The Denver Jewish news., 1919-12-10
Starving Families I'm.
plore Relatives for Aid
JOINT DISTRIBUTION COMMIT
LETTER REGARDING INDlEID-
TEES IMPORTATION SERVICE
UAL REMITTANCES, DEC. 3. 1919

UAL RENIITTANCES, DEC. 3. 1913
| POverty-stricken parents, wives.
brothers and sisters in Europe are
| desperately appealing to their relatives
| in America to send them help and in
response to these appeals the Joint
| Distribution Committee is redOuhiing
| its efforts to transmit individual re-
mittances from relatives in every part
of this country to thcii people abrond
During the past month over S15O,000
was thus sent abroad and agencies in
cities thruout the country are plan
ming to establish cooperation with the
john Distribution C"nmiifec i'll this
task.
Transmission Agencies.
At the present time. such cooperat-
ing agencies are operating in seven
cities as follows: Baltmore-Hebrew
Immigrant Aid. 1913 East Baltimore
St. BOstOn--New England Bureau, 4G
Cornhill, room 502: Chicago-Chicago
Joint Relief Committee, 720 w. 18th
St. and Chicago Peoples Relief Com
mittee. SOB Roosevelt Rd. !; Cincinnati,
Ohio-Iinited Jewish Charit'a.i. I31 w
Ctr St; Cleveland, Ohio Jewish Ma
ti0nal Relief committee, Woodland
Ave 4 T.. 55th St; New York--Main
Office. Joint Distribution committee,
20 Exchange Place, Branches: 9S Sec
ond Ave. 1921 Boston Rd.. Bronx.
1873 Pitkin Ave. Brooklyn. 10 East
Broadway San 'Frane':cL- Federation
of Jewish Charities. 43G O'Farrel st.
Arrangements are being made to Sc
cure similar cooperation wherever local
agencies are desirOus of helping in the
work. In cities wha:r such ccopera-
ton exists. funds destined for rela-
tives abroad can he brought directly
to the Office of TIE cOopaintins nr-
ganiZation in all )ti:,r eases II crrii
fled cheek or morey ORDER for the
amount should be sent di.eCtls ~ the
New Yorl: office. Iha entire process
of remitt'ng funds nov n,."ts il u 8
sible to send direct ra,:cf to suffering
relatives in Europe without difficulty.
and all American relatives AMI friends
Of families abroad ere urged to avail
themselves of this opportunity.
Directions for Sending Remittanees
Z In the sending of funds. it is recon-
mended for many reasons that tic
money be sent not in one large rcSlit-
tance. but in regular monthly Install
ments of as much as the send,c can al
ford. 1t is desirable that the sender
secure n regular remittance tnrm from
the New York office and send this.
filled out. together with his remit
tance. In any case it is important
that the check or money orde. lac ac-
companied by full information con-
cerning the name and address Of the
sender, the name and addrcss Of the
person to whom the remittance is be-
ing sent. and any further Information
that might help to locate the addressee
1t is also absolutely necessary that the
check be certified. The check and re
mittance blank or letter should then be
mailed to the New York office Cor.
where cooperating agencies exist.
should be brought to such an office;
and the sender will receive in return
receipt testifying that the money
has been received and will be for
warded.
How the Joint Distribution Committee
Sends the Remittance Abroad.
Once week the Joint Distribution
committee sends to its agents abroad
complete lists of those to whom the
specified sums are to be transmitted,
authorizing these agents to draw
drafts covering the total amount
transmitted. The agent proceeds to
draw upon this account only as i'm
mediate transmission is made possible,
thus avoiding the loss that might en-
sue from drawing the entire sum at
the prevailing rate of exchange at the
time. By drawing only so much as
is transmssable at any given time,
the agent is able to transmit to the ad-
dressee the entire sum sent from
America at the rate of exchange pre-
vailing upon its receipt without dedtl-
cation for any kind of expenses.
The agent then proceeds to forward
the remittances to the addressee i'll
the quickest and safest possible way
hy couriers. thru banks. thru special
messengers, thru the mails. No effort
| il spared to locate the addressee and
\ place the money in his hands: upon
receiving the remittance, the addressee
signs two receipts, both of which are
sent on to the New York office. OF
these, one is retained at the office