The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-02-25
SMOKE FUNDS MARE
WINS ANOTHER RACE
Azurita Has Thrice Repaid
New Owner for Aiding
Tobacco Campaign.
GOLFERS NOT FoRGETFUL
More Thanks From Soldiers in
Germany and France Show
Hearty Appreciation.

The golfers Mt Bei!eair. Florida, are
not to be clRssed among those who for
get and they have followed the vari-
Gus events held by them for the benefit
Of THE SUN Tobacco Fund for our col
dieds abroad with 4 recent tournament
pose OF buying smokes to send over to
Americans IN the Army Of Occupation.
Mrs c. L. srhen and George Balch OF
Cincinnati won the mixed four ball
putting tournament played on last SAT-
urdny. Second prize In this event was
won by Francis Wilson. the actor. who
is n member OF the wykagyl Club at
his home, New Rochelle, N. Y. He and
his partner. Mra Frank Jones of Men,
phis. made a score Of II. The winning
score WIS 6S.
Another winning IN to be credited to
THE SuS Tobacco Fund. Two-year-old
Azurita Was first In the raoe for the
Cuba Juvenile Stases, run on Sun
day. under the colors Of Senior Alfredo
H. DiaE. who bousht her for $4,000
when her owner, John z. Madden. put
her under the hammer for the benefit
Of the fund. The little horse has more
than thrice repaid her purchaser for
his liberality In bidding up her price
for the smoke fund.
Mr. Madden and Senior Diaz have
received a large number of letters from
the soldiers written to thank them for
the tobacco and cigarettes which this
handsome donation purchased. One OF
the recent cards was sent for the for
rner from hospital at Prum. Germany
by A. Hunter of Headquarters Company
Sixth Engineers. He says:
Just a few words to express my
thanks for the cigarettes. They were
appreciated very highly. as you may
imagine II you consider my present con-
dtion. But all the boys do appreciate
such gifts whether sick or WELL"
Thanks From Men I'm France.
IN the same mail was a card to Senior
Diaz bearing this signature: 1913. NJ. T
G. Company" and postmarked at Rouen
France II said: Thanks very much
for the good cigarettes your donation
made possible for US to get We are
comfortable and comparatively happy
but we can't help thinking much Of the
home places these days"
To Josephine Jacoby. who has beer
from tide start a faithful donor 70 the
fund. this was sent by Arthur S. Gale
s. P Ferguson and Shirley N. Howell
We are thinking of you and thanking
you for your welcome gift and we are
hoping we shall be able to return the
Louise Morgan. who gave a dancing
festival last winter in the Playhouse fol
the benefit Of the smoke fund. receive:
from Rouen. France, under date of Feb
ruary the following from L. Kenneth
Roberts of 6s3d Truck Company, II
T. c.:
The box Of smokes was given to m,
by an army chaplain for THE Str
Tobacco Fund. Please accept my sin
oere thanks We shall never forget thu
folks back home who have backed up thu
boys over here so CALAMITY and ou
thanks are very sincere toward TIL
SIN fund
From the Treves airdrome, Germany
G. mes this dated January 81:
Thanks for the Piedmonts: they tasteC
good I can tell you. TO a lot OF boys whit
had not seen an American cigarette 70
50 long they almost forgot what one wa
Ike. Wen never get over your kindness
n US but will try 10 deserve It." 1t Il
signed by Private Percy s. Scope.