The Washington times., 1924-02-22
JEWISH RELIEF
D. c. CONCLAVE
CALLED
Local Committees Named to
Welcome Prominent We'll
fare Delegates.

The twentieth annual convention
of the Jewish Consumptives Relief
Society, 1.-THE Miracle Institution of
the Rocky Mountains" to be held
here May S0-June 2 will be attend.
cd by delegates prominent in Jew
ish welfare work, from all parts Of
the United States.
Plans for increasing the work Of
the society and extending its in.
fluence during the coming years
will be made at the convention and
expressive tributes rendered to DIR.
Charles D.. Spivak, founder Of the
organization and its guiding spirit.
The reception committee for the
meeting will be headed by Harry
Sherry and composed Of the fol.
Charles Goldsmith. Rabbi J. Y.
Loeb, Morris Stein, Lee Baumgar-
ten, Paul Himmelfarb, Joseph L.
Topper, and Fred G.. Gichner, vice
chairmen; Louis Dinowitz, record.
ing secretary; Alfred Klein, cor.
responding. secretary; Herman Kur,
financial secretary; Morris Gar.
ttnkle, treasurer, and Benjamin
Meiman, chairman Of the sub
committee Of publicity.
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Other committees appointed are
as follows:
Arrangements, Morris Garfinkle,
chairman: Samuel Ferber, Louis
Cohen. Benjamin Kotz. M. ]. Silver.
man, Harris Levy. Mrs. M. ]. Silver
man. and Mrs. Louis Dinowitz.
Entertainment, Morris Stein,
chairman, and Mrs. Louis Dino.
witz and l.. e. Luria.
Program committee, Louis Spieg-
Ter, chairman, and Alfred Klein.
Ways and means committee, M. J.
Silverman,t chairman; M. Brooks.
Samuel Farber. H. Futrovsly and
B. J. Futrovsky.
Other members will be added to
these committees from time to time.
The Jewish Consumptives' Relief
Society, formed twenty years ago
by small group of idealists in Dem
yer has grown into a national or
ganization with members in 1000
cities Of the United States and which
maintains the largest and best
equipped Jewish sanitarium for the
tuberculosis in the world. From an
initial fund Of 81 with which to OPP
crate the society, the organization
has accumulated investments in
lands and buildings valued. at
$4,000, 000.
| Story of Founding.
The story of the founding Of the
organization forms a veritable ro-
nance with DR.. Spivak as the CEN
trail figure.
DIR. Spivak came to the United
States as youth from Russia. He
was equipped with a mass Of He
brew learning gathered in the vari-
GUS Jewish seminaries in Europe,
but he was without funds. He set
out to make his way in this country
and found 1t a difficult task. He
finally obtained position as libra
rian in the Young Mems Hebrew
Association at Philadelphia and by
giving private instruction In Hebrew
in his off hours managed to earn
enough to take q medical course In
the Jefferson Medical College.
Just as he settled down to prac-
ttce his profession in Philadelphia, a
near relative was attacked by the
dread disease and DIR. Spivak found
1t necessary to accompany this rela-
tive to Denver.
Here he was deeply stirred by the
sight of hundreds of tuberculosis
victims Of his own faith wandering
about the streets Of Denver waiting
for death to relieve, them Of their
sufferings.
! Idealists Form Society.
DR.. Spivak gathered about him a
group OF young idealists and public.
spirited but rather impoverished
comrades, and small fund was
raised for the establishment of a
sanitarium for the tuberculosis in
Denver. This was the nucleus of
the present 100000 institution
that is known all over the world.
The sanitarium today consists OF
thirty-four house tents, a main
building, an administration building
two ladies auxiliary pavilions, q
nurses home, a solarium, medical
building, kitchen and dining room
building, staff building, employees
building, power house. synagogue
Fischman Memorial building, gran.
larry. dairy building, milkhouse
stables, garage, slaughter house, ice
house and patients cooperative
gtore.
The staff is composed of a super
intendent, business manager, resi-
dent physicians, laboratory tech
nician, X-ray tecfnician, nurses
druggist, orderlies, steward, matron
photographer, porters, walters, chef
second cook, kitchen help, mixer
farmer, engineer, librarian, postmas
ter, Waterman, occupation therapist
and heliotherapist. At the sanitar
ium also Is a school Of instruction
for patients and course in occupa,
tional therapy.
Do Outdoor Work.
The sanitarium is located in Edge
water, suburb Of Denver, and the
patients are in an atmosphere con
ducive to rapid recovery from i'll.
ness. They are permitted to dc
healthy outdoor work without over
exerting themselves and are provided
with various forms Of amusement
and entertainment.
The institution makes no distinC
ton between advanced and incipient
cases; 1t admits Jews and Gentiles
although financed and supported by
Jews; 1t has done wonderful work
in the surgery Of the chest; 1t has
nursed back to a stage Of health.
where they are able to do at least
a few hours of work daily, 60 Der
cent Of the patients admitted It is
a mutual aid society rather than a
| charitable institution. and It admits
emergency cases without any red
tape or folmalities. It admits poor
only and there is no charge Of any