The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-09-13
Scoville Villagers at Coney
Island Set New Block
Party Record.
BIG CLAMBAKE TO-DAY
Martinique Party Tomorrow
Night Will Glitter With
Beauty.

terday. THE SUN Tobacco Funo totai
Of contributions increased $1.0se.73.
This is good news to send Over There,
news in keeping with that which Is
coming from the other side.
Many thousands of Americans at home
are helping their sons and brothers and
husbands and sweethearts in Lorraine
and In France to win the war. But
the boys at the front are doing their full
bit. Are We?
Smash, bang. goes tho block party
record! new high water mark for
out Of door neighborhood entertainments
for the fund was set at the party given
on scoville's Walk by the residents of
Scoville's Village, Coney Island. a week
ago tonight. George s. Scoville. pro-
prietor of Scoville's Ocean Front Hotel,
sent in yesterday a check for $71S.7S.
this sum representing the proceeds OF
the affair. A the amount bears Wit
ness. the party was largely attended and
the merrymakers spent generously and
enjoyed themselves hugely. The walk
was decorated with flags and electric
lights, and three orchestras volunteered
their services
The committee in charge was COM
posed of Mr.. and Mrs. Alfred Endner.
Nr. and Mrs. George S. Scoville. Mr..
and Mrs. Charles Fl. Wilson, Mr.. and
Mrs. Michael Noble. Mrs. John DAILY. Mr..
and Mrs Joseph p. Fallon, Mrs. Philip
Bohlander, Mr.. and Mrs. William Le-
vinas. Mr.. and Mrs. John Burns. Mr..
and Mrs Charles Strang and Mr.. and
Mrs. Lewis Dolan.
Busy Every Day.
Every day this week has been a busy
one in the Omar khayyam room In the
Hotel Martinique. for Gus Edwards Is
hard at work putting the polish on his
new revue, to be shown for the frst
time tomorrow night at the party for
THE SUN Tobacco Fund
"Attaboy" Is the name of tbs produce
ton. and a complete army corps Of girls
had to be looked over very carefully be-
fore the requisite ensemble of beauty
and talent could be assembled. An OPEN
ing at the Martinique is an event that
may we'll demand meticulous care. for
the piece Is meant to last an entire sea-
son. and when the first performance Is
for so popular cause as the smoke
fund there certainly Is no excuse for
lack OF care.
Gus Edwards has written a prologue
to the show that is essentially new and
funny. n Is the fifth annual Martinique
musical revue that he Is putting on and
by this time he knows the taste Of his
public. 1t will be practically manless,
Bobby O'Neill being the only male per-
former in a cast of sixteen. The per-
sonnet OF principals and chorus Is en-
tirely new. +lsFf
: Among the principals are Mercedes
Lorenzo. Irene Martin. formerly Of the
team of Gallagher and Martin (Gal-
lagher is in the army Patricia Pierce,
the dancing idol OF San Francisco
Kathleen Kitchens and Dorothy Camp
bell
Eddie Cantor. black face comedian, is
coming TO do more than his bit. for
besides singing and dancing. he Is to
act as general announcer and auction
eer. Isabella Jason of zone of U.s." at
the Bljou, Ia another who is to assist
In making the party one that Walter
Chandler. Jr., the manager. and Gus
Edwards will be proud to have offered
to THE SIN Tobacco Fund.
The old fashioned clambake at West
bury Gardens Inn. Westbury. l.. l.,
which is designed to benefit the fund
100 per cent, takes place to-day. "A
large number OF tickets already have
been sold The admission fee of SO
the many other attractions which the
committee. headed by Mrs. Walter c.
Douglass. has arranged
Aviators Ready for show.
After the dinner starts. at o'clock
this afternoon. aviators from Mitchell
Field will perform awesome feats far
above the heads OF the guests. The
famous Field Two Aviation Band will
nj ha de1 a NJ
Is being served. Later there Ia to be
a vaudeville programme. to be followed
by dancing to the music of jazz band
Flower booths and devices for the
special electrical illumination were put
in place yesterday. Everything will
take place out OF doors except the dance
which will be In the ballroom Of the
inn.
Private Jack Harris has found a
mother. II have no people" this sol
der wrote from Somewhere In France
on a card thanking a fund contributor
for a gift OF smokes. The card. which
was published a few days ago, doubtless
touched many hearts. but one woman
who read 1t did more than merely sym
pathize. She has written to offer &c
Jack some people" II only he will
"adopt" her as his mother.
For" says this good woman, II have
no sons of my own, though old enough
to have them fighting for Old Glory and
~>all It stands for, and / should be proud
tos-Ae mother to as many motherless
friend1eSs boys over There as would
care to correspond with me. / shall
write them cheerful letters. too.
II am sending my bit to THE SUN To.
hacco Fund, and I've written a brother
of mine, Mayor of a Western town, @
shriner and recently grand patriarch q
OF. OF the State Of Iowa. to use his in
fuence among the lodges to raise funds
for THE SUN Tobacco Fund, and / an
sure he will.
IT am the widow of a man who wal
an inveterate smoker. so / know VIVA
smokes mean to a man. Were 1 a mar
I'd smoke too, for love the aroma OF 9
good cigar. Please send me Mr., Jacl
Harris's address as soon as possible"
II would be pleasant to print this pa
triotfc and loving womans name, blu
she might not like TO have 1t appear w,
have sent her full directions for finding
by letter the lad who has mo people"
Another Block Party.
Residents of Chauncey street between
Bushwick and Evergreen avenues
Brooklyn. have arranged to give an at
tract1ve block party for the fund to
morrow evening. Justice Norman s
Dixie OF the Supreme Court will unfur
a service flag OF twenty stars ant
United States Marshal Power will maxi
an address, after which there will be
musical programme and dancing.
A photograph Of the White House
with the autograph OF Mrs. Wilson Will