Evening journal., 1923-01-12

WILLIAM TOPKIS
Mr.. Topkis, who has done much
philanthropic work, is chairman OF
the Wilmington Committee, In
charge of the Palestine Foundation
Fund. Keren Hayesod campaign foi
100000 in Wilmington. The drive
will be opened with banquet in the
Hotel dupont at $50 o'clock on
Sunday evening. followed by a mass
meeting in the Majestic Theatre at s
o'clock and will continue until Wed
nesday night.
Plans are rapidly being shaped for
the launching of the $4,000 drive
for the Palestine Foundation Fund
Keren Hayesod. at the banquet in
the grill room of the Hotel DUPONT
followed by a mass meeting by the
team captains and members and
other workers in the campaign since
the organization and instruction
meeting. held at the Jewish Com
munity Center on Wednesday night.
According to arrangements, every
Jewish home in Wilmington will be
visited.
Particular attention is being paid
/ by the Wilmington Committee in
! charge of the campaign, TO the firing
/ Of the opening gun OF the drive at the
banquet and mass meeting on Sun
day night, so that the remainder OF
the campaign will be carried through
successfully. Many responses have
already been received to the invita-
tions 10 be present at the banquet
and a full attendance is practically
assured. II is expected that VII
mington Jewry will turn out in force
to greet the speakers, Mrs. Richard
Gottheil. of New York and DR.. Ma
than Ratnoff. of New York and Pal
estine. DR.. Ratnoff will speak in
Yiddish.
Mayor Harvey will be present with
a number of other representative
Wilmingtonians TO give the campaign
the proper send-off. The commit
tee is emphatic in repeating its an
nouncement that no contributions
will be received at the mass meeting
in the Majestic Theatre. David
Snellenburg, associate chairman of
the drive, will preside and act as
postmaster al the banquet
Much rivalry being displayed be-
tween the captains and team mem
bers, in regard TO the securing of
the greater amount of contributions
and all are anxiously awaiting the
actual start Of the campaign. The
next meeting the team captains and
workers will be held at II o'clock
on Sunday morning in the audi
torium of the Jewish Community
Center when final instructions will
be issued Meetings will be held
every night of the drive at $50
o'clock in the Wistaria Garden of
the Lambros Cafe.
David Snellenburg, associate
chairman of the campaign and
chairman of Sunday nights banquet
has issued an interesting statement
in which he sums up the far-reach-
ing accomplishments made through /
the Palestine Foundation Fund, /
Keren Hay eeod
Wonderful progress has been
made by the Keren Hayesod in the
rehabilitation Of Palestine, but even
with the almost unbelievable ac-
ccmplishments in the short time the
movement has been under way. the
work has only just started. An in
ternational campaign is being con-
Quoted for the Palestine Foundation
Fund and naturally America. with
Europe far from recovered from the
devastations of wars and other dis
orders. is depended upon TO raise the
greater bulk Of the finances re-
quired to carry on the work so sue
cessfully started.
THE Mandate of the British Gov
ernment which made possible the
return Of the Jews to rebuild Pal
estine and the support of the powers
of the world given to this project,
must in turn be supported to the
greatest possible extent by the Jews
of the world. They must make good
in this wonderful opportunity offer
ed.
wilmington. which responded
nobly in the campaign when $4,000
was contributed. has been allotted
a quota OF 100000. which must he
raised in the campaign to be con-
ducted here next week. From the
made and what has
already been done Wilmington will
again go over the top"
IN the Keren Hayesod's last ma
.ional campaign conducted in
America a sum approximating
$4,000 600 was raised and It has
been put 10 the best of use But
1t the same time the continued ar ]
.ival of new colonists to Palestine t
md the necessities which go with in {
,reased population and the advance s
n the work has made il necessary {
or larger allotment for America ]
or 1923. America is called upon |
o raise $4,000. 900 and Wilmington, '
am sure will do its share. Z
THE Keren Hayesod was enabled | !
70 progress considerably in its sys- I
.natic program of reha Utilization Of q