The sun., 1918-11-10
SMOKE FUND Is NOW
ON FIFTH 100000
Call for Cash for Holiday To-
bacco to Go "Across" Gets
Quick Reply.
MORE FETES THIS WEEK
Thanksgiving Eve Parties
VIII Cover Considerable
Territory Here.

The grand total OF the smoke fund
stands to-day at st01,o25.55. which bet
ters yesterdays prediction and opens the
first week OF the drive for the next
hundred thousand with a nice sum to
grow on
The perfect confidence that THE Sun
Tobacco Fund feels in its ability to get
the money is justified by everything that
has happened I'm its history. The cash 1t
needed It always got by asking. THIS
speaks volumes for the way the fund has
kept is accounts with the public. making
them aware OF its progress day by day.
hiding nothing, and. in a word. taking
the public as partner in the concern
who had the books in front OF 1t always
and could direct changes OF policy II
these occurred for the betterment OF the
fund.
This great partner. the public, has
made the success Of the smoke fund. 1t
was always to be relied on for the sinews
Of war. and II frequently took control
and managed the campaign. Best or all
IL has never failed OF complete sympathy
and understanding.
THE Sun Tobacco Fund wants to send
to every American soldier abroad SUI
ficient smokes to last him over the sea-
son known as the holidays II needs
500. 900 for the accomplishment of this
purpose. 1t asks the public for this
amount.
Beginning to-day everything that Is
written In this column will tend to one
end, the getting of this money and the
shipment OF what tobacco Is needed for
this tremendous contract. II will en-
ploy all legitimate means to gather the
money, It will work directly and In
directly for Il. work hard too, for de-
spite the fact that the big. generous
American public can always be relied on
to give us so splendid a cause that
big and generous public has to be Kept
awake,
Many OF ou- regular givers have re-
sponded 10 the holiday summons. and
more will during this week From the
Round Table OF the Hamilton Club of
Paterson. y. J.. has com, their Christ
mas donation in good season. With 1t a
cheering word: This is our twelfth
monthly subscription, and7having been
with you a year VIC decided that this
month We would celebrate. so we dug
down deeper, and the enclosed check
(slOS) makes up an even hundred TO-
the year"
The letter and the check are both
good reading. and II all our regulars
who are able would follow this example
there wouldn't be a shadow OF doubt
about the timely arrival of those holi-
day smokes!
Confidence In All.
As a matter OF fact tbut this is behind
the hand). the fund hasn't n doubt on
this subject. any more than have the SOL
diers who confide in THE SUN Tobacco
Fund for their holiday smokes as con-
Ciingly as children who hang up their
stockings at night and know they will
f1nd gifts In them on Christmas morning.
Here what some of the funds martial
children write.
Private John Ball sends letter to tie
New Jersey Militia Reserves dated Oc-
tober 10: II received a carton of ciga-
rettes from you through THE SUN Smoke
Fund and I was sure glad to get it, as
l and my "Buddes" are situated where
We can't get tobacco. There was quite
a few OF us who got the cigarettes and
we are going TO be as careful OF them
as we can because We may not be SO
| lucky again before Christmas. We know
by what VIC hea@ that we are all going
TO smoke again then. l am a Newark
home folks are doing for us"
Another New Jersey soldier, this one
' from Edgewater, thanks a donor for
! cigarettes donated by you through THE
SUN Tobacco Fund. He is Private John
w. Key of Supply Company 3l5. He
too breathes a wish that he may be in
! cluded in THE Sun funds holiday dis
tribution OF smokes.
1T was like finding gold 10 get your
cigarettes" writes Private Charles Han
sen, who sends over his post Office num-
Der. 7l2. Il hope the war is over soon.
have never had enough smokes since
/ came over no matter how provident
/ tried to be and II have TO wait for
Christmas l guess by that time I shall
have lost my taste for tobacco"
Private Charles Delorme is from Chi
cago and he writes feelingly about the
pleasure he has had from THE Sun fund
smokes. and more feelingly sim as to
his probable denuded condition long be-
fore the holidays He has absolute con-
fdsnce that by then relief will come
Though THE Sun.
From a Post Signal Officer" some
where in France. comes this: Many
many thanks, SUN donor and sun for