The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-01-27
SOLDIERS THANKFUL
TO FRIENDS OF FUND
Patients in Base Hospitals Tell
Of the Comfort Tobacco
Gives Them.
BENEFIT PARTY ! FRIDAY
Interesting Entertainment Is
Arranged to Provide More
Smokes for DOughboys.

Messages from American soldiers
thanking fund contributors for tobacco
that reached them on New Years Day
are pouring in.
Thomas Bracken. first sergeant OF
Company d. 307th Infantry. writes: BE
sure we appreciate the tobacco we get
through THE SUN Tobacco Fund. This
kind OF remembrance of home appeals
to the boys, and coming at this time OF
the year helps to brighten us up"
Battery F.. 34sth Field Artillery,
through Capt. John T. Quinn. and
Company NJ. 353d Infantry through
Capt NJ. r. Lane. one unit at Hate
rath and the other at Prum. Germany,
have sent thanks for New Year smokes
Private Edward j. Vaughn of Com
pany F. 356th Infantry, says in his mes
sage: perhaps there are Yanks over
here who can smoke the STUFF they hand
out in these picturesque Rhine towns,
but not so your humble servant.
wouldn't spoil my taste. There Is moth
ing after all like good old American to-
hscco, and there is one place to get IT.
America Thank goodness, TIE SuN
knew that from the start and II has been
splendid in helping US hold out"
Message From Base Hospital.
From Allerey. France. Karl ]. Wal
ters, who was In ward y, Base Hospital
26. writes: 81 received the package OF
tobacco that pleased me more than
have words to tell. and I wish to offer
my most sincere thanks You folks q,
home do not realize how much your gift
means to US. 1t Is not the value of the
gift, although tobacco Is worth its weight
in gold out here, but the knowledge that
there are those at home who are doing
all they can TO help us win the rign'
peace as they helped us to win the war
Now that the war is won 1t Ia your right
TO proudly lit your head and take fol
yourself that share of the honor that
belongs TO you. But for THE Sun To-
bacco Fund and its family of donors VI
could not have done what we did do, &C
now take your share Of the laurels'
Paul L. Sleeper Of Company A
Thirty-third Engineers. says he had to-
bacco from THE Sun both on Christmas
and New Years. 1t helped to brighter
his holidays in France and particularly
did the tobacco sent over raise TO lie
height the Christmas spirit
Private Joseph Horne writes 81
am a soldier. an American soldier II
France and in a hospital. But I an
| we'll now and ready for duty again
send my warm thangs TO you. VIII you
drop a line TO my mother telling hei
] am well? Her address Is Mrs. Mary
Horne. 256 Thirty eighth street, Pitts
burg
Thanks Go to a Woman.
The patients OF ward is. Base Hos.
pital 2. at Chateauroux. France, send
round robin of thanks for Tobacco,
| through the smoke fund TO Miss NJ
| Fairchid.
"A bunch of doughboys" sends this care
| Of thanks: While We lay in our dug
! outs in the Rarthvlle Woods in the last
victorious drive we didn't care a hans
how many whizbangs and gas shell:
| Fritz sent over to us 50 long as we
had cigarette between our teeth. THAI
I is why. also, we are approaching tt
| the fullest extent the cigarettes TIL
| Sun Tobacco Fund SO kindly gave u:
! this Christmas day"
Corporal Ray c. Clark of Company Il
! 353d Infantry. writes~from Densborn
Germany. TO Samuel l.. Green. donor
| Sorry you we've not with us to take
| n hand in the big Argonne and Meus'
| las, drive, Believe me IL was some
party. We chased Fritz clear into Ger.
| many. and now have stopped here for a
| rest Here, too. your smokes caugh
US W. They are great and II these
| doughboys only had anC>her carton they
would sure go straight through tc
, Berlin"
! Il am running an engine here at pres
/ emit" writes an engineer. and I can
not say when We Will start for home
! not for long time yet to judge by
| indications. But for the tobacco re.
| ceived through THE Sun my battalion
wants to return many thanks. And w
wish to say Happy New Year to al
our dear friends back in the good ole
L. S. A"
| on Friday night there will he a ga,
party for the benefit OF the smoke FUND
at the Pre-Catalan Restaurant. Their,
| Is to be cabaret show and dancin,
besides a special dinner served iron
promptly at SIS. Friends OF tho FUNK
are urged to make an early reservation
How the Fund stands To-day.
THE Sun and THE EVENING sun. $1,000
| United Cigar Stores boxes. r. Oa7 9
Otherwise acknowledged .............. Ill, SIS S
New contributions. Observation-Disclosures. +5l
Total s3ss, s7s 6
shipped and paid for, .'SS7.ss;,sa..
! schultz Cigar stores boxes ....,..-.. s.ss7 6
"rsnd TOTAL 'stzS'3'o
| As yesterday was Sunday contribu
tons received then will be listed to
morrow. Inclusive OF Sunday the fol
lowing contributions were received ant
| acknowledged during the week:
From friends, Elizabeth, n. J.... $50
| League OF the Madison Avenue
| Baptist Church, Observation-Disclosures. so
| John W. Bruyn. New York city,. Ga
/ Lone Star Boat Club Imonthlyl... go
Major Johnston de Forest. Wash
ingtou Square. city ...............,.. So
| Miss Rose NJ MCClaferty