Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-01-12
EENEFlCENCE.


The record of beneficence for l0OG
Expressed in gifts and requests. shows
a total Of s106.aSS .OG3, no items of
less than $1,000 being included This
total does nc, include contributions
TO charity In the general sense
chnrch collections CT minor subscrip
tons. but only such donations and be.
quests rs have been published In the
daily papers.
AS compared VITA former years
the record stands thus: 1901 (tho
record breaking Year,, S122,SSS,732;
l902, ST,307167; 1903 $76,G34 ,97S;
l9U4, 46,296,9S0, ana 1915, s1o4 $50.
AZ. The donations for 1906 amounted
TO SCI ,179,0O3. and the requests to
$40 ,20S,97O. The total was distribute
ed as follows: To educational insti-
unions, S32,d92G30; to charities, $40.
IGl5; to religious organizations, ST..
443, 475; to museums, art galleries and
pubic improvements. S1G;8i9, 700, and
to libraries. sl,7O4,Gi7
AS usual. Andrew Carnegie is the
most conspicuous figure In this dis.
trlbution His donations amount to
l.o9l.00o which is SS,SG4.700 les1
IMAM those of 1905 (Sl9,95S 700. He
mas provided buildings for II libraries.
at cost of S2T3,o0G0, as compared
WIN 10 libraries, nj Il cost of 1856 600.
inst year. and has given $1,lG750O to
"a small colleges, as compared with
S2,f55.7OO to l44 colleges last vcnr.
His gifts of organs to chrrobcs no
reported, ar" slO926 rs cc.upnred
With sl1.S25 IN lGn5
John d. Rockefeller falls behind I'm
thn viii -
tions amounting to only s7.0S5 900. as
compared with s11G20,O00 In 1905.
These contributions have been as fol.
irws
University of Chicago .s4,Soo 900
Yong Mems Christian Asso-
citation $4,000
Juvenile Reformatory in
New York .............. 1000 900
School Of Applied Design for
Women ........,...... 25,O0O
Ch'l1ren's Hospital In New
York Observation-Disclosures. $4,000
Eorelen Missions ........ 275.0O0
Richmond (Va.) University $4,000
Church .......,.......... 10000
McMaster's College .-..... 10000
Dr. ID. X Pearson's oliver" has not
been as actively employed rs in past
years. He has given s145,000 to the
following small colleges Guilford.
S5O,onO; Yankton, 100000: U. s.
Grant s50,00n: McKendree, $4,000,
and $4,000 TO charity.
A new philanthrohst, Mrs. Russell
sage appears. Her gifts thus far are
small, amounting to $4,000 for
schools $4,000 to the Church and
$1,000 to charity, but 1t Is intimated
that she will make some large dona.
ticns In 1907.
The donations and requests during
1906 amounting to $1,000, 600 and up.
ward were as follows:
San Francisco relief rllnd. SIS 600 900
Charles r. Yerkes. by will.
to found Yerkes Hospital 5000 OnO
Charles r. Yerkes by will
to found Yerkes Art Gal.
lery 100000
Marshall Field, by will, to
Field Museum ......... 100000
Andrew Carnegie, to Carne-
gle Technical School. II. 100000
p. A. b. Widener, gift to
found Home for Crippled
Children ..,.......,... 100000
David Rankin, ST. Louis,
gift TO industrial school 100000
John D. Rockefeller. gifts
10 University of Chicago 100000
Marianne Brimmer, Boston.
gifts to Museum of Elmo
Arts ........:...,.,.... 1.sl5.ooo
d. b. Shipman, Chicago, will
70 charities .............. 100000
Andrew Carnegie. gift to
Fine Arts Building ..., 100000
John n 2orkcfellcr. gift to
Juvenile Reformatory 100000
w nurence. New York,
e'f. to charities 100000
Char'es Fergus. P6iladcl.
bata, VI. 70 caarities..s. 100000