The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-06-15
STOP RELIEF WORK
Distribution Station at the Aud
itOrium to Be Closed.
Able Bodied Must Care for Their
Own.
WILL ASSIST HELPLESS
Others Are to Be Housed but
They Must Work.
Homes Will Be Made Habitable
Soon as Possible.
An Appropriation Is Set Apart
for Farmers.
WILL ASSIST HELPLESS
An Appropriation Is Set Apart
for Farmers.

The directors of the Commercial club
determined this morning to conclude
their temporary relief work for the
North Topeka flood sufferers at an
early date. and to turn the work over
to other hands for it's future contin-
uance. The meeting of the club this
morning was one of great Importance
and was called by President Frost for
the purpose of determining a future
policy in the relief work which has been
conducted for the past two weeks by
committees of the organization That
the heretofore liberal expenditure of the
relief funds can not be permitted to go
ON as it has done was recognized last
week. and the meeting this morning
was called by President John E. Frost
for closing up the affairs of the tempo
rary organization through which it IS
being conducted, and to establish such
future relief as may be necessary upon
permanent basis.
The general distribution of food ana
apparel upon application at the relief
headquarters will be stopped. Most of
the North side people driven to the
South side for shelter are at work ana
able to provide for themselves. In a
few days at the farthest the Audi
torium distributing station viii be
closed After that the supplying of fooA
will probably be done through regu-
larly instituted public charities With
few exceptions the flood sufferers have
been supplied with clothing sufficient
for temporary needs. Tent shelter has
been furnished all who have no place
else to go and families installed in the
tent city have been given simple furTi-
ture and housekeeping equipment.
OF the S42, 600 received by r NJ Bone
brake as treasurer of the temporary re-
lief committee more than $4,000 has
been expended in caring for the fool
sufferers. In ten days more the funcs
would probabiv te exhausted as thero.
has been no appreciable dininution in
the demand upon the cOmmissary Of the
rellef headquarters Last Saturday
Capt. H NJ. Philips. then in charge, de-
mandsd that every person receiving re-
lief should be able to show that it was
deserved This order apparently had DO
effect in reducing the distribution OF
food Superficial investigation shows
that in almost every case where men
in North Topeka families had work
prior to the flood they have resumed
their employment, and that work is
plentiful a good wages. A few idlers
have been discovered. and in many
cases food is being secured from the
Auditorium when the head of the fam
lily is earning enough to provide the
necessities of living
AS temporary relief committee tn
organization has about finished its work
ana y IS now time TO turn the money
and the distribution OF aid over to the
Associated charities the city and coun~
ty authorities. in view of this fact the
following resolution. prepared by ex-
Attorney General A A. GODDARD and 9TH
ers who have been personally active III
the relief work was adopted by the di-
rectOrs without dissent.
Resolved. That in view of the rapid
depletion of the funds in hand and in
prospect for the use Of the relief corr
mittee. and as the destitution has in a
large measure been cared for during the
last two weeks, it is the sense of fl.is
executive committee that no further re-
lief be extended to families now housed
and having members able to earn their
support. and that hereafter only such
aid be given any families having mem
bers capable of supporting them as will
enable them to be housed and resume
their usual avocations or earn a 1iveli-
hoo5-
This does not apply to destitute
widows and orphans or others abso-
lutely unable to care for themselves.
The committee cannot undertake to
make good losses sustained by the flood,
but onAv to relieve actual Eecessities
and distress
Governor Bailey. upon being shown
the resolution adopted by the local COM
m1ttee, said this afternoon that it also
covered his ideas in the main about the
situation a. large, especially in regard
to the extent to which aid should be ex
tended.
This action of the Commercial cl,,h
/ does not mean that the work of reliev
ing the suffering of North Topeka flood
victims IS over. In his remarks Al th4
/ opening of the meeting. Can't II NJ
Phillips. who has been personally in
charge of the Auditorium relief work
since its inception said:
The need of aid on the part Of North
/ topeka people is far greater than ii
was supposed. and in my opinion tn
/ real work is to be done subsequently, t.,
TINS time We can not estimate how
great viii be the need of assistance IL,
/ VIII for long time continue to be great
/ deStltutlOn to be cared fOf's
W H Davis reiterated this sentiment
/ in the discussion of the resolution thar.
consumed the greater part of the meet
4 ing He stated that at this time the re-
/ halt in order to examine its own work
and determine its future capabilities.
/ Mrs. II. O. Garvey and Mrs Charles
! F. Spencer. who have both been prom
inent in generating the work Of the
women of the relief committee. stated
that those who have volunteered their
services during the last two weeks are
worn out with their exertions and that
they believed It time to reorganize the
relief work upon a different basis.
Within the next forty-eieht hours the
giving of food at the auditorium win
be stopped Some arrangement will be
made for its distribution elsewhere
( Clothing at the disposal of the relief
workers VIII be similerly DISPOSED Of
While no course Of action has been de-
. teTmined in that direction it is not un-
likely that the Commercial club
I through its committee viii reserve
part of the relief funds to be used in
assisting property owners in North To-
peka to make their homes habitable.