The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-12-23
Chicago Rabbi Commends Local
Jewish Organization at An
nual Meeting.
UNION COLLECTS s4o,s74.
Among Seven Branches Which
Look to the Good of Poor
Hebrews S39,625 Is Elk
pended During Year.

The second annual meeting of the Jewish
Charitable and Educational Union last
right in Temple Shaare Emeth served a
double purpose in furnishing to ST.
Louis audience the opportunity to learn
the details OF the organizations work,
and to hear again the Reverend Doctor
Emil Hirsch of Chicago, rabbi OF Temple
Sinai.
Moses Fraley. the president of the
union, was the chairman of the evening,
and read his annual report, which dealt in
detail with every branch of the unions
work.
During the last year there was contrib
uted to the union siO,s74, of which sum
$50. 625 was expended among the various
branches as follows:
Cleveland Orphans Home, 5000; Ma
tional Jewish Hospital for Consumptives,
Denver, Colo, 5000; Jewish Hospital. S.
81; Home for Aged and Infirm Israelites,
S, go; Jewish Alliance, S2,613; Hebrew
Free School, 1882; Jewish Charities,
which include many organizations, $4,000.
The cost of maintaining the union was
$1,742.
A part of the total sum collected was
given by poor children. Early in the year
| $50 small savings banks were distributed.
most of them among the classes which
meet at Ninth and Carr streets. The banks
| which have been returned yielded more
than $500 and there are a score yet 10
come in to the superintendentS.
MIR. Fraley spoke of the labor bureau
| which has been established within the
! last year, and asked members to support
| funds to cancel the Indebtedness of the
| Jewish hospital and dispensary. He an
| nounced that the unions part of the Hos
pital Saturday and Sunday collections
amounted to Sl.923
DOCTOR HIRSCH SPEAKS
| Doctor Hirsch's address was a discussion
of charitable means, and strong indorse-
ment of the local unions efforts. He
secuted the idea that the charitable in
stinct will ever become dormant in the
| healthy man, but warned against though
| less and ignorant giving.
Ideal charity said Doctor Hirsch, sis
| social hygiene. Philanthropy Is a science.
| True giving is a rational, methodical sys-
| TEN, made to conform to existing condi-
| tons. 1t cannot be left to good intentions
| or to unskilled, willing persons. but must
| be managed by experts and artists.
Charity Is not a means for buying So
| cial prominence or reputation. nor an end
| toward pouring balm on wounded con-
| science 1t is not, as some seem to think,
| a. ticket of admission to front seat IN
| the parquet at the vaudeville show of the
hereafter. The poor are not on earth to
| be used as scales on the ladder by which
| the rich may climb to position.
Every man is put on earth with some
| mission to perform. some niche to fill.
Charity has not the right, by offering
| continuous aid TO unfit him for his posi-
| ton. But charity is 10 point out to that
man where his position lies in the econ
| omy of God.
$50 charity must be organized. The true
| solution is a confederation of declarations.
| In union is strength. I am glad to see the
| condition of Jewish charities in st.
| Louis
| Julius Lesser and Marcus Bernheimer
were elected directors at large. The other
| directors elected. whose terms are three
years, were: Louis CHASER. Aaron Haase.
| Elias Michael, Albert Arnstein and David
| Treichlinger.
| Moses F'raley is president of the union
and the other officers are: Marcus Bern
| heiner. first vice president; Julius Les
ser, second vice president; William Silk
treasurer; Bernard Greensfelder, secretary
| and Monteiore Bienenstok, assistant Sec
| rotary.
The next meeting of the directors will
| take place the first week In January. al
| which time officers will be chosen, ano
| plans for the years work made.