The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-02-16
FUND ONLY $4,000
FROM $46O,OOO TOP
Smokes Needed More Than
Ever by American Heroes
Abroad.
CHAPLAIN SENDS PLEA
Words From Scores in Army
Assure Donors of Graft
tude Of Soldiers.
CHAPLAIN SENDS PLEA

Another top is in front of THE SUN
Tobacco Fund. and 1t is not very far
sway. A sum of $4,000. which seems
small indeed in the magnificent his
tory OF the fund and its continual
growth. stands between II and the flne
round numbers Of $45o.ooo. That is the
top towards which the smoke fund i'm
nedlately aspires.
In the bulky correspondence between
the soldiers abroad and the contributors
OF the fund the necessity OF keeping
up the supply of smokes going over
70 the former is apparent Immediately
following the armistice the soldiers felt
certain misgivings as to the continuance
of several of the organizations which
bad their bases in their comfort In
some cases the misgivings were war
ranted by the result and a prospect Of
peace or the discontinuance OF the fight
ing automatically shut Off some sup
plies.
THE SUN Tobacco Fund was not one
OF these. 1t realized that in a state
OF relaxation following the excitement
Of war the soldiers would require
smokes more than ever. and It coun-
sclled its donors to bear this fact in
mind and keep sending in their con-
tributons which alone make It possible
for the fund to go on with the work.
goodly number of the donors did
not require this advice On the contrary
they wrote to THE Sun Tobacco Fund
begging It to go ahead and promis-
ing support. The boys. they said, need
their smokes now. II they ever did,
and as had been the case in the war,
80 now. only the smoke fund could be
relied on to supply them.
Letters of this sort accompanied by
contributions made pleasant and satlsfac-
tory reading. It's always pleasant to have
ones friends agree with ones opinion.
and it certainly was the funds opinion
that for long time yet tobacco should
be sent over to American soldiers The
weight OF opinion of the funds donors
seemed all the heavier because 1t came
in unsolicited.
Cards show Contentment.
Cards from the soldiers after a SUM-
eient time had elapsed since the signing
Of the armistice. for them to be sure
that the smoke fund had not stopped
sending tobacco nor relaxed its efforts
TO collect the money to buy tobacco came
back in great numbers showing their
content that there was to be no dimi-
mutton OF their supply of the tobacco
solace. They had found It practically
impossible to buy American tobacco in
Germany, as they had already found II
IN France. Where some American cisa-
rettes we're for sale the price asked
was prohibitive to them. Cigarettes
made in Germany" gave them nausea.
So It was with real delight they could
20 H. o.,
would not relax their efforts to send
them tobacco.
Nevertheless there has been a degree
OF relaxation among donors; the neces-
city OF keeping up supplies has not
shown itself to them to exist as strongly
as 1t does and the fund has every now
and then to point out as it had no
occasion to do some months ago, the
fact that there were thousands upon
thousands of our soldiers abroad who
would never have anything to smoke un-
less its donors supplied the material.
That $4,000 isn't asked simply to
swell the reputation of THE SUN To-
Sacco Fund. Its reputation is secure.
But the money is needed to carry to the
soldiers the thing they want more than
they want anything else. In this con-
nection the fund repeats the request
sent over recently by Chaplain Roscoe
Army of Occupation: I'VE have no
definite knowledge as to the length Of
our stay. After a period of activity at
the front the relaxation sometimes
weighs heavy. We need tobacco. Send
Us smokes and we will acknowledge
promptly"
Donors have received numberless re-
guests like this. and the smoke fund
cannot add anything to the appeal. The
al wi
testimony of the soldiers. Now the mat
ter may safely be left with them.
Evidence From Wounded.
When the request for smokes comes
from the boys in hospitals in France 1t
certainly should not be denied THE SUN
Tobacco Fund is proud TO print the evil
dence furnished by these wounded and
sick men that they have received genuine
happiness from the tobacco sent over to
them.
Sergeant r. J. Dozen OF Unit 303, Com
pany 4, sends back a characteristic let
'e7 after he had been cured and was out
OF hospital The letter is characteristic
because OF It's cheerfulness. And every
letter from a hospital has been OF this
character. while in hospital I received
your most generous package OF tobacco,
ior whlch I am most grateful. Il was
not able TO smoke at the time, but now
q am ~eh'again, able to go about and
me smokes have made me SO. l mean
they helped greatly because they cheered
me up. I have also distributed some OF
u among my fellow soldiers and they all
ASK me TO send best thanks to you
Your package OF cigarettes was
broken IN and divided among the boys
IN Base Hospital SO. greatly appreci-
dted my portion and so with the rest OF
Inc fellows We can't thank you enough
ana the only way to bring to your mind
mo good you have done is TO say that
''T weeks We all were longing without
nope for smoke" This card was writ
ven by Thomas S. Mcguire Of Company
u, Fifty-fourth Pioneers.
from convalescent camp No. 1, at
Mesves Hospital Centre, a number OF
soldiers, signing themselves 1.-THE Bunch"
SEND this card MANY thanks for the
tooacco which came to US when we were
entirely out. We have our pipes and
Cigarettes going at fun blast now. We
nenh you over and over again for your
N'hdness" The signatures appended
IRE those OF Sergeant Michael Nollon,
rrhates John Burns Thomas Suydam.
~. - Overton, william Morgan and C.
i. Rcssler.
'n January 90 Nurse Eta Wallace OF
o.. y. \. Base Hospital a. AZ Mesves
tN''e' writes for her patients. 1.-THE
o'dc'o sent here by THE SUN Tobacco
'"G was distributed among the boys in
ms hospital. They all ask me TO write
90 ,naHk you for sending it"
Us Boys" write to donor e D.
nedch: your donation of tohaoco h.