. The great American book of biography . d States and Mexico. On thisjourney he received many tokens of high esteem and wide popularity. Mr. Wana-maker has givento the variouscharities andbenevolent en-terprises what isof more valuethan money,namely, himselfand his when theduties of Post-master-Generalof the UnitedStates wereadded to his al-ready enormousundertakings, hecame regularly every week from Washington to Philadelphia to superintend his Sunday-schoolat Bethany. But few have been more generous givers of money as well. Hehas given over $100,000 to Bethany Church and Sunda
. The great American book of biography . d States and Mexico. On thisjourney he received many tokens of high esteem and wide popularity. Mr. Wana-maker has givento the variouscharities andbenevolent en-terprises what isof more valuethan money,namely, himselfand his when theduties of Post-master-Generalof the UnitedStates wereadded to his al-ready enormousundertakings, hecame regularly every week from Washington to Philadelphia to superintend his Sunday-schoolat Bethany. But few have been more generous givers of money as well. Hehas given over $100,000 to Bethany Church and Sunday-school ; he has given$100,000 to the Young Mens Christian Association. The Childrens Wing ofthe Presbyterian Hospital, practically a complete hospital in itself was paid forby Mrs. Wanamaker. He has established on Broad street a home for thoseof his female employees who have no regular home in the city ; and in manyother ways Mr. Wanamaker has given proof of the spirit of practical good workwhich is the moving force of his whole ■ LINDENHURST, MR. WANAMAKER S COUNTRY RESIDENCE NEAR JENKIN 1 OWN, IA. zz
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