The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-09-25

young couple. Brig. Gen. w. r. Smith /
was also present at the ceremony.
Owing to military duties. it was inn |
possible for Captain Barten to go to |
Topeka at the present time, so it was |
decided to have the wedding take !
/ place in Montgomery. Mrs. Bartell is
a charming girl and both she and Cap |
tain Bartell will be delightful addl-
tions to Montgomery society. They |
are at home for the present at the
| Gay-Teague hotel
: Women of Topeka. as well as
/ women of other places, are continu-
! ally asking if it is necessary to knit
/ for soldiers, if it is just a fad or a
| hysterical effort to be doing sone
/ thing to work off excitement about the
i war. One constantly hears the ques-
/ ton: rs it necessary to knit" or
Doesn't the government furnish the
soldiers with all the clothing they
need?"
/ An article in an eastern paper
answers these questions for the
women. The editorial is as follows:
| why aren't more American women
| knitting? 2" Is the frantic query of Maj
| Grayson NJ. p. Murphy, head of the
American Red Cross in France. More
American women ARE knitting, more
than they have knitted for a century
| in America. Women are knitting
! everywhere and at every time. But
most of them are knitting bright col
/ OT6u sweaters LOT themselves, LOT
i Christmas gifts to their women
friends. 1t isn't one woman in ten
who takes khaki or gray yarn out of
| the gay bag that swings from her
arm.
This will be the worst winter that
northern France has known. The
| supply of wood and other fuel which
was available last winter has been
materially decreased by the summers
| warfare. And now there are not only
| the French and EtOcliSh nd
| the thousands of refugees to be kept
| warm, but the American expedition
airy force. Keeping warm in France
| this winter for the fighting armies
of fuel. If there is not enough warm
clothing death will reap a greater
| harvest this winter than war.
This isn't sentiment. 1t is cold fact.
! Whenever a woman knits a gay
, colored sweater when she might be
| knitting for the desperate need over
| seas she is by her criminal negligence
exposing some one to illness and pos
Slble death. Every ball of fancy warn
Is one ball of yarn taken from the
| possible supply of khaki or gray 1t
is practically impossible to buy khaki
yarn today, and the reason is that
women have taken to fancy knitting
with a fury with which almost no
other fad has ever swept the country
1here should be a yarn commits
| sion. The eXtravagant use of brightly
| OO SelA II SlAOuIu De maze l1nDOS-
| slble. And women should be made to
reaIlze that knitting for themselves is
as unpatriotic a prodigaI feast in
war time.
Topeka club women are boosting
the campaign to provide funds for
| DOCKS and magazines for soldiers in
the national army. That Topeka will
contribute her share of the million
dollar national library fund for the
soldiers, was made evident by the
statements and the spirit of the wom-
en- who attended a meeting in Me-
mortal hall
Thru local organizations Topeka
Will endeavor to raise $4,000 for the
| library fund. The plan of organiza-
ton and work was outlined by James
L. KING, state librarian. He defined
the plan for the national campaign to
provide million dollar fund. Each
community, he said, would be asked
to raise fund equal to cents for
each man, woman and child. To-
| pekas share is approximately $4,000
and confidence was expressed that the
| Nancy would be raised. Numerous
substantial subscriptions are already
assured.
Work will be in charge of local
| clubs, lodges, churches and civic or
CARNATIONS in the state A general
committee to direct the campaign in
Topeka is composed of the following
| women:
Mrs. NJ. C. Hammatt, Mrs Bennett
X. Wheeler, Mrs. Hiram Price Dillon,
Mrs. James L. King, Mrs NJ. A Low,
Mrs. David w. Mulvane, Mrs L. c.
Schnacke, Mrs. George w. Parkhurst
Mrs. j. B. Walker, Mrs. j. B. Larimer,
Mrs. Silas Porter, Miss Nanon Herren,
Miss May Kellam, Mrs. C. NJ. Sheldon,
Mrs. ]. H. Belcher, Mrs. ]. w Movers,
Mrs. Will Quail, Mrs. Arthur Mills,
Mrs. c. A. Mcclure, Mrs r. S. Magee,
Mrs. C. L. Evans, Mrs. Frank P. Mac
Lehman. Mrs DeWitte G: Nellis, Mrs
w. E. Bulls, Mrs B. G. Walker, Mrs.
G. A Supple, Mrs. ]. E. Kirkpatrick,
Mrs. H. L. Peppmyer, Miss Louise Nc
Lellan, Mrs Arthur Capps. Mrs. J.
w. Jameson. Mrs. Elizabeth Lowry and
Mrs. Jake Bear.
During trip east taken this sum-
mer by DIR. Lydia Allen DeVi1biss she
was interviewed by Marguerite Mooers
Marshall, of the New York Event
World, and the story is printed in
recent issue of the World Miss
Mooers' question to DR.. DeVilbiss was
for a solution of the problem of car
ing for the children and dependent
mothers who would be victims of the
war. DIR. DeVilbiss is known in New
York, where she was engaged in child
welfare work before coming to Kan
sas to become head of the department
of child hygiene. Following is a part
of DR.. DeVilbiss's answer to Miss
Mooers' query:
Doctor DeViIbiss believes that the
orphans of war-and of peace
should be given into the charge of
women with the talent of motherhood,
instead of to a coldly impersonal in
stitution. She also thinks that depen-
dent mothers will serve the state bet
ter if they stick to the business of
Amothering, than if they start making
munitions.
IF the war continues for any length
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