The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-10-09

or Liberty Day. from which the smoke
| fund Will derive the net proceeds, have
| manifested their interest In II ana their
| intention to work for Its success: Ben
1amin d. Gurne. Michael Levine. N. A.
Crozier, Frank Barnett. Hyman Chakrin.
salvatore Pellettieri. Mrs. L. and Miss r.
SCHNEIDER. Mira Crozier and Miss Mary
Crozier.
The chairman OF this block party is
Louis w. SCHNEIDER. Jr.. to whom sub
scriptions and donations to be sold for
the fund may be sent. There will be q
| noted war speaker to talk on present
| conditions at the front. and several
orators to speak at the nag raising cere-
| mony. Following the more serious part
| OF the entertainment will be dancing.
On the same date will occur two other
parties OF which the fund is to be the
beneficiary: One at 164th street, between
Amsterdam and Edgecombo avenues and
| the other in the block OF Claremont ave-
| nue., between 125th and 127th streets.
Mrs. NJ Nugent Is mana cling the former.
with the assistance Of a small commit
tee, but all Of the women Of the neigh
| borhood are working hard for 1t, baking
and preserving and making fancy arti-
| cles. The block on the night in question
VIII resemble great bazaar. The things
manufactured are to be sold in pretty
| kiosks along the street.
IN the Claremont avenue AFFAIR, al
! though Daniel Powers Is the chairman,
! Miss Edna Derby. who was a prime
mover In the party. has organized a
large group Of women who are active in
perfecting its details. A service flag Of
hfty-three stars will be raised, q band
VIII play, there will be prominent speak,
| ers and the whole affair will end in a
general dance.
Gallant Marine Sends Thanks.
Private I. J. Lebowitz writes from a
| hospital centre. A. P. o. 7s5, on Sep
TENDER 10. thanking a SUN donor for
| tobacco. which has helped me quite q
Dit. and incidentally giving his expe-
| rience In the big July drives He did not
| use the postal card enclosed, but writes
on sheet Of rest station paper.
Il suppose you wonder why am In a
| hospital when things are still going so
strong; well. I am going to tell you the
whole thing. I don't want to be here. I
| can tell you.
In July when the big drive was on
| and We were all fighting like mad for
| our country the Germans sent over a
poisonous gas. and among others, It got
me too. had to go to the hospital. but
I soon persuaded the doctors to let me
out again, and SO I got back to my
| company. as I am one OF the fighting
"Once more. on July IS. we made an
other big drive. and II they had kept me
| In the hospital I should have missed 1t
On the morning OF the 18th one Of our
Lieuterants got two wounds. one in the
instep and the other in the leg. Il
bandaged those two wounds under heavy
shell fire and knew IL left him there
the Huns would be sure to hit him
again, SO back I went for a stretcher
1n'
back to the Lieutenant sure as TIM
writing. they had hit him twice more
and had to do what I could to bandage
| these two new wounds.
II guessed 1t was time to get him out
OF 1t and carried him. or started to, to
| first aid station. On the way. II they
| didn't gas US again! 1t pretty near
knocked us both out, but got him back
to first aid and then. dropped uncon-
| scious. There was not much the matter
with me and n rest would have fixed
me all right, but while was lying there
blind they got me back into the hospital
IT have been there quite some time
now, and the tobacco has cheered me up,
but am trying to get back to my COM
pany. and in an emergency / guess they
will let me get back to the trenches.
must now close my letter with a prayer
for you"
Enjoys Smokes as Guns Roar.
The latest postal cards from the SOL
diers who have shared in a distribution
OF THE SUN Tobacco Funds smokes are
dated from September TO 10. Donor
John Moore has a card from Private
Joseph p. McArdle Company D. Thirty
seventh Engineers. He says:
THE boys of my company thank you
and THE SUN as only soldiers can. We
are near where the big ones are very
loud and an occasional smoke drives
away the blues"
Edna MacMartin's card is from Bat
terry A. Seventeenth Field Artillery:
1.-THE members OF this battery are in
deed grateful for your kindness In send
ing tobacco. which was certainly ap-
preciated by all. You undoubtedly real
ize that It is nearly impossible to fight
without tobacco. SO you have done your
bit for the cause. We have a good start
and are still going"
Among the regulars who appear In
to-day's list are Joseph Kohnstamm,
Frank A. Stumm and the Royal Order
Of Moose. These are monthly contribu-
| tors. Mr.. Kohnstam. in addition to his
check, encloses 102 United Cigar Store
certificates. AS is well know to the
readers of fund stories and to the fund
folk these certificates. whether sent in
or deposited in the boxes placed for
them in the United stores "a better
way), are saved up to be changed into
money and afterward Transmitted into
smokes to take the trip to the boys
Over There.
low the Fund stands To-day.
THE SUN and THE EVENING SUN 100000
United Cigar Stores boxes. including
special per cent. OF gross sales
Otherwise acknowledged .............. 27l.324.W
New contributions. .................... $3.50
Total .s3ss. 1ss. 80
| shipped and paid for. =. .tsi7.o!7.t:
Received ssa through the schultz cigar
stores .........'''.'..'.'''''''''' Ss'e'z'W
Grand total. .ss7s, $3.50
New contributions are:
| J. A. Neville, Montclair. N. J..,..... 500
Henry n. Robie, 3t6 Broadway...... 1000
Miss Elizabeth L. Richer, 1879
Linden st.. Brooklyn. LOO
| Regular" North Conway. N. H.: 800
Joseph Kohnstamm tmonthiy). 1881
Ma srT r. GrsSsm. New Y ort.......... i ISS
From vhe. friend Of =. Mitchell.
BOYS ~ i from New london Lodge No. w."
go Loyal Order Of Moose. ........ I7A
Frank A. stumm. n. y. d. Lac.
RiS %s.wss o y :S .:::a ANGLER: 100
League" Msdison. ..,.::.... 100
Hann. Metzger. Inc, % Madison