The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-08-27
DAUGHTER Of
YON |. MEYER
AIDS SOLDIERS
She Appeals for Tobacco,
Chewing Gum and ChOCo-
IateS for Boys in Mexico.
Communicated.

BOSTON, Aug. 26.-Slster Susie may
sew shirts for overseas soldiers.
And her big sister may worry her
self sick over the French and British
fighting men.
But Miss Julia Meyer, daughter of
George Won L. Meyer, former secre
tary OF the navy and former ambassa-
dor to Italy and Russia. is bringing
her charity closer home She has
seen some of her friends sending sup
plies across the water and Others look
ing after the needs Of the Iniltiamen
on the border, but somehow or other
these did not appeal to her.
But, tken, she turned her thoughts
to the little khaki-clad detachment OF
regular troops, dragging out an exist
ence in the heat and dust Of interior
Mexico. No one was doing anything
for them.
Discovered Their Need.
With characteristic energy Miss
Meyer got things moving to better the
conditions of this little band Right at
the start she displayed keen Judgment;
she found out what the regular army
men needed and wished for most And
soon the word came back; they want
ed tobacco, pipes chewing gum and
chocolate.
And so Miss Meyer set right about
getting them their tobacco, pipes,
chewing gum and chocolate. At the
Meyer summer home, Rockmaple, she
opened the headquarters Of her cam
paign and started work. She called
friends to her assistance, and soon
smoking materials and sweets we're
on their way to Parshings men.
II was a beautiful room in which
Miss Meyer received me when called
to have her explain her campaign.
There's a wealth Of books and pictures
and wonderful marbles and old oaken
chests Oriental rugs cover the floors,
and the windows look out upon the
most charming old English garden
imaginable
She Explains Purpose.
$50 YOU want to know about this
undertaking of nine she said. ut
isn't very much just thought that
the regular soldiers We're having very
little done for them, and determined
to do my little best to give them the
things they wish,
az ascertained that they had no to-
bacco and no sweets and that they felt
the need of these more than anything
else, so I sent out my appeal for funds.
So far II has been going along very
nicely. I'm not trying to send a great
quantity at time, as | have been
given to understand that smaller pack
ages get through with greater dis
patch.
at certainly seems that If the boys
want tobacco and chewing gum we
ought to send it to them. They are
doing a lot for us just by being there.
Lieutenant S. NJ, Williams, Of the EleV-
enth; Lieutenant Lyons of the Sew
enth, and Lieutenant Shurtleff, of the
Thirteenth cavalry, have promised me
that they will take a personal interest
in the things which send, and shall
see that they are distributed among
the soldiers,
Its going to take quite lot Of
time and considerable funds to carry
out the work. You see, It is not only
for one or two weeks; ] want to Keep
ND weekly shipments rs long as the
men are in Mexico and | guess they
will he there all winter So much is
being done for the European soldiers
that sometimes thing that our poor
regulars sweltering in that torrid
country are not though Of as much
MS they should be. And I'm going to
do my bit to make them happy