Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-03-13
GIVES OF MILLIONS
Wife of Russell Sage Announces
Vast Sum Will be Oevot-
ed to Charity.
PURPOSEOF GENERAL NATURE
Better Living and Social Conditions
Sought Through Variety of
Agencies.

New York, March 13.-Mrs. Russell
Sage, through her counsel. Attorney
Henry w. Deforest, has authorized the
following statement in relation to the
Sage Foundation" bill for the incor-
poration of which has been intrOduce1
in Albany. 1t announces the first
great public gift from the Sage mil
lions. The fund to be provided is S10,-
100000:
To Better Living Conditions.
q have set aside $4,000 for the cl-
dowment of this foundation. It's OBJ
ject is the improvement of social and
living conditions in the United States.
THE means to that end will include
research, publication, education, the
establishment and maintenance If
charitable and beneficial. activities,
agencies and institutions and the aid
of any such activities. agencies and in
stitutions already established.
study Adverse Conditions.
at will be within the scope of such
a foundation TO Investigate and study
the causes of adverse social cOndi
tions. including ignorance. poverty
and vice. To suggest how these condi
tiCns can be remedied or ameliorated
and TO put into operation any appr0
pirate means TO that end.
at will also be within the scope ci
such a foundation to establish any
new agency necessary to achieve any
of its objects and equally to contribute
to the resources of any existing agen
cies which are doing efficient and salts
factory work. just as the present gen
eral education fund. organized to pro
mote higher education. is aiding exist
ing colleges and universities.
Big Problem to BE Solved.
while its scope is broad. il shOUij
preferably not undertake to do With:
that scope what is now being done oI
is likely to be effectively done bseoth
er individuals or by other agencie:
with less resources. 1t will be its aiI
to take up the larger and more diff
far as possible in such manner Is
to secure cooperation and aid in the
solution.
In some instances it may wisel!
initiate movements with the expecta
tion of having them maintain them
selves unaided after once bein:
started
"While having Headquarters in New
York city. where Mr. Sage and hav,
i lived and where social problems ar,
most pressing and complicated, partl.
| because it is the port of entry 70
about a million immigrants a year, tn,
foundation will be national in its scop
and in its activities.
SocioIogiSts Chosen Trustees.
Il have sought to select as m,
trustees men and women who are f.
miliar with social problems and VIII
can bring to their solution not onl
zeal and interest, but experience an
judgment"
The persons named by Mrs. Sage d
trustees are Robert w. Deforest. chai,
man of the New York State tenemen
house commission of 1900. and late
tenement house commissioner of tn
City of New York; Cleveland I
Dodge, chairman of the executive con
mittee of the Red Cross society. Ne,
York; Daniel c. Gilman. president {
Johns Hopkins university and frs
president of the Carnegie institute
John NJ. Glenn, prominent for man
years in all national conferences :
charities; Miss Helen Gould. we
known for her generous benefactol
and life long friend of Mrs Sage; Mr.
, William Brice. president of the Sta'
Charities Aid association of Ne
York; Miss Louisa l.. Schuyler, one {
the officers of the New York Stat
Christian Aid association.