Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-01-16

In the midst Of various contributions
from wealthy persons for charitable
purposes, the gifts made under the will
Of Conrad Hubert are Of special interest
to the public because Of the method OF
distribution. Catholic, Protestant and
Jewish enterprises have shared IN the
estate Of $6,000.000. and the selection
of beneficiaries was placed In the hands
of former President Coolidge, former
Gov. Smith of New York and Julius
Rosenwald, himself a philanthropist.
There is announced In the findings
of this most unusual committee OF adj
ministrators," according to the Albany
Evening News, zone fundamental pre-
cept. 1t is that the organization bene-
fitted shall also help itself. A condition
Of the award Is that additional funds
shall be raised to validate the original
gifts. It would seem that there Is all
underlying principle here, typically
American, typically constructive and
typically enefRizing. The great institu-
ton Is not 10 sit back complacently to
receive the largess of great gtvers. 1t Is
to progress, aided toward doubling OF
the talents awarded"
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I'VE are particularly glad" says the
Columbus Evening Dispatch, Ito see on
the list such causes as the American
Foundation for the Blind, the Clarke
School for the Deaf, and the Leonard
Wood Memorial Fund for the eradica-
ton of leprosy.' The American Red
Cross gets s375,000 toward the erection
of its proposed building in New York
TS{kv oaA tho ir~anorfoy1ro ~ Sayalonipe ~
character in the young is recognized
by the allotment of 100000 each to
the Boy Scouts of America and the Girl
Scouts" Referring to "the stream Of
immigrants into America within the
generation now closing" that paper
finds satisfaction that Conrad Hubert
sis only one Of very many cases which
prove that it has good features"
1.-THE American public owes Messrs.
Coolidge. Smith and Rosenwald debt
of gratitude for the efforts thus exerted
in selecting the causes to which to allot
the bequest," AYERS the Shreveport
Journal, Education, benevolences ard
charity will be benefited because of the
generosity Of the late Mr.. Hubert, whose
personal experiences. especially in his
early years, made 1t possible for him
to be an intense sympathizer with those
In distress and need. Having
made his fortune in the United States.
1t was a form of gratitude that he
wished most of his wealth used for the
welfare Of those in his adopted coun-.
try"
There is something of a magnificent
faerie touch" remarks the Baltimore
Sun, about three men sitting down
quietly to divide UP 100000 among
q number Of important and useful or
carnations and institutions. 1t Is sell
dom that such q sum- large enough 70
be impressive even in these days, Is
distributed at one time. The occasion
is even rarer when 1t Is distributed
largely among educational projects and
medical institutions. Nor Is 1t fire.
quent thing for three men, even when
they are rich and eminent in their own
right, to have 1t said to them: Here
here is a fortune. Split it up as you
think best 1t must be admitted
that Alfred Smith, Julius Rosenwald
and Calvin Coolidge, selected as repre-
sentatives Of the Catholic, Jewish and
Protestant denominations, respectively.
have made a thorough Job Of their
pleasant and unusual labors."
Similarly considering the distribution
among different churches, the Dayton
Daily News comments: Here was ag-
gregated from S to 20 centuries Of racial
and religious antipathy. In the back
ground Of this combination run rivers
Of blood. Calvin Coolidge. Julius Rosen-
valid and Alfred z. Smith came together
around q table and had q delightful
time at their job. They parceled out
Hubert's six millions to hospitals and
schools and social settlements, and
never a harsh word said. These three
men annulled the evil of ages" Attest
ing that the distribution has been pop
ularly acclaimed as wisely made, the
Lowell Evening Leader thinks that ut