The Washington times., 1917-08-31
CHAMBER" JOINS
EFFORT TO ASSURE
SOLDIERS SMOKES
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wits. ingenuity. and activity in cund.
raising.
A number of merchants have en-
listed their corps of employees in the
campaign and in many stores today
men and women were observed cir
culating subscription lists.
Clerks All Contribute.
Several of these lists have already
been sent to The Times. They show
that practically the entire force of
clerks and other employees in busi-
ness houses have contributed a quar-
ter or more to the fund.
Announcement was made today by
one business man that the employees
of his firm had appointed a perma-
nent captain who will circulate a
sue sscription list each week and that
the employees have all agreed to con-
tribute something to The Washington
Times Tobacco Fund on each pay day.
This announcement is especially
gratifying in view OF the fact that
The Washington Times Tobacco Fund
was organized for the duration of
the war and so long as there is an
American soldier abroad money should
be contributed to purchase tobacco.
This is the period Of organization.
By the time all the plans under con-
sideration have matured and the ma
chinery gets to working smoothly
there will be a steady inflow of money
for tobacco.
To Place Contribution Boxes.
In response to the suggestion of r.
P. Andrews. president of the Retail
Merchants Association. that contribu-
tIon boxes be placed in all Washing
ton business houses, arrangements
were begun today for providing these
Teceptacles. The plans include the
placing of suitable strong boxes on
the main floors of big department
stores and other business establish
ments so as to afford all patrons an
opportunity OF dropping change into
them. Large signs will be placed on
the boxes to attract the shoppers at
tention.
The contributions received thus far
show very plainly that the idea Of
sending tobacco to the soldiers has
made a wide and general appeal. Men,
women and children in all walks OF
life are sending in donations, some OF
them mentioning the particular SOL
der cover there to whom they wish
the tobacco purchased with their
money sent Most OF the contribu-
tors, however, simply say in their
letters "Send my tobacco to any good
American soldier overseas. They are
all worthy and all entitled to the best
we can give them"
EIks' Do Their Bit.
One contribution list, sent in by
members of the Elks' Club, showed
that The Washington Times Tobacco
Fund was casually mentioned by one
of the antIered tribe and in a jffy
-haIf a dozen or more good fellows who
were putting on perfectos dropped
'two bits" into a hat.
The Times wants to see ell the
club men in Washinton listed among
the contributors to this fund The
club fellows like their smokes, and
can appreciate better than a lot of
other people just what a good pipe or
cigarette would mean to a soldier in
the trenches.
II you want to find out what the
people OF Washington think OF the
plan to keep the American soldiers
supplied with tobacco, mention The
washington llmes 1ooacco Fund IN
your home, at your place of employ
ment, in the street cars, in the lunch
room, theater lobby, OF on the street.
The first thing you know you will
be in the midst of a scheme to get up
a subscription list, and the fund will be
that much bigger. The Washington
Times Tobacco Fund wants all the
personal workers il can enlist. Why
can't you be booster for IL, and
thus do your bit for the boys at the
front?
Postmaster General Burleson today