The sun., 1918-08-04
Another Block Party.

Another block party is to be given for
the fund a week from tomorrow night,
this one in l23d street between Second
and Third avenues.
The anniversary of Admiral Farra-
CUTS victory In Mobile Bay was cele-
brated with appropriate exercises in Bat
terry Park yesterday afternoon. Among
those who attended were a number of
civil war veterans and several naval
representatives Mrs. Laura B. Prisk
made an address and read a message
| from Secretary of the Navy Daniels.
Mrs Prisk devoted part of her speech
| to the smoke fund, and under her di-
rectlon a band OF young women accepted
donations to be turned over to the fund.
| Naval Electrician Brentwood was an
other speaker and Howard Fi.zgibbons,
from the Staten Island shipyard, auc-
toned relics from a ship torpedoed by a
submarine.
The children OF Scarborough on-Hud-
son. who originated and carried out
unaided by interfering grown ups a
| fete for the increase of the fund.
sent in yesterday the results of their
| party Just one week after 1t was
held It amounts to the pretty sum of
| S129. About thirty children were in
terested. The party was held on the
broad lawns Of Paul Nicholson Hayess
!
leaders in the plans and its careful di-
rection The neighbors unite in saying
! that the fete was one OF the prett!est
! held in Westminster this season.
A check for S20.35, sent by r. D.
Wood. yard superintendent, represents
the offering to the smokes cause of the
employees In the yard department OF the
] Submarine Boat Corporation. at the
Newark Bay shipyard. Newark Thi,
offering resulted from one submarine
campaign that was very far from a
| failure.
Fourteenth Donation Made.
Received yesterday also contribu
ton of 1913, the fourteenth donation
made by employees of tho Cooper Hewitt
| Electric Company, at Hoboken. Hanna
! Il. Paret OF Greenwich, Conn. Is ont
Of the faithful repeaters who is rep
resented in the newest list OF givers
and another is the stereotypers' chape
OF THE SUN, which made It's regular
weekly gift. With an offering from
Miss L. Mayereau of Ausbury Park. N
j.. came this note:
Enclosed please find check TOWARD
your fund for the soldier boys Owe
There My prayer is that God will bles
them and through all hazards keep then
unstained and give them success"
One way to help the fund is to de
post your certificates and coupons II
the fund boxes in the United ciga
stores. Thousands of smokers are do
ing this regularly. and as a result tn
supply of smokes being sent to Franc
is increased by many thousands.
Typical OF many cards sent to fun,
contributors by the soldiers in Franc
when the tobacco distributions are mad
Is this from Private o. IL. Clarke:
at Is a pleasant think to know tina
one Is not forgotten because one 1
many miles away from ones home land
and take great pleasure In accept
ing the gift Of tobacco that YOU 8
kindly donated. I trust that some da
I may have the pleasure Of thanking 20
in person.
DO you know what our fighting me
want most OF all? Read this messag
, from Sergeant u. F. Veazie Of Compan
, 323, Motor Supply Train 4os:
Just a line to let you know tina
the tobacco fell into hands that suref
t were in need Of 1t, as tobacco is yer
hard to get at times and II is tn
} one thing that makes US boys feel goot