The Washington times., 1931-07-21
SMITHSONIAN
BEQUEATHED
ART WORKS
Value Of Estate Not Revealed,
But Runs Into Millions;
Relatives to Get Residue

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trust with Attorney Edelin, who
is to pay the income to Shima
during his lifetime.
A number of other bequeSts
are included in the will, and the
residuary legatees are: Henry N.
and Frances Arnold, a nephew
and niece, respectively, of the
wealthy dowager. The value of
the entire estate is not disclosed,
but it is thought that it will run
into the millions.
Realty to Be Sold
Mrs. Henderson directs that all
of her real estate be sold by
Attorney Edelin, who is to act as
trustee and make the following
bequests:
DIR. Paul Bartsch, curator of
MOlluskS at the Smithsonian In
stitute, $4,000; Representative
Ernest w. Gibson of Vermont,
$1,000; william Carter. a mem
ber of her household, $4,000; C.
X. Hasegawa, a member of her
household, $4,000; Josephine Far
rar, her maid, $500.
The Smithsonian Institute is to
receive all paintings and art OBJ
jectS belonging tC Mrs. Hender-
son at the time of her death.
to be turned over to the National
Gallery of Art and kept together
as collection to be known as
the John Brooks Henderson col
lection.
Statuary Disposed of
The same provisions are made
with regard to the disposition of
five pieces of statuary by
famous American artist, bust of
Pauline Wright Davis by Paul
Akers. bust of John B. Hender-
son, sr, by Roman artist;
statuary known as Fisher Boy
by a Roman artist, and two bronze
medallions, one of her husband
and the other of Hon. Sidney
BurleSon, modelled by Major Hen
derSon.
Such articles as are rejected by
the Smithsonian Institution are
to be become a part of the resi-
duary estate, which will be di-
Vided between the Arnold chill
dren.
Trust Fund Cited
The last paragraph of Mrs.
Henderson's will which consisted
of four pages was directed at
Mrs. Wholean, and reads as
follows:
"It is my expressed wish, and
do SO direct, that Beatrice
Henderson WhOlean shall have
nothing from my estate.
have previously execut GER
tain irrevOcable trust agree
ment, made and dated the fiji
teenth day of September, 1926,
and comprising in the aggre-
gate the sum of $S65,OOO which
together with such income as
said Beatrice henderson Who'll
can shall receive from the es-
tate of my son, John B. Hen
dersOn, jr., is ample for her
. support"
History of Controversy
The adoption of Mrs. Wholean
by Major Henderson was OBJ
tanned secretly on December 80,
1924. and was never spread upon
the records of the court. It was
revealed only after Mrs. Wholean,
who had always been known as
the daughter of John B. Hender-
son, jr., son of Mrs. Henderson,
filed an equity suit asking that
Mrs. Henderson be removed as
trustee of the estate of John B.
Henderson, sr., and Jonn B.
Henderson, jr.
Mrs. Wholean, as an eventual
legatee of the estate of her
father, John B. Henderson, jr.,
claimed her reputed grandmother
had become so weakened by re-
cent illnesses that she was un-
able to manage the affairs of
the two estates, and was disSi-
pating the assets.
Mrs. Henderson Immediately
countered with the suit which
shocked Washington society, in
which she claimed that Mrs.
WQOledn was not ner SIduuCLllIu'
nor was she the daughter Of her
son, but was a founding taken
from an orphanage by her son
and his wife and foisted upon
their parents to satisfy their de-
sire for an heir.
Adopted In 1924
She had adopted Mrs. Wholean
December 30. 1924, Mrs. Hender-
son said, and asked the court to
set aside the adoption on grounds
that Mrs. Wholean's mother was
living at the time and should
have given her consent to vail
date the proceeding.
Mrs. Wholean's suit against
Mrs. Henderson has not been
heard, but a memorandum was
taken in the latter suit handed
down several weeks ago by JUS
tice James M. Proctor indicating
that the secret adoption of Mrs.
Wholean by Mrs. Henderson will
be vacated.