The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-06-16

An enthusiastic meeting was held at
l o'clock this afternoon at the Cham
Der OF Commerce TO complete details.
At the meeting this noon the ad-
vlsory committee met and conferred
with the executive committee. It was
announced at today's meeting that
Cleveland H Dodge of Phelps, Dodge
& Company OF New York had voI11u-
teered preliminary gift of $1,000
600 In Los Angeles a preliminary
gift of S100, 900 has been offered to-
get1er with two smaller gifts Of s25.-
600 each In Denver two preliminary
gifts of $4,000 each have been an
nounced- The United States Steel has
volunteered TO give l per cent Of frs
first years dividends
Next Monday evening at 6:30 a din
ner will be given at the Chamber of
commerce when the campaign will be
captains viii meet every dav next
week at noon to report progress and
conduct the work of the week.
Red Cross Obligations.
People must contribute money to
help take care of those left behind
Frank P MacLeunan of the Red Cross
executive committee, said today; that
during the war the Red Cross would
have to be a foster parent not only
to the soldiers in France, but to those
they leave behind them.
Immediately cur soldiers go into
camp, said he their dependent fami-
lies will become d problem. Obviously
IN a country the size of our own. the
proper and practical way to distribute
both the burdens and the benefits fair
ly and uniformly will be thru the gov
eminent itself This is especially fit
ting when voluntary contributions
must meet such enormous require
ments in other fields. There Will IN
doubleday arise a large number of spe-
cial cases requiring additional or IN
usual assistance. Such assistance
should be made systematic largely thru
local chapters of the Red Cross
Sick and Wounded Must Have Care.
When our men go to France, we
must not only prepare to take care of
them when sick and wounded; another
very serious problem will confront
them and will confront US in our care
and foreIhought On their behalf. Eng
Iishmen and F'renchmen. when, from
time 20 time they are relieved from
their grim duties in the trenches, go
home. The soldiers from other coun-
tries on the firing line cannot go home;
there is no home to go to. Our Amer
lean soldiers must have d home in
France, somewhere to rest. somewhere
to find d friendly atmosphere, some
where to go for recreation and whole
some amusement The Red Cross
must become a real foster parent OF
our soldiers while they are in Europe.
quire a large sum Of money.
Devastation of Brothers in France
Some 1.50s towns and villages
have bear destroyed in France. In her
devastated regions, men. women ami
children ere homeless and suffering
for the barest necessities Of life. We
ought at the earliest moment to pro-
vide these people with the simplest
essentials to begin life anew. They
need CT Jthing. agricultural impIe-
mentS. domestic animals, especially
horses l1d cows. seeds. fertilizers,
tools. bedding. stoves and the eIemen-
tary materials with which to cover
themselves by day and by night Some
idea can be formed of the amount in
voIved in such an undertaking with
the knowledge that Mr., Hoover, thru
his magnificent organization. has
advanced for governments and from
private subscriptions $3.50, 009, 400 for
thought OF protection and pcovisior.
for our own people in France, can we
hesitate to provide generously from
our pIeuEy that we may show some
appreciation of our everlasting debt
to the people of cur sister republic 2''
Bring Ii Home.
The Red Cross IS about to issue to
this country an appeal for assistance.
an appeal for funds. The Red Cross
VIII attempt to open the hearts of the
country at large Il is a difficult task
Your brothers tell you their SONS lie
dead Your heart aches. and you try
20 understand it You feel .t-you
think you feel il But il is not your
son. and yeu have no conception. ever
tho he pe one CT the nearest you have