Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-10-29


passed the Senate, but failed to be
reached in the House. The community
in general should agitate the question
with a view of having the necessary
legislation enacted, and I hope the sub
ject will be given wide publicity
through the press"
Recommendations in Report.
Among the more important recon-
mendations contained in the report of
President Baumgarten are those calling
for the establishment Of a house Of de-
tention where boys may be sent for short
terms and will not be thrown in contact
with those who have become more or less
hardened at correctional institutions Wv
established; the establishment of a home
for girls inclined to become delinquent
a home that not only will be corrective.
but will permit every girl to worship ac-
cording to the faith In which she was
reared-and the providing of funds for
the construction of a new Juvenile Court
building.
The report calls attention to the need
of a home for the aged and declares that
the charities organization also needs an
active committee on housing the poor.
Reference also is made to the alley prob
lem.
1.-THE alley must be abolished. 1T Is
stated. land the quickest way to abolish
it is to urge our philanthropic citizens.
and fortunately there are many of them.
to construct houses that are modern. SAM
tary and where the rent is moderate. II
the incomes Of the family are not enough
to enable them to pay the rent, 1t IS our
bounden duty to aid them to pay the
difference, charging the cost of doing
so as an insurance policy. for the health
and morality of our future men and
women.
Review of the Year.
In reviewing the work of the year
President Baumgarten stated that the
care of the sick had necessitated a
heavy expense despite the large number
cared for by the board of charities OF
the District, free OF charge. Fffty-eight
cases were provided, and the organization
was able to aid materially in the restora-
ton to health Of all but two. he declared.
During the year only SIX jewish pa
tents were admitted to the tuberculosis
hospital, it was stated. OF these, TWO
were discharged as improved, one was
DISCHARGED as non-tubercIlar, and Two
died. leaving but one in the institution a.:
the present time. III
Training School for Boys during the
year, and ten men were committed to the
workhouse at Occouuan, Va, according
to the report. On the roll OF the osganl-
cation as regular pensioners are the
names of ten persons. seven of whom arc
women. Twelve families are being sup
piled with milk. ice and eggs by the
charities, and ten families are being sup
piled with fuel
Problem Of the Unemployed.
Referring to the problem Of the unem-
ployed. the report states:
.'washington not being manufacturing
city. finding employment for applicants
has been. as might be expected, cid
cult task, especially 80 by reason Of the
fact that practically all who have APP
nIied have no trades. other than taliors,
helpers or clerks, thereby emphasizing
what was said last year that the parents
of our Jewish boys and girls. instead of
making them a source of revenue at thir-
teen and fourteen years of age, should see
that they are taught trades, that their
futures may be safeguarded. We have,
however. thanks to the efforts of Mrs. b.
Held and Louis Simon. as well as MEM
bers of the employment committee. found
employment of various kinds for thirty
two applicants.