It was for the purpose of giving teachers the opportunity of studying botany from nature, that she gave ten thousand dollars to the Botanical Garden in the Bronx.
Her knowledge of the great need for a technical school for Jewish boys preyed on her mind at night so that she could not sleep, and she felt it was wrong to be riding about the city when these boys could be helped.

She sold her carriages and horses, walked for three years instead of riding, and sent a large check to start the school.

It is pleasant to recall that the boys educated there have turned out wonderfully well, some of them very clever electricians.
I could continue indefinitely naming the acts of generosity of this noble woman, but we have said enough to show why her many friends desired to express their appreciation of her sterling virtues, and their love for the gentle lady, whose kindness has given happiness to countless numbers.

To this end, some of her friends planned to give her a a testimonial, and called together representatives from the hundred and twenty-five different clubs and organizations of which she was a member, to consider the project.

This suggestion was received with such enthusiasm that a committee was appointed who arranged a fitting tribute worthy of the occasion.
The poem with which I close my tribute to my dear friend, Mrs.
Hermann, is especially fitting to her beautiful life.