Evening star., 1925-10-21
MILLION BY WILL
GIVEN TO CHARITY
Outright Donation Made by
Late James NJ. Deering in
Last Testament.
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
MIAMI, Fla, October 2l.-ProNiding
for an outright donation of S1,00o.OO0
to charitable institutions, the will of
the late James NJ. Deering, who died
September q, has been filed in the
Dade County Court.
Provision is also made for the plac-
ing of $500 600 in trust. the income 10
Miami City Hospital.
Charles Deering. a brother, nameu
as one executor is given S175,O0O out
right Villa Viscaya. the Deering
estate to the south of Miami. which
Is included in the reSiduary property,
is to be divided between Charles Deer
ing and Richard +. Howe, a brother
in-law and the other executor.
Mr.. Deerins is TO receive three-fifths
of the estate and Mr.. Howe the re
rnainder. No appraisal of the estate
has been made. according to +. NJ.
Hudson. attorney, who drew up the
will.
Reuuests to Other Relatives.
Bequests to other relatives. friends
and employeS total approximately
sS55. 900 with the sums ranging In
size from 100000 to 100000. Charles
W. c. Deering, a nephew, is given
100000.
The Visiting Nurse Association and
the Children's Memorial Hospital
both of Chicago. are to receive $500
600 each. 1t is stipulated in the
clause placing S500.0Uo in trust for
the Miami City Hospital that the
money must be used to establish n
charity ward Provision is also made
that the ward shall be named the
William Deering Ward. In case lhe
hospital shall fail TO establish sucn
a ward, or, il, in the opinion of the
trustees. the ward is not being con-
ducted properly, the income from the
trust fund will be devoted i'll some
other charitable institution in Miami
the decision to rest solely with the
executors.
All Debts Cancelled.
All debts and obligations owed to
Mr.. Deering are Cancelled by the terms
of the will, and AL interest that has
accrued on past debts is likewise NUN.
fed, and the executors are instructed
not to seek payment.
James NJ. Deering died at sea Sep
telnber 81 while returning from Eu
rope on the steamer Paris. He was
widely known in Northern art circles
and contributed heavily during his life
to various philanthropic projects. be
fore retiring from business he was vice
president of the international Har-
veSter Co.
The list bequeaths to other indi-
yiduals as follows: Frederick A.
Prince, cousins. 100000 Marion w.
Deering, sister-in-law, $4,000; Roger
Deering. nephew. 10000; Marion u.
Mccormick. niece, So 900; Charles
Deering Mccormick. grandnepheW,
0,000; Chauncey B. Mccormick,
grandfephew, $4,000; Roger Simon
Mccormick, grandnephew, $4,000;
Barbara d. Danielson. niece, $4,000;
Richard B. Danielson, jr., grand
nephew, $4,000; James 3. DanielsOn,
grandnephew SO, 900; Marion Daniel
son, grandniece, $4,000: William
Deering Howe, nephew, $4,000; TO
each child Of W. d. Porter, cousin,
$4,000; Walter MacEwen, $4,000;
Charles B. Macdonald. $4,000; Chaun
cey Mccormick, nephew by marriage,
$4,000: Richard f. Danielson, nephew
by marriage, $5 900; Polly Brooks
Howe niece by marriage, So, 900: DeX-
ter p. Donaldson, $4,000; f. W.
Cramer, So 900: Asher c. Baker. 81 900;
George F. Steele. $4,000; Bertram NJ
Winston, $4,000; Arthur Meeker, 81 900;
Carl MeIchers, $4,000; William J.
Louderback, $4,000; Watson f. Blair,
SO 900: George E. Sheehan, $1,000;
Clarence ). Funk, $4,000; Howard P.
Gillette SO 900: Is. A. Kennedy, $4,000;
James Gerard FduI, So,uUO, QUO BySleT,
$4,000.
Others named are to receive $4,000
and 81 900 each, as designated.
Gift to Art Institute.
Four pictures in the Deering
home in Chicago are to be given to
the Chicago Art Institute. All fur
niShinss in the residence at Villa
Eiscaya are included in the bequest,
which gave the estate to Mr.. Howe
and Charles Deering.
Servants who have been with the
Deering family for year will each
receive 500. Those employed for
two years before the death of Mr..
Deering will receive an additional
$500 and those employed for more
than two years will receive $500 ad-
ditional for every year of service
more than two years.