New Britain herald., 1922-07-19
Directors of Fund
To Experiment for Public.

To Experiment for Public.
 Their announcement said simply:
 "The establishment of a national fund to promote experimental agen- cies for public welfare was an- nounced yesterday by the incorpor- ators of the American Fund for Pub lie Service, just incorporated in Dela- ware"
 Mir Baldwin explained that so many legal technicalities were encountered in New York that 1t was decided to incorporate in Delaware where the laws are less exacting.
 The new group. the announcement continued, lis analogous to the var ious Community Trusts now in sue cessful operation in number of the larger cities. The governing boards of these and other funds so far estab- lished are conservative and dlsin- clined to assist new movements.
 Won't Be Conventional.
 "Various persons desiring to give or beque money to public causes have expressed the desire for the establish ment of fund controlled by persons who will not be conventional in their conception of public service, and who will give preference to new and ex- perimental agencies. The Board of Directors of the new fund is com- posed of such persons. with practical working contracts with the whole range of such agencies throughout the United Slat7=.
 "The Board of Directors will an nounce at later date the funds like ly to be at their disposal to assist such agencies in the near future.
 "The administration of the fund will differ from most Of those now in existence by not depending upon sal aries executive to handle the work, the members of the board undertak- ing the necessary inquiries with the help of advisory committees drawn from those who know best the needs of the experimental field.
 Garland Carries Out Plan,
 "The fund will also distribute among such agencies the current gifts of any donors who prefer to substi- tute the collective judgment of the di- rectors for their own"
 By turning over the vexatious s1,- 
 carrying out his original idea of re- fusing for himself money he did not earn. His philosophy of inheritance is attributed to his reading of radical doctrines while freshman at Har- yard.
 He startled the world by his decla- ration of his belief when he became of age in June 1919, and was about to receive s1 100000 as his share in the estate of his father, James A Garland of Boston. This left the trustees of the estate--Henry D. Tu- dor, president of the Commonwealth Finance Corporation, of 100 Broad way. and James A. Parker of Boston with a problem on their hands over what to do with the spurned fortune.
 Garland solved 1t for them not long afterward by apparently recanting He explained that he had changed his mind, because he wished to settle $200,o0o on his wife, which he did, and dispose of the remainder as he saw fit.
 Took On An Affinity,
 He jumped into the spotlight again, . year ago, when Miss Lillian Con- rad, Boston art student, appeared on the scene. Garland, having his own ideas on love as well as money, took her to the Cape Cod farm, known as Bay End Farm" in North Carver. Mass Whereupon his wife, who was Miss Mary Wrenn. daughter of Philip Wrenn, Boston broker, took their daughter and went to live with her family.
 Then Miss Conrad was prevailed upon to change her temporarily adopted notions about affinities. Preachers, who had risen to praise