The sun., 1918-09-23
AIRMEN NOW ENJOY
SUN FUND SMOKES
Letter Of Appreciation Comes
From Aviator Who Since
Has Died in Battle.
BLOCK PARTIES CONTINUE
Relatives of Boys in France
Keep Up Flow Of Tobacco
to the Front.

While THE SUN Tobacco Fund ana Its
enormous list of friends depend largely
on the soldiers mail for keeping In close
personal touch with the progress OF Its
work abroad. many other letters come
to II from persons who are doing war
work behind the lines and who find the
success Of the fund sufficiently talked
about In and out OF army circles to
make it a subject OF their letters home.
These letters, whether sent directly
10 the fund or communicated TO It by
the persons who receive them, are gem
orally worth culling from, X for no
better reason than to show the general
recognition given to the smoke fund
and what II has accomplished.
Sometimes these letters have tragic
interest one such IL now at hand. II
was written by Lieut. Walter w. Smyth
OF the Ninety-fourth Escadrille and
reached his correspondent only two days
before letter was received by his
mother at her home In Lexington ave-
nue. from a comrade who condoled with
her on her sons death In action.
Joy for Resting Airmen.
IN the letter by Lieut. Smyth he said:
MY complaint that THE SUN To-
bacco Fund helped every other branch
Of the service except the Air Service
must have borne fruit, for We have been
IN the last three distributions. You may
have had a letter from me written last
February where I said THE Sun neg
lected US boys we'll. l take 1t back. for
our days off when We can't go UP on
account OF the weather. have been light
ened lot by the American cigarettes
THE Sun has given U.S."
Another letter Is from Y. NJ. C. A.
hut written by a woman who went over
70 serve last October. Her work has
been mainly among wounded American
soldiers and as II happened these have
been New York boys. This has helped
to console her, for what took her abroad
was the awful death of her own son.
killed by a hand grenade. She writes:
There are many wounded in our
midst and I see good deal of them a
number are OF my darling's division
and regiment. There Is one expression
these wounded men use that should be
made much OF In the next Liberty Loan
drive. I will explain. When l first be-
gan seeing the wounded l would say,
just to seem CHEEKY. We'll. they can't
get you back in It for some time, any,
way Quietly the lad would answer
'hpt I want to be back in it I was
away, wistful look he would say to me.
Think Of the other boys up there"
I've tested them out time and again
with the same result always, the wistful
look as II seeing far away and the
eubdued voice and the same expression
Think Of the other boys up there?
New York Boys Grateful.
'our New York men are the most
grateful beings Imaginable for the to-
bacco and cigarettes sent them by THE
I've been among them ever since ] got
settled. They know Just what .fro,Ifis
THE SUN has been obliged to take anf
perhaps the others. the Western men
who share this good thing. don't quite
realize Il. At first was working among
the drafted men. New Workers.. and
after them came our National Guard.
1t has been absorbing to know such a
variety. Only New York city could turn
out anything like II
But what they are like now New
York can't yet realize: lack Of dignity
IN one OF them is very rare: most OF
them are living to the depths OF theii
natures both before they go into battle
and when they come out wounded.
year ago they were simply commonplace
boys; now they are examples. America
must De PROUD OF thern.
The name of the writer of this tribut,
10 our hghting men deserves to b'
known and although the letter from
which these extracts are made is a pri
Vate one the author surely would no
object because II makes the tribut
more vivid. She Is Mrs Oscar Gareissen
whose New York homo is at 40 River
side Drive.
To the several war relief organiza
lions which haze lately appealed to TIL
SUN Tobacco FuiiI for advice as to how u
conduct smoke fund Of their own tn
letter subjoined may be enlighteninl
as 1t will show them what needs to b
done for the tobacco comfort OF soldiers
Often the commanders o. transport
have called up THE SUN just before sail
ing to ask for tobacco for their 1000 o
5000 passengers who face Gas they say
long sea voyage without any tobacco
1t is too well known to be repeated tina
THE sun tobacco goes directly to fight
ting Americans abroad.
The letter is signed by three private
IN the Overseas Casual Stockade a
Camp Merritt. n. j.. and II reads: .W
are soldiers in confinement waiting over
sea transfer and as our payday will b
over there II temporarily cuts GU
buying power over here We hope yo
will not be offended by our action an
that you will honor US by sending a fe,
cigarettes. thus relieving our tobacco
less days.
anticipating a boost and REGARDLESS
of the outcome, we do wish you con
tinued success in your noble work"
Now how can all these several relic
organizations anxious to have a smok
fund of their own refuse to see tina
here In this country they could d
mobile work" In supplying this an
similar need?
Oak Street Block Party.
The Oak street block party, held O
Saturday night. turned in a check fo
the smoke fund for s15s2S yesterda,
the only one OF the several that came o
on that evening. Naturally the peopl
who worked SO hard to obtain this FIR
result were proud and happy TO be q
prompt. A service flag OF eighty -fou
stars was raised by vincenzo Marche
and Rocco Lotto, each OF whom hs
three SONS In the service. Father Pietr
OF St Joseph's blessed the flag.
Preceding this ceremony process
sion moved through the block led /
Columbus Volunteers fife and dru
corps. In which Miss Annie Lacerra hu
the role of America, Miss Ella Sal
angelo represented France, Miss Lila
Petrafas Italy. Miss Angelina Sti,
uadetta England and Miss Jennie Tr
mutolo Belgium. Joseph Santoro la
the hated role OF Kaiser Wilhelm
the grasp OF Uncle Sam and surround,
by the victorious Allies. Frank Sal
"a aiara WAS ITncla Sam escnrtad !