The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-05-10
TAFT OPENS ACTORS FAIR
NOTHING MORE RELAXGNG THAN
4 GOOD PLlT, az SAIS.
FtON ~ Girls Pplt Rosrs and the Great of
the stage Biock the Presidents Path
iih Threat Had. bat Hls Nolce
u Al hight Gets a Geld MEDAL.

u All Right Gets a Geld MEDAL.
The sky smiled at intervals yesterday
afternoon TO encourage President Taft
70 smile his best upon the company of a
thousand players who helped him open
the Actors Fund Fair Never before,
said a veteran who had attended every
one Of tho eighteen fund fairs. were 10
many players gathered under ono roof
in New York a. werp present ia the Sew
enty-hrst Regiment ArmOry To welcome
the President when he climbed upon tho
stage n the court OF honor az I o'clock
while the packed crowd stood and cheered
and the hig hand played The Star Span
gled Banner
No one had 10 wait for his assurance
that he enjoyed the experience Of being
lionized by scores Of pretty Actresses and
smiled upon and bowed 20 aud iolli"d
isome II the youngest women o. the
corps dc ballet did Jolly himl by hun
dreds of others.
The President was accompanied from
Washington by DR. J. J Richardson
because 81 threatened throat trouble.
The Doctors ministratiOns must have
been effective. for the Presidential voice
was in excellent shape With the doc
tor Capt Butt and two secret service
men the President rode IN an automobile
from the West Twenty third street ferry
directly to the Thirty fourth street
entrance Of the armOry There Was do
lay at the entrancs because the OH
Gals and ushers of the fair had found
Il impossible 10 open pathway 10 IN"
court of honor The crowd was good
natured bubbling over with JOY IN fact,
nut that sort Of \ crowd is not the easiest
% control Perspiring officials and their
bldged assistants opened that path
way seventeen times; they marked u N
with Colored ribbons held by proud chorus
girls, hut prestol there was no path. NJ
more than there is groove IN th" 80
where a ship passes
Now II 10 only the truth that President
Taft needs Tor comfort nath u fair pro-
portion and well established lines. -u
the police were called IN 10 IN thiQE-
Tn. polioe liked IL. no douhl about
that. hut even they had their troubles
a. first Their commander formed hl-
force IN two lines and told them ~ spread
thoss lines siN feet apart and ih"n stand
nat Here . what happened 10 on'
cop m one minute. and somethi NC va
happening 20 fifty ~ them Tor flty min,
utes 4 milkmald. one ~ the familiar
kind dressed IN a short foulard ,Sirt
lacs trimmed With bodtos criSs-cro-s'a
with cherry Colored ribbon a front rank
show girl she il looked straight into th'
eves Il the smooth faced policeman who
wouldn't let her cross tho pathway and
said SOFTLY
DO. beieve me. you are the finest
IT The Finest Let me- cro-s
can't DO IL. lady the c1p replied
But I'm one oi The sixteen who a."
% -trew flowers IN he path, she said.
Take b. from me. lady. IA beliey7
you II you said Won we're the whole SIX.
teen. the cop answered
We'll. don't stand Just In front NJ mo
when b. passes and maybe III give you
On orchid % take home r. your mlssus.
the milkmaid sad
A. Z clo~k the bE hand sounded a
fnnHnrc. and that told every IN" ~"
pr.adant was Cunn o. oren the far
IN" walls - tho path hulged in hut ~,
.pplcomen. shoulder a. shoulder preco'ied
MIR Taft and bulged them iaDS Thus
the stage q tho court was rsached safely
There Dani"l Fruhman and v " Gran"
urra introduced. and the President
started toward q big chair up stage A.
hp turned n DO this he insUnCtivoly
duckcd for thosa sixteen flower ~
tDf whom the milk maid was not ono
paltad him vigorously With roses. and
Marie Tempest. BLANCHE Ring NarN
O'Ncl. Viola Allen. Dorothy Dorr"ily
Amelia bingham. Ala NaAnoya Charlotte
Walkor ard q dozen more - the reception
COMMITTEES standing back Of the big chair
helped the flower girls pclt roses Then
the President allowed his very b"st zmIlo
~ tighten his features. bowed % al ihe
pretty hoWeT girls aud the distinguished
actresses and every one chcered. and tho
mIlkmaid o0nhded to the cop that be-
the President, not the cop was a perfect
dear
Then Daniel Frohman. president % the
Actors Fund ~ America began the
formal proceedings by making a hr 4
speech
want 70 voice the sentiment - the
dramatic profession Mr. Fruhman snid
in expressing their appreciation - the
great honor which is being done no to-day
BY Oh. presence here Il the principal
actor in the big drama u n" American
nation the President
"a. I.
Crane. the dean 81 the dramatic pro
welcoming Mr. Taft The President aud
Mr. Crane have been friends Tor years
The President listened attgntiv"ly a. the
veteran actor talked - his pro-. On
10 which, he said we cannot give dipiU-
mas or degrees for after many failures
the opportunity may occur and the modest
unknown actor IN a single night stands
triumphant In the hall - fame
Mr. Crane concluded his remarks hv
presenting 10 Mr. Taft On b"half " the
Actors Fund a gold medal struck on
appropriate design expressly for you and
for this occasion
There were two trees IN tubs. part II
the Stage decorations, standing 10 front
ol the President and pretty well shutting
him out - view - several thousand
people BE looked Tor a moment after
receiving the medal a. u h. contemplated
ask ing 10 have the trees removed. thought
" a better plan and nimhly jumped up
on that big chair back ~ him
Say. but he can 20 some. the milk
maid cOnhded 90 the cop.
/ Mr. Taft sp0ke In a voice which carried
well and showed no zign u the throat
wear said 10 be- causing hi= physicians
some concern He said In part
4 should be wanting IN personal graft
/ tuds u / did not seize this opportunity
/ 20 come bore and give my thanka 20 a