The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-09-21
PUSHED FOR CASH
ROtarianS Reconsider Donation
to Soldiers Library.
Many Complain of Heavy Drain
on Their Purses.
MUST CONSIDER FAMILIES
No Definite Action Taken at
Meeting Today.
Roy Crawford Host at the
Novelty Theater.
lust CONSIDER FAMILIES

Difficulty of meeting patriotic and
family obligations during the worlds
war was thrown abruptly into dis
cussion at the regular weekly luncheon
of the Rotary club at the Novelty the
alter today at noon H. H. Pugh of
the Beatrice Creamery company, one
of the faithful workers IN Topeka's
civic organizations, opened the subject
when the question of Rotary donating
$4,000 for gymnasium and reading
room at Manhattan was brought up at
the meeting.
Gentlemen" said Mr. Pugh. 81
want to give that $25 and 1 will give 1t
in time. But 1 have been drained and
drained and drained. 1 am working on
salary and just haven't the money"
G. L. Mitchell, president of the
Chamber of Commerce, came to Mr.
Pugh's defense
Right now business men are be-
ing pressed harder than ever before
in history" said Mr.. Mitchell. The
Chamber of Commerce is trying to
collect $4,000 in unpaid notes, others
are fairly forced to get on their knees
and beg for our Knights and Ladies
or security home, one of the biggest
assets Topeka can get.
Families Must Be Considered.
Again we must think of our obli-
cations to wives and children of men
mere IN topeka There is a monstrous
task facing us. 1 favor the secretary
writing to every member and asking
Tor his opinion on the proposition"
Robert Stone sprang to his feet He
pIeaded for a continuation of the
$1,000 collection campaign from a
standpoint of patriotism as well as
dollars and cents. stone quoted fig
ures indicative of the loss in efficiency
in foreign arms thru social diseases
suffered by soldiers. The work done
by Rotary in building gymnasiums
and reading rooms in army towns
would tend to stamp out these di-
seases representing such loss in eff
cheney and money, Stone declared
Two or three other speakers spoke
of the black eye failure to raise the
money would place on Topeka Rotary
after the club had once voted to do
| nate $4,000. The meeting broke ND
without any decision being reached.
So far. $1,000 has been collected
While the stern realities of life
faced Rotarians at the close of to-
days meeting such was far from the
case at the beginning. Roy Craw-
ford had arranged a table on the
stage. on which a cafeteria luncheon
was placed. Armed with plates the
Rotarians marched on the stage and
then off to boxes and orchestra seats
See Atlanta Convention,
First 1T was announced that pic
lures of the Atlanta convention would
! be thrown on the screen. Movies
| the members decided, could be seen
much easier from a distance They
began to move back.
| AT this point another announce
| ment was made. A trio from the
1917 Vode Revue" which is making
such, hit at the Majestic theater,
would sing and dance Movies NAV
| be seen best from a distance but
oh, singing can be heard best from
| box and orchestra seats. That's where
the Rotar1ans were to be found, any
way. The singing and dancing won
round after round of applause.
The pictures of the many interest
ing characters at the Atlanta conven-
| ton also pleased. One Kansas Rota-
| ran, the Rev. FIR. John Hanley
featured IN a number of pictures
Father Hanley is a Roman Catholic
| minister at Dodge City