The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-07-20
Donors Determined Americas
Fighters Shall Not Want
for Tobacco.
MANY BENEFIT AFFAIRS
Soldier Tells How "Makin's"
Taste After Havinga
French Cigarette.

French cigarette. and I failed! That
10 the way the first letter from 'the
front" to his people home BY Sergeant
Jack tombstone begins. tombstone lived
at lo1 West seventy-third street snd
received training at Plattsburg. saw SER
vice on the Mexican border and had in
tensive camp training at Spartanburg.
30 he has had taste Of many varieties
OF tobacco both here and abroad. But
, he 10 faithful to the good old American
tobacco" for in continuation be writes:
After VIC had moved up to the real
thing for night or two we were per-
fectly comfortable In our pup tents.
while the officers who were waiting for
theirs. which had got stalled somewhere.
had to stand UP most Of the night and
let their teeth chatter. / was made
happy. for along came fellow who had
some American cigarettes and he was a
good fellow and shared with us in the
pup Later, after we were billeted on
kind old French woman. who knows
how to cook omelette to the queens
taste and were assigned four perfectly
good barns for ourselves we met other
Americans with the 'makin's' and were
all right, with economy. We recent
arrivals, however. are waiting to get in
at q Sun distribution, OF which We have
heard so much"
As 1t appears on the transports and on
French soil. while It Is still a wonder
and novelty. the American soldiers are
all tuned up for the sifts which are to
como to them through THE Sun To-
baoco Fund. Sergeant Johnstone's home
letter has doubtless been many times
Mn ANAA ia A,thS ~.zA tall
With reference to tho Tobacco episodes.
BY soldiers writing not to the fund or a
donor but 10 father and mother.
Isn't II nne? The American soldier
looks forward with confidence TO the time
when he will personally share In the
good brought over to Europe by THE
Sun. They expect It as confidently MS
they expect their rations. And It ia-the
unclouded intention of THE Sun Tobacco
Fun that so long as It can preach and
persuade people to dig down" and find
the money which shall buy the smokes
and get them across 10 the soldiers the
mon shall never be disappointed.
Children Arranging Fete.
The thirty children who have organ
fzed to give a fete on tho grounds OF
Paul y. Hayes in Scarborough on -Hud-
decided finally on what is TO be "requisI-
toned" from the parents Of each. The
children Of Mr.. and Mrs. Hayes are to
furnish FIVE gallons OF Ice cream. others
will bring cake to>go with IT. still others
lemon Juice. &C. Big signs have been
tackled to the magnificent trees which
shade this historical part OF Westchester
county by the children themselves. and
they expect a big turnout OF guests
tpaying guests) to their tobacco fete.
Miss Louise June Finch led her bevy
Of pretty young women into Rector's
Thursday night to sell seats for the
new play. Mothers Liberty Bond"
which is being rehearsed now for a pro-
duction at the Park Theatre. These
young salesladies are volunteering their
valuable time and persuasive powers in
the interest OF THE SUN Tobacco Fund.
which has accepted the offer Of Bingham
and Doty, managers Of the play. OF a
generous slice of its gross weekly re-
telpts in the New York run. The pur-
pose OF their call at Rector's was to sell
tickets for a performance OF the play at
I.50 each. The tickets may be re.
deemed for any performance by present.
Ing them at the box office Of the Park
Theatre. The total sales OF tickets on
Thursday night were $751;
Last night this party of young women
under the same ,chaperonage visited
Reisenweber's. They were accompanied
by Mrs. Florence Roesch and her daugh-
ter. Kathleen, who had volunteered their
aid on account OF lively interest In the
smoke fund for soldiers abroad Mrs.
Roesch. an English woman Is the wife
OF Eugene j. Roesch. an American, an
assistant educational director OF the
West Side Y. NJ. c. A. She is a public
lecturer and war speaker for the general
comfort of the soldiers at the front. She
knows by experience and acquaintance
with soldiers the vital necessity Of to-
bacco and in her short speeches to the
guests OF Rectors and Reisenweber's
she eioquentiy and effectively portrayed
this need.
Chance to buy CollIes.
Manager Shut OF Relsenweber's has
offered the freedom OF the famous resort
to the beautiful Scotch collie and her
family which are to be sold at THE SUN
fund party to be held on the Paradise
Roof on the night of July 80. Accord
ingly the donor OF this interesting family
will ship them from Kyserike, Ulster
county. New York, in time for them TO
be on view the day before the party.
This donor Is Irving p Favor OF Cricket
Hill Farms.
These collies are Of pedgreed stock.
The pups were sired by Montville
Clinker. A. X. C. S. b. No. 235206. He
was a grandson OF the famous champion
Wishaw Clinker, A. X. C. s. b. No.
1885, the fine animal owned and loved
by the late ]. p Morgan.
Almost to a man and woman the stars
who will be playing in the city at the
time OF this Paradise Roof party have
announced their intention to be present
as guests. A notion has already been
given OF the splendid talent which will
gather there to entertain the guests. In
the list OF those who will go to be en-
tertained and to show their devotion to
the smoke fund cause will be Blanche
Bates. Blanche Ring (the latter may be
Induced to sing one song for the SOL
diers). Grant Mitchell and Holbrook
Blinn. The 400 Club is also TO be opened
for the smoke fund event.
Already we are In receipt OF the pro-
gramme for THE SUN Tobacco Fund Day
at the Samoset, Rockland, Me II was
announced two days ago. but the man
ager of the hotel and the committee in
charge evidently do not propose to let
the grass grow under their feet, In
the afternoon there will be n garden
fete and putting contest with an en-
trance fee for the SA&ter OF sl25 and
In the evening a caSd party, for which
the tickets are being sold at 81 25 each.
The committee in charge, which an
nounces that II will be very glad TO re-
celve any financial contribution and any,
thing suitable for sale at the booths,
consists OF Mrs. Justice RiddelI, Miss
Amy Taylor. Mrs. Davidson Kennedy,
Miss T.. L. Dorset. Mrs. l.. II. Schultz,
Mrs. J, C. Cook. Mrs.. A L. Baegott, Mrs.
willard Saulsbu-Y treas,rer n r. uan,