New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-04-27
EOW NECK GOWNS BARRED
Actcrs' Far Workers Must Fill III
DfcOEetage 7citb L0uers of TuIe.

There was much heartburning among the work
us OF The Actors Fund fair. which is TO be held
carry IN May at the Metropolitan Opera HOUSE.
"iieh mrs A NJ. Palmer. Rcneralissimo of the fem
iiiie most announced a meeting held in the Be
&c" iheatre yesterday afternoon that decollee
so"ns would absolutely not be permitted at the
oo's. 10 he sure. this was the ruling at TIE last
H' ana those who could remember so far back
a., III Il manner reconced 10 II, hut those who
Uiu NOT participate in the former event had been
Inning upon appearing in their most bewitchng
-''oAS- Mrs. Dorothy Usner Baxter. who expects
70 nave at her booth Mrs. John Drake and if they
are IN town, Mrs shonts and her daughters ross
protestinglv
an We wear our evening dresses if we fill in
an ueeoietace with tue?" she asked anxiously
e 'Ie tulie is thick enough said Mrs. Palmer.
"Il'llF' TWO or three layers at least
<A"u nave Mrs Fish and Mrs Speyer been noti-
NEG or these regulations" asked Mrs Baxter still
ukaso 0'4 - '''e
MIS- stuyvesant Fish and Mrs. James speyer
"te 10 nave charge of the flower and candy booths.
respectively and will each be assisted by a. score
=. us most attractive young women of society.
nc ioee OF this galaxy OF beauty IN .shirtwaists
ehe ehokers as The high dressing was privately
alt St4a'eo oy the unregenerate. was one that the
audience seemed unable to grasp.
have not mentioned the subject 70 Mrs Fish
gu MIS- Speyer." said Mrs. Palmer. but copies
- '''e rules will be sent to them. as TO all other
!alE workers. and have no doubt they VIII see
me propriety Of the regulation
t nts. nalmer also said that overchareing would
- P.oilIo'teq by the fair code that every prchs ser
To-e nave MS exact change. and that the entire
corJ 81. nootl must not all once. with one &C.
NyIu. SCI upon the same man
on, one Of the latest developments in the prepara-
tr1.,,,i - We fslr is the organization OF a hat
INNING contest in which fifty leading men will
I lac part Among them will be De Wolf Hopper
Lures n Racket and Arnold DAILY. The Century
Itsdtre Gun is going 20 have a poetical booth al
IltSi oaTds VIII constantly be in attendance "a
LlIe verses; lmericks, topical songs. advertise
H-eIl's or Whatever brand Of the poetic product
iiI!ag be most in demand Contributions Of al
htIos from fresh eggs and butter 10 corsets and
sreallleI tickets are coming in fast that the
SpaCe IS almost exhausted. and Mrs Palmer stated
tlat only small things could be received.
couple Of lots at Lakewood were recently
70 the dismissal from the alliance committee ui
MISS irene Alderman, Mrs. Mary ]. Douglas, the
donor, has decided TO give them instead to the
general fund The trouble arose out OF the regis
ter IN the Stratford- on-Avon Church booth n
which the alliance is to have charge. but the ex-
act nature of the difficulty did not become clear
10 the lay mind during the passage at arms whicr
TOOK place at yesterdays meeting. Miss kessit
Masters stated that Miss Alderman had the regis
ter sent 10 her house without proper authorize
ton and Mrs. Edith Totten McGrath. chairman a
the alliance committee said that Miss Ackermar
had been excused from further service at the al
things by saying that Miss Alderman would
send the register TO the central office and that i
the alliance had need for her services they could
be utilized elsewhere.