Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-06-16

inches. The flTm name is autographed IN old English
letters gray background. Mr.. Morgans signature
is large and distinctive with no aourshes. On
his check registered letter. A messenger
another occasion hurried up town with it when |
was soliciting funds for the Civic Forum during the
panic of 1907
DRESENCE of mind has enabled many solicitor to
snake hay in the most unexpected manner. A
friend once beguiled into helping him organize
political demonstration for certain Governor of the
State in whose reelection many independents We're IN
terested My assignment to try and get hold of the
notabes they into the hall, and that they
found seats the platform.
A slight, spare and his wife presently came down
the aisle. fastened to greet Mr. and Mrs. Phpps; for
it the team that has dealt such giant blow to the
great white plague When joked with him about
Republican leaders who might become subjects for
the rest cure his eyes twnlled although politics inter
ested him remotely His absorbing passion is to down
the great enemy of society," and to help naugurate the
era when tuberculosis will be smallpox 1t is
a matter of pride with him that he got into the work
ahead of other mlllonaires.
Mr. Phipps has experienced some of the difficulties
arising from widely deserved reputation for kindness
and generosity. AS he turned to receive morn
ing weeks later in his Fthave Office he pointed
to his desk with gesture of despair, and said:
do not people sit up nights to invent new
kinds of societies? Their appeals make up than
half my mail. And, if it was not so large as some OF
his contemporaries, there was work enough IN the
couple of hundred letters scattered over his writing
table to occupy him for long time
An indication of the thrift practised in little things
by generous gvers is found in the story that is told OF
Mr. Phipps. He had written check for ten thousand
dollars and absentmndedly put it in his pocket as he
walked out to his motorcar.
wait moment he exclaimed as the chauffeur
about to start the machine, and he hurried back into
the great marble house When he returned he explained
that he had forgotten to turn out the gas his study
The start was then made for the hospital
This great benefactor of the suffering is of the
most delightful companions, and is as simple and I'M
affected of his associates naughty and AFRO
CANT. He never seems to weary of backing good
object
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of certain studio. asked if could be of help, and
he produced scrap of paper with the address in
tain handwriting Inquiry revealed the fact that the
object of his search had removed to the next block
Mr. Phipps enjoys delving in his correspondence and
picking out promising projects. He dictates his re-
plies, and they written small, embossed, blue
his letters and checks. The latter drawn on great
private banking house, among the small number OF
the several hundred handled by in connection with
charitable collections that have not been bank or
trust company.
IF what has been said hitherto is taken illustrating
the American mutmillonare at his best in philan-
thropic work. it will be surprising to many to learn
that there rich and women who do not enjoy
wide reputation for charitable endeavors. No doubt
Mrs Hetty Green and Thomas +. Ryan, tor example,
are interested in many worthy objects The latter has
been known to give generously to the Roman Catholic
Church. After protracted effort | once coaxed one
hundred dollars from him for the arbitration and peace
movement The names of George Gould and of the
Havemeyer family occasionally seen on subscrlp-
ton lists.
keen observer has said that certain prominent
natives of the metropolis pass much of their time in
squabbes for position and power. At any rate, the
financial solicitor need not place undue dependence on
this type of millionaire. Another in the class
halls from Pittsburgh and from Cook County, Illinois.
"Hes hog' exclaimed Fifthave. bank president to
day as mentioned my plan of trying to inter
est the head of large industrial corporation. In the
course of time | got one hundred dollars out of himl
The number of people of means in the larger cities
who able to become one hundred doar-philanthro-
estimate less than third of per cent. of the
population Yet comparatively few of those who have
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