The sun., 1918-12-13
PARTY TONIGHT WILL
BOOST SMOKE FUND
Several Theatrical Folk to
Appear at Entertainment
in st. Andrew Hotel.
AUCTION SALE OF GIFTS
Contributors Receive Messages
of Thanks and Greetings
From Soldiers Abroad.

The party for the smoke fund to-
night In the Yama Yama room of the
st. Andrew Hotel was organized for
the purpose Of helping THE SUN To-
sbacco Funds drive to supply holiday
smokes for the soldiers overseas. Ship
ments have been going forward on
every transport for weeks past, and
the fund intends TO keep on making
them as long as there is a chance of
getting them TO the soldiers in time
for Christmas. And the fund will keep
right on with. the good work after the
holidays, just as long as contributions
are made for the purpose.
The party this evening is expected
TO be Of great benefit to the fund. The
management has made elaborate plans
and the volunteer entertainers propose
to make It a great success.
The volunteers represent every
branch of professional entertainment.
The party will start at $50 o'clock
with a dinner, during which many
things will happen. Among those who
will help entertain are Miss Weaver,
Mr.. Goulet, Miss Teese, Mollie King.
Gitz-Rice, Solly Cohn. Grant Clark,
George Myers, Buddy Ralph, Mary
Eaton and Banjo Wallace and his
brother. The hostess will be Miss
Grace Mansfield
A feature will be sale of gifts
made to the fund. The auctionecr will
be Morris ]. Mccarthy. The gifts in
clude bale of cotton from Samuel
Newburger. a pair of Chinese Boxer
swords from Mrs. William Allen, a
silk quilt worked BY a woman who
withholds her name, a set of auto
graphs and n poem of the sixteenth
century. Other gifts made by deal
ers to Mr.. Veitch whose party this is,
also will fall under Mr.. McCarthy's
hammer.
A message from France. written by
T. c. Morgan, says: Just n line to
let you know that some of us boys OF
the Seventy-seventh have received and
enjoyed your tobacco"
This letter, written on Armistice Day
by III. Finkelstein. has been received
by the Chauffeurs Club of America:
Two days ago L received a package
of smokes and behold my surprise
when on reading over the card I
found that the person who contributed
TO THE SUN Tobacco Fund is an in
habitant of my own home town. That
is why / appreciate this issue Of to-
bacco more than any of the previous
issues. | wish to thank YOU on my
own behalf as well as on behalf of all
the boys in this camp for your kind
thoughtfulness and cooperation in "A
good cause. 1t will be a pleasure To
me 10 be able to express my thanks
personally for your kind interest in
the boys over here. While in New
YORK l was Interested IN business
enterprise at 35S West 125th street.
and l shall be located there when L
return from France. and assure you
that you will be very welcome should
you be in the vicinity and will como
In TO see me-"
Leo VI. Arnoldy Of 1105 Aero Squad
ron. after thanking THE Sun for a
liberal donation OF cigarettes, says:
Before L enlisted early in 1917 I
was independent and never knew what
II meant not To be able TO buy just
whatever l wanted. I have learned
great lesson over here; first. that a
man can live without many things he
once thought necessary, and second.
! shall appreciate my country when 1