The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-06-24
HELP FOR WIVES
Topeka Club in Plea for the
Soldiers Dependents.
Executive Committee Is Dis
tributing Pledge Blanks.

An appea! for the assistance or every
man, woman and child in Topeka, in
properly caring for dependents OF the
members of Battery A and the sec
ond Regiment band, was made by the
executive committee of the Cltlzens
1000 club These are the members of
the committee: w. w. Webb, Mayor j.
E. House, Fred Voi1and, DR.. h L.
Clark c. l.. Mitchell, J. r. BurroW
and p J. Monaghan The appeal fol-
lows:
..The Citizens 1000 Club of Topeka,
Kansas solicits the assistance of every
man, woman and child to make 1t pos
sible to care properly for the wives,
mothers and families of Battery A ana
Second Regiment band boys, who need
help.
The committee in charge want 1t
understood that a contribution of 10
cents or more will gladly be accepted
at any of the banks in the name OF
THE Citizens 1000 Club of Topeka,
KAN and pledge blanks will be pro-
vided in the daily newspapers where
by those who feel that they want to
help viii, pledge to pay so much a
month.
The amounts already subscribed are
not just single contributions but are
amounts which have been pledged
each month as long as help is needed
for those dependent on the members
of these national guard organizations,
who need assistance.
While these boys who departed Fri
day are our heroes, yet in many cases
the real heroes are the wives and
mothers who have been left to fight
| their own battles. These boys, to do
their duty to their country, have left
| them without any means of support.
Many of them have left wives with
| large families of children. They are
not objects of charity-they are our
| heroes, of whom we are and should be
| Justly proud, and it IS up to US as cit
liens of Topeka and citizens of the
state of Kansas to see to it that they
do not want in any way whatever, and
| knowing that every one will want to
do his part. the committee has made
| the ruling that contributions from 10
cents up will be gladly accepted. A
10 cent contribution entities one to
membership in this 1000 Club just
the same as a contribution of $10C
will. Many monthly contributions
have been pledged by wives and chill
dren of different citizens alre ady. We
want these contributions to be made
as much as possible in the nature OF
| monthly pledges, SO we will know how
much to count on, for this fund mus
be maintained until relief is either
provided by the government or by the
state at the coming session of the leg
islature, in case our boys are on duty
so long.
these boys are fighting your battle
and the least we ''stay-at-homes' cal
do is to help care for those who ar,
dependent upon them.
Any one who kr.ows the climati
| conditions of Mexico at this time O
the year knows that our boys are go
ing to face almost uncomfortable hard
ships, even though they do not get t
any battle front. They will be Camp
i ed on the border, which is PRACTICAL
a Sand-desert, and the heat for the mex
: three months will be indescribabI
| intense, especially to those who ar
not used to that climate
We need money right now w
hope you will fill out the pledge BLANK
; advising that which we may expec
from each citizen as long as help
needed.
: The opportunity is open for anv ma
triotically inclined citizen of the stat
J or kansas to contribute to this funf
, who feels that he would like to do hi
: part toward helping provide for lou
. real neroeS, as this obligation is tn
duty of every citizen of Kansas inst a
mucn as 1t is the citizens of the cit
of Topeka W
contributions may be sent to J. F
Burrow. treasurer of the Citizens
1000 club. Topeka. Kan.
CUT out this application for mem
bership in The Citizens 1000 Gin
OF Topeka. Kansas" and mail to J. F
l Burrow. treasurer, Topeka, Kan.
I do hereby make application fo
S membership in THE Citizens 100
s Club of Topeka, Kansas" and plede
4 that will remit s...... between til
. first and fifteenth of each month a
n long as it is needed, to care for thos
y dependent upon the members of Bal
i terry A and the Second Regiment bant
Gin case of making application fc
children, be sure to give the full nam
of the child, the parents signing the
: names below the name of the child
Name of Parent
C or Guardian. .............
. Address: