The sun., 1917-09-14
nmtributions Of Fund Fans
Buy Tons Of Tobacco
Shipped Across.
RIG PARADE TOMORROW
Mothers to Be Among Leglons
of Marchers-Film Folks
Doing Bit.

initial ehipmcnt of smokes to eur SOL
dlers in France. That first consign-
ment included more than a million and
. quarter OF cigarettes-1,275, 900. to be
.ract. Since then other consignments
have zone out at regular intervals.
Up to date the fund has delivered to
the Government transport service to be
s,nt to the boys "over there" sixteen
.parate and distinct shipments, total
ling hundreds OF tons in weight and
numbering more than %. .000. 900 smokes.
This great supply included 100000
"rcaay ,nadce," "makings' for more
than 100000 cigarettes and tobaceo
sufficient to fill more than 100000
pipes.
Assuredly the publication OF these
figures will give qualification to the
hundreds OF loyal supporters Of the To-
bacco Fund. Twenty-Five million smokes
sent in two short months! The pleasure
which the tobacco has given the brave
bows at the front has been indicated in
occasional cable deeaatches. The ap-
searance of each new consignment Is
greeted with shouts of JOY and thanks
giving 1t stimulates the determination
Of the lads to do their very level best in
fighting the Germans.
For Period OF War!
The point to remember after studying
this presentation OF results Of the first
two months work is that the campaign
has little more than beeun. The recruits
for THE Sun Tobacco Fund. like the
men IN the National Amy. are en-
listed for the period Of the war. More
troops will be sent to the front almost
constantly for a long time to come and
the demand for smokes will be never
ceasing. The fellows in the camps and
the trenches will do their part. Those
who stay behind should do theirs.
What the East Side thinks OF the
smoke movement is going to be demon
strated most impessively in that
monster parade tomorrow afternoon
Men and women from many nationalities
all Americans now: boys and girls
social workers. persons unable to reach
the front but determined to do theil
bit at home-best OF all the mothers
who, better than anybody else in all the
world. know what their brave boys
need and want most, will give eloquen,
testimony to their interest in the To.
bacco Fund and all that it stands for.
Al the head OF the procession will
march the Metropolitan Life Band OF
$50 pieces and the Metropolitan Life de.
tachment of the Home Defence League
commanded by Capt John Knight. Foul
hundred Columbus Volunteers, for.
midable Italian group. Will participate
In the parade in addition to the many
h,ta1 Castardav rThAts
number would be almost twice as great
but almost half of their members are
now in Europe, fighting or preparing to
enter the conflict soon. The determina-
ton of the volunteers TO make theiI
former comrades as happy and com.
Portable as possible may easily be
imagined
ChiIdren's Court Division.
Judge Hoyt and Capt. Bernard Fagar
will head the children's court division
o. the Home Defence League. and Major
F. K. Coulter and Capt. Frank Quigley
will command the Children's Society's
forces Lieut.. b. Erstein and Lieut.
George J. Vandermuhl will direct the
silk division and Capt. Chester Dale the
home division. The Mayors Food Aid
Committee. the Actresses War Reliei
organization and the Junior Naval ant
Marine Scouts all will have conspicuou.
places.
In addition to city officials and othei
nctables already mentioned Miss Mar,
Garden. just back from France with wal
decorations. will be among the parade'i
reviewers in the stand in front OF thu
Lafayette statue in Union Square. Al
the pageant approaches the Recruit thu
full crew will line UP against the rail
inGs and the band from the navy yart
will blare "A fervid greeting.
The parade will move in the following
order