The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-06-17
Card Recalls Gift.

Card Recalls Gift.
81 had no time to do even this little
thing to show how priced the gift, and
all was able to do was to place the card
IN my barrsck bag. which was left be-
hind. To-day at this camp OF debarka-
ton was given the bag again. and the
first thing took out Of IL was your card
Il thank you very kindly for the dona-
ton. ! enjoyed very much what every
soldier does enjoy. the good smokes, and
they helped con siderable In what had
to DO in service at a very crucial time
II II has seemed that I was lacking ir
courtesy. you know now what kept me
from writing before.
we sail in a few days for America
Should be stationed at or near New
York on my return and should you care
to have a soldier visit you to say how
much gratitud. he feels, ] should be glad
10 do 50. I wish very much to meet any
one who was like you. so kind and con-
siderate to us boys"
There may be many donors who are
still wondering why they did not hear
from their gifts to the soldiera II there
be any such a letter like the above af-
fords an explanation. 1t is likely that
many barrack bags that had to be given
UP MS tue were kOluB InIO
action were never again seen by their
owners. and II cards for future reply
were put in them for safekeeping these
were lost also Not many donors can be
without at least one card of thanks from
a soldier v lille on service in Europe, for
the Amoke fund hnds that the cards have
been returned In numbers like the sands
Of the sea. but here and there some acct
dent has kept a donor from the pleasure
OF receiving one.
A donor will receive this from Goddert
Germany. dated May 20. sent over by
Private Donald Bushong OF Company NJ
Sixteenth Infantry:
81 was one Of the boys TO receive the
tobacco you commissioned The Sun
smoke fund to send US. Thank you very
much for your gift. which is very necss-
sary IN this country. I have been here
since December ]. 1913. Now I hope to
be back in the States before the summer
In over"
Here 10 what First Sergeant J. NJ
Coughlin of Company B. Thirty eighth
Infantry, says Of himself and his COM
pany. 1t is a meaning phrase;
We are ready TO 60 in any direction
al wish to Thank You"
His card Of thanks to the Morristowu
Club Ia dated May %; in 1t he says
your generous gift OF smokes received
and l wish to thank you. This Is tho
fourth time this company has received
gifts Of tobacco from the New York Sun
Smoke Fund Every success to your club
and for those who cannot write To thank
you / will do II. for 1 know how grateful
they all feel as myself do to you an6
TO the newspaper"
On May 20 Corporal Hugh Toomey
wrote from Sang. Germany, as follows
lust a few lines TO let you know that we
received the tobacco and also that W.
enjoyed 1t very much. We were 81
happy to get a lot of tobacco from
the Fund while we were on the front anC
all the boys have a good word for TIL
SuN Tobacco Fund"
DR.. and Mrs. Morris will receive thll
card from Sid KatE of Company !
Seventh Infantry. He wrote Il In tn,
Jewish Welfare Camp at Ardernach
Germany, on May rs.
"As per request on opposite side o
this card am happy to comply. for
am one who enjoyed THE Suns Tobacco,
recently. / am with the Baseball Play
ers Club of the Third Division who hav,
a mess OF their own. Tobacco Is one o
the best things we get in 1t when TIL
SUN Fund gets our way l am sure
am not going out OF tho way when
expires the thanks of the entire club 10
the tobacco"
Corporal Charles Piginan Of Compan,
r. Third Ammunition Train. writes from
Gondorf Germany. to the Guarant,
Club;
Tobacco received and It was great,
appreciated. especially as II has beef
very scarce OF late and It Ia Away
hard to get in Germany. especially in tn
small towns like this one and in tn
villages where there are no canteens
WIN you please carry our thanks whicl
We freely give TO you to THE Sun, ais
our very good friend"
How the Fund stands To-day.
THE SUN and THE EVENING SUN 5000
United Cigar Stores bOxss............. y osl .