South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-04-18
Divides Large Fortune Among
Many South Bend Chari-
table Organizations
and Churches.
SETS ASIDE $4,000
FOR SICK AND INJURED
jeanette Reynolds Society"
Will be Perpetuated, TruS-
tees to be Chosen From
Among Business Men.

Charitable requests in the sum OF
$3.50 are left by the provisions OF
the Will OF Mrs. Janette B. Reynolds.
pioneer OF South Bend, who died last
Thursday I'm Florida. The viii was
probated Tuesday morning I'm the
circuit court. This makes a total OF
$4,000 that Mrs. Reynolds has
given 10 charity, she having given
S49,95 during her lifetime 20 va
rious projects.
All these requests 60 to organizs-
tions in South Bend. The largest
item mentioned IN the will is for the
Janette j. Reynolds Aid society FOR
the sick and injured which viii re-
ceive $4,000. The remainder OF the
S66,6 is divided among philan-
thropic organizations. churches, the
various Masonic lodges. Y. NJ. G. A.
Y. w G. A. Firemen's pension fund.
the Epworth hospital and training
school and the Visiting Nurses asso-
citation. Rev. G.. A. L1ppincott, pas
tor Of the First Presbyterian church,
was made a beneficiary in the sum
OF s zoe and Ida Beach. Mrs. Rey-
nOld's companion, receives $1,000.
Aside from the requests 90 char
ity. one-half OF the residue OF the
estate Is given Fred Briggs, a nephew
Of the decedent. and the other half is
10 be divided among the children OF
Mrs. Reynolds deceased sister, Clara
Beach. These two nieces and one
nephew who benefit by the terms OF
the will are Florence Beach Kirby.
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To Mrs. Kirby likewise goes all Of
Mrs Reynolds personal property
such as books. pictures and jewelry
and all articles OF personal adorn-
ment. John Smith Briggs OF Los
Angeles, Calf, is given $4,000.
Mrs. Reynolds entire estate was
estimated at approximately $4,000
In speaking Of her bequest to the
Janette Reynolds Aid society the viii
OF Mrs. Reynolds says:
II give TO Janette Reynolds Aid
society for the sick and injured the
sum Of $4,000 This is q charity in
wi ch i am deeply Interested and
which has been Incorporated Toy my
direction II is my recommendation
that the trustees or this society shall
fill the vacancy caused by nay death
and all future vacancies ON she board
OF trustees by business men OF high
standing i'm 81 Joseph county whose
ability TO give conservative advice for
the Investment Of money is beyond
question and who have shown them
selves interested in charitable work. "
The Will has two codicils. the first
reducing the bequest 20 the Indiana
club from 81 900 10 500 and the
second nominating and appointing
the First National bank of South
Bend 10 act as executor. The late
Hon. Lucius Hubbard was named ex-
ecutor Of the will ne 10 be succeeded
in the event OF his death bv his son.
Arthur l. Hubbard
Mrs Reynolds empowers the ex-
ecutor Of her estate 20 convert all
personal property and real estate
into cash The estate is not 90 De
distributed among the beuehciaries
until a year after the probaung OF
the viii and no legacy Is 10 bear in
terest prior TO that time.
Mrs REYNOLDS provides 900 the
testament that in the event "a con
test OF the win is made. the share
Of the contesting benefciaries is 20
be reduced one half. as well az the
shares OF those who do not assist in
defending such action. Mrs. Rey-
nolds also stipulates that she has
from time 90 time contributed 20 cer- 4
tain OF rhe benefciaries named 10 the
viii but that she does not want the
gifts 20 be charged against any bene-
fcIary after her death.
in her bequest 20 the salvation
Army Mrs Reynolds provides that
the $4,000 shall be- kept iu trust bv
John Chess Ellsworth. who shall pay
20 the army officers the funds which
is 20 bc used I'm defraying the cur
rent expenses OF the institution. The
decedent expressly points out in this
bequest that the money is not t0 go
90 the salvation Army as "a CORPORA
ton nor 90 the Reliance Trading CO.
nor the salvation Army Industrial
Homes Coz but IS 90 1e used Sin
assisting local representative 0f the
Salvation Army in promoting the
spiritual welfare Of poor persons
found on the streets Of South Bend"
The wiz points 90 the requests 20 l
the Orphans home. the Y. " q. -
and the South Bend Humane societl =
OF $1,000 each. setting ont that IN,
amount is smaller than provided -
in former Wills out made SO by "A
son n the fact that she has aIre;
given them considerable sums
money
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