New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-06-09

In such Imperfect shape that it vas scarcely pos
.lble TO call them plans, and the whole matter
was finally referred to the Board Of Trustees.
The afternoon meeting was held at the GarricK
Theatre There WAS a fair attendance. when
vcud doubtless have been much larger but for the
bad weather The condition was rather unfortu-
nate as the meeting itself was one or the most IN
terastinc that the fund has ever held. 1t began
Nth tho overture 10 Gounod's Romeo and Juliet
played by the orchestra Of tho theatre Mr. fa.-
mer then read his report as president oil the iu"u
The fyures which this annual report contains are
always an Interesting par; Of H. Il SET iorth INA.
relief had been given by the fcnd in the course Oh
the wear 10 $50 persons the largest number IN the
history Of tho institution The fund has now forty
tyo nermarcnt benedcilr.es Seycnty-tw5 persons
have been buried within the year. Inc sum pau
an, fer relief medicines burias. etc. was S->'f No.
The receipts Of the fund from all sources ",hh ~,
wear we're $220-5 - The total assets are S-''NV -
Tho fund has 80 members in good SANDING as ma"
, number as IL has ever had. For this tact MI
Palmer could not account. He said the DOCKS con-
talred the names 4 over fourteen huAlFe' peg suns
VINO were disqualified "a members on accoun, OF the
noa<payment OF dues. OF all the persons oe"e"'e4
by no fund in the year only t"en'!-e's'-' were
members. 81,
Mr.. Palmer who has been the preslen; o. the
fund through It's whole history. with the eXcepuoh
OF one year. closed his report VITA 10" "o'u9 VI
farewell and a warm commendaton OF his successor
AllriC0.
.o serve the institution the best he could as tEus-
tee though It was no longer possible for him 70 10
president
Mr.. Aldrich then took the chair He said that II
bs had had any intention OF making speech ne
no longer felt able to do 50, ana tndt ne "O"'u IL
once 20 on wiki the programme.
He accordingly announced a song by EuSsue
C0wles and after that an address Dy joseph JrueI-
son Mr. Jefferson kept the audience thoIousny
amused WIKI a talk about acting ana trdVeI anu
farming and a few other subjects but X Woulu ne
absolutely impossible to give any notion or me IOIcs
OF his remarks without quoting them tntlTe, ana
that is unfortunately. Impossible. men ne Hdu
on led Mss Frances Lee sang and then N4ldm
Winter ma lie an address. He spoke chiefly OF the
relations between tine ACTOR and the dramduc cFlc;
I. Wa desirable he sad that the relation Shoulu
he one OF sympathy. somewhat mistake views pre-
vailed on both sides. and moderation on DJ.n SIDES
night prOmoe that friendly feeling that should cXst
hpfwfen professors of kindred arts. No writer, ne
added could make. or unmake an actor. ana words
were powerful not because they wer" spoken, Du(
because they were true. Mr. Winter cited several OF
the theatrical popular fancles which ne h1l ueeh
unable 20 approve. from Fechter'S Hamlet 20 the
problem play. and said that it was sometimes hard
u oppose these the time. but that K was iSEt 10
d. 50 in order show thar art might proceed 20 the
highest SUBMITS quite within the limits OF 5000
breeding and good taste.
After Mr. Winters address the Eagle Quartet sang
and Roland Reed made a few remarks. Mr.. AliTich
then read letters from Speaker Thomas b. Reed and
George l.. Rves. and the meeting ended win Sc
lection by the orchestra