The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-11-04

there should be plenty Of picture papers
| niue BOOKS or Jokes, foolish stories and
conundrums, puzzles and toys These
ooys. who proved themselves supermen
IN the hours OF great battles, are become
very little children as they drag the
days. weeks and months behind them on
their narrow slckbeds.
Want Toys as Well as Smokes.
| when they are able to smoke there
IL big change. Nobody who con-
dennis the use OF tobacco would include
them IL he saw tho Joy given to them by
recent distribution Of some OF The
SUN tobacco.
1T seems such a trifiing thing to SUD-
ply them with few games and lest books
that ] wonder why the two great cha-i-
ties haven't definitely handled IL Can't
you tell people Of the needs at the same
| time that you tell them how the boys
| need smokes2 Toys and books and funny
papers would be passed to tho HOSPITALS
Quickly and 60 into the wards TO cheer
the boys who have been gassed, ana the
boys who lie fiat on their backs with their
arms and legs strapped w in tho air
IN the most uncomfortable positions.
1 am writing on October o: already
PARENTS are thinking OF buying little
amusing things for their children for
christmas. and they might add a game
or toy and send II to the wounded boys
over her and never feel II. Can't YOU
Just mention this need when you next
ask for smokesY'
THE SUN will give our correspondents
address to any inquirer.
Here 10 n line from q stan officer who
writes on October 9 FOR my unit" and
says:
We just thank you. There Isn't any
more to be said" He signed: Holden,
Fffty-ffth Machine Gun Division. And
from No. IL Hospital est. Louis, U. g.
A. comes this:
The boys have enjoyed the cigarettes
more Than can tell you. Many thanks,
a. HILLpoAs."
Received Smokes in the Field.
Sergeant James ]. o'Brien, 1920 In
fantry. has tins say for the New
Jersey Militia Reserves:
Received your cigarettes to-day. Oc-
tober 10. and In the field. Many thanks
! from all the boys No doubt you all
| Know what II means to be hard up for
a smoke. Well, all i can say IL that
they came in mighty handy. and Just
! when We needed them most. They
came In Soodly number, too. Again,
! thanks"
Nurse J. Ely writes from the hospital
at Rouen. France. to a fund donor:
DEAR DR.. HUNTER: We received
| your box OF cigarettes for the Yanks
| with other supplies this morning toc-
tober g.. As We have more patients than
boxes OF cigarettes your box was duly
distributed and enjoyed by number Of
our boys"
| A patient in General Hospital No ~
writes to the Wool Club:
Many thanks for smoking tobacco It
is great comfort to us. II Is passed
around every morning by the sister in
| the ward"
Private Charles r. Day. f,cld artil-
lery, sends a card to the Knickerbocker
, Field Club:
Your generous gift OF smokes was
distributed last evening and all hands
were delighted. thank you on behalf
OF all the boys in our nice Boche dug
ciative OF your kindness We are on
the front and busy strahng''
| This from a machine gun company:
! "We were on a front line without
smokes and pretty blue except when the
Boche made a fight. No smokes! But
you won't understand. Then we got
carton Of fifty packages of Sweet
Caporals. Oh. boy! We didn't do q
thing to the Huns after THAR"
On October 10 Private Burns Com
pany A, 1o4th Infantry. sent card to
| Private Peat:
| II would like to tell you some news.
but l can't do IL. But I sure thank
you for the smokes
Boston Terrier VIII Help Fund.
A fine specimen of Boston terrier has
been presented to the fund and will be
sold on Friday next for the benefit OF
the soldiers Christmas smokes. A long
and excellent pedigree accompanies the
dog and he is expected to bring In a
| tidy sum. AS soon as sold he will be
named and the name given out SO that
he can take his proper place In THE
Sun smoke family. that now Is COM
posed OF two dogs n cat or two. four
horses. n donkey and several specimens
| Of feathered breeds.
| One OF the latter. n live rooster. is to
be sold on Friday night at the party
In weimanns domino room In st.
Nichola, avenue. Other donations re-
ceived there for the fund are a silk