The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-12-08

IONS, and IL is up TO individuals d
continue to do their part. The smok,
1und, as one of the latter, is aware
that IL has still much to do and u
seeks to impress contributors to tn,
tund that they have sti1l much to do
Tho duty of both is to keep up Tho
soldiers morale in their present tire
some duties with MS much energy MS
they Kept it up when the men were
hghting That will prove that the les.
sons of the war, reviewed yesterday In
tho celebration OF Britain's Day are
not forgotten.
| Last Weeks Showing.
| Last week the nature Of the dona-
tons to THE SUN Tobacco Fund
showed that tho large corporations
the groups of donors are still on the
| job. They know the necessity of con-
| tinuing to send tobacco TO our army In
Europe. Perhaps It is natural for in
| dividual donors to lose sight OF what
is needed in the glow of the thought
expressed above, that they helped tho
| boys to win. But they ought not to
| forget, and If they will read the latest
words from tho mon who see no i'm
mediate chance to return they will not
forget, but by their free will offerings
enable tho fund to go on with the
work until the soldiers themselves say
stop.
Great interest has been taken in the
Christmas and New Years drive for
smokes, but that was natural. Not a
fund donor and not citizen who
would like to be fund donor but
wants the boys over there TO have all
the tobacco they can smoke on these
days of universal festival THE SuN
fund has sent enormous shipments in
order to accomplish this end. and new
shipments will follow. The donors
have been generous in accepting the
opportunity and providing for 1t.
But even with this accomplished II
1t is, and the smoke fund is confident
it will be, even with the holidays pro-
vided for, there still remains work for
the contributors TO do. The boys on
guard in Germany are going to need
tobacco for long time yet, perhaps
they need it in the enemy country
more than they did in friendly France
Are they to have It?
The next big party for holiday
smokes will occur on Friday night in
the Yama Yama Room OF the Hotel st.
Andrew. Several prominent and popu-
lar actors and actresses have volun-
teered to appear there and give the
fund big boost, and Manager Harry
Neitch is going to work from now on
to make the party one OF the big sue
cesses of the year.
A number OF valuable presents given
to the fund are to be sold on this oc-
casion. Among them is the famous
bale OF Georgia cotton presented by
Samuel Newburger 6 Co. of the New
York Cotton Exchange. and sold for
smokes, given back and resold and
again presented to the fund.
There will also be offered for sale
a silk quilt given anonymously to the
fund, two Chinese Boxer swords pre-
sented by Mrs. William Allen and a
beautifully hand illuminated sixteenth
century poem on "Meditations of We
Smoker" and q collection OF priceless
autographs.
This party had been scheduled for an
earlier date, but had to be postponed
on account of Mr.. Veitch's illness. For
tunately many of the volunteer per-
formers were able to accept the later
date. There are no admission or other
charges to this affair, and a full house
is confidently expected It is called
and will be in fact "A Soldiers Christ
mas Party"
The full returne of the intensive
drive for Christmas smokes for the
soldiers undertaken by G.. C. McCul-
Tough of the Pennsylvania Rubber
Company. with the song Home Com
ing Week in France" and a quartet
OF singers and other assistants
amounted in the first week to 81, 464.SS.
The task is not yet completed, for the
company" will visit the Motor Club
this week on the occasion of a smoker
and furnish their charming entertain
ment and incidentally boost the smoke
fund.
A new idea is to be carried out by
these interchangeable fund boosters. A
record of their entertainment is TO be
made shortly by the Columbia Phono-
graph Company. and thes moke fund
IS 10 nave the benefit of all royalties
from the sales of this record. This
idea has met with the full approval
or the author of the song, Seneca q.
Lewis.
There is to be n formal opening of
the First Place club house in Hobo
ken next Saturday night, when 100
boys in uniform are to be entertained.
One of the plans of the directors of the
party is to have the returned soldiers
ten the guests of the joy and comfort
they received while on the fighting line
from SUN smokes. No doubt a collec-
ton for Christmas smokes will follow.
A Christmas party for wounded SOL
diers is being prepared at Camp Dix by
James Henry Schmelzel, assisted by
number of high officials and women
or society. A Christmas tree and I'M
limited smokes besides an excellent
dinner with all the seasons "fixings,"
are to be among the features. THE
Sun Tobacco Fund has been asked 10
help in the entertainment and to send
over some of the performers whose
names have been associated with the
fund parties in the past.
Active preparations are now under
way for the annual show Of the Cat
Fanciers Association, the Empire Cat
Show from which the net proceeds
are TO come to THE Sun Tobacco
Fusd. The recorder OF registrations
for this show is Miss Laura Gould
Hopkins Of 1874 West Twenty-second '
street. The president OF the assocla- I
ton is Mrs. l. j. Ketchen OF New Ro-
che lie, n. Y.
Letters From the Front.