The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-02-28
$1,359.75 NEEDED
Red Cross Campaign Will Be
Continued Two Days.
Women Have Raised $4,000 Of
City's Quota.



1t was decided at the close of the
reporting of the progress of the Sal
vatior Army campaign at the Cham
Der of Commerce this noon to continue
the campaign for another two days
SO that the campaign can be closed
with the full amount asked for sub
scribed. AS things are at present the
Topeka subscription falls almost ST.
400 short of the quota The campaign
is scheduled to close with a luncheon
at the Chamber of Commerce Satur-
day noon.
Reports today brought the women's
total for the campaign to $4,000,
which speaks worlds for the working
ability of these teams, especially When
the small size of the individual SUP
scrpitions solicited by the women is
taken into consideration. The largest
subscription reported by any of the
women as an individual subscription
was SIS, and the smallest was cents.
Mrs. Albrecht Marburg was hailed
by the meeting today as one OF the
most patriotic women of the city, ana
this in the face of the fact that many
of her husbands relatives are by
force of circumstances in the German
army MIS-. Marburg declared at the
meeting today, MY husband and l are
Mrs Marburg was the chairman OF
the women's section of the campaign
in Topeka, and her teams have done
thei.' work exceedingly well and have
ground their grist almost to dust
They declare, however, that they Will
do more than their share in the next
two days to bring the campaign to a
successful close.
Do Your Best, Not "Bit."
Carl Shumaker, executive secretary
of the personnel of the central divi-
sion of the Y. NJ. c. A.. spoke at the
meeting this noon. Shuhaker stated
that there are three main principles
that will have an effect on the war,
and the winning of the war by Amer
lea This war must be won," de-
clared Shumaker as his first precept.
land must be won by clean men. The
men can be kept clean morally and
only thru the money help
and expressed encouragement OF the
women and men of the United States.
The way to express yourselves to the
boys is thru participation in the diff
ferent war work campaigns and in
giving to them"
Shuma ker also found fault with the
DO your bit" Shumaker
declared that what one must under
take to do is, Not your bit, but your
best"
Only one other speaker was on the
program this noon-E. Il. Pratt, gen.
eraI secretary of the Camp Funston
Y. NJ. c. A.
Camp Funston is the safest place
in the world for your boy" asserted
Pratt. land for the simple reason
that no temptation is allowed to even
him within the bounds of
the camp. And passes are infrequent
Pratt expressed no concern over
the threatened INVASION of the army
camps in France of the Salvation
Army. I'VE are glad to welcome any
that can reach the boys
in the proper way he said. and the
Army can do this. in some
cases better than the Y. NJ. c. A."
Home Folks Can Do Much.
Pratt also urged the people at home
to exert every effort to bear some
part in the war even if it is only a
giving part "One of the things that
cheers the men in the trenches and in
the environments is the expressed in
terest of the folks at home. One of
the best ways of expressing your in
terest in the boys is by giving to the
va rious war work funds"
Mrs. d. o. Coe, in making her re-
port of the work done ard the money
received by her team in the campaign.