The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1919-11-19
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ACTORS NATIONAL MEMORIAL
Welfare Players of Bennington viii
Assist the Observation
on December 9Th the entire Unit,

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Assist the Observation
On December 9Th the entire United
States will observe the Actors Nation
al Memorial tiay69pd each town and
city has beSa asked to raise money
for the ActdIs fund. In every drive
during the f9cent war, Red Cross. X
of C. and q M. c. A. the actors have
been the Most active Almost as
many Liberty Bonds we're sold in the
theatres, as 6n tile banks. 9The actors
We're promiAfnt 81 egery battle field
in France alld IstlgiuIn,i and now the
public has been asked to show its
approximations by subscribing to the
actors fund 1t is a nation wide cam
paign and names like VIM. H. Taft.
VIM. G. McAdoo and thousands of
others equally as prominent are in
back of it. John l., Snuff chairman
of the Cinciuatti committee said in a
recent speech:
ut is the duty Of the business men
of the country TO place the Actors
Fund on firm fiuapcial foundation
They owe the theatrical profession
an unpayable debt OF gratitude for the
work they did in helping win the war.
There should not he a city in the
United States which does not ex-
coed its quota Every organization
should he complete and the amounts
raised should be. announced at the
earliest possible moment, so that Dan.
lei Frohman, who for thirtv.eight
years has been an active officer of
this charity viii know each section
Of the United States is progressing.
and be able to intelligently confer
with the business men who are back
Of this wonderful movement
Il want to tell you gentlemen that
Cincinnati will be one of the first
cities to go over the TOP. Our people
appreciate what the theatrical prof
fession has. done, how quickly they
volunteered. and how they helped in
every drive, They realize the value
OF the stage in this recent great con
flict"
y want TO tell you that our organ.
ization is nearing perfection and we
expect to be able to announce within
a week or two that we have gone
ever the top
Every locality has been given its
quota and that of Bennington is two
hundred dollars Samuel Frohman
in a personal letter asked if the Wei
fare Players Clgbawould not see tc
the raising Of this amount. The
Players att ia recent meeting decided
that they would not solicit subscrip
tions, but on the other hand. would
offer the people something for thel
money, sol they have determined t.
give Il costume BAH in the auditorium
ON The Old Major Brown place, on the
evening of iDecember 4th. This viii
undoubtedly be "a gala affair anc
Bennington will be given a taste OF
Bohemia o1t this occasion as no one
viii be admitted unless in costume
and masked AT the end of a Crane
march to take place during the course
of the evening, prizes win be award
ed to the best costumed couples as
well as to the most originally cos
tuned couple There will also be .
lucky number dance contest aud the
couple winning this will receive
prizes.
No one can afford to miss this dance
il will he the hit OF the season
Everything win be included moon
light confetti and all Here S youl
chance to show your appreciation OF
what the actors did in the war and al
the same time. to thoroughly enjoy
yourself The tickets are fifty cents
apiece and may besobtained from any
member OF the Welfare PLAYERS Club