Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1912-12-16
Formal Announcement Made
Of Her Engagement to Fin
ley J. Shepard, Official Of
Missouri Pacific.
TIME AND PLACE OF
WEDDING IS WITHHELD
News of PhiIanthropiSt's IN
tention to Wed Comes as
Surprise, 1t Not Being Known
She Contemplated Marriage,

tBy Morning journal Special Leased Wlre)
Lakewood, \. j.. Dee. la An
nouncement of the engagement OF
Miss Helen Miller Gould, Of New
York, tu Finley j. Shepard promi-
nent railroad man Of st. Louis. was
made this afternoon AT the residence
of MIR. and Mrs George j. Gould here,
1t was said the announcement Of
the time and place of the wedding
would be withheld for the present,
and this statement was confirmed up-
on inquiry at the residence Of Miss
could in New York.
Mr. Gould made known his sister s
engagement In formal statement
which read;
Mr.. and Mrs, George j. Gould an
nounce the engagement OF their sis
ter, Miss Helen Miller Could to Mr..
f'inley J. shepard of St Louis.
Asked whether he desired to say
anything additional concerning the
engage ment, Mr.. Gould laughed and
remarked that there viii be nothing
more, except that this engagement Is
most pleasing to Mrs. Gould and imy-
self
MIR. Shepard long has been promi-
nently identified with railroad and
financial affairs in the west. lie is at
present assistant to the president Of
the Missouri Pacific, with headquar-
ters In ST. Louis.
tpon the death Of her father JAY
Gould in 1892, Helen Gould. then "a
years old Inherited fortune of about
$i0,000,00o. 1t has been estimated
that by investment she has treblcd this
fortune, and at the same time devoted
fully half of her time to bcncfactions
which brought her into world promi-
nence.
She began her benefactio during
the Spanish American war when she
gave time and several hundred tauu-
sands dollars to the relief Of sick ultd
wounded soldiers. for which she re-
ccived the thanks of congress.
In 1899 she led womans move
ment for the unseating of Erightim II.
Roberts. congressman from Utah, as
q demonstration against polN2anN,
later she became devoted to the m
terests of railroad employees, and to-
ward the establishment Of railroad
Young Mems Christian Association she
gave her personal attention and w.
wards Of $l.000,000.
Several railroad Young Mems Chefs
ton Association buildings, others for
the navy and several for the Young
Mems Christian Association have lecn
erected in cities through her gene
''ilt III iIlt uiliItt lpf iii7 VI
her charity has been the personal ie-'
reption she has given to hundreds
Of city waits and self supporting wcn-
IN at her estate near Tarrytown, n, s.,
which includes Il great playground e:'-
Dccially fitted up for these parties. She
has never been attracted by society
only last July. Miss Gould figured
II a controversy with the Reverend FL
ner r. Huffncr, of Grand Junction,
'olo., when he dealt severely VIII
bachelor maids In q serm pi, ~
..arine spinstcrs should be isolate |.
Miss Gould was quoted rs replying
-hat he did Il great injustice 70 the
bachelor maids. particularly 10 thrse
who were deVotinS themselves ~
deals for the advancement of ciNill-
lation AS to her own ease she said
"If | had found a suitable help
mate | might have spent my money IN
4 different way and which might mol
aayo done as much good as 1t mas.
Since the death of her parents, NJ
could has Been the intimate friend ~
Mrs. Russell sage who has been one
If her advisers in business ana pll'l-
lnthrophy.
Helen Miller Gould was born at
New York, June 20, 1868, being the
daughter of JAY Gould. She was
named after her mother, who was
- to sis '