Evening star., 1922-09-17
SEEKS FUND TO BUY
HOME OF |TS0WN
Young Mems Hebrew Asso-
citation to Open Bazaar and
Carnival October is.

Preliminary to proposed cam
paign for funds to purchase home
of its own for educational and
recreational purposes. the Young
Mems Hebrew Association will hold a
bazaar and carnival at its present
Pennsylvania avenue during the week
Of October 1e. Plans for the fair are
now being made by officials Of the
association and John J. p. Mullane.
who will act as managing director. 4,
One Of the outstanding features of
the carnival VIII be an exhibit by
the various merchants of Washing
ton. There also Will be unique
program of entertainment. including
dancing, vaudeville shows and nov
city games of all kinds. MIR. Mullane
Is now making arrangements with
the local business men for placing
their exhibits at the fair. Merchants
who are interested are requested by
Mr.. Mullane to communicate with him
some time this week at room $40
Continental Trust Company building.
President Wilner's Report.
Coincident with the announcement
OF the plans for the fair. Joseph A.
Wilmer. president of the y M. II. A.
made public his annual report. IN
need of a Jewish recreational center
in Washington which will serve all
the Jewry and the city at large
THE position Of the Y NJ. II. A. in
Washington is steadily growing
stronger, its influence greater. and 1t
is becoming an Important factor IN
the Jewish life. which will eventually
lao N1 t,nI
our own for educational and recre-
ational purposes as formulated by
the Jewish welfare board said Mr..
Winners report.
The Jewish welfare board complet-
ed it's study of the Jewish community
with reference to the need of a Jew
ish center in Washington March,
1922 1t is a marvellous piece OF
work. dealing with each and every
question and phase of Jewish life.
and the recommendations therein are
placed squarely before the Jews OF
Washington. Not only in behalf Of
the 5000 young men and women be-
tween the ages OF nine and twenty
five. Washingtonians, but for the 500
strangers Of Jewish faith III our
midst employed by the United States
government. to whom We owe a duty
socially and morally for their Jew
ish education and environments. IN
fortunately. due to other prior jew
ish needs and activities in our city.
the campaign for funds for build
ing had to be postponed until next
spring az which time we hope TO
put it across
AssOctatiOn's Activities.
Mr.. Wilmer pointed out that the ac-
tivities of the association consist OF
social. athletics, education. religion.
the weekly bulletin. membership and
the Summer camp. The membership
of the association is composed of 400
active members and seventy-f1ve con-
tributing members.
Among the prominent men who Will
take an active part in the carnival
are Moe Gutenberg. DR.. Abram Simon,
Capt julius I. Peyser. Fred S Gich-
ner, Joseph D. Kaufman, Morris Gar
finkle. DIR. Michael J. Harris. Pau! T.
STREET., Harry Brisker. Louis Gold
berg. Max H. Aronson. Morris Cafritz.
Hyman Levy. DR.. Joseph Norman.
Theodore D. Peyser. Abe Shefferman.
Maurice Solomon, Louis 4. Speigler,
Judge Milton Strasburger. Joseph l..
Topper Julius Weinberg. David
Wiener. Morris within. Harry Hook
enberg. j. Levinson. DR.. J. 7. Loeb
and DIR. Theodore Shabshelowitz.