The sun., 1918-10-13
FRIENDS PLAN MANY
FETES TO AID FUND.
Dances, Cat Shows, Musicales,
Cabaret and Block Parties
Included in List.
BLIND READY TO DO BIT
Collector Edwards to Turn
Over Vast Amount Of
'Baccy for Troops.

Accounts agree rs to the activity at
both ends and middle Of the battlefront
IN France, where our soldiers have given
10 marvellous an account OF themselves.
They are busy. truly. in the worlds
work, and THE SUN Tobacco Fund emu
lously seeks to equal their record, the
keeping busy part, in its purpose to sup
ply them with smokes
II isn't hard, for donors and would be
donors are constantly suggesting new
ways for 1t to exert itself. The pro-
sramme for the month is thick with
events, and not one of them terminated
IN the fund itself. but in the minds Of
It's friends. In the list Of accepted
things are dances, cat shows. musicales,
receptions and cabarets, and of course
q block party or two.
To help the smoke fund the incor-
porated Stage Children's fund will give
q part of its receipts Of a two days
bazaar TO be held at the Hotel Meal
pin. and the Empire Cat Club, the most
comprehensive of all such bodies. has
offered to present to the fund the net
receipts Of it's shows at the Seventy first
Armory. Neither of these big events
IL immediate. but they are not far dis
tant
Topping the list Of musical events in
ths sense OF propinuuity Is the prom
Used concert OF the Blind Tuners League.
This society gave a fine affair Of the
kind to THE Sun fund last season and
It's desires to repeat X in kind, all the
performers being sightless Another Of
fer that the fund values highly Is that
Of the beautiful American singer Anna
Case. who will arrange n recital In Car
negie Hall for US. In the season past
Miss Case offered this splendid gift, but
II was not possible to avail Of II. This
time dates will be better arranged.
Dances to Lend Help.
Offers Of full receipts from dances
come from the Hancock Patriotic
League, which has settled on November 1
as the date of its first party and on
somers Hall in Brooklyn as the place.
The Insurance League Of New York.
which gave a dance for the soldiers
smoke fund last season. will repeat its
success.
Two weeks from yesterday A. F. KAN
rner and Tom Boyd of the Fox Hills
Golf Club. Stapleton, Staten Island. will
meet Jack Hobens and Oswald K1rkby
at the home grounds for the match for
THE Sun Tobacco Fund.rs Walter w.
Price will be the master of ceremonies
What Is intended to be the banner
block party held in Greater New York
will occur in Moffatt street between
Bushwick and Evergreen avenues. The
large local committees are confident that
the net receipts of the party will benefit
THE SUN Tobacco Fund by more than
$1,000 If their hopes are not too rosy
this will be the banner party; several
have almost touched this mark but not
quite.
Valuable donations ranging from
decorative apparel and household goods
10 tobacco and foodstuffs have been re-
ceived by the donation committee headed
by Mrs. Raymond. in whose house the
gifts are being displayed. and from the
sale of these. 1t Is believed. the figure
mentioned would be touched. Miss LII
Ian l.. Mailer, who Is chairman OF the
subscription committee. reports that not
single family in the block has refused
10 subscribe.
John Thompson Ballou. Jr, IL the gen.
eTal chairman Of this block party and
George Heinrichs OF SO Mofratt street is
81 the head OF the publicity department:
both agree that their anticipations in
they way OF subscriptions and donations
have been exceeded by results.
The block will present a gala appear
ance; in addition TO big and new Ameri-
can flags, one of these donated by Mrs.
George II. Reichers. there will be- of
course, monster service nag and a
flag by of the city OF New York,
given by Mrs. r. A. Knoll. Patriotic
decorations are TO be in the windows of
every home in the block. and II will be
lighted by LOO electric lamps. w. F.
Connelly's uniformed band will play from
10 IL o'clock.
The date OF this promising party,
which it will be remembered was post
poned from October at the request OF
The Central Committee OF the Fourth
Liberty Loan, is October rs.
Four Parties Join Drive.
Tho four parties from which the fund
will benefit that took place last night
~-e in the following localities: Thomp-
80 street between Blocker and Third
letth street between Amsterdam and
Edgecombe avenues. 1ssth street between
Home street and Union avenue. and
Claremont avenue between 125th and
FIFTH streets.
The Swomen's committee Of the last
named party included these names Edna
Derby, Mary Mullins. Mrs. Busher,
mrs. Either, Mrs. Lowell. Mrs. Crowley,
MISS Zoo Gregory and Miss Daisy
Hasler.
The work OF the following made a sue
cess OF the party in 16Sth street: Miss
J. SCHNEIDER. Mrs. SCHNEIDER. Mrs. Crozler
and Miss Crozier. There was also a
large committee who assisted in the
Thompson street party. This affair was
managed by Italo Fugazi, Louis Bolline,
James Privingzini and the Humbert
Fugazl Association.
II has been the invariable custom OF
THE SUN Tobacco Fund to discourage
friends who wish to present It with
tobacco and sometimes very large
amounts have been refused, for obvious
reasons. but with regret Now, how
ever, such a splendid gift has been
offered to the fund OF thousands on
Thousands OF cigars. cigarettes and
smoking tobaccos that the fund wouldn't
have the right to refuse It. Anyway as
J. bulks with the funds own gigantic
shipments this gift does not fall In tho
ordinary category of tobacco PROPOSE
tons
Collector OF Internal Revenue William
y EDWARDS has been the means OF turn
ing over vast store OF tobacco confs-
.aird by the Government for THE SUN
tobacco Fund TO distribute to the fight
Ing Americans In Europe. This had
ancumulated in Collector Edwards's
lands as contraband for non-pa yment 81
''s Internal revenue tax or for some H.
.'sallty on the part OF the original
owners
Tho course OF treatment OF this con-
Naoand "smoke" Is to destroy It. But
When suggestion was made TO the