The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-11-25
ARE MADE HAPPY
Hundreds of Topeka Homes
Supplied With Dinners.
Confidential Exchange Secre-
tary Had a Busy Day.
FLOOD OF NAMES TURNED IN
1t Was Impossible to Meet All
the Demands
At as an Early an Hour as Was
Desired.
FLOOD OF NAMES TURNED IN

Hundreds of Topeka homes were
made happy today by the generosity
of local charity workers and lndlVlo-
uals who through the conldehtiai en-
change came to the rescue OF tnelI
less fortunate townsmen and sent Int -
the homes a layout of food that leAI
no doubt in the minds of those visited
regarding the nature OF the holl1ay;
Last night numerous TOpekanS mac
nothing or almost nothing to eat. But
that was before the exchange began
the direction of dinner basket dlstrI-
hutton Today those homes are per-
meated by an assortment Of a r,iilaI,
that are associated only with turkey
day feasts. si4.it-
lIting the baskets this morning. IN
the office of the confidential exchange
was the name and address OF every
Derson who in the opinions OF clup
workers and individuals was IN heeu
of assistance in getting a dlnner 70
dav. From this central office the
work of supplying these persons with
Thanl<sgivirg day food was directed.
And it was directed with a system that
characterized no previous IhahNssiV
ing day giving in this city -
A flood of names was turned IN py
the various clubs and numerous IN
diViduals that surpassed every ahtlcl-
patton Of the exchange and II was I'M
possible to provide baskets I0T an
whose names were turned in Those
persons who it was believed We're IN
sorest straights were first supplied
A number of persons called the ex-
change office this morning mad Volun-
teered to take baskets. thus cutting
down considerably the list or those
who were omitted. Miss Mabel Ad-
ans secretary of the exchange, pc
lieved this morning that by O'Clock
practically all those whose names had
been turned into the exchange otflce
would be supplied with dinners. Those
who are lost in the shuttle today,
however, will be remembered first on
Christmas day.
Had Il Busy Day.
Miss Mabel Adams, secretary OF the
Exchange was at her desk in the Elk
change office from the moment it was
opened this morning until long after
the hour when the turkey in her nome
in College Hill was scheduled to ap-
pear for carving. From every section
of the city calls were sent in for bas-
kets and by persons volunteering their
assistance. The telephone in the ottlce
had not a moment OF rest until the
room was closed shortly after L
o'clock.
Before the Thanksgiving Day basket
distribution was cleared away, plans
were being laid for the Christmas Civ
ing. The work of the Exchange in
handling Thanksgiving day charity
work demonstrated concluslVely 10
local charity workers that only
through a central office can the work
be Systematically handled.
on the foundation laid today, it is
hoped that the Christmas giving Will
penetrate every home that is needing
assistance. For some reason, not eX-
planned by local workers, individuals
ALWAYS give more freely on Christmas
than at any other time and with a
basis for the work already laid, the
agencies working through the central
office will make effOr to see that no
one is overlooked on Christmas that
needs help.
Those Who Helped.
Among those who co-operated |
through the Exchange in distributing |
Thanksgiving day dinners today were
the Alpha Charity club; Mrs. F. S. |
Fazel of Redden Mission; Golden |
Rule club; Mizpah class of the First |
Presbyterian church; the county; |
Provident association; S a i V t i n |
Army; n. n. S. club; Pleasant Hour |
club; the WOman'S Society of the |
Catholic church; Social Service club;
Volunteer class of the Euclid Avenue
Methodist church; Marguerite society, |
the Sunshine club and the Endeavor
societies of the Westminster Congre-
gational church; Senior and Interme-
diate societies of the Central COngre-
gational church and the Mary Shell
don society of the same place; the Ep-
worth league of the Lowman Metho-
dist church; Central Avenue Christian
church,; the w. G. T. u; the Moose
and Elks lodges, and numerous indi-
viduals who refused to permit their
to be used.