The sun., 1918-09-02
SMOKES LIKE HOME
NEWS TO SOLDIERS
Messages Received by Donors
Tell Of Stimulating Effect
Of Tobacco Gifts.
FUND HELPERS REWARDED
Letters From France Make
Givers Feel They Are Play
ing Real Part in War.

Smokes sent to France through THE
srN Tobacco Fund reach our soldiers
wherever they may be. and everywhere
they are welcomed as veritable messages
from home. Postal cards recently re-
ceived from grateful recipients have de-
scribed their various effects upon the
men In every branch of the services
The cigarettes are hailed as KILLERS
of the blues" as cures for homesick-
ness as stimulants to action. II can
fight the boche with greater zeal now"
wrote one soldier the other day. and an
other exclaimed, Good old home tobacco
sure does make a man feel like nghtlng."
Such bear ample testimony to the
excellent service which donors to the
fund are performing. This morning
we have a collection Of messages which
carry an even stronger appeal. for they
come from the hospitals. where there is
nothing in the world that a man can do
and think-unless he has something
from home to smoke.
But let some OF the patients and the
ueNotou WdtCners VINO minister TO them
speak for themselves. First Lieut.. ]. NJ
Tribe tells the whole story In this card.
addressed to one of the contributors:
I'm behalf of many American soldiers
twounded) who have passed through
our hands In the last few days "a hos
pital in the zone OF the advance) we
wish to thank you for some six cartons
OF twelve packages each Of cigarettes.
Great Help to Wounded.
you can never appreciate fully the
great beneht a wounded man receives
from "a smoke and I would that 7 could
convey to YOU an idea Of the great BEN
eft from these gifts of yours and of
others. This card will serve as acknowl-
edgment for the whole six packages. the
other cards for which are on my desk.
please accept their thanks--the boys
who have suffered for our civilization
and ideals"
Fred Windsor OF the 137th Field Hos
pital. 10th Sanitary Train. writes no
less feelingly:
"'A friend in need Is a friend indeed
Hence my best thanks for yosr timely
gift, for when fellow is in the hospital
and his old pal Tobacco shows up 1t sure
helps him along, so you carry my best
wises"
Windsors card, by the way. is ad-
uTebstu 10 IOTmeT Justice FRANCIS NJ.
Scott. who has been a fund helper al
most from the very beginning When
ever Judge Scott buys cigars-and he
loves his smokes-he sends to the fund
q check equivalent to the cost Of his
purchase. This message from a hos
pital in France shows what splendid
results come from this practice.
Howard w. Bleirns. Signal Corps,
writes to smother contributor: ..r
II am in the hospital. Last night
they gave us the tobacco you were so
kind in sending. Just how much We
appreciated II no words can express"
Charles T. wenneker. another Signal
Corps man. writes to the men OF Post
McCord, those loyal workers who
are constantly taking up collections for
the fund:
II wish to thank you for the tobacco
which was given to me last evening
am in the hospital and. believe me. the
smokes are highly appreciated.
This card Is merely proof that your
money is well spent and too that we
boys appreciate everything the people
back home are doing for us. Papers
give proof that we are doing our very
best"
Donors Help Maintain Morale.
Evidence that the soldiers are doins
their full part certainly Is not lacking
And 1t is gratifying to donors to be
told that their smoke Sits play some
part in contributing to the splendid
morale and enthusiasm Of the lighting
men. that they are indeed helping tc
bring about the repeated successes.
O. G. Frazinc, another grateful re.
cipient writes:
Just a few lines to inform you that