The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-12-17
MRS. A. T. STEWARDS GIFTS,
.,.,.,.yS rHgOTGH JTDGE HILTON THII
yuE ENCfJED TIfE HLBREUS.

.,ytyS rYHDt6H JTBGE HILTON TH11
mar ENCIJED TifH HhBREUS.
os.r,,, 81 600 tc Three Charities Managed
w. ,,u,r. One Asylum -, cIincs 10 Hc-
s,,e t,s share Nothing Accepted Yet by
re 0thc,s- -somo of Opinions Expressed.
t,l,,o Hilton. acting, IT ia supposed, under
,..,.,,i,us from Mrs. A. T. Stewart sent thrco
,s,,.rs from his off - on Wednesday last. which
-, rasy.i,ed in the minds Of the Hebrews OF
,ho ,it, the intense fccling thatthcy had against
tt,, ,,hen ne issued the edct prohibiting them
tam occupying rooms in the Grand Union
uo,,i Saratoga. in tho summer Of 1877. Ono
ia,,.r written ON a small note sheet bearing tho
,.,,r head OF 4. 7. Stewart Co.. was as follows:
Nav YonK Dec II. 1874
40 .ircs To- Contribute s,Ni 10 the funds Of
a., v.ri sinai hospital Your treasurer can have this
,a. .%sag, si i'I IRcS.9pdoiuiy '"' ' rs so" LroS
The two other lcttcrs were similar in phrase
o,ty one was sent to the Hebrew Orphan
Asylum and the other to the Hebrew Home for
bo Aged Tho amount named in each was
tl5o Tho letter sent to the Mount Sinai Hos
,tol was received on Thursday last. and. hav-
Inc b,en placed I'm the hands Of the President OF
mo ecorporation was read at q meeting Of the
d.re.for- ou sunday last The effect" one
Gentleman VINO was present said. was rs II
Grohrinl mad hoen thrown among us" There
waa some discussion. but. as the Board was
heavily pressed with business preparatory to
heanuual meeting. no action was taken rela-
nyetotAe o1,r II was evident that the offer
would not be accepted n at all. until after pro-
ira .tet i-.ussion. Tho matter was therefore.
tabloid 'or ono week.
A eenreman prominent in financial circles
splnctiye 90 the management OF the hospital
saii yesterday that the oTor Of Mrs Stewart
hal placed the management in most unenv-
nI9 position. cannot" no said. predict
what our action will be. Every Hebrew who
knows ANYTHING about this offor Is thoroughly
excited For our part. we wish 30 do justice
both to Nrs stewart and 10 our instituton-in
hf.doour duty. None n us. believe. will al
low any personal feeling to enter into
our consideration or acceptance OF her
oN.r We have on our list of patrons and
members nearly 900 names. Last year they
contributed nearly $4,000. We are told that
lIfotthsm or even larger proportion. arc 50
OBJ -al 20 our acceptance Of this offer. that in
sub au event they will withdraw their support
from the institution. Some of the direc-
nrs ami o,h r.. To- tho number Of six or
ssy.n have offered % give this amount, and
double. to tae hospital. II We viii reject this
or.r. But oi course such offers have no weight
Will u-. Tho question Of acceptance or non.
acceptance viii be decided upon principe ana
D.
interest Of the Institution OF which we hpyc
charrr. Ii should be understood that II this
donation came to US In any other form we
would not hesitate for a minute To accept To
b. sura Mr Hilton acts As Mrs. Stewards agent
yet knowing the repugnance that our people
hayr toward him she might have made her
offer IN "a less Objectionable way We don't
know what her motive is in making this offer
but 10 ia charitable 10 suppose that 1t
Is charity Al the same time we have no guar
hnfn. mat -he knONns anything about H. If We
learn t'lt she has not singled out the Hebrew
charities Tor hor beneiaNion nt this timc. We
should consider the matter less seriously. but
II wr ar" informed thnt shs Is donating 10
Hohrow charities alone. II will look very much
a. n sh" wa- acting. or her agent Tor h"r' from
motives that rnn be- imagined but are not OK
piainel. II Mr.. Hilton thinks that he can OBJ
tain popularity among the hebrews for paltry
o. On y" is very much mistaken. The public
may flrget the insult he offered us but We never
Tho gentleman snid thAt II he was convinced
that tho Offer was Nlrs. S,cwatts. and tho Boar
Should Rccout II. ha would not hestni" 70 r.
cetve the money. or even 20 Tor H. But tn
question arises be continued, wns not Nr.
Hilton acting ais her agent in tho entire husi
ness whom be- ISSUED the Grand Union order at
Saratoga II so sheis INST as mu'h rcspon-
sible for the insult as he. II II was done
without her knowledge, she hSs had ample
time To deny having hHd any part IN It,
and should either express her regret or re-
yoke the order When We take this view Of IL.
don't see that W. are rs near accepting II as
an apology. shr might lave instructed her
agent % make It in a"pnrtrous manner"
The Mount M. Ho-plul Is one oi the oldest,
ana the largest II l'hfcw charity IN the Unit d
States. II WAS inrOruorated IN 1902. IT. prom
erty. which IL -unrucumhered. consists of nearly
an entire block. the build ngs facing on Lexing-
ton avenue and SlNiy-siAth street IL holds as
investments Of ~ sinking fund bonds and
mortgages on real estate in this city, Hggre-
eating 9oOnO. Il also holds Jointly with three
other societies bonds and m rtgages amounting
10 t3i $50. During the year ending NOV. 80. 1877,
is patients numbered 474, and ot that number
all except forty were treated gratuitously. and
tho forty, paid only u part Qf their expenses;
NrfF ts.4rr Iaf HIG |
patients were received. Although managed on
trsy by Hebrews. and almost exclusively sup
ported by them. ~ distinction ia made in re-
eart to the nationality Of those received. About
tirty-ihree per cent oi us patients arc Amrli-
cans In the year ls77 there were 5s2 Ger
triaus. and l38 Americans. It's list Of
patrons. who contributed t25 each yearly 10
the support Of tho hospital. includes nearly
every Hebrew OF prominence in the city. It's
Harri. Srons.n Hi1a-prrSiient. Samucl N
SchAier Treasurer: Harmon H. Nathan. Sec
IctHry Henry Ottoman. solomon SOmmtrich.
iews fatn,qn, Ferdinand kgrzman, ': II.
u tusehii Nathan Littauer. Elwin Ein-t"in.
Hymhn Blum, Isaac Blumenthal Louis SuX.
.omon Sul2berger lsaao Nallach. and a. b.
a di-pen-ary II c6nduc,cd in connection with
the capital Tho only public all It re'"iyes Is
IL ~hlre II tho Excise money, The excellence
OF it- medical sihn Is answered. for by the pres
eu'4 10 Dr. David Froahlic as chief Of tho house
siN aui Drs. willard Parker and Thomas NJ.
IN hin9nT ~ sihli ot 92h7BllliiE SUI suIs..ohs. n
corplrt lii. is member of tho firm ot Inn
mnn mp. iWIor'iug druggists at bs VIII
Ham street Atgugh II brew ly birth he does
lIi practice tA" jewish rites He said, as Pr, 81
O. on. inui tue % r Wus read To- meeting ol the
Bond ln sunday, and TINT 1t Immediately pro-
N0kni dls 'us-lnn. 90 mat IL WINS deemed nd
N-aiIe % uhlr the offer until a las5 busy
meeting. H. Thought that II "A check
Rom Mrs StrwaIt had boon received
u WfuIi have hfon accepted and nothing
iAd. stil some might have raised q = ques.
t'n. Wa ells not the owner and controller Of
ut brlul Union property when Judge Hilton
Teilse udmttauHe 10 the Hebrews He would
D. lA iuylr of accepting II ii tho cir'umstluces
Y"r. dlG. .r.ut hut he thought that very few
!iNs could be found who would be- willing
l. ~ % Mr.. Hhops office and re-
erly' tho money under the present cir
cln~iau es. some complained That the let
tl was not courteous. but was ot the
httlr"p hu order or command, and thought
Uhi tlHy saw lu u traces Of his pOmpouSncss
tAl ID 'u-p.-iton % mako them receive the
a}uAtilu tn the most disagreeabe manner pos
F'Ii'. II was tho intention Of the directors to
ascertain wn tIer these donations were % part
y. ".u'i-. more or loss general, made t. the
fA'l 7e tlurWu charities Of the city III 50, that
~ would Aate favorable weight with them.
IL'y wish also 10 feel the pulse Of ther
ia.4Il7. alLes Il would be inudicious for them
a""p GIT which would Hlionate from
ti' -Nll .rt Of the hospital a large number Of
ugu. They could not afford 10 DO that be-
.AHr N"y are largely dependent upon the con-
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