Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-05-14

ceptible moral, social and intellectual in
fiuence. 1t has become a great power for
good. Its workers are graduates of uni
versities who feel deep attachment to
their work. There is. first of ALL the kind
ergarten which develops those necessary
traits for a true chld-playfulneSs, spon-
taneity and imagination-and which I'M
plants the first rudiments of an education.
A reading and circulating library provides
children with books. There are classes in
hygiene, cooking, drawing, embroidery.
music, literature, gymnasium exercise,
dancing, sewing, history and other branches
Entertainments are frequently given for
the poor of the neighborhood. Children's
and young peoples clubs are encouraged
In the summer the Settlement gives ex-
cursionS to out-of-town places and distri-
butes flowers. Attached to the Settlement
there is branch office of the Provident
Loan Society, through which the poor can
secure loans at a minimum cost. The
loans of this branch amount to over $780,
900 a year.
Not far from the University Settlement
is similar institution--the Nurses Set
Element at 145 Henry street This is the
favorite philanthropy of Jacob H. Schiff.
Mr.. Schiff's vast wealth-estimated at from
900 to $4,000 O0O--has enabled him
to develop the Nurses Settlement into one
of the finest institutions of Its kind in the
country. A particular feature of the Nurse s
Settlement is professional nursing In the
neighborhood and small dtspensary serv-
ice, but in addition there are kindergartens,
reference libraries, reading and study
rooms, dancing and cooking classes fresh
air excursions and, penny provi1eot funds.
Mr.. Schiff is intensely engroSsed in social
work. Only recently he gave 100000 to en-
dow chair of social work at Columbia
University.
Henry Phipps, the Pittsburg millionaire
recently received many encomiums for Civ
ing fund of s1,OO0,OO0 with which to
build model tenement houses in New York
city. But what might well be termed
far more valuable contribution to human
fty Is less known. This is the Henry Phipps
Institute for the study, treatment and pre-
vention of tuberculosis. The main institute
is located at White Haven in the Adiron-
dacks. The institute is but year old, but
it is fully recognized that it's work has been
one of magnitude both scientifically and
philanthropically.
tuberculosis has been aptly termed "the
great white plague" Mr.. Phipps is doing
his utmost, so far as resources count, to
encourage the scientific study and cure of
this devastating disease. The institute
treats hundreds of cases and every case is
minutely reported in the records. The rec
ords of the first years work are ten octave
volumes OF about !. 900 pages each. These
records contain important scientific data of
great value to the medical profession. AS
one of the main objects of the institute is
to disseminate knowledge of the subject,
these data are open to the worlds use. The
institute treats patients without regard to
race, creed Or color Many of the patients
have been cured at the White Haven SAM
tarium.
Some people think John D. Rockefeller
gives most of his money to the University
nf ~ IL
thetically that a larger part of his donated
millions have gone to the Rush Medical
College, which is attached to the University
of Chicago. Mr.. Rockefeller contributes
somewhat to Young Mems Christian Asso-
Citations in various places and to the Sal
walton Army. Apart from the University
of Chicago, however his pet philanthropy
Is the West Side Neighborhood House. at
This Is an institution which is to the West
Side very much of what the University Set
tiement is to the East Side. 1t is highly
probable that In carrying on this pet phil
son. John D. Rockefeller jr.. who regards
the Neighborhood House with deep interest.
Between the methods of Andrew Carnegie
and John D. Rockefeller there is differ
ence. Mr.. Carnegie holds to the theory that
private fortune is public trust. and while
the public into his confidence with the
avowed intention Of awakening a spirit of
emulation. Mr. Rockefeller has never pub
licly stated that 1t is a mans duty to die
poor, and he holds, SO far as he can. to the
scriptural Injunction of keeping the left
hand in ignorance of what the right hand
is doing. Mr.. Rockefeller makes many
benefactions on condition that they shall
not be made public.
Mr.. Carnegies donations of about $40 OOO.-
600 for public libraries has obscured In the
public mind his gifts for other purposes.
There are less known philanthropies in
which he takes the keenest interest There
is, for instance, the institute for scientific
his gift of ten millions of dollars, is enabled
to carry on Its work more effectively than
any similar institution before. Mr.. Carne-
gle also has great interest in the magnin-
cent building to be erected for The Hague
arbitration tribunal; in the fund OF $5.Oo0,-
600 for prizes for deeds of heroism, and In
the fund of s40OO.o0O for steel workers in
has begun to go in heavily for small col
leges.
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A philanthropy which has a peculiarly
strong hold upon e. III. Hartman Is the
boys club. One of these clubs is at Ave
nue. and 10th street, New York a mod
ern six-story house, which is often at
tended by $500 men and boys In the course
of a day and evening. Besides this city
clubhouse there is a camp on Long Island
where the members go during the warm
weather.
thropy is establishing reading and club
rooms. or branches OF the Young Mems