The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-04-07
TO AID
| FUND FOR TOBACCO
Rare Collection Placed on Sale
/. Is Gift From a New
!: York Man.
MORE BENEFITS PLANNED
Dancing Party April "a and
|; Entertainment April 26
Will Increase Receipts.

The collection OF autographs which
was presented to THE SUN Tobacco
FUND by Warren C. Crane OF this city
" now on view in the shop OF Patrick
Madigan, 5s1 Fifth avenue. 1t in
Yiudes an autograph on vellum, OF Louis
XIV, the Roi Soleil; a signature OF
Macmillan OF Bavaria, and those Of
several crowned heads. from 1900 to
is4i.
\. Mr.. Madigan has added to his gifts
10 the smoke funo other autographs of
Fulers Of Europe. American statesmen
and men of letters of America and
England These autographs may be
purchased singly and at low prices, and
The fact that the money obtained from
itheir sale will go to buy smokes for
i.American soldiers in hospitals abroad
and doing guard duty on the borders
of Germany should prove an additional
reason for collectors to examine them
.hnd add one or more to their own col
,Iections.
An interesting benefit party will be
held in the afternoon of April 20. when
Mrs Louise Morgan, with the assistance
spf her pupils, will give an entertain
lment OF poetic dancing on the stage OF
ithe Belmont Theatre. The owner Of the
itheatre has given the use of 1t for the
safternoon because the proceeds OF the
Entertainment are to go to the smoke
iKund. A full programme Is promised
,sof REVEALS of ancient English Mosques
,and interludes and exhibitions OF mod
,ern interpretative dancing.
X Newark Party April 26.
!: The evening of Saturday, April 2e.
will be of special interest. Mr.. and
mrs. A. E. verneaux, well known So
Ieiety dancers, will give a dinner
i.dance at the Robert Treat Hotel. in
Newark. Mr.. and Mrs. Verneaux came
ifrom England to this country last May
after a most successful season in Lon
don where. at the Covent Garden Thea
tire, they first introduced the step they
have named the Rang Tans."s They
have appeared only once in New York,
the occasion being a benefit for the
smoke fund given by Manager Kelly OF
Murrays Roman Gardens. They danced
the "Rang Tang then and won liberal
applause. At the party for THE SUN
Tobacco Fund. April rs. the dancers will
be assisted by several concert singers
and BY we'll known artists OF the Vau-
deville stage.
The proprietor Of a large hotel in At
14ntic City mas asked ptTHlisSioH " u5e
the name Of TUE SUN Tobacco Fund as
beneficiary of a card party to be given
in the parlors Of the hotel. AS his plan
Is have the party on the Saturday be-
fore Easter he believes that large
sum will be faised to help the work OF
sending smokes abroad to the soldiers
in the American army Of occupation. A
representative of the fund will so to
Atlantic City to-day to learn more de-
tails Of the plan.
How Smokes Help the Boys.
On March 10. Corp ]. w. Cardwell
Of Company L, Hath Infantry, sent his
Acknowledgement of tobacco to Lieut..
Morris Kinney, who has been a liberal
donor to the smoke fund. The message
says: when We say Ne were over
joyed to get the smokes we are putting
Il mildly You can scarcely believe
what a difference 1t makes in soldier
whether or not he has anything to
smoke. Thank you and We wish you
would thank TUE SUN Fund which
transmitted your gift to u.s.
1.-THE tobacco was Just the thing,
writes Musician John ]. McNicholas to
James McCreery, from Base Hospital SO
He adds: II came down from Ger
many last Thursday night to go into
this hospital. I was OF the First En-
Kfneers, First Division"
To the same donor "A Soldier writes
II take pleasure in thanking you for a
lift that is, in the soldiers estimation
next in value to his meals. I enjoy the
tobacco very much, especially when
can sit in front of the stove with the
others and I'VE are telling stories about
the old home towns. It's mighty pleas
ant then to have some good tobacco tc
smoke, and now we've got il, thanks &c
you and THE SUN Tobacco Fund"
Sergeant Morris Gilley of Company
J., l44th Infantry. whites to donor
I'VE will hand out your two cartons Of
smoking tobacco to the men in mess line
to-day. We are sure to thank you very
heartily. for II there Is any one thins
the boys need and want II Is the smoke:
Of that good old land than which there
IN no better-America."
Now Happier Than Kings.
j. Morris Ralph OF Headquarters Com
pany. 144th Infantry "a. p. o. 1867
sends this message: "Helloa Did yol
know that the way to make us happy
was to send us tobacco? Whether you die
II consciously or not, you had no trouble
at all In making us as happy as kings
or happier, I guess, for from all I heal
this is not the year for happiness OF
thrones II could do anything for yol
- in return for your gift should be yer,
glad TO do It, SO write me and put m,
-wise."
Earl Mosely and A. Toyt Pickens ar,
cooks with this headquarters compa n,
who received tobacco from the Ladies
Aid Society of the Dutch Reformed
Church, Canarsie, and they sent a warn
letter of thanks.
From Vichy, France, Corporal Franl
Dula of Company II. 144th Infantry
sent this card: ~ want to thank yo,
people for the generous way you hav,
treated us. There never has been any
thing like the generosity brought out b.
THE SUN Tobacco Fund and We boy
sure do appreciate 1t. 7 do not see hoy
we could have done without THE sum
tobacco while we were on the front, an,
now that we are here. there and all owe
France, where there isn't smoke Il
sight. don't see how we could get alon,
without II now"
Miss VI. Breschel, a we'll known donor
will receive this card from i. ]. Ora
ham, written on March 13: please ac
.cept the hearty thanks OF the boys O
Company +, 18TH Supply Train, 70
6your most welcome gift of smokes 70
Jus boys. We hope to be back with yo
:in the good old L. S. A. before the Ma
s6owers."
On March 13 Earl Mosely Of Head
quarters Company wrote to Mrs. Will
siam Jacobus for what she had given [
sTHH SUN Tobacco Fund, which ha
."meant abundance OF good smokes 70
pthem