Although not Catholic , Thorne was a close friend of Patrick Cardinal Hayes .
In 1940 friend gave the Chancellor Estate in Millbrook to the Archdiocese of New York to serve as a memorial to Patrick Cardinal Hayes and a convalescent home for children .
Although not Catholic , Thorne was a close friend of Patrick Cardinal Hayes , and in 1940 he gave the Chancellor Estate in Millbrook to the Archdiocese of New York to serve as a memorial to Hayes and a convalescent home for children .