The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-03-01
$29,358 RAISED
FOR TOBACCO
Records Broken by Palm Beach
Benefit for Nations
Defenders.
20 GIVE $1,000 EACH
Whole Winter Colony Joins in
Making the Affair a
Huge Success.
70 GIVE $1,000 EACH
Special B<spatch TO THr SyN.

PALM BEACH. Fla" .Fea. 2s,-A total
Of 32asas--this is the sum which the
permanent residents and the winter
colonists Of Palm Beach. uniting in a
great patriotic demonstration in Cocoa
nut Grove last night. raised for tobacco
for Americas fghtlns men.
In the amount collected all previou.
high water marks in a long and notable
list Of entertainments given IN Palm
Beach for patriotic and charitable en-
terpr' SEES were far surpassed.
The money was given to buy smokes
for the men in the trenches and the
men aboard the bat;leships alike. Dud-
ley Field Malone. formerly Collector OF
the Port OF New York, after an i'm
passioned plea. which resulted in sub
scriptions OF $1,000 for the men Of the
navy. exclaimed:
III you are as proud Of the boys in
the navy as ] am proud of YOU you
hold them in high regard indeed
The receipts from the mystery auction
"A Russian system under which the
money from every bid made is collected
--totalled $685.. A platinum watch do
mated by Col. William T. Thompson Of
New York was sold by this method
Frederick Lcw!sohn finally bidding il in
for $500.
. Gate Receipts &2.323.
! TIE sale Of tables at SIS each b, ought
81 .9s5. The gate receipts amounted tc
s2323. On special subscription list
! $sl5 was collected AS follows:
|
| Frank TiifoNl. Slo0; G. G. Simmons. s.
Miss Marion Davies. 500: a friend o.
the soldiers. 500; William Wineburgh
800: VI. Schinas;. 500: Archibald Sci
wyn. $50 Edga- Selw,n. $50; Mrs. W
F. Benjamin, $40; Theodore W. Meyers
$50.
The subscriptions to Tho navy mcn
| fund the exact total OF which wa
&20.610. follow;
Edward r. Stotesbury, $1,000: COL W
e. Thompson. $1,000: jules s. Bache
$1,000 Mrs. Fred s. Fish, $1,000
George II. McFadden. $1,000; f. +. Tor
$1,000; Mrs. L. @. Buckner. $1,000
Sylvanus l.. Schoonmaker. $1,000; Mrs
William Lowe Rice, $1,000; Mrs Surg
F'riede. $1,000: Charles F., Pope. 81 900
George w. Crawford. $1,000 Mrs. II.
Ruepin. $1,000: Mrs. Alfred g. Wander
bilt. $1,000: Frank d. Frazier. $1,000
John L. Boil. 81 900 William II. Hears
$1,000; Ircnec Dupont, $1,000: Josep
Widener. $1,000; James ]. Phelan. $500
John r. Bradley, $40
Aside from the many who made Lib
eral subscriptions and the gifted enter
tainers who donated their services. ther
were four men whose services towar
the success of the evening were notable
Gene Buck, who composed the song
and directed the theatrical end forme
Mayor John F.. Fitzgerald OF Bostol
, who auctioned the watch: Mr.. Malon
who assisted the auctioneer and mad
the sec. 900 speech. and Martin SweeneI
assistant manager of the Royal Poit
ciana Hotel. who bore the brunt of IL
preparatory work and managed ii
finances.
| Many Willing Workers.
And there were many others wi
helped, OF course. One OF these Wa
Little Miss Helen simon, daughter
Franklin Simon Of New York. who. VII
Miss Rosebud Ravenhall OF Brookly
spent many hours yesterday showing Il
= diamond and platinum watch later so
at auction to hundreds Of people. TT
/, bulk Of the advance sale Of tickets WI
made by these girls and Miss Kay La
rel. Miss Ann Pennington and Mi
. Marion Davies.
Henry E.iBemis. manager OF the Roy
Poinciana. donated the properties. al
| that hotel and the Breakers gave
their annual fancy dress ball. substitu
, ing this event The services Of Conro,
Orchestra of New York were donated
u John r. and Edward II. Bradley. and I
/. other musicians, Migl!onico's Orchest
!. of thirty-two pieces and the twel
Continued on Fourth Pogs.