The Washington herald., 1914-01-14

career on a farm in Southern Iowa. He
was the youngest son Of a poor, but
thrifty Scotch farmers large family. and
, his gift establishes a precedent In phil
anthropic endeavor. as 1t is the first bene-
| faction of its kind in history. Mr.. Fer
guson plans an agricultural college and
demonstration farm, which. though con-
Quoted by private capital, will have the
| active aid of the College OF Agriculture
OF the State University. The land ac-
Quired comprises the greater portion OF
ten townships in Taylor County. whose
boys will learn to become practical, scien-
tiic farmers and dairymen without any
money charge for tuition and board. The
farms will be of uniform size. averaging
eighty-eight acres each. Buildings will
be erected. fences built, and all improve
ments completed before any Of the set
tiers are allowed to put Mr.. Ferguson's
unique plan into operation.
The collection Of arms and armor owned
by W. II. Riggs. which has been housed
in a building he erected for the purpose
in Paris, has been presented to the Met
ropolitan Museum of New York. The
collection is valued at $50 600. and while
its owner has lived many years abroad.
his associations were in New York, where
he was born and educated.
Col Oliver Payne, of New York, pre-
! sented as50.0oo to the Cornell Medical
School of that city to be devoted to re-
search Col Payne had previously made
large gifts to this institution, and his
latest munificent benefaction will make
il one of the conspicuous medical insti-
tutions of the world.
Ferris s. Thompson, who died in Paris,
France. February Is, left his large estate
as follows: To Princeton University. of
which institution Mr.. Thompson was an
alumnus of the class of 1SSs, 100000; to
| Mercy Hospital. Chicago, Ill, 10000; TO
st. Luke's Hospital. New York. sl55.oco: to
St. Pauls School. Concord, n. H.. Sli0,-
600; to the Salvation Army, of San Fran
cisco. $4,000: to the Episcopal Church OF
the Holy Trinity, Paris, $4,000: to the
Salvation Army OF New York City, $50
| 900; to the Woman's Hospital of New
York City, S100.oOO: to the American Hos
pital Paris, 100000; to the New Bedford
City Mission, of New Bedford, Mass.
1O.OoO: to the Day Nursery, Anti-Tuber-
culosis Ssnitarium, and Port Society, all
of New Bedford. $4,000 each. making Mr..
Thompson's gifts total S5,sso,ooo
| For the Southern Farmer.
John D. Rockefeller during the year
Just ended contributed SS,6oo0oo to the
public welfare-sS, 900. 600 for the purpose Of
educating Southern farmers in improving
I their lands and in assisting to mortgage
loans on farm lands and home buildings.
This philanthropy has the cooperation
of the United States Department Of Ag-
I riculture. The Rockefeller Institute OF
Medical Research, to which Mr.. Rookie
/ feller had previously donated many mil
lions. was given $4,000 as a nucleus for
| old-age pensions for scientists who give
| their lives to research in that institution.
The American Baptist Home Mission So
ciety also received s1o0ooo carrying the
total Of Mr.. Rockefeller's contributions
to institutions of learning and general
philanthropy up to slO5. 900.
| The successful silk manufacturer. Hen
ry Simon. of Easton. Pa, who died Sep
tember q, left sS.5oo.Oco to be divided
among his employees, who are to form a
corporation, to be known as the II. r. &
II. Simon Company, the business being
continued under that name. The mills
owned by Mr.. Simon are located at Eas-
ton. Pa, and Union Hill, n. j., and 1900
men are benefited by his generous pro-
vision.
Mrs. Julia LorilIard Butterfield (widow
of Gen. Daniel Butterfield. bequeathed
her S3,iJ00o9 estate to charities and edu-
cational purposes. The bulk was left to
the International Committee of the
Young Mems Christian Association for
the benefit of the army and navy. The
remainder is to be distributed as follows:
$4,000 for a hospital near Cold Spring,
n. Y, to be known as the Julia L. But
terfield Hospital. and various bequests to
Nelsonville Union College. Schenectady;
the Historical Society of Utica, Home for
the Relief of Respectable Aged INDECENT
Females, New York City. &c.
A Generous Manufactured.
4 fortune approximating 100000 was
distributed by Reed B. Freeman. among
the families of the thirty girls who per-
ished when his clothing factory at Bing-
hamton, n. Y, was burned during the
summer. For many years Mr.. Freeman
distributed the profits from his business
among the churches Of all denominations
in the vicinity Of his home, to Christian
Associations, to Chautauquas. and other
similar agents, and although this last gift
leaves him practically penniless, he de-
clares that it makes him happy to start
out in life again.
An anonymous giver presented land to
Greater New York valued at 1000 600 for
public playground purposes. The gener-
Gus individual who made this offer be-
lieves in recreation centers for children.
and hides his identity behind the park
commissioner.
Mrs. Mary B. PelI (widow of John H.
Pell. who died May 25, in New York City,,
willed sS,oOo0o0 to public uses OF this.
fSutSerS SOIiege, ana tne Gen-
eral Synod of the Reformed Church re-
ceive one-third. The Columbia bequest
is for the erection of Pell Hall, the Re-
formed Church gift for the Wesleyan
Memorial Hall in New Brunswick, N J..
and the Rutgers donation for a memorial
hall bearing the same name
Freeman p. Shedd, a perfume manu-
facturer, of Lowell, Mass, made condi-
tional bequests of sS,0Oo,ooO to the Lowell
! General Hospital and other local institu-
!. tions. Charles w. Gates. son Of John w.
Gates, the financier who died at Cody.
: wyo.. in November, provided in his will
!. for carrying out the wish of his father.
who created trust fund of $3,0o0o 900 for
the erection of the Gates Old Peoprs
Home at East Chicago.
A Unique Project.
An original gift for a public purpose
was made by the cement manufacturers
who convened in Chicago in May. They
| agreed to donate / per cent of their an
nual output for three years for the con-
struction Of an ocean-to-ocean highway.
the estimated value Of the subscription
being s2,5oo.ooo.
The largest bequest to an educational
institution of the South In years was
made by Robert F. Doremus, of New
York, member of the New York Stock
; Exchange firm of De Coppet & Doremu..
Under the viii Of Ar. DersmuA tha
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