The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-04-03
KEEPING HHB FAMILY INTACT
ORgECT OF THE WIDOWT %
MOTHERS ASSOCIATION.


Grsup 90 Jswt.h women VINO HAD F,r.,
tO Meet tho 0ppoaitioa % the organ.
lked ChaFities-F irst Year Has Den.
sasarntca Thesr night % Lave
The headquarters Of the Widow
Mothers Fund Association. an sazAs r,
o. the United Hebnsw Charities. are no,
stylish. They consist OF two rooms u,
. house which has nasn better dave
] iSS Clinton street. Nevertheless d, ...anv
residents Of the lower East sido these
rooms. 20 easy Of access. are dehRhtful
A visit there. they have found. AWAY.
results in speedy material relief. On.
couragement. hope. Mothers who have
been screwing up their courage 70 send
their children to an institution weep
for JOY when told that the children will
30 provided for at home.
On Good Friday the Widowed Mother.
Fund Association. ittls to its own sur.
prise aud q good deal 10 the satisfac,,on
of many fFiends. including hundreds of
beneflciarisa. celsbrntedsts first birthday
10 IL likely that the organization will
cslsbrate q good many, moro birthdays
by both Hebrews and 0aniilas that with
out doubt go arc eoipg nght on de-
clared Mrs. z. Y. DrayfbuB. Who NAV be-
seen any day al tia heaxiuuaFasrs. where
she gives her services foe love.
Our claim 30 c0ufinhad ,exisesuoe-
she says earnestly. sis hoaa9 on the
natural inhsrsnt right Of the u,pthsr 10
rear her own children ins4padfof letsinE
an institution bring shsmupc
Practically Mrs. Dssyfousis Irresponsible
for the associatio9. Ons day when visit
ing tina dependent chilarwh's depertmen,
% tho Department Of Public Chafifiea, q,
% Third avenue. che ssas smAssd TO and
nearly one hundFed Jewish chilllssn ahou,
- he committed 60 ssssssssssOtas. sheir
mothers not being sbIe TO snpport them.
Mothers we're weeping silently. younesters
we're having lussily a the approaching
separation.
This was more sfsan Mss. Dreytou.
could endure passiesly. Dsscsndins on
the United HshFsw Charities shs was told
Tie treasury thsre vac net equal 70 keep.
ing 90 many homes Intact. This new.
abe told TO q sympathstio friend. Mrs
William Einatein. who declared az once
ia 10 ND 90 N than 20 see 20 IL that money
for this purposs h forthcoming. VIVA,
10 more. We must personally Sc 10 Il that
the money IN applied specifically 70 the
relief OF widowed mothers by FORMING
an association for that purpose. indie
pendent Of any other organisation.
Dozens 81 the best known Jewish
women Of New York hurried 10 enlis,
under Mrs. Einstein's banner and several
equally well known financiers showed
their approval by sending substantial
money contributions. In less than a month
the Widowed Mothers Fund Association
was organised. win board Of managers
and lisa Of ollcars noas q whom needed
or wanted pay Tor her pssvSoss. Also il
had q good round sum IN the treasury
with which 90 begin aelisf uAeasures
For few months the assooiAtion had any,
thing but q smooth road 10 travel.
"A communal board oonnistinE Of
I'VE men.' said Ms. DfWvfous. met ,n
consider WHISTLER ws 1houla BE- allowed
TO 60 on at all. Whistler the system Of
RELIEF We followed womld not tend %
pauperixs the bsnsnriartes<-a doubt
which has also troubled ths ,rnnnaaemep,
o. the United Hebrew ChAris,epfex deal
Also strong objections wera invade 90 Our
conducting q headquartera away from
the Charities bdiIding. Unkii 9afaary We
worked under the supervision Of a Joint
three Of the Hebrew Chariiies
people and three members % our own
board. 90 that there msghb bs no over
lapping Of cases. hut sincs tlwn we have
worked Independently. ccn1inuinR Of
cosirss tO give and TO ask nom time 90
time Information rslating % doubtful
GASES. 10
We now feel that our woth. which il
purely constructive. h estphlixhod on too
lirm foundation tn be easily oserturned.
and We begi'' TO hope that similar aaso-
citation may soon he planned % aid more
effectively than 10 nov being done the
gentle widowed mothers OF New York.
"Unprejudiced persons have told me
hat they see in this form % bsnsvolence
he solution Of . number % social prob
ems.
-When. for Instance. q faanilS os siu.
he only breadwinner being q RirI Of
10 earning O. a wesk. apply 90 me. I 40
not put down In my bOoksvailabIs eexly
income ss and plan my .-.llss measures
accordingly. A young 8iFI earning H
= week " she 10 20 be kept cot Of eemptA-
lion must he allowed 20 have q part ~
y hat she earns 70 uee for KerselF no mat
ter whether shs sDendB 10 on false pufs
r. LAC. lace ; S"a1., -. or sasrn men,
y hioh happens In dosens 70 homss around
hare. and what incentive has she 20 keep
On working and remain honest and de-
cent?
We have such family on our books
nOw-a mother. four children under
" OrkinG age. q daughtsF nod quite II
4 pretty. frail giri who. sound. had been
banding over every cant she earned for
Il have stopped that UhsfI two Of the
boys are alberto 90 b vorK ehlB associa-
lion has undertaken 70 pay tho rent and
help with food bills and eks daughter 10
~ her share.
since January We havS helped fTty-
Two families To pay their rent IN the ma
iOrity Of the cases paying II for them in
hull In each family there are several
small children and the motbSr's hands
ire TOO full 20 bo able % 40 out % work
Frequently tho healIh Of theas
> omen is 30 depleted by lAck Of proper
iOod. worry and the misery Of eviction