Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-09-17
MILLIONS IN FAvORS
100000 for Each Guest at
Singer Dinner.
$4,000, 900 is DISTRIBUTED
Gifts to Four Children at Golden
Wedding Feast.
DIVIDES FORTUNE WITH THEM
Retired Iron Manufacturer Royalty
Celebrates the Anniversary
of His Marriage.

| PlTTSBCRG, September lin a LITTLE
packet at the plate Of each guest at thu
golden wedding anniversary Of William
| II. Singer were favors which were worti
| S4.UO,00o each. chiefly in securities ant
deeds There were four guests. and TIT
favors therefore cost Sl6,O0OOOO.
! The story of this remarkable little fam
| ly dinner party and celebration jus
papers at the courthouse yesterday al
though the dinner was given at the Sing
er home, in Allegheny. May -.
The Fortunate Guests.
The following children of Singer art
the guests who received the generou:
favors:
William Henry Singer, jr., the land
scape painter, who is now in Norway.
George Singer, steel manufacturer o.
Plttsburg. who is now spending his va
cation in the White mountains.
Mrs. William Ross Proctor of Phladel
phia, wife of an architect of that city.
Miss Marguerite Singer who lives al
home.
Singer made most of his vast fortune
in the iron business. although part OF
it was made in real estate. The family
is one of the oldest and best in Pitts
| burg.
William Henry Singer the artist will
likely have little opportunity of spending
his S4,0G0CUO in America. Last winter
he was one of number of SeWickley
people who received black hand warnings
The warnings so frightened Mrs Singer
that they went to Norway, declaring thai
they would never return
Wants Relief From Money Cares.
Singer has reached an age when, al
though still prominent in business and
financial circles. he desires to see his chill
dren comfortably settled in life and to be
relieved of the cares of his large fortune
He entered the steel business as the head
of the Singer & Nimick Company at a
time when fortunes were quickly made
in that business
The company grew until it became one
of the most prosperous in the Pittsburs
district. and when the United States Steel
Corporation was formed it was taken
over for big sum. For number of
years Singer took an active part in the
affairs of the steel corporation as a di-
rector
He was great friend of the late
Charles Lockhart. the Standard Oil mag
nate, and when the latter decided to pre-
sent to each of his children checks for
S1,Uo0,OtO at birthday celebrations the
idea appealed to Singer.
Follows Friends Example.
He followed his friends example in dis
posing of his estate and providing for
his children, except that instead of Civ
ing each 81, 100000 he gave them $1,000,
COO each.
OF the children, William Henry Singer
jr.. cares nothing for business. and his
whole life is wrapped up in art. He has
painted number of good pictures, and in
Norway, where he expects to remain in
definitely, he expects to find ample sub
jects.
The other son, George. has followed In
his fathers footsteps, and is one of the
prominent steel man of the city.
Mrs. William Ross proctor is the wife
of a Philadelphia architect, living in a
suburb of that city, while the youngest
daughter, Miss Marguerite. lives at home
and devotes much of her time to charita-
BILE work.