The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-05-07

That means that the lives of 1902
Kansas babies should be saved this,
year, which without this special ef-
fort, would be lost. Kansas already
has the lowest infant mortality rate
of any similar section on the globe
except New Zealand. The rate has
been steadily declining for the last
| three years. the greatest strides nay.
ing been made in the past year. Oi
the people who die in childhood, by
far the greater number die during the
first year. Out of that number, most
of the deaths occur during the Ilrst
month, and of that number, the great
|, est in the first week
ITO assist in saving those lives, the
/ education of the mother must begin
before the child is born. 1t Will be
the duty of the workers in the forth-
coming drive to distribute hterature
helpful to mothers of young cnlloren
and other literature intended for the
/ expectant mothers. In connection
with this drive, the registration OF
births must be encouraged. Such reg
| istration is the states bookkeeping
system on the matter of its population
! ard it's proportionate losses. The ma
ton which is to be ahead In my
years IS the one which takes care OF
| it's children and produces able and ut
and healthy children.
Mr. D. w. Mulvane gave brief direc-
| tons Tor the Red Cross drive. This
| is not a membership campaign, ana
! no window cards will be given. 1t is
! for contributions, and you will find
that the people you call upon will
! esteem it privilege to give, Mr..
Mulvane said 1.-The men will begin
! their campaign two days before the
/ women, in order to go over the bust
| women time to discuss with their hus-
| bands the amount that can be spared
| from the family purse. Buttons will
! be given to subscribers" Mr.. Null
vane explained to the women the use
of the card and receipt book which
will be given to the solicitors
Mrs. Mulvane, chairman of the
state committee, spoke briefly on the
reasons for holding the two drives
simultaneously, and urged the women
| to go willingly to work just when
their government needed them and
Fed Cross chairman. spoke few
words in praise of the women's work.
Captains and lieutenants from all
over the county attended the meeting.
| Notes and Personal Mention.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Freeman have
returned from Excelsior Springs,
where they spent the week end.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. M. Prouty of Kan
sas City, Kansas, are attending the
| bankers convention in Topeka.
Mr.. John Lagerstrom has returned
from Excelsior Springs. Mrs. Lager
strom and her daughter, Mrs. James
| Hayes, who were also at Excelsior.
went from there to Springfield. Illi-
nois.
Captain Lee johnson. of Camp
! Dodge, Des Moines, Iowa, has re-
turned to camp, after visit to Mr..
and Mrs. Cyrus Monroe.
Miss Esther Clark has gone to
Kansas City to spend the summer with
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Elon 8.
Clark.
Mrs. John Lagerstrom and her
daughter Mrs. James S. Hayes, have
left. for Springfield, Ill They will
visit Mrs. Lagerstrom's brother. Mr..
Harry Lewis, who will leave soon for
Mr.. and Mrs. F. P. Smithmeyer have
returned from Lawrence, where they
visited Mr.. and Mrs. F. H Smith
meyer.
Lieut. Jack Erickson. of Camp
visiting his parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Carl Erickson. He has also been
visiting friends at Lawrence at the
Phi Psi house.
Mr.. Fred Rigby has returned to
/, Lawrence where he is a student in
K U He was called to Topeka by
the illness and death of his mother
Mrs w. o. Rigby.
Mr.. and Mrs. F.. A. kathS, have as
their guests during the bankers con-
!vention Mrs. Kaths's sister, Mrs. F. w.
Cooter, and Mr.. Cooter, of Hutchin-
son. and Mr. Kaths's brother. Mr. Her.
bert A. Kaths, of Potwin, Kan.
Miss Jean Lindsay has returned
from Kansas City. where she visited
Miss Katherine Keiser.
Mrs. n. B. Brown and Mrs. c. E.
| Sweet of Concordia. are visiting Mrs.
Herbert G. West.
DR.. S. C. Stewart has returned from
Florida, where he spent the past two
months.
i Mrs. J..H. McGoff of Fort Madison.
Ia, is visiting her daughters. Mrs.
Bruce Mcfarland. and Mrs. Ivan
Dibble
Mr.. and Mrs. w. B. Collinson and
Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph Montgomery have
i returned from short visit in Kansas
City.
Women warriors in the trenches are
immortatized in THE Legion of
Death" at Iris today, tomorrow and
Enthusiastically.
4 Miss Maude Findlay has returned
from Chicago. where she spent the
past two months with her sister, Mrs.
J H. o. Stokes.
Mrs. Samuel Newhouse. of New Or
leans, La. is visiting her sister. Mrs.
H. E. Seeds
Mr. and Mrs. A. ]. Spicy and their
son, Alfred, of Abilene, are in ToDeka
this week to visit Mrs Spizzy's par
ents. Mr.. and Mrs. H. E. Seeds.
The men of Lowman Memorial
church will give dinner Friday night
at the church for the women of the