San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-10-29
PARADE OPENS
MONEY DRIVE
FOR CHILDREN
Want Aid to Equip Ward
for Cripples at
Santa Rosa.
TAG DAY TUESDAY
Workers Will Go Through
All Downtown Office
Buildings.
TAG DAY TUESDAY

preceded by q parade from IL
O'Clock to l o'clock Monday, the hun
dreds OF workers of the Crippled Chill
dren's Association will open their an
nual drive Tuesday morning TO raise
$4,000 with which TO care for the
crippled children of San Antonio dur
ing the coming year. Under the direc-
ton of Mrs. Atlee b. Ayres. chairman
of Tag Day, the large corps of work.
ers will make a thorough canvass of
the entire city Tuesday.
In addition to the street parade on
Monday, parade headed BY Julius
Mayer, street announcer, will be held
at IL o'clock Tuesday morning. I'M
mediately behind him will be eight
nurses of the Santa Rosa Hospital
carrying two large American flags, in
which the public has been urged to
thraw liberal contributions.
Practically all of Monday was taken
up with the distribution of the 10000
tags TO the many workers. who con-
gregated at the association headquar-
tiers, the Santa Rosa Hospital. In
the drive Tuesday. 80 college and aca-
demic students of the Incarnatc Word
College. every graduate nurse of the
Santa Rosa Hospital alumni and
scores of other women and girls will
participate. A complete canvass of
every office building. drug store. hotel
and other business establishments will
be made.
Much assistance has been given the
association by A. b. Phelps of the
A. Ii. c. Auto Livery, who has
donated fourteen of his cars to the as
sociation during the entire week. In
addition. he has decorated a float for
the parade. Three of the crippled chill
dren will ride in the float. while the
others will be taken i'll automobiles,
accompanied by student nurses of the
Santa Rosa Hospital. Mechanics and
employees of Mr.. Phelps also have
given much assistance to the associa-
ton by sealing and cutting holes in
the 1000 mite boxes to be used in the
drive.
Crippled children too sick to ride
in automobiles will be taken i'll the
parade in ambulances furnished by
Porter Loring, Henry A. Guerra and
the Zizik Undertaking company.
Private contributions TO date
amount TO $50. The private contribu-
tons. headed by Mrs. Frederick j
Coombs who sent in the first dona'
ton. $35, have been received from
various parts of the country. William
| Il. Kearns of Louisville, Ky, has
contributed $40; Father l.. 4. TRACES
ser :. NJ. of st. Louis, Mo-, sent SO
the Sisters of 'the Good Shepherd Of
Spokane, Wash. sent $40. while the
Sisters of the Holy Cross Of Calves
ton contributed So. Other contribu
tons are Rev. +. +. Park. 50 and
Mrs. c. l.. Davenport. SO.
In an effort TO assist in the drive
local theaters have signified their will
ingness 10 have workers of the asso
citation make pleas from the stages
during the performances Monday and
| Tuesday. At both performances of the
| Edna Park Players at the Royal
short curtain speeches were made by
Jack Edwards. Monday and Tuesday
women will speak at the Palace
Theater and at the Majestic Theater
Indian Veteran Aids.
Circular letters carrying strong
appeal have been sent throughout the
city, asking every one to deny them
selves one or two Injuries and give
something to the fund with which it il
hoped TO care for more cripples this
year. Forty-one children were cared
for last year by the association.
A veteran of the Indian wars. who
declined to give his name. will be sta
toned at the Federal Bakery Tues
dav where he will sell preserves. The
entire proceeds will be turned over ia
the Crippled Children's Association
Fund.
The spirit into which everyone is
| entering into the drive was demon
strated Monday morning when six lit
tie children, all ranging between 6 and
years of age, turned over S1.9o 10
the association. Little Lanette He'll
bron Friday afternoon gave an enter
tainment and charged her young COM
panions admission. The other five who
attended were Albert Hebron, Ruth
Randle. Alice Stedam and Maxine
and Billie Saunders.
The jazz band appearing on the bill
ut the Majestic Theater this week will
play on Houston and Commerce
streets Tuesday afternoon in the inter
est of the drive, it was announced
Mt the association headquarters Mon
day morning.