The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-02-23
Red Cross Requests That Lenses
Be Given to Navy.
One Dollar Paid for All That
Are Accepted.
PLAN FOR BIG SPRING DRIVE
Quotas VIII Be Based on Prop
erty Valuations.
Plenty of Work for Topeka
Junior Organization.

The plans are being made for the
spring drive of the American Red
Cross for the funds to carry on its
work during the summer and fall j.
l. Johnson, chairman of the commit
tee in charge of the drive for the
southwestern division at st. Louis. has
just secured the report of the state
tax commission on the valuations Oh
the properties of all kinds in the coun-
ties of the state. The report SHOWS
the values of the railroad, pupllc
utility, real estate and personal prop
erty for each county
The drive will be made to raise one
hundred million dollars, the same
amount as was asked for last summer;
The appOrtionment for Topeka anu
Kansas will be made up from the re-
ports on the valuations for the proper
". d definite amount being asked ZOE
each one thousand dollars worth OF
property in the city and county
There is plenty of work for the
members of the Junior Red cross IN
Topeka. The girls in the schools are
inst organizing and getting into shape
for some highly important work Here
are the instructions on the most urg-
ent needs of the Red Cross for the
Junior members to turn out:
Let the Juniors make the clothing
for the refugee babies Inc arucie
most if demand in the layette Is
diaper cloth. But more important
than the layette is the clothing lot
the children from 1 to years or age,
for thew want to run about and CANNOT
be wrapped in anything ana laid IN
crib The little layette is fascinatins
and everybody wants to make IL, out
do not let US neglect the older Dables-
indefinite numbers of black sateen
pinafores are needed. Women's wrap
pers are also needed. women,s ana
girls chemises, girls dresses and chill
dren's capes In general, the guam
tity of underclothing should be oouoie
that of outside clothing"
The inspectors of knitted garments
have made a special request OF the
women who are knitting sweaters, hel-
NETS wristlets or sox that they pc
very careful not to leave needIes OF
pins IN the garments. The hands OF
the inspectors have been injured by
these Articles that should be faSten-
ed together should be sewed so that
the hand can be slipped INTO each
article for inspection.
Topekans who may have strong field
glasses or telescopes can help ilttle
more by furnishing these eyes Tor
the navy. The Red Cross has issued
special appeal to the members of the
various chapters asking for supplies
of these articles. The appeal said:
There is an urgent need in the
navy for binoculars, spy glasses and
telescopes. as well as sextants and
thermometers. Any one who has one
or more of these articles on hand Will
be rendering great service II they
will send them by mail or express,
tagged with the name and address of
the donor, to the Hon. Franklin D.
Roosevelt, Assistant Secretary of the
Navy. care of the Naval Observatory.
Washington.
Articles that cannot be used will
be returned to the sender. while those
accepted will be recorded at the navy
department and every effort will be
made to return them at the termina-
ton of the war. 1t is, of course, i'm
possible to guarantee them against
damage or loss. AS the government
cannot accept services or material
without making payment therefor, 81
will be paid for each article ac-
cepted."
The executive committee of the To-
peka chapter of the Red Cross at
special meeting this week adopted the
following resolutions:
Resolved, That in the death of Nor
ton Albaugh the Topeka Chapter of
the American Red Cross. in common
with the entire community, has suf-
fered grieVous loss.
Morton Albaugh gave of himself I'M
stintedly to Red Cross service. With
rare unselfishness he devoted to it's
advancement the driving power of his
own enthusiasm, the warmth of hin
friendship, his sure Judgment of men
tion, guiding and inspiring his as
eociates.
Resolved, further, That we extend to
the members of Mr.. Albaugh's family
our sincere sympathy in this hour of
their great bereavement.
TOPEKA CHAPTER A. r. C.
Executive Committee
F.sW. FREEMAN.
ID. w. MULVANE
HORACE L. HALL.