Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-10-16
HEBREW RELIEF WORK
OFFICIALLY ORGANIZED
Local Movement to Aid Jewish Suf-
ferers in War Zone and
Palestine.

Hebrew relief work for the sufferers
of Jewish faith in the war area Of Eu-
rope and in Palestine has been Off
cial1y organized with twenty-five Jew
ish organizations, representing the en-
tire Jewish population of the city, CO.
operating.
This big union of societies was called
together by action of committee of
presidents of eighteen Jewish associa-
tions at the home Of Marcus Norman,
president of the Hebrew Relief So
ciety.
Two delegates from each of these
twenty-five organizations. met last
9Th and | streets northwest, with DR..
Abram Simon, rabbi of the Eighth
Street Temple. presiding. After the
purpose of the meeting had been stated
by DR.. Simon the following officers
were elected: Joseph L. Topper of Argo
Lodge. president; Marcus Norman of
the Hebrew Relief Society, vice presi-
dent; B. S. Goldstein of the Young
Mems Hebrew Association, secretary,
and Julius l. Peyser of the District Grand
Lodge, treasurer.
There was also chosen an executive
committee to direct and supervise the
actions of the organization, consisting
of l: L. Blout. DR.. Abram Simon, Rabbi
g. Silverstone. Miss Rose Hornstein,
Miss Dora Aaronson, David Bergazin
and Daniel Schiller.
The meeting also ratified the action
OF the presidents committee in select
ing the Order B'nai Birth as a chan
mel of distribution of all funds COL
lected in this city, and the decision
to hold a mass meeting Sunday, October
25, at the Eighth Street Temple, at 1880
pm. Speakers will be announced later.
By direction of the delegates, Pres
following subcommittee of fifteen to
take charge of the arrangement for the
mass meeting: Simon Gordon, DIR. Leo
pold Glushak. Rubin Fink. Attorney
L. s. Gottlieb. J. Shapiro, Attorney
Joseph Stein, S. Oppenheimer, Louis
Cohen, A. Schumacher, John Wolf, Isa-
dor Taishoff. M. S. Cohen, J. Bremen,
Samuel Alpher and H. Eskin.
Delegates to Meeting.
The following were delegates to the
meeting: Miss Bertha Clepatch and
Miss Rose Hornstein, Young Women's
Hebrew Association: Marcus Norman
and Louis Cohen, Hebrew Relief So
ciety: Joseph l.. Topper and Joseph
Stra s Argo Lodge; I. @; Q; B.
gress Lodge. l. o. B. s.; Isidor Taishoff,
Workmen's Circle Branch. No. "a; Dan
lei Schiller and John Wolf, Washington
CITY Lodge, y. b. A.; S. Atlas and j.
Shapiro. Chnessis Israel Congregation;
A. L. Adler and NJ. S. Cohen, United
Hebrew Charities: S. Biron, Ohave
Sholom Congregations; J. Bremen and
Mr.. Studder. Georgetown Benevolent
Society; Samuel Alpher and Nathan
fash. Poala Zion Society; Max Needle,
Chevra Philim Congregations: L. S.
Gottlieb, D. c. Lodge, 1. o. B. A; NJ.
Garf1nkle and I. Applestein, D. C. Lodge
I. o. B. A.; Miss Katherine Krupsaw
and Miss Ida Collegman. Enternous
Club; Julius ]. Peyser, District Grand
Lodge, No. 5. l. o. B. B.; Rabbi
G. Silverstone. Combined Congre-
cations; s. Gordon and S. l.
Cohen, Grocers' Protective Association;
L. Glushak, Max Nordau Camp.
o. B. T.; Reuben Fink and David
Weiner, Collegiate Club; DIR. Abram
Simon and l. L. Blout. Washington He
brew Congregations; A. Luber and l.
Chaser. Progressive Order of the West:
I. Rosenfeld and George Saks, King
solomon Lodge, l. o. B. s.; A. c. Luber,
Washington Monumental Lodge: Jo-
seph Stein and B. S. Goldstein, Young
Mems Hebrew Association: E. Alpher.
Ohavas Zion Society: s. Oppenheimer.
Adath Israel Congregation; A. Schu-
macher and H. Dodek, National Capital
Lodge. I. o. B. A.: Miss Dora Aaronson
and Miss Sadie Steiner. Strauss Charity
Club: H. Eskin, b. Shapiro. A. KRIS
chenbaum. H. Gewirtz and J. Caplan.