The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-07-30
FUND. TO s4;762
Porch Contributions Within
$3.50 of Necessary $4,000.
KelIam.Kercher Movie Today
Melted Mpre Than s1s5.
H.A.HODGINS GIVES S1OO IN ICE
D. E. Rose Gave s25 for One
Pound of Candy.
NJ. E. Social and Garfield Dance
Big Successes.
H.A.HODGINS GIVES S1OO IN ICE

The total amount raised at noon to-
| day for building the porches at the
| tuberculosis sanatorium was $4,762.45,
nearly five -sixths OF the $1,000 needed.
OF that amount $4,074.20 is in the
bank. The total amount is an increase
| of $1,091.29 over the amount reported
on Friday.
The newest contributions from the
| fund include $1s5 from the picture
| show at the Orpheum theater this
| morning and the candy sale in con-
| nection with the picture show; the
| $3.50 reported raised from the Metho-
dist lawn social Friday night; a con-
tribution OF $3s in tag sale at the band
concert at Chesney park Friday night,
and $1s9.45 from the dance at Gar
field park Friday night. Mrs. Kurtz
Kellam and Mrs. w. R. Eercher were
| ton picture show. They arranged the
entire affair and were in charge at
| the theater this morning. Hundreds
| of children attended the show, includ-
i ing the boys of the industrial school.
| The Industrial school band attracted
/ many to the show by playing before
each performance. Manager Hooper
contributed the theater and the Fox
agency in Kansas City gave the film
"Just Pals"
One Box OF Candy $25.
Twenty-Five dollars for one box of
| candy was paid by D. e. Rose, in his
willingness to give to the sanatorium
| fund.
Similar picture shows will be given
for the next two Saturdays for the
benefit of the fund, Mrs. Kellam an
| nounced today. If more than the &c.
| 900 is raised before the picture shows
are concluded, the surplus will be used
to buy furniture for the porches, Mrs.
Kellam said.
HodginS In Ice Gift.
A gratifying and unusual gift re-
ceived today was from H. a. Hodgins,
who gave 800 worth of ice tickets for
the sanatorium. He placed his gift
with Mrs. Kellam and Mrs. Kercher
at the Orpheum this morning. 1t is a
most substantial gift as the sanator-
| ium will be saved the expense of buy
ing ice for many weeks.
The amount of $1SS-45 realized
from the Garfield park dance is a
under the direction of Miss Georgia
| Neese, who worked for the success of
the dance. The Song Shop Five fur
nished the music.
Y. w. c. A. girls directed by Mrs.
Kurtz Kellam tagged those who at
tended the band concert at 7Chesney
park Friday night.
1000 at NJ. E. Social
The Methodist ice cream social Fri
| day night, which Melted $3.50 for the
| fund, was a generous part of the $500
made by the Methodist church. A
| large crowd, including more than
i 1000 persons, attended the social.
| which was superintended by Mrs. C.
| G. Colburn and Miss Florence Wei
come.
A moving picture show will be
given August 10 at the Grand theater
by the First Methodist Episcopal
church workers for the fund. The
picture to be shown will be "a Stream
! OF Life"
The workers for the fund appreci-
ate deeply the splendid helping spirit
| the public has shown. it was empha-
sized by Mrs. Chester Woodward,
publicity agent. today. All giving to
| the fund has been voluntary.
At the Chesney park band concert
Friday night by MarshalIs band the
sale of tags totalled $3S. Marshalrs
band has helped to pile up the fund
| for the porches in a most generous
manner
Pictures to Patients.
The film shown at the moving pic
ture show at the Orpheum theater
| this morning will be shown to the
patients tonight at the sanatorium.
The patients are anticipating the
treat with great joy. There is a movie
machine at the sanatorium, but much
| difficulty is found in securing films
| to use on the machine. The Fox film
| is to be used at the sanatorium free
of charge, thru the courtesy of the
Fox film cOmnanv of Kansas City.