The sun., 1918-09-02

this evacuation hospital"
There is a touch OF pathos In the next
card, which Ia unsigned. but Is written
by man who is the spokesman for a
number OF comrades in Mobile Hospital
No. 1:
Your tobacco was distributed TO a
group Of boys this morning They are
all very grateful for II and say Nothing
like U. s. A, tobacco" On account OF
wounded arms they are not able to write
themselves"
Mrs Harry N. Hampstead. who. like
her husband. the president of the Giants,
Is stanch friend Of the fund. will re-
ceive the following card. which comes
from John d. Morrison, Base Hospital
No. 81:
To-day, Just before my departure
from the base hospital. was handed
some cigarettes and smoking tobacco.
am most grateful for your kindness and
gift"
This is the day of the double block
party for the fund in Sixteenth avenue,
Brooklyn. The adjective double" is
| used because two blocks are to be roped
on, the fete extending all the way from
Sixty-eishth street to Seventieth, ard Il
Is to be double affair in another sense
festivities being arranged for both after
noon and evening.
Little Folk to Take Part.
The little folks will be in evidence in
the afternoon. with races, a children's
patriotic costume parade and n baby
| carriage parade. Prizes are offered in
each event. and gifts will be distributed
| to the youthful contestants. Moreover,
| to stimulate the interest OF adults, a
| prize will be given for the most Hastily
| decorated house. In the evening a band
will play and there will be general
| dancing.
! To reach the scene of this open air
| carnival take a West End train of the
Brooklyn subway and afght at Seventy
| first street. Wherever you may live, the
fund has II on the authority of Thomas
| r. Tully, chairman of the committee on
arrangements, that the trip will be well
worth your while.
The second session Of the Question
| Clubs Smoke Fues handicap. a shooting
| contest at 100 insnimate targets, takes
place to-day at the Du Pont Trapshoot-
ing School. Young's pier, Atlantic City.
The entrance fec is SIS and all the
money received beyond the actual cost
OF shells and targets Is destined to reach
! the tobacco fund.
| The Question Club Is composed Of con-
genial spirits. most Of thsm men well
known in the automobile and rubber
industries. One OF the moving forces
in the promotion Of this interesting event
Is Seneca G. Lewis OF Jeanette, Pa,
the general manager Of the Pennsylvania
| Rubber Company, who has directed more
than one campaign for soldiers smokes.
His company has offered three auto
mobile tires as major prizes in the con-
| tests Of Saturday and to-day, and the
| Nh, n 10 ri
ten sterling silver spoons to the next ten
high guns II. Fl. Stevens. the manager
| OF the school, was in charge of arrange
| ments for the shoot
| With two such institutions as the
Waldorf and the Martinique planning
big fetes for THE SuN fund, interest in
| the project. while II never shows even
the slightest symptoms OF tagging, Is
now taking a decided stimulus. The
Waldorf party comes next Saturday
night on the roof Of the big hotel. The
other event. in the Omar Khayyam
room OF the Martinique, follows Just a
week after.
Fine Programme to Be offered.
Lucius NJ Boomer. general manager
Of the Waldorf. and Mrs. Hubbell. the
hostess Of the roof, will be in direct
! charge Of the first Of these fetes and
already they have made UP the nucleus
Of decidedly attractive programme. TO
which some of the most popular enter
| tanners in the city will contribute.
Walter Chandler, Jr.. general manager
| of the Martinique. and Gus Edwards. di-
rector OF the Omar Khayyam grille
show, will rely on their regular enter
| tsinment stan for the programme a
week from Saturday. That announce
| nent in Itself insures a fine bill and II
will be more than ever interesting on
this particular night, because that night
will witness the premiere of the new
| revue.
The director Of each of these great
fund events is predicting that his party
will be the larger and the producer OF
the bigger returns to the fund. There
| is just one way for the public to obtain
the evidence necessary to pass judgment
attend both of them.
You have read the post cards from
wounded soldiers. expressing gratitude
for smokes sent through THE Sun To-
bacco Fund. Don't they make you want
to help? You may have part in this
distribution of cheer by sending your
check or bringing in your cash offering
but there is yet another way.
Are you smoker? Then the chances
are that YOU are q. patron of United
or Schultz cigar store. What do yor
do with the certificates and coupons
which you receive with your purchases
in these popular establishments? Hoard
them for your own use? Isn't that just
little selfish in these war times?
If you deposit them in the fund boy
there's one in each OF these stores
they will be translated into smokes
for the soldiers over there. Then some
OF the words of thanks that come from
the front will mean a lot more to you.
As yesterday was Sunday the new
contributions were not listed. The fol.
lowing table shows how the fund stood
Sunday morning:
THE SUN and THE EVENING SUN 1900 q
United Cigar Stores boxes. tnclud-
ing special per cent. OF gross
sales day 80 Jos. 8.
Otherwise acknowledged ............. "a. 9s4. .,
New contributions NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. BOZ. z
Total tSlo BOB. ~
Shipped and paid for 1923 1893
Cash balance ............ 903,0.22
Received through the Schultz cigar
stores 3',23i. q
Grand total 49, ~