The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-01-10

through business college The CIR needs q
think you could get for her by asking
through your very interesting Corner2
thought perm APPS some one would have one he or
she would gladly loan or donate to a worthy
cause The woman works very hard and is very
I hold the mothers address in the fond hope
of getting IT into other keeping ere long.
Plan to Help Deaf Gnl.
In late issue of the Corner my attention
arrested and my thoughts conferred on an
appeal made to the patrons OF mis- valuable
OF earning living was by doing copy WORK at
home and the statement that she has no ma
chine with which to do It The signature is
This simple and direct appeal should go
straight to the hearts of her co-vvOrkers and
stimulate them Immediate action. For in
stance If each business girl in this city would
contribute 10 or rs cents to this worthy cause
it would bring consolation the heart and
furnish means of work to the hands of this
poor girl who states that she Is no longer
young. and has other means of earning
living.
Will you business girls please take up
vigorously. and Will the other newspapers
please copy, If necessary. This earnest appeal,
IL order to alleviate the condition in question:
Just to show you what may done by each
person doing little. shall cite incident.
a short time ago man. who Is a niIltonaire
many times over. had birthday, and It
suggested that each employee contribute 10
The house where he was born
The little window where the came peeptng
and present it to him a birthday gift. Now.
If this is done for poor man like this mil
honaire who is rolling in splendor and VINO
perhaps would recognize one of his en-
p4oyes except to discharge him or her for soma
tTiiing offence, should not the worthy
outlined above appeal to the business girls Of
the country and Undue them with the spirit of
charity?
long item publish ed, but could not condense
it. or rather could not condense my feelings
sd all be the first contribute should you
consider the action discreet MARY A Meg"
The foregoing letter strikes me as remarkable
ceived and clearly expressed. the work of
Intelligent and educated woman, whose heart
has been cultivated as carefully as her mind
For these and other reasons, I took IT Up again
after the first thoughtful psrusal. and recon
sidered the impulse which had moved
:" lay it the table IN parliamentary phrase
1t is dead against rules take mp a sub
scrfption for any purpose whatsoever. Nor do
objects But-and big BUr!-this girls pro
posal is matter quite Independent of our H
H c. She addresses the members Of her guild
who knows her audience
Should the result be what she expects the
incident viii be monumental in the history Of
the Corner And this is early in a New Year
Why not celebrate it by a notable departure
from red tape regulations and let the deaf stenog
rapher know how many true and tender hearts
there are among her sister .workwomen? The
knowledge will give her g new lease of life and
hope
What say our noble army Of typewrfters and
stenographers? The plan of action is simple
IncIose a dime or other coin in a bit Of cot
ton batting and this in tissue paper. and en-
velope 1T. addressing Marion Harland in care
letter Send your address with it. and mark
the envelope Emma McC."
Each contribution will be registered and the
contents sacredly preserved And should the sums
received be inadequate to the purchase of the
machine (Which I do not for moment believe
Will be t1 easel, all win direct to the deaf
woman, who has no other means OF support
than her exertiors-
y 4
Chapter of Good Done
Many cases of restitution and sadness have
reached ne direct from yoz- u69ce, either
letters written by you to your constituents OF
through articles published in your Corner
corning the of the C1lildrens Day asso-
citation. / have thought each week that the next
one would not be such a busy and that
I should write you the results of Of the
interesting cases that have come TO from
your Corner. But alas, they have multiplied
until il seems almost impossible to give you
faint idea
Permit me to say. however. that not
case has reached as that has not been thorough
" investigated and this Is motto
.T-nERGENCY VIII the pessimist think it
rather strange that not case in which
mother has written to you. saying she wanted