Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-01-01


would rank among the million class.
but she and heE co-workers refuse to give
any information TO the press upon this
subject.
Another similar case will help to sub
stantiate the truth of the statement that
the known benefactiOns are not. by any
ineans, the only ones. The magnitude of
the charities of the late Hugh Inman-
Eeprgas wealthiest man-was revealed
only when his papers were examined after
his death, last November. Mr. Inman left
a specific bequest of 100000 for charita
BILE uses, but his private papers disclosed
the information that he had given in the
last few years over $1,O00OO0 for similar
work. Yet Mr.. 1nmanS name was never
listed among the worlds givers.
Andrew Carnegie leads among the
years givers. with the sum total of 80
$4,000, counting in his ten-milliOn-dollar
peace gift of December at it's market
value when made, $11.5OO,OO0. Mr.. Car
negie's next largest gift, amounting to
$3,5OHO, was made to the Carnegie
Technology Schools in Pittsburg. This
was the manner in which Pittsburg's
phila nthropist celebrated his seventy-fifth
birthday anniversary, he previously nav
ing given $20,OO0OOO to found the same
institute, including a library, museum
and concert hall.
OF Mr.. Carnegie.s 1910 philanthropies
$3OOO,OOO was distributed among ten cities
Gncluding Pittsburg) for the benefit of
their public school teachers, who are re-
lieved from want in their old age by
proper pensioning.. Colleges throughout
America Out in most cases the smaller
and poorer ones) benefited by another
million, while libraries and general char
tiles received the remainder.
The United States Steel Corporation
dedicated $S,O0O.GO0 to the establishment
of fund with which it's superannuated
and disabled employees might be pension
ed. This fund has been consolidated with
the million-dollar fund created by
Andrew Carnegie when he sold his hold
ings in the Carnegie Steel Company to
the United States Steel Corporation. The
new fund, therefore, will amount to $12,-
States Steel and Carnegie pension fund"
4 \
John D. Rockefeller has made a re-
markable record in the field of giving in
the last twenty years. Previous to this
time he was only known as the worlds
greatest money maker. seemingly domi-
mated by the desire to accumulate wealth.
Those whose opinion may be trusted say
that Rockefeller has already returned to
the people sum approximating $135 600, =
GEO. The University of Chicago claimed
his first great gift, enabling 1t to take
rank among the worlds great institutions
of learning. Since then his Institute for
Medical Research has absorbed his great
est interest.
John d. ROckefeller's donations for the
year amount to $15, 49,, 600, making him
the second largest gift-giver of the twelve
months. This includes the $1O,OOOO0O that
he gave to the University of Chicago in
December. fulfilling his original inten-
ton of giving that seat of learning $685.,
CG0,O0O. This $1O,OOOOOO Mr. Rockefeller
had previously placed in the hands of the
Rockefeller general education board, and
in sense it does not constitute an origi-
nal parting with the money. Mr. Rookie
feller's largest original gift of the year
was $3.S2O,0OO for the endowment of the
Rockefeller Hospital for Medical Research
in New York city.
Mr.. Rockefeller also contributed $40, 900
to the Young Mems Christian Associa-
TONS world wide expansion movement;
$4,000 to the Hartman Hudson River
State Park; $4,000 to DR.. Akeds Fifth
Avenue Baptist Church, New York city;
Si25OOO to William Jewell College at Lib
erty. Mo-; 100000 to the Young Mems
Christian Association building, Cleveland,
Ohio: $4,000 to the Blue Ridge reserva-
ton, near Asheville. n. C., for a national
playground. and $4,000 to the Young
Mems Christian Association at larry
town, n. Y.
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The leader in the years beauest by Will
was Isaac c. Wyman of Salem, Mass,
whose great fortune of $1OOOO,O0O was
left to Princeton University, from which
institution he was graduated in 1S4S. Mr.
Wyman did not surround his gift with
any throttling restrictions, but stipulated
that the money was to be used as the
trustees direct, Ito maintain, develop or