The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-04-24
Every Booster Is Fighting for
Old IchabOd.
SACRIFICE HATS FOR FUNDS
Fund Climbed to $4,000 Mark
at Noon Today.
Put 1000 Boosters in the Fight
Next Week.

More than $4,000 was added to the
Washburn college endowment fund
today, making the total for the cam
paign $109,313. Sunday will be
"Washburn Day. at the churches, and
Monday is scheduled as the last day
of the campaign.
There is expected to be something
doing" when the reports a~e made at
the big rally at the Auditorium Non
day noon. The goal is still a long way
in the distance and it is anticipated
that the college contingent will have a
chance to cheer because of the an
nouncement of some substantial sub
scriptions that will give the fund the
much needed boost.
There were no big gifts reported to-
day but an employees movement
started when w. w. Whitney, mana
ger of the Warren NJ. Crosby store,
announced that the employees of his
firm had subscribed in the sum OF
$3.50, and would increase this amount
by Monday. Mr.. Whitney stated that
he suggested this plan with an idea
that all the stores and business houses
in Topeka would fall in line. E. H.
Crosby took up the challenge, and
stated that he would have something
to report by Monday.
Sacrifice Hats for School.
The Good Government club in
pledging 500 set good example to
other similar organizations. This
amount was subscribed with the un-
derstanding that if the members see
their way clear they will raise the
pledge later The women are putting
their heads together for the purpose of
devising means of raising money.
Some of them have agred to do with
out new spring bonnets, and several
food sales are being planned. Mrs. N.
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The announcement was made that
Raymond French, high school stu
dent had unsolicited given ten dollars,
and that this contributor had com
planned because no organization has
been perfected in the high school.
There are a lot of the fellows who
would like to help he said. The task
of organizing the high school was as
signed to Team No. 26 under David
Neiswanger.
Some of the Contributors.
Here are some of the subscriptions
reported today that deserve special
mention Palace Clothing Co. $3.50;
A. w. Knowles, $500; DIR. Roy b.
Guild (now of New York;, Washburn
colored law students. 500; seniors of
Washburn college, $50; Mrs. Harry
Wash burn, $500; colored washwo-
man, Mrs. Pottinger, (unsolicited), 81;
Judge Lee Monroe. $125.
The best record made by any team
today was the report of $1,000 by team
No. Al, in the students division cap
tanned by John NJ. Maynard This
team broke a record for the campaign
for the number of 800 subscriptions
there were nine of them.
In making his report Captain May
nard stated that each member of his
team had agreed to get 500 or bust"
The last man to report in connection
with the work late Friday turned in
his report after the midnight hour.
The best thing about the report is that
if wasn't necessary for any one to
bust.
Enthusiastic talks were given at the
rally today by Robt Stone chairman,
and H. G. Everett, secretary of the
Central Life Insurance company of
Des Moines, Iowa, who arrived in the
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