The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-05-03
WOUNDED FIGHTERS
THANK FUND DONORS
Tobacco Gifts Acted as a
Bracer in Battle, Say Re-
turned Soldiers.
NO LIMIT TO REJOICING
From France and Occupied
Rhineland Come Cards Of
Gratitude.

UrdUlUuue.
A club for wounded soldiers and sail
ors on BeekInan place overlooking the
East River is named after a town In
France that will always bring proud
recoliections to Americans. 1t is the
Chateau Thierry Club. of which Mrs.
Shepherd X. De Forest is executive
Chairman. and 1t occupies one Of the
Inc old homes OF the city. Recently a
gift OF cigarettes was distributed to
the wounded men there and Il brought
series OF "reminiscences Of similar dis
tributions made to them In France.
AS time goes on" said one of the
soldiers. people all over this country
VIII begin to know what THE SUN To-
pacco Fund meant to us fellows. We
are the boys to spread the appreciation
OK this funds work better and surer
IMAM any newspaper. Everybody knows
by this time that the only tobacco We
got when we first went into action was
sent to us by generous Americans who
subscribed to THE Sun Tobacco Fund.
They know. too, that II has kept the
good work up long after other institu-
tons started to help the men have shut
up shop. but there Is much they don't
Know about the way the fund worked,
and there 10 where we come in. We will
tell them.
why. you wouldn't believe II, but
the very day OF the first real fighting
we did around Chateau Thierry we got
cigarettes from THE SUN Tobacco Fund.
We didn't get much else about that
time, Tor 1t took some hours to get the
CHOW wagons up to us. but the smokes
were there and helped out big"
Brings Home Nearer.
Yes" added a corporal Of the s1ath
Infantry. Seventy-ninth Division, "I
wasn't there myself. but many of the
boys who were said that getting smokes
from home that way. just in the right
time. gave the boys the feeling that they
were not 20 far away after all, and
the people OF New York were watching
everything that happened. 1t acted as
q bracer."
A visitor to the club. Robert Lang. a
veteran, said: AS soon as the boys
scatter to their homes all over the coun-
try they are going TO repeat what they
say here and in that way the public
is going to be told how the doughboy
feels towards THE SUN"
The efforts of THE SUN Tobacco Fund
would have brought small results II It
were not for the generous response Of
the public. The fund has put the SOL
diers In touch with contributors by
| means of cards enclosed in every ship
| ment. Not all these cards have been
returned. Many were lost in battle.
But those that have come TO contributors
express the greatest appreciation for the
gifts. card sent by Sergt Warren ].
kress Of Supply Company 311 Field Ar
tillery. on November %. has been wan
dering around ever since without finding
Miss Helen s. Cunningham. the donor.
and 1t was returned to the fund yester-
| day undelivered. Other instances like
this are known and there may be many
more about which the fund knows
nothing.
THE SUN Tobacco Fund does all in It's
power TO forward these cards from sol
diers TO the persons to whom they are
addressed. Hundreds are readdressed
and many are published. In the main
| this part of the work has succeeded ad-
| mirably.
Message Comes for Club.
To the Bull Lunch Club. in the latest
| soldiers mail, comes this card signed
| by the "Seventy-eighth Division Mes
| sage Centre" which on April 10. was at
Semur. Cote Dor. France; Kindly ac-
! cept our thanks for one carton OF to-
| bacco which was received By us for the
personnel OF this Office this evening We
| certa inly appreciate the efforts you peo-
| pie back in the States have put forth to
| make our mission over here an enjoy
able one and wish to thank you very
much. We expect TO get home the first
| of June and hope TO tell you more of our
| experiences and TO give better express
| sion to our thanks then"
DR.. John A. Harriss will receive the
| following message from First Sergeant
Fred A. Monks OF Company l., Fourth
Battalion. Twenty-first Regiment En-
eineers, written at Laval. France, April
Is: Your donation of tobacco was re-
ceived this date and l can assure you
| that Same Is highly appreciated by the
| boys of this company"
Corporal J. w. Woodbridge Of Provls-
ionai Company Battalion, Belgian Camp
"a. =. .. 9i6, writes under date OF
April 10 to Thomas Oaks: Il herewith
acknowledge with pleasure receipt Of to-
bacco from you through THE SUN Tobac-
co Fund, for which please accept my
! thanks and appreciation. The people at
! hons have certainly been loyal to the
boys over here. And the good word is
that they are still loyal"
Corporal E. F. Csina. who was at
Tours "a. p o. 717). sends two picture
postcards in letter TO Oliver Ayers
Nothing like this at home. is there
Well. II is a long journey from Tours
to Newark. I admire the beautiful
things 1 see here. but should like to
take the Journey pretty SOON
Many cards are coming from the boys
in German territory One addressed to
Miss r. NJ. Burns by Private J. Wag-
ner. reads: 81 just received (April io)
some tobacco which was undoubtedly
given by you to THE SUN Tobacco
Fund. ! assure you we all appreciate
1t very much and hope on getting back
10 my dear old home will get the chance
to meet some OF the good girls who have
thought so kindly OF us boys"
This card from Dusmond, Germany,
has come for Jerome Danzig, sent by
Sergeant Roy D. Lndamoor: I'VE re-
ceived a carton OF tobacco to-day. Well,
II you knew what the stuff Is like that
wa have been trying 10 smoke you
| wouldn't doubt for an instant that the
boys are as happy now as kids out OF
/ schco oil. Nobody who saw this company,
B of Sl5 Supply Train. yesterday. and
then saw them again to-day after we
got the smokes, would believe they We're
| the same boys. Many thanks"
Corporal Giles. II. Jones of Battery
| l. Saith Field Artlllery WrotA IN Anvil