The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-03-11
B'NAI BIRTH WORK PRESIDENT ADOLPH KRAUS DlS-
 CUssES THE ORDER. TeIIe of the Great Work That Has Been Done by the Organization.
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 Mobile March Il

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 Mobile March 10.
 Adolph Krau.s of Chicago, president of the Independent Order B'Nail BRith, who last night in the Jewish Temple, deliveerd an address upon the order of which he is the head, left this after noon on the Munson line steams-ip Prince George for a business trip to Cuba Mir. Kraus was accompanied to the pier by a large number of repre- sentative members of .-.e order of this city and was given many God-speeds on his journey to the Cuban republic.
 As the head of the Independent Cr- der B'Nai B'Rith, MT. Kraus is today what might be termed the leader fhe Jewish American people. The or der is one. not of fraternalism, but one which looks only, as Mir. Kraus stated to The Advertiser correspondent, to the elevation of mankind and the bet torment of the condI..on of the Jew jsh people, the care for the widow and the orphan and particularly for alle- viation, if possiDIe, or the condition of the persecuted of the race in Rus sia. Before sailing for Cuba Mir. Kraus gave The Advertiser correspondent many important facts with regard to fhfs organization ..1d wE'ch will tend to STOW what has already been accom- pIished and what is being upheld by inc B'Nai B'Rith whose membership, while only HunpSIiliE dbOAN FYfNNNt made manifest it's purposes, not only in the United States, but in the Orient Germany and Austria.
 Having risen from an emrty- handed immigrant to a man of great wealth and honor in his chosen home, MT. Kraus seeks now for the betterment of his race and ,he elevation of man kind Of the order, however, he is an enthusiast and gave the following ln- formatitn as to what has been done by this small band of forty thousand
 Tn the Orient-Boys and girls schools at Jaffa, Jewish library at Jerusalenl' educational institutional and kinder- garten at Safed. hospital "Schaar Zion at Jaffa, society for building homes for Jewish middle class at Jana, so- ciety for the protection of emigrants and travellers at Jaffa, savings bank and loan agency at Jaffa
 Tn Roumania-Society for relief of the poor at GalatZ, cooperative bank at Bucharest, society Tor the gather ing of historical facts of the Jewish people at Galatz, elementary schools at Roman. daily distribution of food to ROO children at Jassi. Jewish emigra- tion company at Bucharest
 In Austria-Society for the care and sunport of poor students al Pilsen. free labor bureau at Troppau. summer out ings for poor children at Pilsen. widow and orphan aid society at Prag, libra " and reading room at Maehin-Os- ira. Jewish aid society at Lemberg. pubuc library at Bielitz, scientific and literary lecture course at B-uenn. Jew fsh agriculturad aid society at RoicAcn- berg, Kaiser Franz Josef orphan home" at Prag. library and reading room at Vienna. aid society for poor students and artists at Bruenn library and reading room at Krakau, publica- ton of Youths Magazine at Vienna library at Pilsen, establishment of va rious home industries for the poor 1T Galfcia, aid society of district grand lodge of Austria for establishment oi individual workshops and subventior of new industries, industrial schools anC employment of travelling teachers skill ed in trades. credit bureaus for those engaged in useful trades and farming all in Galicia; society for free distrtbu' tion of clothing, toys. etc. for poor children at Pilsen: maintenance of q "Teynbee" hall at Vienna, society fol the care of refugees from Russia ana Poumania in Vienna.
 In Germany-Vacatuen colonies fol Jewish children of Berlin; library ana