The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-12-22
100000 RAISED IN NIGHT
FOR JEWISH WAR VICTIMS
Four Gifts of 100000 Each Mark Appeal in Carnegie
Hall for Stricken--Smallest Sum, Nickel,
One Mans Fare Home

seven hundred thousand dollars were
poured out last night at a meeting at
carnegie Hail by the Jews Of New York
Tor the relief Of the Jews in the war
zone OF Europe. The smallest sum was
car fare. given by . nameless indi-
v'dual who said that was all he had.
Inc largest amount given from, the ffJor
was an anonymous $4,000. Tie pledges
were started by the announcement Of
four anonymous gifts Of 100000. II
was reported unofficiaiiy that the donors
were Jacob II. schiff. Nathan straus,
julius Rosenwald OF Sears, Roebuck q
Co.. and the Guggenhekm brothers. These
pledges were made to the American
Jewish Relief Commttee on condition
that they raise before January the sum
OF s1,00o.0OO. with s7oO. 900 In hand
when the meeting ended last night the
committee has no doubt that the million
Will be ready to chip abroad by the end
Of the year.
Great Throng Quickly Gathers.
Yet the meeting began quietly. almost
without enthusiasm. II was impressive
only in numbers at frst. The hall was
jammed before 8 o'clock, and outside
line Of men and women. four abreast.
kept In order by ten policemen. stretched
along the sidewalk from the Fifty-sev-
enth street entrance to Seventh avenue.
and on Seventh avenue to Fifty-sixth
street. These were persons without
tickets. waiting In the hope that there
would be vacant seats when the ticket
holders were all served. Most of them.
to the number of several hundred. went
away disappointed.
Louis Marshall, chairman OF the COM
mittee. acted rs chairman Of the meet
Ing. Thomas Marshall. Vice-President
OF the United States. who was announced
to speak. sent a letter saying that owing
to the illness Of Mrs. Marshall he could
not come. There were speeches by
David Greer. Bishop Of New York: John
II. Finley, State Commissioner OF Educa-
tion, and others.
Bishop Greer said that civilization
and humanity each owes u debt to the
Jews
Therefore. say" he concluded" 1t
Is humanity's debt to the Jew and ap-
peal to that humanity Of the American
people which is the boast. the legiti-
mate boast. the only worth while boast
never fails to respond to any human
needs. no matter how remote. as It IL
responding now SO liberally and 30
freely.
II appeal to that humanity. that
American humanity, to pay promptly.
with free and open hand. its debt. its
human debt, TO the Jewish people In this
their bitter hour. and no discharge its
Indebtedness to its own American human
life. In the name Of the Christian
church, In the name of civilization, in
the name of American humanity. APP
peal In behalf Of the Jew, who Is suf-
fer.ng to-day--inen, women and children
tonight. ON the other side oe the
seas
1t remained, however. for DR.. J. l..
Magnes to strike the hrst real spirit OF
feeling from the great audience.
After reading accounts of the suffering
Of prosecuted Jews in Russia he told
his hearers OF meeting at the Grand
Central Palace In London during the
pogrom OF 1904. when he men and
women tore 1.-The rings FROM their fingers
and the women the earrings from their
ears for the relief Of their distressed
brothers"
There are 3.O0o.0o0 Jews In this land"
he said. I'VE ask Of them but $5.oO0.-