The Denver Jewish news., 1922-07-05
How the Jewish Consumptiues Relief
Society Was Originated

Jacob Cooper. tailor; David Bern
hardt. furrier; NJ. IRvinger, mu
sician: l.. Wolf. n tailor; ]. Millstine
n photographer; f. Aidelman a
wagOnmaker Morris Yasness, a cigar
maker; Louis Bernstein. a silk weav
err: David Kaufman, an actor; Ben
jamia Wittenstein. a furrier: Fl. Hen
blum. u painter, md several others
An of them came to Denver for their
health. and it is gratifying TO know
that the majority of them are still
among us and remember the first meet
ing with pride.
Not much was done at that meeting
After general expression Of opinion
II was decided that the name of the
new Organization should be the Den
yer Charity for COnsumptives. Mr.
Louis Shapiro was elected treasurer
and after the hat was passed around
the treasurer carried home one dollar
and ten cent? the nestreH, which
helped lay in 1920 over SG25.0O0.
1t seems that the word charity" in
the name. of the organization Jared
jority of the members, for Mt the
next meeting held November 7th. a
motion was made to change the name
of the society so that 1t should not
have the word charity in it.
The Denver Appeal for Consumptives
AT subsequent meeting. November
IA. 1903. the question Of changing tho
name OF the organization was again
broached and after considerable dis
cussion the following name was adopt.
ed: The Denver Appeal Society for
COnsumptNes.
Two weeks later. November 81, 1903
the society. now called the Denver Ap.
peal for Consumptives. again met.
The following business was transact
ed: that membership dues shoul! be
8 cents per week.
This small organization which
changed its name from gathering of
men, to the Denver Charity for Con.
sumptives. and from that to the Den.
yer Appeal Society for Consumptives.
which boarded up during the four
weeks of its existence the magnificent!
sum of Ave dollars with which to open
The crusade against tuberculosis Is
now about to change its maine again.
ald. Mshane Shem Ga chang" Of
namc) in the dangerously sick is
Mshnne Mazol (causes II change of
fs,e TO, the bett,-
A call for a mas meeting. cou'Gc'i
l., simple languiec and without any
| tc-,ry fiourishes. was issued hy the
Denver Appeal Association for Con
s..;,, tives. 1t ep,tomizes in n f"w
tars.. expressions the then existing
condition Of the destitute eOnsump-
tives. and called the faithful 10 array
themselves in battle against the
scourage of tuberculosis.
The Name Of The Jewish Cons,Imp-
tives' Relief Society Proposed.
When the meeting was called to Gr-
dey ny Mr.. Joe Washer, now of bless
ed memory, there was no standing
room left, and the speakers had some
difficulty in making their way 10 the
pulpit. For once the orthodox Gus
tom of placing a barrier between the
sexes in the sylagOg was honOrcd in
breach. and the women who We're Gag
er to participate in the COOL work,
mingled freely with the sterner sex.
without eliciting a protest even from
the Rabbi.
1t IL n pity that no steno.rnphic
report was made of all the appealing
addresses and speeches. Notwith-
standing the fact that 1t was Denver
audience, that ia we'll acquainted with
the horrors of tuberculosis. yet the
audience broke out Into lamenr as in
olden days on Tisha bah at the recital
of Kinoth. A committee was then
appointed to prepare plan of perma-
nent organization and outline the pol.
icy to be pursued by the society.
The committee unanimously adopted
the following policy, expressed in two
clauses:
1. The name Of the organization
shall he The Jewish Consnmptives'
Relief Society.
.. The object and aim Of the or
CaniZation shall be the relief of destl.
tutd consumptives.
A Conference With the Ohicers Of the
National Jewish Hospital for Con
sumptives.
In order to give an opportunity ia
all who take an interest in philan-
thropic work to express their opinion
it was decided to enlarge the COM
mittee and to invite to the next meet