The Sentinel=record., 1917-12-08

Yesterday afternoon smm ns took the Stroller 10 The county me of Mir. and Mrs. William c Maurice, and ln spite of the very iuclemeIt weather the trip wos more than wor-n while. as have been all visits 10 the home or this est'mable and pa riJt4e couple. There was a special reason for the visit yes erday as the Stroller and his better half soon found out In the party was also Miss Regina Rap Ian, superintendent of the Leo N. Levi hospital, and Miss Edith Katz, whi e Miss Ellen Anderson. who has been doing most commendable amour, .0t work Tor the soldiers and sailors, was there when the party arrived.
 In the large reception room of the Maurice home were piled very near ,0o0 sweaters, hcnets ard all other articles that go to make up complete comfort kits, including what is known as the little houseEite,' a small bag that contains needles, thread, scissors and buttons, and in one corner of the room were boxes ol tobacco and play ing cards galore.
 T need help and ] need it badly. declared Mrs Maurice, and l will be unable to set some of these things to the boys unless you people pitch In and give me a lift This is why i asked you to come here and worl, .this afternoon
 She handed the Stroller a letter she had received from an officer on board .the baGleship Missouri, which con- tained the names and home addre sses of twenty-rwo Arkansas boys. "You see, those tackles had heard that the Navy League of this city, under the direction of Mrs. Maurice, had under taken to fit out the men aboard the battleship Arkansas and, being Ar kansas boys they had their officer write to ask if they would be for gotten, even they were not on the Arkansas. And that wasn't all, either for there were eight boys aboard the battleship Maine, four on the Pennsyl- fAittA anu A00 OAA ltAC N M hAAAltHtAleA tt lA Arkansas boys, understand-who had also written to Mrs. Maurice and told her, they loo, would appreciate the sweaters, helmets. wrstets and com plete outfit that the Navy league had been sending to the men aboard the Arkansas. We'll, there was the ma terial, so all the party had 10 do was, as she stated, pitch in,' get it to- getheer wrap the bundles and ad- dress them. All the packages, with the exception of one of 8 Hot Springs boy who is now at the naval station,
 somewhere on the Atlantic coast, " was addressed first, to the commander of the battleship. The packages were then taken 10 the American Express office where they were marked for the postmaster of New York, who is the only one who is kept informed as 10 the whereabouts of the ships in question. On the packages were the names of the boys, and it had to be stated what the bundles contained. The tobacco and paying cards were given by Messrs. sam Blumensteil and John Wolf when they learned that this shipment was to be made.
 The work of the Navy League. and especially the efforts of Mrs. Maurice seems to have been spread throughout the entire navy. II is do~htful if there will be a boy from Arkansas, whether on the battloship of that name or some other vessel but what will re- cciye a complete set of the comfort garments In addition 10 this, the en- tire baueship Arkansas will he equip ped. The garments are being maas by the women throughou, the state. Many are huitting in this city It costs money Go buy yarn for those