The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-07-18
JOCKEYS Dig AGAIN
FOR SMOKES FUND
Crack Riders on Eastern Tracks
Send S147.65 for Soldiers
in France.
NEW BENEFITS ARRANGED
Employees and Friends Of
Greensburg, Pa, "Tribune"
Send Gift Of $113.25.

Send Gift Of $113.25.
This Is proof" said Johnny, shat we
speed boys are for the doushboys. We
want them TO have a nno.se on us.
Maybe It will help them to 20 over an
other top"
Johnny IL none other than John Lof-
tus, premier rider of the horses belong
ing to A. X. Macombsr's California sta
bles. This" the proof. was ,$l47e5.
the contribution OF half a hundred
Jockeys to THE Sun Tobacco Fund.
The horse trainers started their regu-
lar summer campaign for the fund last
week and turned in q substantial amount
a. an initial instalment. This stirred
the patriotic spirit Of the riders. Lotus
began a speed boys drive for smokes
and carried It over q top with skill
and precision equal to that he has shown
in steering many . turf entry to tri-
umph.
Johnny had the able assistance OF
Willie Knapp. the veteran. who started
the jockeys campaign for the fund in
1917; George Walls, Lawrence Lyke. @.
(Joe) Byrne, Frank Robinson. who rides
for Harry Payne whitney: John MoTag-
CART, who wears Richard P. Wilson Jr. 9,
colors. and lot OF others and the
sl4765 will make q lot OF the soldiers
happy. just as the young Knights OF the
turf intended It should.
The name Of virtually every Jockey
known to a metropolitan track Is In the
list of givers. That means Of course
that every stable is represented. And
the steeplechase boys too did their full
bit.
More Returns From Georgia Land
The fund received yesterday also q
check for s113.25 from Ida NJ Parks.
the treasurer OF the Greensburg (Pa.)
Daily Tribune tobacco fund. Early last
week $170 came from the same source
and with 1t the following explanatory
letter signed by Miss Parks:
"A large portion Of this amount comes
from the sale OF Georgia Land a pleas
ant piece Of music composed by Seneca
G. Lewis. manager OF the Pennsylvania
Rubber Company. Of this section. The
returns from the sale Of Georgia Land
have been generously donated to our
ration to be sent to our soldiers abroad"
A full list of contributors represented
in the later remittance is published at
the end of this article. The largest indi-
vidual amount. it will be seen, Is credited
to Mr. Lewis. who. through the sales las.
autumn of his march, Columbia,
brought nearly $4,000 to THE SUN fund.
He is an enthusiastic and tireless booster
OF soldiers smokes projects, and 1t Is OBJ
wi ha
GreensburS that there are others like
him In that section of Pennsylvania. The
patriotism Of the Greensburg Daily
Tribune and its readers is certainly to be
commended
Have you noticed tho large number OF
States from which contributions come 10
this fund? 1t wasn't so very long age
that great entertainment was given In
Palm Beach. way down In Florida. the
eoutheasternmost State of the Union
from which the fund proflted hand
somely. Now it's hotel in Maine, up In
the northeast corner of the map, that
voluntarily enters the lists.
Garden Fete for the Fund.
Walter Jarvis who volunteered and
carried through successfully a unique
benefit for smokes in this city last win
ter, has extended his good work to Rock
land. Me, where he is passing the sum.
mer at the Hotel Samoset. With the en-.
thusiastic support Of the Samoset's man.
ager, Frank C. Moore. and the earnest
approval OF the hotels visitors. garden
fete and putting contest have been ar
ranged to take place on the afternoon q,
July 26. with a monster card party in
the parlors in the evening.
The receipts from this series OF events
are offered to the tobacco fund Mrs
willard salisbury. wife Of the senior
United States Senator from Delaware
has eraciously consented to act as treas
urer of the Rockland celebration.
Miss Lame Carrera. daughter Of Anna
Held, is one OF the latest to be engaged
Tor an important role in the new play
mothers Liberty Bond" which is to be-
gin run at the Park Theatre the nigh
of August l. Miss Held, whose long ant
dangerous illness appears finally to hav,
yielded to heroic treatment is intensel,
interested in this engagement OF her tai
ented daughter. and her first work alonl
professional lines in many months, tn,
duration of her Illness, has been to re
hearse Miss Carrera for the part.
Mothers Liberty Bond" is the pec,
by Parker Fisher. announced as pa
triotic play for patriotic people" It |.
10 be produced in a patriotic cause also
for THE SUN Tobacco Fund will be {
beneficiary while the New York ruI
continues.
Canvass OF Business District..
Beginning to-day score of youn,
women. under the chaperonage of Mis-
Finch and Ms. Rousch, will canvass tn,
business districts In the interests of tn,
forthcoming production. Mrs. Rouscl
returned recently from France wher
she was engaged in Y NJ. c. A. worl
near the trenches. She there becam
convinced of the necessity OF tobacco 70
the soldiers and she has volunteered t.
accompany the bevy Of ticket sellers am
urge upon groups of hearers to help fur
nish smokes to our fighting men.
July 80 is to be THE SUN Fund Nigh
on the Paradise Roof, at Reisenweber' S
Columbus Circle, where Miss Alice King
the hostess, and A. Schultz. the resi-
dent manager. are arranging an excel
lent programme. Besides the uSua
Paradise cast. Reisenweber will draI
from the 1918 Shelburne Girl" at hi
Brighton Beach hotel. and entertainer
from the "Sinbad." ''Hitchy-Koo" an
yet other companies have volunteered
An interest wider than the area o