New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-06-16
SUNDAY MAGALTNE FOK JUNE
HOW MILLIONAIRES GIVE
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easy to get hold Of as the men of their rank;
but when woman is once thoroughly con-
WINGED and aroused, there is nothing she Will
not do for her pet charity. She may be less
catholic in her benefactions than man, but
is likely almost to bankrupt herself for a line
of work that appeals strongly to her.
1t IS no secret to call attention TO the IN
spring examples set by Miss Helen NJ:
Gould and Miss Grace Dodge; and it would
be interesting to know how far ahead OF
their current incomes they sometimes pledge
themselves for Young Womcn's Associations
and other attractive philanthrOpic projects.
The popularity of Miss Gould is perhaps
greater than that of any other woman IN
charitable work, and she is famous from the
Women's College on the banks of the BoS-
porus to the decks of Uncle Sans warships
and home again. She has placed her sex
under extraordinary obligations to her tor
educational and rccreatiOnal opportunities:
This is true in a more limited degree OF
other wealthy women. In New YORK city
the gifts Of Mrs Elizabeth Anderson and a
few other devoted people have been OF the
utmost help to Barnard College, enabling 1t
to take high rank among women's UNIVERSE
ties. The higher education OF women and
men in California has been largely furthcred
by the munifccnt gifts of Mrs. Leland Stan
ford and Mrs Phoebe Hearst.
The widening scope of Women's phllan-
thropic work is illustrated by Mrs. Sloane 5
founding Of the Maternity Hospital. The
millions devoted by Mrs. Sage for the I'M
provcmcnt Of living conditions among tene-
incnt dwcllcrs doubtless gave the impetus
to many other excellent projects. a notable
example is the Shivcly Apartment Houses
erected on the upper East Side Of New York
bv Mrs. William X Vanderbilt for the spe-
cial benefit Of poor families afflicted with
tuberculosis tendencies.
n attempting to enlist the aid OF women in
L charities, 4 good deal can be done by
means Of correspondence. This must be toll
lowed up by telephone and personal calls,
especially in cases where the recipients are
social favoritcs and are pressed for time.
One soon finds that their hours are nearly as
much taken up as those Of business men.
"You NAV telephone me at nine IN the
morning, or after luncheon at two, volun-
tccred an attractive young matron, whose
DAYS | found were pretty well given over
to the Music School Settlement, the Speed
well Country Homes for Children, and the
Charity Society.
one must be prepared to call on short no.
tice. \ Young woman whose father is at the
head Of large hotels in Philadelphia and New
York tclcphoncd one afternoon that she
would like me TO drop in and see her about
the league at six o'clock. This obliged me
to forgo an invitation 70 dinner.
"Ycs, the society is doing lovely work;
but I'm going to be married this spring and
must cut down my charities she laughed,
and wrote out 4 scented check for twenty
five dollars.
The league for several years had as treas
urcr a Young woman, said TO be worth fifty
thousand dollars year in her own right.
She had even made money in her invest
mcnts. During all this time the society ex-
pcricnccd the customary chronic deficits,
and the president or director had gone to her
with all sorts Of hints, but without avail
Not a cent was forthcoming.
As one Of my duties was TO try and break
the charm that seemed to keep her money
beyond Our reach, called on her and spoke
Of some Of the new supporters secured for
the work After considerable meditation this
hcircss volunteered to start her career as
philanthrypist by q gift Of twenty-five dollars.
The shrcwdncss Of women in promoting
their individual charities is prOverblal. In the
course Of 4 call on woman whose daughter