The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-09-14
TAPS FOR THE kIDS|H0LD JOINT MEET
Schools Open in Topeka Tues Organizations WIN
day, September IL. Send Delegates Here.
Book and Slate Brigade More Than 1000 WIN Attend
Happy Vacation Field. Conference Sept. H.
DRAFT HAS HIT HIGH SCHOOL, EASTERN WORKERS COMING
Many Seniors with Credits TO Joint win Be Held In
Take Weshburn Training. Memorial Hall.
No Beginning German VIII Be RQelo Tell Of Over
Taught Year. Work.
kSeven War Organizations WIN
Send Delegates Here.
EASTERN WORKERS COMING
Joint Sessions WIN Be Held in
Memorial Hall.
Miss Roelofs To Tell Of Over.
seas Work.

A conferences Of more than thou
sand men ana women is to be neid In
Topeka Tuesday, September II. OF
delegates from the seven organizations
recognised by the government ~ Of
fetal agencies for the war relief work.
These societies are the Y. M. G. A.
the r. w. c. A., the salvation Army
the Catholic war Work Comnfission.
the National Commission OF Training
Camp Activities, the American Library
Commission. and the Jewish REFLEX
About 500 women will attend tho
conference in which all seven societiee
will Join, and they will be present AZ
q separate session to be held Tuesday
noon and early afternoon. the joint
session will be held In Memorial Hail.
women viii have iuncheon It the {.
w. G. A.. seventh and Van Buren,
streets. Honor gueste will be q group
OF eastern women who will attend the
conference, including Miss Henrietta
Roelofs. just returned from France;
Misc Helen Davis. general secretary
OF the r. w. C. A. War Work council.
New York; Mrs. Stephen Baker. OF
New York. who 10 member /of the
National War Work council, ana Af4s
Of the War Work council Campaign
for the Central district. Comprising
fourteen states.
Addresses for Women.
After the luncheon the women Will
meet in the First Presbyterian church.
There addresses will be made By the
eastern women OF the conference. In
man OF the campaign, Mrs. PAU
walker. Addresses will be made ~
women who represent all the seven
organisations uniting in the campaign
when each will present the story OF
The women will conduct their shafs
In the November drive for funds thru
the leadership OF the Y. w. @. A.
which. ~ an organization Of more than
fifty years experience, has a nation
wide organization machine, and Z pro-
fessionAl leadership In every state in
the Union. is best equipped to head up
the campaign among the woman
forces.
The Kansas Quota.
The state Of Kansas IL asked 70 fur
nish s1.900.0o0 of the sum OF $l70.-
! 100000 which will be asked from the
Tho amount for Kansas will be appor-
| toned among the fourteen districts
! into which the z. NJ. c. A. divides the
state. The quotas for the different
! districts will be assigned At q Joint ses-
sion Of all the societies to be held in
Memorial hall after the woman's meet
| ing Tuesday afternoon.
Miss Roelofs, who IL to be one Of
the speakers. will tell OF the overseas
work Of the Y. W. c. A., OF which che
has charge in all its departments.
Each of the seven societies represented
will have an opportunity TO present
the story Of its mission In war work.
Ali important organizations Of women
In the state are asked to send repre-
| sentatives to the meeting. in order that
all may be co-ordinated in the one
| cause Of raising the amount assigned
] TO Kansas women IN the final drive
| late in the fail.