The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-12-22
SMOKES FOR TROOPS
FILL SANTA'S PACK
Huge Shipments Of Fund To-
baeco Received in France
for Soldiers.
RIG CAT SHOW PLANNED
Holiday Entertainments Keep
Up Good Work for Heroes
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The SUN Tobacco Fund will soon
know the result Of its very determined
effort to supply abundance Of holiday |
tobacco to the American soldiers
abroad Great shipments have been
made Of he weed in the various forms
doved of the men in khaki, start
ing early and continued to the very
last possible date when the tobacco
mjsht have a chance to get to the bill
let's In time for a Christmas distiibu-
ton. II there should be one soldier
who fails to receive this cheer in time
It could not with Justice be charged
10 any dereliction of duty by the fund
or its eager contributors.
And it is we'll to remember that the
tobacco which for any cause might be
delayed in its reception after the 25th
will be on hand for New Years. What
The Sun Tobacco Fund set out to do
was TO supply holiday smokes. and
this great world holiday endures or
should endure long into 1919.
All the recent activities Of the smoke
fund have had this end in view, and
those which are scheduled to take
place within the next week or so be-
eng in the list OF holiday entertain
ments and are meant to convey to the
soldiers holiday cheer.
The party in the grill room of the
Hotel McAlpin given for the benefit of
The fund on Friday night was distinctly
Christmasy in its features. A genuine
toliday spirit pervaded It. The Zip
Zip Yaphank quartet from Camp
Upton, by permission OF Lieut.Col
Proust, opened It with rousing mill
tary songs. Miss Lillian Teece with
Miss Blauman at the piano sang agree
ably Miss Amparito Farrar, fresh
from her tour of the American camps
In Europe. where she sang with re-
narkable success, was welcomed by
the audience with enthusiasm. After
her second song they bid for third
and then demanded the "Marseillaise"
and the star Spangled Banner
John O'Malley. another camp singer,
also had his second song auctioned
for the fund by the announcer. Maui
rice J. Mccarthy. Mother McCree"
and II Hear You Calling Me-" had
their usual triumph when they are
sung by tenor so gifted as this artist.
Volunteer Artists Busy.
Other performers. all Of them being
Volunteers for the fund. were Gus
Edwards. Miss Emily Stevens, Eric
Zando. Leo Edwards, Solly Cohn.
Jimmy Flynn, Monte Calhoun. whose
approximations early in the evening
had q great success of laughter, and
several others.
Flowers and cigarettes were sold by
Mrs, Robert Elmore Rucker, Mrs.
Mabel Lamb and Miss Emily voigt.
The dolls, dressed by the various hos
tesses Of popular cabarets. sold for
good prices and two boxes of Christ
mas candy went of well. A party
similar to this pleasant one has been
offered to the fund for next week and
will occur before the New Year.
Entries for the Empire Cat Show,
which is to be held at the McAlpin on
January and 9, with the net pro-
ceeds coming to THE SUN Tobacco
Fund. will close next Saturday. The
list is already large and holds the
names Of many famous breeders. Mrs.
Ida J. Ketchen, president Of the club.
reports that the show will be bigger
this time than ever. and 1t has al
ways ranked as among the most i'm
portant ones in the cat world.
Among those who will exhibit are
Mrs. Ketchen, New Rochelle, N. Y;
Miss Ellen Kelly, Cleveland, Ohio;
Miss Christine MacNamara, Kingston.
v Y; Miss ]. r. Kroeh, Orange, N.
j.; Mrs. Arthur Churchill. Montclair,
" j.. Mrs. Robinson, Glen Morris,
L, l. and Mrs Olsey, Larchmont, N.
Y. The premium list Of the show was
sent out last week. Inquiries regard
ing the show may be made Of the cor
responding secretary, H. w. johnson.
u East Twenty-eighth street, New
York city.
In the list OF contributions received
yesterday appears one for $40. made
BY little girl, daughter Of Mrs. John
Psschke of Raunt Station. Rockaway.
L l.. This little girl has been an
ardent seller of War Savings Stamps
and bore of the honor card in Public
school Al for selling the most Liberty
Loan bonds In the last drive. Part
her activity is now being devoted to
the smoke fund.
Cotton Bale Scores Again.
soon 10 be announced in the same
column will be an item of $3.50 re-
'eived for the bale OF Georgia cotton,
which has had a place Of honor at so
many Sun fund parties and done its
OIL many times over by reason OF re-
peated sales. after each one OF which
II was returned to the fund to be sold
again. 1t was bought in for the last
vme by tho original donors. Samuel
Eewhurger & Co., Of the Cotton Ex-
change.
To that indefatigable Tobacco Fund
booster and we'll known war lecturer,
capt. Dugmore, comes this card from
lale p. Rediker. Z. II. "a, Unit z:
Next TO a cigarette, coffee is the item
most needed by the soldiers. The lat
'er ia always in abundance due to the
good management Of the L. S. A., but
'yf The former we have learned to de-
t'Dd on good people like yourself and
HE Sun Tobacco Fund. Many thanks
again and Il Merry Christmas and q
darpy New Year to you and yours"
Is Te came out OF the mud OF the
"eatern front We received the to-
'a'co sent us by THE SUN. Was It
1000 70 get? Oh, boy! Accept the sin
eere thanks OF several New York
0oys sergeant w. Reader"
Dean Moore OF deleted company and