The Washington herald., 1908-07-12
THE ROLL OF HONOR.

recorded gifts 70 Maryland institutions
by philanthrop!sts. The roll OF honor is
Ear longer when the smaller gifts. inspir-
ed by the same high motives as those
which Inspired the larged gifts. are con
sidered In many instances there is no
public record OF the amount OF individual
gifts. The world does not know how
much DR.. and Mrs Goucher. Alcaeus
Hooper. the lato Henry Shirk. the lato
Maj. Alexander Shew. and the late b. F.
Yennett gave the Women's College, nor
does the world know the amount OF the
b-nefactious OF Miss Mary Garrett 1t
oaly knows that she gave 100000 as an
endowment for the Johns Hopkins Uni
verslty of Medicine. Similar instances
might be multiplied in which the leri
hand did not know how much the right
hand gave. says the Baltimore American.
Baitimorcans are not as rich as they
are philanthropic. II their wealth was
in proportion to their benefactions. long
would be the honor roll and larger would
DO the sums set opposite the names Of
. the givers. They contributed Sl.0OO.OOJ
with which to relieve Johns Hopkins Uni
vsrsity of its financial embarrassment
Teay willingly contributed over half a
million dollars with which to construct
the new Y. N. c. A. Building They have
generously responded to every cry for
help that came from cities and localities
stricken by disaster but when the heart
Of the city was swept away by fire. and
when offers Of financial aid came pouring
an from every quarter they were declined
with thanks.
Aid TO the Needy.
When the war was over ard the South
destitute Baltimore contributed over half
a million dollars to help the needy When
San Francisco was laid low by earth
quake and fire Baltimore. even before
she had fully recovered from her own
disaster, sent 100000 20 the stricken city
for the relief Of its poor. When grim
death stalked the streets OF New Orleans
and yellow fever claimed its victims. Il
was Baltimore which extended the gem
erous hand. No state IN the Union is
more generous than Maryland in taking
care Of her UnfOrtUnates.
This human sympathy. this love OF
man for man which nlumcs Baltimore
has not been light under a bushel It's
rays have gone forth. and no longer than
week ago Mr. Henry Phipps, the steel
king. gave $4,000 % provide o building
on the grounds OF Johns Hopkins Hospital
and 10 provide the equipment by which
there can be treatment OF patients suf-
fcring with the more acute mental dis
orders and by which there can be thor
ough study OF these disorders with a view
70 have them cured,
Carnegie and Rockefeller
When the flames in the great cohnagra-
ton OF 1904 swept away many OF the
warehouses whose rents were sources of
income Of the Johns Hopkins Hospital
John d. Rockefeller responded with n
gift OF S200C0j % the hospital And
when those same flames dismantled
Maryland Institute Andrew Carnegie was
quick 20 appreciate the loss and give
s263.O0l Recognizing that the city had
grown since Enoch Pratt established the
free library which bears his name. he
made provision for twenty additional
branch libraries. Mr.. Carnegie also gave
the Woman's College $4,000
II is estimated that the gifts 10 Balti-
more aggregate 800 100000. Il is believed
that in proportion to it's size Baltimore
has been more favored by pEiIanthropists
than any other city in the country
OF the philanthropists. George Peabody
made the bulk OF his fortune as a bank
er in London. but he laid the foundation
OF his fortune in Baltimore He was
native Of New England
John McDonOUgh amassed his fortune
as a shipping merchant in New Orleans
but he was q native OF this city and
when he distributed his fortune by will
he remembered both his native and his
adopted city
To Mr. Enoch Pratt. Mr.. Carnegie. Mr..
Rockefeller. and other phllanthropists we
owe the idea underlying many of their
benefactiOns. that their gifts are TO be
supplemented with equal amounts by the
benehciaries. Mr.. Pratt gave $l.CO0.OC0
for the magnificent free library and lis
branches. but he imposed the condition
that the city should support the libraries
Other PhiInnthroDists.
Other pbIlanthrop,sts whose good deeds
are seen here are Johns Hopkins. Samuel
Ready. Moses Sheppard. William T. Wal
ters. Thomas Wilson. Jacob Tome. John
w. Mccoy. Charles Carroll. John Oliver.
and Thomas Kelso.
George Peabody Is best known TO the
majority OF the people Of Baltimore as
the founder of the institute which bears
his name and which stands at the corner
OF Washington and Mount Vernon places.
overlooked by the Washington Monument.
At the time OF the erection OF the instI-
tute Mr.. Peabody was living in London.
but he matured hts plans and explated
them In n letter dated February - 1857
which he directed to twenty-five men
whom he had selected as trustees
The original sum which he gave for
the purpose was $2O0O)0 and the building
was erected and finished In the fall Of
1861. In the meantime. however. Mr.
Peabody had increased the gift 10 500
00o and on the occasion Of his visit 10
Baltimore in lS66 he raised It to 81 900. 00O
Three years later he made another gift
OF Virginia and Tennessee bonds which
brought the total endowment up 10 81
240000. 1t was not designed to make the
library OF the institution a popular one.
but only books Of scholarly value were
to be collected.
The library was opened 20 the public
on October p 1866 the founder being
present and making a short address The
institute building is now occupied by a
library Of more than 10000 valuable vol
umes. a gallery OF art embracing the Gar
rett. Rinehart. and Mccoy statuary. and
collections OF OIL paintings left to the in
stitute by Mr.. Mccoy. and the Conserva-
tory Of Music. the center of Baltimore's
musical culture.
Just after the civil war. when the
South was most in need OF assistance.
Mr.. Peabody established his educational
fund. In 1866 he gave S2.100.OO0 to a board
or trustees for education in the South
In 1859 this was increased to S3.5O0.OOO
Various sums have been distributed
every year since then. and during the
past year the sum Of sS4.055 was divided
up, OF which S25.0oO went 20 scholarships
In established institutions. and $4,000 TO
the Peabody Normal College.
Johns Hopkins Bequcsts.