The philanthropic activities of the Julius Rosenwald Fund of $20,000,000, founded by Julius Rosenwald, philanthropist, will be extended to New York City on a large scale, it has been learned.
Mr. Rosenwald conferred last week with former President Coolidge and former Governor Smith at a luncheon in the Hotel Biltmore, New York, with a view to obtaining their advice on the most desirable means of administering the fund. Every effort was made at the time to keep the luncheon conference a secret. Plans for the charity will be made public as soon as they are in their final form, it is understood.
There have been rumors that Mr. Rosenwald was planning to relieve congested living conditions in the Harlem Negro district, and measures for bringing medical and hospital service at low cost to the working classes and the poor have also been mentioned as a possibility.
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