Evening star., 1924-04-27
JEWISH GATHERING
HERE MAY 30-JUNE 2
Consumptive Relief Society Will
Have Nation Wide Rep
resentation.

The Jewish Consumptives Relief
Society, organized twenty years ago
in Colorado by handful of sick and
it's twentieth annual convention in
Washington May 80 to June at the
Washington Hotel Representatives
of the society's 10000 members, now
supporting the worlds largest Jewish
sanatorium, in the Colorado Rock
les" will come here from all sections
of the United States.
The sanatorium covers about zoo
acres. on which are twenty-five mod
ernly equipped fireproof buildings.
paved streets and sidewalks. vege-
table farms, a dairy, poultry farms,
a cooperative store, a large, up-to-
date library, rehabilitation work
shops, a theater and post office.
Renowned tuberculosis experts will
be among the speakers. President
Coolidge has written to the society s
leaders: Having at various times
had opportunity to know something
of the good work of this organiza-
ton. ] am glad to learn that it is
to meet in Washington and to ex-
press my sincere hope for the con-
tinuing usefulness and progress of
the activities you have so long and
successfully maintained.
Congrntulation by Mellon.
Secretary of the Treasury Mellon
congratulates the society in the fol-
lowing words: The whole country
feels a deep interest in the work of
benevolence which your society is do
ing at the sanatorium in Colorado.
In placing your splendid facilities
and equipment at the disposal of in
digent consumptives without distinc
ton of race or religion. the Jewish
ConSumptiveS Relief Society is show
ing the true spirit of human brother
hood and is rendering a service of
ineStimable value to the country in
thus lessening the appalling and fire.
quently unnecessary waste of human
life"
Secretary Work writes: The So
ciety which you represent is a truly
established and effective organiza-
ton in my state. The name of DR..
Phillip Hillkowitz. your president,
whom | have known since his colleg
days. is in itself a guarantee for any
institution he may be connected with.
The object for which your society
was organized springs from the high
est human motive which prompts all
good people to help one another.
am glad to know of your contem-
plated converting in the Capital City,
which ! am sure will welcome you
most cordially"
The convention will be welcomed
to Washington by many public lead
ers, including the President. cabinet
members and members of Congress.
Two hundred and fifty leading Jew
ish citizens compose the general con-
vention committee. of which Harry
Sherry Sherry is chairman. Associ-
ated with him as vice chairmen are
Lee Baumgarten, Rudolph B. Behr-
end. Isaac Cans, Fred S. Gichner
Charles A Goldsmith, Harry Hahn
Jacob Hickman, Sol Herzog. Paul
Himmelfarb. J. Jeffrey. Rabbi ]. r
Loeb, Simon Lyon, William Rosen-
dorf, Morris Stein, Joseph l.. Topper
Joseph A. Wilmer and Alexander
Wolf. DR.. Phillip Hi1lk owitz and DR.
G. D. Spivak are president and sec
retary of the society.
Morris Garfnkle is treasurer of the
general committee, Mrs. William
Levy recording secretary and Her
man Kur financial secretary.
Chairmen Of Committees.
DR.. Abram Simon. president of the
Columbia Hospital and president of
the central conference of American
Rabbis, is chairman of the executive
committee, which is composed of the
chairmen of the various committees
as follows:
Mrs. Charles A. Goldsmith. honorary
chairman, and Mrs. Morris Within
chairman. women's reception; Maui
rice MaZo, mems reception; Morris