The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-01-11
POOR MADE HAPPY
Business Men Donate Warm
Clothing to Needy.
David August Send Sixty Suits
for Children.
OTHERS ALSO HELP.
Palace Gives 100 Suits Under
clothes, Mills 100 Sweaters.
Bakers Make a Donation of 500
to the Cause.
OTHERS ALSO HELP

for distribution among the poor through
the efforts of Commissioner E. B
Stotts. Mr. August was not aware OF
the extent Of the restitution in Topeka
and especially the need for warm cloth
ing for children, until informed by Com
missioner Stotts. and he announced
that he would furnish this amount i'm
mediately after learning the facts. The
Palace and Mills have also contributed
much CT Ling.
Three large bundles of clothing were
\ made up and sent to the police matron
| this morning. In addition to that
/ srit of clothes for Col Boyd, the aged
| negro WorkhouSe guard was sent to the
police station in care OF Chlet OF 70
| lice Morris Jenkins. Col. Boyd is DIS
abled and unable to work 1nforIna-
/ tion was received by the police this
morning concerning. Col. Boyd's conpl-
ton and it was learned that he was
practically without clothing, had no
| fuel and nothing to eat.
The suit of clothes, an overcoar, some
coal and some provisions were taken TO
him by the police in the patrol wagon
today and he has been made comforta-
Bile. -, o1;oo
r77efron in caring for large number or
destitute people of the citv in addition
to operating the soup line rms re-
ouires practically all Of her time ana
other
under her direction.
Sent Out Warm Food.
Resides feeding more than so people
Yesterday, she sent buckets OF not soup
win bread or crackers to ten dlirer-
emf families where there are members
Ct the family who are incapacltateo AM
cannot go OF the police station
Among one of the cases OF destltutlon
which was brought to the attention
of Mrs Sare. the police matron, VEG
nesday, is that of a boy years olu;
1Tbis child is suffering with de1ormeo
feet and limbs. So great IS his 1rcap-
AGITATION that he appears seVeral year =
Younger His parents are destltute dilu
Mrs Sare has begun campaign I"
secure his admission to the state UNI
159-sit1, I1osritai at Rosedale whereby
+r@es4rnent might result in sIralgnteA-
10 HE feet and enable the child TO re
cover An effort is also DelnB Indue -
devise a plan of education lor the
Mrs Mrs sare will appeal for assistance
from the county cornmissio ners IN tr .I7
caSe and if she is unsuccessful sne VIII
he compelled to ask for donatlon that
the boy might be Deneilteu. 49,; hos
Establishing the soup nne 5
brought at least a dozen cases OF ues-
titu+ion to the attention OF Mrs. odle
which had not been known or SiN ,1n e .lii1
aid bv anybody heretofore anu sue W.
aesisf these families as much as IS pos
sible.
work at Provident Association.
r71,,o workers. of the Provident Asso-
oia+fon find more restitution IN the city
than ever before. Twenty-Five men as
enop1oyed every day in the WOOD yaru
and other work is found TOT nuI nun a1-.
oi+11 Who have work to be done notify
+T,e association and men or women are
e,,Tnisl7ed Considerable relief work IS
accomplished through this methoo-
The Provfdent Association mas Osen
receiving calls for assistance from the
Rnssian families of the city This IS
the first year in the history or the as
sociation that these people have ap-
piled for assistance the calis from from
families of this kind are so numerous
that it has been found necessary - 81.
plov an Interpreter by the ASSOCIATION.
slack work among the railroads ana
81 other institutions where unskllleo
manual labor is required is Responsible
for this condition
The Provident Association has re-
ceived many donations and of many
different characters during the recent
cold spell. In addition to the large sup
plv of lack ra bbits which we're received
from Commissioner Stotts large num-
Der of donations from grocery houses
Of the CITY have been received and dis
tributed. A donation of 800 was re-
ceived Wednesday from the Bakers as
sociation and large number or smaller
cash donations have been received
Among the other donations which
have been received was one hq 1ll1lsa
suits of underclothes from the Palace
Clothing company. one hundred sweat
ers for boys and girls from the Mills
Dry Goods company and the children,s
clothing which was forwarded by Dave
August
Many Need shoes.
GUY T. Justs of the Provident Assoc
citation said this morning that more
trouble was experienced in furnishing
shoes than any other garments There
are rnanv people of all classes and ages
throughout the city who are in need of
shoes. Many are compelled to wear old
shoes which give them but little protec-
ton from the weather and In some in
stances. the people are REQUIRED to re-
main indoors on account of the depict
ed condition of their shoes
Even with these contributions OF
clothing all the charitable organiza-
lions and the police natron find l. hard
to supply the demand for articles of
this kind The extent of the restitution
cannot he realized hy persons who are
not Interested in the work
In addition to the large number of
hovs' garments which have been fur
nished nv David August Wednesday
and TODAY. he also announces that he
and girls which he viii send to the
police station. These garments consist
principally of kimonas for women and
girls.
The drop in the temperature today
only increases and nroTones the suffer
ing of the destitute who are exposed to
the weather and all the people who are
doing cha ritahle work are taxed to the
limit with applicati tons for relief. Thev
ore accomplishing considerable bur
even at that they do not seem to be
able to keen up with the large amount
of work which is necessary