The sun., 1919-03-31
SOLDIERS GRATEFUL
FOR THEIR SMOKES
Many Call on the Fund to
Leave Messages for Con-
tributors.
MORE PARTIES PLANNED
Newark Dances Are Now Being
Arranged to Help Along
the Cause.

Many OF the soldiers here from
France lose no time in expressing their
appreciation OF the work being accom-
rlished by THE Sun Tobacco Fund
Scores visit the Fund daily and tell
how contributions of tobacco were dis
ufbuted and how much the smokes
helped them.
One soldier who called yesterday
said: IT wish could go to every
donor in person in order to tell him
what the fund meant to US from the
beginning to the time We took the
transport to sail home. or course We
have all written to say the same thing
as we'll as we could, but we are not
great letter writer's. and anyway n thing
sounds more sincere when It 10 spoken"
A card written at sea by sidney r.
Holmes. whose homo is at Geneva, MINI.
and addressed to Miss Ruth A. Wilson.
fund donor, said: II am really more
than pleased to write you and thank
you for the gift OF tobacco. I was at
Brest when the tobacco was received
and 1t surely came at a very opportune
time, as Immediately afterwards we en-
barked for the good old U. S. A. 1t
would give me a great deal OF pleasure
10 meet the many people whose ad-
dresses have who have done so much
to add to the comfort OF American SOL
diers on foreign service. Thanking you
again. I remain. your soldier friend"
Thankful for Tobacco.
First Sergeant John G. Lees OF Head
quarters Company, 1+2d Infantry. A. p.
o. 1876. writes: I'VE received your to-
bacco gift to-day and l am writing for
the company TO thank you most sin
cerely. The Gift OF a friend to the boys
like you and the hard work of the smoke
fund in looking after US is kindness
long enduring which we shall never for
get We are gratefully your friends"
Elmo Trumbie, Jr... writes from
crosby am now enjoying a good smoke.
Tobacco 1, hard to obtain here. When
we were on the front we expected to
have difficulty and We had 1t, but now II
Is even harder to keep US In tobacco.
THE SUN fund has done we'll"
George W. BolIney. mess sergeant Of
Headquarters Company, 1920 infantry,
36th Division. writes: The boys
smokes are now assured for many days"
From Parce. France. D. Rieman sends
| this message to Miss r. NJ. Burns: TN
behalf OF the boys OF Company D. s0zd
Engineers. wish to thank you for the
smoking tobacco we have received from
THE SrN Tobacco Fund. II was very
kind OF you TO give the money thSt
| bought this and II was very much ap-
preciated by all OF us"
George De La Mar OF Company G..
| 1884 Machine Gun Battalion. sends this
message from Consistency. France. I'M
der date OF March 10 to the New York
| Central Railway clerks: I'VE received
| carton OF tobacco to-day rs you prob
| ably know. II was the best gift ever, as
| We all smoke, and for days We haven't
| been able to for lack OF tobacco. We
| certainly thank you for the donation. "
| Dear Friend: I received your kind
| and welcome gift of smokes through the
kind offices of THE SUN Tobacco Fund.
| Many thanks for the same and We wish
| THE SUN and everybody concerned the
best ever This message came from
Private Thomas Rice Of Company II.
| s05th Infantry.
More Parties to Aid Fund.
Another card from Flogny. dated
| March 10, reads: MY organization has
| received your tobacco and you could not
| have sent us q finer or more welcome
! gift. We all want to smoke and many
| OF us have not had either money or to-
| bacco for 10, these many days. THE
sun has done mighty we'll by US and II
is up to the boys OF the A. y. r 70 do
| we'll hereafter by THE Sun. I guess
| you can trust us to do It"
| Tomorrow night Capt. Eddie" Rick
enbacker will speak for the first time IN
| New York at the Metropolitan Opera
| House. His lecture will be under aus
| pices OF the American Fund for French
| Wounded. The president OF this fund,
Mrs Isabelle Lathrop, arrived In New
| York on the Touraine on Saturday and
l =
| was held on that day to meet her and
to hear a report of the work. On the
afternoon OF April so the New York
committee and the various committees