The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-05-04
WOman's ROta Club and G. of C..
Plan for Soldiers.
Many Entertainment Features
To Be Provided.
CAPITAL CITY IS A MECCA
A Topeka Editor Tells of What
New York Does.
'"The Soldiers Never Forget, 5,
He Says in an Appeal.

The Woman's Rota club and a num-
per or representatives from the mill
tary entertainment committee of the
Chamber of Commerce met this noon
at the Chamber of Commerce rooms
Tor luncheon, to discuss plans for the
entertainment of soldiers who visit To-
peka saturdays and Sundays each
week. After an address by Frank p.
MacLennan, setting out the plans for
soldiers and sailors entertainment in
! New York, general discussion was
heid with the result that arrange
ments Will probably be made for a byg
community dance for the visiting sol
dlers every Saturday evening
Inc entertainment already planned
oy the Rota club for Sunday, May IL,
Is an afternoon and supper at the
Chamber of Commerce. Mr.. MacI.
nan thought it possible to SO enlarge
the scope of the entertainment idea
that other orga nizations would be
needed TO carry out the plans. Miss
Mdoel Adams urged that all other
Womens organizations, as well as in
dlFiduals, contribute to the effort
working thru central executive com
mlttee that might consist of the mems
entertainment committee and the
Rota club. e
Other Clubs to Cooperate.
george McEntire, president of the
Chah1oer or Commerce; r. r.. Baer,
!
committee. and Robert Fullerton, a
iiemoer OF that committee, offered
their cooperation with the Rota club
III It's efforts to offer suitable and
wholesome entertainment for the men
from the surrounding camps Mr..
McEntlre thought the Chamber of
| commerce roCms could be availab BILE
Tor saturday evening dances. unless If
was round that the Auditorium wo,ld
serve the purpose better. Means for
eo1iectlnS-thc necessary funds will be
considered at an early meeting of the
it'en entertainment committee
Mr.. MacLennan's Talk.
In explaining the plan for enter
| ta1nments for soldiers and sailors fol-
| loved in New York, Mr. MacLennan
said: -i'e-'
The New York Plan.
went to the Fourteenth street
armory in New York City last Satur
cay nlsht, invited by some former
Kansas people. When we reached
there an immense dancing floor about
2oo rect square was filled with soldiers
| and sailors dancing with young la dies
| CT New York. Around the floor were
arranged booths. bearing over the
ooors the names of different states
These booths were gathering nIaces
Tor the soldiers or visitors from the
states bearing the names over the
doors.
AT the door of the hall .,tood Mrs.
James Madison Bass, a woman who
until the war broke out. devoted her
self entirely to society," She is now
giving all of her time to the war ca mn
community service. This o. ganization
| Is a part of the Fosdick conmissjon
Mrs. Bass is president of the social de-
| partment She has under her eso
hostesses; each hostess has two char
erons, and each chaperon is permitted
10 invite at various times, as MANY as
ten young women. Only young ladf
VINO are known to the chaperons at
.eno' ana only those girls upon specific
invitation This makes available s 400
young women. The hostesses are ra-
| queseed not 20 bring their Uniting. as
al their time is expected to be given
TO the. entertainment of the visitors
ihese girls are college women, home
women business women and society
women. The girls are adnitted H.
cards, which are issued in duplicate
Il talked with Mrs Bass and learn
eo ABOUT the plan she was using. The
music was furnished by two bands
which played alternately All the tin1e
was there I thought we shouId- b.ue
something of the kind in Topeka y
tnought the floor of the audjtor;n,,
would not be too large, but this would
require the op-operation of the yarious
clubs of the city. The Y. w. C.
| Native Daughters, and other cl,,bs ara
| interested in such things. and u-o,Id
help no doubt The Rota club might
| constitute an executive COMMITTEES and
work with the Chamber of Commerce.
The young men have afternoons as we'll
as evenings, and unless a wholeone
kind of entertainment is provided for
them. they will be likely to find the
other sort. And the men never for
get what is done for them. 1t does
them good in many ways II makes
them feel that the best people in the
country expect honor and integrity in
them because they wear the uni
| FORM
| Special Rates for Soldiers.
Mr.. Fullerton suggested a plan for
| entertaining some of the soldiers at
the camp who were convalescent from
illnesses. He thought that they might
be brought to Topeka and given a good
time, and then sent back to eamp
| without any expense to themselves.
! Mr.. MacLenlan said a 25 cent room
rate was made the soldiers in the east
at hotels, and Mr.. McEntire hoped
some such arrangement could be
made at Topeka hotels for good &C
comm modations at low figures.
Plans for the party May IL will be
completed at a Rota club COMMITTEES
meeting next week.