The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-02-22
SUN FUND RACERS
ARE MAKING GOOD
Azurita, Donated by John Z.
Madden, Has More Than
Paid for Herself.
IRA WILSON ALSO A CONFER
Boys at Front Continue to Tell
of Great SOlace Derived
From Tobacco.

Azurita, the pretty Sun Tobacco Fund
mare, has more than paid for herself
this season. by the races she has won
for the friend OF the American soldier
Alfredo Diaz of Havana, although he
paid the big price OF $4,000 for the un-
tried youngster which John L. Madden
presented to the fund. The story of her
first successful race had hardly been
told In this column when another little
protegee of the smoke fund started in to
make good.
This little bay colt Is Ira Wilson. also
given by Mr.. Madden to THE SUN To-
bacco Fund and sold for soldiers smokes
in Saratoga last August. On the 18th of
the present month he ran for his owner
in New orleans and distanced a good
field of beginners. The distance was
three and a half furlongs and the little
Sun fund racer came In with burst OF
speed that speaks volumes for his future.
The smoke fund Is naturally pleased
to follow the careers Of its animal gifts
and II has a long list to follow. inclusive
Of race horses. prize dogs of every class,
Persian and other high bred cats and
even Belgian campines, which are
kind OF fowl. There Is rarely nowadays
an exhibition of prize animals which
does not contain one named after the
fund.
The fund was informed yesterday that
n percentage of the receipts of the
Brooklyn Food Show Is to come to II.
The show will open on March II and
continue for two weeks. On the opening
night a dinner will be given to the men,
bers of the city's government. the press
and the officers of the United Retail
Grocers Association of Brooklyn.
ha
was one of the earliest to volunteer for
the party to be given by the Hotel Penn
sylvania In its great grill room for THE
SUN Tobacco Fund. Associated with
him will be many OF the famous and
popular artists now in New York. The
noted virtuoso has given number OF
recitals during the past season and has
been everywhere hailed as one of the
best of modern masters
Sophie Tucker to Help.
Mime. Eva Gauthier. Miss Kathryn Lee
and Miss Blanche Duffleld will sing at
this latest fund party, and a number of
exceedingly pretty girls have volunteered
to sell flowers for the soldiers sake.
Among them will be the Misses Diantha
Pattison, Jane Kerley. Matte Hill.
Minerva Sewell, all to be under the d.
rection of Mrs. Edith Kingsley.
Miss Sophie Tucker is going to break
away long enough from the Sophie
Tucker room at Reisenwebers to dash
down to the Pennsylvania and sing one
or two songs to the accompaniment of
her own jazz band. And a Russian
dancer just arrived in this country from
that disturbed land Is promised as
great surprise. For the latter a series
Of matinees are now being arranged in
one of the popular theatres.
II no more than half Of the promises
that are being made for this Hotel Penn
sylvania party are kept 1t will be one OF
the most exciting OF all the long and sue
cessful affairs in the history of the fund.
1t Is to start at 80 and will continue to
closing and there are to be performers
enough to keep things going at fast
gait throughout that considerable time.
Remember the date. night Of Febru-
airy 2s.
BY an error Of the writer and not the
typos this time the skin Of the cobra
which is to be sold at the forthcoming
party was incorrectly given as six feet
in length, whereas 1t is really sixteen
feet long. This gift to the fund along
with the jewelry referred to yesterday
will be sold for its benefit.
From Avrecourt, Haute Marine, comes
q card written by Sergeant T. ]. Melis.
who signs himself "A. Y. Doushboy."
He says: 81 wish TO acknowledge the
receipt OF your package containing the
one great gift that Is always welcomed
by the 'doughboy' and I send you many
thanks for the same" He writes to Mrs.
Baskerville, a sun fund donor.
Private James Neddes. Jr. Of Head
quarters Company, 104th Infantry. 2sth
Division. sgd Brigade, says at the be-
Ginning of February: 1--WE are still In
France. and while it was difficult earlier
to get cigarettes 1t Is now almost impos-
sible. Thank you very much"
Grateful for Smokes.
Corporal NJ r. Nichols and Private
John Lamb are of the same company.
They send greeting to Mrs Enders. who
gave two concerts that were very sue
cesstul money getters for the fund last
season, and add this I'VE have been in
France sixteen months and were In the
trenches nine months. When We first
came over here we had to smoke
French tobacco. nothing but dried leaves
Then came our first share in a Sun fund
distribution and We were different men.
You people can't realize what a smoke
will do for n man. We used to smoke
fire cut in the lines and were glad to get
It, hut we tired OF 1t. Ready made ciga-
rettes such as you send over to us are
worth their weight in gold. more too.
I'VE expect to start homo before long
but this smoke of ours is keeping us
quiet until the date IL fixed Now we
are located in a small village with a
couple of houses or SO and two stores"
Mrs Josephine ID. Bacon will receive
tSis Tard from Private Fopsr.I Akin
of Company +, 104th Infantry, written
on January %: Dear Friend-Tour
gift OF cigarettes just received to-day
and we boys appreciate highly the good
smokes from our friends back In the
good old l.. S. A. I thank you very
much and J am happy 10 say that hear
We are soon to start for home"
81 came over here with the Twenty
sixth Division, consisting OF New Eng
lands National Guard. I belong to the
l04th Regiment, of which I am very
proud. for we were the first regulars 10
repulse the German attack at Apremont.
We were decorated for this by the
French Government. Since then | have
been at Chateau Thierry, SoissonA st.
Mlhiel. Verdun and the Argonne forest
The day after the armistice We liked to
this town, Dammartin. eleven miles
northwest OF Meux. I had your gift
OF cigarettes through THE SUN Tobacco
Fund and smoked them Joyfuly. Thank
YOU for your thoughtfulness."
How the F'Rnd stands To-day.
THE SUN and TAE EVENING SUN s.on oC
United Cigar Stores boxes..,.......... 1901 81
Otherwise acknowledged. ....,......... 3i5 49, 81
New contributions OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. llJ.Ct
Total $685., es7. 81
Shipped and paid for. .sSs2 Ss2.9t
ASH balance. ........... $3.50
sehuite CIGAR stores boxes ............ DC SCI. 81