The Washington times., 1924-05-31
JEWISH RELIEF.
DELEGATESAT
WHITE HOUSE
Twentieth Annual Convention
OF consumptives' Aid
convenes Tonight

PRESIDENT Coolidge at 1890 today
received at the White House sew
era1 hundred delegates to the twen-
tietn annual convention Of the Jew.
ish Consumptives Relief Society
which will convene tonight at 8
o'clock in the salon des nations OF
the Hotel Washington. The dele
gates, from every section Of the
United States, will be accompanied
by prominent members Of the local
committee OF 200 Of the city's lead.
ing Jews.
This afternoon the delegates were
taken to Mt. Vernon where officials
or the Denver sanatorium, In the
interest OF which the convention is
being held, will lay a wreath on
the tomb Of George Washington.
Work Opens COnclave.
With Harry Sherry. chairman Of
the local convention committee, in
the chair, the convention win be
formally opened by Doctor Hubert
Work. Secretary Of the Interior.
Other addresses of welcome will be
made by Congressman Frederick
N. Zihlman. acting chairman of the
House District COMMITTEES; Isaac
Cans, president Of the Washington
Chamber of Commerce; Mrs. Charles
A. Goldsmith, honorary chairman
ladies' reception committee, and
Joseph L. Topper. chairman, ma
tional directors OF the Society.
Response to the welcoming talks
will be made by Doctor Philip
Hillkowitz, president of the society,
on behalf Of the officials Of the
sanatorium,
The Marine Band will be on
hand tonight under the direction
OF Captain William H SantelmAnn
to furnish music for the convention.
Features Planned.
Other entertainment features will
include violin selections by Max.
milan Rose and dance numbers by
eight-year.old Rita illus. There
will also be chorus composed OF
the following: Ethel Holtzclaw CAV
Ter, soprano; Flora Brylawsh, con-
tralto; Louis Thompson. tenor; John
Marville, baritone, and Lewis At
water, accompanist and director.
Tomorrow the convention will be
featured with a public mass meet.
ing in the afternoon at 2 o'clock
and banquet at night, both to be
held In the salon des nations of the
Hotel Washington.
Particular interest is held in the
talk to be delivered tomorrow on
1.-THE Jew and tuberculosis" by
Professor Allan Krause, Of Johns
Hopkins University.
Doctor Krause is associate physi-
clan to the Johns Hopkins Hospital
and in charge of the tuberculosis
dispensary there. He is the man.
aging editor OF the American Re.
view of tuberculosis, the most I'm
portant English journal devoted to
tuberculosis. He has written over
hundred invaluable articles on the
subject.
Doctor Spivak to Speak.
Another feature OF the mass meet
ing tomorrow, TO which all Wash
ingtonians are invited, will be the
illustrated talk by Doctor Chain d.
Spivak, secretary of the society,
who will review twenty years anti.
tuberculosis work of the Denver
snnatorium.
DIR. William c. Fowler, District
Health Officer, will extend the ad-
dress of welcome at the business
session to be held tomorrow morn.
ing. DR.. Philip Hillkowitz, presi-
dent OF the society, will preside and
deliver his annual address.
There will also be at this session
reports Of the various committees
by the following: Ben Grimes,
treasurer; H. H. Frumess, auditor;
H. J. Schwartz, DR.. A. S. Taussig,
Max D. Newsletter, J. B. Pier, b.
III. Krohn, Mrs. I. J. Kolinsky, DIR.
E. Friedman, s. F. Disraelly and
DR.. I. D. Bronfin, superintendent
OF the sanatorium.
Sol Herzog, Of this city, will pre-.
side tomorrow night at the banquet.
Senator Lawrence C. Phipps of
Colorado and Congressman Edgar
Howard Of Nebraska will be the
principal speakers.
A musical program by EugenIa
Bruman, pianist, and Miss Celia
F1oravanta, soprano. win round out
the entertainment at the banquet.