The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-09-13
BUSINESS OF LIVING
Jacks Patriotic SchooImates Plan to
Aid the Red Cross.
ny MRS. EVA LECNARI

Jacks Patriotic Schoolmates Plan to
Aid the Red Cross.
Douglas, 1 think Miss Deforest is
a jewel She has those children in
her room full of enthusiasm about
Red Cross work. and has given them
no end of a good time besides.
would not miss the entertainment
they are getting up for anything.
Eleanor and Douglas were sitting on
the front porch in the evening.
What is the entertainment to.
be?' asked Douglas.
"A mixed entertainment, Jack
calls it. Miss Deforest is trying to
use all the varied talent of the school
and incidentally as many children as
possible, for nothing will bring out
an audience like having great num-
bers of children on the program. All
parents will turn out to see their
own children perform"
Has Jack told you the nature of
the stunts to be presenter" asked
Douglas after putting at his cigar in
silence for a few minutes.
There is to be a play The chill
dren have dramatized a story from,
their reading lesson. Jack hadt a
great deal to do with that, and the
children have been practicing for
some time on it,
The finished product will oe an
Douglas.
for of course you will see it.
"Of course" assented the father.
Then there are to be songs and
choruses. solos and duets, and one
infant prodigy is to perform on the
Spare usl'' Douglas held his hands
up in mock despair.
And a mouth-organ solo," con-
| tinued Eleanor, not noticing the inter
ruption.
Il call that an anti-climax," laugh
ed Douglas.
You may laugh, but think it fine.
People will come to this entertainment
who would never give a thing to the
Red Cross work, and the children are
interested in it and learn a great deal
about the work done to save the SOL
| diers in the war. But have not told
you the most important thing out 1t.
according to my notion Douglas
| looked interested. There is to be a
mothers BREACH of Red Cross work
| started after the affair is over. Miss
Deforest has sent to Washington for
| the needed information to start a
branch society and she will present
| the matter to the mothers and if they
approve, as they most likely will after
seeing the interest their children take
in it, society will be organized then
and there. and it will meet regularly
| to do the work for the soldiers"
Il hope it will work out as she
| plans, for it is good idea" said Doug
| las There is no better way to make
the. country a solidarity than to get
| all the people, men, women and, chill
dren, to work to help the government
| in its great undertaking. Anything
that helps in conducting the war helps
| the government, for the nation must
see this thing thru"
Il am so glad that the clubs of
| American women are all raising money
| for the Red Cross, or French orphans,
| or Belgian relief. Women should be
at the fore when it comes to the relief
of suffering, for that is women's spe-
cial province" TX
Il could not go so far as to say
that" remarked Douglas. There are
many men who are spending all their
time and a great deal of money in
relief work"
/ Mrs. Black says that on the trains
| there were many women who were
knitting soldiers washrags and one
little Quaker lady came and sat down
by her and asked to be taught how to
do the stitch, so they had a knitting
| class right there on the car con-
| tinued Eleanor, not noticing Douglass
remark.
Him The paper says that the Red
| Cross will need $500, 100000 more
| than has already been raised, if the
war continues another year. I think
everyone will have to get into line tc
raise that" answered Douglas
(To. be continued.)