The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-01-28
SMOKES GIVE CHEER
TO WARS WOUNDED
Soldiers in Hospitals Overseas
Send Messages Of Thanks
for Tobacco.
FUND NEEDS MORE HELP
All Arrangements Completed
for Benefit Cabaret Party
Friday Night.

IN tie issue OF December ! , the Windy
City Echo, published by members OF the
Thirteenth Engineers, Railway Service,
who were IN the verdun sector at the
time, Is n continuation OF the history OF
the regiment by A. A. Archbold. In which
appears the following:
"on December : the regiment received
n shipment OF tobacco donated by THE
SUN Tobacco Fund. As the men had to
depend upon packages from home for
their smoking, this allotment was very
welcome. Each man received seventeen
packages OF cigarettes and twenty-hree
sacks Of tobacco"
Sergeant T C. Myers and forty-nine
others In n hospital at Mars, France. re-
ceiyed n shipment OF tobacco January 4.
Donors to the fund are thanked for the
Gift In n message from the sergeant. who
reports there were fifty smiles and hap
plness for all"
From CorleveQue. near Chaumont.
France. the boys of the 3o2d Ammuni-
ton Train send thanks for tobacco, say
Ing they are IN the best OF health and
hope the smoke fund is enjoying the
same blessing.
Fund Donor Gets Message.
Sherman Rohr writes from Base Hos
pital to David NJ. a donor Il am
smoking one OF tho cigarettes which
were received by your lberality through
THE SUN fund. They are very good,
especially as we hadn't seen any tailor
made for n long time. Perhaps nobody
but h1 nj hp l W at
to be without smokes and yet TO crave
them constantly. can fully appreciate
what THE Sun fund has done for us. not
this once. but several times. All the boys
Join me in heartily thanking you"
Lieut.. ]. r. tombstone of the old Sew
enth, but now with Company +. 112th
Infantry, writes: I'VE are in cap
;ured salient which the Americans took
from the Heinies. and living In their
quarters on a beautifully wooded hill. l
with another 'shavetair have stone
cottage. with real beds. a stove which
the orderly lights before reveille. q desk.
chairs. wardrobe and all the comforts OF
a human beings home. The mess is
wonderful; pancakes with syrup galore,
steak. fritters and doughnuta The
cooks can't do enough for us. and when
] left for an all day trip yesterday the
cook handed me a big package OF sand
witches. saying might be hungry before
] got to an eating place.
ITS been wonderful. this experience
and I'm mighty glad to have been
through II as an enlisted man and won
my commission rather than getting 1t at
Plattsburg" Lieut.. Johnstone Is a New
York boy and lives at l0l West Seventy
third street.
New Years Day Made Happy.
I'VE are going TO have n very happy
New Year. thanks TO you" writes p.
Mulligan from Convalescent Camp, A
J. O., 2S5. II am New York soldier
one OF the old Sixty-ninth. have just
left the hospital and am now in a rest
camp recovering from wounds received
In action"
A group Of happy soldiers in the regl-
ments modified to entrain on a trans
Port for homo at Seray-sur Mouse Jan
uary 9. and were included In a distri-
hutton of SrS fund tobacco. Corporal
s. King served as their secretary and
wrote to THE SUN to tell of their deep
apr eciatlon.
From Bltburg, Germany, Lloyd A.
Seward. A. i. o. ISL. writes to y. Lin
coin Orr. n donor: We received your
gift of tobacco at New Years dinner and
tho boys appreciate II very highly. for
there's nothing soldier enjoys better
than a smoke II you care to correspond
with soldier answer to the above ad-
dress and / will be glad to write to
you"
Germany Is sure some country
writes Sergeant y. F. Hayes of Battery
L, Ststh Field Artillery. but It is I'm
possible to buy any tobacco here"
The operating room force at Base
Hospital IS, consisting OF A F. Stanley,
Rudolph Schlabach, Carl z. Garland
Ray Staatcr. Glenn Banta and william
King. sent the following message to F.
l. Curtiss. another donor: I'VE re-
ceived the package OF tobacco and wish
to thank you. II surely was appreciated
like bright day after a month Of rainy
days"
Friday nights benefit party at the
Pre-Catelan restaurant In West Thirty
ninth street Is certain to give considera-
BILE help to the smoke fund II has long
been a desire of Manager William H.
Barnes to do his bit for the soldiers
smokes, but not until now has It been
possible for him TO do So. There will
be specially arranged cabaret enter
tainment on Friday. plenty of music
for dancing and several novel features
in addition TO a dinner is to be served
from G 80 to s.
How the Fund Stands To-day.
THE Sun and THE EVENING Gun Sc coo N
United Cigar Stores hoxes............ 1907 81
Otherwise acknowledged. .............. 81, $50 50
New contributions. Observation-Disclosures. 100
Total 1855 5ga ss
Shipped and paid for. 1857 362oa
Cash balanoe. ............ I.332.72
Schultz Cigar Stores boxes. .....,.... ssss7 O.
Grand oth...................... cS,sss %
New contributions are:
Patrons of tho Mad Halter Tea
Room .........,.,............,.. $500
ArkTright Club Round Table,. II 90
COOPERATE TO AID SOLDIERS.