The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1913-08-25
JEWISH RELIEF
S0C|ETY'S WORK
Sanitarium Grows Under Guild
ance of DR.. Zederbaum


treasury contained $3.50. This was
in 1904. For the first half Of 1913 the
treasurer received 100000, and there
is every indication there will be an IN
come Of 100000 before the current
year ends
The men who have stood by the so
ciety when debts were piling w and
atorium smiling. Yet they feel that the
day of miracles is not past.
Anyone who meets Dr. A. Zcdcr.
baum 1T the home at Edgewatcr win
meet the man whose spirit has been
more deeply felt at the Jewish Con-
sumptive Relief society institution
than any one else He is the modern
man of science who is working for
mankind. He does not look for glory,
and he will tell YOU flatly when YOU
ask him about himself II hate pub
licitN" Hc wants to make things Bet
ter Tor the unfortunate and that is
what the sauitarium has been doing.
DR.. Zederbaum is content To help
make, things better. He wants the
world To have any improvements that
the sanitarium authorities are able Ia
work out for the relief of the sufferer
from tuberculosis. He insists that
nothing must be patented or sealed
| that can give the slightest relief TO {,
sufferer.
such man i'm the place explains th-
growth of the institution and it's place
in the hearts Of those who know what
| il Is doing. Contentmcnt reigns and
the outward evidences are seen in the
troopings of the boys who parade with
banners reading Votes for Women
and we Should Worry" as well as
in the laughter of the girls, who are
enjoying "A story that is being told by
some member of their circle.
School House for Sanitary Barn.
In line with the policy of having the
best for those who live at the santar-
ium, the directors have bought ON. OF
the old school houses of the town ol
| EdgeWater. and have converted it into
a sanitary barn for the sanitarium
cows. Where once school children
were tested regarding their arithmetic
now the COWS are examined daily for
cleanliness.
ON the books of the J. &. r.. X there
are the names of 10000 contributors
who are annually helping and since
| the organization of the society i'm 1904
contributions and donations have been
made i'm the name of $4,000 individuals
These contributors are scattered from
one end of the country To another.
70 make the work easier and more
efficient. the society employs travel
ing representatives. who are constant
~ keeping the contributors i'm touch
with the sanitarium.
In each city Of Importance there is
Il national director. Though the direC-
tors do not have an opportunity of
meeting every year, they know what
is taking place at the sanitarium. Re-
ports of every meeting are sent "a
them and no event of Importance is
allowed To take place that every di-
rector is not asked To attend.
Though it is called the Jewish Con
sumptive Relief society, it is non-scc-
tartan. II is devoid Of red tape and
provides "A haven for man or woman
who is without money. Every one is
made to feel at home because no fav-
oritism is shown any one.
Development Work Goes on Steadily
Gradually. the directors are develop
ing the resources Of the institution.
They are making the capacity larger
every year and they hope to take care
Of more patients as the years pass.
To-day they are giving treatment Ia
30 men and women, and with new
medical appliances and equipment
constantly being installed the dircc-
tors hope to make their present stand
ard of excellence higher than ever. su
that the sanitarium shall he the finest
organization Of its kind in the country
a great aid in bringing about the cx-
cellence of the sanitarium has been
the work done by the auxiliarics
among the women in New York city,
Cincinnati and st. Louis. Various
buildings on the grounds have been
fully equipped by these auXllarics.
They give parties and entertainments
throughout the year and the proceeds
from these affairs are devoted To the
j. G. r. :. work II has not been
an easy task to convince these women
that they are safer from tuberculosis
nj the home than they are down town
because they are not aware of the pre-
cautions taken To make il hard for the
germ to exist. But when that feeling
is past and they see what is going
IN at this unique home, they make
every one of their friends take the
same interest that they do.
A down town office is maintained
i'm the Wyoming building under the di-
rection of Secretary &. ID. Spivak and
here all the routine work is carried
on as well as all the correspondence
that daily brings the home in touch
with it's friends beyond the city.
Above the door Of the office and at
the sanitarium is the sentiment that
actuated DR.. Zederbaum and which
has become the guiding thought of the
Jewish Consumptive Relief society:
He who saves single life is consid-
cred as If he preserved the whole
world"