Salt Lake Telegram | 1928-01-01 | Page 25 | Greatest Gift Year Brings Total Above Billion Mark for Decade

Greatest Gift Y Year ar Brings Total Above Billion Mark for Decade By R. R S. S PICKENS Associated Press Staff Writer NEW YORK Dec 31 AP i American wealth to the extent of almost has been given away in 1927 1921 Records of ot the Russell Sage foundation library show that this sum bum makes the twelvemonth just dust ended probably the Sr greatest gift year l in the history of the world wend With tremendous Christmas gifts from foundations not yet reported and with gifts girts of less than not riot Included in the summary the total for tor the year at November 1 was close to Those familiar with the customs of ot the nations nation's large larg givers are ex expecting ox- ox the total to togo gO far beyond I the t mark ark by by bl J January nuarY 1 I. I the total amount given given- for charity and the advancement ement of t knowledge ge within the last decade i beyond the dollar billion mark Creat Creation n of tho Henry I E. E Hunt Hunt- ington foundation on the west coast with its endowment of between and was the largest single contribution of cf the year a arid and d one ne bf Of the largest in fn his tory ory Of this amount was set aside for research in American history the largest amount ever given for tor the specific purpose of ot ofa a advancing cultural knowledge Mrs Mary B E. E Emery Wife of the inventor and manufacturer of ot the emery emey wheel left in the form of a foundation for for- charitable and educational purposes The Th foundation will establish offices in Cincinnati where where Emery lived The rhe will wm of tf Henry BuhI Buhl Pittsburg Filth Pitts- burg c capitalist created a a. fund of ot 1 O OOOO for for charity the largest single fund set as aside de during the thc Y lr r that thit purpose sc RED CROSS AID Tb Tha pe peo United StAtes States gave for Red fled Cross flood relief when the Mississippi l oke Jn-oke roke lits flooded large areas In Ia half a dozen states While the Uie advancement of knowledge knowledge knowl knowl- edge and were we're the objects of of- the Principal ben benefactions of ot wealthy Americas there were we-re corl con con- fighting disease for forthe forthe forthe the Welfare of Youth and for forthe forthe the building of model tenements Aviation Aviation- also received its millions Largo Large Eum sums ms' ms of ot A American money went abroad the Rockefeller family family fam fain ily leading the way in the foreign field with a gift for a a. league of nations library and 1 to the people of France for restoration of ot national monuments destroyed during the war The he University Uni college of ot London received for educational work from the Rockefeller family and George E. E Eastman kodak manufacturer gave to the Royal Royall Royal Free Free ree hospital of London for tor a dental clinic Edw Edward vard 38 lS S. S Harkness gave St. St Andrews university of England and S Samuel muel contributed for a Hebrew university at Jerusalem em Among the unusual nU ual gifts of of the year were we-r those E. E Campbell Campbell Camp Camp- bell of Atlantic City who set aside lOO for tor th the advancement of the welfare of ot yott B. B. B G. G Dahlberg Dahlberg Dahl Dahl- ahlberg berg of Chicago who gave 1000 to advance home homo ownership Inthe in inthe inthe the United States Dr Pr W. W I F. F Becker Beck Beck- er of Milwaukee l who left for research In Jn delinquency and Fred R. R Lavenburg of ot New York Tork who offered for tor the the build buildIng build build- Ing in of model tenements Aside from the bg bIg foundation created create the largest single gift to charity was from Mrs l c. c Sellew of New York who gave John of ot Brooklyn left 1400 1 to the tho Roman Rom Ca Catholic ch church diocese of ot New York for forus forus us use in its charitable and S. S Friedman of New York left for Hebrew Hebrew He lie- brew charity Elimination of disease va Wa as the object of ot a a. number of big con con Hons R. R F. F Cutting of N Neyr Ner y York gave gae conditionally for o- o cancer can can- cr research J. J P. P Morgan gave to for research in sleeping 1 ing sickness the malady of which Mrs Morgan died The frat fraternal al order of or Elks s set t aside for tor fighting tub tuberculosis and aiding crippled children Eldridge R. R Johnston president of ot the tho Victor Talking g Machine company gave to the University of Pennsylvania Pennsylvania Penn Penn- sylvania for medical research The Carnegie trust fund made one of the un unusual su l gifts of the year i when It donated for tor playgrounds for tor British children S. S Davies Warfield president of the Seaboard Air Line left between and for tor the building and upkeep of a a. home for foraged foraged i aged women and Abraham E E. E Fit Fit- kin retired power company head gave for a a. crippled childrens childre children's childrens chil chil- drens dren's s 's hospital The Russell Bussell Sage Sag foundation files mes show that the first foundation created created cre cre- in the United States wan in Philadelphia in 1870 when the tIle Magdalen Magdalen Mag Mag- dalen society was 3 organized for helping erring women who wish to regain the paths of ot rectitude I Since time time that perpetual f foundations un a- a i uch as the Rockefeller foundation foun bun dation the Carnegie foundation the Russell Sage foundation and others rs I have been established and are re daily anny amounts to the advancement ot of knowledge and to charity These foundations foundations' have many millions at their command and employ thousands thousands thousands thou thou- sands of persons who upend pend their entire time Investigating charity cases and in the advancement of ot science