The morning call., 1893-09-25
A HEBREW HOME.
Annual Meeting of Its
Directors.
IN A FLOURTSHING STATE.
Address of s. w. Levy, Showing
the Condition of the Asylum
For the Aged.
IN A FLOURISHING STATE.


Home Society was held yesterday after.
noon in the hall of the home at the corner
of Devisadero and Hayes streets.
AS is the usual custom at these meetings,
shortly before the hour of commencement
was heard on the walk. and the children
of the home were marched into the hall to
hear the proceedings.
The meeting was called to order by
President S. w. Levy, who, after the read
ing of last years minutes, proceeded to de-
liver his annual address. He said it was
his object to embody in his report COM
plete review OF the work accomplished by
the Asylum and Home for the Aged, more
minutely given In the reports of the vari-
Gus officers to follow. He said:
Ladies and Gentlemen: Another year of nv
stewardship as president OF our beloved asylum
and home having passed, il devolves upon me
10 give you synopsis OF The work accomplished
by the society aud the methods of operation
adopted since had The pleasure of addressing
1892. - ~ ''' '''e'''D7 =" o''''lNOe''
The small number of members who attend
these annual meetings might lead one 10 be-
lieve that our members do not take the proper
interest in The work of the soeiely and The great
good II Is accomplishing, yet KNOW otherwise
am certain that their seeming negligence in
a
curlty on their part that The interests of the
society will be looked after by It's officers.
They 90 not realize the fact that their attend
ance would be an encouragement to their off,
GERS In the arduOus duties which deyolye upon
them. 1t is sometimes a real embarras smenJ
10 these officers 10 be compelled TO read their
respective annual reports OF the affairs of The
corporation 10 empty benches OF course, they
all feel as do, certain satisfaction in having
done their duly toward the orphans In tile asy-
lum, aud the old aud intirm in the home who
enpl lfar
and rest in our beautiful and cOmmod Ious quar-
terS on Silver avenue, but at the same time
tbr y feel that their burdens would be very ma
teiialy lightened If they had the annual eneour-
agement aud sanction of your presence.
Ou Ihe l7th OF this month We had very large
audience 10 witness the exhibition of our chi.
dTen ana TO assist III the distribution of prizes
The first prize which every boy in the asylum
each year strives hard 10 gain is the "Behrendt 1
medal which carries with Ii $3.50 in cash, the
neJ Interest derived from a beQuest of $4,000
left by the late Herman Behrendt. which is 10
Dr. paid each year TO the best boy in the asylum
This prize was 50 closely contested for by all
The boys that The one receiving the medal
ranked No. and in his class in the public
school during the entire year, while The next
boy stood No. 3 10 his class for the same period
of time both being excellent in department
L sincerely hope that some good Dhilan-
thr0pist VIII donate sufficient sum OF money
10 De placed at Interest for the purpose OF pro
viding second prize for the next best scholar,
whether a boy or girl. While on this subject,
am pleased to state that, through the
a.
AnspacheT, a brass baud of seventeen pieces
has been organized and thoroughly equipped
with instruments, ana in order that the boys
may become proficient performers, he has
engaged teacher 10 instruct them, ali at his
own expense.
would earnestly recommend that the ladies'
visiting committee take under consideration
the feasibility OF organizing cooking school
IN the asylum. where The older girls could learn
The culinary art, both In theory and, If possible
In practice, so that when they leave our home
lucrative emnl0y a.
sional cooks, who are always in demand and
who can always command good wages. They
Can thus at once become independent and self
supporting. l would also recommend that we
utilize some pcI ton Of our large grounds sur
rounding the home on Silver avenue as horII-
cultural school, where some OF our BOYS might
be taught gardening and Horticulture as an In
centiVe TO adopting II as a profession.
regret TO say that the sending out OF pat
terms TO prominent ladies 10 the various cities
on the coast who promised 10 make up cloth
Ing for the orphans has not been productive of
the ANTICIPATED benefit, and in fact turned out
TO be an expense and loss TO the society.
In view OF the almost stationary position of
our membership, aud c0nsequ7 ntly in the in.
come OF the society, must urge upon all COM
mlttees and other officers that they use the
greatest caution anG economy in the eXpeDdi-
ture OF money, as the number OF our wards in
both the asylum and home Is certain to be in
creased from time 10 time without any CORE
spending addition to our income.
The memorial tablets placed in Memorial
Han during the last year are TO the memory Of
the following deceased benefactors OF the So
clety: Mrs. Carrie Bachman, Joseph Rosen-
berg, l. c. Moore, Z. L. GoldsIein 4. l.. Castle
James Phelan. Noses Heller aud S. Lachman.
1be bequests and donations In memory of de-
ceased persons received during the year
amounted to S11,5o5 81, segregated as fol
lows:
Bequests of James Phelan, S5oOo; S. Lach
man, $1,000; Moses Heller. S14o5 81. and E..
L. GOldsteIn, $1,000. In memory OF l. g.
Moore, 5000 F. L. Castle, $500. S. Hart,
$500; j. i. Lilienthal, $3.50; Sol MandelSon,
500. and Mrs. Josephine Normser, annually,
S100.
Tie donations were s2352 40. the most uota-
bic OF which mention from our feIOw-citzen
and honorary life member, j. l.. Flood. He
has followed closely in the footsteps Of his
charitable father Ia sending an annual dona-
tl0n OF OF 1000. l also mention the donation
OF Mr.. and Mrs Alexander Well OF Paris,
France. WHO, on the celebration of their silver
wedding, remembered The poor, whom they con-
stantly aided while residents OF this city, by
sending $4,000 TO various benevolent societies,
OF which we received $1,000 / am proud 10
say that MIR. We'll was my schoolmate half a
century ago, and although II Is many years
since they left these shores they have fully
shown by their actions that their hearts and
sympathes ate still with US aud with the poor
Of san francisco.
Our membership at this time is as follows: ::
Honorary members 4, life patrons 3, life mem.
DefS lIo, patrons 10, members 1449-a total
OF 1861; new members received during the
year 122 The losses were: BY death 19, res
lgnatiOn 4S' delinquent (sticken from The rolls
for Uon-payment of dueS) "a making a net
IN o consideration our increased expenses by
having our new home in Snch splendid condi-
non, II should at least be one or Two thousand
Our income, exclusive Of bequests and dona-
tions. amounted TO S22. $50 45 and The expend-
lures were S27, ,905 20, of which S1S,9lS 81
was chargeable 10 the asylum and SS986 80 TO
the home. This includes S1043 62 paid for
lakes. showing deficiency of S4949 "a from
lie regular income of the society. VIII not
some of our lady members make an effort to
increase our membership by canvassing among
their friends both in the city and country?
AT the last annual report we had ll3 chill
dren In on: care Since then we have admitted
16 and discharged Ia, leaving the number in
our care 115, OF whom Sc are girls and SO
boys Or these are boarding outside the
asylum, 0f them learning trades and 1, an
infant. too young 10 be properly cared for In
The asylum.
The home now shelters II old people, OF
whom 10 are men ana women. We have ad-
mltted during the year, one of whom (Jacob
Moses died Oh August 5. aged 65 years.
lake THIS Opportunity OF rendering the So
cleiy s thanks, as well my own, to all those
who have In any way remembered our wards.
1hey Will excuse me II do not mention all by
mann, as such aD attempt would REQUIRE too
mucn time and space, Jet / cannot let this
opportunity pass without mentioning few Who
deserve special thanks.
First and foremost DIR. Henry Gibbons Jr.,
Albert Abrams, J. K. Davidson. s. s. Kahn
ana A Barkan. our noble staff OF physicians