New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-06-08
THE FUNDS BEST YEAR.
.cTORS REJOICE IN IFS PROSPERITY.
,r ANNUAL MEETiNG-SPEECHES BY a. NJ.

PALMER AND JOSEPH JEFFERSON
..os, rrosusrous wear which the Actors Fund
y, America has known In the ten OF It's existence
With the annual meeting of yesterday. The
o., ~ the Fund are more than three times what
- wore year ago and its ability TO carry on us
" t,, work Is prOpOrtOnatcN increased Al the
,ness meeting held In the forenoon at the Madisph
.ora Theatre, the reports for the year were pr
80 and the election OF officers took place. The
,stance of the report Is embodied in the address OF
~ president A. VI. Palmer. at the commemorative
"" ,sos of the afternoon The result OF the election
~ a. follows President Albert VI. Palmer hrst wee
u.sid,nt Louis Aldrich second vicc-pcsdent hn"ih
r.owle,: treasurer, Frank W. sanger; secretary
Charles W. Thomas Board OF Trustees ADef1 W
palmer Louis Aldrlch. Edwin Knowles, FRANK W.
igor Charles W. Thomas, Uaniel Frohman' Jo'eph
- Shanuon Antonio Pustor +. F. Mackay, A. l..
,,avman Augustus ritou Theodore Mos, DE Vol HOP
80 Milton Mobiles. VI. ". Harley, Harley Merry
Il ( Taylor, Carl A. lIoswin, Edwin H. frc'' 'ss'f"
= wheeCck and IL. A. Redwood
palmer's Theatre was unusually well filled at inc
ser1oon meeting. The stage was decorated WIN
eowels and plants and with portraits. Ahohg 'noSc
Tho sat OH the stage A. ~ Palmer, Joseph "e"'T
W Louis Aldrich f. F. Knowles, Frank W. sanger
na,,ss w Thomas William Winter, eA-Judge "A. D.
n.,,ephoefer, J. W. shannon, NJ. W. hahieS' reiVs
u,rer. A. b. de Frecc. General Daniel b. oicKles'
,x,r S. Quincy and j. j. Levy Aite' the over
- by the orchestra Mr.. Palmer made MS arnuai ao
,e,s Enough of II Is here given u SHOW inc preSc
d,ion Of the Actors Fund and the extent OF lts
york:
Ten years ago last April lew managers met IN
iV tBco nt The MON 'Guare Theatre, and resolved
w, they would invite the cooperation Of the meal
sers u e ."u cba,iiy fund The Old dramatic
%nd founded upon the model OF the hoyai ihe"r'"i
p be Lane any Fund ID hs %e EVEN H to its own
limited membership. All persons cohmecuN m Sla, o -,
ba'Irs T instance With cheerfuiness and alacrity
but upon the manogcr that , 5Ge Gnl H 9"ro
Of s the %STeeT take i' PRIDE i which hope pardon
sh In calling the attention of this great aSsem9iasr
me men belonging to my branch of the profession IN
iOunding this association y was Pre- c'''' Miner
sIsSne Colvc John + Poole NJ H. Mallory, Henry
r Abbey Daniel Frohmau, William f. sihn, Ah'oihlo
Pastor Edward llagan and dhsoG SS ~ tSe NEW
moyemeni. In short time the sum oi f+o'Voo was
raised by subscriptions and benefits r association
iIOm Apil, loe2, 20 jane i, lo-; our hsuC't'in .
ha, expended for relief bnral, medTlner ana h h ma
We have afforded direct relief TO 3o7 poor ana pep o
loss persons connected with our profession ana i.1hc
given burial to 572. The secretary report Ior y"9
has been extended Is 50l an Increase OF nearly 10
per cent the number reported h'N year, anu %
r. nor cont over the number reported two year, hso
The number of bu,ias paid for by us this year Is ~
The number Of phy>cinns AZ present on ,He L "u,
New Ycrl and BROOKLYN PHYSICIANS to our SICK oehe
fane during II the o past sy yeaq are are as the
s,er,s report shows In a satisfactory condition
IN point Of ct fellow msm9cr WE cam c,@e FOR tos s
and smllngy congratulate ourselves That We are MGm
mot enormously lioh. nor even p,rhap' rn Haemd
we ever should be At that time our treasurer rcported
that our assets were f75,O-i 81. Today HSu ne eon
4342o H. The receipts OF the year GnSo t OF t ie
receipts thev reach the enormous sum OF S223 42o a.
The expenditures for the year were sS}2o4O 80
Mr.. Palmer further reviewed the present position
n the Fund and then spoke OF the project Of the great
fair held last month and its gratifying results OK
pressing particularly the thanks OF the FUND 10 Ie
women whose wori. in its behalf had made the fair
success In regard to the proposed home for actors
orphans he said
We do not propose TO establish an orphanage
hastily. We hops TO consider the subject during the
rear taking Into our counscls some OF those friends Of
whom have Just spoken ana VINO nave be s b 30 made
an orphanage possible. l may add that when rsaD-
ned will pSbaby BE- little home c not bss o%Sba"s
NAV be admitted, and IN which they will have proper
care good medical treatment In SICKNESS ana inc
BEGINNINGS of good cducauoh.
Mr.. Palmer closed his address with feeling tribute
n thu memory Of W. j. Florence. who has died since
the last annual meeting Of the Fund. Nine Laura
schrmer Mapleson sang two songs, ana linen MI
Palmer introduced Joseph jefferson as the next
suearer. lie wac received with great applause lie
said
NV comrades: You seem TO be verv well acquaintca
with me. don't mean personally 80 nuch a. WIZ
nv nature for there is nothing | enjoy SO much o.
q good round OF applause. You nave nslenc, JI
former occasions herr TO speeches. by orator. I',
ucians, statesmen, aad now ] am calic1 ~ spa"
10 Won ON matters Of an entirely different Mhl.
uold not expect from me political speech, yet 81"
&c nv sagaciiy that If were 10 explain 10 you ,li
present state of the country you woule unaS .'uN
tss atout il than YOU did before. There Is "hlc We
al the other end Of the ountryxhor 80 In i,1
10 the county. perhaps, as TINS OF Ours out S'n ,
convention- And l wish you 10 beni III mh n u,n'
say that wthtn three days from ths an the ne,I ON
NcaS marty will nominate Mr.. Blaine or MI iiuI,so'
or somebody else ] wish TO be placed on Tcord u
having made that Pcdicuoh.
Mr. Jefferson said that he had MT come unprepareo
for his speech and TO provo that IL was his haol' 10
he ready he told how he and MI. fiorence hho ~
hs,rsed some speeches 10 be made Oh the last hisht
when they PLAYED together il New York, ana no" al'
NIL their proparation thew were not caled Oh "r
ANY speeches at ALL lie referred to some psssasca
OF the address which he made recently al iaie sPeaA
Ing of the progress and improvement Of the Stage
and ~ the nature AID influence OF the starring
and closed with the verses which he rcad az iaic'
and which have been published III these coiuhis v"
The Shakes pcare- Bacon controversy. ,,,, ,. 60.
After Mr. Jeifersons speech Louis Auricn canc ~,
rard and formally presented to the Actors fuIu d
handsome portrait OF Mr.. Palmer, on bchau Oh EanIa
Booth H. e. Miner f. F. Knowles T. W. oaisos'
Antonio pastor Daniel Frohman, NJ. II. Mailof!' "a
l. Hsjman u W. banIey a,1,' re1i'T briefly, and
sitter singing BY the New. YORK Naie o,, mani'J
ercises closed with brief address by "ee'"i D"i''
L. sickles.
TEE HEALTH BOlRD ON DETAINED IMhiGRANls'
The Health Board yesterday passed Nsom'lo's