The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-05-20
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morning that it was expected that the
whole general office would be quail
fled to display a big 100 per cent
honor flag from the flag pole on the
building as indication that every en-
ploye in the entire building was a
contributor to the second Red Gross
war fund. One or two officials went
so far as 70 say that President Ripley
hopes to be able to report that every
employee of the entire Santa Fe system
was a subscriber to the 500, 100000
war fund.
Rally at Santa Fe Storehouse.
The Red Cross drive at the Santa
Fe shops was sent off with a bang at
the storehouse this noon. The gem
eral offices of the storehouse depart
nIent at the shops was decorated with
the flags of the allied nations and the
insignia of the American Red Cross.
Promptly at l o'clock every employe
Of the storehouse was in the big room
TO hear a stirring address by Bishop
James Wise. and TO look on delega-
ton of Topeka Red Cross ladies in
the uniform of the army OF mercy.
Bishop Wise spoke for about thirty
minutes painting the story of the war
and the part of the Red Cross therein
in glowing colors. Bishop Wise told
how the Red Cross came to the aid of
the French and Belgian refugees at
continued to minister to their wants
thru all the vicissitudes of the strug-
gle. He SPOKE of the Red Cross and
its prompt relief to the people of Italy
when the forces Of Cadorna broke I'M
der the sudden pressure of a German
drive. Bishop Wise told how the Red
Cross went sinto~battle with the SOL
der, picked him up on the field.
carried him to the rear, dressed his
wounds, and taught him a useful pur-
suit by which he might earn his way
in spite of loss of arms. legs or eyes
w. W. Peyton, in charge of the
store house drive, asserted this noon
that he expected the department to be
in a position to display a 1000 honor
flag not later than Wednesday
morning.
100 Per Cent at State House.
Incomplete returns from numerous
departments indicated today that the
state house would make a 100 per cent
respons eto the Red Cross appeal. A
number of departments reported dur
ing the day that they had answered
the 100 per cent demand. Practically
all subscriptions are being made on
the basis of the annual salary of the
department head or employe.
Under the schedule adopted in So
letting subscriptions today, employees
earning less than $1,000 a year were
asked to give SIS. Persons on a salary
schedule ranging from $1,000 to
81, 500 were expected to give SIS. EN-
ployes receiving salaries ranging from
81, 500 to $4,000, were called upon for
SIS subscriptions. while persons re-
ceiving more than $4,000 were asked
to subscribe one per cent of their an
nual salary. 1t is believed that prac-
tically every state house employe will
subscribe to the mercy fund.
State Is Active.
At 1920 o'clock this morning re-
ports from two county managers
showed over the top efforts and an en-
thusiastic reception of the drive.
Both counties reported to S. e. Cobb
and both reported more than 100 per
cent of the quota already raised.
C. F. Butcher of Medicine Lodge,
county manager for Barber county,
reported at 200 per cent subscription
at 10 o'clock this morning, two hours
after the drive started.
J. w. Greenleaf of Greensburg
county manager for Kiowa county, re-
ported $500 0oversubscription in
Kiowa two hours after the start of the
drive. Greenleaf stated that 90 per
cent of the taxpayers of the county
were already enrolled on the subscrip-
ton list.