New Britain herald., 1923-08-06
ROCKEFELLER FUND
 PAYS OUT MILLIONS
$,S6t,S71 Disbursed..Many Wd-
 fare Causes Aided

New York, Aug. e.-The first report
 issued by the officers of the Laura
 spelmans Rockefeller Foundation
 Memorial established in October. 1915
 vas made public yesterday. The re-
 port shows the activities supported
 and contributed to by the memorial
 fund, and reports that from the
 founding of the memorial up to and
 including December 31, 1922, S9,3s1,- ! s71.12 were expended toward furth-
 ering and supporting various causes.
 Of this amount s1,2s2,s1s were ap-
 piled to the American Relief adminis-
 tration the largest single work out
 side the United States. A sum of
 $boo.0oo was applied toward transpor- tation of medical supplies into Russia and another amount of s10o.000 was used to feed the Russian refugees in Constantinople, in cooperation with the League of Nations and the Red Cross. Of the total spent, the largest single amount was .$3,992,501, appro- priatcd for the aid of social welfare and public health organizations.
 The capital of the fund is $7s,o74,-
 AiHpu6 pI6dulEdllOUb noSleiCd py the memorial were: Y. W. c. A. Na- tionsl Board, $s22.50o: International Committee of the Y. M. c. A., s1.os3.- ss7; Boy Scouts. s1o0.ooo; Girl Scouts, s55,ooo, and s1,ooo,ooo to the Wom- en's Union Christian colleges in the Orient, real interest of Mrs. Rocke- feller.
 The report in part says:
 The Laura Spelman Rockefeller Memorial was founded in October, 1918, by John D. Rockefeller in mem ory of his wife, Laura Spelman Rocke- feller. The memorial is incorporated for general charitable and philanthro- pic purposes and is not limited geo. graphically in its field of operations.
 During the period beginning with the memorials incorporation and end ing on December 31. 1922, the sum of s3,361,S71.12 has been paid on ac-. count of appropriation, made by the board of trustees. Further appropria- tions of 13,4ss,Sss.66 are awaiting the fulfillment of conditions for payment. Administrative expense has amounted to s43,s61.8l. The income of the memorial during this period has been s1s,so6, 6,o4s.s5.
 The past three years have wit messed urgent demands for relief from starvation and disease in Europe and in China and the memorial has been able to make substantial contributions in these emergencies. To the China famine fund, S250,000 was pledged.
 Hungrey Children Fed
 "For relief in Europe the memorial has contributed to the resources of the American Relief administration $1,-s 2s2,s16 Of this amount $1.ooo,ooo was applied toward the feeding of children in Europe. l
 'The balance includes payments on account of two appropriations. one of s500,oOO for transporting medical sup plies from Russia, and one Of $1o0,- 900 for feeding Russian refugees in Constantinople. .1.
 During the past four years the has contributed $3,992,- 5o1,43 to organizations working in the fields of social welfare and public health. Appropriations for work in these fields raise important questions for fund such as the memorial. For 1t is necessary to discriminate care fully between the responsibility Of society, on the one hand and of the endowed foundations on the other, if really substantial pro- zress in human welfare is to be se- cured.
 Attacks Basic Problems
 s'Funds such, as the memorial are arse enough and permanent enough % make it possible, by planning over ! period of years, to attack really problems of human wei 'are and to reach relatively remote ,nds.s It is from the standpoint of this opportunity that the memorial looks n the determination of its policies Ind in the cultivation of its field.
 Tn 1920 the memorial appropriat- d $50o,ooo to the principal fund of he national board of the Y. W. c. A, nd in 1921 an additional $200,0o0 | vas appropriated to be applied toward . retirement fund for employees of he board. Other appropriations to he board.
 ITO the international committee of he r. M. c. A. for its work in this country and abroad s333,ss7-04 has ,een contributed during the period of 'ears represented. Tn addition to his amount s75o.ooo was appropriat- d to the retirement fund of the Y. 4. c. A. toward total amount re- Luired of $4,000,ooo.
 "The trustees of the memorial have ,een impressed by the broad national importance of the Y. M. c. A. and Y. V. c. A in promoting on interdenom- lines the physical, intellec- ual and moral welfare of the young nen and young women of this coun- ry. ~
 "The Boy Scouts and Girl Scouts ave been aided both in their regular york and in special activities. To the Joy Scouts $1o0,ooo was appropriat- d toward revolving fund of s350,- co, which is used to enable the or anization to take care of the large 1ventories which must be carried if he boys throughout the country are D be promptly and economically sup lied with the equipment that is so ecessary for the successful conduct f scouting"