Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-02-02
"SM|LEACE" BOOK
CAMPAIGN OPE Ms
IN OTTAWA MONDAY
r. o. MILLS is NAMED CHAIRMAN
OF CAMPAIGN COMMITTEE
WAR DEPARTMENT TO USE
DiERS THEATRICAL ENTER.
TAlNMENT.

"Smiieage" books. the first to make
their appearance in Ottawa viii 90
on sale Monday Of next week in sew
eral down town stores and amuse-
ment places. Attorney r. D. Mills has
been appointed to manage the Smile
age campaign in The city and is now
organizing his forces 10 spread the
greatest argument against gloom Am
erical fighting forces ever conceived.
Contrary to general conception
Smilcage is no; m idea Of any so
ciety. Il originated in the fertile
minds OF the war department and il
being sponsored by the government.
Through Il Uncle Sam is placed in the
position Of theatre manager. From
the sales OF his books he will furnish
to his forces at home and abroad
first class theatrical entertainment
With KIaw x Ehrlanger, Of New York,
as his booking agents The periQrm
ances win cover all forms of legili
mate entertainment from opera down
70 the movies dollar invested IN
one Of the books and forwarded to
one o, the eantonments either here
or In France means that the nation
will be lighting one Of General Per
shings admittedly worst foes. IN his
report back to his government Gen
Pershng said he had two hard -hngs
TO lishl -boches and gloom Acting
upon his recommendation the Smile
age idea was invented to conquer ,he
blues while the men in the tren ches
were putting the Germans to rout.
The Smileage books are printed in
t9o sizes, $10o and $500 The
smaller contains 90 coupons and the
larger 100 coupons. These will be ac.
cepjoj as the price of admission. for
any performance in any cantonment
camp theatre in the United States or
France
The books are purchased and sent
b! the people back home to the men
in the camps, and it is needless to
s0. they viii be deeply appreciated
by the boys here. They have a
rather distinctive character rs gifts,
and constitute q curren o; interest
between the giyer and the soldier.
often many books will be received by
one soldier. but in this case he will
be willing to divide with his less for
tunaic brothers.
The committee is hoping to sell l..
900 OF these books in Ottawa. It viii
be one of the best ways OF sending
a soldier an inexpensive gift,
Frank l.. Smith of Dwight, is state
chairman Of the Smileage book cam.
paigr.
Committees Named
The chairmen Of the respective
committees in as many Of The local so
cieties and organizations as couh be
reached In the short time allotted are
as follow;
Churches Rev. Dean John Quinn,
Rev George ". Farrar.
Schoos--C. j. Byrne
c. Of C.--Fred a. Sapp
Rotary club Fred c. BEEN.
Knights of Columbus H. NJ Kelly
Elks--A Il. Snow,
Business Mems Association j NJ
O'kunr
J.. q. o. Ed. Duugberty
Occidental Lodgc--Geo. Q. Grover
A. O. H.--Arthur Barrett.
Modern Woodmen s. Myers,
Federation of Labor John Barry.
Humboldt Lodge-John G Schu
maker.
l. @. @. F.--G. a. Crowden
Publicity Director--Geo II Wool
bert
Treasurer--f'redG Gerding
These committee chairmeu vii
meet at the Offices OF the BusiDcs
: Mems Association on the fourll
hoor OF the Moloney building on Mon
day morning, February I at ~ ocloc