The Denver Jewish news., 1921-10-05
$4,000, ,OOOReliefDri
to Begin Immediately
CHICAGO CONFERENCE CALLED
BY ROSENWAI4D PLANS Ma
TION-WIDE DRIVE FOR WAR
SUFFERERS.

,lititSo-.Al INV VI u"
American Jewish Relief committee of
New York, Mr.. Julius Roscnwah of
this city, thru the local American
Jewish Relief committee. called q con
ference of representatives who met
on September 9th and Both at the
Standard Club rooms and decided To
initiate Immediately and 10 prosecute
with vigor a nationwide campaign
for S14.GNO,O00, to finance relief ac-
tivities in Europe during the next
year.
The Conference WAS opened by Gen
cral Abel Davis of this city. who pre-
sided thruOut the sessions. ON Sat
urday, the delegates, numbering some
200 from almost every state in the
Union. heard detailed and dispassion-
ate reports from Mr.. Felix Warburs
who has just returned from a visit
to the war stricken countries and from
Mr.. Louis Marshall who praised the
generosity and libcrality of American
JewrS and expressed his confidence
that the Jews of this country would
continue to support their suffering
hrbcthrcn across the sea.
Thruout the proceedings. spirit for
constructive work prevailed and what
ever criticism was heard on the past
was spoken only with the view of i'm
proving the management i'm the future
The Conference unanimously passed Il
resolution approving the activities of
the Joint Distribution committee and
the indication was plain that there
was n desire on the part of all for
the continuance of the existence of the
j. ID. c. The meetings were attended
not only by representatives of local
American Jewish Relief committees,
but likewise by representatives of the
Central Relief committee and of the
Peoples Relief committee
On Saturday. ex-ambassador Henry
Morgenthau addressed the gathering,
urged upon those assembled the great
and pressing need of European Jews,
explained the demands which had 90
he answered Immediately. and stated
that he would be glad 10 do his share
TO make relief drive success.
Other speeches were made by Col.
Herbert Lehman, Jules Mnstbaum of
Philadelphia. Dave Davidson of Sioux
City. Mortimer Flcishhacicr of San
Francisco, Leo Frankel of Toronto,
Canada, Archibald Silverman of Provi-
dencc. r. l.. \. c. Ratshevsky of BoS-
ton, Albert NJ. Rosenthal of indiana
polls, and Moses Levy of Norfolk.
Drive Decision Taken on Sciiif An
niversary.
The unanimous decision to conduct
the S14O0Q,0OO nationwide relief cam
paign was taken at the Standard club
on Sunday morning. the date of the
first anniversary of the death of
Jacob II. Schif. The convention sent
greetings TO Mrs. Schiff and her fam
lily. and the feeling of the assembled
gathering was that the campaign
would he somewhat in the nature OF
Il Schiff memorial campaign, with the
knowledge of the observation-disclosures
of the great Jewish benefactor spur
ring all relief workers 10 greater ac-
tivities
1t is understood that the drive in
New York City will open early in
November. that in Chicago in the first
week in November. aml in New Jersey
during the second week in Novcm-
her.
The Conference elected Mr.. David
\. Brown of Detroit as national cam
paign manager Mr.. Brown was
elected Will, unanimity and with
great acclama ion. He accepted the
post at tremendous personal sacrifice
and at the expense of plans which he
had long entertained and which he had
to break ut few moments notice on
pressure upon members of his family
by Julius Rosenwald and other prom.
incnt confcrees.