The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-11-29
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By 4. @. FORBES

Two Americans have this year
given away more than $7,OO0(OOO
each, Julius Rosenwald and John
d. Rockefeller, jr.. Another has
made a 81 900. 900 gift, two made
a joint gift OF $500, 900; five
made gifts OF $1,000, 900 or more
each, while 100000 was dom.
ated by Mrs. j. Ogden Armour
and her daughter. Mrs. John J.
Mitchell, to repay debts left by
Mr.. Armour.
The Rockefeller Foundation gifts
average ST 900, 900 a month. The
known Rockefeller gifts, including
those made BY John d., jr., now
we'll exceed $500, 0OO. 900.
No other nation has ever wit
messed such lavish giving.
Made by Living Citizens
These gifts have been made by
living citizens and take no ac-
count OF the very much larger
sums bequeathed for charitable
purposes. III was only the other
day that details OF Payne Whit
ney's will revealed charitable be
quests totalIing $50 600 900.
Among other individuals and
families who have donated $10A
900 900 or more are George East
man. the harnesses. George #.
Baker, Milton s. Hershey. S. s.
Kresge. John Markle the Mayo
Brothers, Felix M. Warburg. the
GuGgenheims.
Tie following are gifts an.
nounced during the current year:
Mrs. Lolita Sheldon Armour
and Mrs. Lolita Armour Mitchell,
AO.OOO.000 to repay debts OF il
Ogden Armour.
Julius Rosenwald. 5000 600.
Jewish Land Settlement. Russia;
81, 900 900, addition to Rosenwald
Fund; $500 900, Hebrew Union Coli
lexe; $250,0O0, University Of Chi
cago.
Milton S. Hershey, $4,000, 900.
community center.
George r. Baker. $1.0O0,0O0.
Dartmouth College: $3.50. 900. dea.
coness hospitals; $4,000; n1u-
scum. city OF New York; $50, 900
George f. Baker Fund.
Albert d. Lasker, 100000,
medical research.
Fred J. Fisher, 81 900. 1000, Little
Sisters OF the Poor.
John J. Rasko' 81 900, 900, "Bill''
Raskob Foundation.
Felix M. Warburg. $1,000, 900,
Jewish Land settlement.
n MA 0nl . "A
J. Baldwin, $1,500.000. Drew Uni
versity.
Thomas d. Jones, $500. 900,
Princeton University.
Charles r. Brush. $500 600, Brush
Foundation.
Chester Dewitt Pugsley $500, 900,
Harvard Law School.
Ellis +. Phillips. $500 600. Broad.
way Temple, New York city.
John Markle, 100000, Salvation
Army.
Edward s. Hardness. $4,000.
Taft School, WATERFOWL, Conn.
Col. w. b. Thompson, $3.50, 900.
Phillips Exeter Academy.
Pierre S. du Pont. $4,000,
High school, Seaford, Del.
Nathan S. Jonas and Ralph
Jonas. $250.O00, Nathan S. Jonas
Hospital.
For New York Museum
James speyer. S25e,o 900, museum,
city of New York.
DR.. and Mrs. villa m III.
Nichols. 100000, Kingston. On
tario,i hospital.
Edward S. Hardness. 5000, 900,
museum, city of New York.
Morris White, 100000, Yeshiva
College.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Blumen-
thai. $1O3,7o1, Mount Sinai Hos
pital.
John f.. Andrus, 500. 900. Wes-
leyan College.
W. Davidson, $780, 900. Wesleyan
College.
Albert w. Johnston, 100000,
Wesleyan College.
George S. Ingraham. 100000,
Wesleyan College.
Henry I. Hartman, 100000,
Wesleyan College.
Mrs. J. w. Donohue and Mrs.
Charles f. F.. Mccain, 100000,
museum, city of New York.
Mrs. Stephens Henry Oil, $780,
600. Wesleyan College.
William J. Wollman, 100000,
Mothers Rest Center.
Mr.. and Mrs. Daniel Guggen-
helm and Mr.. and Mrs. Murray
Gugenheim. 100000, Goldman
Band concerts.
Mr.. and Mrs. Felix M. War
burg. $4,000. prevention unem-
pIOyment, Palestine.
Edward w. BOX, $4,000, Knox
County General Hospital, ROCK
land. Me.
Mortimer w. Schiff, $4,000, Taft
School, Watertown. Conn.
ROckefelIers laura Spelmah
Foundation), $1,000,O00, University
of Chicago.
John ID. Rockefeller, jr., $1,000
900, restoring Williamsburg, va;
s., 900 900. University of Paris;
S500,O0O Westchester County Park.
way; s250,OO0. museum, city OF
New York: 100000, leprosy fund;
$4,000. negro children.
Copyright. 1928, by 3. c. Forbes)