New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-06-16


those whose ability unqueStoned TO set aside for good
works fraction Of the twentydoa gold pieces they
are repued to spend freely in fashionable restaurants
Happily there in every city groups of moderately
rich men and women who do ncalculable 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 more
local aspects Of religious charitable work PreSby-
terrain clergyman interests parishioner, hear in
donating one hundred and twenty-five thousand dollars
to save a downtown church from the invasion Of COM
mercia building enterprise. Almost at the time
her son hands out twenty-five thousand dollars to a
Young Mems Christian Association for extension work
The head of charity in one borough Of the metropolis
gives the land and one hundred thousand dollars in
money for a 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 spen-
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 at the hands of of the greatest private
banking houses on Wall Street have been astonished
at times to find that one or two OF the eminent Hebrew
fnanciers have given checks that are apparently
much larger in proportion to their estimated wealth
than are the gifts from Others in the community One
explanation is that they keeny susceptible to par
tcular forms of philanthropc appeal because OF their
intimate knowledge and sympathy with the appalling
novertv of the less fortunate of their On the
other hand journalist told me that he believed the
reason certain rich Jews gave so literally lay IN the tact
of the millions they made out OF their banking business
There are whimsical traits coming out among large
givers that can rarely be foretold | remember that
two letters reached OCCASION the one from
Jewish giver bearing check for nifty dollars less than
the other. The appeals to both men had peen 'or a
snecfc object and were identical in form. was told
nv NV Jewish correspondent that he would have gwen
more if had been more taCtful, My only consolation
was that if nv appeal to my Christian hacker had IN
pressed him in the same way he had SAID nothing aD.u
The well-conneccd Hebrew has nothing Z" earn
from his American brother As came out OF the door
of a banking house William-S one afternoon, ran
into the arms of one of the most gracious ana ho'tDe
men in the city. Would you mind dropping me Il Inc
about the matter please? he inquired pleasant Us
began to talk I'm awfuly rushed. Goodby. and
he disappeared within. My check arrived soon liter
he received my letter.
\ solicitor comes in contact with glVerS VINO -''He-
times seek his advice on matters not relating 70 m m
mediate work "So-and-SO wants five hundred dollars
from me said a stock-market operator who Is well
known in three Of the worlds capitals u WISH YOU'D
look into it: I'm too busy. As my TREND ma. ing
coopcratcd with the work OF the institution IN "..h
was interested, | readily aSsented.
The best part Of my leisure for many days tnr' ''er
was given up the investigation, ana circu'i ,-ceS
had disposed me TO make a favorable report D", one
morning as | was about 70 enter subway Tram ran
acros, the object Of my investigations ana l"un nm
decidedly the for liquor. It lost nm the money
Indeed he was subsequently indicted IN connection "'h
banking frauds. ...
th, the biggest bankers in all the large cities are oor
drinkers as one Of them pointed out TO me At uu con
few wears ago in a cafe and they do not look "'th
much favor persons who make practice Of drnns.
81 don't want to give TO your congress, >"a me
president of q large uptown trust company 20 me lie
had come out Of his office and stood nearby in the great
marble banking room. III you knew how much time
devoted to seeing men such missions, you'd appre'
ciate my position
appealed to his civic pride and patriotism, an. ne
began 10 mellow well YOU re a pretty good bcgg.r,
he said presently; so here's something for IT, and he
whipped out roll Of yellowbacks
mother example comes TO my mind Of the kind II
persistence that generally wins. was talking with
former Cabinet officer in the Office OF his mercantile
establishment and inwardlv Specializing As 20 what