The sun., 1918-09-03

writes r. W. L. Rand to Fry Kehaya.
such things as your gift of cigarettes
10 more to preserve the morale of the
present day soldier than anything else"
was spurred onward ffty per
cent, says Corporal A. T. Barstowe,
supply Company. b5th Artillery. to Cow
perthwaite Sons, whose gift of tobacco
he received.
ro-day was tobacco day for u.s." says
corporal George w. Piner, land tell
you IL Is helping us finish our little Job
EVERY time we get a distribution of
The SUN fund tobacco" writes Sergeant
II. Irving Chicken Of Battery A, Severn
teenth f. A.. I'VE can't help going out
and killing Off a bunch OF boches"
And what are we doing this week to
swell the fund? Ask Lucius NJ Boomer
or the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel He Ia 60
ing to give one of the biggest and most
successful affairs ever held for the fund
on the roof Of that big house next Sat
urday night. Assisted by Mrs. Hubbeil,
the hostess there, and by s. j. MacFar-
lane, who keeps the interesting happen
ings OF several hotels before the public,
Mr.. Boomer Is working to make this
party memorable.
A list OF entertainers already voIun-
teered is being augmented by newcom-
ers who want to do their bit for the
soldiers smokes. This list now compre-
bends Madam Blanche Dufield. a world
famous singer Misses Georgina Mac
Muller and Margaret Weaver, concert
recitalists; Miss Blanche Ring, Miss
Stella Mayhem, entertainers de luxe I;
George White, Peggy Shaw, Godfrey C.
Stein, Soly Cohn, three volunteers from
the "Follies' and several others, whose
names are reserved for a while.
VIII Start Early and Last Long.
The party is to start early, during the
latter half of the dinner hour, and con-
tinue through the supper hour and as
late as the authorities over amusements
will permit. Mrs. Hazel Warner, who
makes an impassioned war appeal and
who knows from letters written to her
by her husband and two brothers who
are fighting over there" what smokes
mean TO fighting men, Is going to make
a short address and there will be a re-
countal Of experiences by a soldier. one
of our own. who is back on furlough be-
cause of wounds.
In serious and gay episodes this party
will be rich. and 1t Is to have several
features which can never be duplicated.
One Of these Is to be the auctioning Of
the FIRST bale OF cotton up from the South
Of the present years crop. donated by
Samuel Newburger. and on which he has
placed an opening bid of $3.50. This bale
will be on exhibition in the foyer of the
Waldorf tomorrow.
Twenty Of the prettiest society girls
are coming into town from their country
homes to sell flowers donated to the
fund) and cigarettes, also donated. They
are to be chaperoned by Mrs. Jessie
Baskerville. There is no charge to get
into this party and everybody Is invited.
Yesterday several nelghborhoods cele-
brated Labor Day by holding block par
ties. OF which THE SUN Tobacco Fund
was the beneficiary. AS these ran on
into the night and returns are slow In
being footed up they must wait another
twentyfour hours to be properly ac-
knowledged.
Yesterday also almost everything in
the shape of a shop was closed except
the shops that sold tobacco. The con-
tributions Of coupons received by Gus
toners of the United cigar stores for
THE SUN Tobacco Fund boxes. always
large, are usually increased on a holt
day. and no doubt that was true on
Labor Day.
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