The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-05-16
Cigarettes Find Their Way to
Soldiers Who Prepare His
tOric Document.
CARD COMES FROM MALTA
Distribution of Tobacco Made
Possible by Contributors,
Covers Wide Area.

terms in Paris. Americans drawn from
the army to set up and print the peace
treaty have written that cigarettes from
the fund were distributed while they
were at work on the historic document.
I'VE are all out of the infantry and
believe we have done our little bit,
writes one Of the men, who adds: "A
cigarette is thoroughly enjoyed by all
the boys and as we do not receive more
than pin money and most OF US have
allotments, insurance and Liberty bonds
taken out OF this you can readily un-
dcrstand that your donation was ap-
preciated by us all. A cigarette Is like
sugar in our Coffee.
Two letters arrived from Germany yes
terday, written by men In Company f.
Eighteenth Infantry, and addressed 10
the Atlantic Yacht Club. They were
mailed the la st week of April at Maxsain.
Germany. Corporal G. b. Collum says !:
II am writing this card in acknowledg-
ment of the receipt of the tobacco sent
by YOU through THE SUN Tobacco Fund.
The tobacco came In very Mandy ana
we return many thanks"
The other letter was from Corporal
f. L. Middleton of the same company,
who says: 1.-THE boys of this company
have experienced great pleasure from
the tobacco YOU sent U.S. We are deeply
Indebted to you as much for the kind
thought rs for the smokes"
Yacht Club Is Thanked.
The Atlantic Yacht Club in the height
OF last summer gave fete with Vaude-
Vile establishment in the pavilion on
its grounds at Sea Gate which proved
the most successful of the many enter
tainments given there for war relief
benefit. The club officers have heard
many times from the tobacco gifts sent
over by THE SUN with the money col
lected at this party and these recent
letters will come as a surprise until
they remember that the men in the
Army of Occupation often write back In
acknowledgment OF presents received six
months or a year before when they had
neither time nor convenience to write.
Here is another proof OF the wide
range taken by the smoke fund in Its
travels. 1t comes from Private A. z
Kendrick Of the Composite Battalion al
Malta, who writes to r. L. Lloyd: 81
have received the cigarettes which were
sent to France to my brother who ID
serving with the United States Army
am serving with the British army al
though I am an American citizen and
my home Is in Boston. The address /,
557 Columbus avenue. must thanh
you for the cigarettes. which I dc
heartily. and I must also explain that
/ should not have received them except
that when my brother started back tc
the States for his discharge he though
OF me and sent them on. They were
very heartily welcome. I assure you, ant
tender you my best thanks"
The Texas and Oklahoma boys, whit
~ l~,.l1r VNl-
sion, are jubilant over the expectation
OF soon starting back home. They hav,
started probably by this time.
More Thanks From Germany.
Private J. E. Buckley of Machine Gur
Company, 35sth Infantry. sends hi
thanks to r. l.. Ireland in this message
'This tobacco sent by you was used anC
enjoyed by members of this company
1t cheered us nightly and we are glat
to know that we are to come back hom
to faithful friends. Please accept on
sincere thanks The card was sen
from Neunkirchen, Germany.
Many cards have arrived for mem
beys of the fund family from Neuwied
Germany, mainly from Field Hospita
S29, Third Corps. Third Army, where to
baceo and cigarettes were distributed
on April 26. The donors are John j
Com
pany. Mrs. Robert Baittger, Miss Lot
tie D. Bunker, Miss r. NJ. Burns, Jerom
Danzig, Mrs. A. o. Randall and Mis-
May Leslie.
First Sergeant Nathan CurIey OF Bat
terry L, Fifth Field Artillery. at Kaden
bach. Germany, writes to Public Schoo
No. IA:
Our mess hall was we'll decorate
with distribution of tobacco smok
t6I
much for your kindness and hope tina
Your thoughts will b, as kind OF us 4
the future as they have been in the past
Thanking you again for your kindness
In which all nv comrades join"
Miss Mary Walsh's card is from Yer
dun, dated April &c. and is signed b
f. ]. Burke at the evacuation hospita
there. He writes:
Your gift of cigarettes arrived an
believe me they made one big hit Moth
ing takes the place of tobacco to a sol
der and especially when one is SO ia
from home and unable to provide him
self with the kind OF smoking he want
and needs. We expect to be in. IN
States in the next few months, and al
ready the days we are obliged to wa
before starting seem like weeks. Here
to the girl who sent the smokes an
with every puff goes thanks!"
A card from Shishon, Germany, Apr
20, reads: "These lines are few an
powerless to tell YOU how much goo
your gift Of tobacco through THE SU
has done us, Many, many thanks. LIE
J. Jensen of Company F. Eighteenth Ir
fantry.' Another from Dusmond, Gel
many, says; Your gift OF n carton {
tobacco was much appreciated by tn
men and they have asked me to write I
the paper. THE SUN, 10 say we are yer
much obliged for getting Just what "
needed to make us happy"
The popular music composed durin
the war by Seneca G. Lewis continues
have n large sale. From this, as wi
not be forgotten. the composer devote
all his royalties to the fund. In ne
contributions his name will continue
appear.
How the Fund Stands To-day.
THE SUN and THE EVENING Sun. IS 900
United Cigar Stores boxes. 70 Oq7
Otherwise acknowledged. ....,......... 800 $40
Ne" contributions. Observation-Disclosures. 49,
Shipped and paid for. 1891. as2s4
Cash balance ............ l25 10
schultz cigar stores boxes. ... -o" ssss,
Grand total s.s7 AN
Hand to serenade Mayor,
The Hylan peoples concerts" will
inaugurated for the season with a sereI
ade next Wednesday noon under II
windows OF the Mayors office in CIt
Hail. Philip Berolzheimer CITY Chan
pertain, announced VaStardau rHko