The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-10-29
CHRISTMAS SMOKES
GREATEST NEED NOW
Boys at the Front Expect Little
Reminders From Home
During Holidays.
SPECIFIC GIFTS BARRED
Contributors to "Sun" Fund
Asked to Put Their Mites
Into the Big Basket.

The pride that American mothers and
| fathers feel in their sons lighting in
France is justified by more things than
their prowess in the field. although we
glow for It first and It will be their last
ing glory. Individuaily parents feel
solemn pride when they read Of the mod
est bearing OF the young Americans,
their fearlessness and determination to
put through whatever they undertake in
the field.
There isn't anything these parents
would not do TO make their boys more
comfortable, TO cheer them IN a foreign
cline and show this pride in some tan
Etble way. One such way Is to send
them the tobacco Day after day in
Quiries are made of THE Sun Tobacco
Fund II It is not possible to send tobacco
directly through the fund to a particular
soldier. 1t breaks the funds heart to
be obliged to return a disappointing an
swer to these natural requests. But It
husband for the reasons that have
been repeated so often. 4
A gentleman called yesterday at the
ONCE to say that he and his neighbors
had collected $500 which they wished
TO send to an artillery company Of which
many of their friends are members. In
June last they had taken up the matter
Of sending tobacco with the War Depart
ment at Washington, and except for a
formal note acknowledging the receipt
Of their request they had heard nothing.
So they came to see what THE SUN
could do for them.
Individual Distribution Impossible
THE SUN fund cannot do anything but
take their money, buy tobacco with 1t
and get IL over to the soldiers with the
greatest expedition. 1t goes to a sector.
hospital. regiment undesignated by
the fund, and II goes to these places be-
cause at the moment of its arrival abroad
. there is the greatest need OF tobacco.
In consequence the mothers and
fathersvand societies. clubs. &C. must
widen their eympathies to include the
whole Of the American Expeditionary
Force. All they need to know is that
their donations to THE SUN Tobacco
Fund furnish smokes to American fight
ing men wherever they may be.
With the growth of this generous sem
tlment, which takes in all the fighting
men-other peoples sons as well as their
own--has grown the block party. At
first the returns from this source were
comparatively small but now that the
idea has spread they are very often
handsome. In itself the block party Is a
fine thing. and II nearly always works
out benefcially for the neighborhood as
We'll as for the smoke fund.
The fund Is glad to encourage this
plan Of raising money for the. soldiers
smokes, and particularly 50 just now
when it is making strong effort to In
crease its ability to send tobacco over
10 the trenches. Before we know or feel
the passage OF time the holidays will be
upon us, and we want every soldier
abroad to light up cheerfully on Christ
mas and New Years days. II the rec
ord made by recent block parties is
kept up into November its task, 'gigan--
&c one. will be lightened.
$1,000 Raised by One Party.
Listen to what was accomplished by
this simple means last week. From the
parties held for the smoke fund In
Brooklyn and New York it benefits by
over s210o Not all Of this sum has been
turned in, but 1t has been reported by the
committees having the affairs in charge.
The party held in Moffatt street, be-
tween Bushwick and Evergreen avenues,
turned out the banner affair OF the sea-
son, Chairman John Thompson Baliou.
Jr reporting by telephone that the re-
cepts would run considerably over ST.
600 The programme consisted OF
"hildrens carnival. service flag raising.
dedication by the Rev. Duncan NJ.
Gems, Star Spangled Banner ensemble,
drawing for prizes, cabaret and dancing.
full account of this splendid demon
sration Of patriotic feeling by the
Moftatt street neighbors will be given
later.
The full receipts of the Linden street
party. between Knickerbocker and Irving
avenues. were in excess Of $500, OF which
the smoke fund will receive one-half.
the other half going to the Salvation
Army. From the Italian boys in James
10 the fund were s359.62, which Will be
acknowledged in THE EvENISG Sun to-
day. Three other small parties helped
the fund by 1926 between them. These
appear in to-day's new contributions.
l1-the same list appears partial re-
port Of the Oriental fete in Chinatown.
which shows returns so far of $326'1S.
The money given by the italian resi-
dents of the quarter has not yet been
rounded up nor the percentage of the
restaurants and sightseeing cars, The
total will no doubt exceed $500. The
members of the Chinese American AL
Lance, who gave this party. expressed
through Lee B. Lok their qualification
with the entertainment furnished by
. American volunteer artists. and they
wish also 10 thank the Aeolian Company
'oC giving them the use Of piano.
> The name OF Miss Emily Hartford, a
'olunteer musician. who performed yeo-
woman service at the piano through the
evening, was Inadvertently omitted In
The published account OF the affair. and
by mistake the name Of Michael Fitz-
patrick, who made n popular hit by
singing his own song. Irish Volun-
tee~s," was misspelled.
Fine weather for Parties.
Last week. therefore. II will be seen.
was splendid and lucrative one for
me fund, due almost entirely TO the
block parties. A number are scheduled
INTO November and so long as weather
out OF doors remains possible 1t Is GER
IAN they will continue. There is no
better way for a neighboThood 10 amuse
"se.f inuocently and at the same time
supply smokes for the soldiers.
The next AFFAIR of general interest
% the fund is the Halloween party in
me Iana Yama room OF the Hotel 81.
Andrew. This will be a unique party
"herS all the guests who wish to he
CARRIED In white dominoes will find them
provided. all the lights will be dimmed
ny pumpkin shades and there will be