The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-12-24

has given $4,000 to Bryn Mawr college
for scholarship foundation fund.
For General Charities.
Mrs. Joseph Moffatt of Los Angeles.
Cal. has given property1o the value Of
$4,000 to the endowment fund of the
National Florence Crittenton mission
a charity which was founded sixteen
years ago by Charles N. Crittenton of
New York in memory of his daughter
For the maintenance of a home fol
convalenscent and invalids at Santa
Barbara, $4,000 has been left by Miss
Anna S. c. Blake, her will being pro-
bated in April. She. also left to the
Cottage hospital, $40. 900: TO the Ortho-
to a Boston hospital like sum.
A noble charity is that founded dur
ing the past few months by Mrs. Alfred
Corning Clark, in memory of her hus-
band. A more valuable and efficient
form of charity does not exist in New
York City than the Alfred Corning
Clark Neighborhood House, which
stands in the very heart of the crowded
lower east side. Mems, women's. boys
and girls clubs, kindergartens,
libraries, Conservatives and roof gar
dens are included in the work of the
institutional work which is thoroughly
appreciated by the people in whose
behalf it is being done. 1t has been
established and endowed at a cost of
about $4,000
During last summer, new floating
hospital for St. Johns Guild was built
by Mrs. Augustus o. Juiliard of New
York. at a cost of $4,000; it was named
in honor of the donor, the Helen c.
Juiliard. The Emma Abbott another
barge built from the munificence of
the singer, and named in her honor.
was also placed in commission during
the hot weather.
Miss Gould Generous.
The generous and lavish gifts of Miss
Helen Miller Gould are coupled with
an unobtrusive and noble manner, and
such an absence of display as is rarely
met with. This I. unostentation makes
it extremely difficult-indeed impos
ble-to do more than mention gift
here and there. She is supposed TO be
the donor of s250,000 subscribed to build
the new library for the University of
the City of New York Her gifts to
have been munificent.
To the endowment fund of the Uni
versity of Chicago she has recently con-
tributed $4,000. A second scholarship
of $4,000 to Vassar college was an
at the commencement in
June-these scholarships are given in
memory of her mother. Two scholar
ships of $4,000 each she has given TO
Mr.. Moodys schools: one for the girls
seminary and one for the boys. To
endow a free bed in perpetuity in the
eye and ear hospital New
Y DIRK. $1,000. At cost of about $3.50
she provided for floating hospital trip
last summer For cyclone sufferers in
July 6. last, she sent her
check for $3.50
In March the Countess de Castellane
(Anna Could gave $4,000 to chill
dren's society in Paris. She is to pre-
sent a splendid hall to be used for char
ity bazaars, to take the place of the
building destroyed by fire. in which so
has cost 100000. When the countess
took possession of her new home on the
Avenue de Bots de Bologne last Christ !
mas, she invited the children of all |
the worlxmen employed in its building !
10 a Christmas tree, and sent them J
home laden with presents.
From Fashionable Women.
Since her husbands death, perhaps |
the largest check written by Mrs. Cor
nelius Vanderbilt. for gift, is that of /
IS, 900 for the police pension fund. as a
of the services rendered by /
the police force at the time of Mr.. Van
ierbilt's funeral
To the Kings Daughters of Newport |
her personal check for 81, 900 was lately |
sent: the amount to be used in min
STEERING to the wants of the sick poor. |
Mrs. Frederick w. Vanderbilt visited |
Newport early in November to per-
supervise the Thanksgiving !
Inner which she has given for many I
years to the newsboys. bootblacks and |
1ther poor boys of that fashionable /
watering place. To defray the expenses
If the occasion she writes her check |
Tor 81 500.
Mrs. o. H. P. Belmont's gift of $500 |
10 Trinity Church Sunday school was /
used in providing a Thanksgiving en-
To the Nassau hospital, |
1t Hampstead, L. l., Mrs. Belmont has |
sent $4,000. Mrs. p. A. Harper has Civ !