New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-05-27
THE BIG RESULT or THE FIIR.
AN ASSURANCE OF sl75,Ooo-TIiE CLEVELAND
DIAMOND

AN ASSURANCE OF sl75,Ooo-THE CLEVELAND
DIAMOND.
An important meeting of the Executive Committee
AZ the Actors Fund Fair held al The once oi
A. NJ. Palmer yesterday afternoon The members
present, besides Nj. Palmer, We're Frank W. sanger
charles W. Thomas. Louis Aldrch and r. F. hhoWies'
Those who were absent Daniel FOhman, VINO Is
nm his way 10 Europe, and II. c. Miner The
financial result OF the recent fair was iound 10 De
so far assured that resolution passed nStrucuhs
the treasurer Of the Fair Committee to turn over 10
The treasurer of the Fund the sum Of Sl'oooo.
This is Of course a formality, as Frank W. sanger
Is the treasurer Of both the committee and the fund
several of the committees accounts are SUI open
aad will necessarily remain 30 for some ume' ana
=. few small sums Will finally be added TO that
amount.
In regard TO the services performed for the fair
ty A. b. De Freeze, the following resolutions were
adopted:
Resolved That the Fair Fund Committee thanks
Mr. A. b. De Freeze for the valuable aid II has re
ceved from him in carrying out lis work. hellSllg
Who DO good deeds. Mr. DE Trccce although not
member OF the dramatic guild, mas Etpofn se ",
and Loyalty in our work. nS one OIL me 'on'nl'''rv'
aud we desire 10 place upon record no, T UnF T Hri
appreciation of his good work in our behalf pI'
also our entire c0ndence III MS In'Ss r KIM H IN What
ever enterprise lie may IN the future engage great
success. ~, rs en- ,l,o Hoard
OF Trustees the election of Mr.. a. ID. De Freece an
honorary member OF the iund. ,
committee consisting Of Messrs sanger Alurch
and Knowles was appointed TO dispose OF inc eoouS
loft unsold from the fair Of which there Is conside
.he ouantitv fncIudipg the G. veiand diamond Ihcre
la, been some dissatisfaction since it became known
that this diamond was 10 remain the property OF te
l,,ud A. 10 the methods Of its award. and II mas oeeh
charged that the gem was never the property Vi 'io
fair at all \ member Of the committee yesterday
cave sketch OF the history Of the diamond aS lar Is
II has ANYTHING TO do with the Actors fuhd' suO9u"
tally a. follows \ share In the ownership Oh 'h@
diamond was at first given the fair by scale 'o
the Jewellers who themselves retained alo'her sh'ic
n IT, II was then intended TO sell 2O'Ooo '"""'vs
In the diamond nj 81 each. When the far ehded
somewhat over 5000 chances had been sold. The
managers Of the fair did not wish to pnt l4ooo nh
sod tickets info the contest and they asked the jew"
oilers IN allow them TO reduce the whole NUMBER I'd
10000 The Jewellers objected 10 this. ana the man
.yers accodnCly bought their interest In the dia-
mond with the condition that scale a 20. shoni1
retain q small percentage Of interest IN any OIL 'he
tickets that sbonld remain uu~old IN the end.
The number finally sold was something over ',ooo
and the rest were sealed up and gwen 10 A. VI
Palmer who stu has them unopened. The award
was made as is known, by Adolph l.. sanger Colonel
y K lain and Robert l.. Cutting. Inc diamond
was AWARDED by them 70 II nuihber SUPPOSE " ~
that of one of the unsO,d tickets. Mr.. Palmer VIII
NOT omen his tickets I'LL he receives official notice OF
the result of the award. The managers OF uie iali
believe that so far from being guilty Of any unHihtas
OF method they would have been )uSuhed In mahlr;
the award the basis OF the whoc 2o'ooo uohc'o'