The sun., 1918-08-09

NoHpaHy " SoStn infantry, from some
where on the Battlefield" I'VE send
the smoke over to Fritz to have a smell.
II Is very hard TO get cigarettes or any
thing else which we boys would like to
have here
Fritz has very bad cold and the
| only way to stop his cough is to send
some U. s. A. pills over with ones bull
let's"
Which suggests that THE SUN Fund
smokes are performing a double service.
Not only do they improve the morale Of
our men but they must have exactly the
opposite effect on the morale OF the
enemy, reduced as he Is, from all ac-
counts, to the extremity of smoking dried
leaves and other unsatisfactory substi-
tutcs
The next card. straight from the
trenches, Is unsigned. but II brings a
good message nevertheless:
I'VE wish to thank you for tobacco
that was received here in the first line
trenches. We are sitting in our shelter
waiting for Fritz to come out. Hope
this finds you WE'LL
After the card was written and before
II reached here Fritz did come out and
we all know what a warm welcome he
received.
Miss Gentle to Sing for rund.
Miss Alice Gentle. mezzo soprano OF
the Metropolitan Opera, will sing for SOL
diers smokes at the concert offered to
, the fund at the Stadium next Thursday
! night. Miss Gentle Is one of the greatest
or the recent acquisitions OF NJ. Gatti
| Casazza in his exploitation of supreme
| lyric talent In America. Her success at
the Metropolitan last season was brilliant
and instantaneous, and the smoke fund
| esteems itself highly complimented by
| the volunteering Of this great singer.
This fund has learned by experience
| not to tell too much all at once, and in
exhibiting this wisdom II withholds to
another day the name of the fellow
| artist who will appear at this concert
| with Miss Gentle. One big item is suf-
| fcient for the day. A word cannot be
| spared about the concert itself as Ar
| mold Volpe intends to make II the crown
ing effort OF his splendid season. To ac-
complish this he is making the pro-
| gramme with extreme care In order to
please the music lover who il. born and
the music lover who IL made.
Miss Gentle will sing to orchestral ac-
compartment an aria OF her own choos-
ing and group OF songs to piano accom-
successful numbers.
Mrs. G. TeSier and Mrs. II. W.
| Borcher have taken in charge the dec
| Grafton OF platform and block for the
party that Is TO be given next Thursday
night in West 18th street between Au-
dubCn and Amsterdam avenues. Already
posters are plastered over the block and
vicinity to tell OF the event. Mrs. Mark
Ball will act as treasurer. and as tickets
sell for so cents each there will be some
thing to treasure. The entertainment Is
in charge of Jack Dale. who will present
artists from the Revue Of Cheer at
| Gossler's Campus restaurant.
Another important fund event which
Is added to the throng OF next weeks
list will be the party arranged by George
c. Brown, managing director OF the
Park Avenue Hotel. and which will be
| held in that hosiery Friday evening.
Miss Helen Knox Spain. hostess Of
| the New Leighton. Point Pleasant Beach,
n. j., encouraged by the managers. has
the good intention OF giving n smoke
| fund party there on August 25. The
project when preached to the guests re-
ceived the most cordial Endorsement.
Henry Lockhart Sd. John A. Gwynne.
Francis s. Smithers and Allison Choate.
small boys. compose the membership OF
the Soldiers and Sailors Friend Club of
Rye. N. Y. They raised 500 at an
entertainment the other day and
promptly sent II to the fund ito be used
in buying cigarettes and smoking tobacco
| for our soldiers"
On almost the same day five little
girls, Audrey McGrath Dorothy Madger,
Mabel Delano. Eleanor Cherry and
Emily Fitzhugh. gave a concert In Yon-
kers and took in s21 for the fund The
| programme was arranged and these chill
dren were coached by Cath,een Ann
Healy of Rockledge Manor The interest
| 10 ha nfvin hNty trIe
will be gladly acclaimed by our fighters
over There.
One hundred and ninety employees OF
the New York Office of the American
Car and Foundry Company made up and
sent in collection OF $3.50, which,
! needless to say, will buy a large supply
Of smokes.
From the Port Chester Country Club
comes check for $50, the proceeds OF
golf sweepstakes contested Saturday
afternoon. ]. T. Lawless, chairman OF
the handicap committee. in a note &C
companying the offerings. says the club S
schedule calls for two later events for
the fund.
E. L. Griffith OF Utica sends s12, the
Offering Of Friends at Raquette Lake. y
the results OF a musical entertainment
which Mr.. Griffith gave there recently
Mr.. Griffith has written a number OF
army songs set to patriotic airs which
have received the commendation OF
army commanders
Among the repeaters represented In
to-day's list Is G. II. Corwin of Green
port, n. Y, whose August contribution
is at hand. Other repeatcrs are smokers
who regularly deposit their tobacco GER
tihcates and coupons in the fund boxes
in the United and Schultz cigar stores
thus helping to increase the soldiers
smoke supply.
How the Fund Stands To-day.
THE SUN and THE EVENING SUN a.ooot
United Cigar Stores boxes includ-
ing special per cent of gross
Otherwise acknowledged ...,.......... 24o. e3i 2
New contributions NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. 20s q
Shipped aiId paid for .s2s5lS NJ
| Cash balance ..,.......... 9,Vib2
Received through the Schultz cigar
Stores OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES, BLUM "
Grand total ......,...,,.,.,....,....S3S S. @s2 o.
New contributions are:
Octo Literary Society. Lake PLACID
Club Essex county N Y...... SsH
Mrs. Henry l. Moses go Park av... 1906
| Hubbell Bros, by, Conn. ...,..... 500
Proceeds OF entertainment by the
Soldiers and Sailors Friend Club
| of Rye N. Y, Henry Dockhart Sd.
| John A. Gwynne. Francis s. Smith
ers snd Allison Choate. :............ 1000