Snow - Margaret Butler - Montgomery InGenWeb Project

Washington, Jan 26 – After creating a number of scholarship funds in Indiana schools, the will of Mrs. Margaret Butler Snow filed for probate today divided the remainder of her estate between the Indianapolis Bar Association and the city of Indianapolis. The amount of th estate was not revealed. A fund of $10,000 was set aside to provide an annual prize to the best all-round woman student at Indiana University and another fund of $8,000 was given Shortride HS of Indianapois for the same purpose. The Boys’ Club of Indianapolis was left $,000. The Second Presbyterian Church of Indiana $10,000 the income from which is to be used for church activies. The Bar Association was directed in the will to establish a club in memory of John M. Butler, Mrs. Snow’s father. The city was directed to start a dispensary for the poor of the city.

Source: Indianapolis News Fri 27 Jan 1928 p 6

In a will notable for its number of specific bequests, most of them of public benefit, Mrs. Margaret Butler Snow, widow of Alpheus Henry Snow, has distributed a considerable fortune in a manner which commends itself to all interested in making good use of their property after they are taken in death. Mrs. Snow testified to her regard for her home city and state when she provided that nearly all her public bequests should go to Indiana organizations. Her interest in the higher education of women was expressed in gifts to Indiana University and Shortride HS of funds to provide rewards for women students rated high in scholarship and character.  She remembered her church and Wabash College in the same spirit.  Her gift oF $5,000 to the Boys Club in memory of her brother, John Maurice Butler, will serve as an additional reminder that the family played a conspicuous part in starting this project.  The Indianapolis Bar Association and the city will share equally in the residue of the estate to an extent which has as yet not been estimated.  The Bar Association has in prospect, however, an opportunity to acquire the advantage of club features through this benefaction as a tribute to Mrs. Snow’s father John M. Butler, once a prominent member of the Indiana Bar. The city’s share is to be applied to the relief of citizens requiring medical attention beyond their means to pay. The score of the will reveals to the public the qualities in Mrs. Snow which were always appreciated by her intimates. She is shown to have been interested in the public welfare in education and the professioni of her father and husband and in her friends and those who served her in various capacities.

Source: Indianapolis Star Sun 8 Jan 1928 p 68

Mrs. Margaret Butler Snow of Washington, a resident of Indianapolis until about 20 years ago a prominent member of Washington Society died there yesterday after a short illness. The body will arrive at the Flanner & Buchanan Mortuary at noon Tuesday and burial will be in Crown Hill Cemetery at 1:30 o’clock in the afternoon. The Rev. Jean S. Milner, pastor of the Second Presbyterian Church will officiate.  Mrs. Snow, who was born in Indianapolis (sic – fairly sure she was born in Crawfordsville) was the daughter of John M. Butler leading attorney here. When about 25 she was married to Alpheus Henry Snow, also of Indianapolis, a writer and traveler. Mr. and mrs. Snow were married in the home at 1116 N. Delaware Street and lived there until Mr. Snow’s death and she went to Washington. Besides being one of the leaders in Indianapolis society, Mrs. Snow was widely known for her chairable works. The property at Madison Avenue and Meridian was donated by her to the Boys’ Club in memory of her brother, Maurice Butler, who died about 30 years ago. Mrs. Snow and her husband traveled a great deal, having been around the world several times. While in Washington Mrs. Snow numbered among her friends presidents and the foremost men of the country during the last 20 years. No close relatives survive.

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