The San Francisco call., 1909-09-19

Investigation shows that the Hebrew
relief boards as well as the Hebrew
orphan asylum have not the problem
of the abandoned children. A really
dissolute home is practically unknown
among the Jewish people. They have
a percentage OF shtftless and incom-
petent men and women. but not to an
handled by the relief societies. The
love for home and children and the
obligations that they involve do not sit
lightly upon the Jew and save many q
desperate situation.
Despite a popular belief. the Jewish
orphan asylum is not richly endowed
There are many people among those
of means who give literally 20 It's
maintenance. but there IS q serious lack
of responsibility upon the part OF the
mass OF the people of this faith In his
last printed report s. w. Levy. for IS
consecutive years president OF the
orphanage and now its honorary prest-
dent. had the following to say:
The subject OF membership Is an I'M
portant and essential factor with US,
for it Is the basis OF our revenue. One
year ago we had 1881 members. since
then 46 new members were added to
our roll and we lost by resignation,
death and by nonpayment OF dues 1I4,
so that at the present time we have but
1853 members. which Is not a record to
be proud of. We have now So less
members than we had one year ago
and 134 less than two years ago, which
shows that instead of increasing 1t Is
dwindling down very rapidly. Taking
into consideration the number of Jew
ish families on the Pacific coast TO
whom fifty cents or a dollar a month
would be but a trifle. but which In the
aggregate would mean much to US. I
can not understand why our roll is not
at least double or even five times what
it is. / would imagine our cause would
appeal to them so strongly that they
would be applying for membership in
this society continually in large num-
bers and OF their own volition and
there should be no necessity Of our
having to coax them TO do their duty"
This appeal preceded the statement
that the orphanage had deficit OF
s39.S12.70. After presenting the graft
flying results with the children. Mr..
Levy closed his report by saying:
Assistance Is Asked
TN conclusion 1 want TO renew my
appeal to you for financial assistance
and to ask you to remember that the
financial stringency of the times. which
affects all alike and which makes peo-
pie Of moderate means feel that they
have to economize In order to pull
through, must necessarily strike harder
increasing the number OF applications
for admission into the asylum and
home AS this increase makes our ex-
pense of maintenance greater, our In
come must therefore be correspond
ingly more or we can not meet our
obligations. and our good work and
plans are to certain extent curtailed.
The old saying, Where there's a will
there's a way might be applied Just
now to advantage / am satisfied you
have the will, but 1t remains for you,
the members. to point out the way. In
this you have, in the last 81 years been
quite successful; let this good record
in. the past stimulate you TO renewed
energy for the coming year. and at our
next annual meeting we may have the
pride and qualification of extending to
you the most hearty thanks of our
much beloved society, in whose serv-
Ice you have been so loyal"
In the great work accomplished by
Mr. Mauser, he has been assisted by
his wife as matron. large number
of women give one day week to sew
Ing for the orphans. of whom no two
are dressed alike. The present officers
of the asylum are
Honorary president. S. W. Levy; pres
ldent. Juda Newman: vice president.
Judge Max c. Sloss; treasurer, Isaias
W. hellman; secretary. Meyer II. Levy:
I EsSsrg IaSoS c5lanIensIein; crasaeb Aihred
Haas. Moses Heller. solomon Kahn. S.
W. Levy, Joseph Naphtaly. Daniel Roth.
Lucius l. SolOmOns, Jacob Stern. Samuel
|. Wormser; honorary trustees--Joseph
Brandenstein, p. Sheideman. Sig Greene
baum.
The board Of the ladies' auxiliary is
composed Of:
President Ms Louis Schwabacher:
first vice president, Mrs. ID. n Walter:
second vice president. Mrs Louis Sloss:
treasurer. Mrs. L. n. Walter; secretary.
Mrs. Charles Keilus; directors-Afrs. l.
Wormser. Mrs /. Calm, Mrs. Daniel
Roth. Mrs. NJ Esberg, Mrs Ludwig
Schwa bacher. Mrs. Adolphe Roos. Mrs
Theodore Lilienthal, Mrs. Joseph Etr-
man Mrs. Albert Ilienthal. Mrs LoutSa
Greenewald. Mrs. L. Meyersteip Mrs.
Jacob Stern. Mrs. A. Brown. Mrs II X
Zeimer Mrs Marcus s Koshland Mrs.
Abraham Haas. Mrs Morris Meyerheld.
Mrs Sidney NJ Ehrman; honorary di-
rectors. Mrs. J. Hirschfeld and Mrs s.
Bachman.
The next story of this series win tell
of life in the Protestant orphan asylum.
that picturesque institution In Haighf