The Washington herald., 1914-10-22
who are able to furnish money and
help"
Ursrs Home for Girls.

help"
Urges Home for Girls.
Mr.. Baumgarten advocated the neces-
sity Of home operated by the District
for girls of the delinquent and nonsus-
tanning class, instead OF having the mat
ter undertaken by sectarian bodies.
He also talked on the "I<sponsibility
Of Children to Aged and Infirm Parents"
in connection with which he spoke as
follows:
Let me say a word to those who
have been fortunate in life and who
fail to realize their responsibilities in
behalf OF their parents. Several in
stances have come to light Of parents,
who, owing to sickness or misfortune,
have become reduced TO poverty and
want in their old age. Some OF these
have children who. as the world goes,
are well-to-do, but who fail to recog-
niZe any responsibility or obligation
to their parents who gave them life.
and, who, perhaps, at a cost of years
Of sacrifice, made it possible for them
to occupy the stations they now fill
In the case of dependent children
or OF deserted wives, society does not
hesitate in the name of the law to
exercise its prerogative to enforce hus-
bands and fathers to provide for their
families, especially where minor chill
dren are concerned.
TT should, therefore not require any
great stretch OF Imagination TO recog-
nize the right of society to compel
children who are in prosperous cir
cumstances to provide for their pa
rents when the latter are reduced to
penury and want in their declining
years. Fortunately, the majority of
our grown-up children need no re-
minder of their duties in this respect.
hos
who fall short in this regard should
be brought to a sense of their duties
and moral obligations.
81 realize the difficulties in the way of
securing legislation along foregoing
lines, owing &c the lack OF direct rep
Tesentation in our government be-
lieve, however. II the organized charities
of the District would get together on
these questions and make representations
achieved"
Officers Are Elected.
The presidents report also touched on
the work Of HOSPITALS, the problem Of
unemployment, immigrants, and the
Jewish Foster Home.
Following his address, the following
officers were elected:
Honorary president, L L. Blout; presi-
dent, Lee Baumgarten; first vice presi-
dent, DR.. Abram Simon; second vice
president, Rev L. Stern; financial sec
retary, Mrs. Charles A Goldsmith,
recording secretary, Albert L. Adler, 80
Florida avenue northwest; treasurer, a.
D. Prince; auditor. Max Fischer; trus-
tees, Jacob Eisenmann, Amnon Behrend,
Samuel Ganss; representative-at-large.
Mrs. Charles A. Goldsmith.
Board Of managers-S. Atlas, Mr.. and
Mrs. Lee Baumgarten, Julius Baumgar-
ten, Mr.. and Mrs. I. l. Blout, H. Blu
menthal, H. Dodek, Jacob Eisenmann,
Mr. and Mrs. Max Fischer, A NJ. Fishel.
Mr. and Mrs. Harry Franc, Samuel Cans,
F. S. Gichner, l. Goldenberg, I. L. Gold
helm, Mr.. and Mrs. c. A. Goldsmith,
Mrs. c. Guggenheim, Paul Harmel, a.
Sid Heller, Mrs. z. Held, Mrs. Joel Hill
man, Mr.. and Mrs. Lou Jackson, D. J.
Kaufman, Mrs. Joseph King. A. D.
Marks, Mrs. NJ Marx, NJ. D. Miller, Mr..
and Mrs. 1. w. Nordlinger, Mr.. and Mrs.
S. Oppenheimer, Mrs. S. ]. Pack, A d. |
Prince, I. Portion, E. Rice, Mr.. and Mrs |
Julius Refs, Mrs. Alfred Rosenthal, Ben |
Salomon, Mrs. A. Sanders, Mrs. L Z. |
DR.. and Mrs. Abram Simon, |
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Strasburger, Rev. |
and Mrs. L. Stern, Mrs. Joseph Schiff- |
man, Mrs. Meyer NJ. Stern. Mr.. and Mrs. |
Louis Simon, and Simon Wolf