The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-06-05
TROOPS, JUST BACK,
THANK SMOKE FUND
Unusual Number of Soldier
Callers Express Their
Gratitude.
MORE PRAISE rs HEARD
Millinery Association Lauds
Sending Of Tobacco to
Men Overseas.


Yesterday was reception day for
THE SUN Tobacco Fund. In fact, every
day that sees a transport in Is recep-
ton day with the fund. but 1t had more
than the usual number OF callers or
Wednesday. These were the returned
soldiers who come to thank the FUND
personally for what It did to keep their
in good spirits during their foreign
service. Perhaps. too, they feel littl,
curiosity to see the headquarters of tn,
fund.
Sergeants Ray Walker and Franz
Wyatt OF Company A. 1870 Infantry
were among the visitors. They arr
| Oklahoma boys who arrived in THU
country on June I'd and took theil
first day of furlough from Camp Mer.
rift to pay their respects to the fund
What they had to say about the feel.
inG Of the soldiers toward the fund wa
not unusual either In sentiment. or ex
| pr ession, but the familiar words o.
thanks are nevertheless always pleasant
TO hear.
I'VE were fortunate TO have a chance
at Sun tobacco on several distributions
of It," said Sergeant Walker. and there
| never was a time when II did not seen
to arrive Just as the boys needed Il
most Times when smokes ran short Of
quit entirely we got to saying: Well. 1
We will be patient for a day or tive
the smokes will come around again from
THE Sun Tobacco Fund And the,
always did; 1t was a safe bet.
| The last Of the fund tobacco We go
wac at Percy (Yonne) shortly befor,
we were due to sail and we loaded VI
|, with generous supply of smokes tina
helped out wonderfully on the voysg,
over. ] guess anybody who has beer
across the big pond knows that some
thing to smoke IL u necessity Of til,
| voyage.
| IT the only thing THE SUN Tobacco,
Fund had done was to give the boy,
smokes to enjoy coming back hom,
they would sing its praises in q louC
| tone. But this last kind thing It seemi
to be doing for US soldiers In only a droI
In the bucket compared to the food OIL
tobacco 1t has poured into the trenche.
| and camps. None Of us Is likely t
ever forget what THE SUN has done
| more Praise Tor tho Fund
At the Millinery Association dinner
given at the Hotel Aston last night TIL
Sun Tobacco Fund came in for praise
| One OF the donors to the fund in lsl,
| was the American Millinery Trades Wa,
Relief The New York Council OF THU
| body sought In every way to rendc,
comfortable their members In foreign
| service, and early after America had
gone into the war II established head.
quarters at Paris at AZ Faubourg Pois.
| sonniere. There the fighting men from
| these trades were asked to send In req
uisitions covering their needs.
Soon great many requests came "
for smokes and the officers in Pari.
sought to buy tobacco for this pur,
pose but in vain. 1t did not take the
council Long to see that their best wa.
at arriving at the desired tobacco fol
the men was to become a member O.
the fund family. And this that wal
| relief did. Shortly before the armisti :,
was signed the American Millinery Trades
were preparing for a rally at which ad.
ditional funds were to be asked for C
place In the hands OF THE Sun Tobacco
Fund. The emergency passing this wa,
/ given UP. but the boys from the millin
cry trades, like the other soldiers, bene,
fitted long after by the con,iuuou ,yur.
| OF the fund.
The American Woollen Company. an.
other member OF the fund family, will
receive from Germany a card of thank.
written by Mess Sergeant William II
Bliss OF Company c, Thirty eighth In
| fantry. He says:
Il had the honor OF issuing to thil
company quantity Of tobacco. bot,
smoking tobacco and cartons of ciga
rettes. OF which you were In part III,
donor. and I take pleasure In returning
the heartfelt thanks OF all. IT is very
strange that we do not get more tobacco
from the States sent over by our rela,
tiveS and friends. but i have nevsl
heard OF any coming from these sources
We have had plenty from The SUN ant
its contributors and have never suffered
from a lack save for perhaps a day oil
two All the men with whom / have
come in contact in the A. E F. have 6
grateful feeling toward THE SUN funt
for soldiers smokes
THE SUN-Dear Sir: have received
tobacco from your paper and wish C
thank you very heartily and sincerely
The many gifts OF smokes from thi:
paper have certainly been a great hely
TO me and to all of the boys IN my com
pany." This was written by Corpora
w. b. Wise. whose post Office address.
is A. p o. 729.