The sun., 1919-03-02
DOG STAR SHINES ON
SMOKE FUND FROLIC
Big Party at Pennsylvania
Adds Another Success to
Tobacco Events.

. Too bad that the brindle Boston ter
rier puppy sold at the party on Friday
night at the Hotel Pennsylvania hadn't
been named, for he was the acknowl-
edged star of this benefit affair given
by the management OF the big new no.
tel to THE SUN Tobacco Fund, and Il is
hard to do the universal petting he
received any Justice OF description. The
little aristocrats was quite at home in
the gorgeous grill room, but when he
was finally sold after an excited. con-
test he nestled softly and snugly In the
arms of Mrs. ]. ID. Gable, to whom
her husband, Capt Gable, consigned the
dog after he had signed his name to a
check
In every way this party lived UP to
the hopes that had been formed for Il.
There was q big crowd In the grill at
the dinner hour and a bigger one after
the theatres had turned out their audi
ences to seek additional entertainment
up to midnight and after. The pro-
gramme. made up of volunteers from
concert stage and vaudeville palace
went forward without interruption ex-
cept for general dance now and then
Among the guests were many society
people who had delayed inspecting the
new house until this occasion and most
or these stayed on through the eve
| ming. L. M. Statler, operating president
or the hotel, entertained friends bott
for dinner and for supper in the grill.
Among the entertainers were Kathryn
Lee, Ida V. Enders, soprano and con
tralto respectively. who were generous
in their offerings; Elias Breeskin. the
viollnist, who has been engaged fol
/ Caruso's spring concert tour George T
Keltirs. a cartoonist: Evan Burroughs
Fontaine and Jane Green and Jimmy
Bleyler from the Midnight Frolic; Lieut.
Pat O'Brien, from the Palace; Mist
Marquise, from the Montemartre, ant
Martin Culhane, from the Moulin Rouge
Miss Jane Kerley and Miss Matte Hi
| sold carnations that had been donated (
the fund by Mayer. florist OF the Penn
| sylvania. Erdody, leader of the orches
ira, played on his Guarnarius violiI
which was presented to him by a groul
| of women OF New York. in n selection
from Madame Butterfly" and tn
| dance music, conducted by ]. Geek
| proved as exhilarating as jazz. but yer.
superior to that popular variety.
Without reckoning a percentage OF tn
convert charges which the manage
ment added to its gift TO the fund tn
latter will benefit in round numbers b.
about $500. The enjoyment OF the anal
cannot. however, be estimated in mer
dollars.
Need for Tobacco.
Soldiers writing from the headquar
ters of the Army OF Occupation. Coblen'
are perfectly open In expressing thei
need OF tobacco. They have more tim
on their hands than they know what I
do with and some Of them write back I
the fund comparing themselves to
group OF men on q summer vacatio
who smoke Unfortunately because It help
the days to go by. There Is always
lingering hope that they may be anon
the lucky ones to get home promptly. an
the wish to start westward Is almo:
universal, but they say that IL they ha
little more occupation and a little NOR
tobacco some OF the home returnin
, fever might abate.
Contributors to the FUND have receive
many cards written on these ideas TIL
boys need smokes now more than the
did In war excitement and yet donors
general prefer to leave the Job OF send
ing along the money to buy this neces
sary tobacco TO few repeaters. Ever
smoker ought to feel like sending owe
, the water TO Germany a fellow to II
cigar he buys for his own consumptio
or a package OF tobacco or cigarette
, when he loads up for Sunday. BY dupl
, eating what he spends on his own graf
ication he could insure a great man
smokes for the soldiers There Is T
trouble about doing II, dollar bill ser
TO THE Sun Tobacco Fund would moi