The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-03-06

people who would welcome a chance to
do the American soldiers abroad n good
turn The soldiers frankly explain how
II can be done In the way they like
the best. and that Is by sending over the
tobacco they need. How to do this Is
very simple; 1t is by sending a sub
scription OF 81, or a greater sum, to THE
Sun Tobacco Fund. That's the full
duty Of donor. the fund does the rest.
Among the we'll remembered names
OF donors that appear again to-day are
the Metropolitan Insurance Company's
Round Table, Harold II. Hall. Joseph
kohnstamm. Mrs. II. J.. Diaz and Loose
and Careless" Readers of the chron-
icles OF the fund will recognize them
and recall the constancy with which
these names and many others reappear.
Thanks From Is-sur-Tille.
Private r l.. Lipsey and Private Nell
n. Lyon were in a humps ward In a
hospital at Is-sur- Tile, France, on Feb
ruary 3. "Of course we are quaran-
tined.' they write to a fund donor.
and we couldn't have got out to buy
cigarettes II they had been next door.
You can imagine how much they we're
appreciated and how much good they
did US. 1t is wonderful the fine and
continuous work THE SUN fund Is doing
for us soldiers"
MY dear patriotic friend" says Pri-
vate c. NJ. Van SAINT, IT distributed
your kind gift to the boys over here
and they went with whoop. Some
OF us had not had a smoke for three
weeks and we were pretty near dis
couraged. then along came these and
you wouldn't have known we were the
same disgruntled bunch after one light
up, we were 80 cheerful. THE SUN
Tobacco Fund Is our good friend.
hope for the boys sake you will keep
up the good work, for we will always
need tobacco"
The boys in Camp Hospital II wish
to thank Senator Wordsworth for the
tobacco sent through THE Sun. II
did US all good. We are wounded men
In Ward 2. where We are given the
best of attention. THE SUN Tobacco
Fund is doing its work faithfully" Ser
geant August S. Retlian, A. p. o. 712.
Corporal ]. l.. Lyon Of Battery B
112th Field Artillery, writes to donor
Miss X. V. Hughes: This being the
first opportunity to write / take II
In order to thank you for your kind
donation. take great pleasure In
thanking you on behalf of my COM
rades and myself. Where We are now
there are no cigarettes"
Sergeant o. A. Cockrill says to donor
Miss Lillian Davis: in opening a box
OF cigarettes the other day to give out
tobacco sent by THE SUN Tobacco Fund
to our boys I found this card and wan
to thank you on behalf of our squadron
II looks as II we would have plenty OF
time over here to smoke them. / have @
red headed cook who says that he sure
loves anybody who thinks of us boy,
| over here. 1 only hope you had as much
pleasure In sending these smokes over &c
| us as we have had in getting them"
Boys Appreciate Smokes.
On February 4 Chief Machinist Harry
Kelly OF Battery C, 32Sth Field Artillery
| wrote TO James McOreery: "Severa
boxes OF tobacco have been delivered tC
our battery through THE Sun Tobacco
Fund, and we are told that we owe thi:
great Joy to your generosity. That l!
| fine, and you may feel sure the boys o.
this battery appreciate all that you ant
| THE SUN have done for them. We neet
tobacco badly we have far too much
| time in which there Is nothing to do, ant
without tobacco to smoke many OF tn,
boys get blue. Thank you and thanl
| THE SUN"
| 1--WE are all crazy to get home" write.
| Curtis w. HILL who was in Base Hos
/
this hospital IL very cheerful to-day be
cause Of Sun fund cigarettes delivered Il
US 1t sure makes us feel brighter. To
day we have half an inch OF snow. bu
the weather Is fine and bright. How Il
old New York city? Give my love u
Broadway and tell them not TO cut of tn,
beer TIL I come back"
The following has arrived from JOSEPH
A McGinnis of the 166th Aero Squadron
| at Trier, Germany: We have received
THE SUNS tobacco and appreciate 4
| fully. We are all well and living OF
expectations OF an early departure To-
home.'
ITO the New York Sun" Is the address
on a card sent over by Sergeant G.. W
Meyer, who says: The boys Of TIL
Seventh Ammunition Train OF the Sew
enth Division desire TO express thei
thanks for the great donation. Wher
we are located, near Metz. such a gif
brings TO the boys much Joy, and ais
shows that THE Sun appreciates tn
work we did and will continue to d.
until the day comes for US TO sail bacl
to the Promised Land"
From Mars-sur- Alter "a. p. o. $50
n card was written on February 10 ant
mailed to THE Sun acknowledging re
ceipt Of a carton Of cigarettes that wer
distributed to a detachment OF thirty-fiv
men. Lieut.. C. NJ. Retty wrote it, an
added this to his thanks: I'VE ar
located on a 500 acre farm near tn
Mars Hospital. but It is not yet decides
whether we will farm this summer o
not"
Doraldina, who promised to give
dance exhibition for THE SUN fund Il
the Paradise Room at Re!senweber's
has been persuaded by Messrs Wayne
and Fischer to make the date Tuesda
night, March II. The special dances ar
to begin at 3 O'Clock, and Manager Gu
Shut will have charge OF all arrange
ments There will be no admissio
charged.
How the Fund stands To-day.
THE SUN and THE EVENING SUN 5000
United Cigar Stores boxes.....,...... 1903
Otherwise acknowledged. .............. Sl6.te9.t
New Observation-Disclosures. lee.
Shipped and paid for $3.50 $685.
Cash balance ,.......... l2sfts
; Schultz Cigar Stores boxes.......... s6,ssI'
Grand total $50, $685.
| New contributions are:
Mrs. II. l.. Diaz, Brooklyn. ........... VI
Catherine O'Rourke, 10 Lake ST.,
White Plains, n. Y................... .;
Massrs Manders. seeman Co.,
| NJ ancaaser Dutch East Indies ... "a