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5 Heckscher Qifts for Brooklyn Child Welfare Work May Reach Millions THE BROOKLYN DAILY EAGLE, NEW YORK, SUNDAY. OCTOBER 6. 1020. line of art he bought for $100,000 a supposedly lost portrait of Frecler- Irk the Great and restored it to suit in life have you derived tht most pleasure?" I He bowed slightly, smiled and 'ill' 'riS First $100,000 Clinic To Be Finished Dec. 1 Looking Now for Site fcr Second Institution in Boro Which He Says Will Take Lead in Number of Child Centeri to Be Erected From $4,000,000 Trust Fund.

which he Inaueuiated with a fund of $4 000 000, has been augmented lately with another donation by him of $4,000,000. Health- I Greatest Pleasure. He has given freely in the interest of science, notably several hundred thousand dollars to Cornell University. His philanthropic activities abroad have been marked by the donation of $75,000 toward the endowment of a hospital in Munich. Germany, lor the rehabilitation of the mental health of shell-shocked soldiers in the World War.

In the Germany. As I left him I asked: "During your long and active career, for what blessing are you th' most thankful and from what pur- I for this course. Mrs. Charles V. Valentine has charge of subscriptions for the former course.

Patronesses include: Mrs Clinton A. Brnnrtl. Mm NrT.i Brrns. Mrs. Bruce Blacltmar.

Mrs. Alrrt Blanrharn. Mrs. Binning Blanchairi. Mrs.

Scott Blniicjiard, Mrs. Ftigttr Brsi-els. Mrs. J. A.

I Nysf. Mrs Waller LMuack Mrs. William Eofleaon. Mrs Frederick F. Elliott.

Mrs. Randolph Ember. Mrs. Bernnrdus Evertsen. Mrs.

Charles Fisher. Mrs. Albert J. Olbnev. Mrs.

Andrew J. Oonnotid. Mrs. Herbert CUinntson. Mrs.

i William M. Horner, Mrs. Charts Hotl-mflll. Mrs. Marv MacKav.

irs Herbert i MoCooev. Mrs. Charles Miller. Mrs I Henrv P. Mollov.

Mrs John Moore. Mrs. Alonzo McLaughlin. Mrs Pavld Mc- Un. Mrs.

Alfred H. Miinltenbeck. Mrs. W. Parker.

Mrs William Parkinson. Mrs Frank Phillips. Mrs William P. Purdy. Mrs.

Harold Rsmbusch, Mrs Prode Rambnsrh. Mrs 9chleel Jr Mrs. Henrv Mrs. Ernest Seelman. ilrs.

Robert A. Sewell. Mrs Eloeron II Smith, Mrs. John J. Smith, Mrs.

Leonard By FREDERICK BOYD STEVENSON. "I am putting $100,000 in child work in Brooklyn. This is only the start. I shall follow this with many other thousands, probably hundreds of thousands, perhaps millions of dollars." 'ih IP Pit III ILtDEIEK' Fallon at Bond, Brooklyn TRJnag-le 9100 an intermediary room leading to a perfectly equipped dental clinic. Three dentist and a physician will be constantly in attendance.

Nurses and attendants will also be engaged for the day nursery. Modern medical and dental appliances have been provided by Robert Rust, president cf the Board of Trustees of the Foundation, and Thomas Avallon, general manager. "A large, light and well ventilated playroom will also be -on the first floor. It will open onto an extensive playground well provided with devices for outdoor recreation and sport. There will be a commodious closet for toys, an X-ray chamber, a sterilization room, administrative offices and dining quarters for employees.

"In the wings of the first floor provision has been made for two sleeping rooms, each 18 by 26 feet and each accommodating 20 children. Youngsters from eight months to two years will occupy one room and these from two to four years will be in the other. "Sleeping quarters for employees will be on the second floor. An isolation ward for children suffering from contagious diseases is included in the plans, so they may be taken care of during the observation period. Can' Add Stories.

"Though of extremely severe lines the building has been designed for full practicability. Particular attention has been given to make certain a maximum of natural lighting in the daytime. The design is such as to admit of the ready addition of such further stories as may be necessary as the work develops." And Mr. Heckscher told me that this was only the beginning of an extensive plan that he has in mind for all the boros of New York City. Eventually he hopes to extend this system to all the large cities of America.

As he sat in his office and outlined his- plans to me his enthusiasm was marked. There he was. a venerable and kindly figure, completely wrapped up in his endeavors to better the conditions physically and mentally of the children of America that he may give to them the foundation for building better men and women of America. He himself has been through the battle of life has been through the battle of life for progress. His earlier years were spent in nourishing a pittance into a vast fortune and he has advanced into his ninth decade, proving, by his multifold activities, that the most cherished of his experiences is the enterprise of helping his fellow I replied: I am most thankful for my good health.

And I derive the most pleasure the highest real happiness in my present pursuits." Hull Smith. Mr CKtrlM 1 Skiilmnr. Mrt. rrlrtcli Turnr. Mr.

Rol Vne, Mrs. Ctirln Vlntln. Mr. Chtrln a. Wrbse nd Mri.

Henry Firth Wood 25th Anniversary. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Posner of 987 Jefferson ave. will celebrata their 25th wedding anniversary on Wednesday.

A reception will be given for them by their daughters, the Misses Helen and Edna Posner, in honor of the event. Mr. and Mrs. Posner are artlva members of the Kings County Republican Club and Stuyvesant Community Center of Brooklyn. -w.

August Heckscher, multl-mlilion-aire, world-wide humanitarian and philanthropist, said this, to me in his office the other afternoon. At his desit before me sat. this sturdy, white-bearded, ruddy and health-glowing man who came to this America, which 13 his America today, which he loves, a poor German boy. His millions mounted and as they grew his fame as a buildsr-up cf humanity reached to the shores all nations. So he me the story of his latest activities which now absorb the main interest of his life.

Start Work in 10 Days. In 10 days work will begin on the construction of a new Chiid Center for Brooklyn on Grove near Central ave. It is the first project under the provisions of the fund furnished by August Heckscher to provide such institutions in the congested areas of Brooklyn, Manhattan and the Bronx to save mothers and chijdren the necessity of traveling long distances to the Eeckscher Foundation at 5th av. and 104th Manhattan. "Brooklyn will take the lead in these proposed institutions," said Mr.

Heckscher. "And I am now looking for a site in Brooklyn for a second Child Center as I intend thoroughly to cover this field of endeavor. The Grove st. institution will be completed in two months and will be opened Dec. 1 next.

While the initial cost will be it will be increased, p.s the needs require, to $200,000 or more. The building will be two stories high, will occupy 80 by 168 feet fronting on Grove and will have fireproof features. "The first floor will be devoted to a reception room 15 by 22 feet, and Delano Hunt. Miss Rose Marie Delano, daughter of Mr. and Mrs.

Edward E. Delano of 543 McDonough will be married to Harold J. Hunt, son of Mr. and Mrs. William Hunt of White Plains this efternoon at 4 o'clock in the Church of Our Lady of Good Counsel.

The ceremony will be followed by a dinner and reception at the Leverich Towers Hotel. The bride will have as her maid of honor. Miss Katherine Burk. Miss Helen Frick and Miss Murial Antwiler will be her bridesmaids. David Daly will act as best man and Edward Delano and Philip Weber will be the ushers.

The couple will leave on a wedding trip to Florida and will occupy an apartment on Brooklyn nve. and Paoific st. upon their return. Mr. and Mrs.

William Dunigan of 317 Rogers ave. leave today for an extended tour of the Western States. They will return the latter part of November. lnteriorority Council Newt. A cup for the highest scholastic average during the past year will be presented by the Intersorority Council of Long Island University to the Phi Sigma sorority, at a dinner on Wednesday at the Bancroft Hotel, Manhattan.

Miss Constance Bacile, retiring president of the Intersorority Council will make th presentation. Miss Florence Taft will accept on behalf of Phi 6igma, Mrs. Adeline K. Kerlin, new Dean of Women at Long Island University, will be the guest of honor. The Intersorority Council of Long Island University also announces that Miss Sylvia Miller of Phi Sigma will be Installed as president of th council on Thursday at a meeting In University Hall.

On Friday the council will officially open the sorority rushing sea-ton at Long Island University by holding a general rush party for 1 11 freshmen women at 5 o'clock in University Hall. lt 1 V-: 1 Mile. Yvonne from Ybry of Paris Will Help You ''Individualize' Your far urns and Pnudrcs! to express that "certain something" which makes you You and not Sarah! Mile. Yvonne, a wizard at matching rarfums, Poudres and Personalities, will be in our Toilet Goods Department two weeks only for consultation, hejrinninR October 7. Ybry Products exclusive with Looser's in Brooklyn.

Dwwr'R Totkt Ooortl First Floor, HOTEL DIRECTORY A Convcnignt Guide To All 'Year-Round Hotels Architect's drawing of new Child Center for Brooklyn to be located on Grove near Central ave. large importing firms in Hamburg and when 19 years of age, his father having died, he came to America. He had only $500. With this sum he came to New York City and his first task was to visit the Public Library night after night and learn the English language. Then he went down into the coal fields 0' Pennsylvania and thoroughly learned that line of industry, eventually entering the zinc mining and manufacturing industry in New Jersey, banking and other and later dealing largely in real estate In New York City.

His present occupation is almost entirely in philanthropic work. Lost All at Age of 42. As Indicative of the persistence of the man it mieht be mentioned that at the age of 42, when many men begin to think of slowing down, he lost his entire fortune, but did not accept failure, again pushing forward to greater financial success. To his mind the Murray Hill, Grand Central and 57th st. areas in Manhattan provided the most, likely opporuntlcs for wise development and some of the most notable buildings in those localities are of his creation.

In his creative work he studied and encouraged the development of highways on Island and dpnatPd a marble art, museum to the of Huntington. He contrived a plan under which, with the aid of the State of New York and the City of New York, the workers were to be enabled to live in comfortable and sr.ni'.ary apartments at a reasonable cost. Slate Prrk at East Islip, L. conrislini of 1.409 arivs. represents an expenditure bv him 0' $262,000.

Wheatley Hills meant an outlay by him of and he has given generously other directions for the State Park program on Long Island. Camp Cost $330,000. The camp at Adams Corners established by him cost $300,000. It Is capable of giving vacations to 2.000 persons. This camp, which is the first of six units, is equipped with a dental clinic, a day nursery and other modern for the proper care of aged women and children.

His greatest enterprise in New York City is the magnificent Children's Home of Happiness at 5th ave. and 104th and 105th Manhattan, which cost $1,000,000. The matter of dental clinics has become an absolving In- TO -WEI) Miss Nancy Ragusan, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Ragusan of 32 Hawthorne will be married tomorrow In Holy Cross R.

C. Church to Robert Kenneth Lee, son of Mrs. Dorothy Lee of 1559 E. 34th st. giore, Italian-American surgeon, and staff surgeon at BushwUk Hospital.

He sis a graduate of the Unl-vershy of Virginia. Joseph Marei-! nntl Is chairman of the committee in 1 Frank Lalo is assist-! i-ilimsn: Peter J. Sagona Is, "tei; Gaspar Csvalllno. sec- mi Vincent MagRlore, trcas- GIETY Continued from Tage 3 O'Brien. Mrs.

John Flahlve and Miss Marion O'Reilly. Rubinstein Club Announces Dates for Coming Seaion. The first luncheon musical of Rubinstein Club, Mrs. William Roger Chapman, president, will be held on Tuesday, Nov. 26, at 1 o'clock.

The first evening choral concert, under the direction of Dr. Chapman will be given on Tuesday evening, Dec. 17, nt 8:30 o'clock. The second luncheon and musicale will be given on Jan. the third luncheon and musicale will be given on Feb.

11 and the fourth luncheon and musicale on March 11. The second evening choral concert will be given April 15 at 8:30 o'clock. All the musical and social functions of the club will be held in the grand ballroom of the Hotel Plaza. Matinee theater parties will be arranged for each month under the chairmanship of Miss Mary DulTy. The closing event of the season will be the 27th annual white breakfast to be held Saturday, May 10, at noon.

Soloists and Patronesses for Bretton Woods Choir Concert. The Bretton Woods Boy Choir concert which will be given at the Academy of Music on Tuesday, Oct. 15. Include the following soloists James Chalmers Hattorsley. of Brooklyn, and Harold Heltzmann and Eugene Turner of Grace Church.

Manhattan. Additional patronesses Include: Mrs. Frederick E. Elliott, Mrs. E.

Howard Baucock, Mrs. John H. Delaney, Mrs. William A. Brodie.

Mrs. Samuel M. Dorrance, Mrs. Philip A. Doherty, Mrs.

John H. Fitzgerald. Mrs. William H. Good, Miss Lilian Harrison, Mrs.

Charles J. McDermott, Mrs. William H. Parklason, Mrs. James U.

Parsons, Mrs. Joseph Sessa, Mrs. Robert Swanson. Mrs. Robert A.

Sewell. Mrs. Graham Townsend. Mrs. Robert Wardle and Mrs.

Herbert F. Gunnison. Dates and Patronesses for Mn. Earl Whitaker'i Talks. The dates for Mrs.

Earl Francis Whltaker Thursday morning talks on current history, with reviews of current fiction and plays, to be given in the parish house of the Union Church in Bny Ridge, are announced. They are Oct. 24, Nov. Nov. 21, Dec.

ft, Jan. 2, Jan. in, Jan. 30, Feb. 13, Feb.

27. March 13. Marrh 27 and April 10. The lectures begin nt 10:30 a m. A similar course will be given on Friday mornings at the Hotel Bossert.

Mrs. Walter Lysaght Durack Jr. is In charge of tickets There is YOUTH and BEAUTY in Linles facials, hair dyeing and transformations by the CARLSON SISTERS Modern method mid trained operator achicxe splendid results in a i-hort time. 1 carisoni NC 6- carlson "Tht Smti-r Shnii" 281 LIVINGSTON STREET TnSlt 370S Cml.rlna 10414 Miss Mildred Renton to Be Married to Bertram Warren Friday in Flatbush Church i man to -a happier and more com-! fortable estate in lifel Passes 81st Birthday. Just the other day August Heckscher celebrated his 81st birthday.

How? by feasting with kin and friends, but in doing his daily stint toward mankind by hastening to the camp he has created at Adams Corners, near Peekskill. N.Y.. and there observing, as he mingled with his wards and proteges, th; latest of his. works of genial philanthropy. Through the Heckscher Foundation and through his personal independent outlays he ha3 devoted millions of dollars in the last few years to the elevation of the children of the poor, to providing more comfortable and more sanitary standards of living for the worker of ordinary wage, to the advancement of funds to the State of New York so it might purchase immense lands for public parks, tu unique and Invaluable research the sciences and In the later years to camps for the aged and the very young.

August Heckscher was born in Hamburg, Germany, in 1848, in the year when his father, a doctor, was prime minister of Germany. He was educated in southern Germany and Switzerland. At an early age he was apprenticed to one of the The wedding will take place In Wells Memorial Presbyterian church, Argyle and Glenwood rds. "Tn. Pied Piper." The Central Methodist.

Episcopal Church will present the operetta. The Pied on Tuesday evening at 8:30 o'clock in the Central Y. M. C. A.

Mrs. Herbert Newton has written and staged the production, which will have 50 In Its cast, including many members of the Junior choir. The operetta will be given under the auspices nf the Sanctuary Oulld. of which Mrs. D.

S. Kerr la pre.iident. The proceeds will be given to the building fund. Mea't Club MfTb'nf. The Rey.

Frederick K. Stamm, the new pastor of the Clinton Ave. Congregational Church, will be the guest of honor at the first dinner meeting of the season of the Round Table (Men's Clubl of the church which will be held -In the parish house tomorrow evening at 7 o'clock. Following the dinner there will be the showing of a motion picture on the making of a modern newspaper. Mist O'Neill Honored.

A dinner was given to Miss Annie J. O'Neill, principal of P. 8. 88. at the Half Moon Hotel recently.

The affair was given by friends of Miss O'Neill to rongratulate her upon her 20 years of service as principal of the school. Testimonial Dinner. A testimonial dinner will be given to Dr. Vincent O. Magglore thl evening In the Colonial Ballroom of the Half Moon Hotel.

Membet-of the Society of M. 8. r. Oluliana and distinguished git" will be present to honor pi. A Heckscher.

t'ove which he believes will be capable of furnishing 3,000.000 oranges 1 ynr to the children of the camps and nurseries which he has estab- His Child's Foundation, Cirl Scouf News. The Silver Stripe Scout.s of 'Girl Stout Troop 132 had a theater party to see "The New Moon," at the Imperial, recently. The troop will lead the procession at the children's missionary festival at the Church of Our Saviour today. The troop will meet on Tuesday, Oct. 22, for the rrgular meeting and a committee meeting will be held on Oct.

15 at Captain Webber's home. "America's Finest Hotel Residences" HOTELS Unsurpassed Equipment and Serv ce r. 1 becton -1- '7 '0c 'yr (v i- 1 in Vi iff li Hi 5 i SUBURBAt V-i, -iSj'j hwy August terest with Mr. Heckscher and so he helprd equip the New York City Police Department rlrntal clinic. As an adjunct of his work he ha purrhased a large orange Parkville Annual Fair.

The Annual Fair or the Parkville Congregational Church. K. ism st. and 18lh ave, wHl be held on Oct. 30.

31 and Nov. 1 and 2. Clayton Hummer is chairman of the fair committee. Frank Newkirk is secretary and John Edns is treasurer. Neil Tuynman Is hend of the po-gram committee and Henry Edmonds has charge of the distribution of tickets.

Mrs. George Blake. Mrs. Oeorce Rohrs, Miss Louise Dunham. Mrs.

H. N. Edmonds, Miss Carol Hughes, Miss Ruth Tuynman, Robert lor. 1 Mrs. James Rpillane, William Adams.

Austin Edmonds, Miller. John Bots.ch. Grors? Blake. Leslie Bishop, Fjikfiw Lclllcr. E'l- i pene Duerr.

A. Wnrd Dunham, A. I B. Nichols. Miss Blanche Rpillane.

I John Bet sch. Miss Sadie Moreland and Miss Helen Hill are among those in charge of the booths. Mrs. R. Elizabeth Van drr Kar of 540 Hancock St.

Is toiiiing the Beik-shircs as the of friends from Plttsfield, Mass. Klepper Shackleton. Miss Alene Shackleton. daughter of Mrs. Margaret A.

Shackletcn of 273 Lefferts was married to Frederirk Klepper son of Mr. and Mrs. Frederick Klepper of Belle-rose. L. recentlv, the Rev.

Dr. Walter Wlnans officiating. The cere-many took place at the home of the bride. Mrs. Albert Espada was matron of honor for her sister and Miss Margeurlte Ethel Esparta was flower firl.

John Hnmiihiin was bct man After a motor trip South. Mr. and Mrs. Klepper will live in Queen-- Village, L. I.

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0. A Rata a ipplicmon. u. Mum. The wedding of Miss Mildred Renton, daughter of Mr.

and Mrs. J. E. Renton, of 580 E. 22d and Bertram Warren, will take place on Friday In the Flatbtikh Congregational church, Dorchester rd.

and E. 18th st. I The bridal attendants will be Mrs. Norman Wyckoff, matron of honor: Miss Elinor Rellly. Mra.

Abbott Campbell, Mrs. Howard Meade and Miss Audrey Crofts, bridesmaids. The best man will be William Keller and the ushers will br Abbott Campbell. Norman WyrkofT, Frank Carherry and Oail Werstel. A reception will follow the ceremony at the home of the bride's parents.

West Kuimak. Miss Camllle R. Kuzmak, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph P.

Kuzmak. of Cleveland. Ohio, was married to John F. West, son of Mr. and Mrs.

Robert L. West, of 1102 Glenwood yesterday afternoon In St. Mark's church. Ocean ave. nd Beverly rd.

Rev. Dr. Ralph Emerson Davis officiated. Miss Nellie A. Kuzmak.

of Cleveland, was maid of honor for her sister, and the best man was Wal ter Wilton nf Now DlllV I the Immediate families were at tne ceremony. Mr. and Mrs. West will make their home In Searsdale, N. Y.

Jourdain Crofts. Invitations have been Issued bv Mr. and Mrs. Paul Victor Jourdain. of 6.13 E.

lth for the marriage nf their daughter. Miss Suzanne Caroline Jourdain and Harry William Crnfis, on of Mr. and Mrs. Harry H. Crofts, of 6fi Ocean on Saturday, Oct.

19, at 5.30 o'clock..