The sun., 1918-09-08
TWO GAMES TO-DAY
FOR SMOKE FUND
Flag Winners of Shipbuilding
League to Play in Cham
pionship Series.
BOTH AT POLO GROUNDS
Patriotic Concert by Nine
, Bands Of 500 Musicians
to Be q Feature.

= No sooner has one busy week for Thu
Sur Tobacco Fund closed than another
begins. This weeks festivities set in this
very afternoon with combined patriotic
and athletic demonstration at the Polo
Grounds.
It Is rarely that the public Is treated
to Sunday baseball game on the Har-
lem lot. This afternoon there will be
two. the first between the Standards and
Harlan & Hoilingsworths, each flag
winner in n shipbullding league, the Sec
ond between the Macomb A. C. and
Holy Name, splendid semi professional
organizations Of New York. Each game
will be one In championship series.
Nor is baseball tho only attraction.
Starting at / o'clock nine bands, rep
ressnting as many shipbuilding plants
and with a total of more than 500 musi-
dams, will gave a patriotic concert, the
6rst game being called Immediately at
its close. Several delegations from out
of the city will attend, and II IL ex-
pected that Charles NJ. Schwab. Director
General of the United States Shipping
Board. will be among the notables
present.
Big Leaguers on Both Teams.
! The Standard team halls from Shoot
ers Island. Staten Island, and the Har-
lans from Wilmington Del The pneups
Of the two organizations contain many
former big league players, a fact which
IN itself Is sufficient to create unusual
interest in the opening contest
Tho second game will be played under
tho direction OF George Halpin. presi-
dent OF the Manhattan Catholic League
and Players Association. Halpin Ia
manager of the Macombs and Jack
Clancy OF the Holy Names THE SUN
Tobacco Fund and the Big Brothers
Fund will benefit from the days pro-
ceeds. Tho following girls from the
Holy Name and Quaker Girls clubs
have volunteered to take q collection for
soldiers smokes.
Holy Name-Misses Alice and Loretta
Clancy. Ethel Link, Esther Foley. Kath-
ryn McSherry, Margaret Barry. Anna
Quinn, Irene SchafYer, Anna Bennett.
May Treanor. Tesae Reilly. Josephine
Van Nostrand. Marie Sheridan. Marie
Zimmerer. Catherine Campbell, Irene De-
laney, Madge Van Nostrand, Sophie
Seller, Helen and Alma Miller. Marion
Harrigan, May and Helen Burnhauser,
Quaker Girls-Aiisscs- Peggy -NcMyler.
Kathryn Brady, Joe Hurley, Jeanne
Dorin Martha Brandon, Kitty Cole.
Julia and Beatrice Agar. Anna Gray,
Mae Nugent. Lavinla Stevens, Elise Mil
Ter, Anna Egan and G. Michan.
"smoke" Party at tho waldorf.
It is TO be regretted that full details
OF the great party given for THE SUN
fund by the waldcrf-Astoria on the roof
of that hotel last night cannot be given
this morning. The entertainment brought
together n remarkable aggregation OF
stars, but the programme started too
late to make extended mention in this
issue possible. What they did and what
was accomplished for the happiness OF
the soldiers will be related tomorrow
morning.
And now. just ahead, is another oc-
oasion certain to be memorable-SUN
fund night at tho Martinique next Sat-
urday. The manager, Walter Chandler,
Jr.. has set his gift of a party for the
fund and the seasons opening OF the
Omar Khayyafn room on the same date.
ten the wonderful party r'hich the Mar
Unique gave last season in the same
cause. The hotel made a record then
and 1t is seeking to surpass that record
now.
Gus Edwards Is wur..ing overtime in
rshsarsing his new revue. for which he
has engaged the prettiest girls ever
brought together in a Broadway hotel
show. This revue will be more military
in character than any OF its predeces-
sorA One Of the principal numbers to
BE- heard for the first time Saturday
night Is Tell 1t to the Marines" the
lyrics by Sergeant Barron of the Ma
rine Corps and the music by Edwards
himself. This piece hiss a fair chance
OF adoption as the official song Of the
marines II SO favorably impressed
Major Burnett Mt one of the rehearsals
that ne reversed his previous decision
and has permitted the girls singing 1t to
appear IN tho uniform Of the Marine
Corps.
The Glory Of AIcGee.
That well known comic opera star.
woman in tho new show. Is responsible
for a taking song. She has friend
Over There. Michael MCGEE. a name
that would set Kipiing to writing a new
ditty for his "Barrack Room Ballads. I"
1t inspired this couplet (and more lines,
of course):
Private Mike MCGEE,
or the fighting infantry.
and n II does not instantly swim into
public favor. then Gus Edwards and all
the critics who have heard 1t will admit
they do not know what the public wants.
On Saturday night at the Martinique the
public will render it's verdict.
The old fashioned Long Island clam
bake. with an accompanying lawn fete.
concert and dance, at the Westbury
Gardens Inn. Westbury, l. l., Friday.
Will be another interesting entertainment
feature OF this week. The affair is be-
Ing arranged by wives of army officers
stationed in the immediate neighbor-
hood. and this committee has decided to
devote the entire receipts, after the de-
duction of the few inevitable expenses,
TO the tobacco fund.
The party begins at $50 o'clock. The
fec OF So admits to the clambake din
nsr. an aviation exhibition. the lawn
fete. the concert and the dancing in the
ball room of the inn. The entire facilI-
ties of this attractive establishment
have been placed at the committees
disposal.
Fund at Flag Raising.
A crowd Of Brooklynltes which as
ssmbled in Conselyea street between
Manhattan and Graham avenues for the
raising OF a service nag Wednesday
night. was SO charged with patriotic
fsrvor that II was decided to take a coll
lection for THE SUN Tobacco Fund.
tho voluntary offering amounted to
1111.
The service nag contained ten stars.
the block was decorated with flags and
lanterns and band played patriotic
airs during the evening. Among the
we'll known persons present were Jesse