The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1918-03-13

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Total 3678 articles.
Smileage Drive
The Ocala drive for the smileage
campaign will begin Saturday under
the local chairman, Mrs. E. A. Os-
borne, who was chosen for this work
by the Jacksonville chairman. On
that day, young ladies will sell smile
age books in Franks store and in
Rheinauer's. In Franks store Capt,
Caroline Harriss will be in charge
with Lieuts. Adela AK, Elizabeth
Davis and Mabel Meffert. Capt. Sue
Moore and Lieuts. Rhoda Thomas,
Elisabeth Bennett and Ulaine Bar
nett will be in Rheinauer's.
There are thousands of boys in the
camps who cannot afford to go to
town and then go to the movies, and
so these boys who volunteered left
their comfortable homes, and threw
up good positions to go into the SER
vice for you are forced to spend many
lonely nights in camp, at least, they
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essary any more. You ask why? Be-
cause, prominent individuals in the
United States have Joined the mih-
tary entertainment council. This
council has arranged to send the very
cleanest musical and vaudeville pro-
grams, Broadway companies and lee
turers of the highest excellence to
the camps, where the government has
already built theaters. By this CO.
operation, the cost of these will range
from 10 to 20 cents seat, but thou
sands of boys can not afford even
this, as they send home practically all
their pay. The council has sent out
smileage books, just like stamp books,
the dollar books containing 20 cou
pons and the SIS books 100 coupons.
The book says:
"The coupons in this book will be
accepted in purchase of admission
and seat tickets at liberty theaters,
liberty tents and auditoriums under
the management of the committee of
training camp activities in national
army environments and national guard
camps"
Here is an extract from typical
letter from soldier in camp:
"Many thanks for the smileage
book, which received yesterday aft
ernoon and of which not only /, but
several of the squad, made use of
last night. 1t seems as though the
committee had hit upon about the
most welcome thing possible-and we
are looking forward to the same en-
joyment for several other weeks"
Miss Alice Bullock leaves Thurs
day afternoon for a two weeks visit
to her sisters, Mrs. George Mexican
| and Mrs. C. V. Miller in Tampa. Dur
ing Miss Bullock's absence, Miss
Frances Tarver on Fort King avenue,
will be in charge of the knitting COM
mittee and any one desiring infor-
nation about knitting regulations go1
in need of wool will please notify
Miss Tarver.
The current issue of the Exhibitor
Trade Review, moving picture maya
| zine, prlHLS picture IdASA III JAIN
sonville two or three weeks ago OF
Harold Lockwood, the Metro star
taken in a group of Florida exhibi.
tors. Mrs. E. C. Bennett, who was ii
Jacksonville at the time, and was
made much of by the movie people IL
that city, appears in the picture.
| Mr.. and Mrs. Leverett Futch, whc
have been visiting the latter's par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. Raiford Simmons
since last Thursday, motored to theil
home in st. Petersburg early THU
morning.
i Lieutenant R. L. Anderson left a
noon today for Jacksonville for |
brief visit to Mr.. and Mrs. M. j..
Roess and family and will leave Their
tonight for Camp Gordon.
Mrs. D. G.. Stiles leaves this after
noon for a ten days visit to Mis-
/, Rosebud Robinson at Orange Park.
r Miss Lydia Dozier will retur
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