The sun., 1918-09-09
Roof Audience Gets Repeated
Thrills in Brilliant
Programme.
RECEIPTS AT LEAST ST, $50
Buyer Of Georgias First 1918
Cotton Bale Gives 1t Back
to the Fund.

Miss Kathryn Lee wasn't chanting La
or Bnrico Caruso. through
the medium Of q photograph. wasn't
"Over These." there was always
something else carrying on to bring to
its feet the big audience on the roof
of the Waldorf Saturday night or In
spire 1t to some other sort Of patriotic
demonstration.
Tangible evidence Of the crowds en-
thusiasm and it's devotion to the cause
of America and her allies was given
whenever opportunity was afforded to
make contributions to THE Sun Tobacco
Fund. When the evening came to a
close-being Saturday 1t was a short
fund was in the nelghbor-
hood of $3.50 to the good, with some
belated receipts yet to be counted.
New Song stirs Audience.
Miss Blanche Ring furnished ono Of
the thrillers. a brand new song written
specially for her. in which are such
lifting lines as these:
Well hit Berlin like q rocket
Get THE Watch on Rhine and hook II
II the Kaiser thinks he's tricky
He's Just common BolshevikL
" tho Kaiser takes n bracer
Uncle Sam will be the chaser.
Mrs. Hazel Warren made a stirring
patriotic address and drove her points
home by displaying her Tour starred ser
vice pin, showing that she has given her
husband and three brothers to the cause
And Capt Stanley g. Saulrnier Of the
Fifth Machine Gun Battalion was there
and Private Blunt Cohen of the Engi-
neers, who was captured at Cambria but
escaped, and when the two soldiers
clasped hands young civilian was sc
moved that he left his table and hurried
up to the little group shouting, Tive go'
to Join. Where Is the nearest recruiting
officer
As the names of these persons and The
mention OF these incidents attest 1t wa:
4 wonderful party. one of the very bes'
Broadway or Fifth avenue ever saw
To begin with, a remarkable programme
had been provided. Miss Margaret
Weaver, a delightful singer. started Il
with Obey Speaks's when the Boys
Come Home" responding to an enthu
siastic demand for an encore and latel
singing the aria from Samson and De
llah" She was accompanied on thu
piano by Miss Emily Hartford.
Miss Dufiield's contribution, besides
the national anthem. was Leo Stern!
"Printemps" Miss Duffield. as every
| body knows. was the popular prinf1
donna in princess Pat"
With a fine display OF generous coop
Grafton Gus Edwards. who Is to be ont
Of the hosts at a party for the fund II
the Martinique next Saturday. brough
four of his stars, Mercedes Lorenzo
Kathleen Kitchens and George Price
singers, and Arthur Gutman. pianist.
When he wasn't directing their mum
bers Edwards qualified as a Pooh Bah
demonstrating that he is as capable a
the auction block as he is In singing Of
composing.
Many Widely Known Vocalists.
Solly Cohn was there with some OF hi
very best song hits. Harry Jentes accom-
panied him. Both appeared through tn
courtesy of Leo Stein. Other vocalist
who delighted the audience were Mis-
Georgina MacMullen, Philias Goule,
barytone, who sang Bruno Huhns "In
victus" Miss Patricia Ryan, Miss Jun
Kerley, Lyla McNames Wilson. VIII
sang Marie Walters kennedy's "Yanke
Maid" with words by Mrs. Charles i
TruaS; John Steel. who Is Just bac
after singing to the boys at the from
and Miss Ella Krause.
From the Palace came George White
! bringing Tot Qualters. Lois Leigh an
Ethel Delmar, the quartet appearing 4
their dancing speciality. Frisco was o
hand with his marvellous assortment c
dance steps.
Arthur Tyson Soper, who is stoppin
at the Waldorf. bought in for $500 tn
first bale of this years Georgia cotto
crop, donated to the fund by Samut
Newburger. Having acquired It Nj
Soper generously gave It back to be dis
posed of again at a future entertainment
Mrs. w. ]. East, whose husband is /
command at Mitchell Aviation Field. G
Hampstead. L. l.. became the proud pos
SCISSOR OF the fine -ped!greed collie pre-
sented by Irving p, Favor. +.
Georger OF the University Club bougf
the cuirassier's helmet, which Sand
Sanderson OF the Princess Pat" too
from a Hun in the first battle OF II
Somme.
Caruso to Autograph Records.
Photographic records OF over There
sung by Bridegroom Caruso and to
autographed by the tenor, were pu
chased by Mr.. Soper, Mrs NJ. b. Koo
and r. c. Erner of Chicago. copy
Private Charles Divine's poems, give
by Moffat, Yard & CO., was bought Il
the private library of Walter NJ. Coz
slant.
In the sale of flowers donated by a.
Bunyard and Hogewoning & Co., and
cigarettes pres nted by the w. X Jar
Company. Miss Minerva Sewcll d
valiant work. ably assisted by Mi
Dudleld, Miss Lee. Miss Kerley and Mi
Lucille Warthew. Geofrrey &. Stein a
sisted Mrs Warner and.Gus Edwards
the roles OF auctioneer and announcer.
To repeat. quite superfiuously. II W;
wonderful party, one which did ver
great credit to Lucius NJ. Boomer, Il
Waldorfs manager. and his helper
Mrs. Evelyn Hubbell and S, Ii, Ma
! farlane.