The sun., 1919-06-29
Ambulance Filled With Cha
teau Thierry Veterans at
"The Suns" Door.
VISITORS CHEER SMOKES
Troops in Germany Still Get
ting Tobacco Freely and
Bless Donors.

AZ few disabilities such as a missing
lar or arm, drew up in front of TIN
Sun Building on Nassau street yester-
DAY about noon and sent up a request
that THE sun Tobacco Fund come down
TO receive their respects. The fund did
so and the soldiers Numbered on the
ambulance floor with their crutches and
shouted "Hurrah for THE SUN Tobacco
Fund.-
Ono Of the boys explained this visit
vas the result Of an Inspiration of the
moment They were passing and seeing
tho sign of THE SUN. unanimously they
decided to call.
All OF US at one time or another had
tobacco from your fund m France" said
the spokesman, "and all We want to do
Is to tell the fund so and turn In our
thanks. We appreciate the fund to the
highest and we've been mighty glad to
see that it kept on sending smokes to
the boys still in Europe"
Naturally as the ambulance stood
still in the street a crowd gathered and
some Of the soldiers grew impatient So
the speaker said:
This is not a cut and dried visit. but
one we're making on the spur Of the mo-
ment Some day when we've got more
time we'll make a longer one. But you
can say we're all for the fund"
Other soldier visitors cheered THE
SUN Tobacco Fund yesterday. Ono Of
these was First Lieutenant F. b. Adams.
1920 Ambulance Train, who was mus
tered out in this country three months
ago. He said:
~ was detached to the Thirty-third
Division Just before the armistice and
was with them till came home. A few
days before that event we were at Souilly
on the Meuse and received the last
tobacco that fell to our share from THE
Sun Tobacco Fund. We got enough at
Aat time to keep US in tobacco until
we reached home. l was a lawyer prac-
Using at Utica, my home before I went
into the service. and in these last three
months have been trying to school my
self to lawyering again. But 1t is
hard work. i tell you. However, ! am
going to persevere."
Cards Tell Of Gratitude.
Tobacco Is still being distributed to
American soldiers in Germany freely
and in generous quantities by THE SUN
Tobacco Fund, as WAL be seen by O
perusal of a few Of the cards which
continue to arrive from the men who
take this way OF expressing then
thanks.
Corp. Gauden of Company e. Twen-
y-third Infantry. Second Division
writes from Germany on June II &c
donor w. o. Briggs: II received your
donation of tobacco and thank YOU
warmly for the same. Several OF tht
other boys got cigarettes and tobacco
also. They know that l am writing
and wish to thank you through me al
49, . tAE Ia dina
hero and we are we'll. We hope this
card finds you the game. Many thanks.
On the same date Sergeant Walter T
spencer of Machine Gun Company
Fourth Infantry. Third Regular Divis
ion. wrote from Nichenich, Germany
"a p. o. 740), to the Office STAFF o.
Burroughs. Welcome Co. to acknowl
edge receipt of tobacco. Many, man,
thanks for same"
"Bll" Reilly was IN France on June
when he wrote to a donor saying: e.
wish I could write a long and full let
ter TO tell you In an adequate way how
much pleasure and comfort your gif
Of tobacco sent through THE Sun
brought over to US All can do is L
send along Just line to thank yo'
for your very useful gift. Ny com
rades Join me in this expression o
gratitude"
Miss Mary Holmes will read thi
card. written by Sergeant A. w. Predd
Of Veterinary Hospital Is Gin France)
Dear Miss Holmes: We, the boy
Of the Veterinary Hospital No. 10. TAX
this opportunity to thank you for tn
many packages of smoking tobacco W
have received through your kindness
for which We are a thousand time
obliged"
card from Lieut.. r. r. Leonard I
THE SUN Tobacco Fund Is to thi
effect:
Permit me to thank you In tn
name Of my men for the very grea
Kindness you have shown In sendin
over tobacco and cigarettes to then
They are very happy at getting thes
smokes and wish me TO extend our hig
appreciation and thankfulness.
AT these times while We are wait
ing 70 hear the result of the peace tabl
IN Paris. on which may depend GU
future movements. the thought that GU
friends in the United States are sti
thinking Of US is a pleasure"
Waiting to Return Home.
From Kruft. Germany. on June l
THIS card started over to the fun
donors The Atlantic Yacht Club. ]
was written by II. r. Willig and says
We received to night the tobacc
Fund and I wish to acknowledge It wit
my sincere thanks for l surely did ~
peciate Your kindness very much.
We are stationed In Germany 20 xii,
meters from Coblens bridgehead- "
are all waiting as patiently as possib
under the circumstances for our tur
70 90 home and hope II may be 500
Thanking you truly for the pleasure 30
nave given u.s."
Private Willig is a member OF Ba
terry A. Tenth Field Artillery. His AZ
Dress is A. p. o. TAO.
Here is another letter from Georl
Cassata OF Ambulance Company N
"a. p. o.. who wrote to fund dom
MRS Anna r Brown asking for
letter THE SUN Tobacco Fund printt
m letter and there was a response fro
several readers who said they meant
write TO him In tho present MISSY
Ne repeats his request.
Well, the nerve of 'some people
ats I suppose this is what you VI
os thinking when you receive this, II
second letter to you. In excuse / w
say that really do consider you
friend for a person who gives donation
70 TIE SUN Tobacco Fund In order
help the soldiers bear their feeling
loneliness and exile could not repeat q
action from simple patriotism but b
because she takes a friendly intere
IN tho soldierA
Then. also. a. I think I told vVu