The sun., 1919-01-10
BENEFIT PARTY Big
AID TO SMOKE FUND
Partial Payment Of 1908 Made
\ by Bal Tabarin as Result
of Entertainment.
SOLDIERS SEND THANKS
Contributors Receive Message
From Troops Abroad-To-
baccO Keeps Going.

DaccO Keeps UOlnS.
A true SuS Tobacco Fund party with
plenty OF enthusiasm and producing ex-
ceilent financial help for soldiers smokes
was that given at the Bal Tabarn
Wednesday night. In to-day's list Of new
contributions an entry Of s6oS.s4 In
credited to this party. And more money
is still to come.
While the gifts TO the fund which were
merous they were Of high quality and
brought surprisingly good prices. The
box for a performance of Miss Sim
plicity," given by the shuberts. was
sold for 500; a wrist watch from Bert
II. Satx brought s35. and the painting
by Decorator Rau. cigarettes from Isaac
Damon and Henry valltoft's doll were
highly beneficial.
The entertainment promises made by
Manager Boag were faithfully kept.
Nan Halperin, who appeared by courtesy
OF e. r. Albee. opened the programme
after a speech about the tobacco needs
OF soldiers was made by Ted Lewis.
who acted as announcer. Helen Carlton,
dancer Mary Jane woodyatt. soprano
Tom Lewis In comic monologue and
song Whiting and Burke. and Musette.
the dancing VIOLIN" contributed to the
gayety, and other artists from nearby
cabarets kept their word and came to
the ball to double" their work for the
night.
Soldiers Arc Thankful.
Many messages OF thanks are coming
from the soldiers overseas. Thomas A.
Smith writes: THE men who received
the benefit OF your tobacco gift are
casuals OF the Thirty-second Division
awaiting transportation to their outfit
on the borders of Germany. They are
stationed now in a small town. where
there are no facilities for obtaining
cigarettes"
Private II. j., Magladry OF Company
c. Thirty-ninth Railroad Transporta-
ton Corps, writes: IF il weren't for
you hackers at home we would sure he
out of luck" Robert Z. Sherman OF
Company G. 352d Regiment. writes
Don't know how to- thank you sdf-
ficiently. Cigarettes sent beat issue to-
bacco a thousand ways and are a
Wagner Charles f. Barnett. Head
quarters Company 351st Infantry.
writes Gigs will help US build castles
in a cloud of smoke. The only castles
we care to build now are the means
OF getting home"
Private G. F.. Burger writes to THE
SUN: Thanks for the smokes received.
We were stationed for three months in
New York city at the Seventy first Reg
vi W.
the wonderful treatment accorded the
soldiers by the people Of New York"
Happy" Corporal J. @. Deacon, 30lst
Mechanics Transportation Corps, sends
the following:
Another issue now has ccme-
package from THE SUN.
For sending Joy Smokes TO our ranks.
The war wasn't won by us alone.
But also BY the good folks home:
And accept our thanks, good friend,
For all you've done this war 90 end.
How Smokes Help the Boys.
Lieut.. A, j. Hoffman sent this
letter to Mrs. \. Struble. a fund
donor: Your thoughtful git received
to-day through THE Sun Tobacco
Fund found a warm welcome and
will bring cheer TO many OF the boys
night without a flag 0esrned this
from the Dritish) is hard to imagine,
but still cigarettes continue TO be as
scarce as fighting Gerrnans are now.
But for THE Sun and the kind and
benevolent donors we would be hard put
to 1t for smokes The boys who all
shared join with me in tina mixing you
from the bottom of their hearts"
Pagliaro. Bojinski. O'Retlly. Larson,
Cohn and Jones. members Of the Head
| quarters Company of Labor Detach-
ment, send this message: Your Cga-
| organization in the \. r. +. our OUTFIT
| is made up Of the many different ma
I tionaiitles that go to the famous melt
| ing pot of Uncle Sam. They all agree
that 1t was the splendid quality OF
| things American that induced them to
take up habitations In our l.. s A.
Even after the aruistice a cigarette is
, the same little Of fella. When a man
| thinks he smokes and when he smokes
| he thinks nest-ce pas? We thank YOU"
Keep up the work" writes Sergeant
l. Arnold OF Company l.. 349th In
| fantry. The Boche is finished, but we
! still have work to do here. Hope to
get in on another distribution Of Sun
fund tobacco so long as We have 10
stay on
IT'S good TO know that YOU people
| don't forget your brothers. As soon as
| we have done our police Bit We are
| hoping to get home to the dearest land
on the globe" This came from Percy
j. Birmingham, Headquarters, $500 In
fantry.
| How the Fund stapd. To-d,