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Chicago Hero Aids Salvation Army | Chicago Hero Aids Salvation Army | ||
Drive and Tells Why. | Drive and Tells Why. | ||
A tall young veteran of the great war | |||
in the khaki of the American army | |||
walked up to the county building booth of | |||
the Salvation Army to-day. A service | |||
brisque on his right arm indicated at | |||
least six months "over there." On the | |||
right sleeve a wound brusque showed why | |||
he was not there now. And on his left | |||
breast triumphantly shone the croix de | |||
guerre. | |||
"Dough for doughnuts for the dough- | |||
boys?" asked Mrs. Philip Bregstone, in | |||
charge of the booth, as she extended the | |||
collection tambourine. | |||
"You bet!" said the youthful veteran as | |||
he dug deep. "I know--believe me--I | |||
know. And if everybody knew they'd | |||
be handing out money to keep every | |||
man in France supplied with doughnuts, | |||
pie and coffee." | |||
The young man was Sergt. "Cliff" | |||
Loucks, son of Policewoman Anna Loucks, | |||
recently invalided home after being | |||
gassed. | |||
Sergt. Clif Tells His Story. | |||
$500,000 "Dollars for Doughnuts" | $500,000 "Dollars for Doughnuts" | ||
Revision as of 18:28, 22 April 2020
258 Sept.
15, 1911
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Daily News SERGT. CLIFF - HE KNOWS Chicago Hero Aids Salvation Army Drive and Tells Why. A tall young veteran of the great war in the khaki of the American army walked up to the county building booth of the Salvation Army to-day. A service brisque on his right arm indicated at least six months "over there." On the right sleeve a wound brusque showed why he was not there now. And on his left breast triumphantly shone the croix de guerre. "Dough for doughnuts for the dough- boys?" asked Mrs. Philip Bregstone, in charge of the booth, as she extended the collection tambourine. "You bet!" said the youthful veteran as he dug deep. "I know--believe me--I know. And if everybody knew they'd be handing out money to keep every man in France supplied with doughnuts, pie and coffee." The young man was Sergt. "Cliff" Loucks, son of Policewoman Anna Loucks, recently invalided home after being gassed. Sergt. Clif Tells His Story.
$500,000 "Dollars for Doughnuts" Campaign Opened Here.
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Sentinel August, 1918
(middle right) Chicago Daily News, August 1918
(bottom right) Mrs. Philip P. Bregstone in charge of the county bldg + city hall booth for salvation army drive
(bottom middle) Third column, top of first page, Daily News, August 1918