Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-11-06

for probate here yesterday. The gift is
the largest single contribution of Its
| kind ever made and the beneficlaries in
clude educational and church institutions
| north. south. east and west in the coun-
| try and several abroad-sixty in all.
Nearly half OF the $25.OOO.OO0 goes to
institutions connected with the Presby-
| terrain Church, Of which Mr.. Kennedy
had been an active member for many
years. Other large benefciaries include
the American Bible Society the MetropOl-
| itan Museum of Art, the New York Pub
| lie Library. the New York United Chari-
| ties. Columbia University and Robert Col
lege. Constantinople.
Family Provided For.
Aside from these gifts Mr.. Kennedy left
approximately $35 100000 to his wife, his
relatives and a great number OF friends
and employees. The widows share will be
about SIC 900. All the testators EN-.
ployes receive gifts of from $500 to 50, OOC
| each.
The charitable. religious and educational
| institutions which receive the largest be-
quests are to share the residue of the es-
tate left after definite gifts of approx
mately 100000 have been paid out
Their shares are estimated by counsel fol-
the executors as follows:
Presbyterian board Of foreign missions.
Presbyterian board of home missions
81. 10000.
Presbyterian church extension fund,
$2,2JO.OO0.
Presbyterian Hospital. New York.
Robert College. Constantinople. $3.50.
OOO
Presbyterian board of aid for colleges.
$4,000.
Metropolitan Museum of Art. New York.
81 1900
New York public library, s2.25O,OOO.
Columbia University, $2,25O.0O0.
United Charities. New York. 81 100000.
American Bible Society, $4,000.
Charity Organization Society. New York.
$3.50 600.
Special Requests.
The smaller gifts. made by specific be-
quest, are as follows:
Yale University, 100000.
Amherst College. 100000.
williams College, 100000.
Dartmouth College. 100000.
Bowdoin College. 10000.
Hamilton College. $1OO.OOO.
University of Glasgow. Scotland c'where
from my infancy I resided untn I came
to this country" the decedent declared).
100000
1uSkegee Normal ana Inoustrial lnsu-
tute, 100000
Hampton Normal School and Agricul-
tural Institute, 100000.
Lafayette College, Easton. Pa, $50 600
Oberlin College. Oberlin. Ohio. $o0.0OO
Wellesley College. 10000
Barnard College. $4,000.
Teachers College columbia Univer-
sity), $4,000.
Elmira College for Women. Hlmira,
n. Y. $4,000.
Northield Seminary. Mortified. Mass.
Mount Hermon Boys School. Gill.
Mass. $4,000.
Anatolic College. Marsovan, Turkey
$4,000.
Syrian Protestant College, Beirut, Sy-
American school at Smyrna. Turkey.
now under the care Of Rev. Alexander
MacLachlan. $4,000.
Lake Forest University, Lake Forest
H., $4,000.
Center College. Danville. KY. S25. 600.
Berea College. Kentucky. $4,000.
Presbyterian board OF relief for dis
abled ministers. $4,000.
Other Beneflciaries.
There are also numerous requests of
from 5000 to $4,000. generally to local
religious and charitable organizations.
The long list of gifts 10 prefaced In the
will by this paragraph:
Having been greatly prospered in the
business which I carried on for more
than thirty years in this. my adopted
country, and being DESTROYS Of leaving
some expression of my sympathy with
it's religious. charita BILE. benevolent and
educational institutions, l make these
gifts"
The executors OF the will are Emma
-: Kennedy. William Stuart Tod Robert
Eliot Tod and Robert w. Deforest Mrs.
Kennedy is his widow. William 8. Tod
and Robert 4. Tod are nephews. and
Mr.. Deforest is lifelong friend OF Mr..
Kennedy.
Mrs. Kennedy's Share.
Mrs. Kennedy. besides receiving a mil
Hon-d0lldr residence, the summer home
at Bar Harabor, and the bankers valu-
able library and art collections. also in
herits $1.O0O,OO In cash and twelve
mlliOn-dollar share in the residuary es-
tate.
To relatives requests OF from $1,000
| to $2JO.OUO eacn are made, while. a share
Of the residuary estate. valued at about
Sl2 1904 wv, is to be divided among them.
Among the friends and employees who
are to be remembered. Stephen Baker.
for many years Mr. Kennedys private
secretary. receives $4,000 and the wife
of the Rev. A. +. Schauffier gets $lO0UCO.
Mr.. Kennedy. whose death Sunday &C.
Cured with only brief comment by the
press, was one OF the millionaire philan-
thropistS whose gifts though measured in
millions, were made with as little glare Of
publicity possible AS he gave quietly,
so he had lived unOstentatiously. and
made his princeiy fortune with little blare
Of trumpets. Besides being q banker, he
WAS one Of the country's chief bidders Of
railroads. a patron of art and education
and in HIS own quiet way, on OF New
YOrk's foremost advocates Of scientific
ally organized charity.
Although well known to the great finan-
cial leaders, as We'll as to those most 40
tive in the great benevolent works OF the
day. his way OF doing business and Of
doing good was SO quiet that the public
heard little about him. Many of his great
benefactons probably never were made
public, but he figured in recent years as
the giver Of the $500 900 home for the
United Charities In this city, OF 1000
600 to the Presbyterian Hospital. $780,
600 to the School Of Philanthropy, $780,
coo to Columbia University and Of $780,
| 600 to a nurses home for the Presby-
| terrain Hospital.
Preferred to Give Quietly.
Many. even among the well informed.
| had little idea as to the real wealth Of the
retired banker. Early this yeay an inter-
viewer was sent to the bankers house on
| his birthday to ask II he had any million
dollar gifts to announce in honor Of his
anniversary. mo. SIR exclaimed Mr..
Kennedy. with true Scotch sobfiety. I'm