The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-06-02
JEWISH Relief
MEET NEARS
END
Numerous Gifts to Denver
Sanatorium Are Announced
at Annual Banquet.

Having aroused public interest in
the campaign to eradicate tuber-
culosis at a. successful mass meeting
held yesterday afternoon and q
monster rally, and banquet last
night, delegates to the twentieth an
nual convention OF the Jewish Con-
9umptives' Relief Society this after
noon will conclude their session
with medical discussions relative 10
tuberculosis.
Opening with round table dis
cussion for delegates, the session
this afternoon at the Hotel Wash
ington will be addressed by Doctor
Harry s. Lewis, chairman, Medical
Advisory Board; this city; Doctor
George M. Kober, dean, Georgetown
University Medical SCHOOL, DR.. AL.
bert Kaufman, Wilkes Barre, Pa,
and Doctor Maxim Pollak, of the
Denver sanatofiun. - -
Meeting Significant.
Harry Sherry, chairman Of the
general local convention committee
and s. L. Genes. director of the
convention. are today receiving. con-
gratulations on all sides over the
success OF the convention which
has been the most significant in
the interest of eradication of tuber-
cu1osis eter. held in the United
States.
Coming as a fitting climax to the
banquet last night, numerous sub.
stantial gifts were announced which
guarantee the increasing Of the
bed capacity Of the Denver sanaa
forum, in accordance with, plans
outlined byts Doctor Philip Hill
kowitz, president of the institution,
atthe mass meeting yesterday after
noon. 80
Large Gifts Made
Mrs. Louis Bloch, president Of
the New York ladies, auxiliary of
the society, presented I 4 Gift OF
$4,000 from the auxiliary and IA
gift Ct $1,000 was turned over by
Mrs. M. Friedman on behalf of the
st. Louis ladies' auxiliary, of which
she is president Philip Diamond,
a New York manufacturer, 1t was
announced, had raised $25, 0A0 in his
trade group toward the 81, O0O. 900
fund campaign of the society;
Max Luria, of Reading, Pa, gave
a personal Donation of $5,00O;r Mrs.
r. Palmer, ;g0f.l Springfield, Mass,
presented $1,000 gift from the
ladies' auxiliary of that city, and
: Mrs. E. Geislinger. of New Britain,
presented "a $500 gift from the aux
Hilary there. H. Herbst, of New
York, said the raising of 100000
by a committee he heads in the fur
industry@in that city, was assured.
Senator Lawrence c., Rhipps. of
Colorado; !, Congressman Il Edward
Howard. of Nebraska, and PROBES
Eor; Allen K. {Krause,, Of Johns Hop
kins University Were the principal
speakers yesterday atissthe mass
meeting and banquet. ss3,ss-.. :,
Senator Phipps praised the socity
for the non-sectarian nature of its
work and declared its free treat
ments and research work of its spe-
cialists benefit to the nation. He
declared that he was qualified to
testify to the excellence of the work
of the Jewish sanatorium, inasmuch
as he established in 1904 in Denver
tuberculosis sanatorium in men,
ory. of his mother.
Congressman Howard called the
Denver sanatorium an example, OF
the pure charity" in which, he
said, the Jewish people of the
country excelled. II
WOmen's Branch Planned.
Doctor Chain D. Spivak reported
to the delegates that one-fifth of
the nearly goo patients treated
at the sanatorium in the last twenty
years have been women and for
this reason, plans are under way
to build a special women's branch
of the sanatorium. The Jews, Doc
tor Spivak pointed out, were the
first group in the United States to
take up the work of fighting the
white plague.
Professor Krause, in his address,
said that the Jews have the lowest
death rate ffem tuberculosis. He
ascribed this to the adaptability of
Jews to their environment and to
their high standards of health and
ready charitable relief for their
afflicted fellow Jews. He said re-
search work by Jewish scientists
had led to important discoveries in
the fight against the white plague
Doctor l. D.. Bronfin, superin-
tendent Of the sanatorium, reported
that Of the 293 patients treated last
year, 81 per cent were advanced
cases and that most of these pa.
tients had been in other institutions.
Fowler Greets Meeting.
Doctor William c. Fowler, Dis
trict health officer, welcomed the
convention yesterday. A charter
was presented to the junior league
of the society in Washington, Viii.
liam Rabinowitz, president of the
league, making the address of &C.
ceptance.
Doctor. Abram Simon was toast
master at the dinner, at which
musical selections were given by
Macmillan Rose, violinist; Miss
Celia Floravanta, soprano, and Eu-
gene Burman, pianist. The con.
vention will adjourn this afternoon.