The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1913-06-09
YOUNG HEBREWS
open new Home
Quarters in M Street Dedi-
Gated with Exercises Of an
Appropriate Nature.
MIR. NELLY IS CRITICAL
City Is Criticised for Not Raising the
Fund for the New Emer-
gency Hospital.

Failure on the part of Washington's
residents to raise the $780, fund for
the erection of new Emergency Hos
pital was severely criticised by Repre-
sentative George A. Nicely OF Kansas in
an address delivered at the formal OPEN
ing of the new quarters OF the Young
Mems Hebrew Association, at AIS NJ
Street Northwest, yesterday afternoon.
Mr.. Medley stated that in his home
town. Hutchison, Kans., a small place
of about 5000 inhabitants, the need of
a Y. NJ. c. A. was recognized. THE Com
mercial Club met. selected their teams
and decided that in ten days they would
raise $500 to build Y. NJ. c. A. build
ing" he declared.
In a town one-twentieth the size of
Washington in the ten days they had
5000 and they built the building. This
work almost set the town on fire. There
was a Salvation Army with no home.
They came to the Commercial Club and
asked for help. The next week the
same men went out and raised ST., 900 for
a Salvation Army home.
II mention this. perhaps impolite, in
contrast to the campaign for an Emer-
gency Hospital in Washington. We with
city one-twentieth the size, without a
single millionaire, without a man in the
county worth over 10000, raised 5000
for a Y. N. C. A. and $1,000 for a Sal
walton Army home. and you can do as
WE'LL
Rabbi Simon Speaks.
Rabbi Simon delivered an address, In
which he congratulated the members on
their new building.
II am proud to tell you of my own de-
igiht in witnessing this modest organ
ization and knowing how, in the days of
small beginnings when you were only
handful, you struggled. how you la
bored, and how you worked TO make this
institution possible. and | have only the
profoundest expression of Congratulation
10 you on this, your houscwarming to-
day." he said. Il congratulate you that
you, as an association of Jewish young
men and young wCmen. have come to
such a fine stand and reached such a
splendid stage where You are already
looking forward to the fall for the in
auEuration Of so many splendid new
things. / want you to grow in strength:
want you to grow in mutual health
fulncss; everything lies in association,
and everything lies in making associ-
atoms healthful. We are a people of re-
igion and We are a religious people. and
the Jew stands for a race of religion
that the swords and tortures and the
cruelties could not destroy nor the
outcheries of Russia wipe out. The as
should have classes for re-
igion and for the study of the Bible
and for the perpetuation of those ideals
which We cherish, and you will find that
men and women will come and will ap-
olaud you for the care of the spirit as
or the care of the body and OF the |
mind"
A brief address was also made by |
Rabbi G. Silverstone. Joseph Stein. |
PRESIDENT of the association. delivered |
he address of welcome. Entertainment !
vas furnished by the Y. NJ. II. 4. or |
.hestra. Miss Sadye Atlas Myer Segal |
md Miss Jennie Finger. The building |
vas deliberately decorated. More than |
90 people were present.