ON this date in 1910 - J.D. Rockefeller Jr. announced his withdrawal from business to administer his father's fortune for an "uplift in humanity".

He also appealed to the U.S. Congress for the creation of the Rockefeller Foundation. Bun Man told me he remembered this announcement as it was such a 'touching' time for Americans.

Americans could see how some of the Rich could provide for them too.

Mr. Purple just now said "Hey, we could use some of that benevolence now..."