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AVictrola for Christmas!
If you want your family
and friends to hear the great-
est music by the greatest
artists exactly as the artists
themselves sang or played it,
theVictrola is the only instru-
ment for you. The most
famous artists of all the world
make Victor Records—and-
tbe Victrola is the only instrir , '
ment specially made to play
Victor Records.
Any style Victrola you
select will play perfectly any
of the more than 5,000 records
in the Victor Record Catalog
—will play for you the superb
interpretations of the world's
greatest artists exactly as they
heard and approved their own
work.
Get a Victrola! Get it
this Christmas! On easy pay-
ments, if desired. The
ideal Christmas gift, but
more than a Christmas gift—
a source of pleasure for the
entire family throughout the
years to come.
HOW YOUR MONEY REACHES
,YOUR RELATIVES IN EUROPE'
Editorial Note: This story tells of the success of the Joint Distribu-
tion Comtnittee in sending individual remittances to sufferers abroad and of
the work now being done in the transmission of funds. It descrbes how the
money may be sent and discusses frankly its chalices of reaching the indi-
viduals for whom it is intended.
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Goldberg Phonogroph Store
167 GRATIOT AVE.
Open Evenings
Phone Cadillac 1729
Desperate appeals from poverty- dress of the sender, the name and
stricken parents, wives, brothers and address of the person to whom the
sisters in Europe to their relatives in remittance is being sent, and any fur-
America for help, have resulted in a ther information that might help to
redoubling of the efforts of the Joint locate the addressee. It is also abso-
Distribution Committee to transmit lutely necessary that the check be
individual remittances from relative , '7ertitied. The check and remittance
in every part of this country to their dank or letter should then be mailed
the New York office, or, where co-!
people abroad. More than $150.00(
was sent abroad during the last operating agencies exist, should be
month, by agencies throughout the brought to such an office, and the
country co-operating with the Joint sender will receive in return a receipt
Distribution Committee in this task testifying that the money has been
received and will be forwarded.
Branch agencies are operating in
Trusted Agents Handle Funds.
seven cities, as follows: Baltimore—
Once a week the Joint Distribution
Hebrew Immigrant Aid, 1613 East
Baltimore street; Boston—New Eng- Committee sends to its agents abroad
land Bureau, 46 Cornhill, Room 502; complete lists of those to whom the
Chicago—Chicago Joint Relief Com- specified sums are to he transmitted,
mittee, 720 W. 12th street, and Chica- authorizing these agents to draw
go People's Relief Committee, 803 drafts covering the total amount
Roosevelt road; Cincinnati, Ohio— transmitted. The agent proceeds to
United Jewish Charities, 731 \V. 6th draw upon this account only as im-
street; Cleveland, Ohio—Jewish Na- mediate transmission is made possi-
tional Relief Committee, Woodland ble, thus avoiding the loss that might
avenue and E. 55th street; San Fran- ensue from drawing the entire sum
cisco—Federation of Jewish Charities, at the prevailing rate of exchange at
436 O'Farrel street; New York—Main the time. By drawing only so much
Office, Joint Distribution Committee, as is transmissible at any given time,
20 Exchange ('lace; Branches: 98 Sec- the agent is able to transmit to the
ond avenue, 1321 Boston road, Bronx, addresssee the entire sum sent from
1878 l'itkin avenue, Brooklyn, 175 E. America at the rate of exchange pre-
vailing upon its receipt, without de-
Broadway.
ductions of any kind for expenses.
Direct Communication.
The agent then proceeds to forward
Arrangements are being made to the remittances to the addressee in
secure similar co-operation uherever the quickest and safest possible way,
local agencies are desirous of helping by couriers, through banks, through
in the work. In cities where such special messengers, through the toads.'
co-operation exists, funds destined for No effort is spared to locate the ad-
relatives abroad can be brought di- dressee and place the money in his
rectly to the office of the co-operating hands; upon receiving the remittance,
organization; in all other cases a cer- the addressee signs two receipts, both
tified check or money order for the of which are sent on to the New York
amount should be sent directly to the Mime. Of these, one is retained at
New York office. The entire process the office while the other is sent oil
of remitting funds now makes it pos- to the person who sent the money it ,
sible to send direct relief to suffering proof that it has been received. In
relatives in Europe without difficulty, cases where the addressee could not
and all American relatives and friends be located, because of death, removal
of families abroad may avail them- or some other reason, the entire sum
selves of this opportunity. .
sent is refunded to the sender; the
In the sending of funds, it is rgc- sender is also assured of the return
ommended for many reasons that the of the total amount. in case the re-
money be sent, not in one large re- mittance is in any way lost, although
mittance, but in regular monthly In- no such loss has so far occurred.
20 Days for Transmission.
stallments of as much as the sender
As the (lays pass by transmission.
an afford. It is desirable that the
sender secure a regular remittance becomes more and inure swift and lat-
form either from the New York office est receipts show that remittances
and send this, filled out, together with have been received by relatives in
his remittance, or apply to one of the Europe just twenty days after they
local branch offices. In any case it is had been sent from the New York
important that the check or money office.
A letter just received by an Ameri-
order be accompanied by full infor-
mation concerning the name and ad- can Jew from his sister in Bialystok
begs him to send his remittances
through the Joint Distribution Com-
mittee since she knows that others in
her city have been receiving their
regular remittances through that of-
fice. Thousands of receipts in the
New York office testify to other in-
stances of this kind.
The possibility of thus assisting
TiTved ones abroad offers a long
yearned-for comfort to distracted
relatives in the United States, and it
is hoped that they will not hesitate to
take advantage of it. At the present
time remittances can be sent to al-
most 91)0 communities in Poland (in-
cluding old Galicia), to Roumania
and Bessarabia, to l'alestine, to Ger-
man Austria, to Turkey, to Czecho-
Slovakia, and to Jugo-Slavia.
The members of our 1919 Xmas
Savings Club have been handed their
checks in full for the entire year, plus
accumulated interest.
Theirs will be a happy Christmas
with all their friends remembered
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Get Ready for Next Year
Medina Butter
Winter Diet
ITH the coming of cold weather
nature demands that the diet in-
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heat. Butter furnishes this in the
most palatable and digestible form
Pasteurized Butter
with its purity and wholesomeness,
will serve to protect you against
winter chill and supply the nutri-
tious food elements you need for a
balanced ration. It's pure because
it's pasteurized.
BOUSFAVIVES, REMEMBER
THERE IS NO SUBSTITUTE
FOR BUTTER
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220 Michigan Ave.,
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Mt. Elliott Ave.
285 Grand River Ave.
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Corner Monroe
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many of these garments are
tailored by high-grade firms
such as Michael Stern, Good.
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"Town Talk" and many oth-
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your mind as to their real
style and workmanship.
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