The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1906-11-12
Mrs, SAGE'S PLANS
Widow and Heiress of MuitimiI-
lionaire viii Give Away
Her Fortune. !
ALL To GO TO INDIVIDUALS.

VIII Pay No Heed to Those Who Ask
Her For Aid, She Says, but Will Her
self Seek Deserving Poor-Has Had
No Rest Since Husbands Death.
Warned by Mr.. Sage.
New York, Nov. 12.-Reports that the
widow of Russell Sage meant to use
her many millions of dollars to endow
a home for aged teachers and in a
fund to educate young men for the
, church drew from Mrs Sage the first
definite statement Of her wishes and
purposes. She announced that the
thousands who have besieged her in
importunate quest for money-thou-
sands who stretch from college presi-
dents to ordinary street beggars- have
wasted their time. She will have none
OF them. Further, she is loath to en-
dow church or institutions feeling that
the absence of need brings lack Of ac-
tivity for good. Mrs Sage says in
positive fashion that she will give as
far as possible to individuals, avoiding
institutions, and to those she knows
to be worthy.
How keen is the judgment, how care
ful the spirit of her to whom Russell
Sage left his scores of millions, Is best
shown in her own speech. In her
home in Cedarhurst, N. z, Mrs. Sage
said:
No Settled Plans Vet.
No one except myself knows what
disposal shall make Of the millions
Mr.. Sage left to me, and as yet have
no settled plans as to how much /
shall give away or to whom shall
give.
My desire is to help individuals
rather than institutions or associations
-ret those who beg, not those whom
Eaye never seen or heard of and who
Lave no moro oelicscy or senee of pro
pri9ty than to write Rae tie moss in
Fortunate demands for money. Oh.
no, not that class OF Individuals. but
tl8 men or women II the lower OF
HIGHER wsoSs of life vsN, for no fault
Ct taear own, are 60 unfortunate as 70
need aGsi- -tapce and are too proud to
ask! Such l deem it privilege and
sacred duty to assist.
Il know many such. Just to give
ycu an example: There is a young man
employed by one Of the railway corr
panies IL its station In New York. His
petition is humble one, his pay is
snail, his wife is a hopeless Invalid.
The young man has been pinching and
saving for years to buy home in the
country. He was very kind to Mr..
Sage and has been attentive and polite
to me in many ways. He has never
asked ne to help him, but 1 am going
to pay for hig home.
Will Help Old Employee.
'gThere ip woman who has worked
for me on and off for tweaty years.
1 had, of course, paid her well for her
work, but I felt as though would
like to help her. In response to a let
ter wrote sbe came to see me- As
she was leaving l gave her check
for $500. She has never even thanked
me for it. This is only one instance Of
the kind. l mean, for one thing, to
AtthS every OuS dDOul Ing WuO WAS
faithful to Mr. Sage comfortable, as I
know that is what he wished me to do
81 have had but two days of rest
since Mr. Sage's death Those days it
stormed so hard no one ventured here.
I used often to say to Mr. Sage if l
had millions at my disposal 1 would
make many persons happy. His in
variable reply was: My dear, if you
had millions at your disposal many
persons would make you very unhap-
py. They would beg it ali away from
you in week They would leave you
no place to rest your head and no shell
ter to cover YOU
II mean to give to those whom be-
lieve worthy and deserving of aid the
bulk of the fortune left me by my
husband, keeping only enough to live
on quietly and comfortably Then per-
haps may no longer be annoyed as
now ann