Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-11-14
ELKS AND OTHER GOOD FOLK AID
 TOBACCO FUND
Many Contributions for To- bacco for Soldiers, In-
 cluding Sherrill's $2O.

Pine Bluff lodge No. 149, B. P. o.
 F., last night appropriated $1O for
 The Graphic's "Soldiers in France To-
 bacco Fund" and the fund was further
 augmented by contributions made by 1 individual members of the lodge, and i subscriptions received at The Graphic
 office yesterday, including a check for
 $19.90, sent in by Capt. J. M. Barrett
 of Sherrill, who raised the amount
 among generous Sherrill people, anx-
 ious to make the American boys lover there" as comfortable as their situ-
 ation makes possible.
 A check for $100 was sent by The
 Graphic yesterday to the American Tobacco company which will send 400
 kits to the soldiers with the compli-
 ments of the Pine Bluff donors. Each
 kit contains "smokables" which, if pur-
 chased at retail, would cost more than
 50 cents. Each kit contains also a post
 card bearing the address of the person
 whose 25 cents paid for the tobacco,
 and the recipient is requested to ac- knowledge receipt of the gift. There'll
 be 400 happy fellows in France when this supply of good American tobacco reaches them, and it is assured that
 the Jefferson people who gave this
 and who will give more will be grate- fully remembered by the American soldiers who gave up everything, and are willing to give their lives, that their beloved country and their coun- trymen and countrywomen may not suffer the autocratic rule of the Prus- sian government, which has no pa tience with the idea of a government for and by the people.
 Sherrill Contributors. Accompanying the check from Sher-
 Till was letter from Captain Barrett
 in which he said: "Our heartiest and
 best wishes go with our soldier boys
 in France" Contributors to the fund
 raised by Captain Barrett are: J. M.
 Barrett, $1; J. T. Ricknar, 50 cents;
 Lee M. Quattlebaum, $1; J. K. Quat.
 tlebaum, 50 cents; J. F. Quattlebaum, $1; J. A. Ayres, 50 cents; w. V. Far rin, 50 cents; P. F. Mitchell, 50 cents;
 A. c. Rogers, 50 cents; T. l.. Luster,
 25 cents; c. J. Carter, 50 cents; s. w..
 Dodds, 50 cents; R. B. Mitchell, $1; U. B. Lephiew, 25 cents; c. s. Scott, 25 cents; w. s. Turner, 25 cnets; C..
 H. Caper, 50 cents; c. H.. Ragon, 50
 cents; H. P. Wick, 50 cents; R. Valen,
 50 cents; w. l. Payne, $1; L. o. Wick,
 50 cents; E. c. Pyatt, M. D., $1; J. G. Ford, 50 cents; Will Antoine, 10
 cents; Claude Smith. cents; J. Earle Williams, 5 cents; Dr. J. s. Gregg, |50 cents; Tom Martin, 50 cents; M. Easterly, IT,, 50 cents; w. J. Hale, 25 cents; G. w. Lindsey, 50 cents; J.. M. Barrett, Jr., 25 cents; B. l.. Bur-
 gess, 50 cents; Winfred Thompson, 25 cents; Robert Moore, $1; toltal, $19.90. Philadelphia Girl Gives.
 Among the contributions received at The Graphic was one of $1 from Philadelphia. It came from Miss Tedie
 Watson, 904 Pine street, Philadelphia, who requested friend here to turn in the dollar bill. Mrs. H. L. Stern berg sent in 50 cents, as did Mrs. H. F. Jenkins and Mrs. J. B. Dalton of Sherrill. Mrs. H. w. Swam contributed |25 cents. One contributor declined to let his name be published. He chip Iped in three iron men-enough to buy I12 kits of tobacco. Other contributors at The Graphic office were H. w. Swarm, J. B. Wilson and F. w. En- derby, each giving 25 cents.
 Mrs. o. T. Parnell of 720 West
 Fourth gave $1 to the fund, and Mrs. Rudolph Wolff sent in 25 cents. H. Brown will send two kits, having chip lped in 50 cents.
 Elks Give Freely.
 Those of the "Best People on Earth" who added individual donations follow ling the lodge meeting last night are: Caesar Tomaszewskie, $1; Mack i Hunter, 50 cents; J. c. Schloss, 25 cents; Henry Jordan, 25 cents; B. c. Wallace, 25 cents; c. E. Duvall, 25 cents; Sterling Barrow, 25 cents; Cliff ton B. Murphy, 25 cents; G. w. Mic
 holls, 25 cents; M. c. Hollis, 25 cents; IC. H. Murphy, 25 cents; Sam Hilz- helm, Jr., 25 cents; Earl Wood, 25 cents; c. A. Barnes, 25 cents; Carter
 Murphy, 25 cents; A. J. Dyer, 25 lcents. c. A. Brent, 25 cents, Sam Fies, l25 cents.
 | The soldiers are going to be lover
 there" for many months, and it is do.
 ing little to keep them supplied with tobacco. It is desired, specially, how
 ever, to have none of the men depriv.
 ed of tobacco while everyone over here
 will be enjoying goodies during the Christmas tide. Get contributions ir now, that the boches who venture close lean get the odor of good American to.
 bacco, and thus obtain an inkling o1
 the kind of good men who will con
 ouer them