New-York tribune., 1902-10-05

who made up the homes population last year
there were discontented ones. The institu-
ton has AL patrons. 1.4O6 m-r.hers and 5T6
subscribers. who paid into the treasury last
year S3l.1 100
Another similar institution IS maintained AT
Honkers by the Independent order OF B'nai
/ Birth. which has lodges all over the United
States. This home was dedicated in 1NSe, This
home had eighty-hye inmates when tho last re-
port was issued.
One of the institutions Of which the Jews OF
this city proud is the "Gemilath ChasodiIa
Association" a free loan association.
! In 1901 the association loaned $3.50 GiG 10 TO-
$50 families. From this sum the association re-
ceived in weekly instalments S2l2-9I -, leaving
upward Of $4,000 in the hands Of the borrowers.
The loss for whole year was only about $500.
and the total loss in its ten years OF eNist,uc'
has been only about two thirds Of one per cent
A list has been kept Of the occupations of III
applicants for loans and this shows that the
greatest number Of them were lushcart men.
Second in point Of numbers came the tailars
and then people Of other occupations ia the FOL
lowing order: Bakers. painters plumbers. dry
goods Iedlers, butcher helpers, booktiHders.
/ clOakmakers, cisarmakers dressmakers, neck
wear makers. agents, coal ana wood dealers,
shoemak,rs BARRIERS. carpenters. etc. The list
includes drug store keepers, teachers, policemen.
letter carriers. dentists. bookkeepers and jewel
/ lers. and shows that men OF al classes Of the
/ East Side Jewish community make use Of tho
4 benefits extended by the loan association.
The liberal bequests Of the Baron De Hirsch
have been used toward founding and maintain
/ ing several important institutions, besides fur
nishing means for the support of immigrants at
settlements and their transportation 10 distant
points from The port where they landed The
Clara de Hirs,h Home for Working Girls ~.
225 East SiNty-third-st, is doing much for th"
education Of girls who wish 10 become wag.
carners. Ia the last year afty-threc girls COM
Ileted the course Of training iH hand sewing.
machine operating, millinery and upho.sterN
work. All these girls have obtained places
Wher- they are earning from - 20 ;" week
4 OF those Who were members of m. o"a',.ns
class, thirty three have obtained good places
in families. There are az present nfty-seyeu
boarGers ia tha home and tWsuty-uine GAS
. students i'm ;he place. Mrs oscar Straus Is th.
. president and Mrs. Lionel Sutro is Jhe sccre-
tar, Of the board, and Miss Rose Somm,riir.d
+ is superintendent,
In Sxty-fourth 81 near Third-aye. is the
Baron De Hirsch Tsde school. Whelt young
f men are instructed 10y competent teachers and
. are urad aated as masters of useful trades 10
has been in existence about twelve years. ana
has helped many young men 20 become useful
taught include plumbing gasGttiuE. carr entry
house and sign painting electrical work and
r-ueral machinery. There are also classes in
English. arithmetic and mechanical drawing
The Hetl~w Technical School No - Stuy-
/ yes,ut-st and "A similar Institution for girls at
No 2G7 Henry-st.; the society for burial ~
moor Jews. the Sanitary Ala Society Mod.
Lodging House No. - Diyision-st., the Jewish
. working Girls Vacation Society. the BriEhts.de
Day Nursery and Kindergarten. No - Can
non 81 the Society for the Aid Of Jewish Pris-
oners No 10 East One-hUndred and twenty
ninth-st: the Refuge for Immigrants No 2lO
/ Nodisou-st.. ,he Hebrew Ecuel olcut Fuel As
sociation. and the Sauatorium for Hebrew Chill
4 dren Rockavay. Long Island, other wen
known charities supported exclusively by the
lows Of this city. An the fratcrnities Of which
4 there are fyc large and many smaller ones have
bepe6t departments through which many thou
sands Of dollars are distributed every year
among deserving poor
The Educational Alliance. in East Broadway
/ and jefferson has been iu existence about
4 ten years and has been potent factor ia the
educational work among IN" dWellers in m,
/ tenement ,ouse district. n the last annual re-
lort il is shown IEdy th- ATTENDANCE al concerts
entertainments. meetings. etc, ia The rooms .r
! IA. alliance amounted 10 7-,S l9l. The library
/ WAS used by l0D.9 people, and ill. llG made US.
Of Tho reading rooms. The classes ana clubs