The sun., 1919-04-17
FOREIGN LEGION is
GRATEFUL TO FUND
"Sun' Tobacco Benefits to Be
Described by Lieut.. Reiser
at Party.
NEWARK TO HAVE FETE
Dinner Dance at the Robert
- Treat Hotel Will Be
"Best Ever"

% Lieut.. Robert r. Reiser. who will be
the principal war speaker mt THE SUN
Fund dinner dance at the Robert Treat
Hotel In Newark on April 26, had a
wider experience than many of the re-
turned soldiers whose activities in the
service were performed on one or the
other front, for his year with the Amer
lean Ambulance on the front In France
was followed by a second year on the
Italian front. In the soldiers of the
sSId infantry (Pennsylvania and Ohio
soIdiers) who served in the war In Italy
and who are to parade in Fifth avenue
next Monday he numbers many personal
friends.
Before his return to this country
Lieut.. Reiser entered the French artil-
lery, and he will wear that uniform at
the Robert Treat party. 1t is his pur-
pose TO describe the benefits he saw re-
sulttng from the tobacco gifts sent over
to American soldiers by the smoke fund
lin these various capacities and the talk
should be more comprehensive than the
several which have been given by repa-
. triated soldiers for this reason.
Although it Is very we'll known that
soldiers OF France and Italy as well al
the Australians shared with our men
when they were fighting side by side In
the comfort sent over by THE SUN To-
bacco Fund to American soldiers, there
has been only an occasional acknowl-
edgmcnt by a foreign soldiers. I,
wasn't to be expected. for the Ameri.
cans naturally held out the cards OF do
nors in order to answer themselves.
But the generosity OF the American
is proverbial, 80 much 30 that it is toe
frequently taken as a matter Of course
Lieut. Reiser wishes to take this comm
public opportunity OF telling donors how
the big hearted boys from the State,
could not look unmoved on the hungry
eyes OF the Frenchnan and Italian ant
Australian. all OF whom dote on Ameri
can tobacco. without dividing with then
his bag of smoking tobacco or hi
package of cigarettes.
City to Spread Itself.
Plans for the dinner dance referred
20 above are becoming almost greate
than was expected save by the Yer
neaux couple. who first had the idea o
holding the benefit in Newark. Tina
city is awake to its first opportunity 4
really show its great appreciation tn
work OF the smoke fund Is doing. ant
the ballroom OF the Robert Treat. big a
It lie, will not be a bit too spacious 70
the guests. The list of entertainers VIII
have FASTENED to volunteer their service
TO Manager Carrigan grows daily. Be
sides those whose names have been pub
lished two additional singers will ap
pear Miss Lillian Teece and Miss Ma
thilda Verba- A sparkling comediennt
Miss Josephine lie Roy. is another vol
unteer.
a collection Of Italian war poster
unique In this country has been do
mated to THE SUN Tobacco Fund. M
will be sold for the smokes for soldier
in the Army OF Occupation at this party
The date of the Newark party oush
to go down Ii everybody's engagement
book II is Saturday night, April rs.
On the Thursday preceding 1t occur
the benefit by the pupils Of Louise Nor
gan at the Belmont Theatre. This Wi
be a programme OF artistic dances Il
costume and the date Is April "a at
p NJ. It consists OF two parts, the FRS
having twelve dances and the secon
ten. An interlude OF great interest
provided by Miss Carmela Ponselle.
beautiful. mezzo soprano. who Will sin
the Habanero from Carmen.
80 'Fhe grace and charm OF nifty childre
and young girls will be utilized in maxi
ing this performance charming one
attend. As the theatre Is donated 70
the afternoon by the owner. Mr. Morai
on account of his great interest in III
tobacco fund there will be few expense
and a good sum should be added to tn
grand total.
Harold ]. Dockstader Of Company
Thirty-fo fourth Engineers. received sor
tobacco on the cath of last month
which was the card telling him that II
donor was Miss NJ. BrescheL He wro'