The sun., 1918-09-22
SMOKES GIVE CHEER
TO ALLOYER THERE
Soldier Lacked Tobacco Three
Days, Then-Oh, joy! Fund
Gifts Arrived.
FETES AND MORE FETES
Thousands From Bronx to
Brooklyn Join in Block
Party Drives.

Somewhere in France. in one Of his
few breathing spells, Private Is. Siegel.
Jr., who is one of Gen. Pershing's Hun
beating regiments, sat down not many
days ago and wrote this letter to THE
Sun Tobacco Fund:
"Dears Sirs: 1 just thought I would
let you know what Joy you are sending
to the boys over here. Your smokes
bring cheer to all Of US. AS for my
self, know that the package came like
A gift from above. I cannot find words
to express my feelings when I received
H.
You see. It was like this. We had
run out Of cigarettes and our supply of
money was low also. I hadn't smoked
for three days and was feeling pretty
blue. But your tobacco came and then
what a difference
Tearing open the bundle took out a
package and all at once 1 forgot that
/ had ever had the blues. I began to
sing for very Joy. I want to thank you
on behalf Of all the boys, and speaking
but feebly for myself, l thank you a
million times for the good you are
doing
Private Siegel's letter was written in
red ink, perhaps to give emphasis to his
expressions of gratitude. Most of the
tobacco cards are addressed to tndivid
ual contributors. but Sergeant Charles
]. Johnson sends his ITO Whom Con-
cerned" and starts 1t Dear Helpmates,"
which. every donor will agree. Is de-
lightful way in which to greet the home
folks who are trying to minister to the
soldiers comfort. He proceeds:
Your cigarettes and tobacco re-
ht, hor ttt In q
lines and ! assure you that words can
not express the help and comfort af-
forded by them. It feels great to know
the people back home haven't forgotten
Us and are right behind us.
Many Thanks From Boys.
1--WE are going to do our share. al
though this life is far different from
that we have been accustomed to. Don't
worry IL you don't receive answers to
all the cards, as the boys get the sup
plies just the same. though they have
little time to write. Company F, 306th
Infantry, A E F., Is my address. More
power to you folks! Many thanks"
r. s. Knox OF Company F. Seventh
Infantry writes to the donor whose card
fell into his hands:
Il have Just received a package OF
cigarettes and wish to thank you for 1t.
We had been without them SO long had
almost forgotten how to smoke and your
present looked like q declaration OF
peace-after the victory!"
"Everybody's DOM IT, seems to be
one Of the old songs that are popular
when the smokes are received. Anyway.
Sergeant w. H. Dunlap. Company B.
ll5th Infantry. says:
The tobacco from THE SUN Tobacco
Fund received and we wish to extend
our hearty thanks for same. Everybody
is rolling one now and II you could see
the smiles on the boys faces you would
b. well repaid. Again many thanks from
all. Yours for victory"
1T is a great pleasure to be permitted
10 smoke a friends cigarettes from the
States and to know that the friends at
home are backing us to the limit In this
supreme undertaking." Robert /. Phillips
confdes to a contributor such good
spirit as the Sammies are showing Is
merely an echo of the spirit Of the
friends at home. ! am most sincerely
and gratefully yours"
Having read these messages Of grati-
tuie--just a few from a great pile Of
,hem--the soldiers in the funds army
Of givers will be all the more pleased
u know that the total Of contributions
IS just s6.625.S6 greater this morning
than 1t was a week ago to-day. That
means that this amount was received
between Monday morning and last night
considerably more than thousand
dollars a day! The $4,000 mark Is
20 close now that we can almost touch It,
Archy on the Job.
Our good old orthopterous friend
Archy gave voice to a patriotic effusion
IN The Sun Dial in last nights EVENING
sUN, which deserves to be repeated, SO
here 1t is:
why not buy
thrift stamps up to
the place where
YOU can get
liberty bond with them
and then turn
over the liberty bond to
the sun tobacco fund
yours till hell
reCedes from earth
Archys counsel Is the more valuable
because he Is one who does more than
render mere lip service. He backs up
h'S words with deeds He's a contributor
TO THE Sun Tobacco Fund.
The block party held in Hull street
between Stone and Rockaway avenues
Brooklyn, a week ago last evening was
big success. bringing $500 to the fund.
\ feature Of the celebration was the
raising Of a service flag with a star for
each OF the forty young men who have
gone from that one block to serve
ncle Sam. Joseph Brown sang THE
star Spangled Banner" and addresses
were made by several prominent speak
erA Flags and special Examinations
formed the decorations and there was
music and dancing ..
Mrs \. j. Scott was chairman of the
committee which directed this splendid
ara.r with Theodore Suthard. vice.
Chairman; Mrs. Daniel Doran. treasurer.
ana A. ]. Scott, secretary.
The projectors OF the flag celebration
70 take place in Hinsdale street be-
,"een Blake and Dumont avenues.
Hrook,yn, have the assurance Of Sena-
'or william NJ Calder that he will be
present and make an address II 1t 10
possible for him to leave Washington.
rms is to be one of several parties for
we fund that evening. and according to
JACK and Irving Spiegel and Norris
NesSler. the arrangements committee,
mere are to be some new and particu-
A'y Interesting features.
Flag with 30 Stars.
The service flag to be raised in Elder
fttfeet, Brooklyn, between Evergreen and
central avenues. will have thirty-rhree
hars, Representative Oscar W. Swift
VIII unfurl the banner and Alderman
,harles Haubert, Major William Daw-
kins' Mr., Delaney and others will speak.
parade OF children will open the
evenings festivities. The street decora-
uons VIII be elaborate and more than