The sun., 1918-09-28

write 10 me and Ill tell you all my ex- |
periences on the front line where We are |
just going in" |
Wharton B. Hayden, Medical Detach-
ment. 105th Special Train, thanks Mrs. |
q. ii. Clark, who sent cigarettes through |
The SUN Tobacco Fund, and tells her |
how he enjoyed them and how his |
friends with whom he shared them asked
| him to thank her, too His card Is dated |
| September ..
September 0, And to-day is September
| 2S. We are only nineteen days from the
most active part Of the battle. front. Do
THE SUN fund donors really appreciate
the eloseness of their touch with the
fighting men?
Private Edward Mcintosh. s4sth Aero
Squadron (American Post once 725).
has been Over There eight months and
has had part In several distributions of
the fund tobacco. He expresses graft
tude to THE SUN and adds: "I am very
glad came to this great country. II is
worth little sacrifice to know that we
are helping to free good and oppressed
people. I will try to do my best 30 as
not to disappoint people who have faith
in u.s."
And here Is a letter. the whole Of II.
written by Morris Wolfe. Second French
Artillery Battalion. Battery b. A. p. r..
to young lady whom he addresses as
| Miss Doing Your Bit" Thanks for
the package OF tobacco, which made me
feel less lonely Would you write a let
ter to q lonely boyT'
Assembly Clubs Party success.
The block party and nag raising for
the smoke fund under the auspices Of
the Assembly Club. Sands street to Mas
sau, Brooklyn which were postponed to
September 20 on account OF unfavorable
weather. were held on the latter date.
and yesterday the fund was bettered by
the sum of sass. The affair turned out
brilliantly and the neighborhood feels
that It was an entire triumph. Decora-
lions and illuminations were effectively
displayed and every one had an enjoy
able time.
Joseph Mccain was prominent In the
preparations for this party and in its
direction. The womeh's auxiliary. which
did some hard work and achieved fine
} results, was made up as follows: Mrs.
John Mcclure. Mrs Frank Friedlein.
Florence Hunter. Miss Michaud. Miss
} Mary Conroy. Miss May Friedlein, Mrs.
William Shayne Mrs. Margaret Maroney.
Mrs. Charles Catxenberger. Miss Hanna
Friedlein. Mrs. Hoag. Mrs. Miller. Mrs.
} White, Mrs Berns. Mrs. Hughes, Mrs.
Andrew Kline. Miss Margaret Graao.
, Miss wirsing Mrs. Edward Mason. Mrs.
Thomas Keadin, Mrs William Hunter.
| Mrs. Chester Hughes, Mrs. Rocco Bella
canio.
Last night the important events for
the fund were the big block party Of
Carmine street residents in Greenwich
, Village and the neighborhood affair on
| Quincy street. Brooklyn, between Marcy
and Nostrand avenues. Service hass
were raised at each entertainment and
r military bands furnished the music for
i both. r NJ Kelleher directed the Brook
) lyn party with able assistants. In the
) village Joe Snyder acted as chairman
He was aided by Lawrence Bertini. John
De Angels and Angelo vanni. As the
. service flag was raised Miss Regina Sieg-
Z Ter sang 1.-The Star Spangled Banner"
/ From both these parties the smoke FUND
: should benefit largely.
. To-nights programme of block parties
: takes In both boroughs Also Another
, affair managed by the artists Of the
auarter will be held in Greenwich VII
llage for which eOrne startling novelties
ihave been devised. 1t will be great
= night in the village and a large crowd
:. is expected from all parts OF the city.
Three Parties in Brooklyn.
a In Brooklyn three parties will be held
from which the fund is to get the
q proceeds: The entertainment IN me
!, Mapleton Park section the Quincy
= street party Just mentioned and the
). PARTY to be given on Herkimer street
" between Rockaway avenue and Eastern
Parkway. Children as well as adults
!, figure in the programme at this affair +;
i. there will be a flag raising and dane
x ing, TO the committee, headed by Miss
Dorothy Mckenzie and published In
:, THE SrH yesterday. must be added the
> name Of Alice Heaton. who has done
:. valiant work "on her own" and APP
u probably helped toward the success OF
!. the party. Both OF these Brooklyn
II parties Will be referred to later when
: all details OF their programmes are
:, ready.
Mrs John II. Van Tine chairman OF
= the Stage >Children's Fund. Inc. and
y Lee Shuhert, honorary vice-chsirn,an
= have offered to THE SUN Tobacco Fund
u a share OF the net receipts OF the an
. rupl bazaar, which Is to be held this
y,A at the McAlpin Hotel on Friday
d ana Saturday. November 20 and 80.
r. The smokes for soldiers yesterday re-
le ceivei a donation of IS from six boys
10 who gave an entertainment for thu
- purpose of raising funds for the fght
> ers. they sent it along with note
saying it was "for your splendid FUND,
70 written by, Kenneth Lowe. 1898 No
TT strand avenue, Brooklyn. The names o
the children are Alice Kennedy. Gene
It vievs Feinstein. Josephine Fischer
ID Kathleen Kennedy and Kenneth Lowe
10 Mr.. Every Week. who has been witt
re US from the start. sends in his sixty
sixth dollar. SO now you know hov
g. old we are.
u Just as was predicted. yesterda,
D. proved to be a fine, clear and bracint
II day, the very day to smoke up In. AM
q, II a cursory glance at the boxes In
~ certain neighborhood set by the United
and Schultz stores for the safe keeping
Of coupons and certificates that ar
given with tobacco purchases guesse'
<. the number 1t was a good day for tn
d. soldiers smokes too. In several o
10 the stores IT looked as IL the boxe
were running over with coupons Al
ID OF them in good time will lift the fund
~ How the Fund stands To-day.
TIVE sim and THE EVENING SUN $1,000 0
- United Cigar Stores boxes, including
special 5q6 of gross sales day.. 62115.o
Otherwise acknowledged. ..........,.. $500.
New coniributions ..,.................. 2s2 8
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