New-York tribune., 1910-01-24
REQUEST REFUSED
MOUNT SINAI'S ACT.
Hospital Objects to Terms IN
l.. 4. Heinsheimers VII.

Mount Sinai Hospital has refused 10 ac-
cede to the conditions of the will of Louis
A Heinsheimer. who was a member of the
firm OF Kuhn. Loeb & Co. which was filed
on January "A, 1909, and will not be bene-
ficiary of The bequest of 81. 100000 which the
banker left 10 charity
Although the decision of the members of
the institution has not been formally
nounced. il will cause surprise. as it was
generally conceded when the will was fled
that the conditions precluded acceptance.
Mr. Heinsheimer stipulated as condition
of his bequest that six of the more i'm
rortant Jewish charities accept one of two
alternatives. Consolidation of these chart
ties was the object sought by the banker.
but they might obtain the legacy if they
would form a corporation or federation for
the collection and distribution of funds
The institutions named by Mr.. Helms
heimer were the Hebrew Benevolent
Orphan Asylum. Mount Sinai Hospital,
Educational Alliance. Home for Aged and
Inirm Hebrews, Montefiore Home for
Chronic Invalids, and Country Sanatorium
for Consumptives and the United Hebrew
Charities.
These beneficiaries. provided the consoli-
dation was made within year after the
probate of the will, had the privilege under
the terms of the bequest to include any
ether Jewish benevolent institutions upon
which they could agree In case the six
institutions named should fail to accept one
Of the alternatives of the will. the banker
specified that the United Hebrew Charities
should receive 100000 and the Montefiore
Home s25.000 After making other bequests
to the amount of more than 81 100000 Mr..
Heinsheimer bequeathed the residue of his
estate to his brother Alfred.
When the Hebrew Orphan Asylum re-
fused TO combine with the other bene-
fit iaries OF the will it was feared that the
bequest would be invalidated. This was
the case under the terms OF the testament.
but Alfred Heinsheimer. the testator's
brother and residuary legatee. offered to
enable the otLer institutions to share in
the bequest by Withdrawing his claim to
the sum involved. Three of the six Institu-
tions named have now declined to enter
into the specified agreement.
The action OF Mount Sinai Hospital fol-
lows similar action of The Hebrew Benevo-
lent Orphan Asylum and the Home for
Aged and Infirm Hebrews and IL is under
stood, similar grounds were taken. When
the trustees Of the asylum adopted unaui-
mously last April the report of their pres-
dent. Louis Stern, and declined TO accept
the bequest under the conditions named By
the banker, it was generally supposed that
their action was based on their belief that
Mr.. Heinsheimer's plan would affect the
autonomy or identity of the now individual
institutions
Three or four years ago a movement for
a consolidation or federation of Jewish
charities was started. but such strong op-
deJsaIOnad q r1Ian a
doned Mr. Heinsheimers attempt to bring
about this end also has failed for the
benefciaries under his will had only one
year in which to consider his proposition
and make q final decision. The offer will
probably be legally closed by the executors,
Jacob H. schif, Alfred NJ. Heinsheimer.
Felix NJ. Warburg. Paul NJ Warburg and
Mortimer l. Schiff
At the annual meeting of the members of
the Mount Sinai Hospital yesterday Isaac
Stern, the president announced the gift of
s7s,52S from the children of the late Mayer
Lehman, to be used for adding two stories
TO the dspensary building erected as
memorial TO MIR. Lehman II Is also ex-
pected that. two additional stories will be
placed on the training school building
which has been constructed above the
medical pavilion
During the year 6973 patients were ad-
mitted of whom SSH per cent were treated
free. over lao cases were taken care OF
by the social welfare department of the
hospital, and 7s3 tubercular cases were
treated at the clinic of the dispensary.
The expenses of the year amounted 70
s399, ,17021 which was about $4,000 more
than was received from all sources The
amount of.lesacies and bequests during the
year was s23 ,317 SO and $4,000 was received
for the dedication of teds' also $4,000 for
the creation of endowment funds.
The hospital directors have seriously con-
sidered the establishment Of a country
annex, and believe it to be necessary but
are not yet ready TO carry out the project
because of the increased annual cost of the
institution.