The Washington herald., 1914-01-14

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Mrs. Anna Moore, widow OF James Am
Org Moore. wilied property estimated at
8. 100000 to be used to establish conva-
levcent home In New Jersey. to be known
n the James Amory Moore Memorial
Nr. Moore Was an invalid for = long time
before his death and this fact Influenced
his widow to leave her fortune for such
Q purpose.
Conditional bequests amounting to g.
woolen merchant Of New York. who
died in October. The benefciaries are Che
Presbyterian Boards OF Home and For
eign Missions, Hitchcock Memorial Hos
pital, House Of Good Shepherd. Orphan
Asylum, Memorial Hospital, and Young
Mems Christian Association. all Of Or
ange, N. J.
The Lucky Metropolitan.
James Bartlett Hammond. the inventor
Of the typewriter which bears his name.
died at st. Augustine. Fla. in January.
bequeathing his entire estate, worth a.
coO, 900. to the Metropolitan Museum Of
Art, New York. Mr.. Hammonds failure
to leave anything to his, relatives was
due to the fact that thet had brought
proceedings against him q have him adj
judged insane.
]. Pierpont Morgan. the New York
capitalist, who died In Italy in April. left
81, so 900 for public purposes. st. Georges
Church-of which Mr.. Morgan was ves-
tryman. received $4,000, the House oil
Rest for Consumptives. 100000. and like
sum was given to Episcopal mission work
in New York state. Employees of the
Morgan firm, numbering 300. each re-
ceived come benefit from their employers
will, and the Seamen's Institute was en-
riched by a $4,000 gift for its building
fund
MIS-. George Willis Hooper transferred
to the University Of California. at Berke-
ley, sl.oO0,0 900 for an Institute of Medical
Research. The gift was made In MEM
ory of her husband. who for years suf-
fered from a nnalady which defied medical
skill.
BENJAMIN F. Duke. and his brother,
James B. Duke. tobacco magnates. ana
already the largest contributors to Trim
ity College. at Durham, N. c., during the
year made additional gifts to that insti-
tuition amounting to N.ooo.ooo.
In order that the Boston symphony
Orchestra. which he founded. may con-
| tinue after his death, Maj. Henry L. Hig-
| ization for its maintenance in view OF
annual deficits. 1T Is my desire" MAI
Higginson says, "to have the symphony
Orchestra benefit all of the people. as i
believe that a man who lives for himself
and his own individual interests is poor
specimen Of a citizen and patriot"
The will OF the late ]. Milton Cotton.
for many years a member ct the banking
| firm of F. w. Clarke. OF Philadelphia
leaves 81 10000 of his estate to the Pres
byterian Church and its allied organiza-
tions. Part of this bequest is for the
church at Arlington, of which the testa-
| tor was a member.
Among many other millionaire givers
John II. Klaphacke. a retired druggist
of Philadelphia, is conspicuous Mr..
Klaphacke was for years a recluse and
was known as a miser. Church institu-
tions in Columbus, Ohio; in Bersenbruch,
Germany, where his father worshiped.
and the church at Arcum. Germany, of
which his mother was a member, were
substantially remembered by Mr.. Klsp-
hacke.
For Spiritual Iplfft.
| By the will of William Chitney Borden.
| the young missionary who died at Cairo.
Egypt. April 9. foreign missions were
benefited to the amount of $4,000. The
| largest bequest was to the China Island
| Mission of Germantown. Pa; Chicago
Avenue Church. 10000: National Bible
Institute, New York. $4,000: Chicago He
brew Missioner. $4,000. and African Island
Mission, of Philadelphia, $4,000. Mr.. Bor-
denis estate totaled $4,000. all of which
was bequeathed for religious purposes.
Andrew w. Mellon and his brother.
Richard B.. bankers. of Pittsburgh. and
| founders Of the Institute of Industrial Re-
search of the University of Pittsburgh,
provided a school of research to cost,
with its maintenance for fve years, the
sum Of $4,000.
Capt. John Calvin Martin, the eccen-
trio philanthropist, left the residue Of his
estate, amounting to sSso,Oo0. to the Free
mems Board, the College Board, and the
Presbyterian Home Mission Board In
trust for the John c. Martin Educational
Fund.
gift of $4,000 was made by Mrs. Eliz.
abeth Milbank Anderson for sical well
fare laboratories, to be conducted by the
New York Association for Improving the
Condition of the Poor. The gift. the larg'
est one ever made to the association Is
not for the relief of dependent individ.
uaIs or families or charity organizations
but Is to be used to foster preventive and
constructive social measures. In gen.
eral, II is intended to encourage those
activities which prevent sickness. ano
thus diminish poverty. such as the pro.
motion Of cleanliness and sanitation. and
aid in securing a proper food supply.
Mrs Anderson is a sister OF Joseph MIL
bank the well-known philanthropist. ano
the gifts of Mr.. Milbank and Mrs. Ander'
son are already far-reaching.
A Curious Restriction.
James McGregor, the Utah mining mar
who died in July, left 10000 for public
PURPOSES His will directed that $S0o.Vc
would be used for helping young men anc
women through institutions of higher
learning, the only restriction being thai
they shall be nonreligious- Union Hospi
tal and the School Of Mining of Utah
University each received gifts OF $4,000
Mr. William II. Loomis. who died ir
Brooklyn, January Z, left $4,000 of his es'
tate to Brooklyn charities. hospitals, anc
the Loomis Institute at Windsor, Conn
The latter institution received 10000
with a request that the money should be
used to construct a building to be known
as the William H. Loomis Building. Sew
euth Generation Grandson of JOSEPH
Loomis.
Mrs. John Stewart Kennedy. Of New
York, contributed $4,000 to the Hartford
Theological Seminary and the Kennedy
School of Missions. named in honor oi
her late husband, who gave largely tc
missions at home and abroad.
Mrs Mary A. Emery exhibited her ap
probation of the employees Of her hus
bands business, Thomas Emery's Son:
and the Emery Candle Company, by as
signing to them her holdings in thes'
companies. The number of shares al
llotted is based on length and character
of service and the value OF the gift l.
estimated at $4,000.
| Mre Nv;Ilior, Van RensselIaer Smith