Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-07-30
PHILADNPHll
GET NEWS FROM
Leisure-Hour Fund Goes 1
Newspapers for Soldiers.
in France

= check for $24 has been received By ~
ENENiNG ,G PUBLIC LEDGER from Joseph g.
smith secretary to the Mayor and treasur>ts
OF the soldiers Leisure Hour Fund, for eiG&t
subscriptions for six months each to tl1lS'
newspaper fs54
-Four copies to be sent to Captain C. -
tutcher, chaplain Of the 109th Infantry, AM
four to Lieutenant Robert ]. McFstrfdses.
chaplain Of the 10sth Field Artillery, Anitfl.5
can expeditionary forces ~ I
The check represents part of the balance
lett in the treasury of the Soldiers Leieufoi
Hour Fund which was collected last SUM
mer through the generosity of PhiladelphiaSa2
The fund to help keep Phiadelphia soldi6fo
supplied with newspape from home hos
been turned over to newspapers here by the
Mayors secretary. About 5000 has beon
provided for this purpose
Mr. Smith has mailed checks to seveu
newspapers, covering six months subsorfD~
tons. The papers are for distribution amorr
the men of the 1o9th Infantry, which ma
me old First Pennsylvania Infantry, and the
Iosth Field Artillery. formerly the Second
regiment \. G. p. Each of these units has
more than 1000 Philadelphia bows who are
now hghting in France. ssJs
Chaplains Distribute Papers
Chaplain Futcher will bandIe m. navrs.,
papers Tor his unit in France, while the boys
OF the lOsth will get their papers from Chgp-,
laln McFetridge. Among the original benefl-
carries of the fund collected last wear ,vhichs
amounted to about sS000 were tine bows Of
me old Third and Sixth Pennsylvania Ree1-
ments and those of the First PennsyIva MA,
'aNaIrF' These units are no longer in ex.
iS'ence. the Third having been merged with
,'e l"'th infantry. and the others having
peeh combined with other outfits sIN
Nhat was left of the games for -soldiers''
luliu was transferred for newspaper sub.
~. r''p.lons az the suggestion of Mrs. NJ L
o.'I oou u'i, director of the Mayors Personal
service Bureau, who was secretary of the
lund When the Philadelphia boys went
overseas they found it impossible to take
along with them the things given them ~
, ,ms cnF. me motion-picture machines werS
'urneu over to the Y NJ. c. A. at Camp Han.
COCK The library was disma ntled and the
boys carried their books across in their r,Sr-
sonal luggage "
., we could think of nothing more welcome
" the soidlers than their home newspapers~
explained Mr.. Smith. They can all get the
pehent OF the papers and they will have
something more lasting than Smokes ON.
GERS and men who have returned from France
teti me that next to asletter from home tina
,hihs most keenly priced by the service man
Is newspaper from his home town. Only
'he o,ner DAY a returned officer told me OF 4
trates this
Sailor Wept for Joy
"A transport nearing France and one ~
the convoy ships came close enough torether
10 permit conversation between the soldiera
On the transport and the sailors on the con-
~ ~ service man went to the rail- and
eaHeu across, Are there any Phladelphtaue
aboard" The answer came that there were
ana sailor stepped up to the rail Of the
convoy bundle of newspapers was toeoe0
10 MIN and the officer who saw the incident
,o.u , me me sailor was SO affected that he
wept for joy -
MIS- woodruff said that it is freuuentiv
urseu ny army and navy officers that the
newspapers be sent regularly and After
.lahne many INQUIRIES it was decided that
the best way to do this is to place the hovs !
on tne subscription lists at the newspaper