The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-05-04
Jewish Charities To-Day

Beginning tonight In the Jefferson
Hotel auditorium. the fifth biennial
session of the National Conference of
Jewish Charities will continue until
"Wednesday evening, when this body
merges its membership with the Ma
uonal Conference of Charities and Cor
rection The business meetings on
Tuesday and Wednesday will be held
in the temple OF the congregation of
Beth Ahabah. on West Franklin Street.
The opening session this evening will
take the form of dinner rendered to
the national conference by the local
Jewish community. Following this din
ner, Mr.. Nathan Blur, the president Of
tile conference. will present an alb
stract of his biennial report.
Noted Speakers.
.After-dinner addresses will be made
by Mayor Mccarthy. Governor Swanson.
Mr.. Thomas NJ. Mulry, president of the
Correction; Judge Julian w. Mack, of
Chicago; Or. Emil G. Hirsch. Of Chi
cago; DR.. E. n. Calisch and Mr.. Charles
Hutzler, OF Richmond. Hon. Oscar
Straus. Secretary of Commerce and
Labor in the Cabinet OF President
Roosevelt. was to be one of the speak
ers. but is not able to attend.
The conference proper will open to-
morrow morning at Beth Ahabah Tenn
pie. at 10 o'clock. and all the meetings
will be open to the public,
Interesting papers will be read and
discussed by able men and women. VINO
have given much of their time and
labor to the problems OF charity work.
The Jewish citizens OF Richmond have
provided for the entertainment of the
l,,,o orfNr1nht1a fnNr of the
city tomorrow afternoon and lunch
con at Lakeside Park on "Wednesday
The Headquarters OF the conference will
be at the jefferson Hotel. OF the local
committees Dr. =. N. Calisch is chair
man and Mr. II. S. Binswanser. secre-
tary. Mrs Sam Cohen Is at the head
of the ladies' reception committee. Mr..
Henry s. Hutzler will act as toast
master at the opening dinner tonight:
Complete Program.
The following is the program Of the
business sessions:
Tuesday Morning.
Jewish Charitable Activities in Rus
sia--An abstract of this paper will be
read as introduction to the general
topic 81 the morning. The paper itself
will be printed and distributed at the
meeting on Monday evening to all
members Of the conference. SO that
they may acauaint themselves with It's
contents The paper will be prepared
under the auspices or committee con-
sisting OF Mr.. r. ". Levin Epstein
Mr. Bernard Richards. Professor II. L.
Sabsovicl,. DR.. David Blaustein.
The utilization Of Jewish Com
munal Activties-Paper Dr. Jacob II,
Irollander Johns Hopkins University
Baltimore Nd. president OF the Fed
era top of Jewish Charities of Balti-
more Discussion-Dr. Emil G. Hirsch
Rabbi. Sinai Congregation. chicago, III;
Dr. j. L. MaEnes. Rabbi Temple
Emanu-E,l, New York City: Mr.. Leon
Zolotkoff Chicago, ILL.,: Mr.. Henry
Butzel. United Hebrew Charities, De-
troit. Mich; Mr.. Milton e. Marcuse
president nenitentiary board. Richmond
Va; Mr.. Max Mitchell. Federated Jew
ish Charities, Boston. Mass.
Tuesday Afternoon.
Intermunicipal Cooperation in Char
liable Activities (including a consid-
Grafton OF national institutions, such
as. the National Jewish Hospital fol-
Consumptlves and the Jewish Consump.
tives' Relief Society; ntermunicipa
| co operation to be discussed with rela