New-York tribune., 1919-06-27
Foundation to Provide Ed.
ucation for Deserving
Students of Art Is Or
ganized by Four Trustees
Opera Also to Profit
Seven New York City Insti-
futions TO Receive Be-
quests of 100000 Each

aIore than $4,000, 900 was left to es-
tablish Il musical foundation to aid
students in music, and 100000 was
bequeathed to public institutions by
Augustus D. Juillard in his will, filed
for probate yesterday in the office of
the Surrogate for Orange County, N. j.
Mr.. Juilliard was senior member of the
dry gooda firm of A. D. Juilliard &
CO., of 70 Worth Street, and director
of mary trust, transportation and in
surance companies.
The scope of the Julfiard Musical
Foundation, as stated in the will, is to
aid worthy students in securing musi-
cal education, either at appropriate in
stitutions now in existence or here
after TO be created, or from instructors
in this country or abroad. Concerts
and recitals are to be given for the
education and entertainment of the
general public. The foundation is to
aid the Metropolitan Opera Company
in the production of operas.
'Othcr Bequests Specified
After making provision for his i'm
mediate relatives and providing for the
disposition of his interest in his firm,
MIR. Julliard made the following be-
quests:
American Museum of Natural His
New York orthopedic Dispensary S-V'''''
and Hospital .................... 10000
Society of the New York Hospital 100000
Lincoln Hospital and Home. ...... 100, 900
New York Society for the Prevention
Of Cruelty to Children .......... 100. 900
St. Johns Guild Observation-Disclosures. 100, GOO
Tuxedo Hospital Tuxedo Park N. Y 100000
Ali the residue of the estate, accord
ing to Mr.. Juilliards instructions, is
to 60 to trustees who are to form a
corporation for the organization OF the
musical foundation. These trustees are
the president OF the Central Trust
Company, the president of the Guar
anty Trust Company. Frederic A. Juil-
lard, a nephew and former partner,
and such other persons as these three
shall select to assist them.
Residue Not Definitely Known
When asked the amount Of the re-
siduary estate which would be avail
able for the musical foundation, John
NJ Perry, who filed the will for pro-
bate, said it was impossible to tell at
this time, although in all probability
it would be considerably in excess of
S5,000,00 1t is provided in the will
that the Juilliard Musical Foundation
must be established during the lives of
Frederic A. Juilliard and Robert
West@way, a former partner, and if
for any reason the foundation is not
formed the residue shall be given to
the American Museum of Natural His
tory and st. Johns Guild in equal
amounts.
Mr.. Juilliard was identified with the
Metropolitan Opera House for many
years. He was president of the Metro
politan Opera and Real Estate Com
pany and always manifested an in
terest in musical matters. At the time
OF his death he was trustee of the
American Museum of Natural History
& member of the board Of directors of
the New York Hospital and member
of the American Geographical Society,
American Fine Arts Society and the
Ohio Geographical Society. He was
also member of the Union League,
New York Athletic, City, Republican,
Metropolitan and Merchants clubs.
The will was executed on March %,
1917. The executors and trustees, in
addition TO those who are trustees of
the musical foundation. are Mr. Bra
man and Robert Westaway. both
former partners