The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-03-05
Cards Dated Nearly 8 Months
Ago Now Being Received
for Contributors.
ALL THE BOYS GRATEFUL
Hospital Patients Tell of the
Cheer Gifts of Tobacco
Bring to Them.

woman with a grievance. She also
brought a contribution to the fund. The
grievance was that, although she made
contribution last September. she had
not received a card OF acknowledgment
from any soldier.
The fund several times has explained
the reasons for this delay. Pleased as
the soldiers have shown themselves to
be In returning SUN fund cards sent
with ali shipments OF tobacco on which
they write messages Of thanks to donors
not all the cards sent abroad are re-
turned. In the latest soldiers mail de-
livered at the ONCE OF the fund there
were nearly zoo cards, but these do not
represent the latest shipments by any
means. In fact, among the cards were
some that went with tobacco shipments
six months ago. The soldiers often hold
the cards for a long time. waiting for a
good time to write something of interest !;
often the cards are lost and occasionally
tho tobacco itself cannot be distributed
by grande viteese. as they call their
express trains In France.
Many other perfectly legitimate rea-
sons will occur to donors to explain why
they have to walt for these souvenirs
from tho boys abroad. They should ex-
ercise patience as we'll as make allow
ances for the men, for It Is almost GER
tain they will get their cards in time.
Card Written ON Christmas.
In the batch Of cards Just received the
dates vary from December II to Feb
ruary IL. A card received by Mary
Schnipper Of the Henry Street Free
School was written last Christmas Day,
and by the looks Of it the writer. who
was Sergeant G. +. Fry OF Houston,
Tex, kept 1t In his pocket many days.
He wrote: christmas morning finds us
seated on our cots somewhere in France
enjoying smoke, thanks to the Little
Girls over there I hope to be able to
get away from hospital and France and
enjoy the light of New York again soon.
with the seasons greetings"
II is possible that Sergeant Fry beat
his card here by several weeks, and he
may be back In Houston. Tex. now. But
THE Sun Tobacco Fund is not to blame
Tor the delay In It's Transmission, as II
only reached the office Of the fund on
Monday.
Here Ia n card dated Tours, February
IL: Il want to acknowledge receipt OF
the carton of cigarettes received through
TINE Sun Tobacco Fund. They came in
handy and I enjoyed them so much.
hope you realize the spirit of the thanks
that I 70 poorly express here. I want
thank the generous friends at home for
all their kindnesses." This was sent
by Albert S. Alive who lives in St Louis
Cannot Forget the Kindness.
II. l.. Bonney of Battery q. 18th
Field Artillery. sends this message to
Helen Massenat from Cendrecourt.
France: "I wish I could express how
much appreciated the cigarettes you
were so kind as to donate through The
Sun fund to the boys who haven't fin
ished their bit over here. When we re-
celved them We were in a small French
village. where 1t was impossible to OBJ
tain tobacco in any form. As this ter
rible war Is over we are naturally look
ing forward to our homecoming and we
shall never forget the kind Americans
who did not forget u.s.
Sophie Tucker. Sallie Fisher, VIII
Rogers. Frank Tinney and Bert Walton
are among the theatrical donors who will
hear from the boys In the last mail
John j. Lyons OF Battery b, 18TH Field
Artillery, writes: This IL the first op-
porhmity I have had to thank you for
the cigarettes from THE SUN Tobacco
Fund. AS we were where We couldn't
buy or borrow a smoke you may imag-
tne how We blessed your name'
Sallie Fishers card Is from Camp
Hospital 6S at Bourges. France. 1t
has this message: Your kind gift was
distributed TO the boys to-day (Febru-
airy %, and 1 am asked to assure you
that they appreciated the cigarettes
Thanking you very much"
Cards come to AL Jolson from verdun
and Treves. Sergeant G. c. Corey of
Company c, 60Sd Engineers, writes I:
This tobacco was given out to the men,
bers OF our company and I am putting
1t mildly when 1 say that It was greatly
appreciated" Another card to All Jolson
Is from Corporal Emmett Hollingsworth
or Company d, 53oth Engineers, who
rays: The boys were very proud Of get
ting tobacco from an actor they admire
as they do Mr.. Jolson."
Message From HOSPITAL,
From the boys in ward II In one of
our base hospitals" begins the message
on the card that continues: Your car
ton OF cigarettes was divided among the
Fellows In this ward to-day and have
been elected to reply and extend our
thanks You see It gets pretty dull all
day long in the same ward. The nurses
DO all they can to cheer US and they
give us lots OF dope. but the three
squares day are the chief amusement
after all. and one needs a tobacco pill to
top on with. We send you our thanks
end love and can only say we'd like
well, TO be back home. But we'll not go
into that now" -
Or. John A Harriss will get an ac-
acknowledgement from ouartermaster Ser
eeant Des Jargues of the Quartermas-
ters Finance once. who sends many
thanks for the many smokes that I am
surely going to enjoy"
Another card to DR.. Harriss comes
from Condrecourt, dated February z,
eays: :" I wish to acknowledge and thank
you for the cigarettes delivered to us by
TIE SUN Tobacco Fund. When they
came we had not been able for weeks to
buy or beg or steal a smoke. and II you
smoke yourself you will probably ap-
preciate how great was our need of olga
rettes."
Sergeant H. T. Johnston of "the Fight
ing Thirty-ffth" writes to donors Dick
and Ramsey: Am In receipt OF your
gift of Gigs through the good old Sun
and to say that we are enjoying them Is
rot to say anything. But we arc. All
tho boys in this company Join me in
sending back our heartiest appreciation"
From Bad Nauheim. Germany, Private
Ora II. Kidd OF Company b, 117th Sup
Ply Train, writes this to donor Mary
etrick: II am the guy who has received
your very appreciated gift enjoy a
good smoke from home, especially when
it comes from lady. My home is In
Texas, therefore know very little about
New York. Write and tell me all about
St and shall appreciate It. All Is we'll
with US over here. Here's to the Statue
Of Liberty
How the Fund Stands To-day.