The sun., 1918-11-01
100000 HOLIDAY
SMOKE FUND LIFTED
Prospects Bright for Goal Set
by "Sun" Contributors to
Soldiers Happiness.
PRAISE FROM OVERSEAS
Brooklyn Dance This Evening
Among the Many Events to
Help Good Cause.

"If the people back home have taken
as good care OF my folks as they have
Of me I'm satisfied. I've had the best
kind of CHOW and all ] wanted: got
plenty OF rest after hard work and most
Of the time I'VE had tobacco. The last
was a treat, but THE SUN gives II to us
pretty regular"
SO writes a soldier from No. 2 Base
Hospital est Louis, u. s. A.. He doesn't
sign n name, but puts at the bottom OF
his card in capital letters the word
THANKS"
The soldiers are a grateful lot and
their gratitude for small favors almost
makes the fund blush. A box OF ciga-
-ettes will bring brief but lyric burst
Of thanks and when one reads II one re-
-. grets that II wasn't a carton instead.
These are the soldiers who are looking
forward to a good smoke at Christmas.
| Not an economical smoke where half the
| enjoyment OF a cigarette Ia lost In the
| effort to keep "the darned thing going
as long as possible: not a cigarette that
| has to be shared with half dozen pals
and passed around like a pipe OF peace.
No! They look for enough so that each
man may feel that he was personally
|
| LiberaIity Is Foreseen.
| THE SUN Tobacco Fund Is confident
that its Christmas drive for smokes TOT
| our soldiers will result in so big re-
turn that 1t can afford to be liberal In
its donations OF tobacco abroad. Are the
| donors going to help make the holiday
| distribution a full and liberal one? /,
| is up to the donors. and the fund has per
feet confidence In them AS soon as they
know the fund Is serious when II de
mands 100000 more for the holiday
smokes the donors will come across.
An enjoyable evening was that OF las
Saturday for the residents of the blocl
in Sixtieth street between Columbus anc
Amsterdam avenues. The reason was
flag raising party. from the profits o
which the smoke fund was to benent
This street has sent 10 boys abroad
and has two gold stars on Its nag An
other is to be added to keep up TO I'M
last reported casualties.
Father Cassidy OF the Paulist Father
blessed the flag. Raymond Frantz wa
in charge, assisted by all the neighoors
but especially active in the WORK "er
Mrs. Groddy Miss Satercarty. Miss 4
: ahd Miss NJ. Ward and the Mise
Brown, Hughes and Glennen.
The dance Of the Hancock PATRIOT
League will take place this evening i
Somers's Hall. Rockaway avenue an
Somers street, Brooklyn. Tickets ar
selling for 80 cents. The clubs treas
: urer. Joseph +. Healy. reported iars
sale. The fund will get all proceed
: above expenses. The other officers ar
: John F. Healy, president; Michael
Doran, yice-president, and John f. Stil
= wagon. secretary. w. p. Crane will &c
, as chairman Of the entertainment con-
mittee this evening. assisted by Messr!
Nv. Wilimott, Rivenberg, Mailer and l
Stilwagon.
0 A week from tonight an interestin
n party will bc held for the fund. accoro
= ing to the announcement, which reads
Il All our patrons and their friends
e are hereby invited 20 attend the hiR
:. christmas drive OF THE sun Tobacco
e Fund" to be held at Weimann's Dom
4 inc Room. 1922 st. Nicholas avenue
t on November 8. Several of our he.
ro!c wounded marines will relate their
experience in the trenches. Elaborate
cabaret, valuable prizes, your good
cheer and little mite---all combined
r will insure our valiant boys merry
s Christmas over there" Don't FORGE
: the Sth OF November!
= Returns from the block party
n Roosevelt street last Saturday were r.
II ported to the smoke fund yesterday al
it's share will exceed 5000. The ooc
= sion was made memorable by the homo
70 paid TO Frank Gardella, Jr. Machii
d Gun Company, 165th Infantry, who
II father. bearing the same name. lives
- 10 Roosevelt street. He was recor
Il mended for a Distinguished Servi
d Medal for his bravery in the engageme
s. on the River Ourcq July IS.