The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1917-08-16
SOLDIERS WILL
HAVE SISTERS
YOUNG WOMEN OF BROOkINGS
TO FORM u. S. A. SISTERS OF
CHEER FOR SOLDIERS.
APPLICATION BLANK FURNISHED BELOW
Girls Who Cannot Fight Will Help
The Boys In The Trenches
BY Letters And Gifts.

A little over a week ago a society
was organized in Siohr Falls for tn
purpose of acting as sisters to the 10
cal soldier boys when they 20 to val
1t was organized by the Young Won
ems Commercial Club and up to date
has over 500 members who ar,
pledged to act in a friendly capacity
TO the boys after they have gone te
the front.
1t is planned to organize such a 50
ciety here. 1t Will be known as the
Brookings County Branch of the u. S
Army Sisters of Cheer, and its duty
will be to act for our local soldier
boys as the girls of Minnehaha coun
ty are acting for the members of the
four companies recruited in ant
around Sioux Falls. Turner county
who has a company at Parker, has or
ganized the first branch, Lincoln
county has organized for the Cantor
company and Bookings will be thu
third. In a short time all the com
panies will have their Sisters o
Cheer.
Membership in the organization i!
to come voluntarily from young WON
en- of Bookings county, and the mem
bership fee to the society is to b.
willingness. All that is required o
the members is ,hat they take thu
interest suggested in the soldie
whose name will be handed to then
by the membership committee. The,
will be asked to remember him a
least twice a month with a chat,
letter from home informing him o
things of interest that have happened
and at the same time send him mag
aZines that have been read and en-
joyed. The members will be asket
to deny themselves OF an ice cream
soda or some sweets once a month o
so, and spend that money for
couple of chocolate bars or a package
of tobacco. and to mail them as
surprise between the time of Sendin;
the letter and the dispatch of tn
magazines. At the holiday times, tn
members will be called upon to re
member their soldier with a jar o
jam, preserves or other sweets
of the society and forwarded in
lot to the soldiers.
Object Of Society.
The sole object of the society i
that the members through little act
of kindness may lessen the monoton.
and loneliness of the soldiers life,
said one of the army officers whel
approached in regard to the formin,
of the Sisters of Cheer Society. 9TH
girls can do no greater good thar
through the active work of such a SO
ciety. Time and time again when tn
boys were at the Mexican border
have seen countless men hurry il
answer to the announcement that tn
mail was being brought in, return t.
their tent downcast and blue becaus'
greetings from home. When this hap
pens day in and day u for week
seer it can realize what a disheart
ening and bad effect it has on ever
the cheeriest and noblest of our boys
After a long day of drilling nothin.
cheers a nan as much as a chatt.
letter, an interesting paper or maya
zine-anything that will convey t
him the thought that he represent
something TO someone back home
Thoughts Of home are dear to tn
boys, and word from some one iron
their home town lightens for man.
days the burden of a soldiers life.
is a noble undertaking and one wei
worthy of the girls of this city,
Those wishing to join are asked t
sign the application below and mai
to or leave at The Register Office
with an envelope addressed an,
stamped. AS soon as the boys ar
SEM to the mobilization camp thei
names will be drawn by lot and dis
tributed among the Sisters Of Cheer
The addressed envelopes will then b
used to send each member the nam
Of the soldier to whom she is aske'
to extend acts Of kindness and con