New-York tribune., 1909-11-01

United Charities Building. at Fourth ave-
nue. and 22d street. In this building four
societies the Charity Organization Society,
the Association for Improving the Condi-
uoh or the Poor. the Children's Aid Society
ana the New York City Mission and Tract
society, have their offices. practically rent
iree. Other charitable organizations are
able to rent offices at less than the rental
paid Tor business purposes in that neighbor-
hood' Any surplus income goes TO the
nenehciary societies. In his letter of gift
TO these societies Mr.. Kennedy wrote
1t has long seemed to be important that
some we'll known charitable centre should
be established in the city OF New York. in
Nhlch Its various benevolent institutions
could have their headquarters, and to
which all applicants for aid might apply,
with assurance that their needs would be
promptly and carefully considered.
DR. MUENSTERBERGS PRAISE
Nothing left greater impress on DR.. Emil
Muehsterberg. the director of the chari-
Ties or Berlin, and the most distinguished
phiianthropist of Germany, during a recent
Visit to America, than the beneficial effect
or this gift of Mr.. Kennedy's On social
work in New York. He said that he should
return to Germany with the firm purpose
10 90 everything In his power TO have Ber-
in initiate in this particular the example
which New York had set through the
philanthropy of Mr.. kennedy.
To establish a permanent endowment for
the training of charity workers Mr. Ken
neoy gave in 1904 a fund OF s250,oO0 to the
Schooi OF Philanthropy of the Charity Or
ganlzation Society. In a letter to Robert
w. de Forest. president OF the society, in
laying the gift before the societys council,
he wrote as follows.
/ obtained an act OF incorporation for the
united charities and erected the building
"nlcn Is known by that name, in the hope
of securing thereby greater co-operation
and more effective work among the chari-
taDle agencies in New York. many of which
nectations n9w iofatea S IN the building MY ex
with their realization on the sAde OF more
eincient work has come a demand. not only
IN the city of New York, but throughout
the country at large for training charity
helpers There is the same need for knowl-
edge ana experience in relieving the COM
renewing the mere ailments of the body.
and the same process OF evolution that has
brought into our hospital service the
trained physician and the trained nurse in
creasfnsly calls for the trained charity
worker.
Among the other known gifts of Mr.. Ken
nedy In recent years were those to the
Lenox Library. the New York Historical
Society, the Metropolitan Museum Of Art,
the Hospital for the Ruptured and Crippled.
Robert College, and the American Bible
House, at Constantinople, and the boards
OF Home and Foreign Missions and other
boards OF the Presbyterian Church.
AN ACTIVE PRESBYTERIAN.
Mr.. Kennedy was Presbyterian and a
constant church attendant. For many
t,o
Fifth Avenue Presbyterian Church, but
more recently he attended the Madison
Square Presbyterian Church, OF which the
Rev. DR.. Charles II. Parkhurst is pastor.
He was also keen sportsman. this trait
in his character being no better known than
his acts in the world of business and char
ity. He never failed to open the trout
season at the South Side Sportsman's Club
of Long Island, and he was equally faith
ful to the opening OF the salmon season,
either at the Restfgouche Salmon Club or
at the Cas,apedia Club. in Canada.
Since 1903 Mr.. Kennedy had been a trus-
tee OF Columbia University. At the COM
mencement last year 1t was announced that
he had given the university $780, 600. He
was second vice-president and 9 member OF
the executive committee OF the Metropoli-
tan Museum of Art, second vice-president
OF the New York Public Library and a
vice-president Of the Society for the Rupt-
ured and Crippled. He was one OF the
founders of the Provident Loan Society. Al
one time Mr.. Kennedy was a vice-president
Of the Chamber OF Commerce.
He was member CT the Metropolitan.
Union League. Downtown, Grolier, City,
New York Yacht and other clubs and a
member of the Century Association. His
city home was at No. 6 West 57th street.
He had a summer place. Kenarden Lodge,
at Bar Harbor.