Daily Republican., 1890-05-07
TWO cHAIsITABLE MEN.
How Gsor.s 8. Pepper and Thos. Drake
I.sfs Their Fortunes.

Left Their Fortunes.
The will Of George .. Pepper WAS on
Monday admitted to probate in the ofloc
Of the Register Of Willie In Philadelphia.
In II million and halt ID distributed
among . number Of we'll known institu.
tions. Tho will ID ~ follows:
give and bsqueAth to the hereinafter
corporations, institutions. societies and
+ associations, their successors and assigns.
| the amounts Of the bsqueaths to be held
BY them In trust, the income only to be
applied to the uses Of the said corpora
| tions, institutions, societies and associs.
t!ons ~ the trustees may deem proper.
To tho University OF Pennsylvanis,
S80. 900, for the endowment Of . proies-
ssor.hip, to be selected BY VIM. Pepper,
To tha Hospital Of the University Of
Pennsylyania, 10000.
To the Presby yteri.n Hospital, $4,000.
70 the Hospital Of the Protestant Epis-
coDai Church, $4,000.
To the Orthopmdlc Hospital, S25,OOo.
10 the PENNSYLVANIA Hospital, $50. 900.
To the hospital of the Jefferson Medi. |
cal University, $4,000.
To the Charity Hospital, S25,000.
To the st. Joseph Hospital, ~, 600.
TO tho Children's Hospital, 125, 900.
To the Wills Hospital, ei0,00O.
c,, TO- the g; g. CHI Ccahnristopher's Hospital for
To the Hospital and Dispensa Of st.
Clements Church, $4,000.
To the Children Hospital, Country
Branch, $4,000.
To the Art Club and Union League
each y. 900, for puichase OF librs rles.
To the Maternity Hospital, sd, 900.
To the Christmas Fund Tor Disabled
Clergymsn, 5000.
To the Northern Dispensary, Southern
Dispsnsary. Philadelphia Dispsnaary,
Howard Dispen:ary, each IS. 900.
To tho Church Homo, Foster Home,
Old Mans Home, Old Woman's Home,
SlO, 900 each.
To the Southern Home for Destitute
Children, IS 1000.
10 the Young Mans Home and Sailors
Home, each $1,000.
To the Southwark Soup Society, North.
ern Soup Society. Kensington Soup
Society. Western Society, Spring Garden
Society. Moyamensing Soup Society,
Philadelphia Soup Society, each $4,000.
Cruelty to ChiIdfen, $4,000. "
To the Philadelphia LyinR.In and
Nurse Society, e3 600.
To the Society for the Prevention Of
Cruelty to Animals, $4,000.
To the Society for the Prevention OF
Cruelty to Animals, Women's Branch,
4 5000.
TO the Day Nursery for Children,
$5. 600.
-, To the House 2 use of Refuge for White
Children, $4,000.
! To the House of Refuge for Colored
r Children, $4,000.
a To the Young Mems Christian Asso.
!. clation, $4,000.
r To the Philadelphia Orphans Society,
i $40. 600.
h To the INDECENT widowI aud Single
b Widows' Society, $4,000.
% To the Union Benevolent Society,
It 81, 600.
10 the Institution for the Instruction
Of the Blind. $1,000.
To the Institution for the Education oil
the Deaf and Dumb, 5000.
It To the Ladies' Depository, s., 900.
n To the Philadelphia Bible Society,
4. 80, 900
Is TO the Educational Home, 81, 600.
d To Mary eoles Home for Young
A Women. $1,000.
A To the Philadelphia Associ stion for the
- Alleyiation of the Miseries of the Public
. Prisons, 5000.
10 To the Philadelphia socIety for the
rs Employment and Instruction Of the
/" Poor, 81, 900.
y To the Temporary Home for Frlsndlesl
W Children, 81, 1000.
D. To the trustees OF such freq library
,e which may be established in the city OF
0. Philadelphia east of the river SchuyI kill
q and south OF Market strest, Sl50.000.
10 To the Academy of the Pennsylvania
Fine Arts, e5o, 900. inclusive OF tue note
of the Academy,
To the Penn.ylvsnia Museum and
y School of Industrial Arts. $40. 900.
To the Philadelphia, Commercial and
Apprentices Libraries, each $40, QUO.
10 the Academy Of Natural Sciences.
S25, 900.
10 the Geological Society, $4,000.
To the Franklin Institute, S25.000.
!. To the Merthants Fund, 5000.
To the School OF Desisn, 5000.
e To the Rittenhouse Club, for purchase
u Of library, $50, 900.
ID To the Philadelphia Club, io,ooO, for
I, purchase OF library.
IL All the residue Of my estate give and
bequeath to James Leonard, W. +. Pep
. per aud John 8. Gerhard, in trust, to be
; divided pro rata among the various In
etitutions, societies and associations
hereinbsfore named, to be hsld by them
in trust a. endowment fund, the interest
only to be expended for the use of eaid
It III, titutions, the executors 10 be allowed
10 one year, or more II desirable, for the
o settlement and distribu.ion Of my es.
10 tate.
70 hereby nominate aud appoint John
/. y. Gerhard, James Leonard aud Joseph
Df Norris executors OF this my lust will and
Iu Testament, with full power aud authority
y to do VII thiues needful aud necessary In
{. tho prcmiAes, and DIX the com pensation
r. At fifteen thousand dollars each.
III THOMAS DRAKE GIVES MANY THOUSANDS.
:. The will oil Taomas Drake, who died
/" April lS, at his residence, Washington
lane and Nation streets, German town.
was to-day admitted to probate. II
disposes OF An estate worth several mil :
a ae lion dollars. This will WAS cxecn'ed
~ October 10, 1859. Ine executor. are
- Stephen A. Caldwell, Geo Pniller, John
=, d. Gest, James w. NJ. GardezA and
10 10 Charlotte d. NJ. Cardezs. They are
-. so allowed each $40, 900 tor taer services in
'' settling the estats.
The estate Is divided between the dere-
dents daughter, Charlotte Drake, Mar.
- : tinez Carteza, and his q aldsou, Thoms'
iu Drake. Ny the term, OF tho Instrument
lss ~ the daughter Is allowed o., per month
,se until tho e.,atc Is settled, apd alter that
ho h Is alvea $4,000 per anrnm, outside o.
vt no her intertst In the Estate, to desose to
's' charitable purposes. Aside from thr
charitable bequests below m,ntioned,
two.thirds OF the net income oil ths estais