The sun., 1919-07-21
BILL EDWARDS TO
AID ACTORS DRIVE
Collector Will Lead Movement
to Swell National Me-,
mortal Fund.
FINANCIERS WILL HELP
Daniel Frohman Heads Com
mittee Comprising
Noted Men.
FINANCIERs WILL HELP

The Hon. Big Bill Edwards's life is
tust one drive after another. The mo-
rentum developed by Mr.. Edwards dur
ing the various Liberty Loan campaigns.
the Red Cross and allied war service
drives and the Boy Scout whoop 'em
up keeps him going with the speed Of
the Twentieth Century Limited going
through Syracuse.
Yesterday the actors threw a rope
over Bill without in the least checking
his gait and hitched their National Me-
noriap Drive to him. Then they all
vent back to the Friars and Lambs
pretty sure that the money was as good
as in the treasury. Let Bill do It"
they chirped unanimously, and Bill
orined he would.
in other words, the Collector OF Inter
Eal Revenue will act as chairman for
the greater city in the movement TO
place the Actors Fund Of America
upon lasting financial basis. and with
MIR. Edwards will be associated many Of
the leading fnanciers of Wall Street
In his letter of acceptance to Daniel
Frohman. president of the fund, the
collector said he had determined not to
participate in any more drives because
Uncle Sam was making him work so
hard nowadays that he scarcely had a
moment for himself, but that he could
rot help making an exception in favor
OF the Actors Fund.
Glad to Help Fund.
"Accordingly," he said. Il consider
that an honor has been thrust upon me
and have TO embrace il. I know some
thing OF the generous impulses OF stage
whole hearted support of the Boy Scout
movement that campaign could not
have been a success. The fact that BUSH
ness men throughout the city are takins
an active interest in the fund campaign
In the best proof OF what the stage has
done"
Mr.. Edwards began to plan yesterday
campaign that will unity and coordi-
hate the efforts of the innumerable or
Eanizations business establishments and
Individuals that have volunteered to
make the Actors National Memorial
Day, December ), 1919. a complete sue
cess. The idea of selling tickets for
elaborate performances in All OF the
leading theatres of the country has been
we'll received and will be a central fea-
ture OF the campaign.
The big idea said Mr.. Edwards yes
terday. lis this: II Is desirable to COM
the American stage and at the same time
to put the fund upon a basis enabling
1t to carry out its charities and philan-
thropies without embarrassment Be-
cause OF the demands made upon It by
the needy members of the profession the
fund is nearly depleted. No money will
be solicited, no collections made. The
actors should certainly not be obliged to
solicit money
Armour on Committee.
Daniel Frohman announced yesterday
that J. Ogden Armour has accepted an
invitation to serve on the committee,
which, with Mr. Edwards, is made up of {:
John D. Rockefeller Jr., chairman OF
the united war work drive James S.
9. Alexander, president OF the National
Bank Of Commerce and a member of the
Liberty Loan central committee during
the 1--WE drives; Benjamin Strong. gov
ernor OF the Federal Reserve Bank and
chairman of the Liberty Loan commit
tee during the five drives; George Cor
don Battle. chairman OF the first Saliva
ton Army drive: William Sloan Conn,
Jr.. director .Adjoint des Foyers de Sol
dat the Y. NJ. G. 4. work in the French
armies and member OF the War Work
Council OF the Y. NJ. c. A: Joseph F.
Cullman. Jr.. vice-chairman Limit Club
War Saving Stamps; Col Harry Cutler,
chairman OF Jewish Welfare Board. L.
s. Army Charles Z. Lydecker. president
NJ the National Security League; Will
lam g. McAdoo. former Secretary OF the
Treasury and chairman OF the recent ma
tonwide Boy Scout drive; William Eel
loves Morgan. Vice-chairman New York
district Y. NJ. c. A. drive. and president
Of the Merchants Association. New York
Morgan J. O'Rrien. vice-chairman War
Fund drive OF the National Catholic War
Council; George W. Perkins. chairman
finance committee United War Work
drive; Louis ]. Robertson. chairman
special trade committee Liberty Loar
and all war drives; Mortimer L. Schif
chairman finance committee Jewish We'll
fare Board: James y. Wallace, Central
Trust Company and formerly OF the Lib.
erty Loan Committee Felix NJ. War
burg. chairman joint distribution COM
rnittee all Jewish relief funds; Albert H
Virgin. president Chase National Bank
and formerly OF the Liberty Loan Com.
mittee; Guy Emerson, vice-president OIL
the National Bank of Commerce and
formerly vice-director in charge OF pub.
licity and war savings, Liberty Loar
Committee; Jules S. Bache, Cleveland
IT. Dodge; Walter f. Frew, preslden,
Corn Exchange Bank: DR.. Herbert Put.
nam and J. Ogden Armour.
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