The sun., 1919-02-15
SONG WRITER GIVES
$12,245 TO AID FUND
Seneca Lewis Sends Another
Contribution From Royal
ties on Sales.
OLD GOTH GETS SMOKES
Many Messages of Thanks
Come to Donors From the
Boys "Ovcr There

The truism music hath charms" ap-
piles particularly to THE Sun Tobacco
Fund. Evidence OF this is shown in
the royalties received by the fund from
tho sales OF original compositions by that
faithful fund friend. Seneca g. Lewis.
Another sum. amounting to s1.l6S43.
appears in to-days contributions.
Mr.. Lewis is general manager OF TIE
Pennsylvania Rubber Company. Early
IN the history Of the fund he made the
generous offer to contribute the royalties
on sales of his march Columbia" and
of his song Georgia Land" About a
year ago the receipts from these conf
positions amounted TO sl.slS.7o. That
was the beginning OF the composers do
nations. Since then he composed the
song Home Coming Week in France"
which has had wide sale. The royal
ties from this also went to the fund.
With the remittance noted In to-day $
list. the total contribution to the smoke
fund through the sale of these compost
lions. with a gift OF $3.50 from the
Up. c." Golfers (Mr. Lewis's club l.,
amounts to sl2.245.44.
Mr.. Lewis's latest contribution repre-
sents the last outstanding account COW
cring sales Of Home Coming Wee: IN
France" also settlement in full 81 Ioy-
alties for the last six months OF 1918.
Included In 1t are personal expenses OF
Mr.. Lewis of 1892 in campaign OF
sales and this he donates as his personal
srst IL
Finds Happiness in Giving.
In his letter accompanying the gift
Mr.. Lewis says: in all our business
and social experience we have never
been connected with anything which has
given us in satisfaction greater returns
than your smoke fund. The hundreds Of
letters which the Lewis family now have
on file from our soldiers bear testimony
Of the success of your work, with which
We are very proud TO have been ident-
led"
Another nice thing which came To the
smoke fund yesterday was the menu of
the New Years dinner of the Meiical
Department, 165th infantry ,Sixty-ninth
of New York;. Rainbow Division, AZ
Remagen-on-t the Rhine.
Sun Tobacco Fund Cigarettes" was
lowed by the word Bully" To show
how the boys Jared, the menu is given
IN full: Sardines, picked onions. rice
tomato soup. roast goose, apple sauce,
mashed potatoes, asparagus, creamed
turnips, brussels sprouts, bread a la
armee, apple pie, Ice cream. coffee, wines
and beer
The NEEDLES" arranged an entertain
meni. with Tommy McCardle in charge
and printed "A calendar OF the movements
Of the Rainbow Division. The calendar
runs thus: Camp Mills. October 90
1917 Brcst. November, u. 1917; Lune.
willie, February 2l-March %. 1915; Bac-
carat. April l-June IS: Champagne
July 4-July r.: Chateau Thiery, July
26-August 3; battle OF the Ourcq, ST
Mihiel, Stepember ll-October !; Ar.
Gonne, October 6November 9: Sedan
November 3-ll; Remagen-on- the Rhine
December 49, home ?
Make Their Smokes Last.
In note accompanying the menu Ser
Eeant William Helgers Jr., says: The
hoys OF the medical detachment OF the
10th Infantry all join in sending THE
SrN their sincere appreciation for the
smokes which arrived soon after the
.'rndstIce was signed, which was the day
we came out OF the trenches. and have
lasted tsome OF them) till now.
Chaplain Roscoe Conklin Hatch, 16Sth
Infantry, Army Of Occupation, A. L. o.
us. writes TO the fund in regard to
smokes and ends his letter by saying
We have no definite knowledge as TO
the length Of our stay. After period
OF activity at the front the relaxation
sometimes weighs heavy. OF course we
are starting several entertainments and
= school for the men. We need tobacco.
Dur supplies are stin inadequate Many
of our men have contributed to your
fund, Send US smokes and We will ac-
knowledge same promptly
Private Carroll b. Little. Company T.
lfty-siXth Pioneer Infantry, writes from
Co1lenz that an American cigarette 4
exceedingly rare. 'Of course you re-
Give very many cards OF thanks" he
says. perhaps SO many that to answer
them would he impossible, but ! should
ike to hear from woman whose heart
is as large as yours must be. Truly il
YOU enjoy giving the cigarettes as much
as We enjoy smoking them then there Is
no limit 10 the pleasure you get out OF
your kind action. I am from Maine and
a volunteer. but there is not room for
even a beginning OF an autobiography.
50 l will close. thanking YOU and hoping
10 get letter from YOU" This letter
was written to Mrs. w. A. Clark. Jr., a
contributor to the fund.