The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1918-04-18
Women's Council OF
National Defense To
Put On Benefit Apr. e

A new movement was started last
Friday by the Womens Council of Ma
tional Defense (Mrs. J. A. Caughren
President) which shall be known
henceforth as the Sank Centre Sammy
Backers. The naE,e speaks for itself.
1t does not necessarily convey that our
soldiers are to have the financial back
ing that is so imperative, but that all
the boys who have left Sank Centre
for army service are to be given per-
sonal attention which means more to
them than any civilian can realize.
Other towns have taken up this work
and the Council is proud to claim that
Sank Centre will be one of the first
cities in the state to fall in line.
1t will be duty of the Sammy Back
ers to get a complete record of each
soldier and sailor in the service from
this city. 1t also be their duty to keep
track of them, of their personal wants
and desires and to supply these wants
as far as possible. There are num-
Der of our boys who have no relatives
to write to them. The Sammy Backers
will take care of this. There are some
in the camps who want taste of
home cooking; they will get it. Some
want smokes. AS long as the Sammy
Backers have funds, the boys will be
supplied. Others will come i'll or
wounded. The organization will do
their share to make his life happy.
Others are leaving for camps. The
Sammy Backers will have something
they can use to advantage to carry
away with them. In short, the defni-
ton Of Sammy Backers is: An organ
ization of people who, in every posi-
BILE way are to supply the personal
wants of these boys.
Of course nothing can be done with
out money. Rather than solicit at
this time the Women's Council decided
that they would give benefit. A
committee was appointed who have
booked the Pathe film, "Mrs. Stacker"
for Tuesday afternoon and evening,
April % at 200, 1880 and 9:15 p. m.
There will be matinee and two eve
ming performances in order that all
may be Accommodated. In addition to
this there will also be reel of the
latest Pathe news weekly, released
this week, and a reel of comedy
guaranteed to be regular comedy.
The Pathe weekly needs no comment
as every one knows the excellence of
these> timely film features.
"Mrs. Stacker tells of the love affair
of boy and girl each sincere in their
affections, but on the boys part, the
marriage is fastened through his de-
sire to avoid draft. The young wife
looks upon her boyish husband as be-
ing brave and noble and when she fin
ally finds that he is a Stacker, she
herself dons uniform in the attempt
to make up for her consort's short
comings. A German spy enters into
the events and the water works are
about to be blown up when the boy
"finds" himself and spurred by his
wife's patriotism, circumvents the
spy's plans and joins the colors. The
picture is full of heart interest, with
much delightful "lxid" stuff and is dis
tinguished with its lighting and photo
graphic effects. Gladys Hulette and
Creighton Hale, both favorites in
Sank Centre, play the principal roles.
The greater part of the proceeds
will go for the soldiers as explained
above. The balance is to be used to
carry on a child welfare campaign,
and the incidental expenses incurred