The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-12-09
MORE XMAS SMOKES
SENT TO SOLDIERS
Several Entertainments Are
Planned to Assure Other
Shipments to Troops.
NAVAL SINGERS GIVE AID
Theatrical Folks Volunteer
Services for Party Next Fri
day to Help the Fund.

.Just from the front and out OF the
trenches forever, we hope, when we
received your cigarettes. They went
fine, as we hadn't had a smoke for
days and hadn't seen tailor made
in six weeks. We thank you and wish
you a Merry Christmas. Where shall
We be them"
This is a message to THE Sun To-
hacco Fund from Sergeants John Scott,
George Scott, Joseph w. Vol, Jesse
House, Corporals George Weber
Ralph l.. Mccall, C. o. Mattson and
John Skilliky and Private Mike Har-
die, one OF many expressing thanks.
Several weeks ago the fund began
making plans to send holiday smokes
to the soldiers. In the first week OF
November a large shipment was made
of tobacco and cigarettes, followed by
regular weekly shipments ever since.
This was made possible by the gem
crosby Of contributors to the fund.
II is planned to supply every Ameri-
can soldier over there" with smokes
for the holidays, and to continue send
ing tobacco as long as there are any
OF our boys abroad.
Message From n Hospital.
w. J. Hill of a machine gun COM
pany, which he doesn't specify, writes:
Many thanks for the smokes sent
over by THE SUN Tobacco Fund. Gig
arettes and tobacco are always well
come'at the hospital where I am an in
mate now We are just off the lines
and we may return home, but doubt it.
So long as the smokes continue to
come we are more contented to stay"
Privates Charles A. Hoffman and
Hugo Ziepke send holiday greetings to
the Chauffeurs Club of America, a
donor to the fund, thanking It for
cigarettes distributed in the second
week of November and asking that the
good work go on.
Second Lieut.. j. X. Connell Of Com
pany Il, Thirty-ninth Infantry, sends
this message: Received a quantity of
tobacco food from that wonderful to-
bacco fund. One would have to he
over here among the boys and see the
smile that comes over their faces
when you start passing out THE SUNS
gifts in order to realize fully what
TIE SUN Tobacco Fund has meant to
them"
The Cathedral School of st. Mary
at Garden City has received a card
from Private John +. Mooney. written
while he was in Base Hospital 81. ex-
pressing thanks for smokes sent to
him.
Several valuable gifts to the fund
viii be sold at the entertainment to be
given next Friday night at the Hotel
Sc. Andrew. Among them is a collec-
ton Of autographs presented by War
rem c. Crane and includes q letter
signed by Louis XIV.
Theatrical Folks Help Fund.
Several we'll known theatrical folk
have volunteered their services for the
entertainment. Among them are Molly
King, Solly Cohn, Gitz-Rice, Bert
Williams and Miss Marie w. Kennedy.
Tonight the little company organ
lied to help the Christmas smoke fund
by George c. Mccullough. 1889 Broad
way, will visit and entertain the Motor
Club. Duding the week this company
will make a record of it's programme
for the Columbia Photograph Com
pany, and the royalty on the sales
will go to the fund. At the Rialto
Theatre to-day the Naval Quarter
managed by Mr.. Mccullough, will be-
gin weeks engagement singing Sem
cca G. Lewis's latest patriotic song
Home Coming Week in France" the
royalties from the sale OF which will
go to the fund.
The boys Of the ga grade. Public
School 40, Brooklyn, have sent IS to
the fund. This is part of the money
they earned by selling Christmas pos
tai cards. They sent the money with
this message: I'VE wish our big broth
ers over there a Merry Christmas"
A great many additional Christmas
cards. as coupons and certificates is
sued to purchasers by the Schultz and
United cigar stores are now called.
went into THE SUN fund boxes yester-
day.
How the Fund Stands To-day,
United Cigar Stores boxes, including
special 20 OF gross sales day. 50, ls3 81
Otherwise acknowledged. 304, 1879 IA
New Contributions .............,...... 600
AZ
Shipped and paid for. .sS4s7lO2s
thsn balance ............ N.7AlS
Received through the Schultz cigar
ttoIes 6,1l6 So
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RIVAL SUIT0R SHOT IN HEART.