The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1918-01-24
HEPPNER WILL HELP
ENTERTAIN SOLDIERS
Campaign Opens Here January % to
Sell Smileage BOoks.-Plenty of
Hard Work and Clean Fun
- For Boys in Army Camps. :

Once more Heppner will have an
opportunity to do something worth
while for the soldier boys who are
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The campaign to raise one million
dollars for the entertainment Of the
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soldiers in the army camps starts
Monday, January 2S. A million, dol
lars to be raised from over the entire
United States will not be felt by any
one individual. ).
Mayor W. W. Smead has issued d
call for meeting in the city hall this
evening at which time an organiza-
tion will be effected to work out the
campaign locally.
The Smileage campaign and the
Smileage books may be best explain
ed by the following questions and an
swers taken from the Smileage News:
Q. What is Smileage Book?
A. A Smileage Book is a book con-
tanning coupons emitting the holder
to admission and seat tickets at Lib
erty Theatres. Liberty Tents, and
auditoriums under the Management
of the Commission on Training Camp
Activities in National Army canton
ments and National Guard camps.
Q. BY whom are they issued?
A. By the Military Entertainment
Council Of the Commission on Train
ing Camp Activities, Washington, D.
c.
@. What do Smileage Books cost ?
A. Smileage Books are two kinds
The first costs 81; the second IS.
@. How many tickets does each
book contain?
A. The 81 Smileage Book contains
20 coupons; the IS book contains
100 coupons?
@. Where are they good?
A. In all Liberty Entertainments
in all National Army cantonments
and National Guard Camps under the
management Of the Commission on
Training Camp Activities.
@. Are the books to be inscribed
by name to soldiers?
A. There is space for an inscrip-
tion to soldiers by name, but this is
not necessary.
@. Are they transferable?
A. Yes, to soldiers in uniform.
q How many theatres have been
built?
A. One permanent theatre, seating
5000, has been built in each Nation
al Army cantonment. Two chautau-
que tents, seating 1900 each, have
been erected in each National Guard
camp.
@. Are Smileage Books available
for use by civilians?
A. Civilians are allowed in these
entertainments only when accompan-
led by soldier friend with Smileaga
coupons.
Q. How much money does the Mil
itary Entertainment Council hope to
raise from the sale of Smileage
Books?
A. The goal for the drive of the
week of January 2Sth has been set at
100000 Smileage Books, but if a
million dollars worth of smiles are
good for our soldier boys, why won't
two million dollars worth be much
better?
O. How can get these Smileage
Books to the soldiers?
A. Send them by mail. Let the
next letter you send to any camp con-
ain a IS or 81 book; think of the
aughter in those coupons. And, of
curse If you have a boy, son, broth
n, sweetheart or husband of your
wn in camp, you will see that he
yets one.
@. Under what authority is the
Smileage campaign conducted?
A. The authority for this campaign
s that of the United States Govern
ment.
@. Who supervises the handling of
he finances?
A. The accounts are audited by
men from the War Department