Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-12-31

to Selbyville on the south. An additional
100000 was given by him to the. Mas
sachusetts Institute of Technology, maxi
inE his offerings total $2.OOO.p0O.
600 to her long list Of gifts. The Ameri-
can Bible Society received $JOO.OOO (Mrs.
Sage contributed $4,000 to this same or
ganization in 1910; 100000 was given to
Cornell University for the erection Ha,so OF
High School, Sag Harbor, L. l.; the same
amount for a high school in the same
town; $4,000 to the Sailors Home and
Institute. New York city: $1,000 to the
Association of Audubon Societies. and the
remainder in small gifts to charities along
every conceivable line.
George w. Clayton, deceased. left ST.
10000 to establish the George w. Clayton
College for Orphans, in Denver. In men,
DRY of d. Willis James. late Of New York
city, his son presented to the American
board of commissioners of foreign mis-
sions the largest gift ever made to 1t by
an individual while he was still living
The value of this donation was $1,000 900.
Morton F. Plant of New London. Conn.
presented 81 100000 to the Thames Col
lege for Women, located in New Haven.
provided the name OF the college De
Women. Another condition was that an
additional million be raised for the col
lege's endowment. The first CONDITION
was met and the second so nearly ach1ev-
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placed to the credit of 1911.
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A gift of 81 600 600 to Stamford Univer-
sity was made by Thomas Welton Stan
ford. brother of the late Senator Stan
ford, founder Of the great seat of learn
ing which bears the family name. Hall
Of this sum is to be used for the in
vestigation of psychic phenomena. spirit
ism and kindred subjects; In short, 10
found a chair for the study of the occult
the first of it's kind in the world. MI
Stamford. who has been interested for
Years in spiritualism and is the pat
ron Of mediums at his nome IN nne,
h1Irne Australia, reached this decision
because he believes that the only way
tn find out the truth regarding spiritual
ion, is to interest learned persons In tnat
subject and let them conduct 1mpaItlsa,
investigation under conditions tnat Will
exclude impOstors.
New york received 81, OOO. 600 by the will
of Smith Ely, former mayor OF new
York. Mr. Ely during his lifetime gave
many millions to charity. and attnous ~
a bachelor, he was passionately fond OIL
children and throughout his career aim
ed to help boys to get flrmer 1ootins
in the world The American Sunday
School Union received s x co. cb me ems
Aid Society 100000: New York society
for Improving the Condition of the Poor.
800 900: board of church erection or the
Presbyterian Church. 100000: New
York City Mission and Tract Society
5000 600: Fund for Delinquent Boys, 500
600: children's homes. hospitals, day
nurseries and missions bringing MI. Ely
heneficences up to the million mark.
A mark site of six acres with an Ola
mansion at Broadway and 2loth street.
New York city. was the Offering of Mrs.
Iulia Isham Taylor of Cobalt. Conn, as
q memorial to her father the late Will
liam p. Isham Mrs. Taylors gift, valued
at 81 100000 is situated on plateau
seventy-five feet above Broadway. offer
ing a. fine view of the Hudson river and
Palisades on the west and the Harlem
river and University Heights on the east
Another million dollars was left by MRS.
F,mile III. Moir. widow of William NOR
Of New York city, to twenty educational
religious and charitable institutions. Tus-
kegee. Howard, Harvard. Princeton
BARNARD and Lincoln were among the IN
situations of learning benefited.
A million dollar home for the needy
was provided for by the will of Henry
J. Braker formerly of New York city.