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shall he
carry to Your Boy
torn
ght out
there in No -Man's Land?-
OUT in the open," across the border of No
Man's Land, the Soldiers of Cheer are
going tonight In their, packs they are carry-
ing the comforts which your fighter wants. In
their hearts they are carrying a message of cheer and
hope.
To the most advanced positions they are crawling
with those little things which loom up big in France
their bars of chocolate, their cigarettes, their rolls of
cookies and cans of fruit Yes, and sometimes, letters
from homel
Under the very eyes of German snipers they are
crossing open fields, dropping flat to the ground as
each flare goes up, then creeping further forward
Soon they will reach the gun-nests where a hand
ful of fighters will whisper. "Good for you, old boy I
What would we do without you?"
'"These men need smokes much more than what
we give them," say the surgeons.
When daylight comes the wounded will be stream
ing back. The cigarettes and chocolate may be nearly
gone given away. But your money will replace them.
Meanwhile these men will say: "Put us to work!"
The surgeons will give them the arm-bands of the
army's stretcher-bearers.
TThen up beyond the front lines they will go, to
bring back those too badly hit to walk.
Once, twice, three or four times they will make
the trip before they too are hit
Wherever there are fighters, the Soldiers of Cheer
have their canteens, scores, of them under shell fire.
Throughout . the
mile or so behind, the
packs on their backs,
Off in another sector
an advance will begin at
dawn. In the thick of it
will be these men perhaps
of the Knights of Columbus
or Y. M. C. A, perhaps the
Jewish Welfare Board or
Salvation Army.
Whatever uniform
they wear, the hot chocolate
which they serve tastes just
.as warm and comforting.
The cigarettes they light
and hand the wounded will
be as good first aid
Why you should give twice as. much
as you ever gave before!
The need b for a sum 70 greater than any gift ever asked for
since the world began. The Government ha fixed this sum at $ 1 70,500,000.
By giving to these seven organizations all at once, the cost and
effort of six additional campaigns is saved.
Unless Americans do give twice as much as ever before, our soldiers
and sailors may not enjoy during 1919 their:
3600 Recreation Buildings 2500 Libraries supplying 5,000,000 books
1000 Miles of Movie Film 85 Hostess Houses
100 Leading Stage Stars 15,000 Big-brother "secretaries'
2000 Athletic Directors ' Millions of dollars of home coxnfqrts
When you give double, you make sure that every fighter has the
cheer and comforts of these seven organizations every step of the way
from home to the front and back again. You provide him with a church,
a theatre, a cheerful home, a store, a school, a club and an athletic field
and a knowledge that the folks back home are with him, heart end soul
You have loaned your money to supply their physical needs.
Now give to maintain the Morale that is winning the war!
days they serve the crowd a
lines. At night they go forward,
to reach the men who occupy
the outposts of civilization.
When the order comes
to go over the top, they fol
low too. Wherever the
troops go, there go these
men who serve.
No wonder their names
are in the casualty lists. No.
wonder they are cited. N6
wonder the fighters elect
them honorary members
of their outfits.
Keep the supplies com
ing! Help the Soldiers of
Cheer to help your fighters!
Give now all together!
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