The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-10-11
Judge Fox May Turn Over
$4,000 Left by Miss Mary
E. Smith to Whites lnsti-
tute, Wabash. Ind.
COUNTY ORPHANS ARE
GIVEN A HOME THERE
Last Week Judge Fox, e. B.
Grosvenor and Wilfred Jes.
sup Inspected White Home
And Indianapolis Home.

While no definite arrangement has
been made yet, 1t is very probable that
in the course OF the next few weeks
Judge Fox. of the circuit court. will or
der that approximately $aO.OOO. left By
the late Miss Mary Emily Smith. to
establish an orphans home In this
county or to add the above sum to the
endowment of some established institu-
ton. be added to the endowment fund
Of Whites Manual Training school. To-
Gated near Wabash The matter ID left
in the hands Of Judge Fox and he
stated this morning that after careful
investigation. he believed the above
course would be the best to pursue
Judge Fox. In company with e. b.
Grosvenor. one OF the trustees OF the
estate. and Wilfred Jessup. attorney
for the estate. visited Whites Manual
Training School. and the Indianapolis
Orphans ASYLUM Friday and Saturday
Of last week. The workings and all
details of both institutions were care
fully investigated.
For County Orphans.
Wayne county has been sending its
orphan charges to Whites Institution
for several years and at the present
time has twelve occupants there. The
institution In Incorporated and run ON
splendid business basis under the
management OF James Norman. si-
perintendent. who Is well known In
this county. At the present time the
institution has 147 children In II. Tho
farm includes 00O acres Of land
In discussing his visit this morning.
Judge Fox stated that he was well
pleased with Whites institution. He
said that the fund left by Miss Smith
In this county and that IL was his
judgment. and also the judgment oe
DR.. Grosvenor and Mr.. Jessup that
some established home be endowed
| with the funds at hand.
The question Of disposing Of the fund
to the best advantage is left entirel., to
Judge Fox, as shown In item six ~
| the last will and testament of Miss
Smith. which is as follows:
Terms Of the Will.
"As I have no brother or sister or
other descendants, parent or child.
have always desired that the residue
of my estate should be used to benefit
the condition Of orphan children. !
therefore hereby give. devise and be
queath to my executors. Albert Atchi-
son Smith and Elmer B. Grosvenor.
as trustees in trust. all the residue
and remainder Of my estate, real. per-
A. - a.. LII.
hands known as the Mary Emily Smith
Fund and to be used by them To es-
tablish. provide and maintain . suit
able home for tho care OF orphan
children in Wayne County. Indiana.
or IL, In their judgment they deem
best, they may. with the approval of
the Wayne Circuit Court. donate said
fund to any Institution organized and
existing as an orphans asylum or or
phan's home. under the laws OF this
state"
II the fund IL given to the above
mentioned institution. It IL probable
any special privileges. However. such
details of the proposed gift have not
been worked out.
Lover of Children.
Miss Smith was past so years old
when she died. She was always .
lover OF children and 10 left by far
the largest portion Of her estate to the
Wayne county orphans.
The orphans placed in Whites In
stitute are sent from all over the
state The counties from which they
come are charged q per diem Of 30
cents which Is approximately the cost
to the institution Of boarding. clothing
and providing for them. Just this
morning. county auditor. Demas Coo
man for $3.50 to meet the expenses Of
the local orphans At the Institution
for the past few months.
/ Whites Manual Training school has
been an established institution for .
number Of years. An old Friend nam
ed White left his estate for the or
ganization Of an orphanage and the
institution was first called Whites In
stitute. but after fts incorporation, the
name was changed to Whites Manual
Training School The Indiana Yearly
Meeting of Friends has general SUI
pervfsion over the institution and one
Of the members of the board Of trus-
tees appointed by Indiana Yearly
| Meeting II John H johnson Of this
city
THE WEATHER.