New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-05-01
SAVE CHILDREN
BY LOVE, IS PLEA
Big Brothers and Sisters
Told There Is Too Much
Moral ViviSeCtiOn.


York the command goes out 70 save
the children OF the city said Bishop
David II. Greer last night at Big
Brothers and Big Sisters mass meet
ing at the Casino Theatre. There has
been too much moral vivisection Of the
hearts Of children What We need TO
do is to love them
Because they loved children, the
clergymen Of three faiths, judges, law
yers. women high in society and hun
dreds OF others met last night TO con-
slider their problems. Every seat in
the theatre was filled and scores Of
men and women were turned away
from the door. i was evident that the
little human interest play, "The Child
His Needs" has come 70 be OF alb
sorbing interest to people OF every
status in life.
Il am interested in this movement
because it is one in which every one
can help" said Bishop Greer, intro
duced by the chairman Of the Big
Brothers and Big Sisters Committee,
Ernest X. Coulter. 1T is the natural
way Of effecting moral and social ref
ormation. II is the economic way, too.
Let the Big Brothers and the Big Sis
tiers get hold of the children and the
city may save its money instead OF
spending il for courts IL is the way
Of the personal touch, the old way, as
old as religion, as old as humanity.
Men and women Of every creed work
shoulder to shoulder, as we do to-
night. for the sake of the child
Needs Of Jewish Young.
Rabbi Judah L. MaPnes talked about
the needs Of the Jewish little brothers
and little sisters.
Never lose sight Of the fact that
the Jewish boy and the Jewish girl have
a great spiritual heritage. and one Of
the surest ways 10 keep them in touch
with their religion and with those OF
the older generation IS through this
movement he said.
Father Thomas j. Lynch spoke for
Cardinal Farley.
He wanted me 20 say 10 YOU, indi-
vidually and collectively. that he IS
/ with YOU in this work. Father Lynch
declared. "Whatever our natIOnalities
or our creeds we can meet on the COM
mon ground Of a child's heart. | con-
slider this an epOch-making night and a
blessed augury for the children OF the
city
Franklin c. Hoyt, for many years
( Judge of the Children's Court IN Brook
lyn, declared that Big Brothers and
Big Sisters had proved his strongest
aids.
81 don't see what we would do with
out them" he said. But more are
needed 10 engage in this great work
/ We wouldn't expect child born IN
japan who had never heard the French
language 10 be able to speak II prop
erly. but we expect the little children
Of the streets TO be virtuous without
any training in speaking the language
of virtue
Plea for Little Ones.
Alexander II. Kaminsky, an Assistant
District Attorney and the general sec
rotary of the Jewish Big Brothers, told
dramatic little story illustrating the
needs of the children.
Mrs Charles Dana Gibson. a repre-
sentative OF the oldest branch Of the
Big Sister movement. founded by Mrs.
William X. Vanderbilt, spoke Of the
urgent need for more men and women
TO carry on the increased work
There isn't any machine for turning
out good citizens" said Judge Robert
i. Wilkin. also of the Children's Court
iu Brooklyn. I've have 10 attend to
that
Other speakers were Mrs. Ralph Hell
mer, president of the Queens Borough
Big Sisters; Cornelius +. Collins, presi-
dent of the Catholic Big Brothers; Mrs
Sidney C.. Borg, director Of the Jewish
Big Sisters. Alexander Ii. Geismar Of
the Brooklyn Federation of Jewish
Charities; Miss Sophie Irene Loeb, Mrs
II. Gloster Armstrong, OF the Catholic
Children's Court committee. and Eu-
gene Kinckle Jones, of the Colored Big
Brothers.
Among those present were the fol
lowing members Of the committee OF
arrangements: John G. Oswald, chair
man; Julius Ochs Adler. George Cor
don Battle, Mrs. William X. Wander
bit. Mrs. Madeline Evans, Mrs. Charles
Dana Gibson, Mrs. Irwin Lehman, Mrs.
Leo A. Levy, Mrs. Morgan j. O'Brien,
Mrs. Arthur Sachs and Mortimer /.
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