The Washington times., 1922-05-20
DOUGHNUTD DAY .
HELPS DRIVE Of
SA[vAT|ON|STS
Two Big Trucks Unload Army
Halos" on city's Main
Thoroughfare.

What the bean is to Boston. the
doughnut is to Washington today.
Cafeterias and one-arm restaurants
took second place at the downtown
lunch hour, as two big trucks,
piled high with baskets Of army
halos" better than mother ever
dared to make, rolled up and down
the main thoroughfares dispensing
succulent brown rings and reaping
a harvest of copper, silver-and
even paper-for the local branch OF
the Salvation Army:
The tide of collections toward the
s37 900 budget at last has begun to
swing toward flood. Rudolph Jose.
in charge of campaign headquarters
at 1414 F street, declares. Many
heavy donations were received in
the morning mails, and sales from
the trucks are considerably heavier
than last year. when s1.700 was
realized on "Doughnut Day"
Doughnut Race on Ellipse.
In the early afternoon. interest
centered on the Ellipse, where five
teams OF runners from the local
high schools, trained to the minute,
and with a grim light Of determine.
ton in their eyes, were all set for
the epochal "doughnut" race. These
dainty affairs are five feet in diam.
eter and members of the team
rolling their bakery hoop across the
sward and back in the quickest
time each will receive a pair Of gold
cuff links. the gift of Mrs. Larz
Anderson.
Judges are Kirk Miller twho left
Skillet Finn fiat to officiate in the
contest). Jack Connolly, John l..
Johns, Graham Nichol, Sam Rogers,
former census director; Ted Coffin,
and Capt. Paul McGahan.
Members Of the teams are as
follows:
Eastern - Leland Cartwell. JOHN
McInerny, Harry Rice and Otto Leh-
merit; substitutes. Paul Doerr and
Gladstone Roudabush.
Western-Alfred Bresmahan, Otis
Turner. Lewis Robertson and Lincoln
Shah: substitute. Birch Tennysou.
Tech-E. Meyers, Elwell Johnston.
Paul Perry and II. Speer.
Central - Davis, Dey, Hall and
Brinkman.
Business-walter Watt, Thomas
| Connors. Morris Clark and Charles
, Walker; substitute. Morris Enright.
FRIES Tor Lucky Buyers.
Moro than mere food value will
| accrue to a number of lucky pur-
chasers OF doughnuts. Cunningly con-
cealed in a halo" here and there are
little slips of celluloid, and these are
worth $3.50 apiece II presented at
campaign headquarters. The first to
appear with a token" was o. H.
Smith. sos Evans building. who re-
marked:
II came within an ace OF swallow
ing 1t or throwing II away" He re-
ceived a gold piece, one of the re-
quired number donated by Secretary
OF the Treasury Mellon.
Aunt Mary" Billings remained
awake most of last night at the
Evangeline Hotel cooking dOughnuts
for today's sales, as she cooked them
In France. Others were dona' ed by
| the Corby Baking Company, Gus
helm Bakery, White Cross Rakery
and the Old Dutch Market.
Among the donors Of larger gifts
Judge Martin A. Knapp. Mrs.
Charles c. Glover. Mrs. A. w. Lee,
| Miss Laura A. Lee, w. F. Poberts
Company. Potomac Lodge, No. s.
+. A. A. NJ; Dennia A. Upson, John
c. Boyd, julius Garfinckle & Co.,
| Secretary Mellon, Mrs. Larz Andcr-
son additional donation), Mrs F. 4.
Delano, Gus Buckholtz, Eusoell-
Young Ice Cream Company, CoEnec-
ticut .Copperthite Pie CompanJ. i.
| Melville Merrick, Mrs. w. Eustis.
Victor Kaufman, Mrs. A. NJ. c.
McKim, l.. T. Hauge, Miss A.. g.
Blauvelt, Anacostia Lodge. No. IL.
f. A. A. M: F. NJ. Clelland. c. A.
Snow, Barber & Ross and Gen J. A.
Drain.