The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-10-22
GIVE $500 TO
BETH ISRAEL
HOSPITAL
Hope to Raise $1,000 and
Think Of Starting B. 81.
Association.

I1QoDlldl ASEOGldAiOn a NAN Ao~N
night in Columbia Hall, 224 Court street,
to devise ways and means to raise
funds to clear the hospital of debt and
enable an early opening of the insti-
tuition. The meeting was called by
the building committee at the request
of many members of the association
who were opposed to the proposition
offered to the association last Tuesday
night when fifteen business men agreed
to advance 100000 on a mortgage, the
money to be used in paying off all in
debtedness on the building.
At the previous meeting he offer
was accepted. but later several MEM
bers discussed the proposition, and it
was thought that it would be better
10 send the hospital on its career free
and clear of all encumbrances. The
meeting last night was the outcome of
these conferences. 1t was called to
order by Joseph Karrakis. of III
Springfield avenue, chairman of the
committee, nearly a thousand people,
a large number of whom were women,
being present.
Perfect order prevailed and the clos
est attention was given to the BUSH
ness OF the meeting. The entire ses-
sion seemed to e.characterized by an
unusual spirit of good feeling and en-
t,,usiasm. In opening the meeting Mr.
Karrakis said the main object of the
call was TO consider certain PROPOSE
tions that the committee would intro-
duce and TO take action upo the same.
The first proposition was that every
member in the hospital association be
constituted a committee of one to get IN
a new member. Eight hundred of the
Hebrews of the city are members of the
association, and not all of them con-
tribute to the institution.
The next object of the meeting was
to act on the proposition that the
members themselves shoulder the $685.
600 mortgage and offered the sugges-
ton. That 100 members volunteer to
subscribe 500 each. thus creating a
fund of $4,000. Should this be done,
the chairman announced. there were
fen business men who would contribute
$500 each, and physicians and druggists
in the association would raise $4,000
more, making a total fund of $3.50 0
more thar enough to open the hospital,
and the remainder of the money neees-
sarY to pay off the indebtedness could
be raised by popular subscription.
Should this proposition be acted upon
and the money realized 1t would he
unnecessary TO accept the offer of the
fifteen business men; but if not ac-
ccptcd, after all. it was money that
Me association had to have to do bust
ness with. and the loan of h men
in the valley would be put to use. 1t
was up to the members to do n thing
or the other. 1t was stated.
A. bevy of girls representing the Beth
Israel Auxiliary. with Mrs. A. G.
Rostow, as chairman, entered the hall
armed with pencils, paper and smiles.
They were appointed a special commit
= Tee to &C through the audience and
solicit subscriptions toward increasing
the fund. The committee consisted OF
Misses Helen Jedel, Sadie Black. Essie
Rand, Bessie Miller, Nettie Weiss. Ida
Weiss. Sadie Golden, Ann Fenning,
Jennie Golden Hattie Jacoby, Mollle
Roessler, Jennie Baker and Bessie
Steinhirt. Unfortunately for the insti-
tuition and fortunately for the men in
rTi1c audience. this committee was I'M
able to do the work mapped out for
it, owing to the lateness of the hour.
They viii solicit subscriptions on the
outside, however. and hope to greatly
augment the building fund.
The speaker of the evening was
Joseph Barondiss, a New York lawyer,
whose address was on the history of
the Jews in America in connection
With the charities they have inaugu-
rated and have been identified with.
Ills remarks were for the purpose of
awakening fresh enthusiasm among
the Jews in Newark and urge them to
keep up the reputation of the Hebrew
people who, he said. were always first
in alleviating the suffering of the sick,
wounded, and caring for the poor and
needy. He offered al eloquent appeal
for money and asked how many peo-
pie present would. al the chairman
suggested, contribute 800 each.
Immediately Hyman Botnick. of 65
Barclay street. laid a bill of the re-
Quested amount on the table before the
speaker. He was followed blythe chair
man, William Rich, of 206 Huntedron
street: Henry Gottlieb, of IS Waverly
avenue, and Edward Prokocimer, of
30S Fifteenth avenue. Mr.. Prokocimer
handed two two hundred-dollar bills to
the chairman. No more donations for
this amount anne, and after asking for
other large amounts, smaller contribu-
ton were requested.
For a few minutes the secretaries had
their ndiluS lull lTyiuB 10 Keep d IeCoiQ
of the ten and five-dollar bills. to say
nothing of the smaller ones that for a
time fairly flowed into the hands of
the chairman. Mr.. Barondiss kept the
iron hot until at a late hou 1t was an
nounced that over 1880 had been con-
tributed.
A special committee, at the head of
which will be DIR. Victor Parsonett and
Hyman Botnick, will seek further con-
tributions in the city; every effort will
be made by the committee to Increase
the amount subscribed last night to
$40, 1000, which would enable the board
Of directors to officially open the hos
pital in December.
Another scheme is being talked over,
and a meeting win be called in a few
days to perfect plans and organize. 1t
is to be the Beth Israel Hospital Build
ing and Loan Association. The idea is
to get the loan into operation, and
then IL it is necessary to have to issue
a mortgage on the building it will be
taken up by the members of the assoc
citation, also members of the building
and loan. The loan department will
also act as a bank from which the hos
pital ma draw at any time n insure
II from being in financial straits. The
proposed movement is we'll thought of