Los Angeles herald., 1908-10-08
PLAN HOME FOR
JEWISH ORPHANS
INCORPORATION COMPLETED,
SOCIETY ORGANIZED
PROJECT RECEIVES UNIVERSAL
ENDORSEMENT LOCALLY
on+Ion Secured on House and TWO
and Half Acres of Land
Situate on Mission
Road

"The Jewish Orphans home of South
ern California is in legal form anu
ready to receive members, supserlp-
+ions beouests, donations and land, all
of which are much desired" SAID D u
Marshutz, the president OF the ne"
home. in an interview yesterday.
"Tbe final meeting to put the finish
ing touches on the organization salu
MIR. Marshutz, "was held few Gays
ago at B'nai Birth hall. Two weeks
previous the Incorporation of the society
under the laws of California was per-
fected. Yesterday the constitution ana
bylaws were adopted.
"During the recent Jewish holidays
all the rabbis of Los Angeles announced
70 their congregations that the jewish
ornhans home in Southern Calltornla
had been completely organized. Ihey
made strong appeals and urged them
TO assist in raising, protecting ana euu-
eating the fatherlesS and mothefless
Jewish little ones.
sThe officers of the new Orphans home,
after due investigation, found ABOUT
seyenty-five orphans scattered through
out the city under the care OIL various
institutions. ,5s ~
made on the good work of the societies.
~ is considered remarkable that such a
large and well-to-do Jewish community
as there is in Los Angeles should not
have awakened to the fact sooner
This showing of actual conditions was
news to many worshipers, ana the ap,
peal of the ministers mas recelN@eu @
prompt attention. Even chlIdreh are
Joining in the enterprise.
Working for Members
During the next fourteen days the
principal effort to secure members ana
funds will be made. The project mas
aroused such universal indorsement
among Jewish and other people that l.
as president of the organization, am
the recipient of numerous offers from
men and women to aid and enter
actively into the work of raising the
necessary funds to maintain this noble
institution.
at is expected that about Decem-
ber / the doors of the home VIII be
opened to receive and care Tor lhe
orphans A site has been selected on
Mission road, which was formerly tho
Stearns homestead, and on this an
option has been secured. This consists
of a, well adapted residence of eighteen
rooms and two and a half acres or cuI-
tiyated land, easy of access to the cars
While this home is for all orphans ol
Southern California it is expected thai
the Jewish people in all the towns anc
cities will come forward and offer thell
membership to assist in the support o
the institution"
Berthold Baruch, a prominent JeWlsl
business man, has the honor of beint
the first life member of this home, hav
ing enrolled his name yesterday imme
diately after the adoption of the by
laws.
Leading Men Interested
The management of the home is ii
the hands of prominent Jewish business
men of Los Angeles. The officers ano
directors are S. G.. Marshutz, president
John Kahn, first vice president; Mrs
C. Neisser, second vice president; A
Neumann, third vice president; Marco
H. Hellman, treasurer; Eugene H
Roth, secretary; Louis Isaacs; Georg(
N. Black, Phil A. Newmark, JOSEPH
Loeb, Jules Kaufman, D. A. Ham
burger NJ. ]. Finkenstein and L. Gold
berg.
Mrs. B. Baruch is president of thu
ladies' auxiliary committee and al
women who wish to participate in thu
active work should communicate will
her. The women are already busy il
devising ways and means to interes
the Jewish people in the volunteer fur
nishing of the home.
Those who are interested are re
uuested to communicate with the of
ficers of the home.