The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-11-24
GENEROUS GIFTS BY WOMEN.
Some of The Donations by Generous
North Carolina Women.

Mrs. Mary Ann Smith showed her
philanthropic spirit throughout her
life, and at her death, Will was
found. dated thirty years back, CIV
ing $4,000 to the University OF North
Carolina.
This fund was to be devoted to en-
downing such q chair as snail tedch
both the science of Chemistry and lts
experimental application 10 the uselui
arts" The win also requires the Uni
versity to give free tuition 10 as nldly
needy young men as can be paid out
of the income from the fund. MRS.
Smith was very liberal to her church
and was an exemplary character.
Miss Mary Ruffin Smith Dequeathed
TO the University or North Cafoliila
146O acres of land in Chatham coun-
Nv. Y. G. She died in November, 1885,
making President X. p. Battle her
executor. She willed that the proceeds
of rents. or interest of purchase mon
ey. if sold should be used to pay
tuition of such poor students as the
facultv should appoint. The land was
inherited from her brother. Francis
Jones Smith. and the fund was there
fore called in his honor. Miss Smith
was the only daughter of James Strud-
wick Smith, an able physician of Or
ange county. she also left a large
part of her estate to the Episcopal
church.
Mrs. Mary Morgan Mason in her
will left the University of North Caro-
lima her plantation of one thousand
acres and 81 900 in cash. Her library
she gave to the Baptist Orphanage.
She also left money for painting por-
traits of her husband and two daugh-
tiers and requested that these portraits
be preserved in the University halls.
The fourth Mary who was a bene-
factress of the University was Mrs.
Mary shepherd Speight She gave
$4,000, the income of which was to
pay tuition of needy students.
The name of Mrs. Cornelia Phillips
Spencer is held in loving remembrance
at the University. She signally aided
by writing for papers and also for the
University Magazine. Her odes are
still sung at their meetings. Mrs.
Spencer now resides in Cambridge.
Mrs. Nancy billiards. generosity in
giving board to needy students should
nos be overlooked, and in recognition
of this, some alumni have placed a
monument over her grave.
We take pleasure in mentioning
Miss Anne Roney's generous donation
of $1,000 to Trinity College library
books. She also gave the handsome
fountain that adorns the plot in front
ut Duke building at Trinity College
We also take pride in the beautiful
granite pavilion, the gift of Mrs. ]
r.. Stagg. which adds materially t,
the beauty of the campus of Trinity
College.
The Avera Bible lectures were pro
vided by Mrs. McCullers and ever.
alternate year lectures are provided
for under the same wise and generous
gift. Mrs. Black and Mrs. Ballard
have given valuable books to Trim
ity.
Mrs. Susan w. Graham organize,
the first Aid Society for the benefi
and relief of Confederate soldiers. Thi
noble woman was active in churcl
work and with the assistance of he
mother, Mrs. Washington, built tn
Baptist church of Hillsboro.
Mrs. Swepson generously aided tn
Baptist Female University by a larg
sum.
Mrs. Mildred Cameron Shepard ha
recently left the University $1,000. d.
like sum was left old St. Matthew
church at Hillsboro, and 50. 500 TO Re
Hospital, Raleigh,
The philanthropy and charities c
the noble women throughout tn
world, of every condition and ma
tionality unites this great univers
in golden circlet of love. They ar
jewels in the crown of mother eartf
making glad the poverty stricke
waste places and shining upward an
onward to the Great Heart of Low
above.
No woman in modern times ha
done so much for the good of human
ity in a ife of self-sacrifice as Mis-
Dorothea Lynde Dix. After fallin
heir to some property, Miss Dix Spen
her time for the relief and bettermen
of lunatics criminals, and pauper!
She visited our own State and was in
strumental in having the asylum 70
insane built at Raleigh. Visitin
many States which had no asylum!
Miss Dix often contributed freely tC
ward having them built. Congress
has recently passed a BILL appropriat
ing $4,000 for a monument at he
birth place.
MRS. EDW. X. POWE.
West Durham, n. c., Nov. %.