The sun., 1919-01-18
MESSAGES COME TO
FUND CONTRIBUTORS
Soldiers Tell How Tobacco
Gifts Help Them in New
Duties.
SALE AT BENEFIT PARTY
Entertainment Will BE Given
Next Tuesday, and Victory
Dance Following Sunday.

Through Lieut.. L. A. Harper Ave con-
tributors to THE SrS Tobacco Funl
have received in one envelope acknowl-
edgments from about a score OF nom
commissioned officers and privates. nll
members OF the Sixty-fourth Provisional
Depot Battalion. stationed in December
near Bourges. France. The contributors
named are the employees OF Frank
Thompson, Commodore II. Young. the
men OF Post & McCord, the Prudential
Insurance Company and Findlay Sacke.t,
and those sending their thanks are
Sergeants Oliver Billiard and William
y. Craig, Corporal Harry T. Adams,
privates Raymond +. Miller. August
II. Nortemann, Oliver c. Quinn, Henry
J. Vatcky, Pearl w. Wheeler. Sam A.
Clemsnson, Paul F. Cronce. William ].
Andrews. Harold II Baird. George NJ.
Inman. William l. Johnston. George c.
Bircher. Lewis s. Borst. Roy r. Shu-
mate, Herman r. Wolf Fred w. Link,
James f. Nash. Clinton Smith. w. J. b.
Stiles. William NJ. Todd. James +.
Traver. Herman B. Gassman, Iron (.
Barger and wagonep Russell c. Wart-
chew.
The Republican Club has received
this message from Private II d. Barrett
Of the Second Battalion. Twenty-ninth
Engineers. now in Dudelange. Luxem-
burg: After being for long time
without the cigarettes we care for your
gift ~ great amounting to about 80
cents pack In this locality. that Is, Il
we could buy American cigarettes or
any good smokes here. Aside from this
lack for which they can't be blamed the
people OF this country have welcomed
us literally with open arms, and on
Thanksgiving Day a number OF us had
dinner with Luxembourg people. The
proverbial turkey was missing. II is true,
but the Thanksgiving spirit was there
because of the release Of millions Of
persons from slavery"
Thanks Go to a Woman
Dear Mrs. Soper" a Montcla'r
donor. has received this card: II am
pleased to acknowledge receipt OF n
carton OF cigarettes from you through
THE Sun. They were highly valued by
me and some OF my buddies expect
TO be back in the u. 3. a. at least by
the frst OF February. Private c. Z.
Fabry. 321st Supply Company"
Soldiers in Hendrecourt. France. write
your tobacco. arriving as 1t did when
We were out OF smokes and busted IN
pocket Just when we were anxiousy
awaiting the call Of the States TO come
back home. served to watt away the
blues because We learned In definite
way that the people back home don't
forget US wherever we co.
Richard Croker sent this card to Theo-
dore N. Vail: II received your dandy
issue Of tobacco to-day and we boys
surely do appreciate all our kind friends
at home are doing for US. We all hope
to march down Fifth avenue before very
long"
Miss NJ. Fsirchild. a fund contributor.
has received this card from Corporal
r. II. Fairchild. Headquarters Company.
Third Field Artillery:
Hello. Sister! What n coincidence
that should draw a package of smokes
from one whose name Is SO familiar 10
me! have sister in Northampton,
Mass. whose Christian name Is Marion,
and as you will see by my signature our
family name is Fairchild. Many thanks
for the fine gift which THE SUN Tobacco
Fund put In my hands. 1t fills a long
felt want"
More Gifts for sophie's Party.
In the Four Hundred room at Reisen-
weber's is being displayed the various
articles that have been given TO Sophie
Tucker to be sold for the smoke fund
drive she is conducting. A big sigr an
nounces to the diners and dancers that
IL
the benefit OF THE SUN Tobacco Fund
at eophie's smoke fund party January 81
The Lichtensteln Shop. 1862 Broad
way. has donated some articles of
lingerie Clarice's, 154s Broadway, has
presented fan. and G. Bache. 1888
Broadway. gold bracelet. These are
In addition to gifts already mentioned.
all OF which are on view. book of
autographs. given by Hunter Wykes, 40
Cedar street. since his return from SER
vice abroad. also will be sold on this oc-
casion. It contains the signatures of
many famous men.
The sale Of tickets for the Victory
Dance for THE SUN Tobacco Fund is
progressing satisfactorily. II will be
held in the Leslie Rooms. Etghty-third
street and Broadway. on Sunday after
noon, January rs, under the direction
of'the Misses f. Leissner and r. Bayer,
dancing to start at 2:30 p NJ The
Leslie Rooms are popular on the upper
West Side for dancing parties More
than 500 tickets already have been dis
posed of, The smoke fund will receive
all the proceeds.
How the Fund stands To-day.
THE SUN and THE EVENING SUN 5000 %
United Cigar Stores boxes. 10 s5s n
Otherwise acknowledged. ............. slo5So So
New contrioutions......... 43
Total commandments. ssss "a, AZ
shipped and paid for, ..s77.@:+
Schultz Cigar Stores boxes 49,. 1852 g.
Grand total ........................,.4 22 sss %
New contributions are:
Bayonne No. Observation-Disclosures. 81 %
Pomsnder Club, Hackensack. n. j.. as
SPEED UP SOLDIER LAND BILL.