The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-08-31

was heard In aria and ballad quite re-
Gently at fund party, and Miss Mar
saret weaver. the concert contraIto who
was the star OF the party given for the
iund by the Atlantic Yacht Club on
| August Z.
There will be several new features in
| the Waldorf-Astoria party. which Is to
| De given on the roof of that hotel on
| the evening OF September Z. one of
| these will be the sale OF some magnificent
gladioli and other autumnal flowers
| donated to the fund by Hogewoning q
sons OF ~ Broadway, the product OF
their great flower farm on the Merrick
road A. group OF pretty young women
Will sell the flowers for the fund under
the direction OF Mrs. Jessie Baskerville.
Another feature has already aroused
| wide interest. 1t is the sale OF the first
bale OF new crop cotton from Georgia.
donated to the fund, on which a bid Of
$50 has been made and 10 standing I'M
| I'll the night Of the big party by Samuel
| Newburger. A crowd of Cotton, Exchange
, men will 60 to the party for the purpose
| Of boosting the bids.
! Other novel things to be sold are some
copies OF the book City Ways and COM
! pany Streets" by Private Charles Divine,
| recently issued from the press OF MofYat
Yard & Co. and a gray slipover sweater
donated by the maker, Miss venetia c.
| Taylor.
For the Martinique Beneat.
Meanwhile the preparations for the
great opening Of the season in the Mar
UNIQUE, which Ii designated as a benefit
Tor The SUN Tobacco Fund, are by no
means sleeping. They are in charge OF
those active individuals and great fund
boosters. Walter Chandler and Gus Ed
wards. and n programme unique even for
broadway Is in active making. Smoke
Fund night this season at the Martinique
/ Is set for September II.
Among the new contributions listed
l to-day Is one for $50 collected by Jesse
n. Birn at the Hotel Angenette, Far
Rockaway.' II was very easy to get. Mr..
Birn says, all that was necessary being
| to mention the Smoke Fund and con-
| trtoutions Foiied- in. Perhaps the fact
| that the contributors considered the mat
| ter Of boosting the fund immed lately
| after a good dinner assisted the collector
| In carrying out his idea. 1t is certainly
| an example worthy OF emulation by tho
guests Of other seaside hotels after
| equally good dinners.
The full returns from the fne party
given by the Atlantic Yacht Club on Au-
gust to THE SUN Tobacco Fund ap-
pear in the contributors list to-day.
After paying the war tax on admissions
the net to the fund is sl.2ss.s5. In
retrospect and with this handsome sum
to help the fund toward the $s50.000
| full. and 1t was felt at the time to be
one OF the funds most enjoyable affairs
in or out of the city.
Two regular monthly checks are listed
| to-day: SIS from James McCosh Magic
| and $40 from Edward T. Kennard. Also
among the regular donors is the Lake
| Hopatcong funds fourth contribution,
| amounting to $197.13. A part OF this
, represents the proceeds of a vaudeville
entertainment given by four little girls
OF the East Shore cottage colony. Lake
Hopatcong. 1t was given Tuesday eve
ming. August 20. by Horace and Eliza
beth Meyer, Ruth Schroeder and Con-
stance Keller. The sum OF s30.s1 is
credited TO six boys. whose ages range
from to Is years, who were led by
| Chester Balm Is, Of Newark. n. J.
| This raises the Lake Hopatcong dona-
tons to more than $500 and represents
good work and a patriotic spirit,
| Old Contributors on Deck.
! Mr. Every Week 1, here with his six
ty-second dollar. and the Small War
Shop Of Rowayton. Conn. RENTERS with
1
perforce Of Circumstances for Ave months,
but II Is making up for lost time now.
| In memory OF her lost son, Richard
I Mansfield I'd. Mrs Mansfield contributes
to THE Sun Tobacco Fund SEQ. with the
| following note:
| Il send you the enclosed check for
your tobacco fund in my sons name,
Richard Mansfield ID. His last words as
he boarded the train to go South were
| Il did not enlist in order to be safe
| This Is the spirit OF all our dear boys.
Sincerely yours.
BEATRICE MANSFIELD"
Mrs. Olive A. Lighthall writes a SYM
pathetic letter with her contribution and
| asks the fund to complete an address.
which 1t will be very glad to do.
| Coupons given to you by the United
| Cigar Stores when you make a purchase
| Of tobacco should have no other destina =
| ton than THE SUN fund boxes. which
| are on view In all their stores In this
| city. If you put them in your pocket
they will burn a hole In 1t and you
! surely will lose the money and keys and
| other valuables you keep therein. This Is
| a word to the wise.
| How the Fund stands To-day.
THE SUN and THE EVENING SUN $4,000 90
| United Casar Stores boxes. including
special per cent. OF Gross sales day 60 ass SO
Otherwise acknowledged .............. a4s 1885
New contributions ..........,.......... l,6Gi .0s
Total ssit, IS. IS
Shipped and paid for. SOS, lssos
Received through the schultz Cigar
Grand total, ,.3.7 JIG. 40