The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1914-01-16
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dollars was given by anonymous dom
ors. More than half, or $3.50, 900. was
for religious purposes and divided be-
tween the New York cathedral of 81.
John the Divine and the Drew theo-
logical seminary At Madison, y. j.
The balance was for educational work.
$4,000 To Princeton university for
the foundation of a chair in history
ana 100000 for an ART museum at
Vassar.
Question as to Hetty Green.
OF the Sjoo,GO0 contributed by resi-
dents Of New York city last spring
for the sufferers in the Dayton. Ohio,
hoods, only one girt Of any consider
able size was reported as given anon
ymously, ii was FOR $1,000. In this
connection the question has been
raised if Mrs. Hetty Green is not ac-
customed To give generously in secret.
OF all the persons of large wealth who
were i'm this country at the time of the
floods i'm Dayton, cnly the names of
Mrs. Green ana one or two others were
not noticed in the list of those who
The great bulk Of secret gifts made
in 1912 IN America was for general
religious work. \ considerable part
of the religious gifts, a round $780,
100000 was donated on a subscription
ami weekly envelope Offering" basis,
set in the aggregate reached the
treasures of the various churches and
/
plates. Churches like ST. Thomas
and ST. Martholomew's in New York
city sometimes average from $4,000
To 10000 on Easter Sunday. The
Spanish church on West l56th street,
near Broadway, was enriched nor long
ago by donor who secretly placed
five $1,000 bills in the aims box
II seems 10 he the case that the ben
efactors Of charitabl" institutions more
often give openly. According To the
most recently published list of con-
tributCrs to. the New York Associa-
tiun for Improving the Condition of
the Poor, not much more than $4,000
of the $1,000 given during the year
is recorded as coming from anony-
nous sources. The range of these
gifts was from IS cents to Sums in
four figures. There were two unknown
donors of 81 900 each one of $500, three
of $500, one of $500, three of SIPS, and
thirteen of 800 each. The remaining
anonymous $4,000 was given IN small
or sums by 5S6 separate contributors.
4 large part Of the total was for fresh
1ir work AID Sea Breeze hospital. |
During the same period George IT, +. |
Schrader gave the association S32, 600 |
over his own name, and John y. Rock |
cfelIer $l4,545.
In connection with the former a
story is told illustrating how strangers |
become interested in ana contribute |
tn phlanthiopic work. In an effort |
to raise money for a hospital To treat I
sick children the associations officials |
had valnly interviewed as many |
wealthy men and women as would give !,
them audience. Letters were written
and advertisements inserted In the |
papers without results. Finally a !
meeting of the executive committee
was held and the proposal was made
to abandon the project temporarily. /
Then the telephone bell rang
The chairman stepped into the booth
and in few moments reappeared.
asking who George H. +. Schrader"
was. Nobody recalled he name.
Well" the chairman went on. "he
called me up To say that NE had read
out appeal in the morning paper. and
would he glad to see some one at his
home about the phoiect. lie lives out
in Westchester county. After a short
discussion it was agreed to send
committee thcrc on the afternoon
train
The members of the committee were
driven from the country station over
road that wound around rocky emil
nenccs, until suddenly an unpreten-
tious cottage half hidden by shrubs
ana trees came into view. They were
greeted on the veranda ny tall, thin
man, with iron-gray hair. The COM
mittce members sat down i'm an cm-
barrassed manner ara exchanged !
commonplace about the weather The
master of the house began to speak Of
his travels in Iceland and Norway.
Then he invited them e. sec his gar
dens
The time passed rapidly, when the
professional member of the committee
said something about an cusagemen'
at the Academy of Medicine.
"Iiut what of your hospital project"
questioned his host, wheeling around
abruptly. You haven't mentioned IT,"