The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1890-04-04
HEBREW CHARITY.
The New Home for the Aged and
the Disabled.
A Benefit to Be Given Sunday Night-An
Orphan Asylum Which Is the Pride
of California Iraelites.

The announcement OF benefit on Sunday
evening next at the Baldwin Theater on be-
half OF the funds of the Hebrew Home for
Aged and Disabled recalls pleasing fact
in connection with Hebrew charity.
1t is proverbial. The kindly care and at
tention bestowed upon the sick and needy
OF this faith, the generous aid always ready
to flow, no matter how often the appeal be
made, these are social characteristics of
Hebrews the world over. 1t is an historical
fact that Jewish beggar is seldom if ever
encountered in Christian country. The
pauper is equally rara avis. 1t would
probably be hard to put ones finger on fifty
INDECENT Jews throughout the length AMI
breadth of California. So well and so wisely
are his wants anticipated that the pauper
scarcely exists.
Though doubtless this marked absence Of
pauperism is largely attributable to .hs in
stinctiYely successful business habits Of the
race, yet in every community there must
always be some poor disabled and infrm
folk. 1t is in supporting and ministering
to these that Hebrew charities have achieved
so enviable notOriety.
TWO NOBLE CHARITIES.
Few possibly outside of those actively
OOuSC1hCQ III llllS I1Oult dIG AWARE VI It's
existence. The larger and richer "Pacific
Hebrew Orphan Asylum and Home
Society,"" with which it is sometimes con-
founded, is of course well known through
out the State. That is now in its nineteenth
year, and is extremely prosperous, its last
annual report showing 800 in the hands
of the sOciety's managers. to be applied to
the building of home, as soon rs a suitable
site of fonr nr five n "a cnanrpd
which will cost from $4,000 to S60,000 per-
haps more. But the other, this younger
society, is comparatively baby. 1t has
not been in existence over six months. 1t
was thought by certain members of the
Jewish persuasion that the building of the
home, considering the ample funds on
hand, was somewhat unnecessarily delayed
by the older society, and SO they determined
to make separate effort themselves.
A RAPID GROWTH.
The Hebrew Home for Aged and Dis
abled, though only some six months old,
has about 1000 members on its books, the
dues being from 50 cents to 81 down to the
minimum of % cents per month-no one.
according to the constitution, to be consid-
cred member unless he pays at least So
per year. The society literally started on
nothing. A few energetic souls met and
decided to start and maintain home. A
Board of Directors was appointed, Philip
Livingstone being elected President A
temporary home was secured, with eleven
rooms, besides bathrooms, on Lyons
street, near Geary. Here half a dozen in
mates are comfortably housed and pro-
vided for, under the direction OF a matron
and superintendent At first it looked
rather an uphill battle But first one, then
another, contributed in kind, and the eX-
ample was quickly followed. One would
send in supply of coal; another would
furnish groceries and creature comforts for
the sick. Beds and bedding and articles
of general furniture seemed to be no
sooner required than they mysterlously
appeared. A stock of blankets from this
store, crockery and glassware from that
one, meats and vegetables from some IN
known quarter, stove, perhaps, from an
other-all came along aud were welcome.
YOUNG BUT PROSPEROUS.
Although the society has been spoken Of
as specially poor one, yet there are ona or
two rich men in it who have come forward
we'll. Still they are the exception, not the
rule. Meanwhile the society has continued
to go quietly ahead. Its present income is
about $3.50 per month-small, it Is true, as
CONT AIRED with more powerful charities
but most ereditable to those who have taken
so live an interest in it. 1t has some $500
to its credit, too, at the bank, an amount
that promises to be most materially aug
mented by the receipts at Sundays beneht,
on which occasion there is ample evidence,
| by the demand for tickets, of the desire Ia
'Dury the natchet, at least 1or Tie time,
| and sink petty differences in uniting to lend
| helpful hand to a most deserving cause.
PARDONABLE PRIDE.
A building lot has been donated by Mr..
| Sutro, one of the conditions of the deed OF
| gift being that a building not to cost less
than 5000 be commenced within three
years. Whether or no such building will
be required, now that the Pacific Hebrew
Orphan Asylum and Home Society" has de-
cided to erect at once the magnificent home
which their ample funds will well allow
them to. time only will show. The last an
nual report OF that wealthy society con-
cludes with the remark that:
at is confident that by deliberate and
harmonious action the establishment OF q
home for the aged will in proper time be
carried into effect in just as creditable q
manner as the Orphan Asylum, which is
truly and justly the pride OF all Israelitei
on the Pacific Coast"