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Goodwin's weekly : a thinking paper for thinking people. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1902-1919, November 09, 1918, Image 16

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M- 1 .,. GOODWIN'S WEEKLY . . ' V
li t tonight -out there in No-Man's Land? il
H' v """UT in the open, across the border of No- "These men need smokes touch more than' what .. t ,,'.;!, j Jj '
H . -? '"''I I Man's Land,: the Soldiers of' Cheer are we give them,"1 say the surgeons. " - '" "t SB '
I going tonight, In their packs they are carry- When daylight comes the wounded will be stream ' '-: :VJ
ing. the comforts wihich your fighter wants'. In ing back. The cigarettes and chocolate may be nearly , V'" V'-J8H '
, their hearts they are carrying a message of cheer and gone given away. But your money will replace them, -'' '-Wm I
Hm hope. Meanwhile these men. will .say: " Put us to work!" v, Mm
H To the most advanced positions they are crawl jng The surgeons will give them the arm-bands of the ; f : '','. JH 1
I, .,;with those little things which loom up big in France army's stretcher-bearers. ". ."'ij ' ... J&i
H t "their bars of chocolate, their cigarettes, their rolls. of Then up beyond the. front lines- they will'go, to: ' vi ' v -JH F
Hj cookies and cans of fruit Yes, and sometimes, letters tiring back those too badly hit to walk. ; . ". ..' J "'. ' "B&
H from home! Once, twice, three or four times .they warmake ; JH
H Under the very eyes of German snipers they are the trip before 'they top are hit 1b
. crossing open fields, Idropping flat to the ground as Wherever there are fighters, the Soldiers of Cheer JHf
each flare goes up, then creeping further forward. have their canteens, scores of them under shell fire. . ' U!
H Soon they will reach the gun-nests where a hand- Throughout the-days they serve the crowd a v t- Bt
H, ful of fighters will whisper. "Good for you, old boy! mile or so behind the lines. At'night they go forward, , ': ' T '' Jll
Hi What would we dp without you?" packs on their' backs, to reach the men who occupy '. " iBf
Off in another sector , , the outposts of civilization. ,,,- .,," flj
an advance will begin at When the order comes ! ml
dawn. In the thick of it ' .to go over the top, they fol- . . flj
M will be thesemen-perhaps Utah,s share of lhe United War Work 1? relT the" " ' W I
of the Knights of Columbus Fund is $400,000. ' men who'serve ' M
or Y. M. C. A., perhaps the Your share will be determined by the big- 5 rvc . . "! . HM
H: Jewish Welfare Bord or ness of your heart. No wonder their naines $; fcjfM
M Salvation Arniy. Please do not wait to be asked to con- -are in the casualty lists. No. .tjgR
m" tribute. wonder they are cited. vNb " ' tH
B Whatever uniform Booths will be found in all department wonder the fighters elect- V aH
H they wear, the hot chocolate stores, the Hotel Utah and Newhouse Hotel, them honorary members ''' ?' 3B
which they serve tastes just and at the Committee Headquarters in the of their outfits. ' -hsfBk
H 00 t,,, a cl: Commercial Club Building. ' :?.' U Aim )
M as warm and comforting. Call soon and GIVE libfrally. Keep the supplies com- ,?( di
m The cigarettes they; light ing!....Help the Soldiers of fl j
H and hand the wounded will Cheer to help your fighters! ; M
M .be as good first aid. l J Give now all together! Wl
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