The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-10-22
AIMS OF HELEN GOULD
HOPES TO BENEFIT THE MASSES BY
HER WORK AND MONEY.
An Old-FashiOned Girl, Who Is a Pa
triot, Angel of Mercy and Patron
of Womaniy Virtue.


Chicago Times-Herald.
War develops patriots as well as heroes.
Some for love of country give their lives,
some give time and money. Both count for
patriotism in it's highest phase Helen
Gould could not go into the thick of battle
like Roosevelt. nor into the hospitals like
Margaret Chandler. The one was forbidden
by her sex. the other by her vast financial
interests and the care of a younger brother.
But like the woman in the Bible. "she did
what she could and that was a great
deal. Not one whit less patriotic than the
Rough Riders has been this grave, slender
young woman. She has in all modesty
shown the perfected beauty of American
womanhood. Possessing millions. she has
given freely and wisely and well. There has
been nothing of show, Of self-aggrandize-
ment. 1t has not been the mere expendi-
ture of money. 1t has had thought plan,
management behind it, and the sweet wom-
an of her has not shrunken from going into
the midst of the camps, seeing with her
own eyes what was required, and comfort
ing with voice and touch those who most
needed comfort This is Helen Miller Gould,
millionairess and American patriot, jewel
of womanhood and an honor to her country.
Miss Gould is an old-fashioned girl. II do
not dislike society. l am simply too busy
lOI IT. IL HcLT calm ASplJ W dli pcISudSlOilS
toward the gay world. And she is busy
Her creed is a busy one. Il expect to pass
through this life but once; any good that
can do let me do it now; let me not
neglect it or defer it, for l shall not pass
this way again." But it is not work with
out faith. In her the two are admirably
blended She is a sincere, earnest Christian.
a communicate of the Presbyterian Church,
and to her this world is but the preparation
| for another and a better one. She is not
beautiful, though her face is womanly and
sweet but with fifteen millions in her own
right she might easily become a great belle.
Only she will not. She had one large party.
which her father insisted upon to introduce
her into society. She was part of the fes-
tivities of the famous Castellane wedding.
But that has counted for nearly ali the So
cial junketings of her life of thirty years.
Most girls have had more, if they had any,
and this is the richest young woman in
| New York
HER THREE TASKS.
AS she says herself, she is busy She
set for herself three tasks in life. One was
! to fit herself for the proper care Of her
| fortune, another to clear her fathers mem
DRY of the stain blackmailers put upon it,,
and the third to make a good business man
| VI lcE youngest rank, VINO is not
yet of age. No one can say that she has
failed in any of these, while the first two
are accomplished facts. Her spirit is abso-
| lutely dauntless. She is SO answering from
a purpose that her family and immediate
friends have dubbed her 1.-The woman Of no
compromise" When Mrs. Angel claimed
| in court that she was the first and only
| legal wife OF Jay Gould, one of the brothers
| in the family council suggested that the i'm
fnx4v fhnVrc 1,lf -
spape them further annoyance, but to this
Helen would not listen. Never" she said
II will spend my life. if necessary, in clear
| ing up this mystery and proving our father
innocent" And she did, Evidence unmis-
| taxable was secured, and the impostor con-
In order that she might properly grasp
business details Miss Gould took a course
| at the New York Law University and is a
| thoroughly equipped business woman and
/ lawyer, upon whose shoulders the mantle
| of her fathers fnanciering ability seems to
have fallen, combined with many sweet,
womanly qualities. She is very liberal. and
her charities are so unOStentatiouSly man.
aged that her, right hand scarcely knows
what her left. hand doeth. She gave $4,000
| to her law school, She completed a gospel
! hall at Chautauqua, N. Y. She founded q
scholarship at Wellesley College and an
| she not long ago gave $4,000 to the Univer-
sity Of New York for it's s school of engineer
! university, made on the condition that the
name OF the giver be kept secret. is believed
| TO nave DCtl lIOIu HeT. oIe gave 9lUU,V0 Tor
/ the relief of sufferers in the St Louis tor
nado. This is her way of doing good. When
she made the magnificent gift of 100000 to
! the government to help in the war with
/ Spain 1t was under pledge of secrecy, and 1t
| was to her genuine surprise and regret when
| the matter was made public. She built a
| memorial church upon the site of her
| fathers home at Roxhury, N Y. and at
| Woody Crest, near her nome the Hud-
| son, she has her pet charity, a home for
! poor children. Intensely fond of children.
| she calls this her recreation" she per-
] sonally superintendS every detail of the
| place. and when at Lyndhurst goes across
| every day to Woody Crest to personally
visit her little friends. who are usually
| crippled. manned deformed. She is .
| strictly temperance woman, and was great
admirer of Frances Willard. She is level
| headed and studious, never self-seekng and
! intensely patriotic. Foreign travel she does
/ not care for. as she conceiVeS her own
| country to he best OF all possible lands
| She is neither belle, like her sister nor a
secretly ambitious woman like her charm
ing sister-in-law Mrs. George Gould. She
! was her fathers favorite child and is 4
| shrowd business woman with mind of hei
| own. This was evinced pecuniarily when She
| sturdily refused 10 sell her elevated road
| stock and thus broke up the elevated roads
| combine She is independent, but not dash,
| ingly So She does not strike one as being
| a typical bachelor maid"
HER Patriotism BUBBLES OVER
Everyone has known that Miss Gould was
patriot from the time when she caused