The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-10-27
WAR SANTA CALLS
TO FUND LEGIONS
Speed Up Contributions for
Soldiers Xmas Smokes,
Plea to Thousands.
TROOPS SENDING THANKS
Record Successes Made by
Block Parties Held Through
out City.

How would the donors and friends Of
THE SUN Tobacco Fund like to have a
little confidential talk to-day? 1t
might do them good and It would GER
tainly do the smoke fund good to re-
lieve It's mind, 80 here goes.
Simultaneous with the entrance of
this country into the world war. a pro-
Ssdure which all thinkers. except those
with Teutonic minds, knew must prove
decisive, THE SUN and THE EVENING
Sun laid the foundations of the to-
bacoo fund. The fund worked rapidly,
and It is proud to say that the people
Instantly responded to the smoke fund
call.
This fund began to distribute to-
bacco before there was even a single
division of our army in France--yes,
when the American Expeditionary
Forces numbered but a few thousands.
1t had therefore a fine chance to break
ia the work, and before the men on the
Lorraine front had finished their prac-
teal training the fund was carrying
out a perfect system. There never has
been a necessity to change the system,
because 1t was a marvel of simplicity
Just buy the tobacco and get IL over
to the soldiers as fast as possible.
But while the way hasn't altered the
conditions have. Contrast those Of the
holiday season last year and what con-
fronts the fund the coming holidays. 1t
supplied tobacco and brought cheer then
30 . few thousand men; this year Its
task Is to give the same cheer to more
than two millions.
Oh, the cards that came back after
last Christmas and New Year distribu-
tons Of Sum Fund tobacco! A few
words on each. perhaps. but words that
came straight from the heart. Il would
have had doleful holiday IL 1t had
not been for your tobacco" How many
times THE SUN has printed these words !!
Printed them with an object frankly
two fofd-to give the donors something
Of the glow 1t felt itself for work well
done and to keep them up to the scratch.
Plan for Holiday Smokes.
People are naturally dilatory. and for
this reason the fund comes to the heart
OF its confidential talk 1t wants to
give holiday smokes to our brave men
1t wants to send these smokes over
right away. II wants to wake the
donors UP to the fact that II 1t doesn't
send right away an immense number
of heroes will have neither makin's.
cigarettes. nor anything in the shape Of
tobacco to light up on Christmas and
New Years days. Can't you hear men
and women all over this country say !:
al meant to send my donation to the
smoke fund or I am just going to-?
Well, what the fund wants il a change
in tense so that the same people shall
say, Il have just got on my donation
70 the soldiers holiday smoke fund"
That is the end Of the funds little talk
made strictly in confidence. The rest
may come in the words Of the soldiers
On October 8 G. Williams of the Forty
sixth Battalion wrote to the Wool Club
Cigarettes to hand. for which accept
best thanks. 1t was grand issue, as
each man received three packets OF
cigarettes, SO with forty-eight smokes
apiece We are set up for some time Gun
Christmas?). Recently smokes have been
impossible to obtain. so your welcome
gift could not have arrived at better
time"
Our unit is In a part of France where
cigarettes can't be had, which has made
your exceptionally kind gift all the more
appreciated by the boys, who request me
to write and tell you So" Corporal II. G.
Cumming. ION active service"
Donor william Greasy gets the FOL
lowing from NJ, E. Dawson, a trooper
who says, after thanking him: MY
greatest wish is to see the end OF this
war. but not until We have mopped UP
Fritz Have been here over year.
and will stay on till the end doing my
snare IL l get the chance"
The soldiers best friend in the
trenches" Is what Valentine Johnston OF
Company c, 10th F. s. Battalion, writes
TO Donor Miss G. D. Van Saun; there
are only two things that can and dc
bring cheer to the boys in the trenches
and they are American mail and Amer
lean tobacco"
Second Lieut. Frank c. Rover of the
Field Artillery found more comfort In
THE SUN fund cigarettes than in two
months nay. when I reached an evac-
uation hospital and was feeling pretty
low an orderly gave me a package OF
cigarettes and this card. This note Is
just to let you know that THE Sun
smokes are lifesavers for lot of our
men who are wounded Good luck and
keep up the good work"
Tobacco Called Godsend.
Here Is another reaction from some
wounded Americans: six smokeless
wounded Americans in a French hos
rtal certainly found your smokes god
send. We all wish you TO know no"
thankful we are. Daniel Dougherty,
Seventh Infantry; Ed Schuford, Tenth
Artillery; Joe Brooks. 10sth Infantry
Ted Trimblay. 109th Infantry; VIII
Schultz, 12oth Infantry; l.. X. Brill
American Red Cross Ambulance Serv'
ice"
TO the thoughtful giver." says Ser
geant II. G. McBlair of Company b
Borty-third Engineers, Il am the very
happy recipient OF the tobacco that wal
paid for by you. Smoking is one Of oul
greatest pleasures and relaxations, ane
in thanking you for myself know
that l am thanking you for all OF us"
For the past couple of weeks smokes
could not be had at any cost writes
Lieut. F. c. James to Mrs. Louise Nor
gan, so we soldiers one and all arr
delighted with your gift" The date wal
September 20.
III you could see us rolling the butt,
ySu would know how THE SUN tobacco
RO"he dugout" Private Harry G. Wood
run, whose company number has beer
oe.eted, wrote this.
Lieut. John w. Dowden writes to Mr.
and Mrs. NJ Barnes: please accept m,
hearty appreciation OF the packages o
tobacco and cigarettes. II is so nice o
u good people to remember the boys II
France in such way You can't d.
more"
Corporal NJ. !. Lehman OF Compa n.
], 307th Infantry. writes to a donor
wish to thank you for your kind dona
ton OF clRarettes sent us through TIL