The sun., 1918-08-30

~. eioriOus weeks also
Ever hear of Hook Jones's rough
r,aers! Neither did we up to yesterday.
three men SO describe themselves, Hook
Jones. A. NJ. Ringel and Thomas e. Ra-
Der. They are in the Signal Corps. keep
ing up communication on the front. and
IN their card they want to express ap-
probation for tobacco sent" adding that
II came In an oportune time"
Private ]. w Ryan, IAN Irish Catholic
boy OF Company d. Thirty-eighth In
fantry, writes:
You tell THE SUN the carton OF Gig
arettes was Just like getting money from
nome. thank you from the soles OF my
feet to the tips of my fingers. You ought
TO get some mail II all the boys write on
your cards. We're all smoking on you
to-day and with the smoke from the
guns that makes some smoke"
I'VE will bring home the Kaiser"
writes Sergeant Edward A. Nichols Of
Company 3. Seventh Machine Gun Bat
talon. MY whole company sends
thanks 1t Is q great help to us boys
when we receive something to smoke.
We are In place where we seldom get
a chance to buy anything even " there
was anything to be sold, which there
isn't, and II we had any money, which
we haven't"
scovillc Village Block Party.
The myriad OF other attractions at
Coney Island will have a rival on SEQ
ville's walk. Scoville village, tonight.
when there Is to be a block party for
the fund. Mrs. Mary Daily is chairman
or the committee In charge, with Mrs.
Endner treasurer. and George Scoville
himself as the master OF ceremonies
Two bands will play and there will be
addresses by Tommie Keogh. the fifteen
year-old soldier; George Eckhardt, one
OF the first Americans gassed and
wounded In France, and number of
political leaders, Including Alfred E.
Smith.
]. J. DAILY, one OF tbs workers. was
out on the highways OF Coney yesterday
tagging pleasure seekers with 10 cent
tickets which admit to to-nights show.
Forsyth street. between Hester and
Grand. is to witness flag raising to-
morrow night 80 o'clock. DR.. C.
L. Singer heads The committee and NJ. d.
| Furstman is secretary. At block party
in 18th street. between Eighth and St
Nicholas avenues. also tomorrow night,
| flag with ninety -four stars will be
| raised. these including a silver star to
commemorate the death OF Charles Fer
guson of 173 St Nicholas avenue, who
died from anthrax while in service
abroad. On the flag too is a red cross
for nurse on duty in France.
Among the speakers will be Alderman
Augustus Wise, the Rev Father Boylar
OF st. Thomas's Church and Mrs. Laura
B, Prisk, the mother OF National Flag Da y
Frank NJ. Weinstein Is chairman OF the
arrangements committee. The smoke
| fund will benefit from both these affairs
At Wildwood Oval, Avenue J and Eas
| Twenty-sixth street, Brooklyn. the base.
ball teams of the Food Administrations
and the Wheat Export Company viii
settle their long standing rivalry to-mor.
row afternoon. starting at 3:15 o'clock
Despite the suggestion in the names Of
the clubs there will be real baseball
| unhooveriEed.
VIII shoot for smoke Fund.
3 Crack shots in the Question Club. al
organization composed Of heads OF lead
ing rubber and automobile enterprises II
the United States. will compete at At
lantic City tomorrow and Monday IL
the Smoke Fund Handicap trapshootini
event. Competition will be at 100 mani
mate targets. The entry fee Is $40 ant
the proceeds are to come to THE Sun
Tobacco Fund. Valuable prizes hav,
been offered by the Pennsylvania Rubbe
general manager, and the Du Pont Trap
shooting School. The formal opening o
the tournament will be at o'clock to
morrow morning.
A Labor Day event in the Homewoot
section OF Brooklyn will be the doub
block party for the fund in Sixteenth
avenue. between SiNty-eighth and Seven
tieth streets. In the afternoon there ar
to he baby carriage and patriotic cos
tune parades for prizes. and in the eve
ming music and dancing. William F
Van Wrinkle and Thomas Tully head tn
committee.
Receipts from the block party in Slo
cum street, Glendale, l.. l.. last Saturda,
night, are still coming in. First tn
committee turned IN more than s1s6. tn
gross proceeds, and now Mr.. Defer an
Mr.. McGarry. who received a Sc priz
for the best decorated house, insisted o.
contributing this amount for soldiers
smokes.
The members OF the Norway Pine
Camp at Sebasco, Me. made their outin
this summer a good deal more than
pleasure sojourn. They passed part o
the ti,ue in picking blueberries, whic
they sold to a dealer for $40 and the
instead OF pocketing the sales none
they sent It to the fund. I'VE are onl
sorry that it isn't more" said DIR. Waite
A. Reyes. the director, in the note &C
companying the check. You have on
best wishes for the success of the fund.
When you buy smokes we take 1t 70
granted that you go TO n United or
Schultz cigar store, We assume. toe
that you do like hundreds of other patri
otto smokers, deposit your certificate
and coupons in the fund box on tn
counter Our soldiers in France gal
from all these deposits
How the Fund Stands To-day.
THE SUN and THE EVENING SUN $4,000
| United Cigar Stores boxes. including
speci al per cent. of gross sales day 90, 1851
Otherwise acknowledged. .............. eB,s7s.4
New contributions NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. ga
Total ssl3, sos, 4
Shipped and paid for. .12s5 1883 os
Cash balance ...,........ B426.U
Received through the Schultz Cigar
stores .........-,...'..''.'.'''' eEZSf''
Grand total. ...-.''''.''''''''''' 'Sof0ofo'o
New contributions are:
First prize at Slocum street block
Helen Knox Spain. the New Leigh
ton, Point Pleasant Beach. n. j.. "a.
Members of Norway Pines Camp,
Sebasco, Me...............,........ lo.t
| Men employed at plant OF Braden