The sun., 1918-08-09
SALT WATER PARTY
BRINGS FUND $1,000
Atlantic Yacht Club at Sea
Gate Gives Successful
Fete.
RELICS ARE AUCTIONED
Entertainment by Top Liner
Talent Is Followed by
Dancing.
RELICS ARE AUCTIONED

The sad sea waves perked up at Sea
Gate wednesday night when the party
given to THE SUN Tobacco Fund came
off. 1t Is in that handy part Of New
York harbor that the Atlantic Yacht
Club. the host Of the occasion. IL domi-
ciled.
The party was very much moro than
an empty compliment and breath OF
ocean breezes, for &c amassed for the
smoke fund for our soldiers abroad a
sum estimated at the present writing at
$1,000, and a little more Is likely to be
reported on the final accounting. That
Is good killing" for one Of New
Yorks hottest nights, and my! what a
lot Of smokes 1t will buy for the SOL
diersl
The party was Commodore Edward F.
Luc'Icnbach's own idea. With his fellow
con. rnitteemen, Major John William
Tumbridge and John z. Creighton, he
got busy after the date was set for the
salt water fete and in less time than 1t
takes the ordinary impresario to weigh
and ponder they had the biggest posters
possible all over Sea Gate and Its neigh
bors and the clubhouse decorated with
enticing placards promising good
show. The boat Sea Gate which takes
the fortunate members OF the reserva-
ton up and down the harbor to and
from business became sailing adver-
tisement OF THE SUN Tobacco Fund.
The ushers OF the entertainment.
which took place in the big pavilion OF
the club, which is equipped with real
stage, were enlisted men from the radio
station In Sea Gate. Charles D. Cushman.
Elmer Morrow, Anthony Pasquale. John
L. Roche, NClarence r. Crosby and Wal
ter C. Doiicourt. Women Of the Ameri-
can Red Cross (Sea Gate auxiliary, in
GLIDING Mrs. Kenneth Lord and Mrs
Edward Graf, were Of great assistance
and arranged pretty flag tableau with
which the performance opened.
The bill was one of the best which
has been given for the fund 1t In
cluded volunteers from the concert and
vaudeville worlds. each represented by
topliners only. Among these were Miss
Margaret Weaver, contralto Zanzig,
Cipango, Eva Lynn. soprano: Miss
Rhoda Nickel, soprano; Hector Gold
sphinx. tenor !; Midgie Miller. Coincidence,
and Callahan Brothers. cyclon!c dan
GERS. Banjo Wallace's famous jazz
band played at intervals and at the
close Of the entertainment for dancing.
Frank C. Toy, young Australian who
is on furlough from the Royal Air Force,
told of his long experiences at the front
and in the air.
Two sword sticks were sold during the
auct!oning Of donations One was
bought by d. H. f. Jones and the other
by E. J. Mccormick. NJ N Bensabat
bought a Prussian helmet for $3.50. A
handsomely bound book donated by
Henry Blackmore and containing the
| autograph of Ebert Hubbard. who went
down with the Lueitania. became the
property OF Commodore Luckenbach for
SIS. A haiFpin sold for $50, a comb for
$40 and ladys hat OF the present
mode was auctioned by the donor, Fred
Heller to r. Duys for Sl0l.
The committee had decided to sell
programmes to take care of the war
tax. and the printed bill was worth the
| 10 cent charge. II was offered for sale
by the following pretty programme girls
Miss Louise Tumbridge, Miss Elizabeth
| Niedinghaus, Miss Catherine Wilcox
Miss Cecilia Thorns, Miss Marian Rior.
| dan, Miss Grace Love, Miss Helen Row
| land and Miss Elizabeth Rowla nd
| These sales added a considerable sum &c
the final result.
| THE SUNS salt water fete proved &c
/ be one Of the most successful OF any OF
the events 30. far carried out at the
nearby resorts; 1t was largely attended
and the whole soued hospitality of the
| club which Is proverbial on this coast
again was demonstrated engasingly.