The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1914-01-16
Anonymous Philanthrophy
Greatly on the Increase

Gently tonguetied committee came n
torrent Of talk about the need of more
beds for crippled boys and girls, the
newest advances i'm surgery. estimates
of cost of buildings, and expenses
The hos, was good listener, but
interrupted occasionally 10 ask ques-
tlons He excused himself when they
returned 20 the house, and went into
his study, rcappearing presently with
a zip at paper
win $4,000 be enough to start the
hospital?' he asked. holding out the
check. Although undesirous Of pub
lcity, Mr.. Schrader did not insist on
anonymity.
Altogether Sl,00O,OC0 would be a fair
estimate of the amount of anonymous
gifts made to the association for all
ourpopes during the seventy years of
It's existence.
The writer recalls a few generous
sums iven anonymously through Al
fred T. White, president of the Brook
lyn bureau of charities. on one occas-
ION lady called az the office of the
bureau and handed sealed envelopes
10 ;he cashier. As she walked out. the
envelops was opened disclosing two
SlO0 Bills. with a paper marked From
a Friend for the work Of the Bureau
of Charities"
The Record Of 1912.
The charity ORGANIZATION society of
New York in 1912 recorded few
anonymous gifts: one OF $12, 500 for the
general work of the department for the
improvement; Of social conditions: an
other of $4,000 for the work OF the
committee on criminal courts: third
Of $1,000 for the committee on the pre-
ventiun of tuberculosis, and miscel-
laneous gifts from 1875 persons amount
ing To S57S.G2, came through ETAO
ing 10 $3.50 from 500 unknown per
sons. Forty-Gvc contributors amount
ing To Sj7N.62 came through ~
Friend" Another unnamed gave
S50lG1, the subscriptions of flfty-two
people. An individual gave $500. an
other gave $3.50 ana two others 500
each. The bulk Of the relief funds.
however, about $4,000. was received
from unknown sources.
According To the report Of the New
York hospital for deformities and
joint Diseases. which receives about
$4,000 a year from various sources
less than 5000 comes anonymously.
And ell bot $3.50 of the latter was in
small sums. ranging from 81 10 $50.
The year 1912 was a banner one in
respec, of gifts and requests 10 edu-
cational. charitable, religious and other
ORGANIZATIONS of public character.
They reached the immense total of
$2Il.S2L7l9, surprising any previous
year 10y approximately SlOO,O0O00O.
OF isis total. the anonymous gifts
of which there is public record
amounted to only $3,934.OOO The bulk
Of this. or over S3,OOO,OOO, went to
educational institutions. The Massa-
chusetts institute Of technology led
with $500, 600. while Hamilton coll
iege and the Yale forestry school each
received 100000. Mt Holyoke coll
lcge got $4,000: Brown university
100000: the Moody schools. $25 600:
Wallace ana Bates colleges, $4,000
each.
More than half Of the balance of the
anonymous gifts for the year were for
religious purposes. The largest was
$4,000 to a New York church. $685.
900 WIS given To the Presbyterian
ministers fund, 100000 went To the
Hartford theological seminary. The
Union theological seminary received
$4,000. one unique gift was of S25.-
BOO for a Young Mems Christian asso-
iatiun hotel \ like amount was given
10 the Colored Young Mems Christian
association IN Cincinnati. The Saliva
lion Army came in FOR 1000. \
church in Say brook received SS0.000.
and two other churches got gifts OF
10000 and $4,000 respectively.
About S2J0.00O was given anony-
nously to hospitals. The locomotor
taxa hospital in Chicago and the Mem
tai Hygiene association each received
300 600. The Jewish hospital in Den
yer and the New York animal hospital
each got $4,000,
only two anonymous gifts are on
record as having been presented for
charitable work, and these were $1,000
each TO Milwaukee and Cincinnati.
But four sums Of any size were do
mated to miscellaneous objects. The
largest was $4,000 To a conservatory
uf music in New York. There Were
sits of $4,000 each 10 the American
of shfety, To Forest park. ST.
Louis. and 10 a cemetery association
in Wisconsin New York Times.