The Denver Jewish news., 1919-02-05
Annual Meeting Of
Jewish Aid Society
PRESIDENT ANFENGER GIVES
RI ANNUAL. REPObT. NEW OF.
FICERS ELECTED.

the city in his report at the Sec
ond annual meeting of the Jewish Aid
society. The meeting was held last
Wednesday evening ut the Albany ho
tel
The reports of the officers and sup
erintendent We're listened to with great
interest, After which the election of
officers was held.
Mr.. Anfengcr's report. in Fart. was
as follows:
This second year of our Society has
been longer than the regular calendar
year. You will remember that our Or
sanzaton was formed in October 1917.
and at that time the fiscal year was
to run from November to November.
At the meeting last year, it was de-
cidcd that it would he to the best in
tcrest to our organization. il we made
cur fiscal year run with the regular
calendar year from January to Jann-
AIRY. Our second year WAS run four
Teen months.
will eiidcavor to make II
verbal report, as brief us 1 can in COW
ering the work which the Central
Jewish Aid Society has accomplished
during the past fourteen months. That
was- the hardship we had TO overcome.
In other words, we had to do fourteen
months work on II l. months budget.
In addition 10 that, we had the War
conditions which made our work con
liI,rnllN lar n y,l II m
work to do. We acted and co-operated
with all of the War activities. and
more particularly. the Civilian Relief
Division of the Red Cross, which has
aimed to take care of dependent fam
lilies of soldiers. Much of this work
ton for investigation and care. q In
addition to the relief work which We
have dor,c in that branch. three insti.
flutes for training of relief volunteer
workers, We're organized by the keu
Cross during this years period, and in
these institutes, four Of the non-Jew-
isll wc,nrn were delegated to the charge
Of Mrs. David. Tor training in social
work. There was one Jewish woman.
who was in one of these classes, ana
she was delegated to II nOn-Jewish or
ganiZRtIon. bel ewing that the non-.Iew-
i,h women could get better trainins
10y coming i'll contact with the Jewish
prou.u.n., and agencies. 1t has been
generally agreed by all the Rclicl
.,sr:.,ieS, tnat our work covers II
s.y...et scope and IL greater field thai,
that OF amy o,iicr single org;lniZat. on
ia me city of Denver. More problems
70 sSlve, and more difficult obstacles
L, overcome on account of conditions
o. family ties, ard diseases of varied
kinds. we have been unable, to do the
su.ralicd constructive work, which has
been our am since the organization
of the society. | do not wish you to in
fer, from my remark. that we are noe
doing constructive work. We We're COM
PEELED by lack of funds and other
reasons to abandon the work of the
social center, which was maintained by
this organization. and in charge of the
Council of Jewish Women of the Dem
yer section.
You have heard from the
minutes of the special meeting, our so
ciety has joined in affliation with the
Denver Federation of Charity and
Philanthropy. This in no way changes
the support of our society. 1t mere
ly is II movement for financial ends.
In other words, we turned over to the
Federation our subscription list, AND
some of our workers. and the Fed
eration, in turn. agreed to give us
$4,000 per year. $1,000 per month, ans
we were to be relieved of all respon
sibility for the collection Of this money
or for anything more connected there
with. with the exception that our
workers are to help raise the S11oOOo
for the general Treasury of the FED
Grafton. They can now devote their
tine to more pressing work. and work
which is more directly, beneficial TO
our charges. In other words, instead
uf being collectors and volunteers. they
will have the opportunity to engage in.
Sjme plans of social service.
In spcaking ot-the social center ana
the abandonment of the social center,
/ want to again emphasibze the fact.
of which | spoke in my last report OF
the urgent need of this center. But
to make this a community asset. IL
trained resident worker is required
Here is n blessed opportunity for some
good kind-hearted Philantlropist TO
make his name immortal in the city of
Denver by starting the movement
which will create funds to build and