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THE JEWISH CHRONICLE

A Progressive Step in Jewish
Charity.

Concerning the Establishment of a Field Secretaryship by the
National Conference of Jewish Charities

By FRED M. BUTZEL

At the recent bi-annual meeting to their obligations to other cony
of the National Conference of Jew- munities. At present, in the smaller
communities, when
when a case of desti
Charities, the most importantommunities,
piece of work accomplished was the tution arises; the ready solution is a
ticket to the . next big city. An es -
ticket
establishment of a Field Secretary
element in healthy commun -
ship.
ity life is a common sharing of nor-
The most serious problems in mal burdens. It is a good thing for
Jewish relief and delinquency arise the people anywhere to come to-
from the intense concentration of gether for the discussion and solu-
Jewish people in restricted districts. tion of educational and social prob-
Congestion of population leads to lems. Charity is one thing in
bad housing and excessive compe- which Jews of all kinds are vitally
tition. interested, and an associated chari-
At the other extreme we find ties tends to bring the Jewish peo-
communities having only one or pie together to meet their other
two Jewish families who experience problems.
When the Jews are organized to
extreme difficulty in providing a
Jewish educational and social life meet their own charitable problems
for the children, although the eco- it raises their civic consciousness to
nomic opportunities in such places a higher level because they immedi-
are usually very favorable. It is ately become interested in the char-
felt that a competent Field Secre- itable problems of the community.
tary can organize the smaller corn- In Detroit, for instance, the mere
!nullities so that the social, charit- existence of the United Jewish
able and educational life of such Charities tends to enlist the inter-
communities is raised to a higher est of the Jews in the work of the
plane and that such centers become Juvenile Court, the conduct of the
attractive to those now living in Children's Free Hospital, the prog-
the more congested places. It is ress of the Visiting Nurses' Asso-
also thought that communities thus elation, and countless other Mu-
organized will more readily live up nicipal, State and private activities

Young People's Society of Temple Beth El

Announces Moonlight

Annual Event Will Take Place June 21st.

The 18th Annual Moonlight, to the evening.
A good time is assured for all and
be given by the Young People's So-
ciety of Temple Beth El, will be present indications point to a record
held Wednesday evening, June 21,
on the steamer Ste. Claire. This
year's moonlight will differ greatly
from the affairs of previous years,
and the committee predicts a "reg-
ular" time for everyone who at-
tends. One thing will be certain—
there will be room for all, and no
congested, crowded dance deck will
be in evidence. This is an encour-
aging bit of news for those who
wish to dance, inasmuch as the
pleasure of dancing has been spoiled
at previous moonlights by the over-
crowded dancing space.

Chairman Harold B. Lipsitz has
succeeded in procuring Shook's se-
lected orchestra, and the committee
feels safe in predicting a brand of
music that will appeal to the most
particular.

Seymour Simons has written a
special number for the occasion,
called "The Moonlight Melody,"
which, it is said, will surpass any
similar dance number written by an
amateur for some time. The Young
People's Society Quartette will fur-
nish musical selections, and the lat-
est New York dances will be intro-
duced by capable performers, who
have been engaged especially for

of a judicial, charitable or medical
nature.
It is highly desirable that this
same type of interest be aroused in
the Jews who live in the smaller cit-
ies and villages and that they real-
ize their obligations to the Jews in
the other cities and villag•Of this
country.
The Field Secretaryship is to be
supported by Jewish charities and
philanthropic individuals. A great
many people have already subscrib-
ed for the support of the Field Sec-
retaryship. About $6,000.00 of the
necessary $7,500.00 has been taken
care of. Subscriptions may be
sent to Dr. Lee K. Frankel, care
Metropolitan Life Insurance Co.,
New York City, Chairman of the
Committee.

LADIES' AID SOCIETY
ELECTS OFFICERS.
Mrs. Harry Klein Is Chosen
President.

On May 31, the Ladies' Aid So-
ciety held its annual election of of-
ficers. Mrs. Harry Klein was re-
elected to the presidency. The com-
plete list of officers follows:
Mrs. Harry Klein, president ;
Mrs. Max Fixler, vice-president ;
Mrs. Johan Feldmann, secretary ;
Mrs. Albert H. Fixler, financial sec-
retary ; Mrs. Marie Hartman, treas-
urer; Mrs. Philip Berkowitz, trus-
tee ; Mrs. Jacob Elman, trustee ;
Mrs. Nettie Elman, sergeant-at-
arms ; and Mrs. Gussie Berkowitz.
inner guard.

Compliments

of

ZION DAY POSTPONED
AGAIN.

Relief Day Delayed to July 2.

In view of the fact that the
people's relief committee is hold-
ing a street collection, Sunday,
June 25, the Zionist organization,
at the urgent request of that com-
mittee, has postponed its emer-
gency fund day from Sunday,
June 18, to Sunday, July 2.
All Zionists' organizations have
been requested to send the re-
ports of their collections July 2
by wire direct to the Philadelphia
Zionist convention, where they
will be presented to the dele-
gates.

Colonel Mayer, of the French
Colonial Infantry and commander
of the expeditionary column to
the Cameroons, has been pro-
moted to the grade of Comman-
der of the Legion of Honor. The
record of his promotion states
that he brilliantly exercised
throughout the duration of the
campaign in the Cameroons the
command of the French troops of
HAROLD B. LIPSITZ
the expeditionary corps of French
Chairman Moonlight Committee
crowd.
The steamer Ste. Claire Western Africa, and that he chief-
will leave the foot of Bates street ly distinguished himself in the
at 8:30 promptly. Tickets can be capture of Edea and Eseka.
procured from any member of the
Mr. and Mrs. George Blumen-
Young People's Society or the
Moonlight Committee. Everybody thal recently made a gift of $2-1,-
000 to the American Red Cross,
is cordially invited.

Oscar B. Marx

