The Savannah morning news., 1903-03-22
100000 TOCHARITY
RY akRS. CLINCH's WILL CHARIT-
ABLE INSTITUTIONS ARE
BEQUEATHED LARGE AMOUNTS
ESTIMATED THAT Each CHARITY
WILL RECEIVE ABOUT $50, 900.


Husband, with Bulk of Remainder
10 Various InstttutiOns-FOur of
These Are in Savannah the Union
Society, St. PauPs Episcopal
Church, Savannah widows So
ciety and the Orphans HOme-Fnr
Reaching Effects of the Will.
Never before in the history of Savan-
nah have the charities been the recip-
Sents of such princely donations as
have been bequeathed to them by the
provisions Of the will of the late Mrs.
Elizabeth L. w. Clinch, which was
probated yesterday. Her requests of
what is estimated at nearly half a mil
dion dollars TO charities, will have a
far reaching effect upon the institu-
lions which will become the recipients
of her goodness.
BY the provisions of her will prac-
tically her entire estate is left to her
husband, Col. J. H. NJ. Clinch, to go
after his death to six charities. These
are the Savannah Widows Society for
the Relief of INDECENT Widows and
Orphans, the Orphans Home of the
Protestant Episcopal Church. the I'm
ion Society (Bethesda), and St Pauls
Free Episcopal Church of Savannah,
and the trustees of the fund for the
support of INDECENT widows and or
phans of deceased clergymen of the
Episcopal Diocese of Georgia. and to
the Episcopal Bishop of Georgia in
trust for the support of the Episcopal
Missions of the Diocese of Georgia
$4,000 to Each.
1t is conservatively estimated by
those familiar with the estate of Mrs.
Clnch that by the provisions of the
will each of the charities named will
receive $4,000. The testatrix, after
making specific requests of personal
property, directs that the residue Of
her estate be held by the executors
in trust for her husband, and at his
death for his children. In the event
he die without issue, the entire estate,
with the exception of $40, 900 specifically
devised, is to be divided equally among
the charities named.
The specific legacies, in addition to
$40, 900 bequeathed to her husband, are:
To Mrs. Louise D. Davis, $4,000; to
Miss Mary Millen, $13, 900: to Mrs. Clara
Rittenhouse, $4,000; to Mrs. Lucy
Starnes, wife of Hugh n. Starnes, 3d.
900. These latter amounts become pay
able on the death of Col. Clinch. Col
Clinch, being of advanced age and haV-
ing no children, the estate will, on his
death, be divided among the societies,
with the exception of the monetary
legacies.
Executed Eight Years Ago.
The will was executed April II, 1896.
"A codicil was made May 49,, 1901, by
which the fourth item of the will, pro-
viding that $4,000 be paid Miss Kath-
crime E. Brown, is revoked, the cene-
fciary having died, and instead leg
acy of $780, 900 is given her sister, Mrs.
Davis. In this codicil two $4,000 be-
quests, made to Miss Millen and Mrs.
Rittenhouse, are enhanced to $4,000
each.
Col. ]. H. M. Clinch and Mr.. T. NJ.
Cunningham are named as executors
of the estate and are directed to act
as trustees, to carry out the provisions
of the will Mr.. Cunningham qualified
as executor before Judge McAlpin.
Textile school at Bethesda.
The great amount of good which will
be accomplished with the sum be-
aueathed to the charities is almost in
calculable. Speculation as to the pur-
poses to which the fund will be devoted
is premature, but it is thought that it
will result in the erection of not less
than two handsome structures in Chat
ham county, one of these being a new
church building for St. Paurs congre-
cation, and the other. handsome tex
tile school at Bethesda, by the Union
Society. Indeed these structures are
almost certain.
1t is known that a short time ago ap-
plication was made to Mrs. Clinch by
the Union Society for $4,000, with
which to erect textile building at
Bethesda. At that time Mrs. Clincn,
while declining to make the donation,
said that she would make provision for
the society. The proposed school would
of course be conducted in conjunction
with the Orphans Home, and would
be under the personal supervision of
at least two instructors.
Another Episcopal Church.
That part of the fund bequeathed
to st. PauPs Free Episcopal Church
will be used in the erection of a more
spacious house of worship, there is lit
tie doubt. AS the Episcopal diocese of
Georgia owns lot on Bull street. in
the southern section of the city, to be
used at such time as it should become
needed, it is not unlikely that this To-
cation may be utilized. 1t is even sug-
gested that consolidation between st.
PauPs and st. MichaePs Mission of
Christ Church might be effected.
To whatever uses the moneys are de-
voted they will do a great amount of
good. The several charities are most
fortunate and grateful for the goodness
of their benefactor.
The disposition of the personal eff
fects, silverware, ETC., is interesting.
The furniture, books, silver, china and
glassware and jewelry are bequeathed
to Col. Clinch. The family silver, ac-
cording to the wishes of the testatrix's
mother, is left to the survivors of her
family. Other legacies are: A silver
tankard to Frank Stevens, son of the
sister of Mrs. Clinch's mother; a choco-
late pot to the eldest daughter of John
Kilgour; a silver bowl and a portrait
of Mrs. Lucy Jarvis, the great-grand-
mother of Mrs. Clinch. to Katherine
Vroom, and a likeness of Jacob VALID
burg, her father, to H. w. Davis.