Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-11-26

tenant Leeds Anwyll, Camp Meade;
Fred Tripner, Honolulu, H. T.. j. d.
Cooper, Camp Sherman, Ohio; B. l..
c. Hasskarl, Camp HILL France;
Linwood Wanbaugh and Edward L.
Wanbaugh. France, formerly resid-
ing at Wormleysburg.
Ralph Baker, of Lemoyne, has re-
Gently landed in England.
The idea introduced is getting. wide
circulation. Residents of Lemoyne
and Camp Hill have volunteered to
serve on a committee to assist Mr..
Thompson in the work. The members
of this committee are: !. w. Tillman,
Calvin Miller and E. H. Waters, of
Lemoyne, and George Cook, of Camp
Hill.
The petition circulated among the
residents headed Let the boys blow
their thoughts of us in an enjoyable
smoke" reads as follows: I'VE, the
undersigned agree to pay each month
during the war the amount set oppo-
site our names. The money to be'used
to furnish our boys with some tobac-
co each month, to help cheer them.
II enough money is collected, it may
be used to buy them other small
useful things which the government
does not furnish. Maximum amount
accepted from each person will be
fifty cents.
DO not overlook the fact that
these boys are fighting for our coun-
try and for you and your children
and your childrens children.
This is to be- purely a local and
personal present to the boys we
know personally and is not to in
terfere with any of the national So
cieties."
.. List of Contributors
Those who have pledged them
selves to give monthly to the cause
are: j. c. Thompson, r. l.. Myers, w.
c. Klugh, l. w. Appler. C. w. Stray
er, j. w. Milhouse, Irwin Heighes, ].
S. Montgomery, William Graham.
Ralph PETER, S. H. Bowers, Ivan
Kinter, Chester Kinter, w. II. Fit
ting, w. II. Sheaffer, Roy 7. Sheaffer,
c. b. Nebinger, ]. Z. Anderson, L.
Colgate, r. w. Brougher, Paul Stet-
Ter, II. r. Spangler, c. w. Crowl.
Bruce Prowel, H: S. Ryder, !: w.
Tillman, c. T. Millard, r. NJ. Ward,
Thomas Cormella, j. F. Candy, w.
R. Lewis, j. B. Bruner, George Sier-
er, f. L. Miller, d. c. Hamilton, C.
II. Kasson, ]. w. Shearer, NJ. c.
Schue, Clarence Berkheimer, G. w.
Stoey. V. D. Spahr. A. NJ. Bowman.
II. Shenck, c. E. Noel, G. E. Pentz,
Raymond Sawyer, Earl Whitman,
Robert Sweeny, william Coulson, w.
c. Bowman. G. w. Palmer, Harold
! Bushey, Edward Palmer, j. K.
Probst Charles Quigley, George d.
| Cook, Mrs. ]. NJ. Long. Frank ,Harro,
, Harry B. Baker, Torrance Palmer,
! b. H. Sutton, George Miller, John
| Sweeny, w. c. Bair, John Myers,
| Lewis Bricker, Thomas Wagaman, E.
X. Frazier and son, A. A. Thumma,
| Harry Leach, Eugene Myers, George
| Washinger, Raymond Mindorf, i. w.
Masonheimer, Charles Miller, R. w.
| Kunkle, +. d. Orris, j. L. Brougher,
A. c. Fickes, II. II. Rice, L. L. Ham
acher, B. w. Miller, Bruce Pryor
Tony Disciascio, E. H. Walters, E.
/ Dewitt Waters, Mrs. Z. II. Waters,
Mrs. C. NJ. Mussleman. William Kim
mel, Gus Steinmetz, Paul d. Fettrow,
c. K. Deem, c. r. Yinser, II. o.
Dodge, w. L. Rowland, L. II. Dennis,
| f. A. L. Harrison, Robert e. Breen
Robert F. Weidmah, H. w. Good
man, Herman F. Kiehl, Martin A
| Brinton, r. E. Cahill.
The Ladies Carnival Committee of
! Mechanicsburg, through Mrs. George
Lloyd, made a contribution of $40 to
| the fund. The citizens committee of
| Lemoyne, which had charge of the
! farewell demonstration there recent
| ly, made donation OF $40 to the
fund.
Mr.. Thompson said to-day that
he was prompted to do this because
he was unable to go himself and
thought that in order to win the war
our soldiers must be kept in good
fighting trim and that in order to
keep up the spirits of the boys In
service 1t is necessary for those at
home to send them tokens bringing
remembrances of home to their
minds.
That the gifts are appreciated by
those who receive them is evident in
quotations from some of the letters
received by Mr. Thompson.
Lieutenant Edgar S. Everhart, of
Lemoyne, said: II want to thank you
and the kind people of Lemoyne
most heartily for remembering me
at such a time and especially for
your good wishes"
Major r. NJ. Staley, of Camp Hill,
says: 1T greatly appreciate the fine
spirit that has prompted the citizens
of the good old West Shore district
to remember the men in the serv-
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