The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-03-23
HEROIC SUFFERERS
FIND JOY IN FUND
Tobacco Helps in Restoring
Health to Wounded in
Army Hospitals.
MORE THANKS TO DONORS
Brooklyn Food Show Is Doing
Bit-Miss Sophie Tucker ,
Busy Again.

An object lesson OF what happens in a
base hospital in France when the tobacco
sent over by THE Sun Tobacco Fund
reaches the American soldiers who are
recovering from wounds and gas attacks
would serve as the best possible argu-
urent for keeping up this splendid work.
As II 10 not practicable for donors past
and prospective TO go to France to wit
ness the pleasure of the men,over these
gifts and the lift 1t affords them In the
process of getting better, these donors
should do the next best thing and 10 to
the military hospitals here to see for
themselves what tobacco means to the
wounded men. Then IL they are still
clamped to the dollar or so that ought
to como to THE Sun Tobacco Fund
they're hopeless.
At the foot of East Twenty fourth
street, Manhattan. lies the U. 8. 8.
Newark. commanded by Lieut. Com
mander Stevenson. It is being used now
for the reception Of men who have been
discharged from Brooklyn hospitals and
are there to be mustered out Weak as
these men are, they are a cheerful crowd
OF fellows whom II is a pleasure to see.
Their good cheer is at its height when
some kind spirit has made them a pres
ent OF something TO smoke. and that IL
the view of them the smoke fund wants
to have taken, when they have unex-
pectedly had a present of Smokes" and
have lighted up preparatory to putting
alt their cares away.
And having witnessed this happy
scene 1t ought not to require much effort
o: the Imagination to transport one to
similar scenes In the hospitals of Europe
Hundreds of cards have come back from
the camp and base hospitals In Franco
and Germany telling what the soldiers
feel when they are again able to smoke.
that Is when they're we'll enough to
smoke and when. by the thoughtfulness
OF the donors to this fund, they have
some tobacco to smoke
Is there anybody who would refuse
these convalescing men that solace? Is
there anybody hardened enough to say
aloud. We'll. the war Is over SO there
10 no longer any need Of helping the
smoke fund.-
Help Needed by, wounded.
The fact that people don't say this
aloud is proof that they do not really
believe II. THE SUN Tobacco Fund knowf
they don't II they have read a bare dozen
OF the many cards sent back to II by our
alex and wounded men in hospital.
large number Or CARDS have Just
arrived from soldiers in base hospital
GIG, which Is situated at Nantes. France
This one signed by Harry w. Gaines Is
Characteristic OF them ALL An of US
BOYS received tobacco to-day (Feb. 2s).
and there never was happier lot OF fell
lows in hospital before. This Is due
TO THE SUN and Its contributors. None
of us has been without something to
smoke since we are here and We have
had TOBACCO almost as regularly as ra-
lions For such thoughtfulness on the
part Of the newspaper and its donors II
Is nothing to say that we appreciate II
and are your devoted soldiers
We thank you!' Is all that the
Headquarters Detachment OF Hospital
Centre. A. p. o. s19, put on a card dated
Feb. 2S. and mailed TO donor cry Ke-
haya except that names of individual
soldiers are added. They are: Sergeant
T. H. Fallon. Corporal N. H. Cloves
(whose home is at 101 West Eighty
eighth street, New York;, C. s. Reese.
r. o. Dawes L. F. Fischer and G. E.
Reed
please accept my sincere thanks for
the package of good cheer delivered to me
by THE Sun fund for soldiers smokes
am in base hospital 46 "a. p. o. 731)
but we are all getting along fine and I
trust at no very future date II may be
my good fortune to thank you person.
ally" First Class Sergeant c. G.
Schneider.
Private William r. Morrison and Pri-
waite Michael Deyesso were in base hos
pital 216 when they wrote to fund do
nors whose cards were inclosed with the
tobacco they received on March 8. Tho
former wrote that he had been in bed
since Feb. 2 but the first day he was
permitted TO get up the nurse gave him
q box OF cigarettes saying 1t was pres
ent from THE SUN Tobacco Fund. "Ther
knew that I was going to get we'll and
started in to help myself. Your olga
rettes were as good as medicine"
Deyesso's letter says: IT am writing
to try to let you know how very glad !
was when Il received some tobacco from
YOU 1t pleased and surprised me, be-
cause l never thought had friend
back in the Z. s. A. who might think OF
me and remember to send me something
70 smoke II warns one up to find such
a friend in THE SUN. Thank you very
much FOR your kindffsss and rs,sii never
forget IT, Il hope that l may pay you
back some way when / come back home.
Now please accept my thanks and best
regards"
Smokes Bring Health.
Sergeant James Baker writes from
Base Hospital No . TO this effect: TT
was mighty Roou OF you 10 senu ME the
cigarettes and they have helped me get
we'll Just to think that you and the
good friends at home have not forgotten
us, although the war is over. Is better
than medicine. enjoyed the smokes
and am hopeful OF leaving here soon. for
] am almost all right, will be In a day
or two and then guess they will send
me home. II you care to write me at my
home, 42S Reynolds street. Mlddletown,
Ohio, l will find the letter there when !
arrive. wish you would write"
Fund donor L. X. Smith will get this
ingenious note: II guess you will be
glad to know that II 10 a New York boy
who Is writing TO you. and that 1t was
the same New York boy who got the
tobacco you sent through THE NEW
YORK Sun. II may interest you also
10 know that my name is Smith, too,
same as yours I was not the only one
here who benefited by your generosity
and we all thank you very much.
The boys OF Company NJ. 30bth In
Santry. nth Division, New York's Own,
thank the employees of Merck d Co. very
much for this donation of tobacco which
they enjoyed TO the full We hops THE
Sun fund will keep up It's good work
and we wish It lots of luck
We've just come into new area.
where smokes are luxury, writes
Sergeant Ben Kaufman OF Company X.
3Osth Infantry. to James Auditore,