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Show Years of Fulfillment 243 Colorado Women's College. Her ledger books in the 1950s also show grants to the Denver Society for Crippled Children, the National Wildlife Federation, the American Red Cross, the Denver Symphony, American Cancer Society, March of Dimes, Readers Digest Fund for the Blind, and the Alpha Chi Omega Mothers Club. An important recipient was the University of Utah. In 1951 she and Harold established the Ann M. Cannon Memorial scholarship for talented students of painting in the School of Fine Arts at the University of Utah, and in 1958 the Barnard J. Stewart Memorial Scholarship in their college of Law. In her will Madelyn left provision for the creation of a third $25,000 scholarship fund, which the University named in her honor, and which is awarded to a student in literature in the College of Letters and Science, with preference given to students of the Old or New Testament. In March 1958 she and Harold sent letters to hers and Harold's brothers and sisters announcing their willingness to scholarships for four academic years of undergraduate or graduate study. Each schol arship provides for one-half the tuition plus one-half of all fees at any accredited university of the recipient's choice. Each stu dent would also receive $360 toward living expenses each semester or $240 each so as the quarter long average was 2.5 (B-minus) or higher. When the Silvers' grandchildren reached college age, similar scholarships would be offered to them. assist nephews and nieces through family Several have benefited from these grants. An important object of their philanthropy, of course, was the LDS Church. Harold and Madelyn donated roughly half of the $210,000 in local contributions toward the construction of the beautiful Crestmoor Ward Chapel and Denver Stake Center. Madelyn, who was placed in charge of interior decorations, per suaded the Jane Herrick Literary Club to commission an origi nal oil painting by LeConte Stewart, her cousin, a nationally recognized artist living in Layton, Utah. Entitled, "Jesus Teaching on the Mount of Olives," the painting was paid for by selling Christmas cards and wrappings, mural piggy banks, vaudeville sponsorships, and by a community production of |
