The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-01-12

demands are bringing increased num-
bers of girls into the factories. Where
ever a camp is established, Y. W.
c. A. expert social worker is lmmedl-
ately sent to that point, to organize
the girls of the town into a patriotic
league, and this work is done before
the demoraliZing influences OF the
camp have a chance to begin to oper-
ate. Correct ideals of a woman'S at
titude toward such a situation is in
stilled into the minds of the girls, and
by means of the organization. they
stand together to help the nation by
keeping the moral standards of their
community high"
In addition. the Y. w. c. A. is main
tanning the hostess houses at the can
tonments, and they have also some
community houses at the camps and
in the towns near the camps. Doctor
Noble spoke especially well of Miss
Winifred Weige1 at Camp Funston,
who was brought to Kansas from Ne
vada, to take the hostess house work
She spoke of the selection and training
of hundreds of young women for the
work that the Y. w. C. A. purposes
to do.
THE men in the fighting" she said,
ARE going to come back with an ideal
lied love of their country in their
hearts, and it is for the women of this
nation to SO cleanse the country dur
ing their absence that upon their re-
turn they will find America all that
they dreamed it was while they were
over there.
For the first time in the history of
wars" Doctor Noble said, steps are
being taken to combat the social evil
in connection with the army. Amer
lea is going to send over the finest
army that was put into any field of
battle. because this government. when
it declared war. found organizations
ready to step in and fight the first bat
tie, and the supreme battle-the bat
tie against moral delinquency The
foremost among those institutions.
standing ready to take up that work"
X X X
THERE'S A WOMAN IN OUR TOWN
Who says that the only thing
which keeps her in Topeka during the
winter is that the colder the weather
the more contented is her husband
She is afraid she might forget what
a really good match she had made if
she were separated from her matri-
mon1al mate during these months of
his radiant good humor.
X X y
Mr. and Mrs. George Mitchell took
their infant daughter. Harriet Ann,
to Atchison Christmas week for her
christening. She was baptised on
Holy Innocents' day in Trinity
Episcopal church. in which her moth
er, formerly Miss Jeanette Wolcott,
was christened during her infancy.
X \ X
An enthusiastic cha pier of the Ma
tive Daughters of Kansas has been
organized at ST. John by Miss Melba
Cornwell of that place. Miss Corn
well was appointed organizer of the
chapter by Mrs. DeWitte c. Nellis and
has been made president of that chap
ter, which was organizing during last
June.
This organization has been writing
letters, sending homemade candy and
Christmas boxes to native Kansas
sons who are in the service, either in
America or France. from Stafford
county. They have sent many knit
ted articles. which seem to be appre-
ciated, especially by the boys in
France.
The members are: Merle Aitken,
MeIba Cornwell Bulge, Lenore Corn
well, president of the Seventh dis
trict, Native Daughters: Veva Carrier,
Vernedene Durham. Jessie Shanks
Fisher, Ira Gray, Malice Hearn. Mil