The sun., 1918-09-25
More Than 81, 900 Added to
Funds Grand Total in
Single Day.
GOLFERS WILL DO BIT
Chinatown Preparing Block
Party That Will Set Rec
ord for City.

rrnidIv anproaching the next big mark
set for It. This handsome increase was
made up in the usual comuosite way py
individual contributions. by donatlons Oh
considerable bodios of people and by the
proceeds from block parties arranged ana
carried through for the beneht OF the
tobacco fund
The. friends Of the fund nave the laud-
able ambition to make this week one OF
its banner weeks and with the prospects
which are practically certainties, there
being several block parties to hear rom.
the banner will doubtless float.
The Eldert street block party, between
Bushwick and Evergreen avenues held
for the benefit of the fund turned out
successfully, adding $3s6.25 for the pur-
chase of smokes. Mr.. Atkinson was
chairman of arrangements. assisted oy
naessrs Refs. Cohen. Wells. RON ana kelm.
also by Mrs. Hebig. Mrs. Lehman. MIS-
Atkinson, Mrs. Refs and Miss Ernst-
The officers Of the Eldert Street Neigh
bors Association are: H. N. Myers pres
tdent: III. Reis vice-presldent; w. Ron.
treasurer. and G, Grossman. secretary
The PARTY was held Saturday night and
had an attendance Of $500 people Al
derman Louis j. Zettler unfuried I'M,
seryice nag and tho speakers were Statc
Senator Robert Lawson, REPRESENTING
Oscar Smith. Jared Chambers and ). D..
O'Connell.
announced conditions for the three days
rolfinr tournament to be held for the
. smoke fund October 3, 4 and on It's
course near the Delaware Water Cap
Charles c. worthington, preaident- gives
out 50 as the entrance fee and states
that proceeds from this source are 10
come to the fund. There will be n quail
fying round with players CLASSIFYING
t-tA
lar programme of holding four tourna-
ments in a season was abrogated this
year the encouragement OF this single
affair will be popular.
Thanks From Sergeant.
? Some of the recipients of smokes
abroad are not content to use only the
most cards furnished them to return their
thanks. One sergeant was so pleased
that he wrote a complete letter, from
which these are extracts:
1--WE had been shy of tobacco on tine
transport" writes this recent arrival
over there, so when almost the nrst
thing that happened to us when we
landed in a beautiful part OF France was
Sum Sun Smokes as the boys alreaay
call them we felt that heaven was good
Ito U.s. can't tell you where we are. pu,
less than an hour after detraining we
were serenaded by Jerry, who visited
our neighborhood In airplanes with the
tdisKusting habit Of dropping bombs. Be
stween bursting bombs and the banging
of our anti -aircraft guns and the nashes
It was quite entertaining. All or US Tic
nat on our stomachs about a yard apar'
and there is little danger then, as th'
FRAGMENTS fly over your head. BY thi'
time we are sort Of scornful OF Jerry
because he Is such q rotten shot II yo'
-;
tstation, an airdrome or a supply station
and there you feel safe, for those ar
the places he aims for. We can't smoke
our Sun smokes while he Is above ant
that makes us a little more bitter
.There are a lot Of Australians ant
Canadians here and they are yer!
friendly with US Americans. seem to fee
there is a bond between US, probabl!
because we wear uniforms somethin,
like the Australians and Of course tn
Canadians feel that We are all Amer
Scans The British are at hrst Htt
stand offish, but they are crazy for al
American cigarette and a present OF on
soon breaks down their reserve"
Sergeant Powers. 5000 Engineers, ha
learned French and sends back car
TO THE sun saying "Merci beaucoup
He doesn't 60 deeper. but replies In hi
vernacular to the question put to hir
NV a Britisher: How much do yo
want for tho flags THE SUN fund CAV
you for nothing ~ this emphatic answer
six million dollars"
'Believe me. ole man." writes Waite
J. Hotter to a SUN donor, your presen
of a package Of cigarettes sure di
come in handy. When fellow hear
something like ZsZ'Z-Bang! the frs
ching he wants is az butt. and II
hasn't got one, well. he IL in bad shape.
CAPTAIN Appreciates Smokes.
To fremont Temple Capt f. v. Coo
writes: Dear friends, I wish to than
YOU for your smokes: II was very kin
of you to remember the boys. and
sure appreciate 1t and they do also"
% Private Edward C. Stern Of Head
quarters Company. 362d Infantry. write
a word of sincere thanks to c. II. Dol
finger, a SUN donor and one OF tho best
"A good smoke goes quite way towar
cheering up a fellow. and you have SUI
cheered me-"
Tho walworth street block party
Brooklyn has been advanced from Sci
TENDER rs to Friday evening on accour
of the beginning of the Liberty Loa
drive on the former date. Great intere'
in the success of this party. which VIC
arranged for the smoke fund. Is e,
pressed by all the residents Of the bloc
among tneIu UclH6 ME- - S"ttois ~
Joseph OFT. Mrs. James Deegan. Nil
Anna e. Dougherty. Mrs. Thomas Calli
han, Mrs. C. Tully. Miss NJ. Kirk. Mr.
C. Deal, Mrs F. Robins. Mrs. j. Toni
Iato, Mrs Florence Hyland, Mrs. c. Sull
van, Mrs ]. Dono. Mrs. r. Burns, Mr.
RafHaella, Mrs. Dixon, Mrs. j. Kline
and Mrs John ]. Donahoe.
On the coming Saturday night Cree
witch Village. which has long been achir
.a,to have a block party Of its own, Is
Y enjoy that sensation for the beneft
THE SUN smoke fund. All sorts of d
vices are being considered for drawn
money instead of charging admissio
B Some Of these ways are convention
enough, while others could only
awaited of In the village, such as 4
y instance, having your portrait paint
while you wait Ave minutes or so. II
paints are mixed in advance and wheth
you are blond or brunette Is all q
same, for the likeness will be effectiS
Il Ia affirmed. whatever the color mi
be. Several other devices peculiar
the vicinity will be In operation, and !
doubt the crowds which will attend
stimulate the smoke fund will be amp
repaid for their trouble In amusement.
Friends of the smoke fund for O
soldiers abroad have shown how mu
they care for II by collecting the han
some sum OF $500 from the residents
Far Rockaway, Wave Crest. Edgeme
and Cedarhurst. Royal V. Hersh sups
vised the undertaking. and in II he W
assisted by Laurence Cohen. Mrs. Brio