New-York tribune., 1890-06-04
THE CHARITY OF PLAYERS.
NINTH ANNIVERSARY OF THE ACTORS FUND
OF AMERICA.
SPEECHES BY A. NJ. PALMER, GROVER oAA'L'
LAND. GENERAL SHERMAN, LAwREN0N
HAERErr ANp GENERAL POTTER.


-. 80 ccI.Irated AT Palmcr's Theatre yesterday
T,,,,oop in the presence large gathering Oh 'he
members and friends %! the Fund Inc oo' 49,,
WAS preceded By the annual meeting Wiich was n,IU
AT the Madison square Theatre IN the iofchoo" |
meeting WAS Of course for business purposes anu oS
,,orters were admitted. The reports oI 'he "'"'
~ and the secrctary were presented ana uic sun
stance OF them is given below IN the address VI "0
presdcnt. a. NJ Palmer delivered III the ai'0in
The following officers were elected; frVs'uc"'' -
NJ Palmer fist vice president. Louis Aolcn Sc'o'" m
vice president Edwin KNOWLES treasurer r'"'n v"
sanger. secretary Charles W. Thomas boaiu oi
trustees Albert ~. Palmer. Louis AHr'h' De"''
Knowles Frank W. sanger Charles W. l'on''' - w W
lev RosenQucst. Joseph J. Wheeloch' J' w 0''''''
prank g Nackay W. j. Florence. De Wolf Hopper
Daniel rrohman Edwin VI. Price. Edmdnd & stanton
uar,in w 1anlcy Antonio Pastor aud Joseph Arthur
The exercises at Palmer's Theatre began WIN d"
overture by the orchestra. composed oi enOeiS Vi ~
orchestras of some OF the city theatres Ahe a"
d,torium was well filed. and 80 was the stage Aho"s
those who sat on the stage were ~ NJ Falmer "fo'e'
cleveland General W. T. sherman, General Horace
Porter Edwin Booth. Lawrence Barrett FRANK W.
sanger BENJAMIN Baker Louis Aldrch. +. f. Mackay'
Marshall p Wilder. Daniel Dougherty. DE Won Hop
uer Charles ". Thomas and \. l.. liayman'
FIGURES FROM THE WORK OF THE FUND
Mr. Palmer a. president of the Fund. opened the
programme with speech which was In part rs loi""
I welcome YOU 10 this anniversary OF the orsahi%,.
bSs been nv good fortune TO be to report 70 you
Affairs but the year Just closing has teen marked & by
event~ which have carried the tnna q LONE ur,y % and
toward that condition Of absolute sGCur,i GCrd % io
stability which ito founders have ever s'rusIieth h ~
muSt Law down the work and commit it to other hands
shall never weary OF recaptulating to you te ""in
est tAy Years We have expended for relief bura!e med
cines and hospital charges the sum ui "a ~ ~ , rr
During the same time there nave been pdd mo our
treasury moneye amounting !" ,Cs ~ ic Sex and
ipdi
fcsson and have given burial TO 4A3 ihc ss%crgIanS %
Iersons 10 whom relief has been furnished Is u lne
KmmIer AZ IL Is our desire and our determine
tun that nowhere throughout these ltu states slal
puges for those comforts which money bring to
them and that no poor dead actor sha lack decent
.3 sn. s te S%r saa 4sSS q e Fund at the e%SSt
eighteen Dning The lat year & the number Pi Was Ss
I,64O When the members Of the dramatic Pi9ie,Smoi m
this work has been done by these gentlemen without
money and without price, they VIII Jon Will iaci co.
sure. III returning them hcal ana shGeie 'n@N ,ccd I'D
their earnest. generous efforts IN ala oi our e"oo
Inc receipts OF the year. as shown by the report
of the treasurer. have been 10y far the greatest We
have ever hnown amonEs oxwenGgrc wr,iI i' are a,o
largest we have ever mane y, & any one ! }'iibIc bc
ASSOCIATION, including cash in bank inv.S,Sd iHnns
and real estate. are at this moment e.-'o.' 49, 49,
wear is attributable to the fact that we have pali
on the mortgage of $1,000 upon the thirlN iohr Iot'
chased two wears since. Oihcr extraordinary eN
pendiures were the alterations and rsp!'rs - IN I'm tne
good rentals tenants, and the ght oi Tl,Oop
TO the Johnstown sufferers The total number m Gi
good standing on Jue IS LIZ s Fhe lEd gra n nIo
stated fully paid for and is altogether the finest IN
total number Of bufiaIs to date is eghtv-ave. Dur
ing the last year several of our well known ara well
final slecp: among others John Clinton Hall and
George Fawcctt Rowe
WORTHY OBJECTS FOR BENEFITS.
The amount received from benefits is SI3176, the
largest sum we have derived from this source for
many years. Good. howevc>' as this showing j.. 1t
misht be and ought be better 1t would be tcitr.
perhaps, if was for the interference Of certain
benefits which lave lately become very frequent III
NeW.l ork and ag;ns; which ! deem it ms duty
publicly to protest r.icF To- tie hdNm1a,' 49, 'unuM %
night speculative benefit more tI'h thlN' u.eic
are noble objects OF great and commanding ohai@.
1roSd and happy sometimes TO beStow our cliors
There is a Ittic church the steadfast friend OF IN,
profession whose beloved pastor il passing far mo
lie vale Of years. lie has set his heart upon & gn
dowg th e0r1 t m 50 ycs lS rn At from % Debt and above
want the liberal. open hearted BODY II hao ever
been under his mnistrations 1t seems % me thai
il is The bounden duty Of profession. and we
ought TO esteem 1t great pryIeSe 10 i%ihe % an III
Around the Corner (,pplauscJ The great soldier
OF the Republic, 70 whom We owe IN PAT our veG
tomb. 1t seems to me that the time has COM nc Vr i @
and help raise the funds necessary for the erection
of the Grant Monument ..,
pred on the ist Of Nav last the headquarters Of
the Fund removed on tiat Gay 10 the DuiiCnns
building for a term OF years Will perhaps postpone for
some time long cherished project OF building M , an
this should never be permsnentE e ln
reasons for immediately carving out th9t & eA~td N
when IL first proposed. since thal uIhc' VI
Edwin Booth Cprolonged applause and cheers las,
with a generos., uncqualled in the records OF Our
profession established the Players CIub Whcn !,
insgiGccntly housed and Is endowed with spichd
collecton OF books pictures portraits and theatrical
To-day am to remind you Of the great ana almost
irrcparablc loss we sustained In the dccca-c al
his home a. Long HsnGh on te 9 for Oi ny
one Of our vice presidents ana ngnoer de % If f f
incorporaors Of our fund ana nemlTr OF , IL, l.o1
Board Of Trustees. The memory OF su'i Cha,a,te ~
and of such should not only be cherlshcl WIN
loving tenderness and affection. II should be the
effective stmuant to renewed devoedncss ana eirsc''
SPEECHES BY MR.. CLEVELAND AND GENERAL
HERMAN.
slgnor Pergni sang Marzioo's Leaving, yet Low
ing" and then Grover Cleveland WAS introduced in
the conrsc OF his speech he said;
II MY appearance here to-day serves other pur
pose. i hope | may say, without offence to any
one IL illustrates the prosre,, Of our tine IA
Of tls is undoubtedly due 10 the growth OF more
liberal deas. will rot DO to overlook Ire re te fset tast
Of your calling contributed perhaps IN a gictter de
gree. % the breaking down OF old prejudice, ana ms
.oncept0ns We met to review tie ~oik OF a
noble charity. The sentiment OF charity al"u'es an
fhaf ia worth having in human nature, ana IN IT.
,Inrk IL weavcs the bands which hold mankind IN
gentle knship cannot refrain trom speaking OF lhe
characteristic Of charity have IN charge wlnc
10 me is especially gratifying. IL l. a most hsppl
Arrangement Of the work of your alka'cn uat II
i. done directly prJmp pity. and without htm lan- Ih
,.idcnts that your relief is extended 10 AZ lh ans
way related 10 your profession from the highest u
the lnwe,t grade, and that they require 10 Othc.
certicate than their needy condition. l.u VIII not
tf1st deem il amiss II, IN conclusion, ! present 4
thouchr which b., apt 80 be prominent IN nv mMd oi
occasnn, like this. Considering. a. a. it d'i.a. c
vrfe..ion a. furnishing favorable C'ud on> for the
dcyeopment OF thoughtful men, an not fulii S''ncd
mat IL members appreciate A. sObcry A. they 0uSM
10, dnty H. our c1nnry YOu az, patriotic IN s"nt!
ncnt but YOU too apt TO think that Won prTiii'
your full duty when you DO your pFpr ""rH ao @
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