The sun., 1918-09-20

II guess you people over there can real
ize how much good II does US boys to
get American tobacco"
1t came like rain In the desert"
wrote Second Lieut.. Harvey II. Smith
on August I.
Sergeant Ear d. Lauor, who gives
his home address as 44s West Fourth
street. Long Beach. Cal, expresses his
longing to see New York, that wonder
tul city again. and adds that the re-
celpt OF tobacco has changed his at
titude toward the world and the war
for the better. He regards both while
smoking American tobacco in a cheer
ful frame Of mind.
Helps Him to FORGET Danger.
watching out across No Mans Land
all night l have had the beneft OF the
company of your tobacco" Sergeant
| HATFIELD writes to John Tinney, a Sun
| fund donor. 1T helped me to forget the
loneliness and the WEAKNESS and the
danger"
Received your donation OF tobacco.
which was life saver" writes Private
Jack Dickerson OF Company d. l3sth
Infantry. I'VE Just returned from the
front and are now in a rest camp In
rear OF the lines. The boys are thankful
for these contributions and hope that
you dash 1t to US
George Hess. a musician In the
Fourth Infantry. says:
1t sure Is fine to know that. al
though far away from tho best coun-
| try on the globe. some one IL doing his
or her bit to help to cheer US"
| Though he gets cheer from the to-
bacco Hess asks for another kind in
addition. for his note - addressed to
a young woman donor:
"A line Of good cheer from you will
be appreciated"
Wagner holland T. zeigier. 10th
Engineer Train, puts his appreciation In
these words
"A friend In need is a friend in
deed and soldiers smokes are his
best fellowship. thank you for maxi
Ping 1t possible for me to obtain tobacco
where there is such a scarcity Of this.
Others who participate in your gen.
| erous contributions alseg are grateful"
Lieut. II. F. Greene OF Company l.
137th Infantry. writes:
This Is to thank you for another
| carton of tobacco. which was issued to
my company. among others. from THE
Sun Tobacco Fund. am at loss for
words to fully describe the pleasure
/
YOUR soldiers abroad, where American
tobacco is so hard to get"
Private George I. Garner. Company
A, 12sth Machine Gun Battalion, says:
Il received my portion of your gift
this evening and thank you more than
can tell you. Good United States to-
bacco Is scarce here and at times 1t can
not be had at any price. There isn't
anything that We boys appreciate as
much as we do our smokes"
IA Block Parties on Tapis.
The new tangled Spanish influenza
(show the coral horns against the evil
eyeD has nothing on the block party
there are fourteen OF these popular
events scheduled from tonight to Sep
TENDER 2s, inclusive. The majority are
to take place in Observation-Disclosures
Park, Walworth street, Nanderveer
street. Eldert street, Herkimer street.
Powell strickland several in Manhat-
tan--Seventeenth street and Avenue b,
Lenox and st. Nicholas avenues. West
10th strickland Fulton avenue, The
Bronx.
AS it is important that nothing should
! interfere with the drive for the fourth
Liberty Loan. which starts on Septem-
Der %, and as the permits for block par
ties will be granted sparingly II at all
during this drive. those contemplating
; giving block parties for the fund have
FASTENED to get within the limit. THE
SUN Tobacco Fund Is fully In sympathy
with those who think that however COM
mendable the object OF block party
may be it should be held back until the
work on the Loan Is over.
Two outdoor neighborhood affairs take
place tonight Seventeenth street and
Avenue r willsbe the scene Of one, a,
which a service flag of 800 stars will be
raised, two bands will play and Justice
Michael F. Blake will be the principa
speaker. Matthew F. Clark, James ]
MCGUIRE and William F., McAvoy heas
. the arrangements committee. The AS
sembly Club OF II Sands street. Brook
lyn, is giving what In reality Is to be 8
double affair for 1t will extend the tive
, blocks on Pearl street. from Sands stree
to Nassau. The programme includes tn
, unfurling Of a service flag. a vaudeville
: programme and dancing to the music o
a military and a jazz band. Joseph Nc
Cam is the director.
. Gus Edwards to Sing New Song.
n Gus Edwards, composer and producer
a IL going to Washington to-day. and.
the Marine Club this evening will sins
4 by special invitation, his new song. Tel
o
A first public rendition at the party for tn
= tobacco fund in the Hotel Martiniqu
h last Saturday night, and scored an in
6 slant success. Already 1t has been de
{ clared the official song of the Unite
8 States Marines The words are by Ser
: geant Bernard 8. Barron OF the Marin
d Corps.
!, From Engine 81, Lafayette street,
a donation Of SIC has come with lette
. generously giving THE SUN fund fu
credit for it's useful work. This ahde
= to the many contributions from the va
e rious units Of the firemen OF the cit
8 shows how general is the feeling or ar
Il probation in the department.
e A collective gift received yesterda
a was a check for s12. accompanied by
10 letter from the Thatcher Manufacture
d Company, explaining that this wa
n made up from the personal gifts OF IN
g people employed in our Elmira factor
I. and office"
1t From the employees Of the Radiul