The sun., 1918-09-05

and even to tour the trenches giving
sing songs"
AS soon as I get fattened up a bit
l mall 90 across to sing for the boys
again." said Steel, who has signed for a
role In The Maid of the Mountains b"
In the meantime hope that THE suN
rund Will continue to send plenty OF
cigarettes to the soldiers They simply
cannot smoke the French or cheap Eng
lish brands
Baseball Games for Fund.
AS this years worlds series is not for
New Workers. baseball fans win turn
their attention to the best possible CUB
I sttute. the series OF three games to be
played by the Holy Names and the
Macomb A. Ca The frst OF these takes
place at the Polo Grounds next Sunday,
ana collection will be taken for THE
BUN Tobacco Fund. The teams are
evenly matched, and the result OF the
three contests not only will decide the
Cathoue championship of the city, but
VIII onnls near to settling the question
OF supremacy In the local semi profess
| slonal world
The series will be played under the
direction Of George Halpin, who 10 we'll
known In amateur sporting circles and
mas promoted several championship
games Halpin expects to enter pro-
fesslonal baseball as manager OF minor
league team at the close Of the war. He
has the Endorsement Of Connie Mack,
leader OF the Philadelphia Athletics :
Charles A Comskey Of the Chicago
White Sox, and OTHER magnates.
Signor and Slgnora Caruso. who had
intended to dine on the Waldorf roof
next Saturday night and to remain for
The SUN fund party to be given there,
nave been obliged to cancel their engage
ment. Caruso. however. is sending his
latest record. issued yesterday, Over
There" with his autographed sentence
Success to THE Sun Tobacco Fund" to
be auctioned for the beneflt OF the fund.
Every sign points to an entertainment
for the soldiers smokes donated by Mr..
Boomer of the Waldorf which It will be
dimcult for its successors to equal. The
donations, which are to be sold on tina /
night for the fund. are rare and valuable
financially and In other ways the artists
from the opera, concert. dramatic, and
vaudeville stages are the most popular
now before the public, and society is
taxing an absorbing interest in the event.
These Will Re Heard.
Let us run over briefly the celebrated
names OF volunteers who will be heard
In their Dit for the soldiers. As they
have already been announced. this hasty
summary will not seem too casual a
treatment: Miss Blanche Dufiield. Miss
Patricia Ryan, Miss Blanche Ring, Miss
Stella Mayhem, Miss Peggy Shaw, Gitz-
Rice. George White. Corporal Redfern
Allen, Capt. Stanley @. SaHlmier, John
Steel, who will sing in uniform the songs
he has lately been singing in the Y. NJ.
G. A. huts abroad. and Miss Minerva
Sewell. who will lead bevy of pretty
society girls In the selling match Of
flowers and cigarettes.
The party 10 to be in two parts, during
the dinner hour, and at 0 80 the second
half win begin. Mrs. Hazel warner.
who Is an inspired war speaker, will
make short addresses at both. Miss
Margaret Weaver. a well known concert
contralto. is to sing In the first half a
group Of songs by Dvorak. Bohm, Har-
riet Ware and Clutsam. At the supper
party she will sing Mon Cpur SQUIRE a
ia Voix." from Samson and Delilah." and
Song Of the Heart" and Since You
Went Away" by tombstone. and when
the Boys Come Home" by Obey Speaks.
There Is simply no limit to the pa
triotism in Eldert street, Brooklyn. The
Eldert Service Association has given
two successful block parties for the
fund between Broadway and Bushwick
avenue. and now comes the Eldert Street
Neighbors Service Association, which Is
arranging a party for the block between
Bushwick and Evergreen avenues. to take
place the night Of September 81.
Alderman Louis ]. Zettler will unfurl
a service flag and make a patriotic ad-
dress and the Forty-seventh Regiment
Band will play. The ofiicers Of the as
ISOLATION are: President, Mr.. Myer:
vice-president. Mr.. Refs; secretary. A.
@. Grossmann. and treasurer, Mr.. Rolf.
The proceeds Of the entertai nment are
to be given for soldiers smokes.
Block Party Nets sI32.2s.
At the block party and flag raising
celebration held a few nights ago in
Hath street. between Third and LexinE-
ton avenues, S1s228 was collected for
the fund. A costume parade preceded
the unfurling OF the flag. on which
forty-four stars were displayed. Mrs.
Mary McGrath who has two sons In the
service. and Francis Freundenvoll
raised the banner into place. Mrs
Helen Wolfson. a Red Cross nurse, had
charge Of the children's costume parade.
and Joseph Sampson. secretary OF the
committee on arrangements, introduced
the several speakers.
A block party which Is to be held In
tho very shadow OF the Brooklyn Navy
Yard or. to be explicit. on Wayerly
avenue. between Park and Myrtle ave-
nues- next Saturday night, ought to be
interesting. There will be a flag rails
Ing also. showing forty-five stars. and
signal flags TO honor the occasion have
been donated by the commandan of the
yard. The raising Is to take place be-
tween $50 and 8 o'clock. and just before
the children Of the block. dressed in the
national colors. will parade. A war
speaker will be present to address them.
The committee in charge consists Of
Mrs Ford, Mrs. Walsh and the Misses
Ruth Patten. Mabel Delaney, Mary Nc
Intyre and Edna Fitzgerald
The following ladies will preside at
tables in the block: Mrs. Niddrie, lem
onade and cake: Mrs. Rowan, variety !;
Mrs. Toohey. rolls ana Liberty sau-
sages: Mrs. johnson. notions, and Mr..
Annis. oranseade. A number OF dona-
lions have been sent in by Mr.. Rupert.
Mr.. Kuchier. Mr. Patten. the Drake
Cake Company and Mrs. Toohey.
As tho people enter the block on the
night Of the party each one Is TO be
given a patriotic button. The party IA
being advertised in an the neighkorhood
moving picture houses and success
is assured already. All the proceeds are
for THE Bun Tobacco Fund.
A box full Of tobacco coupons of the
United Cigar Stores was received yes
terday from Mrs. ]. NJ. Porter OF Easton.
Pa. and quantity from A. r. Adams of
3l4 West 104th street, this city. These
will 20 to carry smokes to the soldiers.
as will all coupons put in the boxes of
the United and Schultz stores.