The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-08-21

Inc committee In charge OF arrange
ments for his block party consists of
Frederick Schlafer, chairman Miss Mary
Robin, treasurer; Joseph Sampson, sec
retaryi Miss Ida Koblin, Miss Goldie
Diesenhause, Miss Tnlie Barnstein.
Miss Lille Singer. Miss Dorothy Bow
shansky. Morris ,shenmon. 1. Knapp.
James Hayes and Julius Wagner. There
are to be short addresses at the nag
raising by Alderman Frank o'Bricn,
Judge Cowan. H. Warren Hubbard and
other speakers Of prominence. A ca
nary and cage. donated by Frederick
Schlafer. will be sold. Benny Myas,
who sells soda and soft drinks Of other
kinds In the block. will give half of the
receipts of the evening to the general
fund.
Flag Raising Proves Success.
AT the nag raising celebration and
block party held Saturday night in
l22d street. between Second and Third
avenues. $46 was voluntarily given for
the tobacco fund. The exercises started
with procession in which several hun
dred persons took part, Columbia, Lib
erty, 1.-THE Army. the Navy and the well
known figures Of THE Spirit Of '76 all
tunes.
Mrs. Shuman sang THE Star Span
gied Banner" Professor Smiths Band
and Professor ]. Adond's Electrical
Band played. and patriotic addresses
were made by Mrs. Laura b. Prisk,
mother OF National Flag Day: Chris
TOPPER Farret. commander Of Peter
Cooper Post. G. A r.. and representa-
uves OF the National Security League
ana the American Defence Society.
Father Flood of the Holy Rosary
Church blessed the flag. on which were
scventy-five blue stars and three white
stars. the latter representing the men
who have given their lives for the coun-
try.
The committee in charge Of the cele-
bration was composed Of Frank Kraus,
chairman; Frank Forbes. -. assistant
chairman :'sSMarion LipEiawitz, treas
urer: Charles Colette, Arthur Forbes.
Arthur Kelly. Philip Brown, P. Peatz
and Thomas eager.
In the list of new contributions ap-
pears an item of 81 from st. Davids
Pa. and the donor. Miss Elizabeth Nc
Comb. writes these emphatic words:
Every man. woman and child should
make an effort to give a little to this
fund.-
Firemen Send More Smokes.
The Forest Hills Fire Company Of
Forest Hills, L. l., sends another con-
tribution. remarking that the letters
from 'our boys acknowledging tobacco
from our last contribution. which you
forwarded to us, were read at the last
monthly meeting of the company
Miss Louise Eager. chairman OF a
committee which held a block dance for
the smoke fund in Millburn, n. j.,
sends in the returns. $3.50.
nx, Ca L.
nual masquerade ball was held at the
New Morley Hotel at Lake Pleasant.
Hamilton county. N. Y. w. Barlow
Dunlap of Amsterdam. N. Y. presi-
dent Of the hotel company. introduced
Joseph NJ. Callahan. county clerk Of
Bronx county, who made a speech set
ting forth the need of smokes for the
soldiers and 500 was gathered.
The current offering by the Phila-
Don't forget that certificates and
coupons deposited In the fund boxes
in the United Cigar Stores all help.
How the Fund stands To-day.
THE SUN and THE EVENING SUN $4,000 90
United Cigar Stores boxes. including
special per cent. of gross sales day so.s5s 50
Stherwise acknowledged. ....:....... 2A,sS7 Is
New contributions. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. 1854
Total $500, $50 q
Shipped and paid for. .s2s5.lssos
Received through the Schultz Cigar
stores Observation-Disclosures. 81. 0at ~
Grand total .ss4oso3 "a
Paddock Cork Co. 1903 De Kalb
ave. Brooklyn. Observation-Disclosures. 5000
Elisabeth McComb. ST. Davids. Pa 100
Robert s; Smith. Fair Acres. e.
wood. n. 1912
nlocK dance held at Millburn n. J. 1900
G.. II. II. Allen second contribu-
tom. New Bedford. Mass. 500
"A Little Friend" Observation-Disclosures. 500
Collection taken at New Morley
Hotel. Lake Pleasant, N. Y.,. 100 90
Forest Hills Fire COMPANY Inc
SECOND contribution. Forest Hills,
l. ...:................. 500
Philatelc Pinochle Players. ait
Collected at flag raising in l22d ST.
between I'd and Sd aves........., 400
Collected at block party in laad 81
between 1st and Pleasant AYES 1881
+. T. Powell. Box ls6. Ocean Park.
Cal. ...;.:.............:...:. 100,
Proceeds of a play given at the
Metatoxet Hotel. Narrag ansett Pier
by Victoria Dutel Freeport L. l.:
Wilhelmina Connolly Fall River
Mass: Ruth Wolf Providence
X. J.. and Matilda Famighetti
Providence. X. I............,.,, oOo