The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-11-13

failed to report today This team is in
charge of the work in the Santa Fe
offices and it is taking considerable
time for the workers to get things or
ganized. When this work is organized,
however, lost time will undoubtedly
be made up for. Team No. 4 which
ished organizing this morning and re-
ported S115.35 despite late start.
Pep Meetings in County.
Pep" meetings are being held thru
out Shawnee county in connection
with the campaign. Thursday night
at the Lyman schoolhouse Judge West
of the supreme court will make an
address.
Friday night Dr. Edmund ]. Kulp
will talk at the Indian Creek grange
hall.
Dr. KuIp will also be the speaker
at tomorrow's luncheon at the Cham
Der of Commerce at which the To-
peka teams will report further pro
gress.
state campaign organized and with
Indictment weather failing to stop the
work of the Topeka teams F. D
Pierce, manager of the Kansas Y. M
c. A. drive, announced today that
more than 100000, or one-fifth of
raised. By evening, it is estimated,
0ne-fourth of the amount will De
pledged.
The nine Topeka teams. comprised
of business and professional men,
were in their districts early this morn
ing, and were making their rounds in
cold, drilling rain which failed TO
dampen their ardor.
Reports from over the state to
Pierce this morning added materially
to the $54,41S announced Monday. a
message from Parsons, Labette
of
of $4,000 was raised Monday. indie
pendence reports $500 subscribed,
and Coffeyville $4,000 to the Mont
gomery county allotment of $25,O9C.
A telegram from Wyandotte county
asserts that Mondays campaign there
Douglas county got a late start but
threw in $500 of its $4,000 quota.
$500 in is Minutes.
Leavenworth wired today that Mon
days canva ssing yielded $2,500.05 of
it's 500 allotment. Kiowa county
with goal of $4,000 raised $1,000 in
Fifteen minutes Monday" advices
said.
Pierce said this morning that he
knows of $4,000 in big contributions
that have been made in the state but
their location is being kept secret
The donors will be announced later
The amounts reported, it is said,
do not represent the total InaI-- mas
been raised Many counties are wait
ing until they are near or have reach
ed their goal before turning in any
thing.
One of the impressive features of
the campaign is the work being done
by high school boys of the state who
have undertaken to raise $4,000 in
Kansas. tbs campaign is under the
direction of A. J. Gregg, state boys
work secretary. Gregg is putting
forth efforts to have 5000 boys earn
and give $40 each, with emphasis on
the earn"
Boys to Earn $1,000. q
Fredonia started the ball rolling at
terrific pace insofar as its high
school boys-about 100 of them
pledged to earn and give $1,000.
Abilene high school reports pledges
that will total about $500 and is re-
porting them a few at a time, it is
asserted. Butler county high school
boys have pledged about $3.50 and
Sumner county 5000.
Colleges of the state are under
taking to raise about $4,000. At
recent meeting in Topeka stuoent
representatives from the different
colleges pledged to raise certain
amounts that will make up the total
and advices received at state head
quarters say that about half the goal
has been raised.