New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-08-13
100000 TO CHARITY
Many Institutions Benefit by Will
of Smith Ely.
FOUR REQUESTS OF 100000
But on Condition That Bench
Charles Constitute Special
Endowment Funds.

Charitable Institutions in and around this
city will receive nearly 100000 by the VIII
Of Smith Ely. former Mayor OF New York.
who died ar his home in Livingston, "
j. on July 1. II the few conditions thar
govern a minority Of the requests are not
violated The will was admitted 10 pro-
bate in the Surrogates office yesterday.
after having been previously fled In
Newark y J.
The win itself. drawn on March /, 1900
contained few direct charitable bequests
compared with the codicil which was Tdded
on June % of the present year. The former
instrument disposes of large part or the
estate by n final clause leaving the res
due" in trust for the testator's relatives.
The latter however. tsbulated the sums
that were 20 20 70 the different members
OF the family. and followed these I'D with
a list Of organizations that were 10 receive
anywhere from 5000 TO 100000.
As they appeared I'm the petition attached
70 the will, the public legacies were as
follows:
Presbyterian Church Hanover. y. J...-. e C.o
Oliver Chapel. Livingston y 49, .-.-'--- . 90
Bethel Chapel. Hanover Neck, y J---.-'' SOoo
Baptist Church. Livingston. \. -+-t--''- 600
Baptist Church Mortified, y. J--..-.-.' c,o
Elv Cemetery. Livingston, y J-..----t.' '''''
M". .,, '@1I's D'''o''ii ......... 80 200
Fresh Air Home for crippled children.
H Ye va p. G Tr7 hr''|'. 'o"'' 10000
Eas, Side Mission of tho Madison square
Presbyterian Church ~ fho riir OF Ne" -o ooo
York. Madison square and oath street "'uV'
"y yo- @a To DS ase Ws, .o N s,r VI 10000
Sp!ing sig ,,o ,iF-D' ''' '''''' 10000
seventh IN pIeSe! cyan fss ' Rrdore stree, 1000
ht ,.o,.'',l,o 'Ru'ch OF Low. .... 5000
Mcigodisi Fpiscopai church ~ west Liy- 800.
ingston ,Cheapsdel. Livingston y. '..'' '''"
The codicil also left $50. 600 apiece 10 the
Orange Memorial Hospital at orange. ~ j.
the Morrfstowu Memorial Hospital, AT Nor
ristown. y. j. and the Overlook Hospital
al Summit y j., provided that these sums
be used 10 endow in perpetuity as many
beds in cacn Of the respective institutions
AS their bylaws permitted. the ccessiVe
occupants Of the beds TO be designated py
the testator's brothers and sisters ana their
direct descendants
The final clause in the document provided
that after all debts and iegacies had been
paid ont Of the estate tine Children 5 Alc
society. the New York Society for 1mproV-
ing the Condition Of the Poor. the Board or
Church Erection Of the Presbyterian Church
IN the United states. and the New YORK
CITY Mission and Tract Society were TO re
ceive 100000 each on the condition that
each constituted with the sum named d
special endowment fund, 10 be known for
ever as the Ambrose X. Ely Memorial II
the estate was insufficient these last four
beouests were To be reduced pro rata. Am
brose x. Ely was a brother Of Mr.. Ely.
The will proper, made before the death OF
Ambrose X Ely. left the income from the
fourth part OF $500. 600. he'll in trust by
the executors. 10 each of the three brothers
and the sister OF the testator ON the death
of Ambrose K. Ely and Edwin \. Ely their
portions of the principal were 20 go 10 the
American Sunday School Union. the docu-
ment read. When William II. Ely and
Maria l.. VanderpoeL the sister, de- their
shares will remain in the family.
To the two surviving brothers and Mrs.
Vanderpoel SIr Ely left his New York
home. No A. West 9th street. and the Ely
homestead farm at Livingston. y. J. The
executors. AZ appointed by the codicil, are
Cheever Y. LILY. Of No. 40 West 5Sth
street. and George r. Vanderpoel and Am
brose L. Yanderpoel, of summit. y. !.