The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1920-12-15
STETS0N MILLIONS
TO GO TO WILLIAMS
College Is Named as Residuary
Legatee in VIII of Cor
poration Lawyer.

Francis Lynde stetson. corporation
lawyer and senior member OF the law
firm OF Stetson. Jennings & Russell, who
died several days ago. named Williams
College as residuary legatee Of his large
estate. After giving away more than
1000, 600 in specific legacies and trust
funds Mir. Stetson left the remainder Of
his property to his alma mater.
The gift is unconditional. except that
he asked thertrustees to pay the transfer
taxes on his estate and TO see that the
grounds of Williams College and the
graves and monument TO the memory OF
himself and his wife be kept In good
order. The principal of many OF the
trust funds will revert to Williams Col
lege after the life tenant dies.
Mr.. Stetson was a graduate OF VIII
Jams in the class OF 1867. He always
had been an enthusiastic alumnus,
leading member of the Williams Col
lege Club in this city and a member or
the board of trustees OF the college. he
and his wife are buried in Williamstown,
Mass. close by the college.
Mr. Stetson's will, executed on No
vember %. 1917. was filed yesterday in
the Surrogates' Court The petition
states that the estate is valued at over
$4,000 in both real and PERSONAL prop
erty," but II is probable that the prop
erty is worth several millions OF dollars.
To Margery Lee Adams. who was
adopted by Mr.. Stetson after the death
Of mis- wife. he left 100000 in trust,
with power of testamentary disposition,
and the income from 100000 additional.
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to his residuary estate upon her death.
To her is left also a one-third interest
in the wardrobe and personal elects of
her foster father.
Other specific legacies follow: Edward
L. Rogers. income from 100000; Allan
Wardwell, one-third interest In wardrobe
and personal effects and the decedents
interest in his law firms library and
In the law partnership; Helen Rogers
Wardwell, one-third interest in dece-
dents wardrobe and personal effects and
the income from 100000. All of these
benefciaries live in Lawrence, l.. l.
To each of the following is given
$4,000
metropolitan Museum OF Art New
York Botanical Gardens. Association Of
the Bar of the City of New York. So
ciety Of Lying-ln Hospital. St Lul5e's
Hospital. East Side House Settlement.
Church OF the Incarnation. Domestic and
Foreign Missionary Society OF the Prot
estant Episcopal Church. Diocesan Mis-
sionary and Church Extension Society.
Church Pension Fund OF the Protestant
Episcopal Church, Cathedral of st. John
the Divine, Y NJ. c. A.. in West Forty
fifth street. and trustees of Alpha Delta
Phi Of Williams College. \ specific gift
Of 100000 is left 70 Williams College
trustees.
The executive committee Of Alpha
Delta Phi OF this city receives $4,000:
Trinity Protestant Episcopal Church.
Yorng Mems Christian Association.
Champlain Valley Hospital. Home for
the Friendless all in Plattsburg. $4,000
each
Alice Fitch Hascall 349 West Four
teenth street. gets the income from
100000: Helen r. Prentiss. East
Seventy-fourth street income from
$4,000; Juliet L. Amber. 903 Park
avenue. income from $4,000. Numerous
other lecacies Of $4,000 each We're left
TO distant relatives and to friends
Edward l.. Rogers and Allan Ward
well are the executors.