Evening star., 1915-04-05
RELIEF Of CONSERVATIVES.
AIDED BY HEBREWS HERE
More Than 200 Washingtonians
Contribute to Work Of Society
at Edgewater, Col.

More than 200 Washington Hebrews
are annual contributors to the work
Of the Jewish Consuinptive Relief So
ciety, which operates q sanatorium for
consumptives at Edgewatdr. Col. ac-
cording to the annual report of the or
ganization, just received here by Rev.
DR.. Abram Simon. who is a director Of
the society.
The sanatorium was opened in 1904.
and at the present time the cost Of
buildings and equipment has reached
$1O9.42S. while the capacity of the in
stitution 10 40 patients.
Only INDECENT consumptives are ad-
mitted to the institution. and emer-
gency cases are admitted without the
least delay and no distinction is made
between races and religions
Since 1904 there have been 1888 regu-
lar cases admitted to the sanatorium,
while there have been sci emergency
cases. total Of 1924 cases.
Dues Of Various Members.
The active members of the society
pay IS yearly. while associate mem
bers pay 80. The fee for patron mem
bers is $500: patron societies, $500
per annum. and life members, 500. A
bed in the institution can be endowed
by a payment of $1,000.
One point which Secretary C. D.
SpIVak makes in his report is that
lesson taught by the society as that
since charitable agencies do not re-
evident that the underlying motive of
all charity is rachnones (pity), hence
charitable endeavor must be commen-
srs surate with the extent Of pity it
greater the pity. and the greater the
effort to lessen the misery.
We will" he says. take concrete
example to illustrate the point. Three
present themselves for relief.
one is suffering from incipient tuber-
culosis which is characterized by some
cough and other light symptoms. The
other suffers from severe cough, short
ness Of breath. high fever and great
prostration. The third man in the
midst of comparative good health sud-
denly begins to bleed from the lungs
and his life is ebbing away. All the
three need our assistance. All the
three evoke pity within US. But our
pity differs In it's extent and volume.
The first man needs our assistance and
he ought to get it were he the only
one within our field of vision.
Greater Need; Greater Sympathy.
But there is the second fellow with
his feverish brow, gasping. raclked by
pain. Our sympathy is greater toward
him. If there is only one bed vacant
and the choice must be made between
the two, the Jewish Consumptives' Re-
lief Society would not hesitate to give
the bed to the second man. But when
we must take our choice between three
men. the third being the one with the
severe hemorrhage lowering between
life and death, the Jewish Consump-
tives' Relief Society admits the third
man in preference to the two others.
In short, the Jewish Consumptfves'
Relief Society follows the principle
that relief must be given first to those
who suffer most.
The National Jewish Hospital for
consumptives takes in advanced cases,
SO does the Agnes Memorial and the
Swedish National Hospital. The Catho-
lies are now running a series OF events
for the benefit of hospital Tor ad-
yanced cases and our colored friends
have started movement for building
a sanatorium for their won sick"