The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-02-10
PACE HEADS WORK
Plans Made to Purchase Flour
for Near East.
Topeka MiIlers Pledge Their
Support to the Cause.

At a general meeting of the advisory
committee of the Near East Relief,aap-
pointed by Gov. Henry ]. Allen, held
at the Chamber of Commerce at noon
today, David Page was elected perma-
nent chairman of the committee; D.
o. Coe, first vice chairman; Mrs. C.
B. Thomas, second vice chairman;
Fred A. Derby, treasurer. and G. c.
Sickler. secretary.
The committee as a whole selected
an executive committee, which was
empowered to invest the money col
Iected for relief work in flour from
Topeka mills, with the understanding
that there is to be no commission paid
on the goods purchased.
The Executive Committee.
The executive committee is COM
posed of David Page. F. A. Derby, Mrs
c. A. Wolf, {. B. Merriam, Miss Mae
Malone and Fred MOrns.
Mrs. Edith Supple was chosen as
chairman OF the women's division OF
the committee, with power to choose
her own committee members.
There was discussion of various
phases of the work at the meeting to-
day including the cooperation to be
expected from the public schools, from
organized labor. from fraternal and
other groups, and from the rural DIS
tricts of the county.
There were present representative
of various industries and classes OF
the city. c. E. Heartburg. represent
ing David Page, and speaking for the
millers of Topeka, said that the To-
peka mills would donate not less than
25O barrels of flour to the relief work.
S. FIR; dberg pledged the co-opera-
ton and assistance of the Jews or the
city in the relief of the starving in
the Near East. TT is a part of our
to oil tho Y-X-InC We can
be counted on, as We always have
been counted on, to help" Friedberg
said.
Josiah L. Jordan. county superin-
tendent of education, announced that
the $50 rural schools of Shawnee
county would be thrown open to So
licitation thru the placing in the
school rooms of small boxes in which
the school children may place any
contributions they wish.
Resolution Is Passed.
There was passed by the committee
today the following resolution:
Whereas. Today in Christian Armenia.
Southern Russia and other points IN the
Near East hundreds of thousands OF little
children and adults are actually starving
Whereas. The United States congress has
empowered the Near East Relief with full
authority to collect and distribute Amer
lean charity for the relief of these desery-
ing people, and
Whereas Gov. Henry ]. Allen. state
chairman Of this authorized organization
has designated the following citizens whose
names appear hereon as a general commit
tee. representing the city Of. Topeka and
Shawnee county, to supervise the collection
and Investment of funds for this purpose
in the city of Topeka and County of Shaw
nee. Kansas. and
Whereas. The plan of the proposed cam
paign is one which takes into consideration
the economic protection of the community
in that all of the money to be collected is
to be invested in the purchase of flour
from local mills, and in consideration of
the further fact that none of the money so
contributed is to be used in connection
with any expense incurred but that the
gift of Topeka people will, under this plan.
reach the stomach of the distressed people
for whom it is intended without the deduc-
tion of single cent from the value Of their
contribution: therefore, be it
Resolved. That our committee concur in
the endorsement already given to the pro-
posed campaign by the Topeka Chamber OF
Commerce. the Topeka Retail Merchants
association and the united civic clubs Of
the city. and At the same time recommend
To the citizens of Topeka and Shawnee
county that they support this deserving
campaign in the most liberal manner con
sistent with the money and time which
they can spare for that purpose.