The sun., 1919-04-02
RETURNED SOLDIERS
PRAISE SMOKE FUND
Many Call to Explain Why
Messages to Donors Are
Delayed.
LECTURE AIDS THE CAUSE
Young Pupils Will Dance for
the Benefit of Men Still
Abroad.

The gratitude OF soldiers for what
to THE SUN Tobacco Fund
are doing for the men abroad Ia some
times not expressed until their return
from France. This delay in many In
stances Is unavoidable. Messages Of
thanks long delayed. are being received
every day, and many returned soldiers
call on the fund to leave messages for
donors, explain the reason for the delay,
and in a number OF cases ask for the
address OF donor for the purpose Of
paying a visit to express appreciation
for gifts OF tobacco.
One delayed letter was received yester-
day for Miss R NJ. Burns, a FUND con
tributor. from H. A. Heinzel Of the 6ssth
Aero Squadron, Field No. 3. who re-
Gently returned and is now at Hemp
stead. l.. l.. waiting to be mustered out
OF service. He writes: Ever since
enjoyed the smokes from a carton Of
tobacco sent by you while was in
France 1 have kept your name in mind
so that might one day see you or send
you a letter OF thanks. I was abroad in
the service 70 seventeen months and
carried your card about with me till
this day.
Wants to Do Somethin8 In Return.
We'll. hero we are back homo cafe
and sound. and Il Is hard TO make you
understand how much good your tobacco
did myself and my comrades, coming to
US at the time II did. What I mainly
want to do Is to find out II can do
something for you to show my apprecia-
ton. II there Ia anything an old soldier
Is able to do please don't hesitate to say
what 1t Ia I wish could thank you in
person. and perhaps may be able to DO
30 after I am mustered out. don't
know when that will be. but hope It will
be in few days"
A message has gone to M. Ward from
First Class Private John D. Ellis, who
was in Camp Hospital &c when he wrote
II He formerly was of Company r.
SOlst Infantry. He writes: Whoever
you are or whatever you may be, Mr.
Ward, l thank you for the great box
OF tabocco which I received to-day. ]
did not think II was possible for such
blessings to find their way to this the
muddiest spot in France. but somehow
1t managed to float in here.
Here 10 hoping that we will all be
VINO
have backed us so valiantly ever since
We have been over here. The constancy
and reliability Of THE SUN Tobacco
Fund has been one Of the marvels OF
this war. My home IL Haverhill, Mass. n
Thanks From Germany.
The boys Of Kemp Day Co will re.
ceive this card from William w. Hurst
Of the Medical Detachment, 151st Field
Artillery. from Heimersheim, Germany
written March 10: This acknowledg.
ment will reach you some what late, blu,
the reason II that when THE SuH To
bacco Fund issued II TO uG we were jus,
about to start for Germany. The pack.
age was given us at Harriscourt, France
November IL, 1918, and when It wa,
finally opened we found It all right. The
| cigarettes are greatly appreciated, ant
although you didn't receive an acknowl
edgment you may rest assured they are
welcomed and fully enjoyed"
From Coussegrey. France, Sergeant
Major Bun Jenkins, 1884 Machine Cur
Battalion, wrote the following to J. C
Davis: let me assure you that the
kindness and generosity OF your contribu.
ton TO THE Sun Tobacco FUND Is mort
than appreciated by me. Each sack Of
tobacco contains q thousand smokes, ant
each smoke a thousand dreams. With
out these smokes much would be added
to the primeval conditions that exis
for any one whose home is far away
| This tobacco has made happy hours ou
| of hours that would have been dull and
doleful without it
K. l. Miller of Company c. 5s2d En-
| gineers, writes from Givres. France
Our company " now on veterinar,
work (hospitaD here and we particu
| larly wanted the tobacco you sent US
| OF course We always want tobacco, anC
| II the friends back home want to sent
US the things We like do let 1t be to
bacco. We do like that and we Away
need II. Your carton was issued to III
| on March 8, about four days ago. and
| guess most Of II has gone up in smok
! by now. II this sounds as II we wanted
more then 1t sounds just right. We do.
Capt. Eddie" Rickenbacker had
large and attentive audience at the Met
| ropolltan Opera House last night whei
| he related some OF his experiences Il
1.-THE Arena OF the Sky His talk wa
| illustrated with pictures taken for tn
| U. 8. Government of the Ninety-Fourc
Aero Pursuit Squadron in action on tn
battle fronts In France.
Lecture Helps the Fund.
The lecture was under auspices Of tn
| American Fund for French Wounds
and was managed by a committee o
that fund from Sixty-six West Thirty
10 L., tty,or