The sun., 1918-08-25

drive for THE SUN Tobacco Fund.
cause: This show is to cover two blocks.
indeed all the residentA OF Sixteenth ave-
nue. between Sixty-eigfith and Seventeen
streets Joining together for a double en-
tertainment on the afternoon and eve
ming OF September 2, Labor Day. William
r. van Wrinkle and Thomas Tully have
the AFFAIR In charge, but representative
committees are to be named at a meet
ing to-day.
BABY carriage and patriotic costume
parades will be the features of the after
noon and in the evening there will be
dancing and band music. Besides prizes
for the best decorated baby carriage and
the best costumes an award is to be
made for the most artistjctlly decorated
mouse. The housewives will bake cakes
and candies and tobacco also will be
sold. The Homeward section of Brook
lyn regards itself the most patriotic
neishborhood in the over river borough
and the two blocks ore determined to
make good on this occasion.
A unique method of helping the smoke
fun was carried into effect successfully
yesterday morning by the ]. H. Roberts
company, commission merchants at 27O
Washington street. This Is the COM
pany's own account of the money rails
ing:
"A man left US a few ripe b,nanas
this morning. too few to sell to a dealer,
so we put them in front of our store
with basket underneath. stating on a
placard that passersby could help them
selves and donate what they liked to
THE Sun Tobacco Fund for our soldiers
in the trenches. The first man took one
and left one cent The amount gradually
grew until now We herewith are sending
$S6 as the total proceeds to the fund.
We wish you much success in your help
to the boys"
A contribution OF s10.4o, the eight
zenith from the ever loyal employees Of
the Cooper Hewitt Electric Company of
Hoboken. Is noted in this mornings list
From the Greensburg. Pa, Daily
Tribune came another Offering the other
day, this one of s225. Nearly half a
dozen offerings have heen received from
this source. the Tribune recognizing THE
SUN fund as the best instrument for the
distribution OF its donations. With this
latest remittance, Ida NJ. Parks, the
treasurer, wrote:
This whole section Is in gloom over
the sacrifices being made by the young
patriots of the 10th Infantry. formerly
the old Tenth Pennsylvania Regiment
The headquarters of the gallant COM
mand Is In Greensburg and the generous
people are contributing literally to the
Daily Tribune Tobacco Fund as an ap-
probation"
Little Girls Help.
OF the amoant just received, $12.46
was turned IN by Louise Knepper, 9
years old, and her little chum, Gladys
Rhodes. OF their work the Greensburg
paper says:
"All Of this money they earned and
here Is how they earned 1t. They con-
ceived the idea OF making a poster fif-
teen inches square. on which was rudely
drawn a likeness Of the Kaiser. They
charged two cents to drive a nail into
the Kaiser and five cents to drive a
spike"
At the neighborhood block party in
Avenue A. between Eighteenth and Nine
teenth streets, a few days ago. a service
flag with III stars was raised, five of
the stars being of gold. Father Drum
COOLIES Protectory Band of fifty pieces
played and the celebration was N the
hands of Cornelius Sullivan. assisted by
Otto Weisbach, Michael Sullivan, Joseph
Ulrich, John Bussenschutt. James Bush |
and William Campbell.
From Mrs Mildred II. Miller of Plain |
field. N. j., came this good letter:
II am enclosing IS, the gift of our
Junior boys of the Crescent Avenue Sun
day School to your tobacco funG. The
boys decided to go without prizes this |
year and in this way do their bit to
best wishes for the further success OF |
your fund"
A fine action and a fine example. Here |
this morning also are l.. ]. Dorflinger of
Pa. with his regular monthly |
and Mr.. Every Week with
his sixty-first weekly offering.
Mrs. Laura B. Brisk, the mother OF
Flag Day. made an address at |
a patriotic celebration in 135th street.
between Wills and Brook avenues, last
evening. She led the audience in recit-
Ing the pledge of allegiance TO the Amer
lean flag. and, following her invariable
custom, took a collection for the tobacco
fund, the patriots responding literally.
The exact amount will be announced
soon.
Now for the regular Sunday reminder
10 smokers to purchase their after din
ner cigars In a United or Schultz store
and to deposit the certificates and cou-
mons in the fund box on the counter. Be |
sure the slips go INTO the box. Then
the soldiers in the trenches will have
more smokes.
How the Fund stands To-day.
THE SUN and THE EVENING SUN $4,000. 90
United Cigar stores boxes. including
epecfal s per cent Of gross sales day 90. 36s. So
acknowledged. ............. 24s, S3A II
New contributions. $3.50
Total NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. ssh. 44s.o3
shipped and paid for. .s2s6.lS
lash balance. ...,...... Io.ztaS l.
ieosived through the Schultz Cigar
Stores ....................''....' NzSi.6 |
Grand total .$8i3 csc Cs
New contributions are:
.alee of a few ripe bananas by J. H J.
Roberts Co. 30 WaAhtnGton 49, $500