The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-08-23
Sergeant in France Ranks To-
baccO Next to Gas Mask
and Helmet.
THANKS SUN FUND DONOR
More Entertainers Volunteer
for Big Party in Park Ave.
Hotel Tonight.

anxious for the nome Ioik 10 10 apoNe
all things else while they are fighting
our battles Over There?
You will find the answer to each Of
these questions in this letter addressed
ny Sergeant Meyer Rosenberg ypf Head
quarters Company. Thirtieth Infantry. to
Dick S. Ramsay. president OF the East
River Savings Institution. who is one Of
IN. regular monthly contributors to THE
Sun Tobacco Fund:
"Dcor Friend: Your generosity has
had the honor Of bringing thoughts Of
Home and Mother to my crew Of nine.
who Join me in my feeble attempts at
expressing my gratitude.
"Your gift ranks with a soldiers ne
cessities, which are as follows:
81 Gas mask. .. Steel helmet. 3.
Smokes. L Gillette. Nos. and 2 are
needed to keep US alive and Nos. 3 and 4
are for the purpose Of keeping us in
trim.
May I. under the penalty OF being
accused of soliciting, ask something Of
you? Buy a stamp. day for the boys
across the sea, that they may the
quicker steam past the Statue OF Lib
erty!'
Park Avenue Party Tonight.
Smokes It will be observed. are placed
next to those other life savers, the gas
mask and the steel helmet. A War
Savings Stamp, or at least Thrift
NJ
should be bought by everybody every
day.
Now for a few words about the next
entertainment on the tobacco funds list.
the party being offered this very night
by the Park Avenue Hotel. Park avenue,
Thirty-second and Thirty-third streets.
Santi. well known dancer. who has
appeared at entertainments for the
smoke FUND, again will do her bit" for
the soldiers at this party. She has writ
ten the following letter to the fund:
Even at this late day. please let me
thank you for your generous donation
OF smokes which you sent across to the
soldiers In my name. was
overwhelmed when / began to receive
the cards Of appreciation from the boys.
They gave me a thrill Of JOY. coming as
they did from so many different camps.
] shall cherish them always as my most
direct achievement In giving the boys
just little enjoyment. which Is what all
those who stay at homo want to do.
Thank you again for bringing me in
touch personally with some of our won
derful Sammies through a fund SO full
Of patriotism and comrsdeship."
Miss Grace Nelson. now singing in the
Forty-fourth Street Theatre. where the
Hearts OF the World" picture is being
tu hA l,tA Ct uto 90 COL, nxanv
and other entertainers tonight will be
Amelia Bingham. Caro- Roma. Georgia
MacMullen, Peggy Shaw. Lillian Ensle,
Jimmy Flynn. Godfrey c.. Stein. Joe
Santley. Ira Schuster ana Solly Cohen
All are prepared and anxious to make a
genuine hit for the cause. Mrs. Hazel
Warner will describe what smokes mean
10 soldiers, and Lieut.. Harold Stern has
augmented his orchestra to forty pieces
for the great occasion. Nobody, 1t should
seem, can stay away from the Park
Avenue sunken gardens. where the fun is
tonight.
In arranging the entertainment George
c. Brown. the Park Avenues managing
director, and Mrs Harold L. Acton have
been assisted by Harry Bigg, the pur.
chasing agent. Other volunteer helpers
tonight will be the Misses Peggy and
Loretta First, Miss Josephine Nelson
Miss Yvonne Silverston, Miss Louise Ac-
ton, Miss Dorothy Jordan and Miss Ella
Ryan.
German Helmet to he Sold.
Several unique donations are to be
offered at auction for the smoke fund
These include a pocket handkerchief en-
oroidered by the first Mrs. Woodrow
wilson and donated by Miss Venetia c.
Taylor OF 1870 East Eighteenth street
Brooklyn, and a Prussian cuirassier' 4
helmet donated by Sergeant Joseph Kill
han OF 361 Fulton street, Brooklyn. This
helmet was taken at the second battle OF
the Ypres by Sergeant SANDY" Sander
son OF the Princess Pats. who brought
II over when he was furloughed on &C.
count Of a wound. Later he returned
and was killed on the Somme.
And here is list Of the members OF
Old Friends Club and others who have
made donations for the party:
b. Altman Co, r. II. Macy & Co.
william Allen & Co., Burchard & Co.
Blackford's, johnson & Bullock Co.. Ed.
ward Baker. Darling Brothers Co., l.
barth Sons, Kelly & Wefer, Duparquet
Huot Moneuse Co. George EhlenbergeI
Co.. George +. Fish, Henry Kelly
sons, Henry Kelly. Jr., Henry ~Lustig
national Biscuit Co. Pepper Gray & Co.
Nathan Schweitzer Co., L. wetzler
Charles & Co., White Rock Mineral
springs Co, A. Silz, Roger & Galfet
Michaels Co, Horwsrth & Horwarth
Sresta Blanca Wine Co., George NJ. Still
Gorham & Co, James Doyle & Co., II
D. susskind Cigar Co., Renken & Yates
smith. Inc. and John T. Stanley Co.
Two block parties are to be given for
IN
made yesterday of that of the Elder,
service Association. to be held In Eldert
street. between Broadway and Bushwlck
avenue. Brooklyn, with a children's pa
tade and carnival In the afternoon and
Dig open air entertainment for every
body at night.
Glendale to Have Party.
The other party will be a night affair
shu VIII be given in Slocum street. be-
s"eeh Myrtle and Cooper avenues. Glen
uaie' l.. ]. Glendale Is the village Just
ms side Of Richmond Hill and just be-
9ohu Fresh Pond. The block Is to be
petliy Illuminated, a military band will
piay through the evening and a service
las with thirty-seven stars for the boys
rom the neighborhood who are In the
se,.lce VIII be raised. A number OF
solulers from Highland Park camp will
1ss'st In the flag ceremony and Borough
resident Connolly and Alderman Cox
are to speak.
me committee In charge In composed
y. george Ffckiessen, chairman. Edward
anates' treasurer. Henry Ferentheil.
wretary; Mr.. and Mrs. David Reif
flckiessen and Mrs. L. Endres
Miss Ernie Polak, Miss Gene Polak.
Sses Charlotte and Helen Schwartz
u Helena Heitemenek are members
W lne committee n,hIch In arra no1inr a