The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-01-14
3 BENEFITS WILL
HELP SMOKE FUND
Cat Show, Dance and Party
to Be Given in the Next
Few Days.
WOUNDED GET TOBACCO
Troops Occupying Portions Of
Germany Send Messages Of
Thanks to Donors.
WOUNDED GET TOBACCO

Contributors TO THE Sun Tobacco
Fund are receiving many messages OF
thanks from soldiers overseas telling of
the timely arrival OF tobacco and OF the
comfort 1t gives TO the boys
Sergeant V. D. Lowell Of the 3I2th
Artillery, on the way to Luxembourg.
wrote to fund donor: at is such spirit
as you show In deeds that made our
tasks in the war easier. The cigarettes
which we call life savers. have helped
us over many bumps. We are on our
way to Germany. worse luck
The first sergeant of Battery f, 342i
Field Artillery. wrote this message on
Christmas: Having enjoyed n good din
rer and having received many Injuries
such As are seldom served In No Mans
Land we have no riGht to complain
about anything. The best and most
welcome gift to all the men in the bat
terry was the good tobacco sent 10 Us
through The Sun Tobacco Fund"
Here is letter from Lagny. written
by Sergeant II. w. Seitner OF Company
+. S5Sth Inftnry. explaining 70 a donor
after we landed our ST. Mihiel drive
come OF US were either wounded or pol
soned and we were at once sent back to
our great American hospitals to pe taken
care Of. Ninety-five Of tho Eighty-ninth
Division are here awaiting transporta-
ton to Luxembourg. and while waiting
for Christmas we were issued the olga
rettes you donated. am. therefore,
thanking you in the name OF the whole
-. To- la
given US. 1t will not be too late for you
10 write to mo. and l should very much
like to hear from you. My home address
Is South Main street, Millbury. Mass"
Many Letters From Hospitals.
The mail from base hospitals IN
France is particularly heavy this week
The soldiers write from hospitals 123. s.,
131. 6S, 1872. 81. and every letter IL
cheerful. One letter says the boys are
'smiling through thick and thin" All
wish the donors OF cigarette gifts all the
good wishes of the season.
"T'hese cigarettes" writes Private w.
Wafer, whose home IS in Brooklyn. to
Will Rogers, ARE real gold to us, espe-
eialiy as We were laid UP and broke and
without means of getting some butts.
We all hope to get back quickly and
once more see you slinging the old rope
again"
Private y. l. Navarro also sent a mes
sage to Rogers from a hospital saying
how good the gift was 'as they were
all busted"
Frank Tinney received this letter from
several wounded men in Base Hospital
1871: I'VE, the patients Of this hospital.
wish to thank you for your very gen
erous donation OF tobacco. Kindness OF
this sort will never be forgotten by US
boys"
Corporal Conrad Harmon, IN Ward 90,
Base Hospital IS, writes: Just few
lines to let you know We were made
very happy to-day by receiving the
smokes you sent The boys in the ward
with me shared the smokes and they ali
Join in wishing long life and prosperity
10 THE Sun Tobacco Fund and all who
kept 1t going after the war"
Cat. VIII Help Fund.
The Empire Club. Mrs. Ida J. Ketchen
president, will have it's cat show to-day
and tomorrow for the benefit OF THE
Sun Tobbaco Fund. 1t will be held on
the roof OF the Hotel McAlpin. Aristo-
cratic cats have been entered by we'll
known breeders and fanciers of the
country.
Miss J. r. Kroeh Of Orange. n. j..
VIII SNOW q uOLen DUO cyeu Wits
SLAMS. among them Champion Kilvavock
Don Leone II. which has been many times
winner in the Empire show. Miss
Ella v. Getty Of East Cleveland will
show, among other entries, Hampton
Brushwood Winter Wonder, which was
best cat in the Cleveland show OF 1918.
Other exhibitors include Miss Maud
Fsrrer. Miss Hattie McCoun. Miss Jose
rhne Campbell. Mrs. I. J. ketchen, Miss
Christine Mcnamara, Mrs. J. K Rom
aids. Mrs. Arthur Churchill. Mrs. Rob
tEson. Mrs. Olsey and Mrs L. q. Sturgs
There will he an entertainment and
dance tomorrow night by the Brooklyn
and Queens Blind Welfare Society for
the benefit Of THE SUN Tobacco Fund at
st. Michaers parish house. 217 High
street. Brooklyn. The programme be-
gins at o'clock. Tho admission is rs
centA
a week from to-day will be Sophie
Tucker day and night party at Re!sen-
webers The entertainment will start
with afternoon tea from to with
songs. &c. by Sophie and her jazz boys
IN the main dining room. followed by a
long programme, and all for the benefit
of American soldiers in the army occu-
plying Germany.
How the Fund stands To-day.
THE Sun and THE EVENING SUN S.Weoo
United Cigar Stores boxes. 70.6S5 q
Otherwise acknowledged ..........,... no. 800 20
New contributions ..................... ln7B
Total ..... .t......................sss e. lS7 q
Cash balance ............. e.7Ns9
Schultz Cigar Stores boxes........... &.ss7.1
Grand total ........,....--.....-....Nz az, SIS %
New contributions are:
soovtlles Hotel. Coney Island. .,...- Boo
Robert A. Gardner. .................... leo
A. b. Hopkins, Elmore Farm.
Bridgeport, Conn.,. ............., I'D
Employees OF Cooper Hewitt Eec-
the Company. Hoboken. n j.
fS. 81 and So NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. 2I.@
~Alrnacoa" Equitable Building. 1900
Dsrkwster Coal Conipany............- 1850
Buck Run Coal Company, Miners
Vile. Schuylkill county. Pa....,... as
Joseph Kohnstamm. 80 to e3 Park pl. 1000
NEGRO CANDIDATE WITHDREW
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