The Washington herald., 1908-07-12
LARGE MARYLAND GIFTS
Millions Given to Educational and Charitable
Institutions

4 He was q son Of Samuel and Hannah
/ Hopkins, and was born In Anne Arundel
County. on May 10, 1926. dying on De-
cember "a, 1873. He was a prosperous
merchant for twenty-five years There is
reason TO believe that the example OF
/ Peabody strongly influenced him IN his
| philanthropic impulses. The entire en-
dowment of the university was estimated
at more than $S,oO0.OOO, including Mr.. Hop
I l1ins' estate, Clifton. The endowment OF
the hospital was about the same, 1t hav-
! ing been the philanthropist's intention to
divide his great fortune equally between
/ tho two institutions.
In speaking of the philanthropic and
charitable work accomplished in Balti-
more. the name OF Enoch Prltt immedi-
ately presents itself TO ones mind Mr..
/ Pratt was born In North Middleboro.
Mass. on September 10, 1S0S. and died in
this city on September II. 1896 His pub
/ lie spirit manifested itself in the dona-
! ton of S1.145. 1888 for the free library on
! Mulberry street which bears his name
/ This included S250,000 for the grounds and
main library building and $4,000 for the
| four branch libraries which were designed
by him.
| a farm owned by him at Cheltenham
was given TO found the COlored House OF
Reformation. He contributed largely to
the school for the Deaf and the Dumb.
at Frederick, and was also greatly inter-
ested In the Nursery end Child's Hos
pital Many clocks and bells were pre-
serted by him to various institutions,
and ne gave $4,000 TO his native town TO
found a library. In 1892 he purchased the
old Maryland Club Building. at the cor
ner OF Cathedral and Franklin streets.
and gave II TO the Maryland Academy of
Science OF which institution he was made
honorary lie pa ron. When Mr. Pratt's
will was probatcd after his death II was
found that he had made the Sheppard
Asylum his residuary legatee. the amount
Of donation being estimated at something
over S.200.000. The bequest was condi-
tional upon the association Of his name
with that Of the founder Of the instltu-
ton, and after n struggle this was done.
the name now being the Sheppard and
Enoch Pratt Hospital.
The Sheppard Asylum.
The Sheppard Asylum, as It was called
for many years, was founded by Moses
Sheppard as an institution where the in
sane might be treated by reformed meth
DDS and he organized his own board OF
trustees. When he ded, in February,
1851. ne left the institution his estate.
which then amounted TO 1861 632. but
which was subsequently increased 10
S665 sSO37. No conditions or restrictions
were placed upon the trust, except that
the income and not the principal was to
be used and that whatever was done
was 20 be done for use and not for show
The Jacob Tome Institute. az Port De
posit, which is destined TO be one Of the
greatest educational institutions Of its
kind in the country. Is a monument TO a
man. who while not a Baltimorean. has
n worthy place among the phlanthroplsts
OF this city for he had many associations
here. and it IS probable that many Of the
future citizens Of this place will owe
much Of their success in life 10 a start
gained NJ this admirable school The total
endowment OF the school is more than
100000. OF which more than half was
given by Mr.. Tome during his lifetime
and the residue left in his will. The
plans. which are now in course Of being
carried out provide FOR the expenditure
OF H,0090o0 on the buildings. Jacob Tome
revived Port Deposit from a condition
bordering on decay. 4 scientific building
at Dickinson College bears his name and
he gave a $4,000 church TO the Metho-
dlsts Of Port Deposit.
Mr. Walters Charity.
The late William T Walters was the
city's foremost and most liberal friend
Of art. and his collection at his late
home. on Mount Vernon place. IS not
only the pride Of Baltimore. but IS wide
~ known through the United States and
in many foreign countries His early
fondness for art induced Mr Walters
to devote a portion Of the profit he made
in the first year Of his business in Balti- |
more 20 the purchase Of pictures and !
from that time until his death he let no
year pass without valuable additions 20 !
his collection Nr Walters was one Of !
the first TO detect the genius Of The
sculptor Rinehart. and opened his purse /
20 him freely that he might go TO Rome /
for study. When Rinehart died he left |
his estate. valued at about $4,000. as a |
fund TO aid strugglers in his footsteps. /
and made Mr.. Walters and Mr.. b. +. |
Newcomer the trustees
ar Henry Walters Is following in hts |
fathers footsteps. He is maintaining the |
art collections which his father built up. !
and has gone still farther in erecting n /
new and large home for art on Washing |
ton place. He has given further evi- |
dences Of a philanthropic spirit by erect |
ing and giving TO the city the free bath |
houses that bear his name, and in other |
deeds Of the truest and most useful !
charity.
A Friend Of Literature
Among the most honorable names in /
Baltimore's annals Is that Of John w. |
Mccoy. He is best known by his gift 10 |
Mccoy Hall and his library 10 the Johns |
Hopkins University He was one of the |
earliest members and officers Of the So |
ciety for the Improvement Of the Condi- |
ton Of the Poor. and was for several /
years a voluntary unpaid visitor to the ]
poor. devoting five or six hours a day 70 |
this work. He was known as a liberal |
helper in all good causes. and II is to him |
that the Mercantile Library owes its ex-
istcnce to-day.
The McDonogh School which Is doing |
so noble a work for the boys of this |
section OF the country, is a monument /
TO the philanthropy Of John McDonogh !
The plans and wishes of the founder |
have been so well carried out that the |
trust fund that supports 1t is now larger |
than Il was at his death. The original |
endowment however was a most liberal (
one. reaching $1.OO0000 McDonogh |
School also owes much to the late SAM
Uel III. Taggart and DR.. Genus Barnum. /
who remembered Il literally IN their wills. |
as they had been devoted to it's interests |
In their lives.
In the list Of endowment schools that |
bearing the name Of Samuel Ready should |
be by n1 means forgotten, for II Is doing /
for the girls of the city what the Nc |
DOnOgh School is doing for the boys II |
IS situated at the corner Of North and |
Hartford avenues on a beautiful site. and |
by the beauty Of It's appearance perpet- |
yates It's founders memory almost as |
much as by the beauty OF its works.
An Early Free School.
For many years the Oliver Hibernian /
Ernn Snhnnl Hnlirishnd hut ,..itL IL a..