The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-12-24

Photo of Mrs. Heidenreich by the
 Faith in humanity"-and love for Gods people.
 This motto and this sentiment is responsible for thousands of good deeds. hours of faithful service and untiring zeal which group oi women in this town have been put ting forth for so many years.
 That organization is the Council oi Jewish Women. and while you read rarely what it's splendid personnel is doing, hours upon hours of every month are spent in carrying out It's Ideals of philanthropy, education and religion.
 So many little children have been made warm by the clothing furnished by the busy fingers of it's social welfare and sewing guild,' of which Mrs. Louis Gelders is chairman and Mrs. J. Beitman. vice chairman.
 For 10 years, these women who sew have never missed going to the garment-making rooms at Temple Emanuel-El every Wednesday, rain or shine.
 Sew for Hours
 They sew from 10 o'clock in the morning until 4 o'clock in the after noon, and an Idea of the immense amount of work that they do, all of which is given to charity, may be judged by a recent report.
 Garments to the number of 514 have been made this year, ranging in size from tiny little two by four" garment, so called affection ately, up to the biggest garment for a grown up sufferer, or bed.
 This sewing guild" through the council, has contributed during it's many years of work to practically every charity in the whole city. Among its donations are those to the juvenile court children. kiddies of the Mercy Home, lonely little souls of the orphan asylums-and to charitable institutions, which ask for supplies and have need of as- sistance.
 If you multiply 514 garments number made for this year--by 10, it shows that in the past double-hand- full of years. these wonderful, un- selfish Jewish women have given at least 5.140 garments for the good of those who are unable to help them selves.
 Go for Business
 These sewing women cook their own luncheon the days they work at the temple, and sew into the gar ments they make the warm and loving sympathy they feel within their hearts for unfortunates.
 Think how remarkable are these cases of faithfulness:
 In spite of the fact that Mrs. Cell ders has been stricken with Ill health. her labors have gone on just the same because she has felt her work could keep people from suf- fering.
 Mrs. Lew Lazarus. that wonderful woman who only last year made 1t possible for the Riddle Ramp of The Age-Herald and the Anti-tuberculosis association to continue it's ministra- tions to lily nourished children sew eral days longer by her raising of moro than $100 for the project, has never missed being at the sewing circle even one time. The organization is led this year by Mrs. L. M. Heidenreich as pres ident. She is carrying out the policy of former presidents, and declared that the council adopted it's ideals of philanthropy, education and religion
 
 religion is always with us-being> in- nate. The need for philanthropy was also ever pressing urgently--and probably always would be at hu- manity's doors; while the need for knowledge was ceaseless desire and joy for themselves and others.
 A Magic Wand
 One of the wonderfully dependable members of the sewing guild" is pi n wand never falls, when need arises, to cause outing and thread to ap- pear almost instantly.
 The council is one of the largest contributors to the Blind association of Birmingham. it's national council being the first to start active sup port of such project which yearly means that thousands of blind are taught trades and put in the way of earning livings instead of being de- pendent upon other persons.
 A pretty thing that the local or ganization does is to gather little children whose parents are otherwise engaged, at the Young Mems He- brew Association building twice a week and help them with their les- sons.
 Mrs. James Hirsch is chairman, of this education committee, Mrs. Jo-
 
 and the other members Mrs Maurice Bernheim, Mrs. Julian Adler, Mrs. D. T. Adler and Mrs. Jerome Meyer. The club also works like mad each year at the doll bazaar for the Chil- dren's hospital.
 There are so many foreign moth CTS in the Henley school neighbor- hood. so the council, with the de- sire to place these mothers in the position of understanding, speaking and writing English. have an Amer tcanization class
 These mothers come to the school each Wednesday, this work having been maintained for a year. Teach CTS are volunteer.
 "We want these women to become thorough Americans" said Mrs Hei- denreich.
 In Charge
 In charge of such Americaniza- tion work are: Mrs. Frank Abelson, chairman; Mrs. Maurice Lenk, Mrs. Sol Katz, Mrs. J. Cooper, Mrs. J. Hirsch, Miss Flora Blach. Mrs. H. Swedlaw. Mrs. H. Shugerman, Mrs. A. Blumberg and Mrs. J. Gelders.
 Many would be the lonely. sick i'm dividuals in the hospitals needing aid and not being able to get it were 1t not for members of the Jewish conn