The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1915-12-30
100000 GIVEN
TO AID THE JEWS
Great Fund Raised at Meeting
Held In New York.

Held In New York.
100000 EACH FROM -FOUR
Women Tear Jewels From Their Fin
gers and Ears While Others Give
Their Costly Furs-Huse Audience
Moved to Tears by Touching Plea Of
Speaker.
One of the most intensely dramatic
scenes ever enacted in New York Oc-
cured at meeting. Of the American
Jewish relief committee at Carnegie
hall.
Within the short space Of half an
hour the sum Of about $1,00O,O00 was
collected to alleviate the suffering Of
war stricken Jews. Hysterical women
and weeping men, after contributing
their last cent, threw their jewelry on
the stage.
Four anonymous donations Of $780,
900 each were announced from among
the audience. Two others Of $4,000
were announced and scores of lesser
donations poured in.
Four huge piles Of envelopes filed
with checks and bills occupied the
front of the stage. There were two
large wicker baskets filled to the top
with rings, watches, fobs and other
jewelry.
Four Give 100000 Each.
The Guggenheim family, Jacob II.
Schiff, Nathan Stratus and julius Ros-
enwald, it was rumored among the au-
dience, gave the four checks for $780,
900 each. The donors were announced
simply as anonymous from the stage.
The remarkable contribution came
after an appeal made by DR.. j. l..
Magnes He is connected with the
treasurer's Office Of the relief commit
tee. He spoke for half an hour. There
were $500 persons in the hall. An
other 5000 clamored for admission on
the outside.
Pictures Sufferings Of Jews.
Dr.. Magnes drew a vivid picture Of
the suffering among the Jews in the
war theaters Of Europe. With remark
able feeling and sympathy he trans
ported the audience to another land
until every person actually visualized
the terrible specter which follows in
the wake Of the war. god.
Women began to sob. Men stood up
and cried out in anguish. For a time
the noise Of weeping was SO loud that
the voice Of the speaker was drowned.
And then, in eloquent words, DR..
Magnes told of the wonderful charity
wiicir- similar appeals had brought
forth in other cities. There was a
catch in his voice as he asked his audi.
cnce to come. forth and show similar
spirit. -~.
Before the ushers could pass up the
aisles with baskets men, women and
children surged toward the stage.
Some dropped ON their knees facing
the huge rostrum.
Richly clad women knelt shoulder to
shoulder with pushcart peddlers. Caste
and distinction were forgotten. The
stOutest hearts we're moved.
Men fought to reach the stage so
that they could empty their pockets.
Yellow backed currency, silver and
copper money covered the stage within
a few minutes to the depth of three
inches @..,- -
And amid it all DR.. Magnes con.
tinued his appeal. He did not lose the
grip which he had on his audience for
one second. He worked them up into
a veritable frenzy.
Woman Gives LavaIIiere. -.
A woman staggered toward che stage.
Her hair had fallen over her shoulders,
and tears We're coursing down her
cheeks.
She wore Fifth avenue modiste's
gown and expensive furs. But she was
practically unnoticed in the dramatic
scene which was being enacted. Push
Ing aside women who were on their
knees, she tore a diamond lavalliere
from her neck and passed it to DR.
Magnes
Other women threw their furs on the
stage. Still others tore their rings
from their fingers and their Jewels
from their ears.
III clad working girls gave up trim
kets which probably represented weeks
or saving. And even then they cried
because they could not give more.
One man pushed his way through the
mob and passed up a coin to one of the
men on the stage. DR.. Magnes later
announced that this man had given
him 10 cents. This, he said, repre-
sented his car fare-all the money he
had.
Still another man-dirty and bedrag-
gled-passed up what was later said to
be five ruble note. He had just come
from province of KovnO.
Five weeks ago he, witnessed indie
Sopihl l1o oponvo. Tho