The sun., 1916-12-14
100000 TO PUBLIC
BY HARDNESS WILL
$4,000 Left Yale by Widow
Of Oil Man, Who Died
December 8.
CHURCH GETS 100000
st. Bartholomew Benefits by
Addition to Recent Gift
Of $500, OOO.
CHURCH GETS 100000

BY the will Of Mrs. Mary Warden
Hardness. widow Of Charles w. Hark-
ness. Standard Oil magnate. filed for
probate in the S~urrogates' Court yes
terday. various public b~enefactions
amounting altogether to about $1,000
are made. The principal beneficiary Is
Yale University. which receives $500, 900.
Mrs. Hardness died at the Presby-
terrain Hospital December .. following an
operation. Hell death came . day after
the nling Of the appraisal Of her nus
bands estate. which showed that he left
property in New York State Of q net
value Of 4 e.31s.s0l. OF this Mrs. Hark-
ness's share under her husbands will
was u at 312.151.s29. her interest In
Guiding the residence at Fifth avenue
and Fifty-fourth street.
Residue 20 Family.
No indication was made In the will.
which was fled by Murray. Prentice &
Rowland Of 81 Wall street. as to whether
Mrs Harkness's estate would exceed the
amount left to her by her husband.
The executors. william q. Warden m
Clarence A. Warden OF Philadelphia,
brothers Of Mrs. Hardness, are directed
to divide the ~rcsidusry estate In thirteen
equal parts among her brothers. sisters.
nieces n nephews.
Her sisters and brothers also received
under he will and one codicil. both
dated October II. 1916. certain jewelry
and personal effects the value Of which
Is not mentioned. To Mrs. Anna NJ.
Hardness. mother-in-law Of the decedent.
Is be~queathed q portrait OF herself by
William Thorne.
A mail but valuable collection Of
paintings is left to Mrs. Harkness's
brother-in-law. Edward s. Hardness.
After his death II is to go to the Art
to be known as the Charles w. Hardness
gift. To the latter institution also IL
b~equeathed the collection OF china In the
house of Mrs. Hardness at Madison.
N. j.
100000 Left 70 Church.
The rector. wardens and vestry of st.
Bartholomew Church In this city are
TO get $4,000 the next largest sun to
that left to Yale. This Is TO be used for
endowment purposes and as An addition
to the Charles W. Hardness fund. which
recently received a contribution Of $780,
OVU from Mrs. darkness.
The 100000 that goes to Yale n to
be used In endowment. The income IL
to be expended only In the payment OF
salaries OF officers OF instruction. En-
dowment funds Of 100000 each are left
to the following institutions.
The Morristown Memorial Hospital,
Morristown. N. j.. the Flagler Hospital.
st. Augustine. Fla. the Germantown
Dispensary and Hospital. Germantown.
Pa. the Babies Hospital. st. Mary's
Free Hospital for Children. this city. and
the Art Museum OF Cleveland. Ohio.
Other Beauests.
Other requests are:
81. Johns Guild Of the City OF New
York. $4,000, AZ endowment for tho
fresh air fund OF the guild Morris
County Children's Home. Morristown. n.
j., 5000 for general purposes; Brysor
Day Nursery. this city. $4,000, and the
Goodwill Home Association. Hinckley,
Me. $4,000.
Besides modest bequests TO several
friends elaborate provision is made for
pensions to employees. Superintendent
and housekeepers at the New York and
Madison houses each receive $4,000 out,
right. II they have been In the service
Of Mrs. HarknSss or her husband fol-
NNt "a VT IIpfc ivy SCI ~ Iltt lIitoltis
OF onc-half their present salary. Other
servants get lesser amounts, dependent
on their length Of service.
The executors are instructed to estab.
llsh a trust fund SUFFICIENT to pay an in.
come OF $4,000 n year to "a brother
Henry Warden Of Fredericksburg, Va
On his death this Income Is to be paid
to his children.
Division Of Residue.
OF the thirteen equal divisions Of the
reslduary estate one such part 10 to bs
held In trust for each Of tho following
Elizabeth n. Ketterlinus. sister Herber'
w. Warden Of Paris, france. brother
Nelson Fl. Warden OF Paris. brother
Mrs. Hardness. who a no children. lef
ono part absolutely TO each OF the fol
lowing:
Sarah b. Mclean Of Philadelphia. sis
ter; Clarence A. Warden OF Philadelphia
brother. n William q. Warden O