New-York tribune., 1908-07-26
MAKES GIFT OF 100000
y. II. +. SCHR4DER DONOR.
Money Used for Social Workers'
GLIB and Home for Mothers.

Announcement made yesterday at the
'orma opening of a country club for social
workers at Hartsdale. N Y that the hitherto
anonymous siver Of the club and of the Caro-
lie Rest Home for Mothers. at Hartsdale, was
George H. F. Schrader a manufacturer OF this
city. Robert ". Bruere general agent OF the
Association for Improving the Condition Of the
Poor. to which Mr.. lSchrader has given the
Home, made the announcement, saying that the
manufacturers recent gift to the association
amounted to more than 100000
According TO Mr.. Bruere. the club for social
workers cost $4,000 and will be maintained by
the workers of the Association for Improving
the Condition of the Poor and other charity or
CARNATIONS of the city. The home for mothers
convalescing from childbirth. which will be
opened until January. VIII cost S105 Uoo. The
rest of the gift OF s5oo.uoo will be used as an
endowment fund for the Home which will be in
charge of the Association for Improving the
Condition of the Poor. In addition, Mr Schrader
also gave the two and a quar- II acres of land
which the Home and club are built.
Mr.. Schrader, who is a bachelor. is president
OF the corporation of A Schrader's Son, of No.
32 Rose street, which manufactures various
kinds Of brass goods. He lives at Hartsdale.
He first became interested in the Association for
Improving the Condition of the Poor about
two years ago, and an appeal made
TO him for funds TO maintain Sea Breeze the
associations hospital children suffering from
tuberculosis of the bones In addition TO this,
he is interested in the cancer home at Haw-
1horne, n. V, and hospital work in Germany
The clubhouse at Hartsdale will serve
resting place social workers tired out by their
duties in the city. II has comfortable arrange
ments for twenty-four, while still more can
spend the night there with little Inconvenience
According to the terms of Mr.. Schra der's gift,
rJ,, oiaI oft rfH
Association for Improving the Condition of
the F,or, who can invite as many others
to join as they see fit. All those connected with
the many different charity organizations of the
city eligible for membership, well as the
nurses in the hospitals and trained workers con-
nected with the Board of Health.
The clubhouse is three story Colonial frame
building, with broad verandas and par
lors The first floor is devoted entirely to a
large living room, with rubble stone fireplace
The room was crowded at the opening meeting
yesterday afternoon with all who could be
spared from the summer work of the association
A permanent organization was effected. with
advisory committee composed of Robert ".
Bruere, Mrs Helen Ingram and Miss Alice P
Thompson, of Sea Breeze Hospital. According to
Mr.. Bruere, charter members of the club number
eighty-one. which from two hundred to five
hundred associate members will be added within
the next few months. a number of the char
ter members spent last night at the club.
The name the home for mothers convaiesc-
ing from childbirth Will be the Caroline Rest
Home in memory of Mr. Schraders mother. Such
a home on a small scale has been conducted at
Hartsdale by the Association for Improving the
Condition of the Poor, but the building iii
be much more elaborate than the old one 1t
will have a frontage of 142 feet, and will ac-
commodate seventy mothers. The present one
can accommodate only about twenty at time
It will be maintained by the interest from the
endowment fund founded by Mr.. Schrader.
The association announced some time ago the
gift of a new building. but stated that the donor
did not wish his identity known. 1t was not
known that the gifts reached such large propor-
tions until Mr.. Bruere yesterday stated the total
amount and announced that the association was
Indebted to Mr.. SchraGer for 1t.