The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-07-28

Raymond Hitchcock Joined yesterday
the list of entertainers who are COINS
to help make a big success of the party
for THE SUN Tobacco Fund on Paradise
Roof, atop of Reisenweber's Tuesday
night He hunted up John Wagner. one
of the owners, and declared that a place
on the bill must be reserved for him.
II won't stand for such a blowout
being given for soldiers smokes without
doing my bit.' he said.
Tuesday is officially designated as a
lightless night along Broadway, but the
regulations can't touch the Paradise
where there Is to be a constellation of
stars that would make the highest
power electric sign look like French
match trying to outshine the sun.
Witness: Hitchy himself. Leon Enrol
and Irene Bordoni. all of "Hitchy- Koo
1879; Blanche Bates and Lieut.. Gitz-
Rice of Getting Together" Helen Ware.
Vivian Tobn, Genevieve Tobn, Alexan-
der Carr. Roshanara, the East Indian
dancer; John Sawyer, Grant and Wing.
Cipango. the Hawaiian Texas Guinan,
Frisco. Percival knight and Peggy
Shaner.
Moreover, this list. says Miss Alice
King, the hostess OF Paradise Roof. isn't
complete. Every one is a volunteer and
there are other volunteers. too. but in
these days when the conservation OF
paper is demanded all can't be named
in a single issue. The catalogue will
have to be continued in our next
Brilliant Array of Talent.
It's a remarkable aggregation OF
talent, a congress OF the supreme in
entertainment, and they are all to be
together in one place on that one night
to the delight of the public and OF our
soldiers in the trenches.
Another young filly is to do her bit
or champ her bit-for the soldiers next
Saturday. John E. Madden. who several
weeks ago donated a Ally which brought
$4,000 to the smoke fund. Alfredo II.
Diaz of Havana making the purchase,
has generously given another youngster
for which he believes no less than $4,000
should be offered as the initial bid.
The new entry is by Ormondale-
Mamie Worth and Is a half sister to
Colors and Fort Worth. Ormondale
won the 1905 Futurity at Sheepshead
Bay and Mamie Worth was famous
mare which won many notable short
distance events ten or twelve years ago
She carried the colors of Jacob Worth
of Brooklyn. Robert Hilliard will again
be the auctioneer.
Announcement was made yesterday
that Mile. Alice Verlet, celebrated Bel
h
premiere of Mothers Liberty Bond
at the Park Theatre the night OF
August 8, singing 1.-THE Star Spangied
Banner" and La Marseillaise" Mile
Veret is one of the wars gifts to this
country. Her mothers chateau n Bel
GUM lay in the path OF the Prussiar
despoilers in their first invasion and was
completely destroyed, Nine. Verlet. the
mother, and her young son barely es'
Gaping with their lives.
The prma donna hurried at once e
the front. and, finding her mother
brought her to the United States. while
young Verlet entered the service Of
Albert King OF the Belgians. Her mos
recent public appearance was In the
concert In the Stadium last Sunday
| Belgian Day.
The ticket selling campaign being
conducted by Miss Louise June Finch
and her party of young women as.
sistants is producing such gratifying
results that large audiences are assured
when the Mothers Liberty Bond
company begins its engagement. THE
SUN Tobacco Fund Is to receive a share
OF the receipts during the entire New
York run of the piece.
Miss Finch and her ooworkers went
yesterday to Travers Island. Healy's
! May November Farms at Hartsdale
Pelham Heath Inn, the leading restal.
rants in Yonkers and the CHATEAU Lau.