The Irish standard., 1913-01-18
CATHOLIC CHARITY
Many Large Donations Were Made
DURING the Past Year.


Occasionally Catholics are criticized
by their own periodicals for their lack
+: OF donations to tho projects advanced
il the interests Of religion. The en-
ample oil Protestant philanthropists is
pointed out to them. supposedly unto
their detriment, says the Catholic
! Messenger. Davenport.
Yet, in view OF the facts the charge
is not to be made without due con-
slderatlon to particular circumstances.
Viewed in the light of calm observa-
tion the benefactions of prominent
Catholics during the past year has
''been truly generous
! Standing out in bold relief among
gifts Of the year, as noted by an ex-
| change. is the princcIv sum of s1,ooO,-
| 600 given by Thomas Fortune Ryan,
for the building OF the great church
of st. Jean Baptistc in New York.
Mrs. Ryan recently gave the Sisters
of the Holy Child Jesus, a sa5o,ooO
property.
7 Other generous givers of the wear
have been:
! Peter +. Meyer, New York, $50, 900
estate to the Sisters oi st. Francis,
as Il home for the aged.
Thomas f. II. Hayden, st. Louis,
100000 to charities.
Bernard Corr. OF Philadelphia. $780,
900 to Villanova College.
Thomas Fitzpatrick Boston, 500, 900
property to the st. Vincent de Paul
Fresh Air Society.
Mr. and Mrs j. V. Shevlin 500. 600
to the Bishop of Brooklyn, for Il hos
pital. u
Miss Clara Hill. ST. Faul, daughter
of James j. HHs. $4,000 convent to
the Visitation Sisters.
Anthony Brady, Albany. y. Y, $780,
COO to the Bishop of Albany for a hos
ptal.
Mrs. Louise c. Thomas, New Or
| leans. Thomas hall. at Loyola Uni
Nersity. erected at Il cost of 100000.
Morris CLANCY, saltwater Mimi,
100000 for the founding of !, school
to be known by his name.
Mrs. William Is. Vanderbilt Jr, New
York, a Catholic Day Home for Chill
dren. San Francisco. costing 100000.
a Philadelphia lady presented $780,
900 to the building of the new Cath
Ollie Girls High school,
Thomas Fitzpatrick, Lyons Farms,
y. j.. built the church of st Gather
inc, Elizabeth, y. j.. at a cost of $780,
600.
Mir. Anthony Con:lch. New York. a
large country estate at Cold Springs.
y. Y, rs a home for aged priests, VAL
ued at $4,000.
\ Denver millionaire has bought al
site for home for the Good Shepherd
Sisters for $4,000 to the building oil
when his Wife and family will pre-
sent 100000 !
Estate OF the late Michael Cudahy
of Chicago, $4,000 to the Apostolic
Mission House. .Washinston.
Thomas Roche, OF Philadelphia, s5o,-
600 TIC buy bells for poor churches in
Ireland.
Mrs. Philip Il. Gormully. OF Chca 80,
$4,000 for a social center for Catholic
Deaf Mutes. She also promised $780,
900 additional as soon as ground isl
purchased.
Catholic church and charities we're
bencficiaries in wills to the following
amounts: Eugene Kelly. 100000; Mrs.
Marian Cutting, 100000: Mrs. Bryan
j.. Lawrence, $4,000: Joseph D. Car
roll. $4,000 for Masses. All these lat
ter persons were former New Workers.
David l.. Howell of Hamilton, O., left
$4,000 for a free ward for poor wo-
men in Mercy hospital: Mrs. Barbara
Gilch. OF Hartford. $25,OOO: Henry i. |
Claufen. convert on his deathbed, |
left $4,000 to St. Joseph's Church,
Edna. Mo.
Even nom Ca tholics and Jew were
generous benefactors to the Church. |
Some of their gifts were:
On recent Wednesday the faculty
and students of ST. Paul Seminary
rendered banquet and reception to
j. J. Hill. the founder of the SEM
mary. Archbishop Ireland of ST. Paul,
announced the receipt of check for
100000 from Mr.. Hill to defray the
cost of the new students residence
that is being erected at the seminary. |
In responding to the thanks for his
princely gift MIR. Hill declared his !;
readiness to contribute any amount
necessary for the further advance
mcnt of that great seat of ecclesiast- !,