Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1911-12-28

New York, Dec 25.-The public bene-
factions Of 1911 have amounted in this
country 10 more than sloOO00,0cn accord
ing to the figures compiled at the end
OF the year This total was never ex-
rceded except in l9C9. when the aggregate
approximated $l75Go0.0O0.
1t was said that the panic of 01-0S
left everybody either broke or penitent,
and the vast benefactlons of 1909 were.
therefore. charged by the experts UP to
the American penitentias account
Andrew Carnegie has this year given
away more than $40 OCO,OOo of the re-
mainder of his fortune. His benefac-
lions We're. usual, in the shape of
-od bonds of the United States Steel
corporation.
His largest gift of the l2-month
was s25,o0o.000 to the Carnegie corpora
ton of New York, specially organized
rv the Legislature Mt Albany to carry
on the IRON mans charities. The money
was turned over to the corporation to
promote the advancement and diffusion
Of knowledge and understanding among
the people of the United States
Mr. Carnegie gave. too. s10oO,ooO to the
Carnegie institution at Washington to be
used for general scientific research. He
founded hero funds in Italy. Sweden.
Holland. Denmark; and Switzerland. and
he added to the endowment of his hero
fund in Germany.
Mr.. Carnegie, who is now a little more
than ~ has given to the public over
500. cor, 00o
GIFTS OF JOHN y. FOR YEAR.
'rhe elder John II. Rockefeler's pub
l!cly announced gifts this year have not
amounted in all to more than s3.Oo0, 900,
Of which S.3l5.0oO went to the Univer-
sity Of Chicago and 81 ,nn,oDO to the
Rockefeller Institute for Medical Re-
search in New York city. The rest was
to colleges far West and South.
The donation to Chicago University
was the second annual installment Of
the oil mans single and final gift" of
100000 to that institution.
The third largest Individual etver was
Frederick G. Hewitt who left $o,o0OOOO
to the Post-Gradu9te Medical School and
Hospital and 5000 go to the Little Mis-
sionary Day Nursery, both New York
institutions.
joseph Pulitzer, owner of the World,
who died on october % on his steam
Yacht Liberty off Charleston, S. c. be-
queathed more than $1,000 900 to public
uses. ar this amount 100000 goes to
Columbia University for a school OF
journalism conditionaly. as an adul-
ton to sl,OOo,oOo previously donated Mr.
Pulitzer gave 100000 to the Metropolitan
Museum of Art and $500 to the Phil
harmonic society
lie bequeathed $4,000 for a fountain
IN Central Park $4,000 for a statue OF
1nomas Jefferson. His will provided foi
80 additional gift of sl.5OOOOO to be
divided on certain conditions, between
Columbia University, the Philharmonic
society and the Metropolitan Museum o,
Art.
The organized uplift institutions O,
the country We're largely remembered
The Y. NJ. g. A.. for instance, has raised
100000 since January / for use in th.
Ear East. The Y. NJ. C. A. In Philsde,
phia, with the aid of John Wanamaler
garnered more than sl.oOo.OO0 for It,
building fund
COLLEGES RECEIVE LARGE SUMS.
The Missionary Society OF America re
ports that its gifts have exceeded sls. 600
800 in the year.
The colleges have been large gatner
through the generosity OF their wealth,
graduates. Columbia University receive.
s-55,o1p Of which 1915. 600 came from TN,
iGl,pIT1 estate OF John S. Kennedy, an,
@G}30 was derived from the cancer re
'earch devise of George Croker.
Harvard and Princeton Universitie
were left more than Il. 700. 00O apiece, All,
Nhicago, Yale and Johns Hopkins Univer
lilies inherited more than 81 900 900 each
The list shows that several hundred in
stitutions of learning increased their en-
dowments oy gt.;s.
The crusade against tuberculosis got ,
MT 10 tho extent of s., 900 90 from Jane
y. Pstter. the Chicago grain opera to.
The fight against consumption
now hacked ny millions Of capital In tn
United S,a;es. Great britain and Cor
irHn..
Hospitals ard nsylums go, good,
>aare of the 1911 o.nefactions The Pres
ayterian hospital IN this c!.y came int
80; additional ,n-tnllracnt Of It's monumen
al gift az nearly 5000 ON from the estat
Of John 8 KENNEDY, the Wall Stree
n.nl;cr and railroad capitalist.
Most Of TIE sl,00c,rO benefaction o
1uetave M,hrnGer wen, to Mt sinn
hospital r. This city. Michael Valentine
he aged Westminster millionaire. divide
most of his estate between the Presbyte
M1n and zimmerman hospitals
LARGE GIFTS by WOMEN.
Morton =. Plant gave $1,000 900 to foun
i wonaIls college m New Londor
onn.
Prominent women we're large giver
90 public purposes. Mrs. Russell Sag