Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-11-11
AMERICAN TOBACCO IS
HARD TO GET IN FRANCE
Corporal John Keister, Nsfs.e in
France, Writes to FsssS bout
Weed for SniSsy.
GREEK CoMMU NIFTY AIDS
Sends Check for $3.50 for Our Boys
in France Tobacco Fund and Also
Contributes $500 to General Fund
of American Red Cross.

ne only disadvantage we nave IL
getting good smoking tobacco. We
don't seem to be able to smoke tho
French tobacco and American tobacco
anu cigarettes are hard to get" so
says Corporal John keister. brother
Of Walter B. Keister, ZOO Hanover
Avenue. in a letter just received here
from Somewhere in France" This
IL straight from the front. and tells
more genuinely than many words the
real need OF our fighting men.
II was to supply just this need that
Our Boys in France Tobacco Fund"
was conceived. 1t is to FIJI this need
tl'at II is being asked Of every patri-
otic American to contribute through
The Times Dispatch. What boon
some good old Virginia tobacco and
few packs of cigarettes would be to
Corporal keister. and to the thousands
of others who like him are offering to
sacrifice all that they have or hope
TO have for America! Thinking Of this,
let the good work of Our Boys in
France Tobacco Fund" go on. Con-
tribute to-day to fill this much felt
need. Twenty-Five cents sends 40
cents worth Of good tobacco to q
lighting man. and postcard ac-
knowledginE the gift comes hack from
contribution-tive. ten. the more the
better-to cheer and tighten the care
OF trench life.
GREEK ORTHODOX COMMUNITY
AID OUR BOYS TOBACCO FUND
The following letter was received
yesterday:
To the Editor of The Times Dispatch:
Sir.-The Greek Orthodox Com
munity. religious organization. com
posed OF the Greeks Of this city. ap-
pointed a committee as follows: Mrs.
Chrisoula Coumouge. Mrs. Marianthi
Meliareson, Mrs. HELEN Mandelari and
Miss Krystal Bazaco TO solicit funds
nh ftyr "a
These ladies succeeded in collecting the
sum OF S2335o, and have applied 200
TO the Red Cross general fund and the
balance to send to you. To be applied
to the tobacco fund for the American
troops in France. II is with a great
deal OF pleasure that we inclose here
with check for the sum Of s33.50 We
have only one regret. that the amount
10 not larger This amount has been
contributed wholly by the Creeks Of
the city OF Richmond. wishing sue
cess 10 the American troops and to
the American cause. We remain,
Respectfully.
COST cooMooNGEs.
President of Greek Orthodox
Community.
j. G. BAZACO. Secretary.
JAMES MITCHELL. Treasurer
CONTRIBUTIONS Of SCI BRING
TOTAL OF FUND TO si,455..e
Contributions for the Our BOYS in
France Tobacco Fund" were received
Yesterday as follows:
Miss Thclma Schmidt Sixth
Avenue and Burns Stretches 100
Margaret Sorg. 2o1S Monument
avenue 100
Greek Orthodox Community,
city OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. $3.50
Mrs. Annie Harris. Columbia,
May RuEgles Nelson. sl4 Park
Miss Elizabeth Anderson. Sar-
cuse Lake. y. Y. .. 100
Ruth Same. 3l4 East Byrd
street .............. 200
Norman Dixie. county judge.
county courthouse. Brooklyn.
y. I. 100
" ". Picard. III Montague
Street, Brooklyn. y. Y 100
Robert r. Tilney, 1855 Montague
street Brooklyn, y. Y 100
Walter S. BENEDICT. .l6 Mon
tague Street. Brooklyn. ~ Y. 100
Henry S. Ingram. III Montague
Street Brooklyn. y. Y.. 100
Arthur NJ. White. III Montague
Street. Brooklyn. N. Y... 100
+. A. Freshman. 200 Hicks
Street Brooklyn y. Y. 100
Francis L. Pruyn ESQ Broad.
way, New York City. 100
j. B. Goldsborough go Broad
way, New York City. 100
w F. Churchill Crofton. Va. 100
Miss Emmil Wherry 108 West
Grace 100
MISS Susie L. Starke, Richmond $50
James S. Clark. Box $40. Hope
veil, va: 100
Miss e. s. Holt, 1927 Porter
Street. South Richmond. loo
-"at'o" alien -.ichmond 500
Received yesterday .s e1.oo
Previously acknowledged 1.3st.5s
lotaL received Sl.455.76