The Washington times., 1914-04-13
By MRS. ADOLPH KAHN.

All the efforts of the Washing
ton Alliance Of Jewish Women
have tended toward the perserva-
= tion Of the home and lettering
the conditions In il. Our child well
fare visitors. our settlement work,
ers. our religious school teachers,
our hospital visiting committees.
have all extended their work in the
homes and have made this q valu-
able adjunct to their work in in
stitutions. The child welfare and
immigrant aid committees have
earned US praise in the public
schools and In the Juvenile Court
1t has become imperative that we
understand the many vexing prob
lens OF the day. as we are con-
tinua1ly asked for Endorsements Of
movements looking to social and
civic improvement Therefore we
study; we do intensive as well as
extensive work. We have all come
to suspect the benevolence that
gives a starving man a loaf of
bread and stops there. We work
for the abolition Of man-made pov-
erty and to alter the conditions that
cause hunger. Ignorance. and
crime.
Since the inception Of the Immi-
grant Aid Committee seven years
ago its work has passed through
many phases Of development and
has broadened its scope. We assist
Immigrants in every way. that they
may become good American citf-
zens. To this end they must be
educated In this connection our
f, MI trh
necessary, as most OF these young
women and men, who are employed
during the day. have only this op-
portunity for an education.
This committee Is in constant
communication with the port cities.
all cases reported to US receiving
prompt attention by friendly visits.
Special efforts are now being made
to secure an additional approprfa-
tion for these public night schools
so that In the future they may be
held until the close Of the school
year.
Cheer the Sick.
Through the efforts Of the Sabbath
school committee the Alliance House
was opened at 72s Four-and-a-half
street southwest II Is used not
only for the Sababth school but as
a general social center. under the
directions Of the social settlement
committee. which helps also with
the work at the NefghbOrhood
House and the Friendship House,
where the alliance Is represented on
the board Of directors.
Over three hundred visits In eleven
months were paid by the hospital
committee to homes and hospitals,
taking cheer and hope to the sick
and comfort and consolation to the
dying. Our hospitals have all gladly
welcomed and encouraged our visits.
making US feel that our service
was a real part Of their own good
work.
From the blessed standpoint Of our
own good health. we can see and
realize how much 1t means to save
a fellow-man from the loneliness
and dispiriting influence Of the sick
room. which Is often as bad as the
illness itself. And SO that committee
sufferers the boon Of companionship
and sympathy and the message Of
faith, that He who cures all ills will
make them well.
The work Of the child welfare
committee is new, but has made
sufficient progress This committee
begins with the child and ends with
the parent. starts at the school and
finishes at the home During the
past year. besides other work. We
visited ninety-two homes and
brought a little sunshine into the
lives Of more than two hundred hu-
man beings-children, mothers. and
fathers. We provided clothes and