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New-York tribune., 1910-02-22
TO SELL KURTZ COLLECTION.
Paintings and Drawings on View Be
fore Their Dispersal.

The private collection OF oil paintings
water colors and drawings of the late
Charles NJ Kurtz was placed on exhibition
Yesterday at the Fifth Avenue Galleries.
No. 54S Fifth avenue. There are 15S paint
Ings and 80 drawings, half Of which VIII De
sold on Thursday evening. at 5 O'Clock,
and half the next evening at the same
hour.
Among the pictures by American artists
are: "A Girl in Pink" by Childe Hassam;
Court of Honor. Columbian Exposition
by J. Alden Weir. --Baty's Holiday by
Irving Wiles; Girl in Japanese Costume,
bv William VI. Chase: Morning OF Life,
by David Ericsson, and The Portlere' and
THE Lavender Shawl" by Hermann Dud-
lev Murphy. Among the French pictures
are Head of a Woman" by Thomas Co
ture: a Barbizon landscape by Hervier
The Shore of Brittany" by Bellenger, and
The Still Life" by FOulore- Spanish
Japanese and German pictures are also in
the collection, and there are three sketches
bv Sorolla One of these, portrait or
Mr.. Kurtz is not for sale Of IL the sub
iect said. 1T is a work of art that Will live
long after 1 and all l have done have been
long forgotten.
New-York tribune., 1910-02-22
WHITING RECITAL PLEAsEs.
Interested Audience Hears Pianoforte
and Harpsichord Programme.

II was small but most interested audi
ence that gathered in the Stuyvesant The
atre yesterday afternoon at Arthur Whit
ing's p1anoforte and harpsichord recital,
recital that was in all respects worthy of
the interest it excited. Mr.. Whiting
assisted in one number, a Bach sonata in
minor. for flute and harpsichord, by
George Barrere, the f1utist The exquisite
harmonizing Of the two instruments in this
sonata called for the highest praise
The opening number of the programme
was a sarabande and gigue in G. minor
by Handel. played most syrnpatheticaIly by
MI Whiting. all the more so as he was
using the instrument upon which the COM
poser himself played
This was followed by Bachs French suite
in E major, and Scarlatti's Siciliana in F
major and a sonata in a major. all played
on the harpsichord. The programme closed
with Debussy's ''Estanpes'' and Brahms's
Ballade in D minor. Op. 10, the last two
being played by Mr.. Whiting on the piano.
New-York tribune., 1910-02-22
,-.-- or ..--rsz- MERCHANT OF VENICE 81
VARIETY HOUSES.

Patrons Of Keith d Proctor's Fifth Ave
- -r-,-,s+-a are having q rare treat this
-,-,as- N seeing Mss Loie Fuller and her
Muses. IN The Ballet Of Light her re-
,a-7,so-, Yesterday was most fatJerins-
The following served 10 whils away d
,.laassrr hour or two LoTenberg Up
--s-=o FESTIVAL. Little Billy" in anus
ing -nonologues and songs. and Fraahle FRANKIE
.-a-nenter and Jere Grady, in The Toll
Bridge"
rzs--z, Lauder began the last eek Of bis
,-a-5-eziIle engagement in this country at
ne American Music Hail He was greeted
49, ,7za-La5 enthusiasm when he came
On me stage and after singing each one
7f his fnir-ftabIe songs. Bransby Williams
,-sze very good limitations Of characters
<-o-, Dickens Alex carr and company, Il
.-roriirzzy- or. The End OF the World
was another feature Of first rate pro-
grarule-
Adelaide Keirn. II Miss Bright, Deco
RAZOR. Henry Lee il Great Men, Fast
e-6 Present. John 9. Rice and sally CO
ban n = farce called All the World
rez-es :. Lover" were the most popular En-
te-tafners at the Plaza Music Hail
Mrs Patrick Campbell drew a large
cro7-1 10 the AIhaubra Theatre yesterday
when she began weeks engagement III
.-F-xniarior s 4 one-act play Of the Russian
revolution Miss Romaine, q London con-
cert hau player. gave successful rrnpeI-
sOnauons of English male types. Ihe
t-Ne OlyEnpias." Homer Lind and Bedllli
a-G arthur were also well received
Gertrude Hoffman, was the star perform
e. al ire Colonial Theatre, giving excel
lent interpretations Of leading actors and
vaudeville performers Z Frederick Haw-
ley IN The Bandit and The Great Les
ter we're appreciated.
William Rock and Maud Fulton. recent
stars Of The Candy shop" made their
tlrst vauoe vile appearance at Hammer
STEMS Victoria Theatre Of Varieties yes-
terday IL Original songs and dances. Their
performance was the nit Of the day.
Others Hho pleased were Cheridah simp-
soD and William Pruette, Lyons and Yos-
go RAYMOND and Csverly ana Pringle and
Wiling.
The Hippodronae presented changes IN
-s,e circus programme yesterday. the best
feature os which was Strongfort who
summarized q bridge over which dashed
motor car containing FIVE passengers. The
rhree great spectacIes, Inside the Earth,
The Ballet Of Jewels" and "A Trip 10
.fanan.'' were given IS usual
Fam Scri5ner's burlesque AID Hiss Daisy
Harcourt. al English concert hail singer.
are A. tie N+w Columbia Theatre this
week.
Colonel Roosevelt: shooting lio2s in Africa
IL ne latest group ia The world n Wax
al the LGen 1Iusee-
New-York tribune., 1910-02-22
MTJSETM FOR ELMIR4.
N II. 4rnOt LeaUeS 4rt Gal
IprU-91OOOO for Yale.

EInira. N Y, Feb. 21--By the Will OF
Matthias HoIlenback ArnOt, disposlng OF
an estate valued at from So,UooD 10
$4,000 600 which was probated to-day,
the city of Elnira receives his art gai-
lery. with an endowment fund and MS
home. together valued at S6O0.OOO- Ten
thousand dollars is given to Yale Uni
versity, 5000 to the Skull and Bones
Society of Yale and $4,000 to the Arnot-
ogden Hospital of this city. and score
Of churches in the city and score OF
employees and attendants get from sZoo
to 81, 600 each.
The residue of the estate is divided
among the nieces, grand nieces ana
grand nephew, all in trust These beIe-
fciaries are Fanny Arnot Haven OF
New York the child Of Marion Arnot
Wickes. of New York; Elizabeth Ralh-
bone Falck. John Arnot Rathbone ana
Mary Catherine Rathbone, OF kI1nlra'
and Fanny Arnot Whitney and Char-
lotte Whitney of Rochester
New-York tribune., 1910-02-22
"PROM' At PRINCETON
Juniors Fair Guests Crozod
NezC jersey Village.

Princeton. n. J., Feb. d (SpeciaD.-Prince-
ton was enlivened to-day as at no other
time during the year with the exception
of commencement week by the arrival of
many fair strangers for the annual junior
promenade.
The dance was held in the big gymnasium.
Large festoons of gold and white were sus-
pended from the ceiling and hung from the
gallery Great masses of Southern srnilax
were fnterspersed with the decorations, and
a wall of fir trees divided the hall. A num-
Der of boxes, owned by the different clubs
and other parties, lined the sides Of the
hall.
More than Two hundred and fifty guests
were present, and rarely have the junior
dances eauaIled this one in eiaborateness.
The patronesses were Mrs G. A. Armour,
Mrs W. NJ. Bennett, Mrs. A. Carnegie, Mrs
T. V Craven. Mrs T j. Craven, Mrs. I. II.
Dodge Mrs. C. A. Dunning. Mrs F. B.
Dwight, Mrs. Z. Dwight, Mrs. B. l. Eaton
Mrs Robley D. Evans. Mrs s. E. Ewing
Mrs. H. B. Fine, Mrs. George Gray, Mrs
Parker D. Handy. Mrs. C. ". Henry, Mrs,
J. G. Hibben Mrs. John Larkln, Mrs. W.
Iibbav Mrs G B. Mcclellan, Mrs A. l..
Mckaig, Mrs s. ]. Mcpherson. Mrs. c. H
Mathews. Mrs A T. Megill, Mrs w. NJ.
Meredith, Mrs Junius Morgan, Mrs. J. P.
Ntelds. Mrs. James Potter, Mrs. j. 7. Pyle,
Mrs. M. T. Pyne, Mrs. T. Y. Robbins, Mrs.
w A. Robinson. Mrs. S. c. Rowland, Mrs.
F. *. Seggerman, Mrs. A K Smiley, jr.,
Mrs Bayard Stockton, Mrs. H. B Thomp-
son Mrs A. Van Rensselaer,, Mrs. ". Free-
land and Mrs Woodrow Wilson
According to the custom adopted at
Princeton several years ago and also fol-
lowed at Yale, no flowers were worn by
New-York tribune., 1910-02-22
uHAr IS GOING ON TODAY.

luncheon Of the Veteran Corps OF Artillery
DeImonico's, / P m
Annual dinner given by boas MFs Of fhe @eWs6oSs
ling House, No. Il New CnahOeIS
street. l p. m
Bazaar under the auspices S9Sersity 81 th setleert
A19rtdge Ah and Rivington streets : p n,
10 p IA
,-.,an-s.fon Of washington's Birthday by the
washington. ssr ae1oqlI Amsterdanl avenue. 8
,,-.....,-,on celebration by the Daughters Of
the American Revolution. } p NJ
Talk on public questions at home Of Mrs Mrs
John J. Emery. No. East oo'h
p m
-..,.--.o,, celebration under the auspices OF
ne daughters Of the american ReroluttMSa M
Of the STATE Of New York, on ooara f.lorr. ~
%orth German LLOYD s'eaiiie-
washington, TO : p NJ
80. ,+-,e- # the 1st New York Mounted
Piees. Smith & McNeifs, P NJ
.r for President Taft by the soGi95y 81, % OF
the Cincinnati OF New jersey f'''@'
evening.
Dinner OF & me 9Si Waldorf Astoria, evening
-, r., the New York Southern
society, Hotel Astor. evening
-,..-,,, celebration BY the Junior order order
"ashI- ,,seS American Mechanics Ne" aasona' a1aia
4aa @4th street, near Skin a7-N''
-. sons Of the Revolution. Del
nlonieo's. p III -.
Annual dinner Of the Police toe,a Li9uis"IniS p n
Am soc,ation. waldorf Astoria Z , H.
washington celebration at me and 6dJert.. Jseqson
AIIiaDce, East bToao"H'
street, p, IA .
If the Board Of Education. 5
free e. Wadleig High sGa99-; .sp iEisi HsfoTy Of
and Se.s Se. S.arAs" Dr Walter Z Clark
RS Pubic se6ooi e MOI pe ene FPanF FPahs Mo-
songs 20, scfool 80 No. 224 East seth
s&ee ans DIVINE s,,e cstassg sesooi ss 4t aa
Mary L. - FIRST avenue, PalflotIc
Songs and war cbssI sobssI isa alsS Andabea ds
tefcen, 1estb street Democracy IN tle
Tnied nf G Je4n Marst4 Tsf and mf7eii central
Natural . az MA rtiniauc and the Mont
FsIse fe rsaedy RRs"4 ids west DnSsS" ANS,
lie I-lb..ai5 5a,s Woria Places and WiA'
-alstogstc scon-. Or. Kenneth S. Guthrie
New-York tribune., 1910-02-22
# GLIDER MEMORIAL.
Fund Proposed for Ci5ic and
Political Research.

With the idea Of creating a permanent
memorial of Richard watson Glider It Is
proposed to establish fund Of $4,000, to
be known as the Richard watson Glider
Fund for the Promotion Of Good Citizen
ship
This fund is % be intrusted to Columbia
University. which offers Instruction and
opportunities for research in the political
and social sciences. IN order that the In
come Of the fund may be used for the SUP
port of several feIlowships for the pursuit
of these sciences and for practical civic
work The holders of these feiIowships
must devote themselves 10 the investlga-
tfon and study OF actual political and So
cial conditions. either here or abroad. with
a view to securing more accurate and Ak
tensive knowledge regarding them The
fellows will be known as Glider Fellows"
Contributions may be sent to a 3 Fris-
sell. treasurer No. so Fifth avenue. The
committee having the plan in charge -
Austen G. Fox, chairman; Lawrence z.
Abbot. John G. Agar, John ". Alexander.
Miss CeceEa Beaax. William B. Bourn.
William {. Brown. Mrs. Grover Cleveland.
r. Fulton Cutting, Charles H Ditson. DR.
Simon Flexner. Robert ". de Forest. Elgln
r l. Gould. the Re-. Percy s. Grant. Mrs
H Winthrop Gray. Thomas Hastings. Mrs
Edward r Hewitt, Thomas Wentworth
Higginson. Henry Holt. Nelson P. Hulst.
William James. Rooert T. Lincoln. Hanlil-
ton ". Mabie. Howard Mansfield. George
McAneny, DR.. Charles McBurney. John O.
Milburn. Francis D. Millet. Dr. g. Weir
Mitchell. Francis T Nichols. John B. Pine.
secretary; George Haven Putnam. Mrs.
Schuyler Van Rensselaer,. Jacob A Riis,
Charles s. Sargent, William Jay Schiefeiln.
Miss Louisa Lee Schuyler. Isaac y. Seg-
man, Albert Shaw. l. y. Phelps Stokes.
Charles H Strong, Talcott Williams and
Schuyler Skaats Wheeler.
New-York tribune., 1910-02-22
hEPERTORY THEATRE
successful Test of Experiment
tn En- GLAND.
UBy Cable 20 T,,, rr,,,,,.

10y liable 10 IAC Tribune
1'iiooh. Feb. 21-Charles Frohman
iinent OF repertory theatre
'ooe a millionaire behind it was
siieo successfully tonight at the
luke of York's, where there was
d lai house with solid rows of subscrib-
ior the season and very little paper.
opening play was Justice" by John
SaIs"orthy. It was an earnest drama,
qul'e as modern as the same authors
Strife" with its realistic conflict of
4aoor and capital. and more tragic, al
tAoosh the action passed through the
o04i surroundings of q solicitors offices,
d courtroom and a prison
II was simple story OF a crime in
raising check and defrauding en-
pioyers Tor the sake of helping an un-
happy woman. The detection was fol-
lowed by q realistic trial scene. and the
CONVICTION OF the prisoner for life and
the maodening effect of solitary conf1ne-
ment We're visibly illustrated, especially
oy the pathetic and narrowing scene in
the prisoners cell.
Inc release of the convict was followed
IN the final act by an enforced separa-
ton from the woman, a rearrest by a
detective and sudden deaths
The play was brilliantly enacted by
Sydney Valentine Charles Maude. Ed
mund Gwenn, Dion Boucicault, Edith
Olive and other players, and was re-
celved with every sign OF interest and
enthusiasm by the audience Conventions
OF the stage was disregarded, and there
was entertainment for those delighting
in drama as art
New-York tribune., 1910-02-22
TILM4N IWPROTING.
Doctors Think Chances an HIS
FGrOr.

Washington. Feb. 2l.-The continued i'm
provernent in the condition of Senator
Tillman has inspired renewed hope OF ulti-
mate recovery from his present serious
Illness. In the opinion Of his physicians
the chances are now much in his favor.
There has been some abatement of the
paralysis, and to-day he regained the use
Of his right arm and leg to limited ex-
tent. The aphasia has markedly improved
and he Is able TO speak.
Or. J. W. Babcock was so encouraged
by the present condition Of Mr. Tillman
that he left Washington tonight for
Columbia, S. c. Before boarding his train
he made the following statement:
Mr. Tillman has not lost any ground IN
the last twenty-four hours On the con-
trary he has gained somewhat in the use
of the right arm and leg. which have been
completely paralyzed heretofore His
power of speech also is improving lie IS
taking nourishment well and his oodliy
functions are normal. The Senator IS
sIeeuiug we'll and the outlook is very mucn
more encouraging in every way
New-York tribune., 1910-02-22
SEARCH FOR MISSING GIRL.
She Disappeared from Her Home Here
More than Week Ago.
' Telegraph 10 The TrihIIne


Ffshkiu Landing. n Y, Feb: 2f.-The
police Of Dutchess County have for swo
days been searching for Katherine John
son, twelve years old daughter Of John
Johnson, of No. 43 East 1880 street. New
York. conductor on the Madison and
Fourth avenue surface line, who disap
reared from her home a week ago last
Saturday.
A woman living in Catskiu who saw the
girls picture in q New York newspaper.
wrote TO Johnson. telling him she saw the
girl board the 11.10 train at the Grand Cen
traI Station on the mo~rlng in question, ac-
companied by 4 young man. Claude Lash
er. the conductor on the train. remembers
the girl, and saws she had transportati ton
TO Pine Plains, this county. William Cole.
a conductor on the Central New England.
SAYS girl answering the description given
boarded his train at Poughkeepsie. and
went 10 Pine Plains. She was alone.
II is said that the girl is staying some
where near Pine Plains. hut the police up
&c I O'Clock tonight had not found her.
Her father is here helping in the search.
New-York tribune., 1910-02-22
J. GOUR4UD DEAD.
Spectacular Career Ends 4 fter
Short Illness.

Jackson Gouraud, whose career bordered
on the sensa tional throughout his life. died
yesterday morning at his home, No Dc
West 56th street, after a short Illness He
was taken i'll with toHsilttis on Thursday
night and blood poisoning developed.
Jackson Gouraud was a poor young man
when he first arrived in this country, some
thing like fifteen years ago After he be-
came affiuent ne was known as one Of the
best dressed men in New York and an in
veterate first nighter'' in this and several
other cities.
Gourauds father was Colonel George E.
Gouraud who lived in England during the
latter part of his life. Colonel Gouraud
startled the world on more than one occa-
sion by his gigantic schemes ard dreams,
one of which was TO found an empire Of his
own in North Africa after the manner of
Jacques Lebaudy. Emperor Of Sahara
Jackson Gouraud in 1901 married Mrs.
Henry NJ Gillig, who had divorced her
husband. in London. and the two came 70
this country. Mrs. Gillig had a daughter
by her first marriage to r. Porter Ashe.
of California, and at the time of her mar
riage to Mr. Gouraud this daughter was
about fifteen years old. Jackson Gouraud
had a brother, Powers Gouraud. who was
seventeen years old when Mr.. GOuraud and
Mrs. Gillig were married, and this younger
brother married Mrs. Jackson Gouraud' s
daughter in London in 1903.
BY this marriage Mrs Jackson Gouraud
became the sister-in-law Of her own daugh-
ter. and his own brother became Jackson
Gou-aud's stepson-in-law, while Mrs. Pow
ars Gouraud is also her stepfather's sis
ter-in-law.
Mrs. Jackson Gouraud is the daughter
Of the late z. 3. Crocker. Of California,
and before her first marriage was Miss
Aimee Crocker The funeral Will be pri-
New-York tribune., 1910-02-22
B4TONY DECREE.
Court Makes Final Order IN
DiTOrce Case.

Justice Mccall signed yesterday the final
decree of divorce Of Mrs Frances Burke
Roche BatOnyi. daughter of Frank Work.
from AureI BatOnyf. the Hungarian whip.
The court gave the PLAINTIFF permission 70
resume the name of her former husband.
James Burke-Roche- Costs TO the amount
Of $I61 81 were awarded IN favor of Mrs.
BatOnyi against her husband.
No motion was made by the plaintiff for
aIimony, but Justice Mccall said In the
decree that should Mrs. Batonyf care TO
do so she could apply for alimony at some
future time
Batonyi Is now in Europe. whittier he
went, it is understood. to collect a large
legacy left TO him by his father. He has
CoHtended the divorce was obtained against
him by unfair methods and threatened to
bring criminal proceedings. which, how
ever, were never instituted
New-York tribune., 1910-02-22
CLAY CLEMENT.

Kansas City. Mo, Feb. 21.-Ciay Clement
actor, dramatist and writer of short stories,
died suddenly to-day at the University
Hospital here UrHmic poisoning was me
cause of death Mr.. Clement fnlshed
weeks engagement at local theatre sat
urday night. He had not been feeling wei
ano decided to remain here over sunday.
He was taken i'll during the night.
Clay Clement was born in Woodfcru
County, H., on December 81, 1858 he
became an actor in 1884, and later achieved
success as playwright. His most notapie
production was The New Dominion IN
which he took the leading character
Other pieces produced by him were A
Southern Gentleman and "Ping-Pons-
Mr. Clement dramatized In Hampton
Roads" and later with John McGovern
and Jesse Edison. he produced sam Hous-
+oy,
New-York tribune., 1910-02-22
OBITUARY NOTES.

JAMES HUGGINS a shoe merchant OF
Duane street. Manhattan, for sixty years
a resident of Brooklyn. died suddenly on
Saturday from apoplexy at his home, No.
II Clifton Place He was one of the best
known Masons In the borough. Mr.. Hug
gins was born in Ireland in 1873 His
wife and two daughters survive him.
THE REV FATHER JAMES O'REILLY
SHERIDAN, for fourteen years pastor Of
St Francis's Church. Naugatuck Conn. died
at his home here last night from paralysis
Father Sheridan was born in County Long
ford Ireland, February TO- 1856 coming to
this country In 1869, He graduated from
Holy Cross College in 1875 He obtained
his religious training at the Grand Semi
nary Montreal, and St. Bonaventure's. Allie
gany N z, and was ordained in Buffalo
In 1878
New-York tribune., 1910-02-22
DRAMA
Children of Destiny at thc
SdC0g Theatre.

TIE nastiest play that New York has
seen for many a day was produced at the
Savoy Theatre last night Why 1t was
called The Children CT Destiny one is
unable TO explain. unless il be that some
o. the characters were born fools. some
others worse thsr fools. and what they
were born they were bound TO remain. for
BY nc chance could they ever have shifted
their aanaI and useless lives 10 other ENDS.
When the play is not lecheroUs It Is banai
% +he tsS1 degree Il is written in a MKT
IRE Of the Ouidesque and the dime novel.
Its IuaaiIv makes fitting companion Tor
its fndeCency. Il Is play that self
respecting audience would hiss OF the
stage. unless its drivelling heroics, its
znrreousiv fine writing its sometimes
strpid situations. and cheap philosophy ana
1ahbv sentiment caused Il TO he laughed OF.
But last nights audience seemed TO be COM
posed principally OF friends Of the various
persons concerned in the production OF
-,7a pIev. and the gathering. # 1t appre-
cis+ed the delinouencies of the work, sp-
nas-ed determined 70 encourage the re-
sncrsible persons, although at one or two
,-,f-rs = was scarcely possible 10 sup
-ress laughter when the play was on It's
highest and most serious stilts- Its un-
-ieanness entities Il 10 no further de-
scription. and its bald ineputude as
niece cf dramatic construction makes Il
unworthy Of detailed criticism The actors
did Wen what they had 10 do They might
be pitied for having TO do it The author'
sydney RosenfeId. was called before the
audience. and he called the manager VINO
had backed the venture AT a late hour
the play was stil in the process OF per-
fornance- The press agent says thal the
thing develops on unique lines, with a
powerful moral uplift-" This is "a strange
derangement OF epitaphs." II was de-
nlorabie. futile unwholesou1e evening, and
the theatre viii need TO be deodorized-
A. ".
New-York tribune., 1910-02-22

Mr. Blessing was born at F'rench's Mills,
Albany County. n. Y. but had lived IN
the city Of Albany since he was five years
old. He was educated in the public schools
and then was apprenticed 10 machinis1'
and during the Civil WaT was an acting
assistant engineer In the navy.
AS Mayor Of Albany he not only con-
Quoted the city's affairs most economically
but also rendered other exceptional ser
vices to the city. One of these was his Ell
fclent handling of the flood situation III
1900, when the Hudson overwhelmed tae
southern and eastern sections. He also
stamped out a smallpox epidemic when at
one time threatened the city.
Mr. Blessing was member of the Anerl-
can Society of Mechanical Engineers anu
of the Albany Institute He held one othef
public Office, that of Supervisor OF the 0tii
Ward In that board he became Its 4eao-
ing member and was chosen president III
1884. He was lifelong Republican
New-York tribune., 1910-02-22
FUNERAL OF NEIL BURGESS.

The funeral of Neil Burgess, the actor.
was held yesterday at 10 o'clock at the
Stephen Merritt mortuary chapel, and was
conducted by Mrs. Helen Temple Brigham,
head of the Spiritual and Ethical Society
There were no pallbearers and no mourners.
and all the friends of the actor who were
in attendance in the chapel were smiling
and chatting, while none wept.
'Of course We sorrow for the loss of the
nhysical presence of our friend,' explained
Mrs. Brigham. but he has simply gone on
a Journey TO a foreign country, and we
know that we will soon take the same
tourney and meet him"
New-York tribune., 1910-02-22
IN AID OF ACTORS FUND.
Benefits To Be Held in AL Large Cities
Week Of Aprl 25.

Daring the week of April 25 benefit per
fornances viii be held in all the large
ci-ies of the country in aid Of the Actors
Fund. Ii is hoped that 100000 will be
raised. A L. E-langer has been appointed
na1ie3al chairman by Daniel Frohman'
president of the fund Mr.. Erianger said
Yesterday the proposition had been ap-
-,-o,,ed nv the National Producing Manag-
e,-s' Association
= ,s also the intention of the committee
. to;5 a field fav at the Polo Grounds
,,-,e-, one of the largest open air entertain
-,,scts ever given IL this country viii be
s,-ectea by George n. Conan and Samue!
II Harris.
New-York tribune., 1910-02-22
SARAH =. G. WILLIAMS.

Sarah F, Garnett, widow of DR. John b
Williams died from grip on Sunday in her
home, No 220 Bergen street, Brooklyn.
She was the mother of Percy G. Williams
manager of theatres in this city.
Mrs. Williams was born in Green Park.
Dublin. Ireland, in 1929. and came to New
York when she was eighteen years old. Her
husband. a prominent physician of this city,
died thirty-tWo years ago. Since then Mrs
Williams had lived in Brooklyn