The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-04-18


brance of my deceased husband. as
| The Amherst H. Wilder Charity"
The fund is to be administered with
out regard or discrimination as to sex,
color, age, religious inclination or be-
lief of the beneficiaries.
The will provides that the admins
traitor Of the fund and charity may
erect in a central location a headquar-
ters building for the convenient ad-
ministration of the charity.
1t is not intended that this building
shall be a home for the beneficiaries of
the charity, nor a hospital. The size,
style and location of the building shall
conform to the dignity of this charity,
"and the ambition and hope have for
its great good and usefulness to the
worthy poor"
The funds necessary for the erecting,
furnishing and equipping the admins
tration building. and for renewing the
same in case of decay or destruction,
and of buying the lot of land. may be
taken from the principal of the fund;
otherwise testatriX wishes the fund to
remain intact and undiminished.
There shall be cut in the building or
placed a tablet indicating the charac-
ter and purpose of the building, and
by whom the charity is founded.
The administration of the charity is
given full powers for the institution
and maintenance of the charity.
Fund Must Be Kept Free.
To prevent public, partially public
and denominational hospitals and
charitable organizations and public Of
ficials soliciting or competing for aid
and contributions from the admins
traitor of this fund and charity. it is
provided that no part or portion of
the fund be paid to, used by. or con-
trolled by, or delivered for disburse
ment to any such hospital, organiza-
ton or official but the administration
is to be kept at all times Independent
and free from all such competition
and entanglements.
To the end that this fund and char
ity. may be kept at all times free from
all political influence, no city official
or employe, and no county official or
employe Gudges Of a court of record
eXcepted). shall at any time have any
thing to do with the administration or
the disbursements of the fund. Books
Of accounts shall be kept, and once a
year. on July 7, there shall be pub
lished in some paper an annual report.
The date of publication is fixed upon,
as it is the date of the death of the
husband of the testatriX.
MY daughter Cornelia Day Apple
by. deceased, by her last will. has es-
tablished a fund and charity similar in
character and purpose to the fund and
charity in this will. and l authorize and
fully empower the administrator of the
fund and charity named in this will,
should it be in it's opinion available so
to do, to admit and permit such fund
and charity endowed by my deceased
daughter to be administered from said
administration building provided for
herein, or should her will so permit
the charity herein named and endowed
by me, and such charity endowed by
my daughter may be consolidated and
managed and administered together
or such charity endowed by my daugh-
ter may be managed and administered
with and as a part of the fund and
charity by this will endowed, and the
powers, duties and obligations of the
corporation referred to herein may be
broad and ample enough for that pur-
pose.
Provides a Day Nursery.
'1t is my wish that after the said
administration building is finished and
ready for occupation, the adminis-
traitor of this fund provide and equip
in said building one or more rooms, to
be used and occupied under the care
and supervision of said administrator
as a day nursery, to which mothers
who belong to the said class in said
will as worthy poor resident of ST.
Paul, may. during the day, bring their
infant children which they cannot
otherwise provide for. for care and
custody, while such mothers are en-
ployed earning the necessities of life,
but it is my intention and direction
that this provision of my will shall not
be construed as organizing or estab-
fishing a babies home or foundlingS'
home
Il further will and direct that the
administrator of said fund or charity
should it deem the same advisable,
may establish within the limits of the
city of st. Paul. but not at more than
one place at any one time. free baths
for the use and benefit of the worthy
poor resident of st. Paul. and said
administrator, should it deem same
advisable, may use of the principal of
said fund a sum not exceeding $4,000
in establishing said baths. and said ad-
ministrator may devote of the net in
come of said charity each year a sum
not exceeding $4,000 in supporting and
maintaining said baths.
Names the Executors.
81 hereby name and appoint as ex-
ecutors of my will, Victor M Watkins.
Charles L. Spencer and Charles N.
Bell, all of st. Paul, Mimi; and in the
event any one of said persons named
as executor, by reason of death or for
any other reason, does not act or quail
ify as executor, or, having qualified,
ceases for any cause to act as execu-
tor, l, then, name and appoint in place
of such executor herein named as
shall die, or not act. or for any cause
ceases to act John I. H. Field, of St.
Paul, Mimi; and In the event a Sec
ond one Of said persons, original or as
substitute, named as executor, by rea-
son of death. or for any other reason,
does not act or qualify as executor, or,
having O1a1ifiAd cpa Sas for aI1U roo con
to act, then l name and appoint George
c.. Power, of st. Paul. Mimi. as execu-
tor to fill such second vacancy.
Il also hereby name and appoint as
the corporate managers of said pro-
posed corporation, and in the same or
der of substitution in case of resigna-
ton or vacancy, the same persons l
have named herein as executors, to-
gether with 1. n. Field and Charming
Seabury.
Authorized to Receive Gifts.
ut is my hope and trust that the per-
sons who may, from time to time, have
the duty of caring for said endowment
and charity, may become imbued with
my aim and purpose in making this
Will. 1t has come to my thoughts in
my reflections about the future of this
endowment and charity, that it's ad-
miniStration may come to be recognized
to be so economical and so worthy 9TH
ers may at some time, or from time to
time, in the years to come, desire to
use the same medium by and through
which to aid and relieve, with small Or
larger amounts, the wants and suffer-
ing of the same or like worthy poor
resident of st. Paul. Should such be
the case, / authorize and empower the
administrator of the endowment and
charity have created, to receive Tin Its