Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1885-12-12
CITY AND DISTRICT.
FOR HEBREW CHARITIES.
The Fair and Bazaar To Re Opened Next
Month.

The Fair and Bazaar To BE opened Next
Month.
WHAT THE Committee Is DorNG-AN ATTRACT
I'VE DISPLAY PRoMIsED-LADIEs WHO WILL.
PREsIDE AT TABLES, &C.
The Israelites of Washington will hold a
grand fair and bazaar at the National Rifles
armory, beginning on the 25th of January and
closing on the 9Th OF February. The purpose is
to raise funds for their charities and building
fund. The Jewish charities are probably the
most bountiful and perfectly arranged of any
system. There are several societies or lodges In,
the city that look after the poor, not only
OF their own people, but of the Gentiles
who apply for assistance. They will allow no
worthy person to suffer whose needs become
known to them, and they make IL their BUSH
ness to look after the wants of the people around
them. They nave the church society, which is
the general head of all charities; the Rebecca
lodge, which has been established for about
twenty-three years; the Deborah lodge, the
Fuel society and the Sewing society. All of
these devote their attention to the poor. The
Fuel society sees that the poor people have
stoves, wood and coal and comfortable bedding
10 keep them warm in the winter, and the other
societies look after their other needs. All their
work Is OF q silent character, nothing being
and who has been assisted The poor who stay
among them are cared for, and those who
chance here in travel are assisted on their way.
their travelling expenses paid, &c. Sometimes
persons who are unfortunate are assisted in
starting business. Under no circumstances is
charities are supported by contributions by the
Hebrew citizens, and this is the first time they
have resorted to any public means OF raising
money.
WHAT THE COMMITTEE IS DOING.
The committee at large, of which Mr.. Henry
King, jr., Is chairman. MIR. ). n. Myers secretary
and Mi. A. kaufman treasurer, are now making
all the arrangements to make the fair q grand
success Contributions are coming in quite rap
aIrpa6V-
time they are ready to open. they will have one
OF the best displays ever made on an occasion
An Office and receiving depot has been opened
at No. 914 9TH street northwest, where gen.
ance to receive contributions and give informal
tion TO all interested. The bazaar will be fitted
up in the most attractive style possible, and
many rich and beautiful things will be dis
played. One of the features OF the occasion will
be the publication of ~ daily journal, to which
many writer's have promised contributions.
THE TABLES.
Tables thus far have been arranged fol-
lows: Congregational table, Mrs. l.. Stern,
Mrs. 8. n. Meyer and Mrs HI. King, jr.; Re
becca lodge table, Mrs. b. Solomon and Mrs. A.
Kaufman; Georgetown table, Mrs. ii. Summers
HOffa, Miss B. Cans and Miss B. Oppenheimer;
confectionery table. Mrs. Marx, Mrs Strauss
And and Mrs BE, He,man fancy table, Ms Kaufman.
flower stand, Miss Matte BIout, Miss Hennie
wailach and Miss Fanny Iowenberg; fancy
H. H.
fish pond and bobble stand, Miss Lily Cohen,
Miss Addie Mattans, Miss Jennie Wallach and
Miss sarah Lniiey; eIsars, Mrs NJ Lueh and
heimer; and fancy table. Mrs. 2. Strasburger.
The ladies here mentioned will have many as
Distants.
THE COMMITTEE AT LARGE.
The gentlemen on the committee at large are.
Hon. Simon Wolf, Lewis Abraham, Morris
Clark, Emil Berliner, Christian Abner, George
w. Moss, Abraham kaufman, L. g. Hine, ]. b.
Giseman, Nathan Rosenberg, Adolph Adler,
Max Cohen. Solomon Bieber, b. b. Bradford,
Max Weyl, Isadore Saks, Fred Bracket, F.. w.
Spencer H. seisson W. sulers f.
Taylor, J. L: VOgt, Charles Walter, Hon. w. b.
Webb, b. ii. Warner, Geo; c. Walker, Chris.
heimer, Emanuel Blout, j. a. Ruff, C. Rupert,
Dr. N. Bruckheimer, Samuel Jacobson, Willis
IT, 81 d. IT, Bss alesanden HsnTy hing
Goodman, 8. :. Burdette, H. Tobriner, II. Stras-
burger, a. HERMAN, Ferdinand Frank. l.
=. Rubenstein, Frank Libby, Abraham Lisner
L. Fellheimer, c. A. Didden, Adolph s. Solo
judge vs. sne Hon ss rh'iR rSseT
samuel Goldstein, Leon solomons, Edward
Abner, L Brentano, L. Kettler, w F.. Mattingly,
Emery, c. G. Glover, Charles Graft, +. j. Hell
berger, Chris. Heurich, z. A. James, z. j. MUIR
2hy, Hon. WV. Phelps. Hon. Jos. Pulilzer,A.S.
Max Goldsmith, Chas. Kaufman Rev. ). Morals
Philadelphia; =. Oppenhdimer, Henry Jacobs,
= Strasburger, Henry Strauss, j. L. Herman
Henry Adler, Edmund Hudson, Louis Baar,
Jacob Loeb. Hallett kilbourn, L. F. Levy, A.
Dammann, l.. Gradwohl, Charles Dismer, ).
Bien, Moses Cohen, w. j. Hirschfield, /. l.. BlouI
Max Rich, n. kaufman, j. f. De S;,ues, w. S.
Roose, Chas. Ebert, Col VIM. q. Moore Dr. A.
Behrend. Capt. s. L. Thomson, l.. KAUFMAN.
Henri Bauer, Walter j. W heatiey J. Brock J. E.
Young, w. N. Dalton, Il. Kaufman, III. SinselI,
Fitch & Fox, Ciuss & Schultze, Demonet Bros
n H. Miller, CIV Handy, William Hahn, Jas.
L Barbour, s y. Meyer, Rev. l. Stern, Leon
T0briner, Il. Silverbery, Hon. Chas. z. Mayer
ChAa. Baum, simon Stern, Solomon Brown, j.
J. Mailhouse, David Strauss, Thos. b. kaibfus
A. Fischer, Jos. Luchs, Irving Ashby, Leopold
Wise, N. Augenstein, r. ". Greenapple Hon.
William Dickson, NJ. Silver, Giles F. Helprin
John A. Ruff, Robert I. Fleming, Il. Sinsheimer
DIR. L. NJ. ylor, Adolph Stern, Samuel Ben
singer, Fred. Selinger, HI. Oettinger, Mont
Jacobs, Geo. BreitDarth, Louis Meyerhart
Myron NJ. Parker, A. NJ Fischell, VI. Ham,
burger. Edward Richards, E-W. Fox, /. Mosher
Moses Il. Eiseman, j. w. Howell, Z. Heiden-
heimer, l. ID. Fieischman, j. A. Rose and s.
Herman.
They have sent out several thousand circular
letters enclosing copies of the prospectus of the
fair and bazaar, and saying: Confident that you
will feel interested therein, and will be pleased
10 aid US in making the event a success, a con-
uloutlon, either in cash or merchandise, is re-
spectfuily solicited. All contributions will be
thankfully received and suitably aeknowl-
0dged."