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

JOHN ID. ROCkEFELLER,
Who gave $15, 132, 900 for philanthropic
purposes the past year.
tiles. The object of the corporation is
ito receive and maintain a fund of funds
and to apply the principal and income
thereof to economic. altruistic, artistic,
scientific and educational purposes
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By the will of Thomas Murdoch,
wholesale grocer Of Chicago, who died
December 3d. 1909. his estate of So 800, 900
is left to the Presbyterian Hospital of
Chicago, the American Sunday School
Union, Philadelphia, and the Young
Mems Christian Association of Chicago.
Charles Francis Wright of Brookline,
Mass. who died September u, 1909. left
the bulk Of his estate of 81, 100000 to be
divided between the New England Pea
body Home for Crippled Children of Bos-
ton and the Free Hospital for Women of
Brookline. Mr.. Wright's will provides
that fund of $4,000 be set aside for
the care of his horses and dogs, and
$25,G'O to be distributed among his house.
hold servants.
The gifts to Columbia University dur
ing the year amounted to $2357,919. The
national council of the Congregational
Church collected for foreign missions
81, 3D., OOo.
The leader among the woman givers
of the year. is not one whose name Is
prominent in the philanthropic world.
She IS Mrs. Amanda w. Reid of Port
land, Ore. who donated $2,000,OOO to
her native city, to establish a college
to be known as the Reid Institute.
Henry Curtiss Elliott, a mine owner.
Alaska, January 4, left his fortune of
$2,OOO,0O0 for a home for friendless
children in Chicago.
hn nf
benefaction, departed somewhat from
established custom. He is the first man
to recognize the Importance of chill
dren's teeth being properly cared for.
He thinks land his opinion is substan-
tiated by dentists) that much of the
poor scholarship and delinquency among
children-to say nothing of their phys
ical welfare-is the result of imperfect
ly-cared for teeth. With this in view,
Mr.. Forsythe stipulates that the teeth
of Boston children shall be looked after
by the "Forsythe Dental Infirmary." at
which every child from birth up TO six
teen years Of age may receive free
dental service. -.
The will of Henry Dexter of, New
York city, who died July IL, disposed
of $1,000. 900 to various institutions.
Among them the Salvation Army re-
ceives, after the death of Clarissa
Trexdwell Dexter. $250.0OO; the Midnight
Mission, New York city. 100000; Young
Mems Christian Association, New York
city. 100000: the Home for Old Men
and Aged. Couples. 100000: the Amer
, REMAINDER ier' viii if be divided among a
score Of New York city churches. and
charities.
Mrs. Mary Hunt Loomis, prominent in
Chicago for half a century, left her es-
tate Of 10000 to the LOOMS Institute
of Windsor, Conn.,, which was founded
by the family of Mrs. LOOMS husband
Mrs. Russell Sage is continuing her
work of returning to the people 900
accumulated by her husband by the
strictest economy. Mrs. Sage's gifts for
the year total $l,17O.200. the largest
amount S6.O,OOO, being given to Yale for
the purchase of the Hillhouse property
on Prospect street, New Haven. This
gift is the second largest ever made to
Yale, the only one exceeding it being
the rnillion-dOllar donation OF John u.
Rockefeller three years ago. In Mrs.
Sage's trip through the southern and
Pacific states last winter hospitals and
other institutions were enriched by her
bounty to the extent Of $20OOOo.
Mrs. Sage in November gave $150,HD
TO Vassar College for new dormitory.
Princeton received $4,000 to enlarge Il
dormitory previously given by Mrs Mrs. Sage,
Audubon Society. schools for domestic
arts, the woman suffrage cause and the
Federation Of Women's Clubs weie sub
stantially remembered by this most SYM
pathetic Of women. 1t is doubtful II
there exists In New York today any
worthy charity in which Mrs. Sage does
not play some active part.
Closely following Mrs. Sage in the
magnitude Of her philanthropy is Mrs.
Mary w. Hartman, widow of Edward H.
Hartman. Her first gift was q unique
but truly splendid one. BY it 10000 acres
of beautiful mountain woodland overlook
ing the Hudson are secured to the people
for a wonderful park. In addition to the
land (the value Of which is not given in
figures), Mrs. Hartman contributed
100000 to purchase additional neces-
sary property. Her next benefaction
the having off Of the AZ