Evening star., 1922-12-10
$19D,0)D EXCEEDED
FOR HEBREW HOME
Total of $4,000 Obtained,
With Large Field
to Cover.
CONSTRUCTION IN SPRING
Mrs, Charles Goldsmith Praised for
Part in Successful
Campaign.
CONSTRUCTION IN SPRING

The goal of $150,000 for the erec-
tion of a Hebrew home and hospital
for the aged has been reached and
passed, Mrs Charles Goldsmith,
chairman of the executive committee,
announced last night. The total
amount received in cash and pledges
is s157.0Oo
But the activity of the committee
will not cease herewith" Mrs. Gold
smith emphasized. There is such a
large field to cover and SO many who
have not been reached that we must
continue our work until all have been
approached. We were a bit modest
in setting the goal of sloo,Ooo. as we
did not think a much lareer amount.
which we actually should have, could
be reached The need of the home
and hospital is evident by the lib
erality of the givers.
Many More Pledges.
Mrs Goldsmith said there were
many promised pledges which she
and her assistants have not been
able to go out and get" but which
she hopes to secure shortly. WORK
at headquarters, 217 Commerce and
Savings Bank building. has been
heavy, as every pledge and contrlbu-
ton had to be entered on ledger,
placed on a card and filed.
Actual construction of the home
and hospital on the four-and-a-half
acres between 10th and 18th streets.
fronting on Spring road. will begin
in the spring if sufficient number
of pledges are paid up at that time
to insure no break In operations
The ground has been secured with a
deposit of $4,000. and the committee
is in a position to pay the remaining
amount necessary to secure complete
title to the property.
Mrs. Goldsmith Praised.
Praise for Mrs. Goldsmith's work
was forthcoming from many quarters
last night. 1t was emphasized by one
prominent person that under her
management and work the Sl5O,OOO
was obtained in a little more than a
month. "She, however, did not con-
fine her time to seeking out con-
tributors, but took complete charge
of the heavy clerical work as we'll,
it was said. Another claimed that the
good boost for the ability of women
to master large and difficult public
tasks"
Pledges heretofore not published
and recently received by Mrs. Gold
smith, were announced as follows:
One thousand dollars-Harry kauf-
man, Washington Times. Mr.. and Mrs.
Adolf Kahn. Joseph Shapiro. Mrs. DIR.
Harry Lewis, Moses Goldenberg and
A. Lisner.
Five hundred dollars-William Hep
ner of California.
Two hundred and fifty dollars
Myer Cohen. Fred Pelzman, Barber
& Ross. Melvin Behrend. Samuel
Lidoff. Harry King, Leo Baum and
Saks & Co.
Two hundred dollars-Milton r.
Ney, Sidney West and Mr.. and Mrs.
J. Alpert-
One hundred dollars-Max Needle.
I. L. Goldheim. Nicholas Bobys. Nor
ton & Co., DR.. Z. B. Behrend. julius
Hertzberg. j. NJ. Frank. Jacob Levin.
Connecticut Pie Company. Wolfman
Brothers, Abram Simon. Abraham
Miller. Isaac Levy. Holtzman & Levin.
D. Rosin. B. NJ. Odum. Benoit Baer.
H. ]. Goodman & Co.. NJ. B. Miller.
lsadore Mintz, Samuel Gevinson, Harry
Spund, B. ]. Futrovsky. David
Abraham. Mrs. Estelle r. Nordlinger
and Morris Pittle.
Acknowledgement of large num-
Der of contributions of amounts less
than 500 also is made by Mrs. Gold
smith.