The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-06-15
MRS.MARTIN PRES.
Wife of Adiutant General Heads
Military SisterhOOd.
Campaign for 10000 Members
To Be Begun at Once.

Mrs. c. 1. Martin, wife of he ad'
jutant general OF the Kansas National
Guard, has been chosen as head OF the
Military S:sterhood of Kansas, a new
organization of women designed
primarily to help the families of SOL
diers AMI to give indirect assistance
to the soldiers themselves. Besides
giving pecuniary assistance TO the
wives of soldiers who are in need, the
associatiu1 will aim to be enc of fell
lowship crd mutual comfort while the
men relatives OF the me mbers are in
the army.
idea which resulted in the organIza-
ton. She called together 4 company
of women last week ana presented the
plan TO them. She was chosen tenn
porary chairman, and at the meeting
ThursdaJ she was unanimously elected
president. The other officers are:
Mrs. Arthur Mills, first vice president
Mrs. j. +. farrell. second vice presi'
dent; Mrs. J. f. Goings, recording sec
rotary. Mrs. J. A. Cole, treasurer; Mrs.
G. j. Evans, parliamentarian; Mrs. d.
G. THlotson, auditor.
Societies, subordinate to the home
chapter at Topeka, will be organized
IN towns and cities of Kansas. The
dues in the Topeka unit are S1.OO
yearly, and in her societies the dues
will not be less than so cents. Twenty
five cents of the dues in the tributary
chapters will be paid to the home
chapter.
Meet I'm Memorial Hall.
w. E Connelley of the State Histor-
ical society promised the organization
the use of the assembly room, Acad-
cay of Science, in Memorial hall. for
meetings, day or evening, and type
writer in the room can be used for the
societys correspondence. Also tele-
phone and desk will be at the disposal
of the organization. The expenses of
the operation of the organization will
be chiefly connected with the Topeka
office, and for that reason. the per
cent of dues from other chapters is
paid in here.
Meetings will be held every month,
and other meetings may be called by
the president.
Mrs. George NJ. Crawford showed
some comfort kits which will be used
as samples for making kits for the
soldiers. 1t is the purpose of the
organization to see that every Kansas
soldier has one of the kits.
The organization is a chartered So
ciety. and as such requires no consti-
tuition. The bylaws were prepared by
Mrs. c. J. Evans, Mrs. j. F. FARRELL
and Mrs. l. S. Lewis. The charter was
delivered to the presidents desk dur
ing the meeting Thursday
\ Big Attendance.
About sixty women were present at
the meeting and the bylaws were
signed by a large number of those
present who will be charter members.
1t is the purpose of the society to con-
duct a campaign for not less than
10000 members IN the state.
Those who have signed for mem
bership are:
Mrs. Arthur Capper, Mrs. s. ]. Craw-
ford, Mrs Martin, Mrs. l s. lewis. Mrs.
A. w. Wnitsett, Mrs. c. w. Smith, Mrs.
J.. T. Hussey, Mrs. John S. Dean, Mrs.
d. c. Till tson. Mrs. c. j. Evans, Mrs.
George MARSHALL Crawford, Mrs. j
Frank Ja.rell, Mrs. T. E. Dewey, Mrs
J. S. West, Mrs. w. p. Mclean, Mrs. j.
+. GoinsS. w. Z. onnelley, Mrs.
Isabelle Harvey, Mrs. Paul Heinz, Mrs.
Eliza j. Denius, Mrs r. b. Reynolds.
Mrs. A. NJ. Fuller, Mrs. Arthur Mills.
Mrs. Harriet L. Widener, Miss Barbara
FARRELL, Mrs. John Doane, Miss Mary ].
w. Sharp, Mrs. Albert GurtleI, Mrs.
Mary Fleming, Mrs Millie H. McIn-
tyre, Mrs. T. Nelson Davis, Miss Grace
Davis, Mrs. S. j. Magill, Mrs l.. w.
French, Mrs. Louella Cummings, Mrs
Mollie Anderson, Miss Louise Ander-
son, Mrs. Mabel c Alderman, Mrs.
William Macarthur Mrs C. w. Wright
Mrs. w. L Logan. Mrs. H. c. Stevens,
Mrs. Julia Murphy, Mrs. Laura j.
Wells, Mrs. d. c. Thomas, Mrs. Mer
rill X. Lindsay Mrs. S. A. Hammell.
Mrs William t. ylor, Mrs. NJ. E. Nc
Coy, Mrs. j. a. Cole, Mrs. Ada L.
Meade, Miss Gladys West Mrs. T.
Davis, Mrs. T S. Morrison and Mrs.
Frank A whitney