Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-10-14

$4,000 900. although those who know say
that this sum ~ no tied up by tho proyi-
sluns of her fathers with that her year
ly Income ls much smaller than II "
supposed TO be. Miss Gould has al.
ways been known 60 give largely to
charity In very quiet way. She IL the
patron saint OF the poor children of
New York what she has done Tor the
little sufferers will probably never be-
known. AZ her home near tryinRton.
on the Hudson. she is almost always
entertaining parties OF little waits. ana
II ia said that she provides the funds
for a home fof poor. crippled ana de-
formed children. toward whom her
heart is particularly tender.
Miss Gould's patriotism was shown
not only In her contribution Of large
sums N money 10 help the soldiers. but
also In the Interest rhe has taken IN a
quiet way 10 help unfortunate warriors
20 obtain employment which some of
them had forfeited by their devotion TO
their country.
Mrs. Russell Sage n no less notable
FOR hor good works. Mrs. SAGE is a
great ffiond Of the women Of the Gould
family She ~ az simple ana unaffected
In her daily llfo and lives an unostenta-
bcrH her wealth by thousands instead
Of Millions The standard newspaper
Joke In regard TO Mr. sngc's cioHcncaa
In money matters ~ about as true ne
the Newspaper mothcr-in-law Joke. The
Cages give away thousands of dollars
every year N which the public never
dreams Mlillonairca as rule object
20 having their honcfactiona iaudcd. not
only on account OF modcaty. but be-
cause Il makes them the object for alt
the begging letter writer's aud charity
beEgnra In the country. Mrs Sage was
responsible for the building Of Sage
hall nt tho Troy Female seminary
which she has literally endowed. She
~ interested In the higher education of
women and has assisted no one knows
how many young women ~ obtain ID
liberal education.
| Mrs. Hotty Green, whose Hhrowdneas
IN money matters has made her IA
nous. has been the object ~ many an
| 10 naturcd newspaper Joke In regard
/ TO alleged mlHorllneHH. yet she gives her
money whore she thinks the assistance
IL deserved and will be beneficial she
does not give her money directly UHu-
ally Il Ii through her son or hor daugh-
ter that her aims are given. Tor Mrs,
| ttttn mas "A horror or being made tho
target for all the charity bcggnrs In
the country. Consequently very Few
people know that she has aided many a
struggling young medical student to se-
cure his diploma and after that has In
tcrestod herself In sending friends 10
him that he might the sooner build up
a paying practice or manage TO struggle
through that probationary period Of
starving that IL tho lot OF tho average
poor young doctor.
Mrs George Gould. like most other
rich women. has her special fadH IN
charity; she " interested In little chill,
drcn and has each year helped hun
drods u needy or suffering little ones
She founded and supplied the funds fol
the Gould free kindergarten and kopl
Il up until II was merged into the great
free Kindergarten system Of New Yorh
city. She was Interested In the Potted
Plant association, organized FOR ths
purpose Of distributing flowers TO ths
poor In tencmenta. Mrs. Gould not only
gives her money literally, hut she takes
personal interest In helping many
worthy Individual cases. She likes q
assist talent that IA battling In OBJ