The sun., 1918-08-15
Old HOME WEEK IN
SUN FUND LETTERS
MANY Messages From New
York Soldiers Expressing
Thanks for Smokes.
BLOCK PARTY TONIGHT
Elaborate Preparations Com
rlcte for Festivities on
Washington HoichtS.

:, make. us think OF Old Home Week
,,e letters and cards that are coming
,-o,, overseas these days. or course
won from every part Of the country are
.scsvinr smokes sent to France through
rur SIN Tobacco Fund. and send home
messages Of gratitude. but the latest
hatch of mail chanced to contain an I'M
commonly large number Of letters from
soldiers who took occasion to speak Of
New York as the dear old home town"
A letter from Private John Mackey Of
supply Company, I. NJ. c., 302. Is ad-
dressed directly to. THE SUN and de-
serves 10 lie reproduced in full. Here
il is
"A few days ago received a gift OF
tobacco from one cry Kehaya. sent
a card TO him Cor her), and. by the way,
"a Fry a male or female? No, | don't
mean 10 be fresh. I thought I would
write to thank you for your good work.
You are like the buck private: never any
praise All the fellows wrote their pos
tails as they came with tobacco. but they
all forgot to thank you.
Il am from Brooklyn. won't lie and
say always read your paper l never
d.i. but YOU can bet your bottom franc
III spend a couple OF sous for THE Sun
when | return. To see your card in the
box OF cigarettes was like receiving n
letter from an old friend. and that
something We seldom get.
New York Doing Her Bit.
"A lot OF fellows from the other States
knock New York: but take 1t from me,
little old New York is doing her bit these
days | sure would like to see the city
now | have been away from 1t almost
u ha I'M
chevrons soon. Well. old friend. guess
! have written about all can think Of,
bat | wanted to write more than a plain
thank you"
This card. penned by Brig Gen. Cor
nelius Vanderbilt. Somewhere in France
apparently was delayed in transmission,
for Gen. Vanderbilt arrived in advance
of Il:
THE Sun tobacco is very greatly ap-
preciated by both the officers and men,
Here are extracts from cards sent TO
donors by other New Workers:
Harry Clshen. Company c. Sixth En-
g'neers: This has been the best issue
o. cigarettes we ever received. and they
came in the nick of time. | am Har-
lem boy, and the boys are satisfied with
THE SrN and what It is doing for us
over here. We are on the front. 10 you
Tan rest assured they made US "a happy
bunch
Corporal Jack Steinberg, COMPANY Fl.
Fourth Infantry: Il am a resident Of the
great metropolitan city of New Yrok
therefore feel II my duty to express my
sincere thanks and best wishes for the
good cause in which you are interested.
It is with feeling of JOY and apprecia
non that | acknowledge your contribu-
ION OF smokes given through the me-
dunn of THE SUN"
note From "New York Cops.-
Frank E. Mahady, 2SlS Fulton street
Brooklyn: Received your smokes and
Shahk the people of the Hotel Breslin for
NE same Just came from the firing line
we are New York cops with the Fourth
Infantry Headquarters Co"
corporal A. l.. Mefford, 4l3 Telegram
Battalion, Signal Corps: Just a line
,Ano"ledging receipt of the cigarettes
,'u so kindly sent. Many, many
'7anHs. Everything IL going along fne
over here, and we're all having the best
o. tines I'm from l12th street, New
York city. myself Been on this side
Ave months"
Private Joseph J. Dolan, Company A
Fourth Infantry: II thank you very
much for your kind donation for the
Toys over here. Also glad to see Il
y2mes from my home town. live al
500 West Seventeenth street.
Thomas NJ kean: Happening 10 find
NNSelt IN the midst of a gang of United
ft"s douEhboys when the tobacco was
"hed out | hereby express my thank.
80 appreciation. am a New Yorke,
'on mat strip OF wilderness north OF
'ae Harlem River called The Bronx. and
10" three years over here. i shall think
'.ep.y OF your goodness in the burning
g.; each separate grain"
Private John J. Dempsey, COMPANY A
S'otA Infantry: Il received your ciga.
-eNes through THE Sun Tobacco Fund
"!sh 10 thank you for the same, and
p''"s New Yorker myself / was more
'an pleas 10 know that THE Sun To
'Ateo Fund is still in existence. w,
'oys over here are tcSled to get Ameri.
IAN Cigarettes. ] hope you keep up YOU,
sood work and we will do our best fol-
GTmocracy's cause"
Longs for Dear Old Coney."
sergeant j. ". Hanken Company b
fourteenth Engineers (Ry.): THANH
you very much for your smokes. Writ,
ana TEL me II the big town is in thu
h"me place Gee. but would like to b,
Ear on Coney Been over here on,
,tar Enough said"
=
'nthkS for the smokes. II you coult
s;Ha me box every month I'd be mucr
%'.gtd I'm Harlem boy and a mem
uF or the Democratic Club Of Madison
a'"nre and lO5th street"
corporal J. Levinson. COMPANY IT
DWtH infantry Ga thankful BROOKLYN
one can hardly realize how Z
10" feels when he gets things from
e great metropolis while he is so IA
rom home. More so when he come
mat place himself and know
%..al all the people are doing to hell
eer me lighting men OF the countr,
'.p are trying to put down the wors
Hemy ot the world and make II SAT,
or our future generations hope tina
may be able to tell you all PERSONAL,
.'t my feelings toward your pape
10y soon"
IT'S carf from Sergeant D. Y. Banks
''c.'h" shop Truck unit No. 300, Il
,r'I'Istd to the New York Cniversit,
.'""s 10 glee club sending SOM
'.' 10 the fellows here. ". Y. u 4
use 70 my home and the mere letter
'9ih visions OF happy days spen
- vicinity. Thanks for the smokes
E'an' Frank Mcbride, Comany A
MA nine Gun Battalion: 9TH
W. ms company send their hearties
''E' for the generous donations. w
on ~" firing line and fully appreciat
l''' Is dore for us by those at home
View York boy fighting for tn
j GA stars and Stripes and the dea
.".' behind. We fully apprcciat
~ arc doing for US and we ar
.t al "" can TO keep the terribl