The sun., 1919-05-29
WOUNDED SOLDIERS
SEND CASH TO FUND
Gifts From Heroes Mark APP
probation for Smokes They
a Got Overseas.
CLUB FETE ON TONIGHT
Party Will Contain Many Sur
( prises-Blind Tuners
to Do Bit.


FUND by wounded soldier which was
gnoted recently IN this column has caused
several other returned men to send in
fdonations. A small purse was made I'D
by group OF these at the memorial
services held Sunday at Mount Morris
Park In honor of Americas defenders
This was intrusted to Mrs L. b. Prisx
and by her transmitted to the fund. 1t
win be acknowledged in due order under
the head OF new contributions
II the word counted for the deed, then
THE Sun Tobacco Fund would be en-
riched by many donations from the men
who are home again from service over
seas. In their talks to friends as we'll a,
TO the fund itself they show the greatest
admiration for the continued work of the
smoke fund as for its remarkably consol-
ing and alleviating work during the ac-
tive fighting. A soldier who called on the
fund yesterday told some strange ex.
periences that passed under his eyes on
the first aid line.
"A smoke was the first necessity of the
N, wounded men," said he. land I'm within
The limits when tell you 1t was the first
q thing that they asked for before they
tried to find out how badly they wer.
hurt And IL It hadn't been that THE
SUN smoke fund had been around there
WOULDN'T have been cigarette to give
Il them.
''Its an old story guess, but none
4 the less It's true. I saw lot of fellows
I who had to stand the knife. and they tola
me after that when they couldn't take
an anesthetlc they begged to be al
lowed to smoke. and then they endured
the pain. The tobacco supplies sent over
by the smoke fund under such condi-
4 tons might very well figure as medical
y supplies"
Shortly after the Fifty-hrst Infantry
H marched into Germany, that is, about the
Z first OF this month"; a good many cards
4 were received from members of It thank
= Ing donors for tobacco just distributed
q among them. These soldiers seemed TO
, feel that they were in luck to get Ameri-
y can tobacco in time to cheer what they
& call theiy exile
Un60 Hostile Eyes.
II IN France tie doughOoys who have
( been over year or less feel that they
s are at home In n sense; at least they
are among sympathetic friends. In Ger
many they fec that they are all the time
"a under hostile eyes.
y u
Fifty-flrst Infantry. writes to some fund
donors and gives expression to this COM
mon feeling. He says:
I'VE should like to have had orders to
go the other way. but no, we are Off to
Germany and we do not know when we
will be able to get back to New York
I None OF US Is very keen about this trip,
but it's in the days Job. want to thank
you for the tobacco and cigarettes which
e were recently given to US as through
THE SUN. Under the circumstances this
gift cheered US up more than anything
else could"
Mrs. Edward d. Adams is n donor who
will receive this word from Germany
written by Sergeant Frank w. Nye, Six
teenth Company, United States Marines.
at Rossbach:
Permit me to thank you as well as I
]. can on the part OF the men of my COM
pany for your kind and thoughtful gift
We need tobacco In Germany the very
worst way. first because there isn't any
in Rossbach any human being can
smoke. and second because it gives us a
nice honey feeling to know that fine
American lady has thought of us. The
people back home have certainly been
very good to us and we surely thank
them"
Another fund donor receives this card
mailed in Germany on May 1. and writ
ten by Private j. w. Watts OF Company
Z, Twenty-sixth Infantry:
The good old SUN has helped us out
again. 1t never fails to come UP just as
We are getting down In the mouth. and
that happens when we have nothing TO
smoke. We were saving up scraps and
dust that had once been tobacco, hunting
through envelopes and pocket Innings for
it when the donation arrived. Now we
smoke again and will for some days. the
l.
bad that We do not know a language
that would have all the right words in 1t
10 thank you with But We are doing
the best we can with English"
Several cards have been received from
the l4th Mobile Laundry Unit, which
was stationed AZ Montabaur, Germany.
at the beginning of the present month.
Sergeant James T. Mccormack addresses
one to donor Seneca c.. Lewis. and an
3 other to Public School "a He expresses
s thanks for smoking tobaccos issued to
the company.
Little Club Busy Again.
To-night's the night of the party at
the Little Club offered to THE SUN To-
bacco Fund by its manager, Gaillard T.
Boag, and a number OF the leading
singers. dancers and theatrical artists
now in town. Their suggestion to him
ftItnl inns party was ENTHUSIASTICALLY
received. and when ne extended an in
vitstion to the purveyors and other
standbys Of the Little Club they re-
sponded with gifts to be auctioned for
the benefit of the fund. and almost to q
man reserved tables for themselves and
parties showing their intention to pay
themselves in enjoyment
Among the entertainers will be Eliza
beth Brice and VIII Morrtssey from
foot Sweet" Adrienne Dore the noted
French chanteuse Marty Cuihane, Har-
ry Carroll, Lillian Bradley, Hal Far
mum and possibly Molle King. unless
her most recent domestic arrangement
should prevent. Manager Boag has
resolutely refused since the first notice
was given out about this party 20 tell
the full list of performers He believes
In the power Of the element of surprise
The party however, has been well or |
ganized, the gifts TO be sold are at |
tActive, the entertainers, as may be
judged by the names published insure
a splendid programme, and the Little
club seems destined to add another sue
cess to the good record 1t already has
as fund donor.
Next Monday night at 9 o'clocl; oc-
ours the concert of the Blind Tuner,
3 Guild at the Lighthouse, III East FIJI |
ty-nlnth street, to which a special invita-
ton 10 friends or THE SUN Tobacco
Fund has been issued by L. C. Rambler.
president of the guild. There Is no ad.