The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-01-05

Lieut.. Jack Morgan. Machine Repair
Unit $40. writes To Marion McDermott
saying Il gave out the cigarettes this
morning December 15) among the boys
and not ono Of them will ever forget
Miss McDermott They arc pretty hard
to buy over here. and these were some
treat l never smoke cigarettes, but
did this morning II more of the girls
would give the. boys tobacco 1t would
help them to sleep comfortably In the
cold dugouts and on this hard ground"
Died for Glorious Victory.
In a letter acknowledging a distribu-
ton of SUN fund cigarettes at the OFF,
GERS Club in Limoges. France, Mira Ma
Del Fonda GRreissen. who is in charge,
touches on n matter that deeply inter-
ests American mothers whose sons are
buried in France. This letter IL In re-
ply to SUN donor. Mrs. Moore. who has
given her only son to his country.
You say the sunshine has gone out
OF your life. No. the beauty OF your
sons deed will linger about you always.
If we grieve In the old way we cannot
sense the spiritual essence Of our dear
ores who have gone. The lives of our
sons belonged to them to do with as they
chose They were among the first to
offer them to our country. They died for
glorious victory. In our feeble way,
let us mothers try to live up to the STAN
dard they set. Let us not dishonor their
dignity by giving up to despair. II We
do We were unworthy OF being their
mothers. ! am going 90 Chateau Thierry
soon. and I shall cover the mound under
which your son lies with evergreen
boughs. the symbol OF immortality. He
sleeps we'll there: leave him there Your
son and mine fell In lovely France; let
US leave them among the poppies Tho
grave cannot conflne the spirit and
when wrong Is riEhted they'll all come
Some By tn. old. old sea.
Some on the shimmering Rainbow track.
Young for eternity.
Dear Mr.. Smoke Man." writes Pri-
vate Harry McCullar OF 304th T. NJ.
Battalion from Vraincourt, France. on
December H. your most welcome do
nation OF cigarettes for the boys still
over here was received just as my sup
ply OF ready mades was exhausted. They
certainly were appreciated. and we are
hoping for more, as we have to stay
here a while yet All the boys wish
THE SUN a Merry Christmas and q
Happy New Year"
In the new contributions listed to-day
appears the Anal instalment from the
benefit given to the smoke fund at tho
Hotel McAlpin on the evening OF De-
cember 20. This instament Is 500.
Also a check for 500 from w. T. Nor
ris, vice-presdent OF the American
Chain Company OF Norfolk. Va. The
| latter Is a New Years gift. On New
Years eve Mr.. Morris had the Idea OF
taking up a subscription for the fund al
1.-the Beaux Arts. where he was dining,
but gave II up on the reflection that ne
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follow up his generous thought for the
! fund with a generous check.
Busy Week for smokes.
| 4 busy week is ahead of the smoke
fund. on Wednesday occurs the big
plrty given in its honor and for its
emolument at the Bal Tabarin, the new
! and popular cablret over the Winter
Garden. This will be the opening of a
rev floor In addition to the one where
the spar kling entertainment provided by
Manager Boag goes on nishtly.
| The next Monday night will see the re-
| cital of Miss Airparito Farrar at the
| Aeolian Hall she WIS the bright par
! ticular star Of TIRE SuE Tobacco Fund
! party held recently at the Hotel Nc
Alpin On tine lith and 18th the cats
entered for the Empire show will do their
| prettiest for Ties moke fund at the Nc
Alpin, and the following Sunday after
noon occurs ,he Victory Dance insug-
ursted by the Misses L. Leissner and r
| Bayer at the Leslie rooms In Eighty
! third street and Broadway. The cards
| for this dance read Entire proceeds &c
! THE Sun Tobacco Fund"
The Stage Childrens Fund. which re-
rently made the smoke fund a beue'
! fciary of their bazaar, IS uong active
work in entertaining the returned sol
diers and sailors The following are
/ some of the children who take part II
/ these entertainments Elizabeth Ken
J edy, Ruth Friedman. polle Epannel
! Gertrude KRISTEN Naoma Newman
/ Chester Herman, Estelle Levy. Henry
Helmln. Sidney B4rucn. Mildred Liv'
/ ingston aul Vera Stevens.
| While ihe arrangement between th'
smoke fund and the Schultz and United
! Cigar stores continues coupons and Ger
tificates received with purchases OF to-
/ tacco should be put into Sun fund boxes
there for with the reclamation Of thes,
coupons, the soldiers abroad will re
ceive more smokes.
How the Fund Stands To-day.
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