The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-11-16
GIVING rHEMAsrARrISIIrr.
AJewish scheme for furnishing nowry 4,
Couples About 20 MARI

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Couples About Co MARI
Michael Harris and Nancy Jacobs. rqy.
Ing polled the highest number of ,ats,
were duly elected 20 receive a dov,-.. .,
10 and marriage fees. anJ "a yar.r...
was again declared fog a coupla."
SO ran a paragraph ln II Jewish r,r,.
printed I'M London recently. and "a p.1
| Mall Gaz tie reporter determined 10 49,
more about these folks who give eor....,
| dowrles, and more about The conditions
| under which such dowries are won ~.
| benevOlencc, it appeared. emanataI fr...
| the society Tor Allowing Marriage F..,
| aud a Portion 90 Young Men and NIrfr..s
/ Girls Of the Jewish Faith The preside,
! or this society one would imagine vn.lf
| be a patriarchal sage. with graudchHl..r
| In scores about his knees. But A. Suash
| who rs the head of the society. is "a ta.r..
! man with a slight black m0ustacia
| clean-shaven chin and certainly BIO sr.-r
| children. When not hymoueally oc....l
| he is engaged I'm his business as "A dIsr..-t
| merchant I'm Hatton Garden
! THE society" he stated in ronfg p,
! the interviewer has been in rKIsfrr..
1 nearly fifty years. and has done r0 tr-.n
/ amount OF good II was started rm0rg
| few friends In quite a small vay. ana
1 a. INV 'A AtN NANAH WIZ" 1000 N.I.N cont. NH
| afforded at first. But 49, NJ not exactly
| a drop in the ocean. was NOT Quito rf.
/ ficent 10 answer the purpose in Wow
and as the fund grew the dowry was ir
creased 90 COS"
Are the operations Of the society con.
fined TO LOndon2"
mo. they extend an over England The
funds are recruited by subscriptions. N
all amounts. from penny "a week u1-
ward, and by donations"
1T gives them a prior claim ou mo
dowry perhaps"
NO. II doesn't I VIII make that clear
in a moment We assist about dozen
couples every year. the doWries and mar
riage fees coming % over 1900 The rb.
jcct In giving the dowry as Co enable the
young couples 10 start a llttle business
together Before becoming candidates
for the dowry toward which they reaI
not have subscribed a farthinc) they have
10 be possessed OF all home ueccssar.as
and furniture. and the man has % prove
20 the satisfaction Of the committee that
he is i'm position 20 maintain his wife.
EVERY case as investigated by two
members Of the committee, appointed aH-
nually for that purpose. They make
their inquiries with proper tact and disc
erection. and they also investigate the
the entire procedure. say a vacancy BIAS
been declared. which means that we have
sufficient I'M hand 20 put another doHrg
no for competition. We send out notices
10 that effect and supply forms of app'-
cation. We get four. nye. six. perhaps a
dozen couples contestiHg for the prize.
They all come before the COMMITTEE iu
couples. and are asked questions concern
Ing the money they have saved. Che mae
ture OF the mans work, and s0 on once.
/ suppose, / must have been pressing
the prospective bridegroom pretty bard.
for the young lady spoke up sorr0wflIiy.
Well SIR you got married once. ana we
want 10, t0OI
"Weu. as soon 9s they have been adj
mtted as candidates what follows
1--WE give them "a book OF members and
tell them TO go and canvass for votes.
the members possessing votes in proper
ton 90 the amount OF their subscr.ptl
Have you yourself many vOtes2'
eyes. 1 hold something Ike eighty
votes"
"Then you are the target Of plenty Of
bcseeching brown eyes and persuasive
glances?"
"No. nothing out OF the way because
as president / take no part In choosing
the recipients or the dover
"Can you give me a specific instance of
the good the society has d0ne?'
Il can. and q striking ONE tninf
There are three members Of the commit
tee Of the society. now men m position
and well-to-do. who were embarked upon
llfe with dowrles from the society