Evening star., 1920-01-11
The Rambler Writes of W. W. Corcorarls Will

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The amount of money dedicated by
Mr.. Corcoran to the CorcOran Gallery
Of Art and the Louise Home may be
seen by reading the following provi-
sions of his will: "In addition to the
gifts heretofore made by me to the
trustees of the Corcoran Gallery of
Art. and which amount to about the
sum of $1.500,00O. l give and beQueath
the sum of 100000 to be applied by
said trustees for the purposes of said
gallery, according to request, which
I shall make in writing to said trus-
tees. In addition to the gifts hereto
fore made by me to the trustees of
the Louise Home. and which amount
to about the sum of 100000, I give
and bequeath the sum of $4,000. to
be duly applied to the purposes of
said home
Mr.. Corcoran's catholicity of char
ity and his benevolence to homes for
orphans may be gathered from the
following bequests: To the Washing
ton City Protestant Orphan Asylum.
$4,000: to st. vincents Catholic Or
phan Asylum. $4,000: to st. Joseph's
Catholic Orphan Asylum. $4,000: to st.
AIMS Infant Asylum. $4,000; to the Little
Sisters of the Poor. $4,000, and to the
Church Orphanage Qate st. John's),
$4,000. these sums are to be held
and invested by the institutions TO
which they are severally given and
sufficient part of the income therefrcm
used to furnish the inmates with the
usual Christmas and strawberry Ies-
rivals and feasts commenced oy my
daughter about forty years ago ana
continued by me to the present time.
That tells the beautiful story OF the
interest, which Louise Morris Cor
cpran, daughter of w. w. Corcoran'
who became the wife of George Eus-
lis. and who died at Cannes, France.
december 4, 1867. took In the chill
Cren and tho old people In the insti-
atoms named. When Louise married
{ nd went to France Mr.. Corcoran con-
Z nued up to the time OF his death tne
ustom of the daughter to furnish
ood cheer to the orphans ana Ola
eople at Christmas and AT certah
ther times of the year.
The Rambler forgot to insert IN its
nroner Mace in this story the fact that
Mr.. Corcoran bequeathed 800 20 me-
barber, George Gray. Nr. Corcorah
desired that the house which his father'
Thomas Corcoran. built in Georgetown
should be kept in the family. and IN the
will is this item: The old brick mousse
on Bridge (now ny street in George
town, built in the year 1871 by my
father, and in which was born' To-
gether with the ground on whicn II
stands give and bequeath to my grand
son, william Corcorans Eustis, and ms
heirs, with the request that he 90 NOT
cell the same, but divise 1t to his eldest
son with view of retaining it IN the
family as long as possible"
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The provisions of Mr.. Corcoran's will
relating to his grandchildren were 70
the following terms: II give ana
divise to Anthony Hyde and Charles
M. Matthews, both of Georgetown. ana
the survivor and his heirs ana assigns
OF such survivor all the rest and residue
of my estate whether real, personal or
mixed, and wheresoever situated, ID
with fun power and direction OF man
agement and of investment and chang
ing Investments, and of sale, exchange
conveyancing, assignment and delivery
and to receive and collect rents IN
comes and profits, interest and DIVIDENDS
accruiiig therefrom or from any part
thereof, and after paying the taxes,
insurance, repairs and other expenses,
which said trustees or the survivor. or
my executors hereinafter named are
authorized to incur for the better man.
agement of the estate, to pay to each
of my grandchildren, William Corcoran
Eustis. George Peabody Eustis ana
Louise Marie Eustis, during the next
year ensuing the date OF my death. the
sum OF $4,000 in equal quarter-yearly
instruments. Should either OF my
grandchildren die during said time,
leaving lawful issue, such grandchildS
part shall be paid to such issue.
/ appoint this sum in favor Of said
grandchildren, believing that the same
when added to the annual income which
they now receive from the estate OF
their mother will amply suffice for their
support.
And from and after the expiration
of said year next ensuing my decease
and until the end Of ten years after
my decease, to pay out and distribute
to my grandchildren annually and In
equal proportions said rents, incomes,
profits. interest and dividends, and
should any one or more of my grand
children die leaving legal issue such
issue or descendants shall receive the
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