New-York tribune., 1919-11-23
New Workers Give
$4,000 to Help
Actors Memorial
Countrywide Drive Will
Come to Close Dec. 5;
All Classes Are Giving
Recognition to Players

Subscriptions to the Actors Fund in
New York City alone reached total of
S378,000 at the end of last week, ac-
cprding to W. Ward Smith, associate
chairman Of the Actors National Me-
mortal Day Campaign, which will end
on December 5.
One family gave $4,000 to the fund
last week. Mrs. Edward S. Hardness
sent check for $500. Her son, Ed
ward Harkness, gave O similar amount,
and Mrs. Edward Hardness added
$1,000. One contributor paid SO 900
for q single seat to the Memorial Day
theatrical performance. Mrs Oliver
Hartman. chairman Of the womcn's
committees, reported total of $4,000
collected. Of this amount. s23 900 was
obtained by Mrs. Harriman's own COM
mittee at the Hudson Theater, more
than twothirds of which was returned
last week. There is a woman's COM
mlttee for each theater, composed of a
hostess and ten patronesses.
Gifts Are Pouring In
Five new members of the $4,000 club
are announced. This club is made up
of those who subscribe IS 900 for a
seat at one of the special performances
on December or pay $4,000 for a page
advertisement in the souvenir program
for that day. w. K. Vande rbilt is the
latest to decide to occupy matinee
seat at this price. Concerns which
have bought space in the souvenir pro
gram at that price are the Goodyear
Tire and Rubber Company the United
States Rubber Company, the Firestone
Yiro Company and the United Cigar
Stores.
Others who had subscribed like
amounts already are J. II. Flagler,
Charles II. Sabin, Daniel Guggenhcim,
Stuyvesant Fish, Jules H. Bache and
James Speyer
Among the contributions last week
was the first Liberty bond that has
been turned over to the fund. 1t was a
81 600 bond and came from J ohm Roeb-
ling, of Bernardsville, N. j.
Those who have contributed $500 or
more since the publication of last
weeks list are Mrs E. H. Hartman
81 600; Mrs. Mary X. Hardness, $1,000;
for friend, by Mrs. Oliver Hartman
$500; Mrs. Clarence Mackay. $500;
lanes A. Hearn & Son, 81 900; Bonwit
Teller g. Co., $1,000; Post e. Flagg
$500, and Tiffany & Co., $1,000.
Thus far the advance sale of seats
for the matinees has been gratifying
No price is set for the tickets. IL
practically every instance the amounts
of the checks accompanying applca-
tons for seats are far in excess l / the
usual price of tickets for a first class
performance.
All Wish to Assist
At the headquarters of the Actors
Fund at the Hotel Commodore, Ne \
York City, letters are on file from la
borers. mechanics, physicians, lawyers
clergymen, bankers and captains of in
dustry all testifyng to the great value
OF the actors work, whether educa-
tional or merely amusing, and contain
ing words of praise and encouragem
for those who have undertaken the
tack of providing members of the pro
fession with insurance against old age
sickness or accident
Another reason why the Actors Me
moral Fund campaign at this time is
receiving widespread support from the
general public is the fruitful activities
Of the members of the theatrical pro
fession. In the Liberty loan. war saw
ings and Red Cross campaigns during
the war they gave enthusia tically of
their energies, their art and their
money. Many crossed the ocean to
give their lives in the C use for which
the nation fought