Evening journal., 1923-01-29
MEMORIAL TO
{ MRS. F. c. gale
Special Service TO Be Held
in New York Church on
Wednesday
WAS INTERESTED
IN GOOD WILL "
special to Tho Evening Journal.

Special to The Evening Journal.
NEW YORK. Jan. 29.-Announce-
rnent OF memorial service to be
held in the church OF st. Francis
Xavier here next Wednesday recalls
the death. on December 81, OF Mrs.
Frances c. Gale. well known in VIII
rhington through her work there for
the American Committee for De-
vastated France.
Mrs. Gale spent several days IN
Wilmington just before Christmas
making arrangements for the Good
VIII Election now current there I'M
der the auspices OF the Wilmington
Evening Journal. the American Com
mittee and a local sponsoring group.
In the course OF her stay, she met
many weIl-known local men and wo-
men and arranged for their ccopera-
ton IN the election.
Heart failure was the cause OF
Mrs. Gales death, which was has
tened by a fan on Christmas Eve.
When on her way to visit members
Of her family in Montolsir. y. j."
me fen down the steps OF an eievat-
Cd railroad station here. She had
been under the care OF a physician.
Mrs. Gale was born IN Kingston.
\. T.. afty-tvo years ago and was
ne widow OF Captain Frank A Gale
Company ii. Ninth Infantry y. 9
5. \. Y. a well-known New YORK
cry real estate man. one OF the first
men to develop Cedaraiurst. Long Is
land.
For A long time. Mrs. Gale, known
nro occasionally as FRANKLIN Gale, had
been identified with the stage, after
making her debut In a recital some
wears aeo in the old Manhattan An
ietio club here under the auspices
OF a COMMITTEES which included Marx
Twain and Eugene Field
Following the debut, Mrs. Gale
vas for several years on the lyceum 1
stage and gave one series OF notaole
recitsls in Berkeley Lyceum here.
For come tine. she and Jennie o.Neil
Pgfter were associated in school
for elocution.
stage roles played by Mrs. Gale
included parts in many Shakespear-
can productions and In Captain
Paul sShenando ah," ''Resurrec-
ton '-Trslby" and many other
r.isvs She was also well known
particularly on the Pacific iCoast' as
4 leading woman in stock companies.
For a time, Mrs. Gsle aid news
raper work. serving on the stafrs OF
the San Francisco Call and otner
She served for a time
as associate editor OF The Player.
Official organ OF the White Rats OF
America. and was one of the found
ers Of the Associated Actresses or
America. the women's auxiliary OF
the White Rats.
Mrs. Gale was identified with the
vaude viue stage for several years.
She produced short plays and played I
the lead IN one.
About a year ago, Mrs. Gale be-
came identified with the Good VIII
2 lecrfc on movement OF the American
com n1ittse for Devastated France.
she was director OF It's Bridgeport
hood Will Election. Just before
Ter death, she arranged for elections
n Baittmore and Waterbury, Conn,
IS well as for the Wilmington cleo
ion. and was 10 have opened the
me In waterbury New Years week.
Surviving Mrs. Gale are Miss
swendolyn Piers Gale. a daughter
Who has been a member Of COM
,anies headed by Ethel Barrymore
race George and other prominent
,layers, and Frank A. Gale. son,
ormersy Newspaper man here.
VINO served in the A. E. F. as a hrst
ieutehant OF infantry in the Seventy
Ninth Division