The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-09-24
Sixty Automobiles Out Over
City Gathering Clothing.
Masonic Bundle Brigade in
Move for the Sufferers.
EVERY Topeka HOME VISITED
Returns Are Canvassed at Tenn
pie and Packed for Trip.
Belgians Know the Art of
Patching, So Anything Goes.

Your prosperous neighbor with his
shining. high power car. became for
this afternoon the '.old clothes" man.
And he went about the business OF
gathering up the cast off clothing with
the same air of opulence that he has
when he rides to his bank or his Of
flee. For he belongs to the Belgian
Bundle Brigade of the Masonic lodge
which began its triumphant automo-
bile march about the city this after
noon at 1880 o'clock.
The plans for gathering up warm
clothing for the little children, the
women and the aged and infirm of the
BelGean people who are homeless and
destitute, were managed and executed
| from the office in the Masonic temple.
ITopekanS were notified that there was
nothing for them to do in connection
with the movement except to make q
raid on the attic and salvage all the
old clothing that could be used to give
warmth or could be made over into
durable garments, and also to overlook
none of the shoes that have been TAX
ling up room against the day OF reck-
oning when the housekeeper would
dump them into the trash heap. Then
the office sent out cards to many OF
the business men of Topeka asking
them to sign and return the agree
ments If they could arrange to spend
\ the afternoon of Tuesday, September
i24, in bringing in the sheaves." In
case any of those who signed up for
the work should find their cars out
of commission at the last minute, q
little reserve force was organized who
stood ready to be called into action
on brief notice.
Then the town was districted, and
/ each man given a beat" Arrange
ment were made at the Masonic office
for workers to sort over all the CLOTH
ing, taking out any articles that are
not available for the use OF the suf-
fcrers. The articles will Their be made
into compact bundles, weighed and
prepared for shipment to New Jersey,
where the headquarters for the cloth
! ing from all over the country is To-
Gated. From there the articles will
he sent abroad.
4 BOY Scouts Aided.
The men making the rounds of the
houses this afternoon are assisted i,y
forty Boy Scouts. The boys anpounte
the coming of the machines, and they
assist in loading up the articles into
the cars. When a man has filled his
car or finished his section of the town,
he hauls the trophies up to Masonic
hal. There the clothing will be wrap
ped by men of the fire department..
Fire Chief Joseph Hanlon arranged
for the men of his force to assist in
that part of the york.
4
acceptable" j. B. Doncyson said this
morning. because the Belgian people
know the art of mending and patch
ing thoroly. They use every ccrap of
leather, and when the sole of a shoe
is gone, they often put on a sole of
wood. Woolen clothing also is good,
even if the garment is worn in places.
1t can be made over for children, or
sometimes it can be repaired without
being remade. Wraps stockings.
) shoes, underwear. mems clothing, and
any warm articles for women and
, children, should be sent. Flimsy, light
material is not wanted. it is not
| worth the shipping space it takes"
Honor Roll of Topekans.
Among the men who made the
rounds today in their cars are: w. o.
) Anderson, Philip Becker. Fred N.
H w. Bomgardner, DIR. F. o. Burkett,
w. c. Cartilage, S. Z. Cobb, Frank X.
/, Conwell, s. L. Courtney. s. Cunning
8 ham. d. M. Dibble, w. G. Dickie. b.
B. Eitelman. Harry Endlich. Lee
/ Forbes, e. G. Foster. Charles L. Heck,
/ c. NJ. Hill, S. ]. Hodgins. w. H. lines.
{ d. B. Johnson. Glenwel e. Jones. L.
( NJ. Jones. H. C. Kibbee. T. C. Kirl<-
patrick, Scott Kelsey. H. c. Lang, A.
1 G. Lewis. w. J. Lewis. s. w. Lyman.
E n. w. Null. D. T. NicolI, F. E. Nipps,
: Palmer Auto Supply Co.. John ID.
e Pratt. A. H Purdee. A. A. Rodgers,
s William Schick, f. NJ. Spencer. H. H,
Sherburne. Frank d. Squires. Clement
Smith, J. D. Steinmeyer. w. F. Strain,
L. r. Vespet. John Wilton. c. A Wolf.
One woman, Mrs. Oscar Gohlke. was
among the auto owners who served IN
one of the districts T
The response to the appeal for CLOTH
ing for the Be1gians is expected
to be as generous as such responses
, always are in Topeka, and especially
, where the help is asked in the name
! OF the Belgian people, whose king