New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-02-07
LIFE FOR SCORES
IN BABY'SR RING
Bit of Gold Brings $500 q,
Jews Bid and Cheer al
Relief Meeting.
WATCHES AND GEMS
HEAPED ON STAGE
Avalanche Of Pledges Started. +.
Mothers Gift Total More
than Sl50,OOO.

over the vast crowd that anr.s
the aisies and overlooked On n. -.
Of The Brooklyn Academy % ~
silence settled. The sound. Of er,t,.
from the orchestra, balcony and o.
lery stopped. and DR. J. T.. Mac.
who had spent himself IN arous,g ..
emotions 81 thc audience. raised y,
hand and announced hoarsely:
81 have hero in ny hand A b,sy,
ring Il vas given b. SON. sI,s
mother. How much viii you bid q,
tho trinket,"
zone hundred dollars" shouted ,
woman.
1.-TWO hundred" exclaimed ar e..
derby man
1.-TWO hundred has been orered7 A..
nounced Dr. Nagaes. 1.-TWO hundr.
dollars wll save tho life Of man,
many Jews in The war zone. Who q.
fers more
give hundred Tor the ring said ,
man.
ask hundred" said a voice frOu tt.
stage. The bidding stopped a. TIA,
point. DR.. Megnes turned to the buyu
Of the trinket. Felix 81. Warburg, Ii,
banker.
The wave Of emotion that had carrie:
away the banker swept through ii,
crowd. Instantly pledges for sums ,rc-
81 to $4,000 rolled in on the hoar',ll
shouting chairman. Women and ns,
young and old. strove TO get near tie
stage 20 contribute their li;'le mite o.
a check for the jewish war sufferers
Jacob II. Schif. on the platform
whispered 20 DR.. Msgnes, who turne.
20 the audience and announced that w
SchiF would give $4,000 n I'VE Other
individuals would give $1,000 apiece
Mr.. Schif's pledge WAS IN withln is.
minutes.
For Gods sake. give cried Dr.
Magnes. fishers passed down he slse
with baskets. piled the envelopes Pc
great heaps on the stage and returned
70 the audience for more cash. more
checks. more pledges. On the sage
score Of young men and women were
Sitting omen envelopes. from each drop
ming forth little slips tnst meant ii,
and hope for some refugee m 1877 o.
land.
"I'll raise 10 20 $1,000.
The announcement started iaii'
lido Of enthusiasm l.. q. Jafe -
the next. with an ofer TO increase 81 on
pledge from $3.50 70 $500. Albert BE,
rens raised his pledge, amid wave
.aonlause. from $500 90 $3.50. me oe'
oueh Park Relief Fund, announced Y
Magnes. gave $1,000. xp..
MAYOR Mitchell. jacob Il. scnir, boz
ough President Pounds. Dr. Aagne. q.
the other speakers had set SlVV'VVV
tho minimum Of contributions MA
ought 70 be obtained az last nigat
meeting. Within half an hlogr "
800 900 had been assured, and nan >.
hour later the $4,000 marx Va
passed ,,.
"Jew,." cried Dr. Magrcs, "remenoo
your brethren abroad are s'sr'.l'
Remember they are depending on ~
II the enthusiasm OF the audienT
had waned for a minute D. was 80
denly resuscitated by the ne" Spps'
Rings. emblems. watches we're rusrs-
10 he stage TO be auctioned on VI
Nagnes was overwhelmed. lie ls'As-
weakly against the rosirlm Ans
nounced that IL would be imposs'ps
auction of the tr.nkets az ina. 'lI.'
Among the larger contrioution,s ~ -
came in last night were the i0'''
ing: .L..,ad g.
coo: Mr.. and Mrs. Z. 4. Blum. WV.
4. I. Namm & Son. sl.oOy' Las'' a..
Abraham. $1,000; James II. fosI - -
900: Jacob r. Schif, >2DVVi O OK
Club. $1,000. Jewish Relief tuna' =,
600: CONGREGATION Petah Iisvah' =.
500: J. Kurt & sons, 5000 Alp',
PehrenI. $3.50: Elias and Max E ,.S
$500. and Jacob and Nathan Lew, 20.
There we're about 100 contriouH0A
ranging from 500 10 $3.50 -,
II can say only that you Jew ..,
America should feel proud ara nsff
i'm the knowledge that the conditions ~,
Europe are not present m ms con- =,
try" said Mayor Mitchell III y 80.
advice that you DO everything 70 81 b.
obtaining such state OF deisa.s;,i
the United States that me 0'. Iii b,
existing in European countries Wiz
here"