The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-05-17
MANY ANXIOUS TO
Get HONOR FLAGS
OF MERCY CAUSE
Headquarters of Topeka Red
Cross Is Kept Busy.
Santa Fe Plans To Make Big
~ Early Showing.
DRIVE STARTS on TUESDAY
County and City Captains To
Mobilize Monday Night.
Special r.. C.. Services in To.
peka Churches Sunday.
Fe Plans To Make Big
~ Early Showing.
DRIVE STARTS ON TUESDAY
County and City Captains To
Mobilize Monday Night.

Red Cross honor flags are creating
an intense interest among the various
big and little business houses in To-
peka. Red Cross headquarters were
kept busy explaining the details Of the
flag and the way in which firms and
companies may earn, the right to dis
play 1t.
The Santa Fe offices and shops have
shown an especial interest in the hon
or flags-clerks, sub-officials and Of
ffcials being numbered among those
who have called campaign headquar-
tiers for information on how the flags
will be distributed.
In the Santa Fe offices arrange
ments have been made by Campaign
Manager D. w. Mulvane whereby each
department will be issued its honor
flag as soon as that department has
received subscriptions for the second
Red Cross war <und from Is per cent
of the personnel of the department.
Santa Fe officials predicted this
morning that every department would
have the right to display the honor
flags before Wednesday night. the
close of the second day of the 1918
war fund campaign.
Special Sunday Services.
In the interests of the Red Cross
OF the work the American Red Cross
has already done in France, Belgium,
Italy and the other nations of the
allies practically all of the Topeka
churches have declared their 1nten-
tons of holding a special Red Cross
service Sunday. Preachers, priests and
ministers of every denomination have
expressed themselves as being strongly
behind the Red Cross and have re-
peatedly declared and shown that
anything they can do either from the
pulpits or from the streets for the
benefit of the Red Cross will be done
with a right good will.
The campaign in Topeka and Shaw
nee county is to start next Tuesday
morning according to the plan OF
campaign laid out by Manager Null
vane. Monday evening the captains
and workers of the mems teams will
meet at the Chamber of Commerce
for dinner. Bishop James Wise will
be the speaker of the evening and he
is expected to infuse the first flush
of battle into the already throbbing
veins of the workers. At this meet
ing the mems teams will be supplied
with all necessary supplies for getting
on the job the next morning. Bright
and early Tuesday morning the mems
teams will go over the top in a charge
which is expected to carry them be-
yond the 1918 $4,000 objective.
Women to Do Much.
Thursday morning the women's
teams of the woman's division of the
council of defense will take the field
in skirrnish order in the residential
district Of the city. The women will
be entertained at dinner at the Cham
her of Commerce Saturday evening at
the close of the campaign when final
reports will be made.
One of the special features of the
T. fr,vp Ipyy1
and the sign by which we shall know
them"-those who have contributed
is the little celluloid tablet which was
designed especially for this campaign
by Campaign Manager Mulvane.
Heretofore the insignia of the Red
Cross contributor in Topeka and
Shawnee county has been one of those
shiny white buttons which would
have looked like soap advertisements
if it had not been for the Red Cross
blazoned in the center.
This campaign the contributors in
sigma will be a celluloid tablet which
fits into the lapel buttonhole. On the
front it bears the sign of the Red
Cross and the words Second War
Fund" On the little lip which goes
thru the lapel buttonhole are the
words Save a Life" The whole face
of the little tablet is bordered in blue.
In an interview this morning Man.
definite reason why the people should
give and give freely to the Red Cross
war fund. Mulvane looked at the
questioner in utter CONSERVATION and
then began to pour forth a tale that is
the most convincing reason why the
hard headed business man should put
everything he can spare into the Sec
ond Red Cross war fund.
Why You Should Give.
"You are invited to put aside senti-
ment entirely and view a contribution
to the Red Cross as a business matter
as you would a purchase of groceries
or clothing" explained Mu,vane. THE
question is: What are you getting for
your money? The Red Cross would
rather have your business contribu-
ton than your sentimental contribu-
ton, for the reasons of giving now are
| largely business ones. We must buy
safety-to ourselves, to our homes
and business. to our children's chill
dref-with calm elaboration rather
than with the impulses of enthusiasm
We are faced with the ominous fac
that the United States of America is
in mortal danger of economic an6
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