Various charities will receive $43,500 from the will of Mrs. Selina E. Summerfield, widow of Elias Summerfield, who left an estate appraised at $1,769,-941. The Federation for the Support of Jewish Philanthropic Societies will receive $10,000, the Henry Street Settlement will get $15,000, $7,500 goes to Mount Sinai Hospital, $5,000 to the Crippled Children’s East Side Free School and $1,000 each to six other charities.
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