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the aged came next, with gifts for re-
ligious enterprises a close third. Be-
sides the known amounts there were
innumerable donations by persons
whose identity was not disclosed or
disclosed to only few.
In England, during 1912, the bene-
factions aggregated only about S20,-
100000
The American benefactions would
more than pay for years main
tenance of the army and navy. The
aggregate is more than the capital of
the Bank of England or Of the Imperial
bank of Germany, and exceeds the
amount of money in the Sub-treasury
in this city.
During the past IL years S1,o02,-
100000 has been given away in this
counlry-which, if distributed to all
the inhabitants of the earth, would be
% cents for each individual, or it
would supply Si6.33 to each inhabi-
tant of continental United States.
Andrew Carnegie leads among the
givers. He announced that he had
placed all of his fortune except S25,-
600, 900 in the Carnegie corporation of
New York. Other donations made by
Carnegie raun to more than 1000 sep
crate items which would total over
si0.000,000.
The gift of j. p Morgan in art
treasures valued at about $50, 100000
was made to the Metropolitan Museum
of Art on condition that an addition to
the museum would be built for houS-
ing them. In addition, large sum
was paid to have them brought to this
country This large donation, coupled
with his other benefactions, makes Mr..
Morgan one of the leaders among the
givcrs of the year.
John D. Rockefeller has fallen off
considerably in the matter of giving
during the past year. In 1910 his gifts
totalled Si1 100000. and in 1911 about
S5,0O0.000. In the last l2 months the
amount of his known benefactions was
about s3,000,0OO, of which 100000
went to Denver university.
p. \. B. Widener, father and grand
father respectively Of George d. and
Henry Elkins Widener, who went down
with the Titanic, executed a deed of
trust for Sii, 100000 as an endowment
for the Widener memorial school for
crippled children.
The president of the Great Northern
railroad, J. J. Hill, announced that he
would build and maintain reference
library in 81. Paul to cost not less than
S350,OO0.
Givers of Si.OOO,OOO or over during
the calendar year, 1912, were:
]. p. Morgan, s51 100000: Andrew
Carnegie, Si0,000,000; the Bell Tele-
phone company, $4,000, 200; Mrs. r.
600: John D. Rockefeller, S3,000,000
Richard A. Crane, S2,t35,O 900: Mr.. and
Mrs. Thomas F. Ryan, 50 ,000, 900: G.
F. Baker, s2,0OO,000: Henry F. Dimock,
$780, 900: Mrs Caroline Neustadter,
S1,300,000: John d. Rockefeller, Jr.,
s1,100.000; Mrs. Russell Sage, ST.
100000: Mrs. Z. H. Hartman. ST.
100000; Cavalry Morris, s1,000,000:
Francis L. Leland, 81 900, 900: Edward
Jackson. si.OOO.OOO: Sears Roebuck 4
Co, S.i0O0,O0O: Mary p Cummings,
$1,000, 900: Mr.. and Mrs. Levi p. Nor
Ton, 81 10000 Edwin B. Foote, 81
100000 d. NJ Farson. 100000:
Mrs NJ. o. Terry, 81 100000: William
II. Penleld, 81 ,000,O 900: Mrs. CorneIia
Storer, $1,000 .00O Sebastian de
Lawrence. 81 900, 900: Henry Iden.
sl,O0O,0O0; Miss Flora E. Isham. 81
900, 900: General T. C.. Dupont, ST.
0O0.O0 and Dr. NJ. Loeb, $1,000, 900.