The Washington times., 1911-10-12
HEBREW CHARITY
!: WORKERS OUTLINE
PLANS FOR YEAR
Lee Baumgarten Tells Best
g :. Way To Deal With
{ Poverty.
That the relief of poverty will pre-

That the relief of poverty will pre-
vent a large percentage OF juvenile
crime. that better system for the ap-
e sprchensioG of wife dcserters will relieve
much suffering, that true charity should
- help make its beneiciaries self-sustain-
Esging and net merely give relief-.this is
sthe platform on which the work of the
limited Hebrew Charities will be carried
on during the coming year.
>, = 1t was outlined last night at the
p Eighth Street Temple by Lee Baum
9 garten. president Of the charities, Who
SyHas reelected, so that these and other
~ rlans might be carried out
In addition to announcing tho lines
along which the charities will work for
The coming year, Mr. Baumgarten's re-
- port contained a resume OF the work
-rrdone by the organization during the
past twelve months.
Free Loan Society's Work.
One of the most effective departments
OF the charities activity, as poinIed out
71by Mr. Baumgarten. is the Free Loan
.Society
=. This society,"" he declared, has been
- The means of relieving hundreds of de-
serving cases without putting the
Stigma Of charity upon them. It has
.hald out relief to families that only
heeue1 udIhg over period of leanness,
nut which otherwise would have been
,II5orced 10 the humiliating experience of
~. Gsking for aims
g. Mr.. Baumgarten urged that charity
, HorkeEs look after the future of their
applicants. This did not mean that helm
snould not be extended at once
our motto always has been to help
s a man nrSt and investigate afterward."
~ ne sald, but this does not preclude an
earnest effort at diagnosing the real
- use OF poverty and trying to lift a
ISmlly 10 self-supporting plaEe."
charities is the teaching OF trades to
,young men.
co.. tribute was paid to Judge De Lacy
before the Juvenile Court and was
!. acknowledged by the Judge when he
Hmade a brief address commencing the
work OF the charities Othcr speakers
were Secretary George Wilson of the
District Board of Charities, and Seer
:-.tary Onutt, of the Associated Charities.
- Representatives of other sociological
and charitable organizations " ere pres
nent.
o. Date for Opening of Home.
- The date for the opening Of the Jewish
Foster Home was announced as October
%. The new structure is located on Q
street. near Thirty-second northwest.
'siA bequest of $500 from the estate of the
late G. Lansburg was acknowledged.
A high tribute also was pad the work
of the women members of the organiza-
o. tion for charity extended 60 members
unemployed will be continued, and It's
.. patronage is increasing monthly.
~ The case of two Hebrew children held
in Russia. despite the efforts of parents
= living here to have them brought to
this country. was referred to Simon
= Wolf. chairman of the immigration
Secretary of State A. 4. Adee Stated
that the children were being detained
IL, because of contagious disease Of the
- eye.
smith. financial secretary, showed that
more than $1,000 had been disbursed
during The year ending September 81.
70 The Rev. DR.. Abram Simon and other |
, The following board of directors was |
tee. elected: Mr.. and Mrs. Simon Open |
helm. Mrs. NJ. Marx. Mrs: 1. Golden !
e. Mrs. H. J. Back. Paul Harmel. Jake |
Eiseman. A NJ. Fischel. Mr.. and Mrs.
Max Fischer, Mrs. A. Rosenthal. Mrs.
i.simon Wolf, F. S. Gienner, B., Solomon,
Lee Baumgarten. Mr.. and Mrs. 1. l.
g. Blout D. ]. Kaufman. Mr.. and Mrs. l.
w. Nordlinger. Mr.. and Mrs. H. Franc,
i Portion, Mrs: J. Hillman. NJ D. Mil
Simon, Mrs. Guggenheim. Mrs. 1. E.
: Schwartz. Mrs. A. S. Sanders Mrs.
Schinman. Mrs. Myer Stern. A. S. Hell
Ter, a. ID. Prince, A. ID. Marks, Joseph |
.strasburger. Mrs: B. Held. H, Dodek,
a Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Goldsmith and
H. Blumenthal. Il
The board of directors elected these 4
.. officers for the coming year: I. L.
-Blout, honorary president; Lee Baum
, GGrten. president; Rev. DR.. Abram ST.
mon, first vice president; Rev. D. Louis
= Stern, second vice president; A D. II
Prince, treasurer: Charles A. Goldsmith II
p, chairman advisory board; Mrs. Abram
: Simon, secretary (eighth consecutive II
, term). and Mrs. c. A. Goldsmith, finan-
: N.etal secretary. H