New-York tribune., 1920-07-04
FROM a portrait of Mrs.
Marcus L. Ward, acife of
the late Governor Ward

LNC LULS IIOCETftOT w ara
wldowers, as may be admitted to
the privileges of said home; and if
thereafter needed, said corporation
may erect from time to time. ad-
ditlonal building or buildings, and
furnish and equip the same for the
use Of said home, using for such
purposes such further part of the
rest, residue and remainder of my
estate, or any accrued income there
on, as the directors or trustees Of
said corporation may deem exped-
ent. After the purchase of said
lands and the erection, furnishing
and equipment, Of the building or
buildings to be erected thereon, and
subject to the erection, furnishing
and equipment of other building or
buildings as from time to time
needed, the income of the balance
of said rest, residue and remainder
OF my estate is to be used by said
corporation for the proper support
and maintenance Gnclusive Of
necessary repairs to buildings and
refurnishing) Of said Marcus l..
Ward Home for Aged and Respect
able Bachelors and Widowers."
In addition to the foregoing Mr..
Ward directed that to Joseph ].
Pharo, Of Tuckerton, n. J. his
fishing partner" be turned over al
his fishing gear, boats and other
property at Tuckerton; that SIS, 900
be paid to Ira Joralemon, who had
been Mr.. Wards clerk for forty
eight years; that $4,000 be paid to
Samuel Billings, the old negro
coachman for the Wards; that
$4,000 be paid to Edward n. Helm
ricks, of Tuckerton, the captain Of
Mr.. Wards fishing boat, and that
S25, 900 be turned over to the Mar
Gus L. Ward Post S8, Grand Army
of the Republic, which was named
after the late Governor Ward.
Something to Charity
Also he bequeathed $4,000 each
to these institutions: Bureau of
Associated Charities of Newark,
Home for the Friendless Of Newark,
Hospital for Babies Of Newark,
Home for Crippled Children of
Newark, Hospital for Women and
Children Of that city, Ne-rark Fe-
male Charitable Society, Young
Mems Christian Association Of
Newark, New Jersey Historical
Society, New Jersey Society for the
Prevention of Cruelty to Animals,
Hebrew United Charities Of New
ark, Newark Charitable Eye and
Ear Infrmary, Newark German
Hospital, Hospital OF St. Barnabas
Of Newark ard St. Michael's Hos
pllal OF Newark.
Finally he directed that all his
paintings, portraits, engravings and
statuary be sent to the Newark Mu-
scum Association and that his books
and pamphlets so 10 the New Jersey
Historical Society.
Mr.. Ward was born in Newark on
September 13, 1916, and was there :
fore in his seventy-fourth year. His
father was one of the men who
organized the Republican party in
1855 and was an elector- at-large on
the Lincoln-J ohnson ticket in 1864.
He was Governor of New Jersey
from 1865 to 1868, and chairman of
the Republican National Committee
in the next year. From 1873 to
1875 Governor Ward was a repre-
sentative in the Forty-third Con-
gress.
The son who died recently was
one of eight children, all of whom
are dead. Joseph Ward, last sur
viving brother, died at Carlsbad,
Ca, in 1911
Why He Moved
Mr.. Joseph was dead when Mr..
Marcus Ward got there" the old
negro coachman explained. "Then
Mr.. Marcus lived here all by him.
self, with only me to help him. Then
one day about two and half years
ago he said: Sam, | can't stand
hayin' so many women around and
he moved over to the club.
He was a fine man, and when
ah has my own place I'm goin' TO
put up his picture where ah can
always see it, and whenever any one
comes in I'll point to it and say;
He shuah was a fine mani. Which
he was." a