Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-01-04
CHARITY BALL
FOR BETH ISRAEL
HOSPITAL IS HELD
Hundreds Attend Social Event
Despite Exceptionally Un-
favorable Weather.

The eighth annual ball of the New
ark Beth Israel Hospital Association,
held in Krueger's Auditorium last night
under the auspices of the board of
directors and the Ladies' Guild, sur-
passed in success all of its predecessors.
In spite of lowering skies there was a
big outpouring in response to the APP
peal of charity n the evening was
passed most pleasantly.
The committee of arrangements we're
composed of the following:
Mrs. Ian DanZis, chairman; Mrs.
Julius l.. Katchen, recording secretary;
Mrs. Victor Personnel, financial secre-
tary; Elias Berla, treasurer; Mrs. j.
A~pothekar, Mrs. C. Altman. Mrs. p.
Bessman. Mrs. S. Goldberg, Mrs. c.
Feuerstein, Mrs. M. Katzin, Mrs. A.
Kampf, Mrs. e. Prokocimer, Mrs. N.
Price, Mrs. B. Rothschild, Mrs. La
Reich, Mrs. d. Samuels. Mrs. J.. Teifeld.
Mrs. b. Wachman, Mrs. B. Wigder,
Mrs. M. Yadkowsky. Miss f. Brodsky.
Miss M. Gold, Miss Helen Jedell, Miss
L. Kaplan, Miss Rand, Miss r. Stall
ford. M. Diamond, j. L.. Hatcher. Ed
ward Prokocimer, William S. Rich, N.
Salzman, j. Goodstein, Fl. Rosensohn,
Phi. Schotland, Fred Jay and Arthur
Philips.
Every year since the Beth Israel Hos
pital. which Is situated at the north
west corner of High and West Kinney
streets, has been opened a ball has been
held to meet the expenses of running
the institution, and this year is the
first time that the board OF directors
has interested itself in the affair.
Report for 1910.
Tho report of the hospital record for
tho past year, which was made public
last night for the first time, shows
that there was 1,083 cases treated dur
ing the year ended December 1 of last
year. OF this number SOL were free
patients. 4SS were paid for. while 81
were city patients. During the year 95l
patients were discharged and SO died.
The report OF the hospital clinic,
which Is open TO all classes, the same
as the hospital proper, is very ncour
aging and shows that there were FOB
medical cases treated during the twelve
months, with 2,041 surgical, 2,442 eye
M ear cases, 1,106 children and 527
women treated. There were 5,106 pre-
scriptions given out and 1854 free cases
treated during the year. The surplus to
the credit of the hospital on December
l was sos, 241. 05, and 1t is expected tina
a goodly sum will be realized by the
event of last night.
The board of directors have imme-
date charge of all business affairs per-
tanning to the hospital and the Ladies'
Guild looks after the comfort of the
patients while in the Institution, pro-
viding them with clean linen and every
other convenience.
The Hospital Oficers.
The officers of the hospital are: Presi-
dent, Philip Krimke; vice-president, Jo-
seph Fischs treasurer, Herman Kussy;
financial secretary, Benjamin p. Liss-
ner, and recording secretary, Edward
Prokocimer. The officers of the Ladies'
Guild are: President. Miss Helen Je-
dell; vice-president, Miss e. Rand;
treasurer, Miss p. Bessman; recording
secretary, Mrs. Charles Altman, and
financial secretary, Miss M. Gold.
The board of directors is composed
of the following well-known citizens:
William S. Ricl. William Greenfield,
Fred Jay, Morris Diamond. Elias Ber-
la. Hyman Rosensohn, Joseph Okin,
Mayer Krassner, Adolph Hollander,
Joseph Karrakis, Henry Gross, David
| Goldsmith, julius L. Katchen, Nathan
Myers, Michael Leveen, Nathan Salz-
man, Morris Rachlin, Philip J. Schot-
land, Morris Miller, Julius Goldstein,
Arthur Phillips, Louis M. Finger and
Charles Loebel.