The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-12-18
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Topeka Provident Association
Organizes for Next Year.
Judge IL. f. Carver lis Again
Elected President.
THANKS TO MIR. GAGE.
Patrons of Organization and
Others Formally Thanked.
Plans for the Work of Securing
New Members.
THANKS TO MIR. GAGE.

Judge L. F. Carver was elected presi-
dent of the Topeka Provident associa-
ton for the ensuing year at a meeting
OF the directors held at the association
building Tuesday night. Thomas Page
was elected president. Arthur Capper
was elected vice president. Arthur Cap
per was elected secretary to the board,
While Charles S. Elliott was chosen
unanimously chosen general secretary
| or the association to succeed himself.
Resolutions were passed thanking
most cordially Norris L. Gage who has
| been warm friend of the association
since its incipiency and who has do
mated about $4,000 to it. Special
thanks were also expressed by the di-
| rectorS to Horace L. Hail. the TWEEN
tieth Century, Junior Atlantean clubs
and to others who have aided the as
ISOLATION during the past year and VINO
have at all times been most hearty in
their friendship for the institu-
ton. Mr.. Hall donated a piano for
the auditorium of the association build
ing and the clubs gave hospital sup
| plies.
Plans were made for the systematic
canvass Of the city for new members.
1t was the consensus of the directorate
that 1T was better to get a thousand
dollars from thousand men and wo-
men than it would be to get that sum
of money from one or a dozen. This Is
the peoples institution" said one of
the directors, land the people should
rally to its support. If the citizenship
of Topeka would only look at 1t in
that way they would find that the in
stitution would be a power in the city
IA power for good-and they could do
this without noticing the cost, since
liberalitv on the part of the many
would cause hardship to none" That
was the opinion of the entire direc-
torate. 1t was said that fully $4,000
would have to be raised in this way,
and 1T was decided to begin strenuous
canvass of the city for the purpose of
raising this amount or more at once.
Some idea of the work of the associ-
alton may be had from the statement
of General Secretary Van Horn that
during the last five and one-half weeks
eighty-five men have been accommo-
dated with bed and board at the associ-
alton home. Most of these transients
were young men and most of them
showed conclusively that they lost posi-
financial world. They were temporarily
stranded and were seeking work or
trying to get places where they thought
they could get work. These men were
were found for some of them. This
sort of help is the only help worth
while, say a great many, that is helping
unfortunates to help themselves.
A Work YARD is pelng eScaD1Shed In
close proximity to the dormitory Of the
association. There able-bodied men
who are stranded will be given chance
to earn for themselves good board and
clean, sanitary beds. The motto for
this class of patrons will be Wash
Work or Walk" The first thing a per-
son is required to do after he matric-
ulates at the dormitory is to take a
good bath and clean up. Then. If it is
night, he is shown a clean bed where he
supper. Next morning he is examined
and the association does for him what
appears to be best.
Special mention should be made here
about the beds and the meals at this
charitable institution. The person who
is accommodated there is required to
battle head and body thoroughly, after
this a clean night robe is provided and
q nice, warm comfortable bed is given
hi NOR her, as the case may be. The
clothes of the guest are fumigated and
so are the beds after they have been
occupied. Every precaution is taken to
keep the place as clean and as sanitary
as any hotel in the city.
Apartments are provided for the des-
titute sick and a nurse and medicines
as we'll as medical attention are avail
able at all times. Hundreds of volun-
teer men and women are aiding in this
work of charity and it is the intention
of those most interested to enlist the
services of others and thus make the
Topeka Provtdent association one of
the greatest powers for good within
the broad borders of Kansas.