Evening star., 1923-11-02
JEWISH FUND DRIVE
"OPENS W|THSl25,00O
Community Center Move
Launched With Speeches
and Pledges at Banquet.

With $125,4o0 subscribed the drive
for $250,000 for Jewish community
center was launched at a banuet at
the New Willard Hotel last night.
The largest gathering of Jews for
civic purposes in Washington in re-
cent years was present, more than
$50 persons being seated for the din
ner The courses were interspersed
with speeches, musical selections and
a. demonstration by a troop of Boy
Scouts.
After prayer by Rabbi j. T. Loeb,
Norris CafritZ, chairman of the cam
paign committee. introduced as toast
master Rabbi Abram Simon. The
honor guest of the, evening, Felix NJ.
Warburg, philanthropist and vice
chairman of the Jewish Welfare
Board, spoke briefly on the aims and
ideals of the Jewish people and
urged the support of all Jews in this
cause.
Isadore Hirshfield, representing the
Hebrew Immigrant Aid Society, said:
I'VE want community centers to
ward off communism centers.' He
suggested that the slogan of the
campaign committee should be mod
eled after the spelling of the honor
guests name, Mr.. Warburg.
stirring appeal, urging co-opera-
ton of all for the success of the
drive, so that the boys may have
gymnasium, swimming pool, library
and assembly rooms to keep them
off of the streets, was made by Maui
IlrhtpnhPrR selected
Scout Troop No. 73. This troop, COM
posed entirely of Jewish boys, gave
d commendable demonstration.
Women's Part Described.
What the Women VIII Do In the
Drive" was described by Mrs. Alex
ander Wolf, who will have charge of
Il number of girls who will canvass
every Jewish family in the city. Miss
Mabel It. Boardman spoke in support
of the noble character of the work
being carried on by the Jews in
Washington. Adail NJ. Mann gave
monologue on How to Solicit Pros
pect." Ralph Goldsmith rendered a
violin selection. accompanied BY Mrs.
Schloss.
Frank ]. Hogan, the principal
speaker of the evening, acted as auc-
,ioneer and started the drive. The
campaign will run for a week. The
city has been divided into ten Sec
to all the campaigners. Alexandria,
too, will contribute its support.
Head Subscription List.
Heading the list of subscribers. as
announced at the close of the banquet
We're the names of Morris Cafritz. Mr.
and Mrs. Simon Kann and Isadore
Freund. each for $4,000. Other sub
scribers We're:
H. Himmelfarb, r. b. Behrend and
nr rhrtrc N. L
Shapiro and NJ. Goldberg. each $4,000;
Joseph Wilmer, Julius Peyser, Mr.. and
Mrs. Charles A. Goldsmith and Simon
Lyon. each $1,000; Simon Oppenheimer,
A. Kahn, Stanley Lansburgh. Alex
Wolf, DR.. and Mrs Harry Lewis, Lieb-
man Bros. Y. NJ. H. A, Frank j. Hogan,
Hanna Lansburgh Edward Kaufman,
the Post. Times Herald. the News,
Corby Baking Company. Harry Meyer.
Mr.. and Mrs. Morris Whitman. Ma
tfonal Bank of Washington, Wood
ward Lothrop, Joseph Topper,
Jacob Hickman, NJ. Garfinkle & Sons.
Banjamin Greenberg, Mr.. and Mrs.
III. Oxenburg. Isadore Young, Mr.. and
Mrs. G.. Nordlinger, Gilbert Leventhal
Samuel Kluft, Hirsh Brothers. Lans-
Strasburg. A. NJ. Goldstein, DIR. Alex
Rosenbloom, Kings Palace Mr.. and
Mrs. Isadore Kahn. Acias family, MIR.
and Mrs. l.. koenigsburg and DIR. Ca
:rits, each $1,000: Morris Featherman,
Saks Il Co., Mr.. Witt, Joseph b. Stein,
Mr.. Marcisenfeld. Joseph Sperling, Mr..
Brill, Mrs. Fannie Schlosberg, Ben Mad
den, George Goldberg and wife, Stand
ard Cigar and Tobacco Company, Street
& Simon, Wolf Schlosberg. II. /. Car
Hailpern. Herbert Wolf Emil Ber-
liner. Harry Eager. ]. Oberner, Bar
ney Robbins, Newme, er G. King, Mr..
and Mrs. Morris Milestone, John j.
Schwartz. Sidney Strauss, Jeffrey &
Aarson, Miss Mabel Boardman. and
NJ Gomenick, S. Shapiro, Emil West,
Max Raine, Mr.. and Mrs. Isadore
MintZ, b. Danzansky and family, Sc
curity Savings and Commercial Bank,
Mardele Club, Council of Jewish
Women, Mr.. and Mrs. Lozendorf, Mr..
and Mrs. Max Cation, Edward kaufman,
Martin Lucky, $500 each.
Rabbi Abram Simon contributed $500.
Many 500 Contributions.
Contributions of 5000 were made by
Rabbie Leon and wife. Max Zweig;
Morris Needle. Harry S. Fisher. Harry
Franc & Son, Max Rhoade, J. NJ. Stein.
Albert Kassin, Henry Sagalov, j. II.
Wolpe, DIR. Ogus. Louis E. Spigler,
Army & Navy Trading Company. Jack
Bernstein. Panitz & Semisker, Hyman
Levy, Philip Mileston. George B. CO.
hen, William Goldberg, Georgetown,
D. c.; Albert Sigmund, Byron S.
Adams, Louis Greenberg, Shefferman
& Aaronson, Mr.. and Mrs. Aaron
Cohen, Myer Cohen, Morris Gewirtz,
Morris NJ. Solomon, Harry Karpees,
Phillip Lustine. DIR. Oqus J. VdeIe-
Wits Team Ladies' Art Circle, Milton
Strasburger.
Contributions of s100 were made by
Morris Fleishman, Council of Jewish
Juniors. Mr.. and Mrs. Oscar Fetter-
man. Leon Faunce. Mr.. Hirshfield,
Jacob Roberts, Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. II.
Freedman, DIR. kotz, Arthur J. Sund-
lun, A. Krupsaw, Harry LevinSon.