The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-02-05
FUNDS FOR HOSPITAL
 LEFT IN FINN WILL
Anniston Philanthropist Also Left $1000O For
 Park Purposes And $lo,ooo For Boy Scout Work-Several Individuals Benefactors

ANNISTON, Ala, Feb. 4.-By the terms of the will of the late Col. Will liam H. Finn, who died about month ago in New York, the Roman Catholic bishop of Alabama has been be- queathed the sum of $25 900 to be held in trust as a nucleus for the building of a William H. Finn hospital in An niston, part of the interest on the fund to be used in the meantime in caring for Catholic patients wo may be entered in either of he Sellers or St. Luke's hospitals in Anniston.
 In addition to the hospital provision for Annisto nthe city of Anniston is left the sum of $1O,0O0 for park pur- poses. that amount of money and the Boy Scout music hall and two valuable lots at the corner of Thirteenth street and Moore avenue to be included pro- vided the city takes up the bequest and acquires the block in front of the Anniston Inn and establishes a recrea- ton center there within the period of three years.
 A bequest of $1OOO0 for the Boy Scouts, half of which is to be ex- pended on the band which was or ganized by Colonel Finn a few years NxO WdS AtbO DlSluuCu HI thC W III and testament of the late citizen, a like sum being left to the Anniston Nursing association for the health work among the white and colored peo- pie equally in Anniston.
 The sum of $1O,OO0 was left by Col onel Zinn for expenditure under the direction of the Roman Catholic bish- op of Alabama for missionary work among the negroes of Calhoun county and vicinity, Ssmaller amounts being left to local institutions and people Colonel Finn left for the widow of Jack Butler, faithful negro servant who died several years agof the sum of $500. The sum of $6,O00 was pro- yided for the establishment of play. grounds for negro children in two sec tions of ArfAiston.
 Other institutions and persons in Anniston were remembered in the fol lowing amounts by Mir. Finn: Mrs. R H. Stickney and four sons, $1.00O each; Miss Florence Woods, $1 ,00O Misses Mary and Stella Huger, $1,0OC each; Miss Belle Huger, $500; Miss Mary Brewer, $500; Mrs. D. B. Walsh $500; Max F. Doering, 5000; Mrs Tom Chiffon, $500; Mrs. Ross Black mon and two children, $1 900 each Lou Butler, $500; Snow and Ned Per. kins, $500 each; John B. Fitzgerald $500; Mrs. T. k. Gordon, $500; Miss Iva Cook, $500; Business Women's club, $2,OOO; Addie Weaver mission $3,0OO, E. F. Billie, $500; Mrs. Mollie Powell, $1,O0O.
 Mrs. Finn was provided for in a prenuptial contract, provision being in the will that she will receive an annuity of $2,500 in the event she lives longer than a lease now in force on the New York apartment they oc' cpied at the time of Colonel Zinn's death.
 Tate Announces
 Judge s. w. Ttate, who was recent ly appointed as judge of the seventh judicial circuit to succeed Judge A. P Agee, has made a formal announce ment of his candidacy for that office Judge Tate has announced that he will not neglect the affairs of his office tc make a canvass of the thre county circuit.
 To Address Realty Board A Birmingham representative of tn, Birmingham Real Estate board will b' invited to address a special meeting O the Anniston board to be held in An niston on Thursday evening, banque session to be held at the same time and at which local speakers will have part on the program.
 Ayres To Preside
 Harry M. Ayers, who was recent. elected president ofthe Anniston Cham Der of Commerce, will preside over tn, first meeting since the annual election Wednesday afternoon at the directors room of the Anniston National bank Inauguration of plans for an extensive