Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-12-07
.FR|CK FAMILY GETS
25 MILLION, PUBLIC
III MILLION BY WILL
$15,0OO,O0O for Princeton
Is Among Ironmaster's
Big Bequests.
! HARVARD AND MASS. TECH
| TO HAVE S. ZOO, 900 EACH
Hospitals and Other Institutions
Generously Remembered and
Park Given Pittsburgh.
By the Associated Pres


Park Given Pittsburgh.
BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, December 6.-Henry
Clay Frick, multimillonaire, ironmaster
multimillionaire, ironmaster and COL
and collector Of art, left all but S25, 000,-
600 of his vast estate to public. charita-
ing to the terms of his will, made
public here tonight.
The value of the public requests,
after s25,000,oo0 is set aside for his
widow, son and daughter, is S117,000.-
600 exclusive of ISL acres Of Pitts
burgh real estate left for a public
park.
The Prick mansion and art collec-
ton in this city, valued at approx
mately $5O,OO0,0Oo, with an endow
ment of s15,0OO,0O0 additional to main
tain them as 1.-The Frick collection"
are given to the public at the term.na-
ton of Mrs. Tricks life. This makes
Mr.. Tricks largest single gift to the
public total $65,000.000.
Gifts to Institutions.
and the Massachusetts Institute of
Technology are bequeathed approx
mately $25.00O,O00. divided so that
Princeton will receive about S15,O0O.-
900 and Harvard and Technology each
about $4,000, 900
About s5,o00,ooo is left to the edu-
cational fund commission at Pitts
burgh. Institutions in that city to
receive requests amounting to about
$500, 900 each are: Children's Hospital,
Allegheny General Hospital, Home for
the Friendless, Kingsley House Assoc
IN
Free Dispensary, Pittsburgh News
boys Home, Western Pennsylvania
Hospital and the Central Young
Women's Christian Association:
other 100000 beauests are: Union
state Hospital. Connellsvi1le: West
moreland Hospital. Greensburg;
Mount Pleasant Memorial Hospital.
Mount Pleasant; Braddock General
Hospital. Braddock, and the Home
stead Hospital, Homestead, all of
Pennsylvania.
The Society Of the Lying-in Hos
pital of the city Of New Y9rk i. as IS
1880, 900. ~ '5z' F-f. ~ - -
ton to her share in the SIS, 100000
left the immediate family is be-
queathed to Miss Helen c. Frick. to
dispose Of along the general lines OF
public benefit provided for in requests
TO DuDllC ana cOuCdtlOhdlI
Art Collection for Public.
The New York mansion, in, which
the Frick art collection is housed, is
left to Mrs. Adelaide H. c. FLICK, his
widow, as long as she continues to
live there. The house and the art
collection together are valued at $780,
900 900. Upon her death or election to
relinuuish the house as a residence,
the entire property is left to cor
poration to be formed to maintain. a
gallery of art on the property for
"encouraging and developing the
study of fine, arts, and OF advancing
the general knowledge OF kindred
subjects
The trustees are directed immedi-
ately to form the corporation under
the laws of New York. state, to be
known as 1.-The Frick Collection"
The corporation is to maintain in the
New York mansion public gallery
of art" Until the corporation is com :
pleted the art collection is to be held
in trust by Mrs. Frick. Miss Helen
Prick. Childs Prick, the son. and
George F. Baker, jr.: J. Horace Hard
ing. Walker D. Hines, Lewis Cass
Ledyard, John D. Rockefeller. jr, and
Horace Havemeyer.
Fifteen million dollars are left In
trust to the same persons Tor the
maintenance and Improvement of the
Prick art collection, house and
grounds.
A tract of land in Pittsburgh. about
Isl acres in the fourteenth ward and
bordering on the Homework ceme-
t.-y. is left to the city Of Pittsburgh
r.. be maintained as a public park.
Two million dollars are left TO the
Union Trust Company Of Pittsburgh
as trustees, for maintenance ana en-
bellishment Of the park.
Provisions for Education.
About 100000 of his. estate Mr.:
Frick ordered divided into 100 equal
shares. These shares were ordered dis
tributed to various institutions Prince
ton is given thirty shares, Harvard ten,
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
fen and the Educational Fund Commits
sion, which has its Office in Pittsburgh,
ten.
lie Mr.. Tricks will, said that it was the
ironmaster's intention to distribute to
public, charitable and educational In
stitutions all of the 100 shares Not
having made provision for thirteen re-
manning undecided upon at his death. it
was Mr. Tricks intention to have his
daughter arrange for the dispensing OF
is beaueathed them-valued at about
s6.5oO,OOo-to do with as she sees fit
No restrictions are placed upon her by
the will.
Executors OF Will.
Executors of the will, under its direc-
ton, are given as Mrs. Adelaide H. c.
Prick. Miss Helen Prick, Childs Prick
and Henry C. McEldowney and William
Watson Smith: both of Pittsburgh. NJ
Eldcwney' and Smith receive $3.50, 900
each as their fees.
Fees of. $4,000, each are left to the
trustees for the Frick art collection
excluding Mr.. Frick' s
widow and som and daughter
The will expressed the fullest pos
sible confidence and trust in MI Frick's
immediate family, and fullest possible
leeway is given them throughout the
entire document. Trustees and ex
ecutors ordered appointed to handle
his estate enjoy a like confidence and
lack of restriction Of action pertain
ing to their. duties. All rights and
powers. discretionary or otherwise,
imposed upon trustees and executors.
shall devolve upon their successors
without hindrance, the will provides.
Mr.. Frick directed that his executors
file no inventory of his estate with
the register of wills. Any interest
in his estate which fails to be eff
fectively disposed of is to revert to
Miss Helen Frick.
A striking parasraph in the docu-