The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-01-30
FUNDS ARE
NOW. IN
HAND
Recent Drive Over-Subscribed
and Buildings to Be Ready
Within a Year.
By GEORGE FRANKLIN.

&400,UUU, work or construction VIII
start at once.
The new home will be located
ON q Observation-Disclosures tract
Of land on Spring road, between
Tenfh and Thirteenth streets.
&c will consist of two buildings,
one to. be fused as home for aged
inmates, the other as a Jewish
hospital. At present there is no
Jewish hospital in the city. 1t
was made plain today by Harry
Sherry, president Of the oreaniza-
tion, that the Jewish hospital will
be non-sectarian in character.
To Go Ahead at Once.
Eyes, we begin work on the new
Hebrew Home for the Aged at
once" said Mr.. Sherry. 1.-The drive
Just ended, under the able leader
ship of Mrs. Charles Goldsmith,
netted something over $165,O0O.
The land cost $4,000, so we now
have building fund of more than
100000 to go ahead with"
Plans for the home and hospital
will be decided upon and prepared
as soon as the committee in charge
agrees on certain of the minor de-
tails. Harry Brandt, architect, has
prepared a set of drawings embrac-
ing the general plan to be followed.
1.-THE idea is this" said Mr.. Sher-
by. There will be two buildings
connected by a corridor. One will
be the home proper, which will ac-
commodate some fifty inmates.
ha H1 foI h
beds for fifty or more. patients.
There will be central plant provid-
ing heat for the two buildings.
where the laundering can be taken
care of and the cooking done. 1t
win cut down operating expenses.
The buildings will be of brick. of
solid construction. designed TO stand
for years. The home and the hos
pital will be the best we can erect. >"
Daily Subscription Fund.
Support of the home and the hos
pital will be effected through daily
subscriptions and memorials, as
well as through legacies. The daily
upkeep of the home is placed at SS5.
A unique feature of the mainte-
nance is seen in the Daily Mantle
nance Fund" created by contribu.
tors who subscribe $35 each. the
subscriber being allowed to select
certain day in the year when his
subscription is used in meeting op-
Grating expenses. In this way,
each of the subscribers to the fund
IL enabled to select a memorial day
when his subscription performs a
dual purpose. At present, there are
200 subscribers to the daily fund.
1t is planned to complete the year
by securing 165 additional daily
fund subscribers as quickly as pos
sible, thus insuring the annual cost
Of upkeep.
In connection with the hospital.
rooms and wards will be made
available for memorial purposes.
This will also apply to single beds.
Through these two systems of
financing the home and hospital,
the organization officials believe
they can provide funds to meet all
current expenses.
Has Twenty Inmates.
The present staff at the home,
now located at AS NJ street north
west, consists of a superintendent,
q matron. an orderly, cook and
three attendants. Twenty inmates
are being cared for at the home.
Among the inmates are represent
atives of both the orthodox and
the reform temples. A charitable
institution in the strictest sense
when the circumstances of the in
mate make it necessary, the man.
egement. nevertheless, accepts pay
ment for inmates whose circum-
stances are such they can meet in
whole or in part, the cost of their
keep. To secure admission it il
only necessary, however, that the
applicant establish his worthiness to
be admitted to the home.
Numerous instances are related of
inmates of the home who have
elected to resume their residence
there when temporarily removed
by relatives or friends. This is
declared to be the best commentary
on the home management possible
TO secure.
Steps toward securing a per-
manent foundation fund for the
home have been taken. In several
instances life insurance policies
have been taken out in which the
home is made the beneficiary. 1t
is also known that in a number of
wills provisions have been made
is planned to create a foundation
fund providing an income sufficient
to meet the maintenance cost of
the home and the hospital.
Complete Within Year.
The building committee which will
have charge of the erection of the
home will be organized within the
next few days. 1t is now planned
TO complete the two buildings within
q year
Four years ago the present home
was opened. Since then the num-
Der of inmates has steadily in
creased until today it is taxed to
its capacity. Among the inmates are
several men and women who have
passed the century mark. The as.
sociation was organized eight years
ago.
Besides Henry Sherber, president
the officers include M.~~GarfinkLe
first vice president: Morris Stein, sec
ond vice president; IL. Stern, third
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