The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-10-27
White Elephant Started by
Y. n. and Y. w. Workers.
Nearly Four Thousand Dollars
Obtained in Pledges.
SUCCESS is ASSURED.
Captains Report That Pachy-
derm Will Surely Go.
DIR. LOVeland Tells Why Move
ment Is Important.

The White Elephant $4,000 cam
paign has been. launched. Today every
member of the working team of ESQ
members is devoting his or her spare
time in the interests of the cause. This
noon $50 workers dined at the cam
paign headquarters, 1928 Kansas ave-
nue., and reported the result of the
first efforts towards blotting out the
White Elephant from the sign board
on top of the Topeka Edison building
Thirty-seven hundred and forty-two
dollars was netted by the first few
hours of work, and this was consid-
cred. excellent, considering the fact
that the teams have hardly had time
to organize.
The meeting was an enthusiastic
one. DIR. F. L. Loveland made a ten
minute talk, which was an inspiration
to the workers. There were mer-
chants, lawyers, real estate men, city
officials and prominent women of the
city present.
when I started out for Kansas"
said DR.. Loveland, 81 was told that
was coming to a great and progress
sive state, and would find the CAPT
tai city to be an example of cleanIl-
ness, and I am inclined to believe that
This is true.
II have fallen in love with Topeka
] like your spirit-the way you take
hold of things. If you live up to your
reputation, that white elephant will
have his skin hanging on the fence
within ten days.
Il believe the time has come when
every person in the city who loves
cleanliness and Righteousness will stand
~ this movement The Y. M c. A
and the Y. w c. A. stand for the prac-
fca1 things of life. I believe the bust
ness men are with you and also the
hurches. Now is the time the people
want to transmute gold into charac-
ter"
Reports of Captains.
Following are the reports of the
team captains in the business mems
section, under DR.. E. s PettyjOhn:
e. L. Copeland, five pledges, $S75;
w. w. Mills, two pledges. $45; ]. P.
Davis did not report; A. A. Goddard,
one pledge, 500; J. A Troutman
three pledges, $3.50; George S. Bad
ders did not report; w. A. Neiswan-
ger three pledges, sos: c. G.. Blake
", five pledges, $109; Jesse Shaw, two
pledges, $50; D F. Shirk, three
pledges, $175; w. J. Rickenbacher,
five pledges, 500: J. E. Wilson, three
pledges, $145. This represents
total of $2.169.
Here are the reports of the captains
of the young mems section under
George McDermott:
Clad Hamilton, fourth. pledges, $35;
Robert Stone, did not report; T. E.
King. first, pledges, $25; L. L. Adams,
fourth, pledges, 1918; Charles White
hair, thirl, pledges $25; E. w. Rankin,
nothing today; c. F. Ecker, second,
pledges. $35; Ed O'DOnovan, sixth,
pledges. Sos; H. A. Heath. twenty
fourth, pledges $12O; W. r. Arthur,
Sixth. pledges $3.50.
The above report shows collections
amounting to $1,103.
Following are the reports of the
captains of the women's section under
Mrs. A. L. Green:
Mrs W. S. Lindsay, second, pledges
SIS; Mrs. J. F. Close, nothing to re-
port; Mrs T. w. Watson, nothing to
report: Mrs. H. f. Ewers, sixth,
pledges $50; Villa Rodgers, first,
pledges $25: Edith Nash. seventh,
pledges $33; Miriam Dale, fifth,
pledges $40; Edith Robertson, fifth,
pIdges $40; Mrs. John Dadisman,
third, pledges $50; Minnie McGrew,
sixth, pledges $35; Elsie Boon, fourth,
pledges $37; Frances ellis, fourth,
pledges $50.
This section reported a total of
$40.
Starts With a Banquet.
Two hundred campaigners were
present for the final get together"
meeting held last night at the First