The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-04-12
Receiving Tobacco Is Almost
Equal to News of Early
Convoy Home.
SOLDIERS SEND THANKS
"Rang Tang" Orchestra to
Play for Famous Dance at
Newark Hotel.

voy list to return homo and tho gifts of
THE SUN Tobacco Fund. News from
the men in tho Seventy-ninth Division.
who are billeted in Lorraine and In the
Rhine zone. says that whom things are
looking very black and all the men are
sure they will never see Broadway again
nor any of its shops where II IL easy
to buy the "makin's," X THE SUN fund
only turns up with its packages, each
with a card Of O donor enclosed, all the
black goes out OF the atmosphere.
Then the men OF our Army of Occu-
patton make up little smoking parties,
where they sit about the billets, and
while puffing away at a pipe or olga
rette moralize on the effects OF the war
and end by imagining the mon who have
gone home to be mustered out are envy
ing them
Private Rector r. Harris of Company
f, Third Army. Machine Gun Battalion,
writes Of the sentiments Of his comrades
and himself on receiving tobacco from
SUN fund donor James McCreery, and
in very much the same vein he, says
you don't know how much We thank
you and the donors who have made the
fund for the good work you have done
for the boys in the service. Somebody
gets to groaning about the rough deal
we're getting. having to stay on when
all the others are going homo to their
families, and before We know Il We are
down. down. Somebody else starts the
story that we're likely to be hero till
1921 and our spirits fall further yet.
I'VE were at our bluest yesterday.
when the news came that this outfit was
to get another distribution Of tobacco
from the friends OF the boys who pat
ronize THE SUN Tobacco Fund. Then,
tell you, our spirits mounted and we
were all right again"
On March FL William w. Hurst of the
Medical Detachment, l51st Field Artil-
lery sent a card over reading: Dear
friends: Thank you very much for the
cigarettes. You can't imagine how much
we appreciate them and how much good
they have done us. The work of THE
Sun Tobacco Fund il a fine work, finer
now than even 1t was when the war
was on.
Tobacco Called Great Gift.
Your tobacco was a great gift to
me. as I had been out of smokes for
a long time. 90 I was in need OF them.
A smoke Is a great pleasure to me:
might almost call 1t a necessity. We
often think Of our friends back In the
United States and long to be going to
them. but We are glad they have not
forgotten their boys in France, and it
Is through THE SUN paper that We know
this Is 80. May thank you again from
the depths of my heart and may we meet
In New York with a smiling face and a
glad handshake- Write to A. p. o. 713
II you feel like sending me line, which
/ assure you would be welcome"
Private W., +. gill Of Company d.
lllth supply Train, was the author Of
this letter to SUN fund donor: There
can't be two opinions In the army about
what THE SUN has done for US Every
one Is agreed that 1t made life in camps
very much more hvable, and during tho
war some of its work was dramatic in
the appearance of Sun tobacco at the
very moment It was most needed.
well. after the war we did not expect
that we should get any more presents
from this source. Like 80 many other
things 1t was natural that this one
should stop too. But when the boys saw
by the gifts of tobacco still coming that
THE SUN had no intention OF stopping It's
great work We took heart and went on
with our own work much encouraged"
Capt r. F. Foote of Company d,
Labor Battalion, sends a sententious
card over to the World Chemical Com
pany.
Thanks Tor Rail Clerks.
The New York Central railway clerks
will have a card from George II. d. La
Mar of Company c, 1890 Machine Gun
Battalion, A p. o. 7S6, which reached
The Sum yesterday for Transmission to
them. He says: I'VE received q carton
Of Bull Durham to-day (March 23) as
we want you to know. 1t was highly
appreciated. as we all smoke. We GER
tainly thank you for the donation and
would like you to thank THE Sun for
W. am an old railroad man"
Clifford H Ogie of Camp Sherman
Detachment. 18th Infantry. wrote
on March 10 to the same donors
as the preceding: This Is to acknowl-
edge receipt Of carton OF Durham tobac-
CO. II comes Just at the right time and
We tender our thanks" He was at
embarikation camp in Bordeaux at the
date the card was written.
The Rang Tang orchestra consist
ing of six pieces will play. for Mr.. and
Mrs. Arthur Verneaux when they per-
form this famous dance at THE Sun
fund party to be given by them at the
Robert Treat Hotel in Newark, N. j., on
the night OF April 26. This assemblage
of musicians 10 the outgrowth Of the
dance itself for while the Rang Tang
may be danced with n jazz accompani-
ment It needs for the very best effect
music faster and not so syncopated
Since the announcement Of the party
at the Robert Treat the Rang Tang
orchestra has played several times a
week at the teas presided over by Mira.
Verneaux.
Charles Carrigan, manager of the
Robert Treat Hotel, returned yesterday
from Atlantic City and assumed charge
OF the details Of this dinner-dance which
he is DESTROYS OF making a real SUCCESS
He has placed already in the lobby OF
the hotel a placard presenting the names
OF the artists from the concert and
vaudeville stages who have volunteered
their assistance to the Verneaux on the
night of the 26th.
How the Fund Stands To-day.
THE SUN and THE EVENING SUN s. ,ooo. 90
United Cigar Stores boxes. 72,0g7 81
Otherwise acknowledged .............. 8lS.375. n
New contributions .................... &.l5
shipped and paid for for. $50, ssasi
Cash balance .,,......... II4.O -
Schultz cigar stores boxes. S6,6V. 81
Grand total .$4s2. 30 u
New contributions are:
- ''''''''.'...,............ iSS
Pomandsr Club Of Hackenssck. N. j. 2.8
Loose and Careless april eontribu' -,
Mr.. Every Week No. 'ss; .............. LOO
Mrs Every week No sS........... LOO
in memory OF Lieut.. y. J. F....... ~
Bowery Wynthewaws ................- ~
Mildred s. Merritt. 30 Broad st.. 4,
shew YORK ...'..: ...'':,,,........... o."