The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-12-18

After working less than eight hours,
.paIlar Of Mercy collectors canvass
ing the downtown business district ol
the city today officially reported tldI
6l16 Christmas Red Cross melhper
sbfUs. more than half the quota OF
Sh vince county. had been sold. The
leuort created the widest enthusiasm
If the monday luncheon of the work
ers 1T the Chamber Of commerce
whore the team captains assured those
in charge of the drive that the county
allotment would be doubled. The 1lrst
report to be made officially lndlcateS
mat every man, woman and child IN
Shawnee county is going to take
'stoCF" in the Red Cross and, Incl
dontallv. show to the world that the
county is 100 per cent patrlotlc ana
berjrd the hoys in olive drab.
Reports made today by the business
section workers were, in many cases.
incomplete. the actual number Oh
memberships sold not being obtalna-
BILE one team, No. 10, did not re
port The report does not include the
residence district where women can
vassers do not begin work until to-
morrow No report was made from
the county outside of the city
Santa Fc Shops Lead.
The Santa Fe shops team led all
others this noon. Frank Thomas.
superintendent of apprentices, report
ed for the teams which is under dl-
rection of NJ. J. Drury, superinten-
dent of shops, and nearly turned the
luncheon into a riot by announcing
that with 50 of the $50 subordinate
shop teams reporting an even 1,OOO
membership had been obtained. W.
B. Collinson, on behalf of +. g FOX,
in charge of the Santa Fe office drive
teIephoned Morton Albaugh, commit
tee chairman, that only three apart
ments of the offices have reported TO
him. Yet, in those departments there
were 342 employees who took out 81
memberships, paying in total OF
s4O9. Several took memberships for
wives or children and the surplus
monetary total is explained by the
fact that several took magazine mem
berships which cost 81.
Every man in the Rock Island or
ffces here subscribed for member
ship. one team captain reported a
ue-ro janitor of the New England
building who took <ut memberships
for himself and ten children. The
sixty-eight employees of the Topeka
foundry subscribed unanimously.
Masons Give 500.
It was announced at the meeting to-
day that the Scottish Rite Masons
have appropriated 500 to be used in
the drive. Team captains We're I'd
vised that when finding some one not
auio to purchase the certificates, they
should take the name and send IT to
J. b. DOncyson and a dollar of the
money would be used to pay for a
membership for the person. The en-
tire 500 will be used in this way.
Albaugh, following the announcement
said there were other funds that
would be used the same way.
In Field s Hours.
The business section teams begar
work Monday afternoon about
o'clock and worked to shortly before
o'clock. They resumed their drive
about o'clock this morning and
didn't quit till the whistle blew fol-
noon. This means they were in the
field less than 8 hours.
DR.. Edmund j. Kulp, pastor of the
First Methodist church, was the speak
er at the noon luncheon today. Doc
tor KuIp was fiery in his address and
drove home two great points.
If Germany isn't beaten" he said
1t will be the fault of the people al
home, and not the fault of BLACK
Jack Pershing and his brave little
eXpeditionary force.
When Pershing. after arriving il
France, placed a wreath upon the
grave of Lafayette. he said. Iafay-
ette, We're Here 1t is up to the
American people as to whether or mo-
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