The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-07-02
WHOLE WORLD NOW IS RESPONDING ID
 WAR RELIEF WORK
Birmingham Committees Expect Good Reports at Meeting to Be Held In
 Tutwiler Today

Workers in the Jewish war relief cam paign in Greater Birmingham will gather to make ther reports at o'clock ths aft einoon in the mems grill room at the Tut wiler hotel. It is assured that at that time a goodly. number of large subscrip- tions will be made public.
 Announcement was made last night that geat impetus had been given the work yesterday when the augmented teams of the various organizations sue ceeded in adding large amounts to the total obtained, and considerable enthu- siasm and optimism prevailed as a result of the encoura ging outlook at local head- quarters 40S North Twentieth street | M. V. Joseph, honorary state chairman. as we'll as Sam Blach and Frank Abelson of the local executive committee, were busily engaged yesterday afternoon in calling on a number of large-hearted 'givers,'' among them well-known non Jews, all of whom showed the most cheer full cooperation and readiness to respond.
 Tt has been special pleasure to me to rote the cheerfulness and kindly spirit with which our non-Jewish friends re- ceived us,'' says Mir. Joseph, and those in charge of local headquarters also m- form me that many non-Jews call there daily and leave their contributions, even
  but they are just as welcome and appre- cated Many small checks are receiVen daily from non-Jews in the rural dfs- trictS.'
 Women of Bessemer have formed a committee and are doing yeoman work in behalf of the campaign. A number Of the young women of that city are arranging a benefit dance to be held next Wednes- day night at West Lake park under the  B'NA B'Rrith of Bessemer, to which truck ride parties and othres are cor dially invited.
 WORK IN ENSLEY l Henry Keller, chairman of the teams al 1 Ensley also sent word yesterday tnal substantial progress is being made in tna' l city and a good report will also be forth coming from these workers today. IL E ] believed.
 l Jefferson County Lodge No. Il has sent in donation of s1Go from the Pythians I of the lodge, and in the accompanEihs letter, A. & Elliott writes:
 'The heart of the great Pythian rank
 and file beats in deep sympathy for th'
 suffering millions of Gods children across
 the sea God bless your efforts. | Additional contributions from Pythiar organizations are also promised by committee of which Henry Key is char man.
 ] Over s4,oo0000 has been raised by th' American Jewish relief committee Tn it non-sectarian campaign for the relief o i Jewish war sufferers from January 1 19o0 until June 30 according to state ment issued Thursday by Henry Ii. Ro senfeld of New York, national director o
 the committee. l The appeal to both Jew and Gentle tt leone to the relief of the Jewish war sui fferers of eastern Europe, developed Tn tensively under the direction of Dr. Ro senfeIt, marks the first time in the his tory of the Jews that they have ever gon' ! outside their own people in asking TO aid. How successful this policy has oeei is indicated by the fact that in the yea and half that MT. Rosenfelt has beei director of the American Jewish relic icommittee approximately $l6,0oo.oOo ha lbeen raised throughout the United States exclusive of New York City and NeV England.
 The on-sectarian campaign of the com mittee were extended to Canada this year The province of Ontario raised $23oyt i while the total amount contributed b'
 Toronto up to the present year was S' 1ss. For the first time in the history 0 Jewish war relief both the province O Ontario and the municipality of Toront made official grants of sl0ooo each to tn committed widening the scope of tn committees work still further, MT. Ro senfelt is arranging for campaigns Il Cuba and Porto Rico this fall.