The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-09-07
Big SMOKE BILLAT
WALDORF TONIGHT
Brilliant Programme Prepared
for Party to Aid 'tSun"
Tobacco Fund.
BALL GAMES TOMORROW
Shipbuilding Stars and Cath
Ollie Teams to Play at Polo
Grounds.
BALL GAMES TOMORROW

The stage Is set for the supper dance
and entertainment which tho manage
ment Of the waldorf-Astoria Hotel Is
giving for THE SUN Tobacco Fund In the
roof garden tonight.
Pretty tent" cards, the idea Of s. H.
MacFarlane. who. with Mrs. Hubbell,
hostess Of the garden, Is assisting the
manager, Lucius NJ. Boomer. In carrying
out the arrangements. appeared last
night on tho dinner tables at the Wal
dorf, McAlpin aud Claridse hotels. the
Cafe Savarin anu the Fifth Avenue Res
taurant On this card are printed the
names Of many OF the artists who will
appear, but others who volunteered
more recently are not on the announce
ment.
In the former class are Miss Blanche
Duf'ield, who will sing to orchestra at
the opening and later will sing the waltz
song "Printemps." by Leo Stern. Miss
Blanche Ring will be at the party before
she goes to the Riverside Theatre. where
she is appearing this week; Miss Stella
Mayhem will go from her act at the Pal
ace about 10 O'Clock, and George White
and his pretty dancers are due at the
roof an hour later.
Others who are to make the party re-
markable for brilliancy are Miss Pa
tricia Ryan. Miss Kathryn Lee. Miss
Jane kerley. who will sing. and Miss
Peggy Shaw. who will dance. Mrs.
Hazel Warner and Capt. Stanley G.
Saulmier of tho Fifth Machine Gun Bat
TALON. who has returned recently from
France, will tell of war events from in
dividual Standpoints. Godfrey g. Stein
Is to act as general announcer. Solly
Cohn. the favorite vaudeville singer, and
John Steel. just returned from entertain
ing the soidiers abroad, are other at
traetive names.
Metropolitan Soprano Sings.
The most recent volunteers arc the
new Metropolitan Opera House soprano,
Miss Marie Mellish. who Ia to sing boy
O. Nine" and Lyla Mechanics Wilson,
who will sing Yankee Maids" a march
ing song composed by Marie Walters
Kennedy. the words Of which are by
Mrs. Charles II. Truax. The composer
will be present to autograph copies OF
the song for purchasers. The proceeds
of the sale will be given without deduc-
ton to the fund.
Miss Georsina MacMullen in the early
Rdft "a TUG - 10 Slnk tne
aria from "Rigoletto," caro- Nome" and
Miss Margaret Weaver. accompanied by
Miss Emily Hartford. will sing in both
parts Of the party. in the FIRST q group
including Obey Speakss when the Boys
Come Home" and In the second an aria
from Samson and Delilah." Philias
Goulet. barytone. is to sing Bruno
Huhn's "Invictus."
A quantity of flowers has been donated
by A T. Bunyard OF Madison avenue
through Romeo NJ. Guido. which group
of young society women will sell during
the evening for the fund. Hogewoning
& Co. OF Sc Broadway have donated
some of their finest gladiolas for the
Same purpose.
Tho record inscribed to THE Sun To-
bacco Fund by Caruso will surely take
precedence in interest among the articles
sent In to be auctioned for the fund This
record is Of over There" A Prussian
helmet, pedigreed dog from a cele-
brated kennel. victrolas. cigarettes. &C
are other things from the sale Of which
1t is hoped the fund will be largely aug.
mented.
To-nights party Is sure to be mos,
enjoyable. and although the Waldorf
roof Is capable OF accommodating a bis
crowd, Ii would be wise for persons who
want to enjoy the programme and helr
the fund to take forethought and engage
their tables In advance.
Baseball Games Tomorrow.
great treat is in store for baseball
fans at the Polo Grounds tomorrow
when double header is to be played
at which a collection will be taken FOL
THE SUN Tobacco Fund. The first gam,
will be between the Standards. repre-
senting the Standard Shipbuilding Cor
poration of Shooters Island. winners o
the New York Shipyard League pennaht
and the Harlan & Hollingsworth team o
tho Bethlehem Ship Corporation OF vii
mington. Del, flag winners In the Della
ware River Shipyards League. In thu
second game the opponents will be tn,
crack team of the Holy Name Societ,
and Macomb A. c. nine.
Bands representing the Harlan plan
OF the Standard Shpbuilding Company
tho Federal Shipbuilding Company, tn
Federal Submarine Boat Corporation
the Morse Dry Dock Repair Compan.
and yet other organizations, 500 musi
clans In all. will participate in concer