The sun., 1919-04-23
RETURNING TROOPS
GET FUND TOBACCO
Supplies Distributed as Men
Board Transports for the
Homeland.
CARDS TELL. GRATITUDE
Children Will Give Dancing
Programme at Belmont To-
morrow to Help Cause.

Sailing in a few days" IL the post
cript noticed on many cards OF acknowl-
edgment sent by soldiers in the A. e. F.
who are waiting in a French port for
transports that will bring them home
IT may be home before this card
gets to you," writes a doughboy to a
donor. "but I can't wait to thank you
for putting tobacco In our way at this
last moment on French soil. We want
the tobacco to smoke on the trip back,
and without THE Sum Tobacco Fund
there wouldn't be any chance. You
can't buy tobacco anywhere in France.
for this country hasn't enough for her
own soldiers"
w. H. Means of the 16Sth Infantry.
writes from bordeaux to the fund: I'VE
received your kind donation of tobacco
and cigarettes yesterday and are re-
turning our best thanks. We were won
derlng II we would smoke again before
setting foot on the old sod This gift,
coming SO opportunity. keeps us feeling
good because we know by it that the
folks at home have stood by us to the
end. We sail soon. My address at home
is 314 Washington avenue, Manorville,
Tenn"
The good old U. S. must be still go
| Ing" writes Private High Russell Of
| Company 1. Eighth Regulars. who is in
the A Z. F. University. France. at
| shows UP because you have sent us to-
bacco. and this gift afforded US all a
great deal of pleasure
Sends Thanks in Verse.
"A Buck Private" sends line to
| Sydney Jelenco from The back door
of France" He puts his feelings into
rhyme as follows:
| Tobacker received, am havin' a smoke,
An by Heck. it makes me happier
bloke."
Corporal A. E. Curtis of the 3l6th
| Field Artillery is another army poet,
also a sketch artist. for he signs with
a caricature OF himself. He wrote this
poem at Rimaucourt, Department Haute
Marine, France, on March so:
I'm wounded. in the hospital.
And feeling sort O. blue;
But I'm getting a good smoke. Sydney.
And II 10 thanks TO you
H. Ralph Crutchfield OF Company B.
32Sth Battalion Tank Corps, sends this
message to Alfredo Diaz from the hos
pital ship Saxonia April II: I'm behalf
OF my 'buddies and myself permit me
to thank you for your great kindness In
providing smokes for US on our voyage
back home. That you may the better
| gauge our appreciation let me tell you
that to the patients in the hospital the
army medical chest offers nothing &c
satisfying as good old L. S. cigarettes"
Letters and cards are coming to the
ItAr
many of them writing while at sea. Oc-
casionally the soldiers ask for the names
OF the donor to whom they are individu.
ally indebted, but this information, II
must be understood, the fund cannot
give. There were and are too many
donors The best the fund can do is tc
convey to all donors the general gratitude
Of the soldiers Messages addressed &c
contributors are forwarded promptly.
Bert Walton received many cards ir
the latest soldiers mall One from
Rimaucourt, France SAYS: This was q
fine thing you have done and the tobacco
does us lot of good. We want to thanh
you because there is nothing like n gooC
old fashioned L. S. cigarette and with
out such friends as you are and tho
smoke fund to carry out your donation
We would have Jared pretty badly so fai
as tobacco Is concerned. We have got I,
have our smokes, at least so we feel. anC
we shouldn't have had them but for TIL
SUN. Here's the best OF luck your wa!
and to THE SUN as well. From Samue
A. Smith, Group. c. NJ. c. "a. +. o
919)."
Save Smokes for Home Trip.
! Frank Byers is another OF the fortu
nate soldiers who is soon TO return. 4
| On I'd GA
rettes you sent to us boys and we ar
saving them to smoke on the wide oceai
home returning. Thanks and best lucl
to you"
Many cards are coming from German!
with messages of thanks from the boy
in the Army of Occupation.
Sergeant Joseph Bowling wrote oil
March rs from Welen. Germany 4
Morris Kinney: Just received you
package of smoking tobacco and we ar
much happier in the prospect of smok
ing It than we have been for a scor
OF days when our supply OF the rea
smokes was getting low All the mel
t in my platoon thank YOU very kndl,
: for your good feeling and generous do
: nation"
The men of Post & McCord. who hay
been faithful contributors since the be
ginning of the fund. will get this letter
= I'VE received your tobacco just as GU
. division was being relieved in the las
, days OF the battle of the Argonne w
had been under fire for several day.
I SO you can imagine there was rea
9 | whoop of JOY when we were told W
? would he given tobacco at supper tim
; from THE SUN Tobacco Fund I pu
, this card in my pocket among some oil
, letters as ! could not write on tn
march. / did not find II again unit
about an hour ago. l cannot begin
thank you for the smokes you gave m
. and all the other men feel the sam
; way. We feel as II you sent us a III
. saver. Corporal l. ]. Langston. Com
= pany e, A. r.. III"
The afternoon Of dancing by III
N pupils of Louise Morgan, which will b
given for the benefit OF the smoke fun
tomorrow at the Belmont Theatre,
attracting wide notice and the house
almost sold out. All seats In this charm
e ing new theatre are equally good an
late Corners are not apt TO be dlssati!
fed with their positions. Seats ma
II be had at the theatre or from the Louis
J. Morgan Studio. 2OS West Fifty-nint
k street. All proceeds will be given
y THE SUN Tobacco Fund.
How the Fund stands To-day.
l. THE SUN and THE EVENING SUN 49,
q United Cigar Stores boxes 72.097.
n Otherwise acknowledged. ............. sls,by
n New contributions. lis.
ss Total .,ssS. 7ss
d shipped and paid for. 1896, 1924
Cash balance ::,,.,.';;:: i2en
Grand total...................... .yis5 $50