Evening star., 1926-08-14
COAST CHARITY PUT
ON BUSINESS BASIS
ID San Francisco Rich Men
Organize to Supervise City
Phi|anthropies.

special 1USI,dtIH To ne CtdT
SAN FRANCISCO. August 14.--De.
signed to create a permanent machine
for receiving and administering be.
quests for philanthropic purposes In
such a way as to make possible the in
telligent use of such funds 'for all
times" IA of San Franciscos WEALTH.
est men have taken initial steps TO-
ward the organization Of what is to be
known as the San Francisco FOunda
ton.
The IA capitalists, headed by
Charles w Merrill one of the most
active figures in local philanthropic
work, pledged themselves to the COM
mon cause and announced plans for
drawing into their circle hundreds of
others of TIE city's persons of wealth.
Capital in excess of 100000, 900 was
represented at the luncheon meeting
that prefaced the organization work
Under the plans of the proposed
, foundation, while a bequest might be
made for certain specific charitable
scientific, research, educational or
other philanthropical purposes, its
actual use after the donors death
would be governed by changing com
munity needs, these to be determined
by q lf-perpetuating board of
trustees.
Tho IA millionaires included be.
sides Merrill. the following: William
Wallace Campbal. President of the
University of California; Selah Cham.
herlain. Colbert ColdWell, William II.
Crocker s. T. Eastman, Mortimer
Floishhacker. +. J. Roster. j. B. Levi
son. f. l.. Lipman. Fl. Clay Miller,
president of the San Francisco Cham
ber of Commerce; Judge NJ. G. Sloss,
James r. Smith. Mrs, Siemund Stern
and Supreme Justice William IL.
Waste.
Others Also Invited.
Formal invitations to enter into the
permanent organization Of the foun-
dation were drawn up by the spon-
sors of the plan and forwarded to
As other persons of wealth in Cali
fornia. These were announced today
as follows:
William Randolph Hearst, Wallace
NJ. Alexander. Robert /. Bentley, T..
w. bradley. W. /. Brobeck. George
T. Cameron. Wigginton f.. Creed,
A. &. G. Dohrmann, r. Stanley Dol
lar, John :. Drum. Sidney NJ. Ehr-
man, Milton H. t,sberg, Edward l..
Eyre, Herbert F'leiShbaCker. Mrs.
James l.. Flood, Mark l.. Gerstle. A.
r. Giannini. j. -. Grant. Moses A.
Gunst, Charles w. Haas. r. B. Hale,
G. :. Howard, Kenneth K. Kings
\. Magee, Walter :. Martin.
Atholl Mclean. Garrett w. Nc
Enerney, Charles *. Mcintosh,
James X. Moffit. Walton \. Moore,
John Francis Neylan, Warren Olney,
James ID. Phelan. James Rolph, jr.,
mayor of San Francisco; Abraham
Rosenberg, W. =. Roth, Albert e.
Schwa bacher. Paul Shoup. Mrs. y,
T.. SpreckIes, Oscar Sutro T.. J.
Tobin, George Tourny, James Tyson,
Andrew i. Welch and DR.. Ray
Lyman Wilbur. president of Leland
Stamford. jr.. University.
Backbone Is Wealth.
This group. it was pointed out
represents the backbone of wealth
in San Francisco, and embraces
men and women of every branch OF
business. professional, INDUSTRIAL
scientific. educational and CONNER
cal life.
Merrill. Crocler, Mortimer. Fleish
hacker, Miller and Shoup issued the
original call to consider the founda
ton plan.
Subsequent t" the initial luncheon
it was announced that Merrill had
been named temporary chairman OF
the orga niZation and had been em
powered to name Il committee to in
veStigate and report on the details OF
the formation of the permanent or
eanization at the second meeting in
October.
This committee. it was announced
will make complete study of the
plan of organization Of the Rookie
feller Foundation. the Russell Sage
Foundation and community founda
tionS that have been formed in 81
other American cities.
The original community foundation
plan as fostered by +. II. Golf of
Cleveland. now decease it was