The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-12-28
Will SAIL FRIDAY
~Kansas Ship No. ~ to Belgium
With Our Flour.
w. II. Stubs May Head Cere-
monies in New York.

Kansas Ship No. L." the steamship
Hannah. will sail fr m New York Fri
day. w. r. Stubs, chairman of the
central committee, or some other rep
resentative. will leave for New York
Wednesday to participate in the cere-
monies incident to the departure of
the vessel which will carry relief to
the starving Belgians.
Following is a copy of a telegram
from LfndOn w. Bates, vice chairman
of the American commission for relief
in Belgium. which is self explanatory:
New York. Dec. 81, 1914.
"Hon. w. r. Stubs. Topeka. Kan.
I'VE propose to load steamship
Hanna sailing Friday Of this week
with as many Kansas donations as
possible. This ship to be Kansas ship
No. 1. Would it be possible for you
to come or to appoint a Kansas repre-
sentative to be present when the ship
is dispatched, to take part in the flag
raising ceremony? This ceremony
and be taken by moving picture con-
Germs.
LYNDON w. BATES.
"Vice Chairman American Commits
sion Relief of Belgium
Cash Contributions.
The Kansas contribution is still far
short of $4,000 barrels of -four and the
central office will be kept open until
all the flour that will be provided has
beer shipped.
Enough money was received in the
mail opened today to purchase one ex-
ceptfona1ly large car of flour. The
money aggregated $1,52S.48. OF this
amount $702.99 was sent from Meade
county as an additional gift. The citi-
zens of johnson county who have
shipped two car loads of flour, sent in
$13S.S7. From Dodge City came an ad-
ditional $44 81. Greenwood county sent
an additional amount of $52S.66.
\ "Widow's Mite"
Incidents filled with human interest.
day part of the committees experiences
at Belgian Relief headquarters in the
Mills building. A very old woman, ac-
companied by her grandson. fine look
ing youngster of 10 years, entered
Chairman Stu5bs's office this morning.
She carried a bundle. This is for Bel
gium." she said in a trembling voice.
This is a widows mite indeed; it is
all can give
Fine" said the former governor. 1T
was mighty good of you to come away
up here with your contribution, and we
are glad to get it,
The bundle contained two pairs of
thick. knitted stockings. full length; a
pair of knitted wristbands and two
pairs of knitted stockings for baby.
"is reminder of times that are past
or almost past. We seldom see such
knitting nowadays. Such stockings will
certainly be welcome this winter in
Belgium
The widows mite" will be sent by
parcel post to Mrs. Lindon w. Bates.
New York. chairman of the women s
section of the American commission
for the relief of Belgium. fy
Kansas In the Lead.
Mrs. c. 3. Walker. of Norton, chair
man for Kansas of the women's section
of the American commission for the
relief of Belgium. has received a letter
from Mrs. Lindon W. Bates, of New
York. chairman for the entire section,
in which she compliments Kansas on
the work already done.
She says: Il was very much delight
ed in studying the list of ships at COM
mission headquarters. to see the Kan
sas ship looming in the close fore
ground. I know, therefore, that the
state is responding generously. and that
many people in that stricken Belgian
land Will call down blessings upon the
merciful kansans. Iowa. Kansas Min
nesota in the middle west will Of course
be banner states. They have been
blessed with great harvests, and they
nave felt less than some others the di-
rect reaction of the war;