Evening star., 1917-10-31
REPORT IS MADE ON
HEBREW CHARITIES
Steady Progress in Work
Among Boys and the Poor
During Year Shown.

The United Hebrew Charities is in
very satisfactory condition, according
to the report on the years work mace
by Lee Baumgarten. president OF the
organization. at the annual meeting
last night at tho Eighth Street Temple.
The board of managers was reelected
and addresses were made by DR.. Louis
Stern, Henry Franc and Julius Peyser.
Urging that young boys be kept on
the streets. unless accompanied by
adults. after 10 o'clock at night as a
means of reducing cases OF Offenders IN
tho Juvenile Court. Mr.. Baumgarten
recommended a change in the law.
Speaking of this feature of his report,
he said:
Juvenile ofenses at Minimum.
"rhe number of Juvenile offenses has
been reduced to a minimum. but hve
cases were heard during the year. two
being sent to the Industrial Home
School and three sentences suspended
Our motto regarding Juveniles Is: we
win our cases before they get INTO
court
nest support and cooperation or Judge
Latimer OF the Juvenile Court. In no
pressed Judgment without calling the
same to our attention. In 1915 there
were fifteen cases Of juvenile de-
linquents. Each one placed on proba-
tipn at that time was Systematically
visited. with the result that but one
Of them was called back in court this
year.
THE small number of offenders of
our faith calls for congratulatlon. and
yet it would seem that the law does
not go far enough, we do not believe
there exists any necessity for boys OF
tender years to be on the streets at 10
o'clock unaccompanied.
In poolrooms they are frequently
found, no law existing that prevents
minors from entering or remaining.
would it not be good for the COM
munity and the welfare of the boy If
the law were changed from 10 O'Clock
to $3.50, or even 9? Approximately %
per cent of the boys selling papers and
merchandise are of our faith. and yet
the officers report that they have prac-
tically no trouble with them. During
the year we believe there was but one
case reported"
Mr.. Baumgarten cited the reduction of
expenditures during the usually dull
months Of the year-June. July and Au-
Gust-Eivina the figures as S274 for this
year as against S5sS last year. He said:
80; l.ow Plentiful.
This reduction may be accounted for
BY reason Of the fact that work is plenti-
fUl, on account of the war and as a rule
our people are always ready to accept
employment; and the further fact that
No have consistently refused to encour-
age the settling in this city of strangers
who are liable to become dependents
Previous to June our expenses were
heavy, unusual demands making such
serious inroads on our resources that in
March we were compelled to issue an ap-
peal for additional funds to replenish the
treasury. The responses being generous
and prompt. enabled US to continue better
than ever the constructive work that We
believe will eventually reduce the demands
to q minimum.
We must continue to teach the poor to
become independent AS evidence that we
are succeeding. our treasury shows re-
funds Of over $3.50 during the past year
The causes that have led families
into poverty are numerous. In past
years We have dwelt at length on this
subject Lack of work. one of the
causes has. at least for the present,
been eliminated. We have had no diff