El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-04-12
JEWSF0RNF0R
SOLDIERS AID
Branch of National Vel
fare Association Headed
by Sam Given.

sam Given was elected president %
head the FL Paso branch OF the ma
tionaI Jewish Welfare association
which was Organized at temple Mount
Sinai Thursday night. under the lead
ership Of rabbi Martin Zielonka. DR.
David De Sofa Pool field secretary
OF the national organization. and 8
Gerson. who arrived from New York.
wednesday night with DIT Pol ard
who viii act as local field secretary
DIT. Pool opened the meeting with
an explanation OF the work which IS
being done BY the Jewish Organization
among the Jewish soldiers Of he ma
ton He explained that the ieWisn
religiOnists had been given privileges
tV the government SINH n 10 these
granted the 2 ~ C. A among Protest
ant churches and the Knights n Co
lumbus among the Catholics The
necessity Of providing a place and or
sanitation through which the Jewish
soldiers m1y obtain recreation Itera-
ture and the society OF persons OF
their own religion was urged
Truly Democratic Armies.
cone Of the things that 7 believe Is
rapidly disappearing from the minds
OF the people OF the country at large
said Dr. Pool. "is the prejudice which
mas eAlsLEN heretofore against inc
man In Uniform. Before the war. when
our army was composed OF profess
sional soldiers. 70 Is true that the en-
listed man was not always OF the
highest type. But the new armies OF
the nation are truly democratic
armies. 7 think that there are more
really representative people from all
walks Of life in our national and
regular armies today. than there ever
have been IN any army since the
world began 7 have known millio on
aires in the ranks. men from the high
est walks OF life are taking orders
from men formerly In their employ.
That speaks for the Intelligence OF
our new armies
Backbone OF Nation
I heard Gen Bel make a statement
that in one army camp OF 10000 sol
diers OF the national army. there had
not been a single court martial for
violation OF any military OF civil law.
rule or regulation IN over month
When we consider that there Is not a
civil community OF 10000 persons IN
the country. which can make a similar
statement 7 think that silences any
objections which might be made to
the man in Uniform on the score OF
morality. The new armies are made
I'D OF the backbone OF the nation, the
men in them are our brothers. sons.
fathers and husbands. and there
should be no prejudice against the
uniform for this reason and believe
there f. none"
After DR. PooTs talk. officers we're
elected sam Given was selected
president Mrs Gus York vice presl-
dent: Mrs Max Mayer. secretary and
F. Zlahoyskv. trea surer- President
Given was authorized TO appoint an
executive committee OF i've persons,
each the head OF q particular deuart-
ment Of activity. and who VIII act
with the officers OF the o-ganiZarion
in directing the work OF the local
branch OF the association
Rabbi Zielonlra announced that
committee headed BY A A. Kline had
spent the last week in collecting sub
scriptions 20 the work OF the Jewish
Welfare association. for the relief OF
war stricken Europeans
Committee Raises $1,000.
The committee" said rabbi Zie-
Ionka- has raised $4,000. OF which
$500 viii be forWardei TO the New
York headquarters OF the association
for distribution and use as needed
i'm Europe The remaining $500 VIII
he used right here in Fl Paso for the
furtherance Of our work among the
$50 Jewish soldiers stationed here"
Julius Krakauer said that IN his
opinion the quarters afforded BY the
club rooms OF the temple would sur
flee for the quarters OF the assoct-
alton. and in fact all that the new
movement meant. was the coorcina-
ton and organization OF work among
the soldiers which has been going on
for some time
A meeting Of the executive com
mittee viii be called BY president
Given within the next few days 70 de-
eide what steps viii be taken in the
first work Of the new organization