The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-11-21
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r. NJ. c. A. Ssethod.
On the suggestion OF william Allen
White OF Emporia it was recommends
ed that wherever possible the r. M. c.
A. building fund plan or organization
, be used and in many cases this rec
: ommendation has been adopted. The
only thing against it's general use II
/ that 1t requires more time than might
be given to the first two weeks Efforts
and that expert organizers are needed
, Generally speaking. however. one man
can assemble q community and APP
point ten captains, who, In their turn,
may appoint ten others or twenty
i others, each to have charge of speci-
i fled townships or districts.
| Emphasis ON Speed.
! Above all else speed has been urged.
To accomplish this end special meetings
] have been called in one hundred or
more towns Tor Sunday morning and
afternoon and Sunday night. Nearly
| one hundred men and women known
| in public life In Kansas v0lunteered to
address these meetings in the interest
Of the Belgian Relief Fund. Many
such meetings already have been held
j They began as early as Monday night
and in -some counties have continued
| throughout the week.
| Telegraphic and telephone reports
have been received hourly in the gem
era1 headquarters at Topeka showing
i that flour has been contributed in car
load lots in very many places. Men
who employ large numbers OF men ana
women In publishing. manufacturing
! and merchandising have organized
i their plants and contributions from
! such sources have been liberal.
Some of the small towns have come
forward with the most surprising gem
erosity Not that the generosity itself
! fod hut
which it was carried far exceeded what
might ordinarily be hoped for. Within
"a hours places like Fort Dodge. HOyt,
Maple Hill. Overlook, Havensville,
and other fine active little communities
came to the front with hundreds of
dollars.
Fort Scott sent word Friday after
noon that it would forward draft for
$500 or 500 within a few hours. The
Federation of Women's Clubs has
ployees. advertising men, farmers in
stitutes, the Oranges. have all organ
lied and have given their money and
their time most generously. The stu
dents and faculty at the Kansas Agri-
cultural college are addressing them
selves to the continued effort of sup
porting one hundred Belgian families
until the next crop may be gathered
in Belgium.
The State university has led in many
one hundred or two hundred barrels OF
flour have been contributed in q few
minutes. Wage .earners to whom fifty
cents Or one dollar is a rather impor-
tant item. particularly with Christmas
approaching. have not hesitated to con-
! tribute more than might be expected
from such sources. Men earning from
$50 week upward. have quite gener-
ally given. or agreed to give. one or
i two days pay to the fund. Through
L. 10
interest OF the seven million hungry
people has been the most satisfactory
ever recorded in the states history.
DOn't Want Old Clothing.
A statement was issued today by Charles
Dillon. secretary OF the Kansas relief
fund. to the effect that no old clothing
will be accepted for distribution amons
the Bel1fums. The statement:
No second hand clothing can be accept
ed for the Belgiums. A cablegram from
London received yesterday notified al
German frontier officials would decline tt
admit any except foodstuffs and new
clothing or new blankets would be ad
mitted to Belgium. This order was neces
sary to prevent the possibility of disease
All clothing should he packed In boxes
| and plainly marked New Clothing Of
] New Blankets"
Every dollar contributed in Kansas vii
he used to buy flour. No money viii b
sent out of the state. The understandings
! is quite clear. also. that no money viii
, lief. The money will be spent in THU
country for feed to ship to the sufferers
but America will keep It's money in circu
lation in its own channels.
Novel Method.
A novel method of reasing funds fol
Belgian relief was tried out at Tescot
: in Ottawa county this afternoon. Al
: auction sale was held in the town ant
2 everybody was urged to put something
under the hammer.
i letter received the central NJ
flee, Topeka, from Rush county reads
I'VE have set our mark at 1000 bar
rels of flour for Rush as a beginning
r and will do the best we can. J.. Fl
' Little is receiving agent and treasurer
and H. L. Bager, secretary. We havt
e an executive committee OF fifteen ant
}. are recommending that not less thai
: ten county organizations be formed
for Belgian relief. township orsani
!. zatiOn is going on today. Fifty SO
a licitors are already at work. We vii
Y have $50 at work by the first of tn.
: week. Churches. newspapers an!
e leading men are all being enlisted.
t The letter was from Frank U. Rus
= sell, president of the organization.
Frank p Mac Lehman will Civ
a twenty barrels of flour through hi
g State Journal, Rotary club and famil
d subscriptions. The employees of tn
n State Journal will give 100 sacks.
e Word was received today tina
t Hazelton in Barber county, town o
s $50 population. Is preparing to ship
!. full carload of flour. This is a goo
= example for other towns Of this size
A letter was sent today by the cen
trail committee to every count
asking the names of the chairmeh i
; charge of the relief work in the re
spective counties. SO that q permanen
o and regular organization may be per
n fected. The names of all responsible
8 persons will be placed on the books.
n Early Wiseman. a North side DO
who had been saving his pennies an
nickels and had deposited them in
70 local bank, drew out his money fo
y