Word: chary
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...months old, left 17,100 shares of Macy stock (worth today $855,000) to 18 philanthropic and educational institutions. Beneficiaries included the Federation for the Support of Jewish Philanthropic Societies of New York (6,700 shares); Harvard University (3,300); Manhattan's Presbyterian Hospital (1,700); Catholic Chari- ties of the Archdiocese of New York (700); Tuskegee Institute (200); New York Fire Department Relief Fund (200); Metropolitan Museum...
...Duke of Atholl shall, in his absolute and uncontrolled discretion, think fit." Some 337,000 Englishmen had enough faith in the Duke of Atholl's dis cretion to pay ten shillings each for tickets. From the proceeds His Grace last month gave ?60,000 ($290,000) to British chari ties, chiefly hospitals. The remaining ?36,000 he distributed as 748 "gifts" to certain ticket holders whom he vowed were not lottery winners. The biggest gift was ?2,000, the smallest ?10. Asked on what system he had selected the 748 beneficiaries, the Duke cheerfully replied, "It was an idea...