Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-06-16

those unQIeStiOned
works fraction of the twenty dollar gold pieces they
eputed to spend freely fashionable restaurants
Happily there every city groups OF moderately
rich and women who do incalculable amount OF
good with what they spare out OF an income from
fortunes ranging from hundreds of thousands to few
millions. They often members of families that for
generations have displayed intense interest in the
local aspects of religious charitable work A Presby
terrain clergyman interests parlshoner we hear, IN
donating hundred and twenty-five thousand dollars
to downtown church from the invasion of COM
mercia building enterprise. Almost at the same time
her hands out twenty-five thousand dollars to
Young Mems Christian Association for extension work
The head of charity in one borough of the metropolis
money for seaside hospital 1t is the reputation OF
such types of people of MEANS along with that OF the
enormously wealthy that gives to America her splen-
did position in the history of the worlds good works
THE financial agent who has no Jewish affiliations
will meet with nothing but the most sympathetic
hearing the hands of of the greatest private
banking houses on Wall Street. have been astonished
times to find that two OF the eminent Hebrew
financers have given me checks that are apparently
much larger in proportion to their estimated wealth
than the gifts from others in the community. One
explanation is that they keenly susceptible to par
cuar forms of philnthropc appeal because of their
intimate knowledge and sympathy with the appalling
poverty of the less fortunate of their race On the
other hand, journalist told that he believed the
certain rich Jews gave so literally lay in the fact
of the millions they made out OF their banking business
There are whimsical traits coming out among large
givers that rarely be foretold | remember that
two letters reached me OCCASION the one from
Jewish gver bearing check for fifty dollars less than
the other The appeals to both had been for a
specific object and identical in form was told
by my Jewish correspondent that he would have gwen
more if had been more tactfu My only consolation
that if my appeal to my Christian hacker had I'M
pressed him in the way he had said nothing about
The well-connected Hebrew has nothing to learn
from his American brother As came out OF the door
of banking house Willan-st one afternoon, ran
into the of of the most gracious and hospable
men in the city. would you mind dropping me line
about the matter peasee he inquired pleasantly, as
began to talk. I'm awfully rushed Goodbye! and
he disappeared within. My check arrived soon after
he received my letter.
solicitor comes in contact with givers who some
times seek his advice matters not relating to his I'M
mediate work "So-and-so wants five hundred dollars
from me-" said stock-market operator who is well
known in three of the worlds capitals. II wish you'd
look into it: I'm too busy As my friend had long
cooperated with the work of the institution in which
was interested, l readily assented.
The best part of my leisure for many days thereafter
was given up to the investigation and circumstances
had disposed to make favorable report. But one
morning as | was about to enter subway tram ran
across the object of my Investigations and found him
decidedly the for liquor 1t lost him the money
Indeed he subsequently indicted in connection with
banking frauds
Men who want to succeed in financial work will find
that the biggest bankers in all the large cities are poor
drinkers" of them pointed out to me at luncheon
few years ago in cafe, and they do not look with
much favor persons who make practice OF drinking
don't want to give to your congress. sald 1 Inc
president of large uptown trust company to me- He
had out of his office and stood nearby IN the great
marble banking room IF you knew how much time |
devoted to seeing such missions, you'd appre-
ciate my position
appealed to his civic pride and patriotism, and he
began to mellow. We'll you're pretty good begga1
he said presently so here's something for it, and he
whipped out roll of yellowbacks.
Another example comes to my mind of the kind of
persistence that generally wins. was talking with
former Cabinet officer in the office of his mercantile
establishment and nwardly specializing as to what
part if any of his income of half million dollars year
could coax out of him. Il think Andy ought to pay
for his peace congress- he protested But after bit
he reented and rang for check The solicitor who
becomes DISCOURAGED will find that he has uphill work