The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-05-14
DONOR GRATEFUL TO
THANKFUL SOLDIERS
Messages From Men More Than
Repay Him for Tobacco
Gifts, He Says.
ANOTHER BENEFIT PARTY
Sophie Tucker Plans Her
Twelfth Entertainment to
Help the Fund.

Fund called yesterday to leaps a mes
sage Of thanks for the soldiers over
seas who have written to thank him for
gifts OF cigarettes.
i have found 1t interesting to COM
pare the gifts I have been able to make
to the fund with the cards Of thanks I
have received from the soldiers and I
find have been greatly overpaid," he
said. "Bulking my money gifts these
amount to a little less than $50. 1t is
easy to compute how many cigarettes
this sum purchased. and my only regret
that am not a rich man is because 1
can't AFFORD to get even with the boys.
figure out that I owe them as much
way I arrive at this conclusion is by
counting the men who have enjoyed my
tobacco Apparently they are far more
numerous than one would think possible.
Many of the cards I receive say My
whole company smoked on YOU to-day
and even when the soldiers are counted
by units 1t is difficult to believe that $50
bought enough tobaccdeto 60 around"
Sophie Tucker, the vaudeville favorite.
who has been q tireless worker for THE
SUN Tobacco Fund, received hundreds
Of cards which she has arranged in a
portfolio of rich leather according to
their date Of receipt. The card that says
simply 'Thank you" is treasured by her
in the same degree as the card which
Celebrates this sentiment
In response to a dozen cards sent to
her as her share OF the latest mail from
the soldiers the singer-actress has an
nounced her intention OF giving an
other benefit for the fund as soon as con-
ditions are favorable. 1t will be her
twelfth. The eleven events she directed
succeeded in raising a great deal Of
money for the fund.
Message to Woman Donor.
A message has been received for Miss
Mae Cunningham mailed to her in care
of THE SUN Tobacco Fund. by a soldier
in the Army of Occupation now at Leu
tersdorf. Germany. He writes: 81 have
often intended to write you. for
thought you might be interested to know
that your smokes ARE truly enjoyed by
part of the Eighty-second Marines. Sixth
Regiment. In our last drive on the Ar
gonne the days at the front we're long
and tiresome. without any relief. About
the only enjoyable thing we had was a
| smoke, and this was only made possible
| by the kindness of you dear people at
home.
After the fight we moved across the
Rhine to Leutersdorf. a small town
without distractions, and the smokes
| from home constitute our highest pleas
| ure, and,w would not be able TO indulge
| in them were II not for the friends of
| the soldier who have contributed to THE
| SUN Tobacco Fund.
| THE German people have always been
nice to US although think their polite
ness is due to fear rather than a kind
feeling. This part of Germany is de-
voted to raising grapes for wine. The
vines grow along the steep hills sur
rounding the Rhine Valley. Last winter
was a mild one although we had one
| week when the thermometer dropped to
les below and stayed there. / want tC
thank you for myself and my men who
have thoroughly enjoyed the smokes you
sent and 1 hope to hear soon from you
First Lieut.. W. P. Grow"
| From Geldhausen. Germany. Private
George Mulligan OF Company H. Twenty
| sixth infantry, wrote to Mrs A. c. Ran
dali: "I received your fine tobacco gift
through THE SUN and was very glad &c
get 1t for the boys"
| Appreciates Work OF Fund.
Private Frank ], Prokash OF Head
quarters Company, Twenty-eighth In
fantry, writes: IT take this means o.
thanking you for the tobacco received
this evening. All the boys appreciate
the good work of THE Sun and senC
back an affectionate greeting"
| Another card from Germany was writ
ten by Private Thomas Fl. Siget, Batter,
A, Seventh Field Artillery, First Divi
sion. He says: 1.-THE men of Battery 4
will smoke on THE SUN with the creates
pleasure and they wish me to say tina
nothing that has been done for us give
us more of that feeling. 1t is fine L
know that we are not forgotten. We arr
ihealthy and now that we see smoke
looming we are happy Bless THE sun !!
A card has arrived for a donor from
John Durand, Company d, First Engi
neers, which gives picture OF life II
billets He writes that he and two com
rades. firing of the billet to which the!
lhad been assigned, obtained permission
to occupy an old brick barn, which the!
fitted up with a stove for heat and cook
ing, a shabby plano and various cas-,
chairs which had their stufting removed
by the invaders, and adds; I'VE. ar
watching the approach of summer in thl
foreign land and when we got back HON
last night April 25. with package o
smokes handed out by THE Sun Tobacco
Fund and could sit around our own fir
and smoke we sure were happy trio"
H. w. Tyler has received card date
April 16 from Mess Sergeant NJ. W
Evans, Company A, 637th Engineer;
who was at Verdun when he wrote: "
hereby acknowledge receipt OF one carto
of cigarettes with your card enclosed
Please allow me to thank you mos
heartily for them"
If Mrs Field. who purchased recor
by Nine. Amelita Galli-Curci at a recen
party held for the benefit OF THE SUI
Tobacco Fund. will send her address tn
} fund will deliver the record which tn
singer autographed when she was In tn
city last Saturday.
How the Fund stands To-day.
THE SUN and THE EVENING SUN 5000. {
United Cigar Stores boxes............ l2,O9l.s
Otherwise acknowledged. .............. 39,s40,s
, New contributions NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. 4s.S
SHIPPED and paid for. .,ss7. 1924
Cash balance ..,......,... l2o.iO
Schultz Cigar Stores boxes............ s,sel {
Grand total. ..ls7, $50.
New contributions are:
II, R. White, % Newberry St, Boston ~
Library box, Bennington, W...,..,.. q H.
3 g. A. Henckel, 100 to ll5 W. 26th st.. 100
! In memory of Lieut.: F. J. F.::.,;.., -
Robert A. Gardner. Bayonne, n. H. IL
, Augusta Hansen. q Washington So. o.
1 Stereo dept A. NJ. SUN.............., Ii
Lone Star Boat Club. 25.