The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-12-28
Holiday Tobacco Goes All
Along Line to Soldiers of
U. s. Abroad.
FUND PRAISED IN SONG
Autograph of Louis XIV. Will
Contribute Toward the
Great Cause.

over descriptive of Thanksgiving and
merely changing the name of the hoh-
days. 1t would be possible to keep
within the bounds of probability ana
closer still, and yet tell what the Christ
mas feast In Coblenz and outlying pillets
consisted Of No doubt It was duph-
cate Of the Thanksgiving feast except
that for mince pie would be substituted
plum pudding.
About one item of the Christmas feast
of the boys there ne ID be no guess Work
for THE Sun Tobacco Fund took care
Of that item. Every soldier had some
Christmas tobacco largely through the
efforts of this fund and by means OF
the backing OF its generous contributors.
How much tobacco each man received
can't be estimated until the Christmas
cards begin to come back. The smoke
fund sent over an enormous quantity OF
tobacco. 1t was meant for Christmas
distribution.
But 1t isn't possible to line up the
American army abroad and deliver TO
them Christmas tobacco. There are OBJ
staoles in the way of getting at the vari-
Gus branches of the army, transporta-
ton is one of these ana others Will occur
to any well regulated mind. All the
Sun fund and its donors could do was
to send over almost innumerable pack
ages of tobacco and cigarettes and trust
that these difficulties would be overcome.
Don't make the mistake of thinking
that the soldiers won't get the tobacco
for they will, but what the smoke fund
Is concerned about is when they receive
It, The smoke fund hopes they got 1t
on Christmas eve. And II any OF the
soldiers were disappointed, New Years
In coming and they will get it then.
And then the holiday cards will begin
to come back. The fund and the donor
will never tire of reading hearty and
simple words like these from w. G.
Calger of Company 2, Mechanical Truck
Corps:
'I am just one of the boys who is
thanking you thousand times for your
kindness in sending us tobacco which
we need so much. just one of Uncle
Sans boys"
"sun! sun! Good Old Sun'"
"You can't imagine how good it is to
get a present of tobacco from the good
old SUN" writes Lieut.. A. Olson of
Company B, First Army Headquarters
Corps. ut reached US at Gievres.
France, and when distributed to the
OoyS began 10 slns
SUN! SUN! Good old SUN!
Gives the boys tobacco.
Which they often lack-o.
Indeed, the tobacco is always appre-
ciated and more than ever now"
On November 20, Privates Forrest w.
Coates. Richard c. Jones and Marshall
Taylor wrote to donor John H. Harriss:
WE. the undersigned members of Corn-
pany B, Sixty-third Regiment Railway
Transportation Corps. wish to express
our appreciation for your kindness in
sending US that very necessary article.
tobacco. We have been fearful that with
the war over and US out Of the folks
minds in a measure, there wouldn't be
any more, but it seems that we had our
scare for nothing. We need the stuff
and thank you"
Mighty handy things these tailor
mades are" says Lane f. Bond to donor
Herbert Pell. I'VE boys appreciate them
very much and never more than now
when we're hiking in rainy weather"
Private Samuel S. Miller has this to
say to donor s. w. Childs: IT received
to-day through THE Sun. your donation
OF cigarettes and l wish to thank you
for your thoughtfulness and to assure
you that everybody favored by you is
deeply appreciative. I shall be over here
questions about the war to ask, write
me to this address, United States Army
Post Office 49, and 1 shall try to
answer"
Zone hundred and thirteen boys in
this outfit, Heaquarters Detachment
S10th Engineers. had gift Of twelve car
tons of cigarettes, and l feel sure you
will like to know that they enjoyed smok-
ing them to the full. Health, wealth and
ha ha no -
and patriotic spirit you have shown US.
(Signed) Sergeant a. l.. Strong"
Besides the larger entertainments
which have been scheduled for the first
week of the New Year for the fund there
are several semi-private affairs to be
given, from the proceeds of which gifts
will come TO help send smokes over to
the soldiers. These are dances arranged
by clubs and coteres. The dance ar
ranged by Miss Rose Bayer and Miss
Eva Leissier to take place at Leslie's
in West Eighty-thlrd street, falls into
the latter classa
Two entertainments are being ar
ranged by church societies and are in
the nature of lectures illustrated by cal
cium lighted pictures. One of these is
to be given in Brooklyn and the other In
East Orange. The subjects are ION the
Hattie Line with the Telephone" and
Communication in the Great War"
The fund desires to call attention to
the wonderful set of autographs pre-
scented to 1t by an eminent collector.
warren G. Crane. 1t offers them at pri-
vate sale, and arrangements may be
made in advance to see them by writing
TO the smoke fund or calling It up by
telephone. This collection includes a
State document signed by Louis XIV, of
France. as we'll as others signed by later
royalties and including a request of
Queen Victoria for seats in a London
theatre. which was sent to the manager
IN the early days of her marriage. This
collection is small. consisting OF but
eight items, but IT Is unrlvalled in in
terest. Those interested should make
an effort 10 see It at once.
Mr. Crane, donor of the autographs
has been smoker for sixty-six years,
He attended the convention in. Chicago
in 1860 which nominated Abraham Lin
coin for President. and has taken a
strong interest in every public question
since. Smokes for the boys "over there"
had his aid from the start.
How the Fund stands To-day.
THE SUN and THE EVENING SUN s5oo m
United cigar stores boxes, including
special bqo OF gross sales day. 70 17a 57
Otherw1se acknowledged. ........,,,, s17 sl0 10
]'e" eoh"loutiohs '''''''.'......... 1915
Shipped and paid for. sa77 3s2si 1000 '''i
Lash DalaWe ....,,....... qgl57
Received through the Schultz cigar
'''''''''''''''''''''''' ''..,... 1861. 60
Grand total ....,.........,,,,,.... s49o $50 :.
New contributions are,
Everv Week