The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-09-29

plain stars and six gold stars. The
Rev. Thomas r. White OF st. xavier's
spoke at the nag raising ceremony and
ne was followed by Martin Conboy, the
hev. David Ross and James A. Roche
OF the Liberty Loan Committee. Two
thousand electric lights made the neigh
oorhood as light as day and forty poles
had been put up In the line of march
which bore the flags Of the allied ma
tons. The scene was truly picturesque
ana the party was a credit to the neigh
borhood.
Brooklyn Keeps busy.
In Brooklyn as In New York the pop
ular SuN Tobacco Fund enjoyed last
night the best effort OF several block
parties arranged to boost the fund
These parties have been outlined In this
column during the last week and there
Is little to add except to say that In
every instance they met the ambitions
Of the patriots who organized them
Later these entertainments win be re-
ferred to again In that strictly business
way which gives the money results of
their endeavors
And here 1t is permissible to say that
THE SUN Tobacco Fund has refused to
accept many offers of parties for It's
oenefit which were scheduled to take
place during the Liberty Loan drive pc
Rod. Where the organizers were amena-
Bile to reason and postponed the date the
fund has met their wishes. but It has
not been willing to profit by any enter
tainment whicA would draw from the
success OF the present drive. First last
and all the time THE SgS Tobacco Fund
10 patriot
No sooner had the announcement been
made OF fete for the fund in China
town than some of the most famous ar
lists In this country. wrote in to volun-
teer their asss'tance to make this fete
memorable. Ii II regrettable that the
message received from Caruso was
couched In amiable negative terms. He
wrote that he would have been delighted
to appear in this exotic entertainment
and would not have waited to be asked
but for the fact that he has a concert
In Chicago on October 81. The date of
the Chinatown festival Is October %.
Miss Anna Fitziu will sing at this unique
affair on the beautiful balcony brought
from China, which is to serve as the
rostrum of the entertainment From
its exquisitely planned and decorated
proportions Miss Margaret Weaver will
sing. She Is a friend OF the fund and
a noted contralto Of the concert stage.
John Cushing, who has been practising
on the saxophone in order TO be Of use
In Uncle Sans band. will display his
skill. These are but a foreword of the
artists who will add a western color to
the prevailing Oriental tint OF this new
party.
And in conclusion. brethren, we wish
to remind you that when you are out Of
smokes and run out to the Schultz and
United stores to-day to remedy that
hideous condition and when you receive
with your favorite cigar or box Of ciga-
rettes certain certificates II 10 incum-
bent on you as a patriot to put them in
the box marked sun Tobacco Fund"
For we need not repeat that without
your aid In this simple way the Ameri-
can soldiers who are lighting for you
would often lack smokes.
How the Fund stands To-day.
THE SUN and THE EVENING SUN 5000 90
United Cigar stores boxes, inciud-
M special per cent. Of gross
otherwiss ack.ovieds,d i' ........... 50 "a 3,
New contributions ................... 1878
shipped and paid for. ,iiiiS7ii,
Rece,ved through the sohuite ' cigar
stores Observation-Disclosures. NG2o2
Grand total .....,..............S3s 1865, ,o3 "a
New contributions are:
X. J. Richardson, Isl 9TH av...... $500
White Plains. N. Y................ 200
Henry % Sonion IL ars ssS,s%
Laurel Inn guests. Pocono Lake Pa. Is
Police Department tsSth Precincp.
NJ l. H. and Z. b. t.econdj...... SOC 90
George Baldwin treasurer. Archer
d Baldwin. ia Liberty st......... 1000
The following contributions were re-
vah In iv1uv thA