The morning call., 1890-09-29
ISRAEL'S WAIFS.
Annual Meeting at the Hebrew
Orphan Asylum.
President S W Levy Makes an Encoures ing
Report-Home for the Aged-Finances
in Healthy State.

Yesterday afternoon the Pacific Hebrew
Orphan Asylum and Home Society held its
twentieth annual meeting in the gymnasium
of the asylum on the corner of Devisadero
and Hayes streets, S. W. Levy, President,
in the chair.
The meeting, which was very short was
adjourned after the President, Secretary
and Treasurer had submitted their reports
and few minor actions had been taken.
PRESIDENT LEWIS REPORT.
The President in the following a very
concise and able report, gives the status Of
the society in its every department:
TO the Trustees, Patrons and Members Of the
Pucifc Hebre,C orphan asylum and Home So
ciety: Another year has silently but swiftly
passed away, and II again becomes my official
,duy rs President OF this society to lay before
you tie results Of the work accomplished since
cyr last annual meeting, held September %,
n / am gratlhed to be able 10 stale that our fnaH-
4 cai standing is secure; that the physical condi-
Hon OF our wards IS excellent that The deport-
flDent Of the waids, with few EXCEPTIONS has been
good, and HAT their mental progress has been
satisfactory.
CAPITAL FUND INTACT.
Notwithstanding the fact that the expenses Of
tie asylum have been Inc eased by the enlarge
meut IF lie household, the improvements that
have been made upon the main asylum build
ing and tie erection and furnishing OF gymna-
SUM Tor the children, The capital fund OF the
society has not been touched. At the beginning
OF the last fiscal year. September /, 1889 II
amounted 10 S220,125 rs, while at tile present
time II amOunrs 10 S222, "a 81, OF which S57,
30 80 belongs to the home fund.
Our nembe ship on TIL first OF this month was
1912, OF a dimluutlOn OF seven members as COM
pared Will last year Ills membership Is
divided as follows: Honorary life members, 3
lie members and patrons, 173; patrons and
members, 1866. This state Of affairs should not
exist. We ought to have at least double the
above number Of members. consider orr pres
ent membership dlspropOftiOnale TO the large
and Increasing Jewish population 0i lie Pacific
Coast.
CALIsTHENICs.
Your Board Of Trustees have found 1t neces-
saIy II order to secure the physical culture OF
our wards, TO ereei gymnasium, fitted WIN all
modem appliances. The building has been COM
pleted, and its calstheUlc appliances have bpen
fully enjoyed by the children. Under the in
sTuctiou Of tie Superintendent. Henry Mauser,
the children are now regularly rracicng ana
drilling thus gaining strength and capacity for
their Iulure efforts ~ lie.
On tie 1st OF September, 1889, we had sc chr
. dTen usder our care. At the present lime we
have 81, Of which 81 are in the asylum aud 6
boarding outside, learning trades, ETC or these
% children 40 are girls are 4S are boys. During
this fiscal year We have admitted 81 children, 20
boys and II girls. and discharged during lie
same period 20 children, girls and 10 boys,
most OF whom are now able to earn their own
4 living
During the year we have received the follow
ing donations: From Ii. w. LYMAN, IN memory
Of his wife, $500: from Louis WOrmser, on the
anniversary of his wiie's death. 500; flom A.
Anspacbe., In memory Of his wife, $1,000, ana
sundries S43l 70. We have also during the
year ecelved the following requests: From NJ.
Phillips, $3.50, and from Andrew WEIGH $1,000.
A HOME FOR THE AGED.
we are now engaged In fully carrying out the
second object for which this society was formed
VIZ; 10 build home for the aged and infrm
Istaellies. We have an accumulated fund of
S57.24O 80 for home" and the location has
been decided upon being The lot 2O0x6OO on the
corner OF Silver avenue and Mission road The
plans OF the building have been accepted by tile
Board Of Trustees, and the contracts for lis
erection are sOOu TO be given out.
s. W. LEVY, President.
President Levy was empowered to ap-
point Nominating Committee for the Sc
lection Of officers and Directors, who wiz be
voted fer on the first Monday in November
A unanimous vote of thanks was given
the President for his faithful service in the
cause of the children.