Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-06-11
CAMPAIGN FOR
HEBREW FUNDS
Institute Directors Plan to
Raise $4,000.

Final arrangements we're made
for a big mass meeting by the dlrec-
tors of the Hebrew Institute at a
meeting of the directors which took
place at the home of David Dobbs
last evening. The mass meeting
will take place in the Auditorium
this Sunday at 3 p. NJ, and every
thing is in readiness to start an ac-
tive campaign to raise $4,000 to
erect an institute.
This building will be the centre of
all Jewish activities in this city and
will be the home of the Y. NJ. H. A.
of this city and it's auxiliaries. The
building will be three stories high,
besides a basement, in which will
be a swimming pool, Turkish baths,
bowling alleys, lockers and other
features. The first floor will be
used for a spacious auditorium,
whiesh will have the finest dancing
floor in the city. The second floor
will be used for meeting rooms,
classrooms and a library. The third
floor will be given owe entirely to
the Y. NJ. II. A. and its auXiliaries.
A gymnasium of the latest and with
the most modern improvements Will
be furnished.
The campaign will be conducted
on the same lines as the Y. NJ. c. A.
campaign which has just proven so
successful in this city. A commit
tee of two hundred is being formed
and will consist of one hundred
business men, fifty young men and
fifty young ladies. The young ladies
are expected to furnish the sensa-
ton Of the campaign. Invitations
have been sent to the Jewish com
munity of this city and of all the
surrounding towns to attend the
mass meeting. Many prominent
speakers will deliver addresses,
among them being Hon. Judge Leon
Sanders, grand master of the |. o.
B. A; Rev. James Northrup, of the
Presbyterian church of this city;
Mr.. Gross, a prominent attorney of
Philadelphia, and Rev. Mr.. Solomon,
of New York City, and others. Fol
lowing the close of the speeches a
banquet will be given in the Audi
forum to the speakers and to the
business men of this city who will
be appointed upon the committee.
The young ladies of the Y. w. II. A.
and many other ladies will be asked
to serve at the tables and to help
make the occasion as pleasant as
possible. Music will be furnished
by Guttman's orchestra of twelve
pieces.
The object of the mass meeting
and the banquet is to arouse the en-
thusiasm of the public to help the
committee of two hundred to raise
$4,000 more which is necessary to
erect the institute. The success OF
the worthy project Is already as
sured as over $1,000 has already
been donated to the institute. OF
this sum 10000 has been spent for
the ground on Madison venue and
Jefferson street. A balance of $1,000
Is in the directors hands. AS soon
as the committees are announced
captains will be appointed to create
rivalry among the teams to stir
them on to greater efforts. The
preliminary arrangements have been
given in charge of DR.. Bernard Field.
man, the president of the Y. NJ. II
A.
Other important matters were
also considered at the meeting OF
the directors last evening. Letters
will be sent to Jewish philanthro-
pists throughout the country asking
for donations to the institute. Jacot
H. Schiff has already promised
liberal donation if $4,000 would
be raised. The directors expect tt
receive similar offers from Adolpf
Lewisohn and Daniel ~Guggenheim.
The total amount of $4,000 will
be easily raised within a two weeks
campaign. Just when it will start
is uncertain. but it is planned tc
begin on July l and to continue un'
til July Is. The headquarters o.
the campaign will most likely BE-
located in the Y. M. II. A. rooms Il
the association will offer them tt
the directors. More definite plan!
will be arranged at the next meet,
ing of the directors which will take
place Thursday evening.
Those present at last nights
meeting were President Herman
Ellis and the following directors
David Dobbs, Joseph S~lobodien
Nathan Jacobson, Isaac Alpern, S
Brody and Barnet Goldman.