The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-06-04
FEDERATION Will HELP.
Plan to Compile a History of the
Flood.


UD to the present time system in the
relief of the flood sufferers has been inn
possible All that the committee has
been able to do is to relieve the imme~
date necessities of the refugees in the
matter of food, shelter and clothing and
this has not been accomplished without
much effort and expense But a def
mite system will now have to be deVised
IN order to supply the wants of the peo-
pie. and one of the best suggestions
that has been made is Mrs. W A. Nc
carriers Mrs. McCaFter has had charge
OF the reg1strat ton of the clothing dis
trlbutlon a the Auditorium, and she
proposes that as soon as the people are
al brought to this side and have found
places to stay. the relief work be sys-
temauzed by division into wards and
precincts. on somewhat the same plan
as at the time of a municipal cam
paign.
The city federation of women's clubs
IS 10 have another meeting at Unity
church Friday morning and this plan
VIII doubtless be discussed and suggest
ca 10 the Commercial club The feder-
ated clubs, through their political work
are familiar with organized effort of
this sort and the relief work could pro-
oably not be in better hands than that
of the club women.
Meanwhile the making and repairing
OF clothing viii go on among the differ
ent societies and in the different neigh
0orhoods and as fast as the needs of the
people are ascertained they Will be sup
Piled For the last few days everyone
has been making baby clothes but it is
now learned that WOmen'S underclOines
and wrappers are badly needed and
there IS scarcity of garments for girls
from to 16 years old. Another problem
that is about to confront the relief com
mittee IS a demand for light weight
clothing Most of the ready made cloth
ing that has been contributed has been
for winter wear, highly suitable during
the past week of raw damp wea Their.
but with rising tempera ture, about to
become very uncomfortable. OF course
a good deal of summer clothing has
been given but most of the underwear
has been winter underwear which peO-
pie who have not suffered from the
flood had discarded for the season and
were able to donate.
Cotton waists for women and cotton
gowns for children have been received
but in many cases they were scarcely
fit to wear and were only made to do
by covering with the heavy winter
clOaks and jackets which were donated
and which were sucn a gOdSend during
the cold weather of the past few days.
Now, however, the people will not be
able to wear these wraps during the
day, although they will still do good
service at night in lieu of bedding and
covering, and summer underwear and
outside clothing viii become a neces-
sity.
Lodging and furniture is another de-
mand which grows more urgent every
day AT the meeting of the fedora ted
clubs Friday morning this matter viii
also come up and the women are re-
quested to attend prepared to report
addresses of vacant houses or rooms IN
their neighborhOod which are available
for the use of refugees.
A thorough canvass of the town viii
be made in order to secure every pos
sible lodging place, and general re
quest Cor old furniture has been issued
by the relief committee Stoves, tables.
chairs. beds and cots, cooking utensils
and dishes are the most necessary fur
nishings and if these could be obtained
there ere a thousand families thar
would go to housekeeping and soon be
comfortably situated. Work will b.
plenty and the refugees will be self
supporting after the first expense OF
finding them homes.