The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-05-30
LITTLE CLUB PARTY
!. BOOSTS SUN FUND
Details to Be Published When
/ List Of Buyers Is Com
!, pleted.
BLOCK FETE ADDS $42
More Soldiers Write to Donors
to Thank Them for
i Tobacco.

soldiers last fall In East Seventy-fourth
street Charles Zoulek, chairman.
brought It in.
The incident reminded the fund man.
ager OF the numerous successful block
parties which were organized to help
me fund during the war. AS the fund
was beneficiary. this new fashion to
New York quickly became popular and
the soldiers smoke fund was speeded I'D
by 1t in a considerable gross amount.
The Seventyfourth street proceeds an
pear in to-days new contributions
The party offered for the fund by the
management OF the Little Club took
place last night. The affair was held in
the Moon Room of the club, which is a
part Of the Forty-fourth Street Theatre
building. Its success was pronounced.
The entertainment part was in the
hands of popular Broadway artists,
whose EFFORTS to please the friends of the
club In attendance were received with
favor and the part of tho proceedings
which appealed strongest to the smoke
fund was the auction held OF the various
gifts made to 1t by its friends and by
the purveyors of the Little Club.
Spectators Also Aid.
1lIaoeW brlce, Lillian Bradley, Mar
tin Cudhane, Harry Carroll, Adrienne
Dore and VIM Morrissey were among
the entertainers. but Manager gill"
Boag did not leave this in their hands,
carrying out as he had promised his
plan OF summoning other professionals
who had come to look on or to do their
part. In many instances they met his
wishes.
Frederick L. Erickson has written the
I'M Lac a.. -rr..
son Of New York, mailing 1t on May
from Martigny sur Bains, Vosges,
France. Mr.. Thompson's employees
gave ball for the soldiers smoke fund
last winter which added more than 5000
TO the fund.
Il desire to express to you my graft
tude as well as that of many American
soldiers for the gift Of cigarettes through
THE SUN Tobacco Fund. 1t was espe-
cially welcome to the boys who received
1t as they were stationed far away from
the nearest canteens and In a remote
country where there Is not a smoke
TO be had.
The same welfare officer addressed a
letter of thanks to other donors, the mel,
OF Post & McCord.
Miss Lola Seward Rogers has received
two cards expressive of appreciation OF
the tobacco she sent over to the soldiers
through this fund, one dated May IS.
from Ordnance Sergeant, Tenth Field
Artillery. which is in Germany. I'll
starts Santa Ciausette: Am gratefully
acknowledging receipt of roll your own"
packed in a carton whit your card en-
closed. A thousand thanks"
Miss Rogers's other card from abroad
Is dated in Germany. May IA This one
is signed Sergeant w. p. Tracy. A. p. o.
TAO and says: acknowledgements here
with made for tobacco sent by you
through THE SUN. Bull played a very
important part in this war in sustaining
the men. and yet we hear that they want
to cut out smokes in the States!"
From Neufchateau, France (Vosges),
under date of May IL this note comes
back to the Half Century Club signed
simply ~. s. Soldiers" II reads: I'VE
have had the joyful experience of at last
getting a full supply OF THE SUNS
smokes Long have we read OF them.
and there are men in this organization
individually who have smoked them, but
as an org we got left until to-day. The
delay was not so bad because we were
ready to appreciate the smokes when we
got them.
I'VE are far away from any one and
anything. Tobacco is a luxury under
such conditions, and we are your very
grateful friends for life for this treat
Girl Donor Is Thanked.
"Not for the value of'the gift alone. but
for the cheer and the spirit behind the
giving am 1 gratefully yours" writes
Sergeant w. Van Scoyoc OF First u. S.
Engineers, First Division. now in Ger
mai.y.
To Miss Breschel. a donor. comes this
letter from Artie o. Methany. Machine
Gun Company, 18th Infantry:
"Your gift Of tobacco reached me in
80 he
Army Of Occupation highly appreciate
the gifts of such friends as you Back
in the good old home land there are
some folks who think that conservation
of fuel won the war but we over here
know better. 1t was won with THE
sun Tobacco Funds cigarettes. We
were in touch with the Hun and can
tell the truth about him. He was and
Is a curse. Again thanking you very
kindly, 1 am your obedient soldier
friend"
On May 10 Roy B. Cuttes Of Com
pany l., 4th Infantry. mailed letter
TO ]. Coolidge, a donor, thanking him
for a liberal gift OF smoking tobacco
received through THE SUN on that day.
Frank A. johnson of Supply Company.
7Sth Field Artillery. writes TO a donor
from Germany:
"We were mighty happy TO get
decent smoke again this happened
when our old friend THE Sun Tobacco
Fund showed UP on the Rhine. The
Huns can't keep this friend of ours out.
We had not smoked in ages, or so IL
seemed, and you may believe that lot
of thanks went over to the smoke FUND
when we frs lighted up, and they are
still going strong"
Other cards to donors from the same
orga" .Gation were signed by COOK Bert
C:ane and Corporal Thomas Whalen.
From Miesenheim. Germany. on May
IL Private II. ]. Reamer of Company
X. 4th Infantry. wrote to donor w. j.
McAneny, saying:
MANY thanks for the smoking tobacco
received this date. ] do not know what
the Army of Occupation would have done
without good friends like you and THE
SUN Tobacco Fund. Certainly there rs
nothing in the German territory Mt to
smoke"
How the Fund Stands To-day.
THE SUN and THE EVENING SUN. g 900, %
Otherwise Acknowledged ....stt''r''' szo's iv
New contributions .........'....''.'.. lo.1a
shipped and paid for. .iiOO.sS.s,
S Sssnl.s sa csss store: 500 0ssso
Grand total .................,....yiaO ,ssi-ee
Other contributions: ae :. Il
A wounded Doughboy ;...,i;...: $ioo
Through Laura b. Prisk, Grand -
yss'a W. ssorss. IL East isd st.. i.oS