The Washington herald., 1914-04-08
HELP AWAITING
new CITIZENS
Hebrew Sheltering and Immi-
grant Aid Society's Char
ity Is Wide.
CREED NOT CONSIDERED
Organization Has Donated Clothing.
Food. Lodging. Advice. and Edr-
cation to Immigrants.

During the year 1913 the Hebrew Shell
tering and Immigrant Aid Society kept q
record Of 1so.zss Jewish immigrsnt ar
rivals at the ports OF New York, Bain-
more, Boston. Galveston. and Phtadel-
phia- With the exception Of those VINO
arrived via Galveston It has been OF SER
vice In one way or another direct or IN
direct to every one OF these Immigrants.
It has given food for an average Ok
ave days 10 LIN tmmigrantz.
: Il has given shelter for an average OF
five days to hS7 immigrants.
It has found employment for and
placed 2iso Immigrants.
Three hundred and CITY out Of the 1ieo
immigrants had been placed by the So
ciety In ninety-ave cities Of eight States
ana income city In Canada
Campaign Of Education-
n has met, guided, and directed $500
Jewish Immigrants to their destinations.
I One thousand, mine hundred and seven
ty-nine Of the 8.sos have been guided.
directed. and distributed In 26 cities Of
thirty-six states and two cities In Cuba
and Panama
The bureau Of information dealt with
. 2s6 cases.
The bureau Of foreign relations dealt
with L1eo cases involving correspondents
TO and from seventy-four cities in four
teen foreign countries.
1t has followed up g. 765 Immigrants IN
sol cities and forty-seven States and Ter
ritories.
1t has conducted campaign Of edu-
cation through five travelling representa-
tives. men Of ability and education. for
the purpose of eniightening the Jewish
people upon the immigration laws and
Of interesting them IN immigrant aid
work with q view of preventing Jewish
immigrants from becoming public
charges.
II has assisted 1H delinquent immi-
grants 70 return to the old country for
the purpose OF preventing their deporta-
tion as public charges.
Helped at Quarantine.
1t has saved 24O5 immigrants from de-
portation by filing appeals and obtaining
rehearings for them at Ellis Island.
II has extended q helping hand to the
1,199 unfortunates who were debarred
from entry at Ellis Island. some were
assisted with little money. some with
clothing and food, others with friendly
advice and a kind word.
1t has comforted the sick at the I'M
migrant Hospital through visits by Its
representatives
1t has established communication be-
tween thousands OF temporarily detained
immigrants and their relatives every
where.
II has held ninety-five naturalization
meetings in New York. Brooklyn, and
Newark; attended by STA aliens.
1t has directed hundreds of immigrants
to English classes at the public evening
schools.
IT has conducted English Glasses at its
Immigrant Home for tweaty-four weeks. |
II has held illustrated lectures, at its
home every Sunday evening on "oppor- |
tunities In the West" Evils OF Conges- \
ton etc.
II has circulated Ss2Os newspapers and !
periodicals among detained Jewish immi- |
grants at Ellis Island.
1t has supervised and contributed to-
ward the expense of the Roster kitchen
at Ellis Island.
Issued Monthly Magazine.
It has contr,Suted two-thirds Of the ex-
penses for the port work at Boston.
> 1t has contributed more than one-third |
of the expenses for the Philadelphia port
work |
Beginning December. 1913. 1t has de-
work at Baltimore.
It has taken care of all the volturno |
survivors Immediately upon their arrival
at New York regardless Of race, sect or |
creed, and has provided shelter, food, and |
clothing as well as all other necessary /
service for 2n of these survivors.
It has published a monthly magazine
the Jewish immigration Bulletin, and cir
cuIated II among members OF Congress, |
State officials in every state Of the Union, |
and libraries as wen as to mem
bers paying annual dues from s. upward.
Having no endowment fund nor any
other fund. the society has labored ST.
to raise subscriptions in
support of the work, among individuals
and organizations throughout the coun-
try. thereby increasing its membership
from 9,249 to I7,3E.