The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-04-28
COME OUT To Big
WASHBURN RALLY
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we stood here this minute and said
we couldn't carry it up to 100000
No Word Failure
The word failure isn't known
/ here. No one in the Topeka CONNER
cial club knows how to spell failure
We are up to the point of success
You are up to schedule
Lets see. Three hundred workers
would mean 5000 each The Wash
burn students have been bringing in
that amount This day is not over I'M
til the clock strikes twelve
Il venture to say there are at least
10000 persons in Topeka who can be
induced to give who have not done so.
Let's get out into the highways and
byways and get that 10000 Lets
ton
The executive committee will sit
tonight in permanent session until the
work is completed Let's go out and
make WaShburn wint
We've got right down to brass
tacks; if We are going to do ii at all
it will be tonight It's Il case where
Washburn will break that line
At this juncture the Washburn stu
dents broke in and held a brief regu-
Iation football pep" meeting.
To Work Tonight.
All workers will report tonight. and
will be on hand and team members
will be whizzed out over the city in
an effort to get in some substantial
pledges Frederick Barber and the
members of the executive committee
will direct the operations-it will be
big time.
Washburn students will be asked to
sit on the platform to furnish the
ginger for the meeting There will he
good speeches, good music, and some
thing going on all the time
This has been the greatest cam
paign ever pulled off in Topeka
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While we have not yet reached the
100000 mark we are proud of what
we have done
The last twelve days have been
Stone. chairman '-On the part of a
great many persons it will be regard
ed ten days of great generosity.
THE measure of success is rot of
dollars and cents but of human effort
and through that one contributes to
his state and the city
Chairman Stone thanked the To-
peka newspapers for the space they
paign, and Mr. Stone was personally
rendered a vote of thanks by the
workers
Mrs. McEachron's Work.
The team under Mrs. D. l. McEach-
ron made a remarkable showing to-
day, turning in So. 101. There were II
pledges of 500 each. breaking the,
campaign record for number of 500
pledges reported by one team The
total for division d. under Mrs A
Marburg was boosted to $36,096. Its
nearest. rival is division "A under E.
A. Crosby with $26,0S1.
A pledge of $1,000 was reported
from the department of education of
the Topeka Federation of Women.
The Bach Ben club. an organiza-
ton of coIored bachelors contributed
500.
g., I, -
chi1dren-no name given-was re-
ported.
Mayo Memorial Fund
Announcement was mad eby W. W
Whitney that a T B. Mayo memorial
fund had been started 1t includes
Mayo; an additional $3.50 from Mrs
Warren NJ. Crosby; $500 from War
rem NJ. Crosby, Jr-, and $500 from
Mayo Crosby.
team under J D. Norton, which re-
ported total of s1,575.
A fund from Topeka ministers will
be announced tonight
From the Ministers.
Tt was started by the Rev. E. w
Spencer, the new pastor of the Wal
nut Grove Methodist church. who
agreed to give 500 provided that
other ministers of the city would con-
tribute literally
The women of the Lowman Me-
mortal Methodist church deserve
great credit for the manner in which
they have waited upon the tables at
the noon meetings. Mrs Wiley has
been the cterer, and the meals served
have been complimented by the work
ers
Central Park school is in the lead in
the Junior Washburn club, due the
work of Miss Peggy Lovewel1, daugh-
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. Paul Loveweu-
Mr.. and Mrs. F. c. Workman. re-
cent arrivals in Topeka, pledged s1oe-
Mr.. Workman is in the real estate de-
partment of Stephenson and webb
Washburn Needs 1t.
The rank and file of the Topeka
people have responded literally to the
call for funds for Washburn college
With a view to giving everybody an
to contribute a house-to-
house canvass is being made in the
city.
Washburn college needs the money
If there are any persons who have
been omitted in the canvass they are
asked to send in their contributions to
c. E. Elliott. treasurer
The women have been prominent
factors in the campaign which will
close tonight Division ID" under