Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1892-12-11

tailor In New Orleans. and spent his last
DAYS in his native State. Some years be-
fore his death he gave s2000,o00 for the
erection Of n college for white young mon
In New Orleans. In Princeton, where no
spent the last years of his life. be dispensed
| his charity with liberal hand. aud often
gave away hundreds Of turkeys on q single
Christmas. Many poor people relied on
I him for their winter clothing. Tulane was
/ often eccentric and impulslve in his givilg,
and is the hero of many interesting stories
/ While sill young man in New Orleans
/ he had a partner named Baldwin. This
/ partner died, leaving two daughters, who
/ took up their residence in New York city.
Time passed and Mr.. Tulane had not
seen the daughters since they were lit
B tie girls, when one December day they
received from him a polite note saving
that no would call upon them on New
Year's-Day. with bis compliments. He
| came, and. of course, was received most
| cordially. After n long and delightful
chat the old gentleman, when taking
! leave, presented each of the ladies with o
package which he begged them to accept
| for auld lang syne. On bis departure, of
course. the ladies hastened 70 crafty their
! curiosity, aud found upon opening the
| packages that each contained $4,000.
| Tulane stands first among New jersey
phlanthropists, but the second place
must be gwen TO Edwin A. Ste
vens, the great inventor and rail-
road builder. Stevens gave SSJO,00O
| TO found the institute in HobUken which
bears his name. and his widow. Martha b.
Stevens. has given S2OO,CO0 TO religious
and charitable institutions. The late Dan
| iel Price, OF Newark, made many public
and charitable requests, and tho gifts Of
John @. Green and his residuary legatees
| to Princeton University amounted to
81 800 900. John l. Blair, Of Blairstown.
has expended more than half million dol
| lars in the founding Of Blair Hall az Blairs-
] town. and his gifts TO Princeton and La
fayette have been princely. Grinnell Col
lege, IN Iowa. was also built by him after
it had been blown down.
Stephen Girard set generous example
! which many other Phiadelphians have
been quick TO copy. Girard, VINO began life
on n sailing ship and at the timo of his
death was the richest banker IN the United !
States. gave SO, 900, 900 70 found tho college |
which bears his name. During the wer of |
1912 he loaned tho Federal Government |
IS 00O, 900, and asked no interest until the |
contest was over. Cirard fOundin the late !
Isaiah b. Williamson most worthy sue |
cessCr. Born of Quaker parents, at the age |
of 20 Williamson struck out for himself as |
a country peddler Later he opened a dry |
goods store and used his surplus profits in |
fortunate investments. Throughout his |
career he preferred to give 10000 for !
charity 10 buying a suit of clothes for him |
self He carried the same umbrella for |
twenty years. and many of his habits were |
those of hermit A bachelor all his lfo, |
in his S5th year this venerable Quaker |
placed S3.0O0.000 az the disposal OF his /
trustees TO establish manual train
ing school in Philadelphia. This |
school is now building, and when |
completed will give free instruction TO |
hundreds Of young men. To the three |
Drexels. Francis A.. joseph W, and An |
thony D.. the citizens OF Philadelphia owe |
a deep debt of gratitude. Francis A. DreVel |
all his life was n most charitable man, and |
at his death he left 81 50O.O 600 TO be devoted |
to religious and charitable purposes. Jo- |
ssph w. Drexel also gave much Of his |
time and means to phllanthropic enter |
prises. Anthony j. Dre1el, the only one Of |
the three brothers now living, has estab-
hshed in Philadelphia o great institute |
which will give free instruction in art and /
the handicrafts. To this undertaking he's |
has already set aside S1,00O000 and is sure |
to further endow it. Mr.. Drexel has |
given away more money than any other /
man in Philadelphia. and the bene-
factions of the DreIal family during |
the last FIVE years have certainly exceeded /
s., 100000.
GEORGE W. CHuDs.
Mr. Drexel's most intimate friend is
George W. Childs, another well-knOwn
philanthropist, and TO the benefactiOns OF |
Mr.. Chllds a lengthy article could be
devoted without eXhausting the subject.
HIS life has been crowded with kindly |
acts: he il particularly thoughtful and
generous toward his employees, and he
has helping hand always ready for
every deserving person. He has edu-
Gated at his own expense more than
800 young women, and his benefac-
fa1 fhOV |
slant. The late Charles Bucknell
gave moro than half q million dollars TO
Bucknell University, and the gifts OF tho
Grocer family TO Grocer Seminary exceed
$500, 600. Henry WinkIey. another Phua-
delphan. has made requests to various IN
stItutions amounting to S2OO,OOO, and Gen
eral Isaac J. Wistar has recently given tho |
University Of Pennsy lvania Sl35 900, where
with 10 build and maintain museum, con-
tanning his fathers collection of medical
objects. John Wanamaker has given . o.
900 to the Bethany Sunday school of Pnill-
delphia. Asa Packers gifts 10 Lehieh
University exceeded 100000. and Tic
late AriO Pardee. the millionaire coal ope-
ratOT. literally endowed the chair OF
mathematics in Lafayette University, and
later gave $500. 900 for the erection of Par
dee Hall in the same institution. Among
Pittsburg philanthropists the names Of Will
liam Thaw and Andrew Carnegie stand
out pTe-emlnent. Inc former, now dead, |
every year distributed more than 100000
TO miscellaneous charities. A portion of
every afternoon he gave TO the DOOR, and
outside his private door he had benches
placed so that mono should be kept stand
ing, and then the unfortunates were
ushered IN one by one. Mr.. Thaw had
cordial greeting and smile for each
and lost no time in inquiring what
he could do. This he soon ascer-
taned, and the door was opened for the
next. No minister ever left Mr. Thaw, no
matter what church or charity he repre-
scented, without obtaining something for his
trouble. He gave the University Of Penn
sylvanis 100000, and at other times he
gave literally TO the universities Of Han
over. Oberlin, Wooster, Carroll. Maryyille.
Tennessee. and the Western Theological
Seminary. The charitable requests in his
will amounted TO 100000. Andrew Car
negie has already expended more than
$4,000 900 in the erection and endowment
of free public libraries in Pittsburg, Allie
gheny. and other places. and has an
nounced his intention of giving away
during life the greater portion OF his vast
fortune.