Los Angeles herald., 1909-06-13
June I3, 1909.

Association for the Prevention of tuberculosis COM
piled by Philip Jacobs was published by the Foun-
dation. 1t contributed to the recent international
AntiTuberculosis Congress in Washington. 1t also
paid part of the expenses of the recent tuberculosis
exhibition in New York
The Foundation has been supporting the work of
a special committee of the New York Association for
the Blind, directed particularly to the prevention of
blindness in children The work of the Playground
Association has been helped by the Foundation
Through the funds devoted to this purpose the
vices of Dr. Luther Fl. Gulick of Mr. l.. &. Ham
mer have been procured for the playground move
ment
The trustees of the Foundation Mrs. Russell
Sage president; Robert W. de Forest vice presidents
Cleveland III. Dodge, treasurer. Directors Miss
Helen Gould, Robert G. Ogden, Mrs William b. Rice.
and Miss Louise Lee Schuyler. The executive head
is John NJ. Glenn, formerly of the Supervisors Of
Charities in Baltimore, Md. Mr. Glenn was a lawyer
with large practice and a widely known student of
sociology at the time of his appointment. The head
quarters of the fund located in a small Office
the sixth floor of the Charities Building, East Twenty
second street. This serves merely headquarters
for Mr. Glenn and small Office staff. With Mr..
Glenn associated other sociological experts this
staff now comprising DR.. Luther H. Gulick, Lee Ham
mer. Hastings H. Hart. Dr. K Frankel. Edward T.
Divine. Paul A. Kellogg, Clarence w. Wassam, Ar
thur II. Ham, Robert Colt Chaplin and others. These
men are engaged in investigating social conditions
and from time to time the results of their labors
published by the Foundation.
The subject which the Foundation is at the
moment placing great emphasis is that of the hous-
ing of the working classes. 1t is not proposing
duplicate the model tenement building of the Phipps
houses the City and Suburban Homes Company,
in Manhattan and Brooklyn, but it is giving serious
attention to suburban housing. The recent acqui-
stion of some fifty acres of land near Jamaica,
which has been credited in the public press to Mrs.
russell sage was purchase by the Foundation
For than year past Grosvenor Atterbury, the
architect has been making for the Foundation
studies for small houses and experiments in cheap
construction
Among the corporate or individual efforts to which
the Russell Sage Foundation has contributed pecu-
mary aid are the following:-The National Red
Cross, to procure the appointment of an efficient di-
rector Gt after this contribution that Ernest p.
Bcknell was chosen to fill this Office; the Presi-
dents Homes Commission of the city of Washing
ton; the expenses of the recent Child Saving Con
gress in Washington, in large part betrayed by
the Foundation. The fundamental idea of the
Foundation is to place in the hands of qualified
trustees the income of a considerable fund.- with
power to use it in whatever particular way they
think best from time to time to improve social and
living conditions.
Methods of Work.
Briefly stated. these are the purposes and the
methods of administration of this great charity
small part of the income has been devoted to the pay
ment of expenses salaries and cost of investigation
Half million has been used in this manner and in
money contributions to various organizations engaged
in the works noticed above; $350000 has been
pended in effort to solve the problem of working
mems houses i'll Jamaica and much time and money
nave been given to the investigation OF some practical
form Of cheap insurance which may later be estab-
shed by the Foundation. In regard to its work and
its methods the officers extremely reticent 1t is
their belief that far they have merely studied the
opportunities for effective campaign and that the
time is yet come for any formulation of plans,
least for any public statement of them They are
studying and experimenting
What of this herself, who has been hailed
the greatest phianthropst of any time? Remem-
that if she speak she would insist her late
husband deserved equally that praise; she is simply
carrying out their work. She lives simply and quietly.
For many years she has retired from all social life.
living in the companionship of a few friends, women
and who are active workers for the worlds good.
OF these perhaps the closest Miss Helen Could for
whom she cherishes a and intimate friendship
and of whom she has publicly expressed the highest
regard.
She maintains three homes-a city residence at No.
632 Fifth avenue, summer home at Lawrence L. L.;
and a little bungalow retreat at Sag Harbor. These
houses are all simple the exterior and interior.
Indeed library in her city house looks like the city
room of a newspapers it is the office of worker, full
of letters. pamphlets and magazines. There is filing
system for letters and drawers for newspaper clip
pings She spends from four to six hours day at
her desk and in addition to a secretary employs
typst to assist her Her household arrangements are
simple and sensible Her servants are few in num-
ber-a cook and three maids for the house, coach
man and footman for her stable and chauffeur.
At Lawrence this staff is increased by gardener and