Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1916-01-26
AmERIcHs DUTY TO
HELP JEWISH SUFFERERS
Was subjeet Emphasized a Mass
Meeting In Town Hall.


The duty Of America to obliterate, or
at least help obiiterate, the horrors and
s1fferings OF the Jewish non-combat-
ants in the European war zone was
plainly set forth by the several speak
ers at the mass meeting held Tuesday
evening IN the town hall In the interest
OF the Jewish relief day which has
been proclaimed for Jan. ~, Thursday,
by President woodrow Wilson. The
attendance numbered about $50. and
decided enthusiasm was shown
throughout the meeting.
The gathering was called to order
shortly after o'clock by Herman
Alofsin, chairman Of the evening, who
announced that the first speaker would
be His Honor Mayor Timothy c. MUIR
the fioor he was greeted with a thun-
derous burst OF applause.
Mayor Murphy said 1t gave him great
pleasure to be one OF the speakers on
an occasion OF this kind. We are en-
1oying the best OF prosperity. he con-
tinued. and we are living in peace with
the world. Our president has desig-
mated day, the 27th day of January,
for the relief Of your brothers. There
are no words OF mine that can picture
the distress and poverty OF your people
in the warning nations.
The man or woman who has not self
pride, national pride, does not make
what would call a good American
citizen.
1t behooves us In this country to as
sist you in the relief of your people
in the old country. We should give
our mite. to help. I hope that on
Thursday the people of this country
will more than generously respond to
the call.
Trinity Church Pastor.
Rev. Frederick w. Coleman, pastor
of Trinity Methodist Episcopal church,
IA md lro- ct l,. %1lk k1xr
honored to have been invited as one of
the speakers in the interest of the
movement which those in the audience
represented.
Two great facts are brought out by
this tremendous war, said Rev. Mr..
Coleman. The first is that every COM
blatant is trying to put the blame on
the other side. Nobody wants to take
the responsibility. They are ashamed
Of it. They know 1t is disgrace OF
human nature. AS the second fact.
Rev. Mr.. Coleman said that all the
neutral nations of the world are ready
to sympathize with the belligerents.
What a wonderful thing human sympa-
thy is, said Rev. Mr.. Coleman. The
people may seem to be separated into
ship that unites the classes as a whole
There Is something In every human
breast that responds in sympathy to
the sufferings of another.
No words Of mine, no brush of the
painter. can depict the horrors and
sufferings of some of the non-combat-
ants. The least we can do is to think
of them and let our sympathy go out
to them.
The next speaker, Hon. Nelson J.
Ayling, said that although we do not
know what the conditions really are, OF
what the conditions will be after the
war is over, we do know that suffering
exists throughout the warning nations
We do know that 1t Is not only the men
at the front who are the sufferers. The
wives, the babes and the children will
suffer for years to come.
We do know that it is our duty
to help those people. What we should
do we should do promptly. We should
contribute, everybody should contri-
butte on January 81. 1915 for the oblit-
Grafton Of the, sufferings OF the war
stricken Jewish people. Let us all
get together and let US all help as
generously as possible for the relief
Of those poor stricken people.
Addresses were made in the Hebrew
tongue by Rabbi Max Stamm and
Rabbi J. n. Rosenberg.
A rising vote of thanks was extend
ed the speakers of the evening.
District Captains.
On Thursday about 100 gentlemen
and ladies will solicit aid under the
leadership of captains, and 1t is hoped
that when the contributions are count
ed Norwich will be one OF the first
cities in the state of Connecticut.
The city and vicinity has been di-
vided into fifteen districts and the
captains of each district were an
nounced as follows:
District No. 1, H. Alofson; No. 2,
NJ. Rich and NJ. Sussman; No. 3, c.
Gordon, l. Sachner; No. 4, Rabbi Max
Stamm. Rabbi j. N. Rosenberg; No.
5. NJ. Sirkin. A. Goldblatt; No 6, D.
Goler, NJ. A. Botwick.. No. Z. A.
Cramer, L. Strongin; No. s, D. Sher-
eshevsky, L. Markoff; No. 9, H. AIof-
son. End, Rabbi Joseph Silver: No. 10.
B. Cohen, ]. Bloom; No. IL, A. Radish.
H. Kasowich; No. IL (Norwich TOWN.,
NJ. Schwartz: No. Is (Jewett City,,
]. Wechsler; Nos. IA and Is (Taftville
and Baltic), A. Alderman, B. Alexander.
The captains are to meet at the
Y. NJ. H. A, the Relief headquarters,
tonight, to form their teams.
A telephone is to be installed at the
Y. NJ. H. A. for the day and any Of
those who wish may telephone in
pledges or send contributions to the
Y. NJ. H. A. where they will receive
proper attention.