New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-10-23
MILLIONS POURING IN
FOR ST. JOHN CATHEDRAL
Last of the Seven ChapeIS To
Be Aston Memorial, It
Is Reported.
NAME OF GIVER WITHHELD
Trustees Accept Contributions
Of Several Hundred Thousand
and Approve Much I'm
portant Work.

Money in the millions is pouring in to
complete the great CATHEDRAL of st. John
the Divine on Cathedral Heights, in this
city, and its related structures After the
meeting of the trustees yesterday IL was
given out that the last of the seven chap
els, called the Chapel of Tongues, which
are TO surround the sanctuary, had been
presented. making a total of about $1,000
600 in this feature of the cathedral alone.
The name of the giver was withheld. The
cost will be $3.50, 900 or more
There were rumors last night that the
final chapel was TO be an Astor memorial
A great column that surrounds the sane
tuary already bears the name of John
Jacob Aston Bishop Greer refused either
TO confirm or deny the Aston report
The chapels were originally planned to
be different in architecture in so far as
their interior is concerned. and TO be Tor
the purpose Of holding religious services
in different languages. Already Italian
, services have been held in one of them'
Two are completed, or nearly so, although
enrichments have been steadily made. Inc
cost Of each chapel was at first placed at
$4,000. but as building has gone on addi-
tIonal expense has been made, and In
stead of the seven costing 100000. as
originally intended, the total will be
81 10000 at least.
LARGE Gifts Announced.
The trustees acted yesterday on gifts
amounting to several hundred thousand
dollars. apart from the new chapel. They
formally approved the chapel given the
other day by Miss Clementina Furniss In
10 be begun upon the plans. They ap-
oroved the plans for the Huntington
Memorial Chapel, the extreme one on the
north or Gospel, side, and gwen by inc
friends Of the late rector Of Grace Parlsh'
The plans were drawn by Henry vaughan
Of Boston.
Finally the trustees approved the plans
for the house for the new dean. lhls house'
TO be known as the deanery, 10 10 cost
anv sum the architects choose TO put lh'o
# How much that will be. the trustees
said Yesterday, they did not know IL Is
the Gift of Mrs Clinton Ogilvie, an ola
friend Of Dean Grosvenor and long
,,er,ber ~ Incarnation Parish, OF when
he was rector for fifteen years. ASK"
IL Location Of the new deanery Blshop
,,.rear who gave out the information
after the trustees adjourned, SAID II was
Immediately south of the Potter Chapei
and next the choir school. AtterWaru
ba changed the statement, saying ne was
not sure about the exact site
while no action was taken yesterday
Looking 10 work on the nave II was
stated that $4,000 had been secured
toward the building Of 1t, and that as
Soon as s25OOnO was promised work would
he begun The cost is to be 100000 ana
many 500 subscriptions have been re-
Ceived.
Two Other Structures Under Way
There are under construction on the
Cathedral grounds at this moment apart
from buildings already mentioned two
structures that are to cost $4,000. One
is a Cathedral Choir School, given by
Mrs. ]. Jarrett Blodgett TO cost $4,000
on Morningside avenue, south of the
sanctuary Of the cathedral, and Synod
Hall. given by J. Pierpont Morgan and
- -. w payerd Cutting TO cost 900