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The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1918-10-19
Every Man, Woman and Child
Can Join to Send News of
This Town Into the Front Line
Trenches.
WHOLE NATION MOVES
TO DANISH SOLITUDE
Our Heroes Are Calling From
Over There-Give What You
Can to Help Those From
Home.

Every citizen interested in the boys
of his home town now at the front, and
in the brave women who equally are
serving their country abroad, has an
opportunity to show his appreciation
of the sacrifice they are making. The
opportunity comes as a result of the
generosity and thought of Colonel Will
liam Boyce Thompson of New York,
who has conceived and put into execd-
ton what is known as the Home Pa
per Service.
Under the plan, every man and wo-
man in foreign service will receive the
town newspaper, and SO be kept in
constant touch with the places and the
people they know and love.
Every branch of the United States
Government Is interested in the plan.
The Government realizes the impor-
lance of keeping those in the service
happy and constantly in touch with
their home ties and associations. Moth
ing is more depressing in a national
emergency than the spirit of loneliness
in those serving their country, and Of
icials know that nothing can dispel
this feeling more effectually than read
ing the home town newspaper.
Publishers of newspapers in all parts
of the country-this newspaper includ-
ed-have grasped with pleasure the
plan outlined by Colonel Thompson,
and they have agreed to cooperate In
every way.
Under the ruling of the War Indus
tries Board newspaper publishers are
forbidden to send their newspapers
free, even to soldiers. The newspaper
must be subscribed for in the regular
way, the only exception being soldiers
who formerly were in the employ of
the newspaper and who left that serv-
ice t. enlist. Colonel Thompson there
community contribute to a fund so that
the home newspaper lin our case this
newspaper) may reach every man and
woman now in the service of his coun-
try.
Anyone may contribute to the fund,
and any sum may be contributed. 1t Is
not necessary to contribute the entire
amount of one subscription. 1t does
not matter whether the rich man sends
in one hundred dollars or the poor boy
or little girl sends liz five cents. Each
gift will be a message of love and help
fulness to the home town folks "Oyer
There" The money will be Jumped
into one fund, III of which subscrip-
tons will be entered as fast as the
money is received.
Contributors who send in the full
price of a years subscription may, if
they wish, designate to what particular
person they wish the newspaper sent,
but if the name given is already listed
as receiving the paper. then the pub
Usher reserves the right to apply the
subscription to some less fortunate sol
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1918-10-19
PROTECTING HOLY SHRINES"

GirardOn's Christ, at the Cathedral
at scissors, was rescued as the Hun
cannon beat about it the frail statue
of the Virgin at st. Martin aux Bots
was reverently removed when the Hun
sosght it with high velocity shells /;
soldiers stopped their fighting at
Compiegne, to safeguard biblical stat
uary; and we know the story of
Rheimsi
Truth = hideous, unmistakable,
heart-rending, now speaks from the
shell-hurt uplands of France. Push
through fields of scarlet poppy on the
outskirts of Chalons and Chateau
Thierry, and you see crucifixes mingl-
ed with the bullets, stamped into the
mud.
There is more than an enemy to
fight-there is a world-menace to
ight! We are at grips with a mon
strous human disease that, like can
of fair lands.
You who reverence God and church
and the tenderer, sweeter influences
of your own home and land, must see
that these things STOP. Buying
Bonds is material leverage against
that Hun purpose to destroy which
leaves no Cody symbol unscratched /!
Buying Liberty Bonds is lending to
Christianity. Buy with all the cash
you have and then buy more on in
StallmpntS with all Won can DOSSihlV
plan TO save.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1918-10-19

der boy or noble woman who is just as
folks.
The name of every contributor to
this home paper service will be pub
lished in this newspaper, and the name
of everyone entered for a subscription
will be published as well as the num-
Der of those remaining whose subscrip-
lions have not been covered.
If the amount of money received
shall be more thar is necessary to send
the paper to every person from the
town now in the service, then the bal
ance will be turned over to the Red
Cross.
The plan is endorsed by the pub
Usher of this newspaper without any
thought of profit, either directly or In
directly, but with a sincere desire to
help keep the home fires burning and
to send to our heroes and heroines
news of our town, to keep their hearts
warm for US and to let them know
they are constantly in our minds.
The publisher, of course, cannot
make a profit on circulation, and addi-
tional circulation such as this will be
circulation from non-purchasers sent
far across the a-can have no added
value to the advertiser.
These facts are stated so that every
contributor may feel that every cent
contributed goes to the good cat Sc.
The mothers of our boys arc facing
an ordeal with a bravery that COM
mands respect and admiration. Here
and there where tiny stars are turned
from blue TO gold, where anguish grips
the heart. the nation stands in silence
and honors the ONE who have given
of their blood, the very bone of their
bone, to their country. To them, home
has lost its meaning-the soul of 1t
has fied-there is no home, it is lust a
place, and no place is quite so lonely,
unless 1t be within the hearts of those
brave sons in far off France who long
for just a word of home. There cam
not be a man, there cannot be a wo-
man, no, not even a child, who will
fail to contribute just a little to make
the hearts of these patriots lighter.
Not one. Not in our town.
First Contributor:
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1918-10-19
OUR ALLIES ARE WATCHING

We now know that the heroic re-
sistance of Belgium, the hin lines Of
France and the mighty sea power of
England wrecked the lOng-laid plans
of Teuton devastation. Our splen-
did Allies built and buttressed with
their best blood and treasure the bull
warks of civilization against the I'M
leashed fury of the Hun. The rest
of the world can never quite repay
their sacrifices during the dark days
when Germany swept full panoplied
over her borders.
They have done their part nobly
during four long years. Now comes
our turn! We are needed, badly
needed We have raised "e men,
and shall raise more-but the Eravest
men are powerless against Germany's
forty years of preparation unless we
back them with the power of our
money.
Our Allies are watching for Ameri-
cas- expression of the will to win
the will to destroy Prussian militia
rism-the will to reap the results Of
their long, heroic struggle for right
and decency. Let them seei Show
them your appreciation! Double
YOUR subscription for Liberty Bondsl
Buy all you can pay for OF the in
stallment plan, Pledge by the week,
by the montb-but BUY
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1918-10-19

w. 1@a
Monmouth County Bankers Associa-
ton, a member of the State Executive
Committee of the Y. NJ. G. A, will give
some time to the united war drive.
Ruford Franklin, mayor of Summit /;
John J.. Fitzgerald, secretary Of the
Paterson Chamber of Commerce /;
Arthur N. Harris Of Plainfield, a bank
er, who has been overseas John Nc
Cutcheon, deputy sheriff of Passaic
county, and B. M. Hedrick of Cam
den, who was divisional secretary In
France, are among the men who have
been included in the list of volunteer
speakers.
Mr.. Lunger has a fine array of
speakers from Essex county and VI
cinity. This list includes Carl Bann-
wart, secretary of the Essex County
Shade Tree Commission Curtis r.
Burnet, former president of the Board
of Trade; A. V. Hamburg of Newark,
another former president of the same
body Willard 1. Hamilton, vice-presi-
dent and secretary of the Prudential
Insurance Company; Charles G. Tits
worth, trust officer of the Fidelity
Trust Company, Newark, and Spencer
S. Marsh, cashier of the National
Newark Banking Company.
Ben E. Chaplin of Newark, chair
man of the Four Minute men of the
state, while he will not be able to
speak, will aid as he has the oppor-
tunity, and Lincoln E. Rowley, city
clerk of East Orange, will help. There
are already a large number ." preach
ers signed up to speak for Il : cam
paign. Among these are Rev. NJ. Jo-
seph Twomey, pastor of Peddie Me
mortal Church, Newark Rev. Thorn
as Travis, D. D., of Montclair, who
has been overseas; Rev. J. T. Stock
ing of the Christian Union Congrega-
tional Church, Upper Montclair, and
Rev. Frank A. Smith, pastor of the
First Baptist Church of Elizabeth.
Chairman Lunger and Executive
Secretary Hoagland expect to hear
from many more clever orators, and
they will do their best to fill all re-
quests. The national headquarters
will aid the Speakers Bureau of the
New Jersey United Wal Work Council.
Crhccriha for Tho Plea cantvi11e press
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1918-10-19

Newark, Oct. 1. = (SpeciaD-Men
prominent in all walks of life, leading
statesmen, professional and business
men, will vie with each other in pre-
senting to New Jersey people the
work and needs of the seven coop
Grating organizations interested in
welfare work for the soldiers. Their
work will be taken up after the Lib
erty Loan drive" is out of the way
under the auspices of the n. J. United
War Work Council, of which Charles
A. Coburn is campaign director.
John B. Lunger, vice president of
the Equitable Life Assurance Society,
is chairman of the Speakers Bureau,
and he has a splendid array of ora
torical talent available already and
will add to his long list is the cam
paign progresses. There is a strong
probability that William Howard Taft,
former President of the United States,
in New Jersey. Mr.. Lunger has sign
ed up the governor, some of the state
senators, several city executives and
business and professional men galore
all clever takers and all firm friends
of the soldier boys.
The executive secretary of the
Speakers Bureau is F. B. Hoagland
Of 667 East Twenty-second street,
Paterson. For several years he was
general secretary of the Y. NJ. G. A.
at Paterson. He took a prominent
part in the direction of the Billy
Sunday campaign in Paterson, went
to New York with the evangelist, and
has done some good work in the Wa
Camp Community Service campaign
in New Jersey.
Although Governor Edge is busy
with the affairs of the state, he has
displayed much interest in the work
of the various organizations at the
camps in New Jersey. He has said
he would be glad to deliver one or
two speeches if it could be arranged
so 1t would not interfere with his en-
gagements.
Thomas F. McCran of Paterson,
president of the New Jersey State
Senate, well known as an orator of
ability throughout the state, will
speak several times during the cam
paign. Senator McCraD is popular
with New Jersey audiences and al
ways draws a big crowd.
Hon. j. Warren Davis of Trenton,
United States District Court Judge,
will speak for the allied campaign, as
he has opportunity between his duties
in the Federal Court. Among the
statesmen who will speak are John
Boyd Avis of Woodbury., former state
Senator; Charles A. Rathbun of Nor
ristown, former state Senator, and
John E. Gill of Trenton, a member of
the Assembly. Rev. w. H. S. Dema-
rest, President of Rutgers College,
may deliver one or two addresses.
William J.. Couse, president of the
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1918-10-19
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The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1918-10-19

Remember the hospital ships!
It's not what you have done!
Buy as you never did before.
Up, and at 'em with BONDS.
More Bonds-fewer battles!
Buy Bonds and keep them.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1918-10-19

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The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1918-10-19

JERSEYMEN PUSH
WELFARE WORK
FOR SERVICE MEN
Array of Brilliant Orators Will
Present Throughout State
Needs of Seven Co-operat-
ing Organizations.
PLANS Of SPEAKERS BUREAU,

Chairman John B. Lunger and Execu-
tive Secretary F. B. HoaeIand Are
in Intimate Touch With All Avail
able Oratorical Talent = Assign
ments Will Be So Comprehensive as
to Cover and Arouse All Sections of
the Big Cities as Well as the Re-
hottest Hamlets.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1918-10-19

First Contributor:
Thomas Buffers $500
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-06-20
Social Announcements.

The meeting of the Broadway
Presbyterian Camp Fire girls to
have been held Tuesday evening
was postponed until tonight. when
the girls will hold their ceremon-
iaI session at the home of Miss
Leila Taylor, 903 Twenty-thirI
street.
The Sears school viii be open to-
morrow at : O'Clock TOR the pur-
pose OF selling thrift stamps and
where members Of the Red Cross
unit may meet to work.
The TTi-City Women's Labor
league Will sponsor card party
tomorrow afternoon beginning at
80 o'clock at Industrial home nail.
using the new hall. Cinch and 500
will be the card games and the al
fair is for the public
The Helen Gould auxiliary TO the
[. S. " Y. viii meet in regular SEES
sion this evening at the court house.
Delegates to the state convention
Will make reports on the meeting.
The Ladies Aid society Of the
First Baptist church viii meet to
morrow afternoon in the church so
cial rooms to do Red Cross sewing
The hostesses OF the afternoon are
Mesdames E. c. Fisher, r. G. sum
mers, and Marq Bailey and Miss
Gertrude Wagner.
Buy Waf Savings stamps
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-06-20
ODD FELLOWS TO
HONOR THOSE IN
SERVICE TONIGHT

Rock Island lodge No. Is and
Teal lodge 10 COS, Odd Fellows.
will hold a patriotic sing and ser
vice flag dedication tonight at the
lodge hall. Soldiers leaving in the
next draft are to be the honored
guests Of the evening. Stars for
those Of the soldiers who belong 10
either OF the two branches of the
lodge will be pinned on the flag az
the principal feature of the pro
gram. There viii be 20 Of these
stars, some of them representing
those already in the service.
A short business session will be
held before the entertainment. The
public is invited to attend the pro-
gram, which will begin promptly at
s. It will be carried out as follows:
America All.
Prayer Rev. W. B. Slime.
Patriotic speech Captain Moore
from the arsenal
Pinning of stars on fag-Stella
Reid
Keep the Home Fires Burning"
Louise Mclean.
Dedication of the service flag
Rev. J. C. Granger.
Address William GuIdenzopf.
The Star Spangled Banner''-
All
Reading Mrs Joseph Goldsmith
Address Rev. D. S. Andrawartha.
Song ALL.
Prayer-Rev. W. B. Slime.
Buy War SAVINGS StarnDS-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-06-20
SOCIAL EVENTS

over the table. Carnations and blue
flowers were used as the center
piece. and the sixteen plate favors
were nupjial souvenirs and toas'S
10 the bvlde-elect.
Miss Murphy was told to search
the rooms and after a thorough
hunt was presented with charm
ing miscellaneous gifts. Musical
selections were given by Miss Muir
ply. Mrs. John Cunningham ard
Mrs. Tom Mckinney.
Miss Murphy viii be entertain2!
ar several pre-nuptial parties IN
the weeks before her marriaga
This evening Mrs. Mckinney will
entertain at her home in this city,
Tomorrow Miss Emma Fechner
VIII sponsor an affair and Wednes-
day of next week Mrs. Elmer Peter
son Of this city Will have party,
Miss Anna McElroy of Moline will
honor the bride-eIect on June p,
and Miss Rose Bowman Of Moline
VIII. entertain July ,.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-06-20

Boyd W. Tindal, 1915 Brown
street, Davenport, and R. Goetsch,
912 Gaines street, Davenport. who
leave for Camp Dodge. June %,
were hOnored last evening at 4
farewell party given by the Black
hawk lodge. ladies' society No. 304
of the B. of L. S. and E, and the
members of the Twjn-city lodge
No. 80 The affair was given at
engineers hall, Thirtieth street
and Fifth avenue. Rock Island
Both men are members Of the
Twin-city lodge. Patriotic selec-
lions were given, games enjoyed
and refreshments served. The la
dies presented each of the young
men with a beautiful Gillette safety
razor. as remembrance of their
associates. At the close of the af-
fair the party sang America. The
party was much enjoyed and Will
be long remembered by the boys
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-06-20

Mrs. w. G. Lundberg and Miss
Nellie Erickson entertained last
evening in the home Of the former
on Forty-fourtb street, honoring
Miss Anna Carlson Of Moline, whose
marriage TO Henry GreII is an event
of Saturday. Covers were laid for
nine at a dinner served in the ear
" evening, where decorations were
carried out with pink and white
flowers and with ferns and flags.
A feature of the evening was a
mock wedding IN which Miss Helen
SeIlmer was the bride. Miss Nellie
Erickson the groom. and Miss Ella
Edwards the officiating clergyman.
Miss Carlson was remembered with
a beautiful array of gifts of cut
glass, silver and aluminium a
large Wedding cake when cut re-
vealed the fact that it contained a
thimhle, ring and coin, which fell
TO Miss Florence Fnstrom, Miss
Nellie Erickson and Miss Helen
Sellmer, respectively.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-06-20

Bad weather did not interfere
with the good time planned 9by the
Hi-Y girls yesterday. The picnic
to have been held at East Moline
was abandoned, but the par
~ enjoyed fine times at
the Y. ". c. A. rooms. Games and
guessing contests passed the after
noon quickly. The supper was
eaten in picnic fashion in the girls
room of the Y. w. c. A.
Miss Agatha Petersen. Alice
Journy and Hazel Rust. assistant
secretary of the Y. W. c. A. leave
tomorrow morning for Lake Cen
eva, where they will attend the
conference Of high school girls.
The girls go as representatives Of
the local Hi-Y and will stay at
Conference Point. The conference
lasts ten days. from June p to
July 1, and includes clubs from
Illinois, Indiana, Ohio and Wiscon-
sin
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-06-20

An account of the work Of tent
-. Daughters Of Veterans of Math-
erville. was given in detail by Mrs.
J. f Dagman of Matherville, at the
largely attended meeting of the
Eliza Garfield tent %, Daughters
Of Veterans, held at the Masonic
hall, Moline, yesterday afternoon.
Mrs. Dagman gave an interesting
and inspiring talk which was
greatly appreciated by the mem
5ers. Plans were made at this
time for the dedication Of the ser
vice flag to be held at o'clock to-
morrow evening at the Masonic
hall Rev. Wilbur BabcOck, pastor
Of the First Baptist church, Moline,
will deliver the dedicatory address.
Fifty soldiers from Rock Island ar
seual Will be guests of the evening.
Relatives of the boys in service arc
asked to attend the dedication as II
Will be the duty Of each to pin the
star representing the boys on the
flag. The public is invited to at
tend the exercises tomorrow even
ing.
The Misses MiIlen will entertain
the Red Cross division Of the teri
at their home. POS Fortieth street.
Moline, Thursday afternoon, June
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-06-20
Sewing Circle Meets.

The meeting yesterday of the I'M
manuel's Lutheran Sewing circle al
the home Of Mrs. Jacob Scherrer
on Thirty-eigAth street road, took
the form of an outing. The IS
members attending enjoyed the aft
ernOOn in the spacious yards sur
rounding Mrs. Scherrer's home.
Fancy work was done during the
course of the afternoon. A dainty
luncheon was served by the hos
tess. The next meeting at which
Red Cross work Will be taken on
Is to be held at the home of Mrs.
Bertha Kurz, 1000 Eighteenth ave
nue.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-06-20

of the month, were guests of honor
at beautifully appointed party
given last evening at the home OF
Mr. and Mrs oscar Ohlweiler, 1911
Twenty street. members OF
card party to which they belong
being the guests. Cards were the
evening diversion, and the trophy
for high score fell to Miss Pardon.
DR.. c. +. Robb taking the mems
high score prize \ delightful lunch
was served at the conclusion OF
play Miss Pardon was presented
with handsome mahogany mantel
clock. the gift of the club members
The evening proved a delightful and
very informal one
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-06-20
BOY SCOUT NEWS

", G. Murphy and Benjamin
James have been secured as scout
masters by W. r. Bacon, scout ex-
ec4tive MT Murphy will take
charge of troop Is Of the CIeland
Presbyterian church and Mr.. James
Will have troop of the First Bap-
fist church.
Mr.. Bacon will award 100 per
cent medals TO the scouts who can
be marked perfect in neatness of
appearance, report to duty, scout
work and attendance at meetings.
These medals will be presented
some time in the fall. probably in
October, and will be in recognition
Of the summers work
Scout organization cOnnOt be used
for any political purpose Members
are willing TO be Of any assistance
to the public if the proper amount
OF notice is given them. Sometimes.
although the scouts much want to
help someone in some manner, they
cannot always be notified immedi-
areIy.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-06-20
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The ST. Paul lodge knights %
Pythias at the regular meeting las:
night. elected officers for the com
ing year c. NJ Brown was chos-
en- chancellor commander. The
other officers elected are as fol
lows
Vice chancellor Earl Dessell.
Prelate-A. r. Furboa
Master Of WOrk-John StroehIe.
Inner guard e. J. Ryan.
Outer guard Willis Bonn.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-06-20
l1tXB1T0fJ.

Tri-Cfty Towel Supply company.
R. I. Clean Towel Service P1oru
r. l. 4476.
Money loaned on real estate. w.
L. Ludolph, 3OS Best building.
John the summer classes at
Browns Business college next Mon
day.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-06-20

Members Of the Ivy 500 club were
guests yesterday afternoon of Mrs
George Ohge. who entertained in
her home, l343 Fourteenth street
Games of cards were played at
three tables and the prize winners
were Mesdames Albert Weidenhoeft
and Mrs John Greyes. Lunch was
served at the individual tables at
the conclusion of play. The club
Will be entertained in two weeks
by Mrs p J. Carlson, 1920 Thirty
eighth street.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-06-20

The Ladies' Aid society of the
Second Christian church met yes
terday afternoon at the church. The
afternoon was spent in sewing.
Lunch was served by the Mesdames
Fred Reddig. Augusta Albery and
Mrs. Dudley. The society will
hold its regular meeting at the
church Wednesday of next week.