The sun., 1919-03-03
JEWISH CHARITIES
SHOWN BY MOVIES
Philanthropic Workers See
Themselves and Their Work
Portrayed on Screen.

From orchestra seats in the Hudson
Theatre last night Jacob n. schiff and
Felix NJ. warburg watched their own
debuts as movie actors when picture
depicting the varied activities of the
Federation for the Support of Jewish
Philahthropisc Societies of the city was
thrown on the screen.
Mr.. Schiff had merely bowling part,
but even this small role aroused great
applause among the officials and contrib
utofs to the federation. who made up the
assemblage. Mr. Warburg had a fatter
part, for In the film he conferred with
DR.. I. Edwin Goldwasser, director of the
organization, and presided over a meet
ing of the council in his home.
The motion picture was the feature
of the annual meeting OF the federation.
Before the welding together OF the So
cieties into one organization there were
in the city multitude of Jewish char
tiles of all kinds. each raising Its money
as best 1t could and sometimes conflict
ing with the work of similar organiza-
lions.
Economy Through Amalgnma ton.
In his annual report last night Mr.
Warburg showed how the amalgamation
of chariees--there are at present eighty
| six in the federation--had saved money.
thus making more available for the
work. simplihed the raising Of money
and In many other ways benefited the
Jewish community of 100000 in New
York city. In 1915 the societies spent
| ss,343,476. This year they will spend
$5.044,633. of which $2.s00,000 was
| raised by the federation. the remainder
being the city's contribution.
AT 80 a. Id.
in the picture. which was arranged by
John w. Smith. are multitudinous. A
few are orphan asylums. day nurseries.
| legal aid. hospitals OF every sort, Eng
fish, religious and vocational schools,
free loans, employment. vacation camps.
maternity homes. social service. recrea-
| tional centres. Big Brothers and Sisters
| settlements. Protectory for Boys. home
for the aged. school for deaf mutes and
| outings for crippled children.
One of the most interesting parts OF
; the picture dealt with the training in
the Montefore Home for crippled men
and women to earn their own livings and
| at the same time to keep their minds of
their troubles.
Collections Through Trades.
In the course OF his report Mr. War
| burg said that the federation did not be-
| lieve in too many campaigns for funds
I'VE have found that IL Is possible to
collect money from all classes OF He
brews by working through the trades.
ne said. "W have found reliable. ear
| nest, philanthropic men and women in
each trade, and we are going to do our
work through them. To that end W,
will have sort of flying committed
which will maintain headquarters one
week in one Industrial section and thu
next week in another. This will sim
pllfy the work.
resolution presented by Louis ]
Robertson that a committee of five be
appointed by Mr.. Warburg to consider
the erection of new building for fed
Grafton headquarters as a permanent
memorial for Jewish soldiers and sailor:
who died in the war was adopted by &C
claim.
William y. Cohen. II. A. GuinzburR
and Cyrus l.. Suzberger were elected
delegates at large OF the federation
Among those present were Herman Leh
man, Justice of the Supreme Court
Isidore Straus, Edward Lauterbach ant
many other prominent Jews, with theil
families.