Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-11-19
COMFORT KITS FOR
SERVICE BOYS P. 0. 5. A.
Effort to Furnish Supplies to
Ten Thousand Members to
Be Called to Arms


advisory hoard Of the state Camp and
the state executive committee, p. o. S. A.,
IN Official relations have decided upon what
they deem is tho proper comfort kit for
Christmas to send to, the boys in the service.
II will consist of ten bags OF smoking
tobacco, pins. chewing gum. the Camp News
and several other needed articles Coionei
william W. Schank and Commander-in-
Chief Horace w. MacFadyen were In con-
ference In New York for three days trying
to meet the situation in hand. The PROPOSE
ton Of supplying 10000 members OF the
order in the service with this comfort kit
Is a big one. and Is being handled In 40
cordance with the plans of the war board.
These two military men OF the Sons OF
America were in touch with state camp head
quarters. and the state secretary In direct
touch with the members Of the State sxecu-
tive committee. and satisfactory arransecc
ne sns sss was asrssf SoSTd SPGo Goon chanE and General
MacFadyen proceeded immedlatey 70 orHSr boys In IN
France. The address committee. OF Which, whlcn, inc
scts ssss 4, fSansh the necassary r
ment. The correct addresses Of al the en,stbSa b
subordinate camp address committee forwardnins ding
hs snspssd o ,S the the
The aderess eommttec. in addition '9 p.es, t9e
gsmss # noy Of ah Ia orion
swinehart, Of Pottstown; J. w. Harper state
Mssns Moe prs'fsS' cses Of snd M
burg The soldiers comfort % cGnt'MSG ana MacFndvcn
~ ~ tSSiST tss fUilo%inE ss nF0inS named 6Tothers
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Miller PAST state president OF Enston; ~
Ps,stsn isxsisnd howard SI %Ren
Hary St ana r.
john BOYD. Of Ph,iadeIphia
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contains much interesting data and informsa,- i ma,
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Of A. state Camp sadGg2ptters ,Se one ou,sds tnds
sppesrancs Of the .budine-a huge service nag
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will act upon this suggestion
saE sn ans STATE new camp rer 5
some action viii be taken soon which s iS ,,ra ex
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re ,h. Is yssr ssf '$2Gs5 mp G fn
tion askng permission ~ thg St1Ie aSc aScocoVe as
sten ,oNnrd nrogres. of boneft TO both camps.
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sns from Gsmp No sss BrGtnSrS TFow j. ,S
memSsrs Of the commttde from camp So sss
Camp No, sss and Camp No; sss met in III the
$50. Twssueth and Oxford s.rests: which, after
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Wilson and William Young.
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Ssmp, Nc: 47s's strinG band: r.. T. Brown
w,s Fred sn pstrieb end and M fMhSme MsTman
csairrnar Earl 3 Meadows. nt G"orso ' Burcan wTs
sSDronur who + CGyeT ~ mator
Dsy,Ss ,S Tie ylClin ana several ,%PsTssnstiGn:
Is soins 70 initiate a class Of ten. "''' No. 80
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the sns nsn sH S at gsso dnSa E 1 m
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%,t., .hs city tss1 There VIII s's Hs s6S!sc q
daily invited to attend
n. booster r..,,1r ,.,, ~ -. p.,.,...,-,
rs2s,tSn 3. tho TSSrz or Camp "a Az
district. DiatrIrt President William poteun !,
':sG s,musi sfS'e e wc1 rras rsc
Hsnt shorti1Sc Of ~: es.,ociatlon BROTHERS
presdert's tawei nj tha rnc,nisn, r,ad q
tionsi speech Of accenta nee Rrntbcr nv ~ r.u .
has been working TO make the ninth one n, ~ tba ~
best districts in the city. ~ ~ " 'i'
n,WashinEton Camp. No: 4s5 Of Sixth and
piamnnd streets has started 2ooo drive under
n letter which Outlines 'vbo",ns tb ny Is n part or
every member Of the csrnp. ''a'' Ha'led 10
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iec,teH ,eHo 20 scL az cantains each captain has
side in this district are under his cdinmand re-
you are TO report to your csptnin every
week. and n necessary Re will assist vnn in
your locality II any one desires more informa.
tion.
The cantains will renor, avery -.a,,, =. a.,
general chairman and IN IL is deemoa1 20 ] une
sary speciai arrangsment, viii he ehna r ,neccs-
Those seeking assistance In procurJng anTiio LOT
Every American horn should have that .pirIt
OF phtriotism instl,ed IN his BODY 70 be always
Sna a. ts 81 ,en sn rehhny AT moments notice to
ovr ,,,t a. ~ nis country. thereby Il become
bTethren 20 teanb otbsrs OF y nhand OF patriotic
fouch Win tbts ,psterrsS, %ho nnNe NOT been in
Eplrlt the love for