The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-01-20
More Than $4,000 Already in
the ia Drive.
And Quota Was Only $4,000
for This District.
CHARITY BALL TUESDAY MIGHT
City in Grand Finale of War
Work Campaigns.
Wichita, Headquarters of Cam
paign, Falls Down.

The great drive for the Jewish-Ar-
menian relief fund closed today. and
reports at noon showed a total sum
received to date in the city of Topeka
of s30,791.15. This amount is exclu-
sive of a few concerns that have not
reported, including some of the small
er factories, the industrial school. the
state hospital and a few others. Also
a ball is to be given Tuesday night at
Steinberg's hall, which will increase
the returns materially. At the ball
number of valuable articles will be
auctioned, including a wrist watch
that was owned and worn by Faye
Friedburg, who died in Washington.
d. c., few weeks ago, and in whose
memory more than $500 has already
been donated to the cause. At the
auction will be sold also an ostrich.
5000. gold nugget, and pair of
French dolls.
Wichita Falls Down.
The reports have not been COM
pleted from over the state. but a few
of the cities nave raised their quota,
Wichita, the headquarters of the cam
paign for Kansas, has not yet gone
over the top.
Topeka First City.
to raise its quota. and the only city
to go far beyond it," w. A. Biby said
at the noon luncheon at the Cha amber
of Commerce today. THE reason To-
peka always goes over the top is be-
cause she has toppers to do the work.
We have live men and women on the
job"
Charles Dillon made a report on the
returns telegra phed him from differ
ent parts of the state, showing that
Topeka is far ahead. He took an
adroit little hit at the Council of De-
fense and it's women's auxiliaries, by
reading a telegram sent out by Wash
| ington authorities. in which the council
was asked to assist in the campaign.
After reading the telegram, and max
ing no comments on it further than
to say that all of the councils presum-
ably had received a copy, he thanked
! tho Woman's club of Topeka for giving
; the help that had come from the wo-
mans section, and extended thanks to
all assista nts to the Woman's club who
put the campaign over.
Women Report $4,000.
! The woman's section of the ca M
| paign, Mrs. S. S. Beggs, chairman, re-
| ported a total of nearly $4,000. The
| largest individual gift from a woman
was $500, donated by Mrs. Jonathan
, Thomas. The women's work was
| divided according to wards, and the
result of the canvass of the east side
| ward resulted in benefit both to the
| city and the fund. Mrs. Beggs in re-
porting the drive said: "In one ward
we found families in such circum-
stances that the children could not
| even attend schools. Our women in
| tend to remedy that condition, and
| thus the drive, in the small contribu-
/ tions from that part of town. bene-
fitted, and the people themselves will
also get the help they need"
| Charles Dillon gave good share OF
the glory of putting the Topeka drive
| thru so successfully to the local chair
man. w. A. Biby.
I'VE could never have found a man
| he said, "who could so effectually
| unite the different social and indus
trial elements of our city as Biby has
done. T hesitated to ask him to take
| the work on account of the heavy
duties that have fallen on him in al
the drives. but his energy, his ability
| to make others take his view, and his
unfailing good temper made him yus
| the man we had to have"
| The Santa Ee Contribution.
After the reports were made, a bus
| of Woodrow Wilson was sold at auc-
tion. Harry Endlich bought it for S;
and turned it back to be re-sold. Abe
| Jacobson then bought it for So and
| asked that it be sold again. The las
sale was made for SIS to Mrs. Heer
The general offices of the Santa F'e
| which was expected to raise abou
$4,000. as an estimated proportion o
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