The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1917-08-27
TIMES SMOKE FUND
APPEALS TO GIRLS,
DONATIONS SHOW
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% cents or more substantial donation
at once.
The money to purchase cigarettes
and tobacco for the soldiers should be
in hand at the earliest moment to the
end that the smokes may be sent
overseas and reach the soldiers "over
there" now. When more soldiers go
over, then you can contribute more
money.
The idea which you should bear in
mind is that The Washington Times
Tobacco Fund was organized for the
duration of the war, and intends send
ing smokes to the American soldiers
80 long as one OF them Is overseas.
Since the tobacco and cigarettes are
to be purchased with your money.
this announcement ought to interest
you.
II any man or woman in Washing
ton intends Withholding a contribu-
ton from the fund this newspaper
has not heard of that person. All
washIngtonA is talking about The
washington Times Tobacco Fund. and
everybody says: It's a great idea
Keep IL up until the end OF the war"
Appeal May BE In BarEaIn.
II YOU could buy as much tobacco
for your IS cents as The Washing
ton Times Tobacco Fund can. then
there might not be so much incentive
for your contributing to this fund.
although the duty to send smokes to
the boys overseas would still remain
upon your shoulders.
Perhaps II is the great bargain The
Washington Times tobacco fund is
getting that has prompted the women
and girls to donate so promptly and
generously. The members OF the
feminine gender can see q bargain
forty miles away, IL is said, and 1t
did not take them long to perceive
that the quantity Of tobacco which
The Washington Times tobacco fund
can purchase for two bits Is worth
almost twice that amount
By an unusually generous and pa
triotic arrangement with The Ameri-
can Tobacco Company. The Washing
ton Times tobacco fund Is enabled to
buy the following for a quarter:
One package OF Tuxedo tobacco and
four books OF cigarette papers.
Three pouches OF Bull Durham to-
bacco and three books OF cigarette
papers.
Two packages OF Lucky Strike Gig
arettes, twenty cigarettes to the
package.
The articles are all OF standard,
commercial size, and you could not
buy them for less than 45 cents at
any retail tobacco store In the coun
try.
Thus, by contributing to this fund
you can save 20 cents, which you or
the soldier would have to pay II the
cigarettes and tobacco were pur-
chased by either OF you.
One OF the things to remember in
connection with The Washington
Times tobacco fund is that the Amer
lean soldiers have not always got
the money to lay in a supply OF to-
bacco. Then again, tobacco cannot
always be purchased by soldiers near
the firing line.
May Name Particular Recipient.
Even when It can be found II is not
the kind the American soldier likes
The tobacco to b. bought in France |
is not up to the American standard. |
according to experts, and the soldiers |
should not be made to put up with |
anything less in the way OF smokes |
than they were accustomed to before |
they left their home shores. This |
question was taken into COnSluera- |
ton by The Washington Times Tobac- |
co Fund. and arrangements were |
made to buy nothing but standard |
brands, well known to the American |
boys.
In contributing to this fund you can |
name the particular soldier to WHOM |
you wish your packet of tobacco sent |
Send in his name, with your own, and |
the packet will reach him. perhaps |
at a time when he thinks everybody |
has forgotten him.
Inside the carton containing the |
smokes will be a postal card on which |
the soldier will write his thanks |
The postal card will be addressed t.
you before IT is placed in the carton
and all the soldier will have to d.
will be to mail it back and tell yol
how glad you made him with your
gift
Now n Military Necessity.
Tobacco is regarded as a military |
and soldiers writing from
France say in their letters that they
smokes more than any
thing else which their relatives and /
friends could send them.
II you do not know the name of 2
soldier in the overseas expedition
send in a contribution anyhow, anG
1t will be spent for tobacco for some
soldier who might be forgotten.
Your friends have contributed
Why not your