of Wash
ington, including Guido Bros. Co,
George C. Shaffer, Blackstone, Inc,
Marche & Co, Louise Flower Shop,
Dupont Flower Shop. Washington
Floral Company, George II. Cooke
and The Flower Shop.
The girls who will sell the flowers
are divided into two groups. TIL.
FIRST group started out at 10 o'clock
this morning and the second group
at o'clock this afternoon. The
teams OF girls are headed by the
following: Misses Dorothy Goven.
Helen Gowen, Corinne Stephens,
Marian Hannah, Margaret Crosson.
Teresa Crosson, Daviette Ficklin,
Carolyn Rogers. Mary Fleming. Hem
rietta Burrsll, Ruth Morgan. Myra
Morgan, Ruth Laughton, Claire
Wrightson, Katherine Dent, Mary
Duryee. Dorothy Robinson. Katrina
Eugster. MARGARET Aspinwaii, villa
MacDougall, Marjory Gelm. Dorothy
Mondell. Teresa Hail. Jane Car
michael, Mona Blodgett, May Taylor.
Ruth Stoddard, Helen Smith, Golden
Ruggles, Madeline Biggar, Virginia
Brown. Mary C. Porter and II. Riley
and Mrs. U. G. B. Pierce, Mrs. Arthur
p. Davis, Mrs. George Norris AMI
Mrs. Arthur Boal.
BIG DOUGHNUT SALE
Seldom has the public responded
more willingly to an appeal for funds
than did the people of Washington
in buying doughnuts yesterday. Some
gave only o cents for a doughnut,
but others gave so cents and 81, anu
there were many who dropped IS or
$40 into the doughnut girls tam
BOURNE. The douGhnuts were contrib
uted by the following: Washington
Times, $50 dozen; Gus Buchholz, pro-
prietor of the Occidental Hotel, 200
dozen; Corby Baking Company, 100
dozen; Havenner Baking Company,
$50 dozen: George II. Amrein. 40
dozen. In addition there were
smaller contributions bringing the
total to something over 10000 dough-
nuts, virtually all of which were sold
during the day or early morning.
Part OF the gate receipts from the
game tomorrow afternoon ct 4 o'clock
at American League Park between
the Washington Braves and the Cuban
Stars will be donated to the Salvation
Army budget. These two colored
teams are expected to draw a large
crowd. Tickets are on sale at Spald-
ing's.