New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-06-05
NEEDS OF THE ACTORS FUND
THE ANNUAL MEETING YESTERDAY.

MONEY AND MEMBERS WANTED FOR THE WORK
OF TIE CHARITY-oFFIcERs ELECTED
The annual meeting OF the Actors Fund Of Amer
T., which was held yesterday at Hoyts Theatre
,s NOT so cheerful an affair as had been usual in
nrevious years 1t is hoped, however. the result OF
:, will be 10 ,ess useful II became the duty Of the
r-cs,ient 10 inform the members that the Fund
WAS no: In such good condition as 10 eliher money
~ membership as at some previous periods Of its
history ana :ha; It's work was In danger OF beng
seriously embarrassed by its financial needs.
The usua, public meeting was omitted yesterday
and only the business meeting was held The presi-
dent A. W. Palmer was in the chair In his open
ing address he outlined the condition. the work and
the needs Of the Fund He spoke in part as follows:
shall not weary you on this occasion with a
long address. but shall report As briefly as posi-
BE- the important acts Of your trustees during me
year just c.os.ns. The number Of persons to wAon
relief mas Deen cxtcnied since our last hee';"s Is
81 In 1894 the number reported as re!iSVei Was
wish to remark in explanation OF this. however,
depressing conditions surrounding our profession
ami also THAI the members OF our Executive Com
cal means at their disposal. were impe.led 10 grant
RELIEF IN class of cases which this year they have
o.. lis; Of benenciaries this wear includes 400 ac-
tors and actresses. 10 dancers. MINISTRIES. must
snS Is crcus an1 mrs'r-hoii Derfor,r@rs The num-
is IS OF these 80 were in New-YorN city ana
Brooklyn. 4 in Chicago. 3 IN Philadelphia | in Bos-
in -. Paul / IN Pttsburg. in Amtyvil.e. Long
more. in Louisville in West Hoboken. in Wash
inston. in In annapolis, in Red.ands. Cal, and
relief burals and medicines the sum Of 81 oN
a summary Of our work for the thirteen years of
pensed for relief burias and medicines in that time
the sum Of ssi 7i o. and that the total amount paid
in;o our treasury 10 date Is about $4,000 In these
thirteen years We have given direct and timely help
% 5.l9S persons and We have given burial 10 81 An
before called your attention but which yoa should
done at an expense which IN It's relation to the
money received and d.soursed. is incomparab,y
America can snow. The number of volunteer ply
siclans attached TO the Fund at the present time Is
and Brooklyn. TIE number of free visits made by
these gentlemen during the last year is nearly five
On june !. 1895. there were $50 annual members in
good standing on our books the smallest number ,T
own comment. and give them to you without any
further word from mysei feel that having i1ked
S 90 lie mern6er has been added during the Year
The list therefore. shows total Of seventy-sx l.fe
members. making the total membership of the asso-
The only donation received This year is one Of
OF Estimate and Apportionmeni gave us one-hali
OF the theatrical license moneys amounting 10
1850 AS matter Of record. ! will state that
vigorous argument was made before the Board by
President Charles c. Savage. of the De Witt Dis
peasary. against our obtaining TINS appropriation.
and that the number Of charities seeking portion Of
the moneys which theatrical managers pay into the
city exceeded one hundred. As an accompaniment to
this statement desire place the fact there is
hardly theatre Of prominence in New-York which
has not been given up several times during the
year for performances in behalf Of religious chart
ties. charities Of society. or charities Of the
daily journals for personal benefits, while for the
Actors Fund out of all the theatres in the United
s'aies Just one , has given benefit .,u -.
death OF Ben Baker had occupied the position Of
assistant secretary resigned that Office and the
place Theodore Bromley. whose services we have
found valuable. | regret TO be obliged to add
that Mr. Bromley has received louder call 10
shall lose him.
The statenen. o, our treasurer shows our total as
TO be $22i 1872 A. slight loss from last Tn"
Booth legacy CT $500 given year has been paid
into our treasury this year. and figures as part Of
the assets. Excluding that. our receipts for the
year available for current expenses $S2lo5 49,
The ten-csnt tax free admissions takes its place
the third largest item, the amount of money &C
crung 10 US from that source being nearly four
times what have received from benefits
The total expenditures OF the year were an excess
over receipts of than five thousand dollars
This expenditure has been kept within these limits
only by the utmost watchfuness and care on the
part OF the Executive Committee. \ liberal and
freehanded administration Of our affairs would re,
ouire al the present time at least 5000 year and
in some way this must be provided or We shall
have leave much work undone.
The annual election Of officers resulted as fo,-
lows President Albert NJ Palmer; first vice-pres-
dent. Louis Aldrich; second vice-president, Edwin
Knowles treasurer. Charles II. Hoyt; secretary
Daniel Frohman: trustees. Antonio Pastor. Henry
C. Miner William F. Sim. j. w. Shannon. Charles
Frohman J. Wesley Rosenquest, Harrison Grey
Fiske Harley Merry. AL Hayman Frank W.
Sanger. Eugene Tompkins. De Wolf Hopper Will
lam II. Crane. T. Henry French Milton MOBILES
and Augustus Pitou