Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-07-26
BIG WARD ESTATE
LEFT TO SON AND
GRANDDAUGHTER
Leslie P. and Helen Ward Named
as Principal Benefi-
ciaries in Will.
BROTHERS JACOB AND
EDGAR MADE EXECUTORS.
Many MilIi0naires Present at
Services for Noted New
arker Yesterday.

BY his will filed for probate in the
county surrogate's office today Leslie
ID. Ward leaves the greater part of
his estate to his son, Leslie P. Ward.
and to Helen Ward. the 6-year-old
daughter of his deceased son, Herbert
Edgar Ward.
After making several bequests
amounting to $11s.oOO, DR.. Ward leaves
the residue of the estate to his son and
granddaughter.
The residue is to be divided in two
portions and invested; out of the in
come arising the son and the grand
daughter shall each receive $4,000 a
year in quarterly payments. When each
reaches the age of 80 he or she shall
receive four-fifths of his or her share,
the other fifth will be held by the
executors, the income to be paid an
nually to the beneficiary throughout his
or her life.
Provisions Contained in Will.
Should either the son or granddaugh-
ter die without issue the one receives
the others share. Should both die
without issue the residue is to be d.
vided as follows: To Nellie Perry
Wells. 5000; to James Perry, $25,00O
and to Clarence Perry, $4,000; one-third
of the remainder to the children of a
deceased brother. Elias S. Ward, and
IA third to each of his brothers, Edgar
B. and Jacob u. Ward.
The various requests included in the
s11s,600 first distributed by the will, and
to be paid Immediately. are as follows:
To son, Leslie p. Ward, $25,000; &c
Nancy Currier Perry, widow of de-
ceased son, Herbert Edgar Ward, $685.
0o0 and to a sister, Laura Jane Ward
25,00o The sum of $4,000 Is left tc
his friend, Wilbur S. Johnson. To his
farm superintendent, Richard Potter
and his wife Emily Dr. Ward leaves
s2,5o0 each To his coachman, Freder-
ick Mackay, he leaves $1,000. Each o.
his other employees who has been witt
him for two years is given $780, The
{ sum of $1,000 is left by him to be used
in caring for his plot and nlausoleum a.
Mt. Pleasant Cemetery.
The executors of the will are his
brothers, Edgar 3. and Jacob T.. Ward
and the Fidelity Trust Company. The
will is dated June 7. 1909. and the wit.
nesses are Edward d. Duffield, O
South Orange; Ralph w. Hyatt, o
Newark. and James Guest, OF Eas
Orange.
Services simple.
After the short and plain funera
services for Dr. Ward in the Soutf
Park Presbyterian Church yesterda,
afternoon about twenty-five coaches
followed the hearse to Mt. Pleasan
Cemetery The services at the grave
in the Ward plot were short and sim
ple. the Rev. DIR. Lyman Whitney Al
len. of South Park Church, and -n'
Rev. DR.. J. N. Blanchard. of Craze
Episcopal Church. Madison, officiating
The brothers of Dr. Ward, Edgar
and Jacob e. Ward, and their fami
lies and score of nephews ana otnel
relatives we're present.
There were more millionaires anc
,1eulti-millionaires at the services 1i
the church than were ever seen at
funeral in Newark before. There We're
New York. Pennsylvania and New Jer'
sty4uen in the church. whose wealt.
ranged from two to twenty miiilot
dollars each. 1t was very warm IN ti''
church. but what one millionaire sale
when he came and at the close OF thu
services expressed the feelings OF al
for DR.. Ward.
Tribute to DIR. Ward.
"It was like an oven in the cnurch'
he said. "but l could bear with greater
heat to pay tribute to Dr. Waro, VINO
was. "a true friend and most k1ndiJ
and genial man.
Among those in the church pesloe'
the officers and directors OF corpora
tions. banks and associations ana ciuD'
were United States Senator John kean
peter Egenolf and John w. Whelan, o.
Elizabeth; Vice-President Haley FISK
of the Metropolitan Life Insurance
company. New York; DR.. John b
MUM president of the New YorH
standard Life Insurance Company
Frederick Frelinghuysen, president Of
the Mutual Benefit Life Insurance
company. Newark; John b. Lunger
vice-president of the Travellers In
surance Company, of Hartford; Judge
George r. Gray, John F. Shan
lev former United States Senator
James Smith,, jr., Congressman r
Wavne Parker. Richard " Lindabury
q G. Hay. James p. Dusenberry, David
p Benedict, Fire Commissioners 7
Edward Burke, General Peter F. Wan.
ser. of Jersey City; P. Sanford Ross
william H. F. Fielder. John NJ Miller
Daniel Halsey Alfred N. Dalrymple
Tax commissioner Carroll and scores
Of women active in churches.
Others were Frederick w. Egneri
cbauncey G. Parker; Peter B. Widen
en-, jr., and William Clarke, Of Phila-
delnhia: Wallace M. Scudder, Harvey
Fiske. former Attorney General Robert
Fl. McCarter, members of the medical
denartment. of the Prudential. of which
DIR. Ward was the chief; John Q
Fisele. Abraham Rothschild. Nathanie
King. oliver w. Jackson, Franklin
Murphy, jr., George F. Reeve. William
B. Kinney, Francis Mackin and e. q
Bond.