The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-04-06
NAVY CLUB FUND.
Kansas Asked to Raise $4,000
to Entertain Sailors.
Kansas Women's Club in New
York in Charge of Campaign.

A campaign has been started by the
Kansas Women's club in New York
to raise fund of $4,000 in Kansas
for the entertainment of soldiers and
sailors who visit New York city. To-
peka's quota has been placed ait So
600 and Mrs. David Burr Luckey,
president of the club and a former
kansan, is here to direct the work of
the collection of this amount She is
being assisted in the work by Gov.
Henry j. Allen, who is taking a great
interest in the work being ACCOM-
plished by the club. Contributions for
the Kansas pledge may be sent to Gov.
Allen, who has highly Endorsed the
work.
(. The Kansas Women's club in New
Y ork, of which Mrs. Luckey is preSi-
dent, performed many acts of service
for our soldiers and sailors as they
passed thru New York on their way to
France and again on their return"
said Governor Allen today. THE state
will always be under a heavy debt of
gratitude to them for their many
deeds of real service.
In a Great Work.
''They are still carrying on a great
work in their care of the wounded SOL
diers and sailors who are yet in New
York hospitals. The club is now back
of proposal to maintain in the Ma
tional Navy club dormitory for Kan
sas boys who pass in and out of New
York in connection with their serv-
ice in the navy. This club has. be-
come of vital assistance and many of
the states have Joined in the effort to
provide for their own boys a dormi-
tory. The cost of providing such
dormitory for the Kansas boys will be
$4,000 and Mrs. Luckey is giving her
time and energies to the laudable
purpose of securing pledges to this
amount in Kansas. She is entitled to
tha hearty co-ODerafiOO of every citi-
zen."
Started Three Years Ago.
1.-THE Kansas Women's club in New
York started the movement three
years ago for the establishment of a
Kansas headquarters in New York to
welcome soldiers and sailors when
they came home from war" said Mrs.
Luckey today. THE club carried that
project thru with the assistance of
funds contributed by the Kansas legis-
lature.
'HThe Navy club in New York is
carrying on today the work that Kan
sas and a dozen other states started in
1913-making homes for service men
when they are on leave in the metrop-
oils. 1t is to further the work of this
Navy club that I have come to Kan
sas. to place the matter before the
people here and get their support.
Are Former Kansans.
I'VE members of the Kansas Wo-
mems club are all former Kansans.
We are muoh interested in carrying
out this welfare work. because we re-
gard it as an obligation resting on US
Ito care for our sailor boys.
Because we believed that all Kan
sans would aid US in fulfilling our
share of the burden, our club has
pledged $4,000 toward the half mill
lion endowment being sought by the
Navy club. Thru a well organized
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residents Of Kansas now living there,
we have raised some money. but it is
necessary to seek help out here.
Will Remain Here Two Weeks.
81 am spending two weeks in Kan
sas, seeing old friends as well as many
persons who, altho strangers to me,
have an interest in the welfare of the
navy boys. From these people l am
getting the money to complete our
pledge
kansas is going to be the first state
to raise $10,000-at least that is our
hope. Four other states have defin
itely pledged $4,000 each, and others
WINGED that the people of Kansas will
aid us in being the first over the line.
To Build Dormitory.
when our $4,000 has been paid in.
dormitory in the Navy club will bear
the name of Kansas, and every boy
from this state who goes to the club to
eat or sleep, will be directed to that
dormitory. 1t will be a little touch
of home for everyone of them, because
they will know that the gifts of friends
at home made it possible.
Contributions for the Kansas
pledge to the Navy club may be sent
to Governor Henry J. Allen, at To-
peka."
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