The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1918-03-31

/ Mail coming up is the one pleasant
excitement over there, and it is never
quite complete If there isn't package or
| two of tobacco included
| Dispatches from the Associated Press
| correspondent with the American army
over seas state that when officers of va
rious organizations are going through
their companys mail to censor it, they
| Invariably find requests for tobacco.
| THE thing every man appreciates most
| is something to smoke. Tobacco, cigars,
| cigarettes of a favorite brand will bring
more real thanks than a whole trunk full
| OF sweaters, wristlets and mufflers. And
| they all ask for smokes. AT least 60 per
cent of letters that pass through me to
folks back home contain a request for
them
! The third shipment of tobacco bought
for the Alabama boys with the 167th in
| fantry now fighting in France has been
forwarded by Mrs. w. p. Screws. gem
eral chairman for the state. 1t included
10000 cigarettes 10S boxes of pipe to-
hacco, and 80 boxes of chewing plugs
supplied by the r. j. Reynolds Tobacco
company for s50412, little more than
one-half the regular price to the trade,
as the factory is cooperating in every
way possible with the boys over there.
This means that there are 20 cigarettes
to package, and that two packages
will be given to each of 2750 men. The
pipe goods is packed in full two-ounce
cans and there win be a can. each for
1854 men, Some of the boys have sent
special request for chewing tobacco and
432 plugs have been bought for them
With the two previous shipments that
will keep the regiment supplied for at
least long enough to rest their nerves
after their first encounter with the Ger
mans is over.
The following from Polly Peachtree.
in the Atlanta Sunday American, will
be read with interest here, where Miss
Devine and Miss Murphy have been re-
cent visitors:
I told you the English officers were
jolly fellows, didn't 1?
Well, it appear snow that not only
our English officers are jolly fell
lows, but others of his majesty's army
have sense of humor and cor
diality in social Intercourse that bellies
all our former ideas on the subject Of
English stiffness"
1t seems that tits not only in our
city that the so-called English stiff
ness" is limited strictly to the Frenchi
Echoes of merry stunt pulled off at
a brilliant dinner in Admission the other
night have reached Atlanta. In fact,
Atlanta had quite prominent part in
two of our prettiest and most popular
girls. who have been away so long
now, all their friends and admirers are |
getting uneasy about it,.
The affair was a dinner given by !
General Rafferty,, and the stunt was |
an impromptu drama presented by the I
English officers who slipped away |
whilst the dinner was on, dressed up in |
Women's clothes-don't ask mo where |
they got them and returned to the [
dinner.
Their disguise was so good-evi- /
IDENTIFY no military mustaches in the
crowd-that the entire party was puz- |
zled for while.
And the most bewildered members /
of the party We're the French officers
who would not believe the strange |
ladies" were their fellow officers.
And that dinner was not the ONLY
brilliant event in the lives of Blanche |
Devine and Julia Murphy. while they
have been on their wanderings.
The two dropped over to Chatta-
nooga for another brilliant military