The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-06-03
WORK FOR ALL.
Actual Labor to Care for Home
less Going On.
In Thousand Homes in Topeka
Women Are Busy.
ARE VERY FEW DRONES
Farmers Helping With Wagon
Loads of Produce.
Washburn and Bethany Girls
Doing Their Share.
ARE VERY FEW DRONES

Now that the river is falling and
many more people are being brought
to this side of the river. the work of re-
lieving the suffering of the refugees is
going on with increased vigor Wagons,
buggies and vehicles of every description
are busy bringing people from the diff
ferent landing points along this bank of
the river to the many relief stations
throughout the city. At the Auditorium
the women are stin going on with their
heroic work of improving the deplor-
able conditions of the flood sufferers and
many of them who have been working
continually since the beginning of the
flood refuse to go home to either eat or
sleep. Their minds are continually oc-
cupied with thinking of the suffering
Of the refugees and they will not rest
until they have done what they think is
their share Of the work.
Many more names have been added
to the registration lists at the Auditor
ium and the lists are continually grow
ing. All day yesterday and today peo-
pie who had been brought over from the
North side but had no money or friends
on this side of the river were taken to
the Auditorium. The situation there is
something awful. There are probably
not dozen complete families in the
building. Some are on this side of the
river and some are still in North To-
peka. Little children wholly, de-
pendent upon the ladies of the relief
committee for everything that they re-
ce1Ve are numerous. In the excitement
of the flood they have lost track of their
parents and some Of them are so fright
ened that they are unable to give their
names and all that they do is cry and
call for their parents.
The sanitary condition at the audi
forum is stil good in spite of the many
draw backs. The floor of the building
has not yet been scrubbed but it is
still as clean as could be expected.
Some think that it would not be
good plan to scrub it as this would
make the building damp and this is one
of the things that is being guarded
against. Many little children are con-
feet and it IS feared that If the floor
was scrubbed many colds and much
sickness would be the result. The health
Of the refugees that are quartered in
the building is in competent hands,
however. A sanitary committee IS do
ing good work under the direction of
one of the emergency board Of health
and there is no doubt but everything
that is done viii be for the best.
Contributions of clothing, bedding.
food and everything that viii be of any
use are still coming in and being issued
to the refugees as they are brought to
the auditorium. Although a great
amount of money has been secured
through the efforts of the finance com
mittee it must not be thought that the
list that that committee gives to the pa
pers every day is complete. The names
of many people who have given all that
they could afford have never appeared
in the papers. Many money contrlDu-
tons have been received at the audi
torium and has gone to swell the fund
The food that is brought to the audi
torium is piled up in the halls at the
north and south entrances of the build
ing were several women are at work
cooking It,. Cooking utensils nave been
secured and the food is being cooked
as fast as the food sufferers can eat It.
They receive full meals three times a
dav and during the inteEmissions be-
tween meals the children and those VINO
have Just arrived from the North sac
are given bread and butter sandwiches
which will satisfy their hunger until
the regular meal time Hot coILee u
served throughout the day and this IS
about the first thing that is given TO
the people who have just been oroughl
over from the north side and are chilled
The work that is being done by the
salvation Army is something wonder
ful Thousands Of people are beng
cared for at the hall Of that organlza-
ton. At night only a few people are
kent there on account OF the nan not
being large enough to accommodale
very many, but during the day the
number of people that are led there
can not be estimated. The menu erS OF
the Army are spending both their Gays
and their nights in carrying on their
work and the result is that much more
suffering has been relieved Some OF
them are spending most of their time
in working at the hall, while others arr
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tribution boxes soliciting money with
which to carry on the work
The work that IS being done by To-
peka women in the privacy OF their
homes deserves mention It IS report
ed by many that the women of the dit
ferent districts of the town are col
lecting at private homes and spending
the DAYS in making clothes, cooking
food. and then sending all to the hood
sufferers at the relief stations. Today
the women of PotWin are gathered At
the home OF Mrs. Frank Sims. ,-5
Greenwood avenue. and are spending
their time sewing clothing for the
children that have been brought from
North Topeka Fourteen boxes OF
clothing were received yesterday froars
the students Of the State Normal school
The girls of Washburn college have
been sewing. baking and brewing with
unceasing industry ever since the boys
of the school first ventursd into the
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side. The girls. who can not risk their
lives in the dangerous places. are de-
voting their time as unselfshly to the
work Of relieving the suffering of tho
refugees as the boys who are helping
to bring them over to the South side
The girls of Bethany college are doing
the same as the Washburn girls. and
the pupils of the public schools. who
are now having a short vacation, are
also assisting in the work.
Mr. Mays. principal of the Sumner
school, has his district organized for the
relief work. Girls from the fourth a
grade and above are requested to bring
needles. thread and scissors and help in
the work at the school. which is being
carried on under the direct supervision Of
Mrs. P. c. Chamberlain wh9 has been ap
pointed to look after this department Of
the work by Mrs Charles F. Spencer,
chairman Of the wouens relief commit
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