The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-06-22
READY WITH TAGS
Eighteen Thousand We're Dis
tribnted Today.
Two Hundred Pretty Girls En-
listed in Cause.
HAVE MONEY READY.
They Will Be in Possession of
City Saturday.
Money Needed to Further Work
of PrOvident Association.

ElgnLeen thousand tags were today
distributed among the women inter-
ested in Tag day and these good mat
rons will attach the necessary strings.
This year : officials of the ProvidenI
| association decided to change the color
| Of the tags from red to yellow for the
| sake of variety, and also on account of
the fact that there are a few tight
wads'' in the city who have saved up
their last years tag with the expecta
| ton of avoiding the necessity of Secur-
| ing one this year.
About 200 workerS-women and pref
| ty girls-will be ION the job Saturday
| and it is the intention not to allow
anyone to miss the opportunity to give
| to a worthy cause.
Fifteen or sixteen automobiles will
be mustered and at an early hour will
start out for the purpose of tagging
! the residences of the city. A special
| tag of large size will be used in tagging
| the homes and vehicles on the streets.
| 1t is not the policy of the Provident
| association to help those who will not
| help themselves, and as far as possible
| this institution exacts payment Tor
value received. For example, IL a man
| wants square meal after not having
| had anything "for three days" as the
proverbial weary Willie" story goes,
| he is politely asked to saw some wood,
| or assist in the work of the 1nstltut1cn
| in some other way. If he refuses then
| the secretary Of the association knows
| for a certainty that he is a dead beat"
and not worthy of aid.
Also old clothing is sold for NOM
| inal fee to poor people. as the assocla-
ton has found through experience
that it is poor policy to give anything
outright if a person has rev cents
with which he can part.
The Topeka Provident association is
organized on a business basis ana IS
handling all problems which arise
iudiciouslv and Systematically. In or
der however, to carry on the good
work funds are absolutely necessary
and it looks as though it were up to
the citizens of Topeka to help those
who are worthy but who are in adverse
circumstances.
During the past year the ProV1dent
association started the North side
tuberculosis camp, which has recently
been taken over by the Topeka Anti
| tuberculosis association. rms was
great step for the good in Topeka anu
congratulated on account OF TINS as-
greSsive move.
on Saturday there will be fifty sup
ply. or headquarters stations MAINTAIN
ed throughout the city which Will pc
nrovided by a matron who viii nave
charge of a number of workers. TWen-
ty-one Of the stations have been 10
Gated and the ladies selected VINO VIII
be in charge of them. Below are the
stations with the names Of the women
in charge: $780,
The Victoria hotel. Mrs. F. M. Cross
lev: the Shawnee Real Estate and In
surance agency, Mrs. Harrison Morgan
and Mrs. Benjamin Akers; Rock Island
depot, Mrs A. w. Parks; Santa Fe de-
pot, Mrs. T. P. Moore and Mrs: John
Switzer; Potwin, Mrs. G. A. Huron;
Jocelyn's drug store, Mrs. Charles
JoceIyn; Warren NJ. Crosby's, Mrs.
Bennett R. Wheeler; court house, MRS
Norman Wear: Elks' club, Mrs. c. B.
Reed: state house, Mrs. George CraW-
ford; Consumers Light, Heat and
Power company, Mrs. Joseph Morgan;
Hindman's grocery, Mrs. Frank Brad :
lev, Fullerton's, Mrs Boyer; Crane &
Co Mrs. George Crane; Miss F'enton's
Hair Dressing parlors, Miss Fenton;
Crosby Brothers, Mrs. W. T. Crosby,
Mrs. Earl Williams, Mrs. Luther
Burns; stansfield's drug store, Mrs;
Pliny Soper; Woolworth's Five and
n Cent store, Mrs. Hanchett; Daily
Capital building, Mrs. Marco Morrow;
Commercial club Mrs. Charles Skinner
The first team to offer its services
was that of the c. E. of the First Con-
gregationa1 church.
All of the Tag day workers are asked
to meet in Gemmell hall of the Central
Y. M C. A Thursday afternoon at
O'Clock for final instructions.