Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-10-12
Police Give Assistance.

That the thanks of the association were
due in no small measure to Maj. Sylves-
ter and Capt Boardman of the police de-
partment for aid given the organisation
during the past year was the statement
of 1. L. Blout. one of the founders of
the United Hebrew Charities. Mr.. Blout
briefly reviewed the work of the organ
ization and enthusiastically outlined what
may be expected in the future. DIR.
Abram Simon and DR.. Louis Stern both
spoke briefly.
the election of the board Of directors, the
present officers were unanimously re-
elected They are: /. L. Blout, honorary
president: Lee Baumgarten, president;
DR.. Simon and DR.. Stern. vice presidents;
A. d. Prince treasurer; Charles A.. Gold
smith, chairman OF the advisory board;
Mrs Abram Simon, secretary and Mrs.
Charles A. Goldsmith. financial secre-
tary.
The new board of directors consists of
mon Wolf. F. S.. Gichner. B. SolOman,
MIR. and Mrs j. w. Nordlinger, Mrs
Meyer Stern. Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Franc.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles A. Goldsmith. l.
d. Miller, DIR. and Mrs. Stern. DR.. and
Mrs. Simon, Mrs. Guggenheim. Mrs. b.
Held, H. Dodek. A. Sanders. Mrs. Schin-
man. Mr.. and Mrs. Lee Baumgarten. Mr..
dIlQ JdckSOn, fOFtcI ,. htIdS
A. D. Marks. A. D. Prince. d. J. Kauf-
man. Mrs. l. E Schwartz. Mr.. and Mrs
l. l.. Blout. A. NJ. Fishel, Paul Harmed,
Mrs. II. j. Pack. Mr.. and Mrs. Sam OPP
penheimer. 1. Goldenberg. J. Iselin. Mr..
and Mrs. Max Fisher. Mrs. Albert Rosen-
thai, j. Eiseman and Joseph King.
Loans Without Interest.
That the Hebrew Free Loan Society,
which loans money to deserving persons
and Is repaid in weekly instaliments with
out interest. is doing a great work in
keeping from the charity rolls many q
deserving applicant Is statement made
by President Baumgarten In his report.
He also urged that an effective arrange
ment be made with the Associated Chart
ties to apply work test to Jewish APP
plicants for shelter, in order to dis
tinguish between the really willing work
though employment were found for them.
significant observation in the report
! is that in approximately 10 per cent OF
the cases of restitution handled by the
society 1t is found the heads Of the fami-
lies either are tailors by trade or have
gone into the cleaning and pressing bust
ness. The teaching Of trades to young
| men. especially recently arrived immi-
| grants. is recommended to the society as
| n project to be handled as definite
proposition. Families eking out misera-
| BILE existences in small grocery stores.
where children Of all ages sleep on the
| floor Of one room where sanitation is al
| most a negligible quality. also are refer
| red to. Education Of these families in
matters Of sanitation and provision of
adequate stocks Of merchandise. in order
to render them self-supporting. Is pointed
out as the remedy. In the language of
President Baumgarten: when children
are hungry and the cupboard hare, all
| the lectures and advice In the world will
| not I'LL their stimachs. Nor can an
undernourished child be expected to be.
/ come good scholar. When children do
| not get food at home they are very apt
/ to get II elsewhere. How often in Juve-
| nile Court are children charged with the
theft Of apples. cake. candy. rolls. etc,
| from fruit stands. bakeries and groceries!
When asked why they took these things
1 they answer. as a rule, either 4 don't
! KNOW or was hungry There is q