The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-03-02

terations are charged for at a very
nominal price.
Many high compliments have been
paid the camp laundry by govern
ment officials and inspectors. 1t has
been stated by government officials
that the Funston laundry turns out
one of the highest classes of work of
any of the environments. From the
first day it was opened until the pres
ent time the work has gone on with
out a hitch. Recently Miss Bresette,
inspector of the Welfare Board of the
State of Kansas. visited the laundry
and in her report stated that the Fun
ston laundry was the largest and best
organized, and the work was COM
pleted in the most efficient manner of
any laundry in the state of Kansas.
The employees are the best satisfied,
have the most pleasant surroundings
in which to do their work of any Kan
sas laundry. according to Miss Bre-
SetteS report.
Lieutenant Yeager welcomes visi-
tors at the laundry and is glad of the
opportunity to show them thru the
plant. officers and enlisted men may
visit the Camp laundry at any time,
inspect the building and be shown
just how the work is handled: just
how the wearing apparel is taken
from one department. to another and
the many processes which the clothes
go thru from the time they are taken
from the truck until they are again
placed in the truck for delivery. There
is only one restriction placed on WISH
tors and that is they will not be al
| lowed to talk to the employees, as much
time would be lost in these converse
tons and the efficiency of the big in
| stitution lessened by talkative visitors.
Complaints are given prompt at
| tention and every effort is made to
rectify any errors. If any officer or
enlisted man has a just complaint, he
is assured of prompt adjustment as
| to this matter Lieutenant Yeager pays
| the strictest attention.
| Lieutenant Yeager has one COM
| plant to make which affects only a
| very few organizations. In these or
CARNATIONS the laundry is sent to out
/ SIDE concerns and in the sending the
supply sergeant of the organization
| concerned receives a commission of 20
| per cent of all laundry sent by him.
| This small defect has been brought to
Lieutenant Yeager's attention on sew
eral occasions by men who were de-
sirous of having their work done at
the camp laundry. They state that it
could be done in much more salts
factory manner by the post laundry
and also that it would be a great saw
| ing. For Is pieces the enlisted man is
charged so cents. For this same
amount of work he is oftimes charged
between $3.50 and 81 by outside in
| StitutionS.
The laundry building was erected
| and paid for by an appropriation from
the government and turned over to
the Camp Funston cantonment for
use. After the building was erected
and equipped the responsibility of the
government ended. 1t is now up to
the management of the institution to
make it self supporting. From the
time the building was opened this has
been accomplished, and a nice sum
| has been made over and above the
| operating expenses. Ill employees are
civilians as the government does not
furnish employees to the laundry.
To the government and the manage
ment of the camp laundry is due q
high tribute for the operation of this
huge enterprise, which renders the
most valuable service to every soldier
in the Camp Funston caEtonment
Although there are probably many sol
| diers who do not consider the many
| benefits to be derived by them from
this mammoth plant. get there is not q
one who would take up the task OF
washing his clothes for the very
nominal price of SO cents per week Oh
i so cents for IS pieces The building
of the plant was a large undertaking
i and it has been done in an extremely
successful manner. and it is one of the
most highly appreciated institutions tc
be found in he camp.