The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-06-24
IN SCHOOL MEETS
Committees Named Today for
War Savings Campaign.
Every Topekan Will Be Asked
To Come Out June rs.
MEETINGS At ALL THE SCHOOLS
Head of Every Family Drafted
to Night Meetings.
Rivalry Among Teams To
Raise s1,356,OOO in County.

Loyalty meetings will be held at
every city school house in Topeka
Friday night according to an an
nouncement this morning by Charles
s. Elliott. The head of every family
in Topeka is expected to be present
at the meeting in his district to pledge
the United States government in its
time of trial by fire.
The meetings have been called as
part of the war savings stamp cam
paign which is being waged in every
part of the United States. The meet
ings of the householders and family
heads is expected to result in millions
of dollars flowing in a constant stream
into the treasures of the war makers.
Friday Night Meeting.
Charles S. Elliott announced today
the names Of the war savings teams
which will work in the school houses
Friday night and who are then ex-
pected to carry on for the duration of
that these mass meetings of loyal
Americans in Topeka will once more
put the capital city of Kansas over
the top on a war drive. Shawnee
eounty's quota is 1855. 900 in the
war savings campaign and the govern
IflGllI Iully eXpcClS every man ana WO-
man to DO his or her part in making
small savings as well as large for
hunting the Hun from any ray of the
sun. The state Of Kansas must raise
s37,oo0,o0o.
Rivalry is expected to be keen
among the different teams appointed
to take charge of the war savings 10y
atty meetings Friday night The teams
have been summarily drafted in &C
cordance with the best presidents laid
down by the government in the war
game, and the captains and the troops
are going into the spirit of the thing
with the idea always in view of sweep
ing far beyond the assigned detectives
Elliott announced this morning that
the teams will have to strain them
selves to the utmost in order to even
have a chance at finishing the day
ahead of their competitors.
AT the loyalty meetings in the school
houses, the family heads attending
viii be asked to subscribe for a GER
tain amount of war savings stamps
which they and their families will buy
in 1918. The use of the war. savings
stamp and its part in the war will be
explained at every meeting, and it
VIII be definitely pointed out that the
war savings stamp is a vital factor in
waging the war to a rapid conclusion
The Teams.
The teams as announced this morn
ing by Charles s. Elliott, director of
the war savings campaign for Shaw
nee county, are:
Mckinley School.
Frederick Klass. captain; B. F. Payne.
Mary SeweI, Harrison wilfiams' Sam
Payne. Charles Jones, A. NJ. Riley, A Y,
| Lindell.
]. C.. Snediker. captain: W. A Morns, E.
King. - ''' N o' d. D.
I
, R. R. B Esq., captain Oscar RseleE P.
| State Street.
! j. B. Muffin, captain; W. l. Jury, ". ].
NS oftsn Es'eF M Ws,,J. q EDDY ol
Rev. Moore. A Checkstield-
! Banner School.
Miss Lima Bresette, captain; George Ad-
| amson, T. E Prot. Rev. H W wallace,
Fred Triton, J. b. EIlenberger, John
Lafayette.
John Alexander. captain, Fred Dawdy.
Kelly, Jesse Shaw, b. Maybry, r. L. Bone.
ParkdaIe-
Sam Cunningham, captain; F. NJ New
land, c. A. Bradley, Mrs. Bradley, John T.
Staten, NJ Gregg, H Hitchcock. F. o.
lincoln.
Geo II. Wood. captain: DR.. J. D. Free
nan: j. W fbbon. Cyrus Guthrie; J. s.
6. INIT. Miller. V. +. Hiiihause. Geo d. hii0tt D.
=. c. Beck, captain; W: q; Riley, o. &
f Sra1z Efiinser F1 W. Bek Benf F. M
Bascom.- DE-. scholle, h S. Morgan, q. e
Guthrie, W. v Swanson ". c. Carswel1.
Quinton Heights.
G. w Carrier, captain; Jess Baughman,
Central Park.
Frank Britton. captain; Phil Eastman,
| H Hepwerth, Rev C. E Rash. E D.
Spickerman, W. D. Ross. L. C. Hodge, A.
T. Reid.
Geo A. Guild, captain; W. W. Bowman.
Lehman, W n: Hall. s. F. Hughes, Joab
M N "a E w Freeman. A. A Rodgers,
son.
F. NJ. Bonebrake. captain; e G. Foster.
crosby. Judge Carver. H. p Dillon, W
A. L Thompson. Luther Burns.
Clay.
W. o. Rigby, captain; Geo. Mccoy, John
Davis, Byron Davis, Chef Woodland, H A.
Auerbach Clyde Miller, J. n Abrahams.
Robert Thompson. H o. Carney, Geo. P.
Rain, ". +. 1zteii. s. j. Hodeins. J. c.
Stewart
Lowman Hin.
L c. Bailey, captain 81. O. Caster, J. D.
Gossett, P. H Forbes, W. G. Tandy. J. E.
Addington, Mr.. Miller. A. J. Carruth, Jr.,
r. T. Squires. l. NJ Peuwell, W. A. John
son, H C. Kibbee.
Potwfn.
J. E. Jones, captain; c. P. Adams, s. E.
Cobb. VIM Macferran, E c. Arnold, J. W.
z. Hughes. J. c. Emahizer, W. w. whitney,
C. s GIeed. Gene Stotts, c. c. Bowman.
z. E Forbes