The sun., 1918-08-11
WIDOWS MITE SENT
TOFUND BY MOTHER
Knows What Smokes Mean to
Son She Writes With Her
Donation.
SOLDIERS TELL OF JOY
Big Fete Planned in Park Ave-
nue. Sunken Gardens
Friday Night.
SOLDIERS TELL OF JOY


rv, SUN Tobacco Fund this morning.
IA, son Is in the navy instead OF the
INV hut she Is not the less enthusiastic !
,,.r the cause which the fund donors
a.. servins. From the experience OF
s,- own hero she knows what q comfort |
tobacco is to the boys In, other branches
OF the service also. e..
writing from 3ss Lake Shore road. |
cro.se Po,nte Farms. Mich. Nathalie |
r. Scott says:
Tam enclosing my check for $40 ('the
.,aov.s r,iteo toward THE SUN Tobacco
Fund for our dear boys ut the. front |
have an only son. an assistant pay
u..te- in the navy. and know what his
.mokes mean to him. I hope my en-
closed check will help some toward this
s.oellent project Of good cheer for our
brave boys"
There is a perfect community of In
t.rsst and Of sympathy between the
Americans Over There and tho Amer
leans Over Here-those who are fight
,nr for the right and those who arc
backing I'D the fighters. Letters from
both sides show that each GLASS OF
patriots appreciates to the full tho work
which the other Is doing.
We have quoted from the heartfelt
message of a mother. Here's card TO
donor from another mothers son. Ser
eeant.Major James C. Crisp Of Head
quarters Company. Seventh Machine Gun
Battalion:
"I can't thank you enough for your
kindness and thoughtfulness and to
know that the people at home are think
ing OF the boys over here In France
makes them feel more like putting good
ones over on Bill at the same time we
are being backed by the people at home.
You cannot imagine how It makes us
feel. It reminds US of home and our
tamilies."--
That's what Fund IL Doing.
That's what the fund is doing. In
hose few words Of gratitude and OF de-
termination 10 a sufficient incentive to
every contributor 70 redouble his enorts
even II the mere fact that he is doing
his duty In seeking to make the soldiers
nanny we're not incentive enough.
CORPORAL Percy C. Graham OF tho
Thirty eighth Infantry writes:
The smokes so kindly donated through
The SIN Tobacco Fund received and l
wish to extend vote OF thanks TO the
beral and thoughtful contributors to
this fund who think of the boys over
mere l was very badly In need OF ciga-
rettes when 1 received them and they
interest to you to know that l received
the smokes while serving in the front
i.ne"
capt. W. b. Allen. Company G,
seventh Infantry, is afraid that mere
words are powerless to convince donors
that their offerings are welcomed. He
writes:
Il only wish you could realize how
soldier appreciates a cigarette as gift.
especially when his are all gone with
no chance OF getting more. For my
part. l sincerely thank you for your
Aindness to me and my company"
Sergeant Clyde Moffit. Company G,
Thirty-eighth Infantry, writing to
contributor whom he has never seen
says Il call you a friend. as your lit
lie gift certainly did come in handy here
On the firing line. where 1t is awful hard
for US TO get little things, such as to-
line to show that despite all the Amer
cans at home are doing. their sacrifices
are not as great as those of the French !:
Il hope you people in the States are
not suffering as much as the people over
here"
A Note of SORROW.
|, is no dispa ragement to the home
folks to speak of the sorrow endured in
That part of France devastated by the
Germans, or to remind us OF the hero
Ism Of our ally. But the people in the
stricken districts already have begun to
see the dawn OF a brighter day.
This note from Private Cushman Mar
tro, Company G, Thirty eighth Infantry.
4 shows the spirit of our fellows:
\ Just a few lines to let you know
II that received your cigarettes. / highly
/ appreciate your kindness and so do the
rest OF the boys
We are having a fine time with the
Hlns-picking them on now and then 20
Prvate Frank Svec, Company G,
rourth Infantry, in these words pictures
he straits 10 which the soldiers are re-
aueed when they are without tobacco:
One time We boys ran out and THE
was In pretty dangerous place to bring
any Cigarettes. SO the only. thing we
could do was to shoot snipes. and then
II ralhed and all the snipes were wet &c
we could not smoke them we'll"
Inc foregoing is the "before taking
picture. Now for the after taking"
me effect of THE SUN Tobacco Fund
am very thankful for receiving
Sour smokes which were distributed tc
send you my very best wishes
anu remain your soldier friend"
ms Is good newsy card from
SERGEANT Arthur Mattson. Eighty-thirt
company, Sixth Regiment Marines:
We boys (marines) have been very
o-sF taking G erman prisoners ant
.sch'hy the rest of them few man
ners' so that we have not had an op
aD'"h'ty OF going to the rear to receiv,
sS smoking tobacco. Your generou,
gu, IS godsend to u.s.
Cndoubtedly you have read OF oul
sn''ng In the vicinity OF (deIeted), 81
Iou see We have been rather busy. To
II ,s was rather quiet so went down Il
VI Wv famous tdeleted) and spent the da,
s'SuHr INTO camp. This evening, to tol
s,t r,'ySthng, we received your generous
Everything IL Lovely.
EerNtlng Is lovely-when the smoke
cnn according TO Private Harold r
80 aSS' company q, Fourth Infantry. HI
Many. many thanks for your kin,
"""h' which was received a few day