The sun., 1919-03-25
WAR HEROES EAGER
TO THANK DONORS
Ohio Division Anxious to Send
Committee With Words
of Gratitude.
MORE EVENTS AID FUND
Autograph Collection Will Be
Sold-Rummage Sale
Progressing Well.
MORE EVENTS AID FUND

down to Camp Mills to see the returned
heroes and hear their tales Of the Prov
ess Of "others as they are too modest TO
! speak of themselves. made call
on THE Sun Tobacco Fund yester-
cay morning to arrange for q visit by a
deputatlon later In the week. He said
There were two things these boys
wanted to do before they went down to
camp, one was to attend the big pa
rade and the other was to send com
mittee to THE Sun Office and person
ally convey the thanks OF hundreds OF
soldiers for what THE Sun Tobacco
Fund had done for them. The latter
will have to be deferred But II Is Ger.
tain to como of for the boys are yer,
enthusiastic In their gratitude TO your
fund"
This division was originally the Ohio
National Guard and not all Of the 5000
or 5000 men Of those who returned on
Sunday got down to Camp Mills right
sway; few Of them with relatives In
the city spent the night and part OF
yesterday with them. Corporal Conklin
whose homo il In Cleveland. told of a
distribution shortly before the Noordam
sailed from France of SUN fund to-
bacco. which consisted of packages OF
smoking tobaccos which kept many OF
the men cheerful on the way over.
The first Of THE SUN tobacco that
companies OF this division got was dur
ing the great Arsonne drive and a second
distribution, not 30 larbe, was issued TO
them shortly after they entered st. Mihiel
early in October. After that they were
under French command in Belgium and
, as they said. ''out of it, not hearing
from the smoke fund. but having to pui
up with French and Belgium tobacco and
very little CT that until they were en-
trained for embarkation home.
Lieutenant Wells Hawkes.. who has
4ttaN rns har afs ilnc
In France taking pictures OF American
soldiers in all sorts Of positions and en-
campments. Is a wholesale authority Of
the widespread work OF the smoke fund,
getting nowhere that he did not ind THE
Sun Tobacco Fund had been before him
or was on his trail. Lieut.. Hawkes.
IL of the Naval Reserve Force and be-
fore he went to Europe he did many
!. favors for THE SUN Tobacco Fund. sup
plying for its entertainments singers and
other military artists. For the great
entertainment given to benefit THE Sur:
Tobacco Fund at the Hippidrome on Oc-
tobef 2s. 1917. Lieut.. Hawkes. sent a
troop of gallant marines to appear as
the background Of one of the most In
teresting events Of the evening. 1t Is
likely that he will furnish In detail
story of what he saw the smoke fund
accomplish in France
Sends Thanks to Empey.
Arthur Guy Empey has received a
letter from First Class Private Al Tully.
who was in Base Hospital 56, situated
at Allery. France. when he wrote it.
While the subject Of this letter is thanks
for a welcome donation OF tobacco sent
over to him by THE SUN Tobacco Fund
Of which Sergeant Empey has been an
ardent supporter since its start, Private
Tully goes wider afield and tells some
things that the donors OF the fund ought
to know Says he: Il do not suppose
ANY person who wasn't present when
this tobacco is passed out has any idea
OF what 1t does to sick soldiers. There
has been a lot Of Sun tobacco given out
in this hospital and we are always look
ing for new Issue. The boys when
they come here are down In the mouth
they may not be 30 badly wounded or
% very sick. but they are disheartened
for this reason. they know that as soon
as they get well they will be sent 10
Join company where everybody 10
q stranger and the boys don't like the
prospect. For o time they lie about
without much pep and the FIRST thing
that starts 1t up again Is the tobacco
they may get from the SUN smoke fund
We always tell them It's coming and
that st!rs them up a bit. And sure
enough II has always made good and
in lie THE SUN smokes always have
come. Then the change Is marvellous
and you wouldn't know they were the
came fellows. / wish, Sergeant. you
would tell the folks back home about
this and say that as long as there Is
Yankee soldier In hospital abroad they
ought to keep on sending him smokes.
I guess that will hold the folks. II you
write to me. as / wish you would, ao-
dress me A. p. o. 785."
The lady Mattresses In the lunch room
OF the Prudential Insurance Company
have received a pleasant greeting from
Private John K Loun, who wrote II
while he was In Base Hospital $50 He
says: Hello. girisi How's your health?
] have just received your kind donation
given us by THE SUN Tobacco Fund and
/ wish to thank you on behalf or the
other boys and myself. It Is pleasure
especially as / happen to be a policy
holder of the Prudential In the Phlla-
delphia branch. Well, girls It won't he
long before we will be back In dear
old Philadelphia again and we especially
feel hopeful about coming back owing to
the arrival OF your gift. Thank you
once more"
More Yeip Arrives.
Patrick F.. Madisan has augmented
the gift of autographs made to THE SUN
Tobacco Fund by Mr.. Crane consisting
of eight items from Louis " to Queen
Victoria by a valuable collection of auto
graphs of American and Engl All states
men and literary men OF eminence OF
both nations These. with two excellent
caricatures of himself by Caruso, he
offers for sale at sci Fifth avenue. en-
trance to store in Forty-sixth street
These autographs comprise priceless