The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-06-27
,JUILLIARD GIVES
MILLIONS TO AID
CAUSE OF MUSIC
Will Leaves Residue of Vast
Estate to Establish Foun-
dation in New York..
NAY TOTAL $20,000,000
Metropolitan Opera Will Gain
and Public Entertainments
Are Provided For.
NAY TOTAL $2O,00O,OO0


ther the art Of music is a bequest set
forth in the will Of A. d. Juilliard. New
York merchant, which was fled yes
terday with the Surrogate Of Orange
county at Goshen, n. Y. He left his
entire residuary estate for the estab-
Ishment Of the Juilliard Musical Foun-
dation, which will help worthy stu
dents to be educated hero or abroad
without expense to them, give enter
tsinments for the education and diver
sion Of the public and assist the Met
ropolitan Opera Company in the pro-
ductlon Of operas.
The sum the foundation will receive
IS said by John NJ. Perry OF the law
firm Of Larkin & Perry. who filed the
will for probate. to be in all probable
ity Considerably in excess of $5.000.-
oo0" This is a conservative estimate.
Appraisal Of the estate for the State
inheritance tax is made six months af-
ter the death OF the testator. AS Mr..
Juliard died April 25 the extent Of his
fortune will not be publicly known un-
til the end of October at the least. 1t
is believed. although no ofYicial confir-
nation Is to be had, that the merchant
was worth between s3o.oo0,o and
$4,000, 900.
Many other Bequests.
There are specific bequests to rela-
tives and institutions amounting to
several million dollars. The extent Of
the residue, which will go to the Jul
lard Musical Foundation, can only be
guessed at now. 1t may reach $2o.-
100000.
In any event this benefaction is in
comparably the largest ever recorded In
the field Of music. In fact, 50 tremen-
dous is the bequest and so broad It's
terms that there is nothing with which
to attempt a comparison. Opening the
women with talent but without means
is only one. although a considerable one.
Of its purposes.
Nowhere in Europe is there an en-
dowment approach the Juilliard
Foundation. Every musician, every
lover OF music. will be greatly interested
TO learn OF this princely disposition Of
the larger part OF Mr.. Juilliard's for
tune. Such an endowment has long
been the dream of many persons with
the interest OF music in America at
heart.
1t will take a long time for Mr.. JUL
l!ards wishes to be carried out.
Executors Issue Statement.
This is the statement issued yesterday
in behalf OF the executors and trustees: ::
The will OF the late Augustus D..
Juilliard, who died April 25, was nled
today for probate in the office of the
Surrogate at Goshen, Orange county,
y. y. Mr.. Juilllard, after making ample
provision for his immediate relatives
and providing terms for the disposition
OF his interests in the Arm of A. d.
JuIil!ard & Co. to his late partners.
made the following bequests:
American Museum of Natural His.
-
and Hospital, 100 900
Society Of New York Hospitai...... 10000
Lincoln Hospital and Home. ............ 100000
New York society ion the Prsvsn: ~ ~
e.. Johns Guild. City OF New York. 10000
After these bequests Mr.. Juilliard
gave all the residue OF his estate to
In vyill
directions that they should form a cor
poration TO be known as The Juilliard
Musical Foundation to which all the
residuary estate should be given.
The general scope OF the Juilliard
Musical Foundation. as stated in the
Will Is to aid all worthy students Of
music In securing complete and ade-
quate musical education. either at ap-
propriate institutions now in existence
or hereafter to be created. or from Ap-
propriate instructors in this country or
abroad 10 arrange for and TO give with
out proft to II musical entertainments,
concerts and recitals OF q character Ap-
propriate for the education and enter
ta'nment OF the general public in tho
musical arts and to aid the Metropoli-
nn Opera Company In the city OF New
York for the purpose Of assisting II In
the production OF operas.
Wide Power. to Trustees.
Ample discretion is vested In the
rdsi'eH to provide that the Juilliard
Musical Foundation shall have the nee
essary powers to carry out the expressed
wishes and general scheme as expressed
tF the testator
u is provided that the Juilliard Mu-
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