The Washington times., 1921-05-14
HARDING AIDS
. BUDGET DRIVE
President Autographs Baseball
To Be Sold at Auction
Next Tuesday.

President Harding has auto
graphed a baseball to be sold to the
highest bider at public auction for
benefit of the Washington Salvation
Army Budget.
Announcement of the Presidents
aid in behalf of the budget was
made yesterday by Henry B. F.
mcfarland, president of the Saliva
ton Army advisory board for the
District, shortly after receiving the
baseball from the White House.
AUCTION BEFORE GAME.
The baseball will be sold at auction
Just before the game between the Ma.
sons and Elks at American League
Park. Tuesday afternoon at 4 O'Clock
The money paid for the ball as well
as all money paid as admissions 10
the game will go to the Salvation
Army budget.
ball autographed by President Wilson
during the Red Cross war fund caIu-
paign In 1918 and sold at auction for
benefit OF the fund brought a price OF
$4,000, and IL Is expected that the
autographed baseball to be auctioned
Tuesday will add a substa ntial am Gun,
to the salvation Army budget.
meeting of the executives int =
ested in presenting the budget" of
the Salvation Army to the people .:
Washington was held at noon yester.
day In the office of Commissioner RI.
dolph In the Municipal building. Mr.
Mcfarland. in addressing the meet.
ing, asked that the people of Washing.
ton be urged to send in your contri
button to the budget now; don't wait
to be asked"
Rudolph Jose, chairman Of the
executive committee in charge OF
presenting the budget" said that the
contributions received have been far
below what the committee had ex-
pected. and added: We are much
below our quota at this time. This
message should reach every resident
OF Washington at once: Send your
contribution for the Salvation Army
Budget to 700 Thirteenth street
northwest. Do IL now This bud
get should receive the support OF
very resident of the city. and We
feel fully justified in asking city
wide support"
Among those attending the meet
ing were Mr.. mcfarland. Mr.. Jose,
Commissioner Rudolph, Charles Fra
zier. Almus Spears. Thomas p. Hick
man. James c. McMuliin. Charles Col
fax Long. Avery G. Marks. jr..
Charles c. Glover, jr., Myer Cohen
and Victor b. Deyber.
"TAMBOURINE DAY.
To-day is "tambourine day" and
probably will be one OF the most pic
turesque In the interesting program
arranged for presenting the bud
get" From early morning until late
this evening teams OF women and
girls will be busy in all sections of
the Capital gathering contributions.
Ten thousand tags representing
tiny red tambQurines bearing the
words. Washington Salvation Army
Budget" will be offered for sale. Ms
W. II. Plummer will be in charge of
'Tambourine Day" and will be aided
by Mrs. Charles Roberts. Headquar
tiers will be at 700 Thirteenth street
northwest and the supplies will be
issued to- teams OF girls from ninH
substations. Those In charge oil
these substations include Mrs. Be -
jamin Soule Gantz, Mrs. c. H. Rug
giles, Mrs. George A. Weaver, Mrs
Julian Barnes, Mrs. Theodore Barnes
Mrs. William B. Todd, Miss Baldwin
Miss Louise Kingsley, Mrs. H. G.
Merrill Mrs. W. J. McNaly, Miss
Dorothy Ruhl, Mrs. Archie Engei
Miss Sybil Baker. and others pre-
or