The sun., 1919-01-15
PRIZE CATS AIDING
SMOKES FOR YANKS
Sophie fuckers Benefit to Be
q Concordance for Fund
in Brooklyn Tonight.
THANKS FROM THE FRONT
Our Soldiers in Germany Now
Need Tobacco to Cheer Them
More Than Ever.

cats and many others will show in the
roof par;crs of the Hotel Mcklpin for
the benefit Of THE SuN Tobacco Fund.
As a complete story OF tho opening ses-
stone OF the Empire Cat Club appears in
another part OF the paper 1t ,s referred
10 here merely to dot the Of the inten-
ton OF people who might otherwise say
IT fully Intended to go 70 the Cat
SHOW and would have gone II THE Sun
Tobacco Fund had told when It hap
pened."
The benefit for the smoke fund which
will take place at Reisenwebers next
Tuesday afternoon and evening will be
n Sophie Tucker show indeed. but the
funds friends will not have forgotten
that the management Of Reisenweber's
has been an active boomer Of the fund
throughout !ts life, and this will be its
third benefit held there. Manage, Gus
Shut is keen to do whatever he can TO
help Miss fuckers big affair along by
putting at her disposal all OF the re-
sources OF the establishment He will
SEQ that smoke fund complexion Is
given 10 the show Here and There" on
that night. This is the show that fea-
lures Ruby Norton and Midsie Miller.
Sophie fuckers preparations are
going forward at a fne pace. She has
ASNSNSo ooihc very RItS
which she will auction for the benefft.
and present indications would seem TO
make sure OF, a full tea party In the
afternoon, q fine dinner party and q
crowded supper assemblage in the grand
finale. which Is to be staged in the
Sopfie Tucker room. II Ia possible still
10 make reservations by telephone for
each OF these entertainments. but the
possibility may not endure long
Soldier Thanks Miss Tucker.
Writes Dix s. Harwood from the
'front.': You would he surprised. Miss
Tucker, TO know how well we have been
taken care OF, owing TO such people ms
You and such organizations as THE SCN
Tobacco Fund. And II has been won
derful too how much the Tommies and
the Frosgtes 20 afty-nfty on whatever
Injuries they possess. am thanking
you for the whole Motor Supply Train
427 for you brought Christmas to each
and every one OF them"
Capt. william B. Colburn OF Company
p. S37th Infantry. while stationed at
Mont les Vignoble, Fra nee, wrote a letter
70 the Silver Society in which he said ::
Tho members Of this company desire to
thank you Tor the cigarettes received to-
day "a little before Chrtstmas) This
gift was very much appreciated by all
the men"
Private W. S. Mason Of Ambulance
Company 1oS. Sanitary Train ll0. says
10 The SIN. Let me thank you in be-
half Of my comrades for the box Of
tobacco. The people of the United States
have stood behind US so often and no
enthusiastically In every kind OF war
activity that II Ia hard for us to ade-
quate1y thank them. But there 10 no
Misunderstanding the lia'son between
TIRE SrS Tobacco Fund and the soldiers.
iu hat rtxa ut -
smoking or plug OF chewing that seems
so essential 10 living. It's hard for me
70 describe II. but II is In truth blue
chaser OF post war blues"
The Sigma Phi fraternity "a suH
donor) has received a card signed by
four soldiers. Lieut. E. G. HoolIhan OF
Mount Pleasant, Mich: Lieut. Harry
Howe Chandler OF Oklahoma, Sergeant
John Booy OF Kansas City. Mo. and
Lieut.. ". Steinmetx of Denver. Col They
wrote on December rs from Conpans,
France. and say: Company A. sI6th
Pioneer Infantry. has received a supply
o. your tobacco for which we are very
thankful. The men all appreciate your
trouble in sending US this very welcome
present"
VIII Never Forget the Tobacco.
Dick Ballard OF Headquarters Com
pany. FIfty-sixth Infantry, writes:
Many thanks for the cigarettes and
they sure do good. The kindness of the
good people back home and THE SuN
fund shall never be forgotten"
Private Frank Chercony OF Company
F. Forty-seventh Infantry. has a kind
word 10 say of the soldiers who when
off duty you will always find enjoying
themselves reading. eating or doing
something useful. but the way they best
a. oy life Is when they are smoking
We send THE Sun and the lady who
gave the tobacco our best thanks sor
hts treat"
VIII Rogers. tho lariat monoiogulst,
who IS a faithful friend and worker for
The smoke fund OF THE SUN, Is gen
orally a re- -'ent of cards from soldiers
mat reach Ire in any batch Of foreign
mail. The latest to arrive furnishes no
exception, containing a card to him from
Private Emory D. Pisano OF Company
= 30sth Infantry. Seventy-seventh Divi-
SION, who writes from Mars sur Allier:
MANY thanks for the cigarettes. 1t
Is quite change from the French
cigarettes to which we've never got
used. Tho French soldiers think there's
rothing better than a good American
cigarette. and so IL doesn't seem that
Ne are prejudiced when We tell you we
th'nk the same. We're all from New
FORK city. but bet you know thatF
You can gamble that we appreci ated
your generous gift OF tobacco issued to
us by TIRE sun" write the boys OF
". r. s. 30lst Mechanics Transport
Corps to the American Spinning Com
pany. You can rest assured that We
viii always remember you and We will
'c', all our friends about what the good
oil SUN did for us
The Brooklyn and Queens Blind We'll
fare Society, Inc. gives dance and
entertainment for THE SUN Tobacco
Fund tonight at st. Michael's parish
house 2l7 High street, Brooklyn.
Dancing follows n musical programme
which begins at 8 o'clock. Tickets are
20 cents each.
How the Fund stands To-day.
THE SIN and THE EVENING SUN $4,000
IUWd Cigar Stores boxes............. ~ e9s
Otherwise acknow ledged .......,..,... No,tol 0s
New contributions observation-disclosures. 629a
Shpped and paid for. ..tS'1. Ss2.s!
Grand total....,............,.... .S4e2 s07 80
New contributions are:
Yale club, Vanderbilt and 18th st..
Forpst Hnis Pnochie club. ........... As
R0wery Wynnthewaws......,.,, SN
Employee. OF the fidelity depart
msnt Of the National surety Co.. BIB
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