New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-06-27
GIRL GETS BIG ESTATE
Mrs. ButterfieId Made Grand
daughter Chief Beneficiary.
SOME WEDDING PROVISIONS
Miss Smith Can't Marry Certain
Persons and Trustees Must
Approve Husband,

The will Of Mrs. Caroline Falconer But
terrified. widow Of Frederick Butterfeld,
drygoods commission merchant, who died
on June at the Hotel st. Regis IN her
eighty-frst year was filed yesterday IN th'
surrogate's office and disposed OF large
real and personal estate. The bulk OF IL
was left to Miss Dorothea Ballard Smith a
granddaughter Of Mrs. Butterheld anu
daughter of Mrs. Sarah Kate Falconer Bal
lard Smith. whose husband was Eustace
Ballard Smith.
The testatrix shows in her will great
solicitude for her granddaughter. she ad-
yises her of the wisdom OF having her
estate managed by trustees TO relieve Miss
Smith of great responsibility. and desiSs
mates for this work five persons, including
the young woman's mother who are TO give
their approval to her marriage Mrs. But
terrified also expressly enioins her grand
daughter In her will from marrying son
of Mrs Eleanor Phelps McKeague.
The clause I'm the instrument placing this
prohibition on Miss Smith reads: Should
my granddaughter Dorothea ever marry
any son Of Eleanor Phelps McKeague, now
the widow Of Henry Sedley, my said grand
child shall thereby forfeit and lose all OF
the estate and interest Of every description
under this will"
Provision is made that in case Miss Smith
dsregards this injunction OF her grand
mother the residue Of tho estate which Is
left 10 Miss Smith Is to be divided among
the Post Graduate Hospital, Children's Aid
Society and New York Geological Society
and four relatives OF the Butterfeld family
Miss Smith is to have a life interest IN
the large residuary estate. One Of the 1--WE
codicIls says that she IS not to have the
income unless she Is thirty-fve years old
and subsequent ocdcil modihes this 10
read thirty years old. The five trustees
appointed 10 look after the estate OF MISS
Smith and give their written approval OF
her marriage when she shall contemplate
such A step are her mother, Mrs. Ballard
Smith; T. ". Louis Butterheld. Frances
sedgwick Bangs, Florence Mathews and
Lucius II Beers The testatrx says IN
naming these trustees
THE absolute ownership Of SO large a
sum will impose on my granddaughter bust
ness responsibilities which few women arc
able 70 meet. and will expose her to the
risk of loss and to the advice Of designing
or incompetent persons"
Mrs Buttertield advises her granddaugh-
ter that It will promote her personal hap
piness" to have the trustees look after her
property.
In another part OF the will Mrs. Butter
field advises Miss Smith: AS q matter OF
anectionate advice TO my granddaughter l
urge her I'm all important decisions to be
guided by the advice Of her mother, or her
godmother. or her guardian
Mrs. Butterfield leaves t25o0o 10 the Chill
dren'a Aid Society for a health home for
children, and which is 10 be named after
her son. Frederick Fslconer Butterfeld. and
81. oco 10 the New York Orthopedc Hospital
FOR free bed. 10 bear the name OF her son
She also gives 70 the latter institution a
portrait Of her son by Constant Mayer.
which IS 20 b. placed on the wall over the
bed endowed by the testatriN.
Mrs Smith, daughter Of Mrs. Butterfed.
receives a life interest IN a trust fund OF
$4,000 and numerous personal effects. IN
Guiding bronzes laces, turs and also GER
tain furniture To Sarah +. Mcdonald. a
maid IN her employ. and Mary Martha Nil
Ter. former maid. Mrs Butterheld gives
the interest IN $4,000 and $4,000 re-
spectively
other requests IN tho will are 5000 in
trust 10 Commander Charles II. Harlow,
[ $ y $4,000 in trust for Jane q. Fsyer-
weather. and $500 in trust for Elizabeth
Ward Doremus She also gives some ef-
fects 10 friends through letter left 10 her
daughter
Iuclus " Beers. Clarence II Kelsey and
the United States Trust Company are
nsnrd as trustees Of tho Will
a representative OF Mrs Ballard Smith
said last night az the Hotel 81. Regis that
Mrs Smith was unaware Of any reason
why Mrs Rutterfeld should have put the
clause in her will leaving all the money
10 Mrs Smiths daughter Dorothea provii-
ed that she did not marry son OF Mrs.
McKCague 1t was said that Mrs. Smith
was unaware Of an trouble between Mrs.
Buttcrneld and Mrs. McKeague, and that
a. her daughter was in school I'm England
she could shed no light on the matter.