Word: philanthropist
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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Ogden Mills, capitalist and philanthropist, died of pneumonia on January 29 at the age of 72. He was the director of many organizations and was a consistent benefactor of the Home for Incurables in New York City, the Mills Memorial Hospital, and the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Several years ago he contributed $20,000 to the Harvard War Memorial Church, Campaign...
...took the lead in seeing that the Government was supplied with copper at half the prevailing market price. Before he was 40 he had crossed the Atlantic 70 times. He is a patron of Art, Music, Literature, horse breeding, horticulture, an excellent geographer and anthropologist, a noted philanthropist...
...advertising awards, which amount to approximately $14,000 every year, have been offered since 1923 by Edward Bok, journalist and philanthropist, for the best advertisements in various classes submitted by any individual or organization. They are given with the conviction that advertising is an effective art, calling for the highest standards of illustrations, text, and typography...
...Hertz (see BUSINESS) make them less available. No such considerations, however, would arise in connection with Thomas E. Wilson, packing house (Wilson & Co.) president, or Thomas E. Donnelley, "biggest" printer. Ideal from the standpoint of public spirit would be Julius Rosenwald, chairman of the board of Sears Roebuck, famed philanthropist (Chicago Industrial Museum, Jewish colonization in Russia, Negro schools and Negro Y. M. C. A.), mentioned as possible Hoover Secretary of Commerce...
...book entitled Jews Are Like That young Wise discussed Justice Louis Dembitz Brandeis of the U. S. Supreme Court, Nathan Straus, philanthropist, and seven others, including his father. Of Rabbi Wise, young Wise wrote...