The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1917-09-04
GEN. WOOD URGES
SMOKE FOR EACH
SOLDIER INFRANCE
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Stones attitude in the Senate toward
the war has not won for him any
particular laudation from pro-war ad.
vocates, but his contribution to this
| fund indicates that he believes that,
since American soldiers are in France
and will continue to be sent there in
great numbers. the proper thing to
do is to keep them supplied with ey-
| erythinE they want
Another contribution worthy OF com.
ment, although it was for just a quar-
ter. was that OF Rebecca S. Kelly, of
5l3 E street northwest.
She Sells Newspapers.
That name and address do not mean
much to the average reader, but when
you learn that Rebecca S. Kelly is the
ultra-patriotic little, gray-haired
woman who sells newspapers at Sew
enth and G streets northwest, they
mean a great deal. This Is the little
woman who carries the American flag
wherever she goes. She came into
The Times office today and made a
stirring patriotic speech, and said she
wanted TO do her bit by helping buy
smokes for American soldiers over
seas.
The following letter from a Wash
ington attorney, who sent IS to the
fund, but who does not wish his name
used, speaks volumes:
Here is a check for SIS for the max
ings' OF some smokes for the boys in
France.
AS 1 will soon have four over
there-two sons, all 1 have, and two
ns-in-law-naturally my heart Is
with them; and as I have been a
user of the weed since boyhood, /
know how much consolation and com
fort can be found in a smoke while
dispOsing OF the lonesome and tedious
hours Of camp life.
Wants Bull Durham.
"If 1 may direct, would you have
this invested in Bull Durham-which 1
smoke. as it is pure. good tobacco
in the five-cent packages with cigar
cite papers attached? To my way of
thinking, this makes a far better and
more wholesome smoke than a lot of
the ready-made cigarettes. Try to
get over to them the best: they de-
serve this, and not . lot OF cheap
stun.
Not for advertising purposes at
all, but as a message OF good cheer,
would like for my donation to go in
one package to some field artillery
unit-have a son-in-law officer in the
field artillery-and with it this letter.
Want to send them the message to
sit tight for we are coming Father |
one million strongp
Let them picture in every wreath |
of smoke that curls toward the blue /
sky OF sunny France the face of |
Woodrow Wilson, representing in !
the highest duplication the true |
spirit OF American democracy, now |
fighting that our posterity and the ]
whole world for all time may be |
free from the menace Of Prussian |
autocracy."
Printers Give to Fund.
The employees OF The Times compos-
ing room took up a collection today |
and raised. S11.5O, which they cheer
IlysdoAAGSd-fs the tobacco fund. It |
takea- printer to appreciate a good /
smoke after a hard days work, and !
the boys in The Times composing +,
room, who know what a comfort and !
pleasure tobacco will give the Ameri. |
can soldiers in the trenches. may be /
depended upon to kick in frequently |
during the war.
Harry ]. Lane. secretary and treas
urer OF the Experience" company. ap-
pearing at the Belasco Theater all
this week. sent the following letter
to The Washington Times Tobacco |
Fund:
THE following members OF Expe-