The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-09-19
BUSINESS OF LIVING
By MRS. EVA LEONARD

Jack Starts Godfather Club at
School.
Mother, 1 want to be godfather
to one of those French soldiers.
want to send money to that address
Aunt Patty gave, and give one of
those poor fellows a six days rest.
Jack leaned on the library table, chin
in hand.
Good for you, Jack; so do l."
chimed in Douglas. THAT is very
easy way to help win the war and
pleasant way as WELL
You were worrying the other day
because you had no way of doing
something to make you feel that you
were really a part of this great
struggle to win the world for peace
and liberty. Now is your chance
Eleanor smiled at her little son.
IT want to write about it and send
the money my next pay day." con-
tinued Jack. He was always bring
ing in something about his pay day,
and it did Eleanor's heart good to
see the pride the little fellow took in
encourage it for, while money is
not the chief good of life. it is good
to have" she reflected. She was
pleased that he had made good with
Mr. Barney. so good in fact that he
had been given Saturday work at the
summer" as Mr.. Barney had eX-
pressed it.
Il wonder if 1 could not interest
more of the boys in this scheme.
Some of them earn their own money
and others have a regular pocket
money ALLOWANCE. I should think
they would be willing to do it" Jack
paused. his chin still on his hand.
Perhaps your teacher would like
to read the letter Aunt Patty wrote
| telling about her godsons to the chill
dren. That would be a good way to
! interest them. When people are once
interested things are easy" suggested
Eleanor.
Good! I am so glad you thought
of that. l will take the letter to
school tomorrow. The teacher is very
much interested in the war and tells
US many things about it to make US
! understand it," Jack got up from his
chair and putting on his cap, said:
I am going over to Paul Jordon's. He
| is Boy Scout, too, and if l can get
the thing go in the Scouts meeting.
He banged the front door and was
gone.
| So energetic were his efforts and
so ably were they seconded by his
| mother that club was formed in
the school christened the Godfather
| Club Any child who subscribed
/ SAGA was by that act a member and
| the club had the satisfaction of know
| ing that twenty French soldiers were
! given the chance of the six days rest
| in Paris because of their activities
Every time Aunt Patty went in tC
| Paris she called at 40 Rue Vauginard
to find out who happened to be the
guest of the Godfather club at tina
| particular time, and told the men the
! story of how her little nephew ha6
| formed the club that sent them tc
Paris to enjoy their leave of absence
| Then she wrote to Jack about the
soldiers and what they, looked like
| and what they said. Jack, full of the
Importance of his position. carried the
letters to the club and usually the
| club asked to have them read in
| school, and the result was a new
| members for the deservedly popular
/ Godfather club "Of course girls are
wanted, too. even if it is called God
father" Jack explained.
There is nothing so good to make
| children patriotic as to give them
something TO do to serve their coun-
| try; something that they are really
| interested in, and of course if they
think of the thing themselves so much
| the better" remarked Eleanor as she
| and her husband talked the thing
| over.
And now is good time to make
the children see that everyone mus
do something to help along if we are
to win this war" replied Douglas.
| (To be continued.)