The sun., 1918-08-13
soon. All Kaiser Private James M

Your tobacco fund Is doing a splendid
work and we boys try to show our appre-
citation by doing our bit. I'll soon be
back in good little New York by the way
the Hun Is clearing out. and then I'll see
my home in Long Island Private P. J.
Trainor, Company X, Seventh United
States Infantry.
One more quotation as bonnie bouche.
II Is expressive OF the general feeling
ensendered by the recent events on the
front
we shall welcome your next dona-
tion, dear Mr.. SUN, in Berlin"
One would be almost sure that this
was written by an Irishman even II the
name did not indicate that ebullient
strain. The writer was Pat Nicholas
Pettinger of Company b, Third NJ. p.
Here Is the place to stop and point a
moral The quotations above are not at
all extraordinary, but are the ordinary
expressions OF perfect good humor and
confidence such az have been sent back
in all tobacco fund mall. 1t was from
this lghtheartedness and a feeling that
their cause was 90 good and their morale
so strong that not a solitary soldier has
| ever dared to yield to A moment of doubt
AS to the ANAL result even IL he felt It..
| Really 1t Is probable that none OF them
eve felt doubt. They have been person
discouraged. but never has that amounted
| to more than a passing emotion. natural
| enough under the circumstances.
| AMI always when this temporary nos
| talgia affected the American soldier a
| distribution Of THE SUN Tobacco Fund 8
smokes was enough to Immediately dis
pei 1t. Is there any cause which would
appeal more strongly than this one,
| which by a simple gift OF smokes puts
| In, n 10 ha0t doh
THE Sun donors who receive the let
| ters from which we have made extracts
are the people to be congratulated. They
have done a noble work, and these
CHEEKY and heartfelt post cards are their
| reward.
| still Going On.
It Is still going on. THE SuN Tobacco
| Fund is stiu young in matter of years
II Is older In experience thsnIt was q
year ago last July; its knowledge of the
real kindness and generosity OF people
In general Is firmer rooted; 1t believes
that there are a great number OF people
who would like to be SCN donors. and II
offers them a chance. The advice which
Is most pertinent is net to wait. but tt
start at once to boosting the fund by
any sum they can AFFORD
A pretty and unusual offering for thu
smoke fund will be the exhibition anc
sale OF gladiolas in the twenty-etgh
acre farm on the Merrick road in Val
ley Stream of Hogewoning & Sons. Inc.
81 Broadway. This is to take place
Thursday, Friday and Saturday, Thou
sands OF automobiles pass this farm or
! these days In fine weather: the exhibition
is free and the flowers sell at biz
reduction from city prices The florists
offer THE SUN Tobacco Fund one-hal
OF their gross sales for these three days
The Washington Heights block party
scheduled to take place on Thursda!
successors will have considerable DIFF
ficulty to keep up with. The block II
that on 1s7th street between Audubon
and Amsterdam avenues, and the resi-
dents are taking personal interest in ev
} cry detail. Mrs. Mark Ball Is acting a
treasurer of the party and other mem
: bers OF the committee in charge ar
l Mrs G. Tessier. Mrs. Boshart. Mrs Bel
Miss Day, Miss Emma Williams, Mrs
II. Lubin. Miss Julia Sitchel. DR.. N. {
helmets and +. Doherty.
Besides the talent from Gosslers un
der Jack Dale there are to be performer
! from the Zip ling Revue OF the Peter F
, Shanley's Pell Tree Inn. Harry McGrat
manager. Mrs. Hazel Warner, an elo
q quent war speaker, will address tn
party. and Mr. and Mrs. Fred Dohert
have offered loving cup as prize in
. dancing contest.