Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1894-04-18
: MARRIAGE LOTTERY.
..gndon's Queer Mixture Of Dowry, rasE


Eaony and Hebrew Pniianthropy.
>'Michael Harris and Nancy Jacobs
having polled the highest number o1
votes were duly elected to receive a
dowry of e25 and marriage fees, and a
vacancy was again declared for q couple. y
So ran paragraph in q Jewish paper
recently, aDl y reporter was fred with
an ambition to learn more about these
folks who give couples dowries. and
more about the conditions under which
such dowries are wen. The benevolence,
it appeared, emanated from the Society
for Allowing Marriage Tees and a Por-
ton to Young Men and Virtuous Girls
of the Jewish Faith. The president Of
this society one would imagine would
be a patTlarcAai sage with granlchii-
dren n scores atout his knees But Mr.
A. Svaab, who is me head Of the So
ciety, is a young man with q slight black
mustache, 8 clean shaven chin and cer-
tainly no grandchildren. WGen not
hymencauv occugiedLe IS engagel in his
business as 6 diamond merchant in Hat
ton Garden.
The society" he said, in reply TO the
interviewer, ''il2s been il existence near
ly so years, and has done no small
amount Of good. It was started among
afow friends il quite 4 small way, and a
dowry of SO only was all that could be
afforded at Elat. But SIC, If net exactly
q drop IL the ocean. was not quite sufE-
cient to answer the purpose IN view, aud
as the fund grew the do,Ery vasincreased
to e25."
Are the onerat -2as o the society con
fixed to Lonlc4:"
mo. They extend al over England
The funds are recruited by subscriptions
Of all amounts, E-om 4 penny 8 week up
ward, and by donations"
1T gives them prior claim on the
doWry perhaps;"
''No, it doesn't. ! viii make that clear
in q moment. We assist about a dozen
couples every year, the dowries and mar
riage fees coming to over $500. The OBJ
ject in giving the dowry is to enable the
young couples to start a little business
together. Before becoming candidates
for the dowry-t0ward which they need
not have subscribed q farthing-they
have to bo possessed Of al home necas-
saries and furniture, and the man has TO
prove to the satisfaction of the commit
tee that he is in position to maintain
his wife.
"Only virtuoas girls are to bo befrieAd
ed by the society, gather from its title.
Does it not become rather a delicate mat
ter to adjudicate upon the qualifications
of young lady applicants"
''Every case Is investigated by tive
members OF the committee, appointed
annually for that purpose. They make
their inquiries with proper tact and dis
cretion, and they also investigate the
character of the man. Let Us go through
the entire procedure. Say a vacancy has
been declared, which means that we have
sufficient in hand to put another dowry
up for competition. We send out notices
to that effect and supply forms Of appli-
cation. We get four, five, six, perhaps
O. dozen couples c0ntesting for the prize.
They all come before the committee in
couples, and are asked questions con-
cerning the money they have saved, the
nature Of the mans work, and SO On.
Once, ] suppose, / mast have been press
ing the prospective bridegroom pretty
hard, for the young lady spoke up scr.
rowfully, Well, sir, you got married
once, and we want to too.
"WelI, as soon IS they have been ad.
1nitted as candidates, what follows?"
f'EVe give them book Of members,
and tell them TO go and canvass for votes,
the members possessing ToIeS IN proper
tion to tho amount or thclE sRDscTlp'
tions."
'Eave You yourself many votes!"
eyes, / hold something Ike 90 votes.
"Ihen you aE9 the target or plenty Ct
bescechin9 brown eyes and persuasive
glances:"
mo, nothing ou5 OF the way, because
as president | take 10 part IL choosing
the recipients CT tie doWcT.
''Can you give me 8 specific instance
OF the good the s22lety has GCne'
81 can, and striking one, THINK.
There are three members CT the co!n1zi5-
tee OF the society, ROW men CT position
and well to DO Who were embarked up
On life with doWrle3 from tha society,
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