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Polish sick benefit agencies
(Krankenkasse).
Shipments destined exclusively
for the Jewish population are per-
mitted in the following four dis-
tricts: Warsaw, Radom, Cracow
and Lublin.
The International Red Cross
does not yet know whether ship-
ments destined for the civilian
population in occupied Poland
will be able to benefit from the
exemptions from tariff charges
and from the reduced freight
rates. It is making active efforts
for this purpose with the compe-
tent authorities and will notify
the contributors as soon as a
reply is received.
lective shipments weighing from
20 to 50 kgs., may be addressed
to the International Red Cross
at Geneva with the marking,
"Give to prisoners of war." The
latter are exempt from trans-
po•t and tariff charges. The In-
ternational Red Cross has re-
quested the representative of the
World Jewish Congress to in-
fo•m the Red Cross of all ship-
ments addressed to it by Jewish
communities of different countries
• destined for the civilian Jewish
Population of Poland and the
Jewish prisoners of war.
During this interview, the rep- Marshall Lodge Sends Three
resentative of the World Jewish
Teams to Bnai Brith
Congress discussed at length with
Bowling Contest
the representative of the Inter-
national Red Cross the details of
relief for the Jewish population
Three teams totaling 15 men,
in Poland.
winners of the Detroit Louis Mar-
shall Lodge Bowling, will entrain
Most Urgent Needs
At the same time the World Saturday night, Feb. 24, for Day-
Jewish Congress made known ton, 0., where they will compete
Sunday in the Bnai Brith Na-
that the Red Cross, from its on
tional Bowling Congress, it is
headquarters in Geneva, has is- reported
by Morton J. Bechek,
sued a statement outlining the lodge moderator
of athletics and
most urgent needs of those living captain of Team No. 3. Teams
in the occupied area. There are: No. 1 and No. 2 will be captained
1. Medicaments and sanitary by Julius Stross and Sol Rosen-
material for hospital services.
man, respectively.
,2. Warm clothing and blan-
Seven hundred contestants are
kets.
3. Food for free distribution to expected to comprise the total
year in the largest na-
certain categories of persons who entry this
bowling competition yet
have been deprived of resources tional
sponsored by Bnai Brith,
by the death or departure of the
Bnai Brith National Bowl-
head of the family (families of ing The
Congress of 1941 will be held
imprisoned Polish officials and in Detroit.
officers).
Soviet Poland
Until now the International Muriel Draper to Address
Red Cross has seen no possibility
Town Hall in Fisher
of bringing relief to the popula-
Theater Feb. 28
tion of Soviet Poland, but it is
occupying itself actively with
Muriel Draper, whose salons
this question and hopes that a
favorable solution will be found. in Europe and America have
been a rendezvous for such fam-
Nazi Poland
The International Red Cross ous people as Gertrude Stein,
has seen the possibility of bring- Henry James, Eleanora Duse,
ing, through the intermediation John Sargent and many others,
of the German Red Cross, col- will be the Detroit Town Hall
lective relief to the general pop- speaker in Fisher Theater next
ulation, particularly children, or- Wednesday, Feb. 28, at 11 a. m.
phans, war widows, pregnant wo- The woman whom Harper's Ba-
zaar listed among the seven most
men, etc.
For the moment, there can only interesting women on the radio
and "one of the most brilliant
be collective shipments, individ- conversationalists
in the English-
ual shipments addressed to speci- speaking world" will
talk on "The
flee persons can not yet be de- Art of Conversation."
livered in Poland.
Mrs. Draper's autobiography,
The distribution of collective "Music at Midnight," a best sel-
relief will be effected on the spot ler of several years ago, covered
under the care of the German her career in Italy, London and
Red Cross, in conjunction with America, and excelled in the re-
the local committees of the Po- porting of famous people whom
lish Red Cross, as well as the she knew intimately.
February
Lotte Lehmann With McLEOD LAUDS
Symphony on Feb. 29
JEWS' LOYALTY
Last of the list of world-cele
brated artists to appear this sea-
son with the Detroit Symphony
Orchestra will be Lotte Lehmann,
soprano, star of the Metropoli-
tan Opera. Mme. Lehmann will
LOTTE LEHMANN
be presented in an all-Wagner
program Thursday night, Feb.
29, in Masonic Auditorium. Fran-
co Ghione will conduct this con-
cert.
It was during the season of
1930-1931 that Mme. Lehmann
first visited this country, as a
member of the then brilliant Chi-
cago Opera Company. In Janu-
ary, 1932, she made her New
York recital debut to a sold-out
house. Two years later she made
her debut at the Metropolitan as
Sieglinde in Wagner's "Die
Walkure."
Mme. Lehmann is also dis-
tinguished in the field of letters,
having written two books of
merit. The first was a novel called
"Eternal Flight". Her second
book, a recent publication, is
called "Midway in My Song," an
autobiography containing oper-
atic reminiscences and descrip-
tions of people she has met dur-
ing the course of her eventful
and colorful career.
Offstage, Mme. Lehmann is
known as a fun-loving person.
Vivacity and a lively interest. in
other people are her outstand-
ing social graces. Swimming and
horseback riding are her favorite
out-of-door diversions. Swimming,
especially, Mme. Lehmann con-
efitpboos.
a le
blending of these neweol, into
an American mode of le ef
great Republic found in .- frat t
in the quotation from
Yiticus
of the Old Testament and Hscrils-
ed on the Liberty Bell: T. -elai
throughout the 11,.•:1
to all the inhabitants t
Rreof.'
"It is not necessary
this
country that every man
wo-
man
man think alike or vote alike.
The glory of our Cos li. , ,. on
e 'is
ll
that within the frainew,.k of
this immortal document
group, each religion and
in-
stitution can and should r
a
vital contributions to our
deri-
can traditions.
"Troublesome times are upo n
us. It is a time which ter. the
metal of men's souls. From :xross
the seas comes the challen to of
totalitarianism. We want n,,
territory. We covet nothing- that
any other nation upon this earth
possesses. America wants no war
with anyone. But now, as in the
past, if our rights are threatened,
if our liberty is menaced, if our
territory is coveted, and if a for-
eign foe should attempt to set
foot upon our land, America
stands willing to defend her (lento-
cratic doctrines against despot-
In an address delivered at the
installation banquet of the De-
troit posts of the Jewish War
Veterans of the United States,
at the Masonic Temple, on Feb.
18, Congressman Clarence J. Mc-
Leod lauded the part played by
Jews in their response for serv-
ice to this country.
Recalling the great contribu-
tions made by Jews, Congressman
McLeod said:
"In the forefront of those who
made willing sacrifices in the
World War were 250,000 Jews.
They took their place in the
ranks as good Americans and did
as they were ordered. In many
instances, the Jewish soldier went
far beyond the scope of ordinary
duty and sacrifice and his valor
was recognized in extraordinary
awards of merit.
"This is amply attested to by
the award of Congressional Me-
dals of Honor to First Sgt. Syd-
ney G. Gumpertz, Benjamin Kauf-
man and William Sawelson. The
fact that only 90 Americans re-
ceived the Congressional Medal
of Honor during the World War,
of whom three were Jews, is con- ism.
clusive proof that in circum-
"Let the mind of the sober
stances where gallantry was re- American people remain sober.
quired 'above and beyond the Let it not inflame itself. Let it
call of duty,' the Jewish soldier do justice to all and the surest
course and the truest course to
was there to answer the call.
"In addition to this citation of disappoint those treacherous
the highest honor to be awarded agents who mediate the debase-
an American soldier, over 1100 ment of democracy is just to
Jewish soldiers received citations leave them to themselves and see
w
they can do in their
on
for courage such as the Distin- what
guished Service Cross, the Navy
"It is a heartfelt comfort in
Cross and the Distinguished Serv-
ice Medal. Over 300 received the these times to know that such an
Croix de Guerre and many others organization as the Jewish War
received foreign decorations from Veterans is working hand in hand,
shoulder to shoulder with all oth-
the allied countries."
Continuing to review the gifts er veterans organizations toward
of Jewry to America, Rep. Mc- the defense of our institutions
and the guardianship of the Bill
Leod said:
of Rights. The spirit of co-opera-
"In the development of our tion and brotherhood manifested
country, much labor from Eu- by the nation's veterans as they
rope was needed. Peasants, work- again join hands in a common
ers and artisans streamed into cause bodes but little good for
this country by the thousands those subversive and un-Ameriean
from all portions of the world. elements who seek to disrupt and
They brought with them their destroy our traditions.
cultures and the inherent desire
"We as veterans should be the
for liberty as essential ingred-
first line of defense against auto-
ients to be added to the, melting cratic,
un-democratic and un-/)a-
pot that was to produce the pres-
ent-day American. Here the sta- cific nations who eye this rich
land of our as a fertile plain
upon which to sow their seeds of
hate and intolerance. Let us not
siders the ideal all-round exer- be drawn into that political void
cise. "There is nothing like it," which kills thought and stifles
she says.
reflection."
SO GOOD THEY 11,14 WANT IT rhilsa7 4 4=7.:
JIM, DEAR, WOU LD YOU TRADE
CARS TODAY? I'M GOING TO
LAKE FOREST AND lb RATHER
DRIVE THE PONTIAC
.TT MAY SOUND
".11,
SUSIE, DARLING,
I
I HAVEN'T —THIS IS JIM'S.
DIDN'T KNOW YOU
HE GROWLS, BUT I TRADE WITH
HAD A PONTIAC!
HIM BECAUSE THE PONTIAC
RIDES BETTER AND ITS
MASANTER TO DRIVII
exaggerated to
say that whole families fall hard
for the 1940 Pontiac, but talk to any
one of your friends who has one!
There's a promise of great
motoring in the smooth, sleek
lines of this smart new car. And
I SAW YOUR MISSUS
DRIVING A PONT=
YESTERDAY. DID YOU
GET HER ONE TOO?
so,SHE
3, 1940
bility, guidance and tole
s o iu br ie gi t •h ea e t pC eo a n ce st f iu tu l taionnd
BORROWED THIS ONE
AGAIN. SHE'S QUITE A PENNY-
PINCHER AND I'VE BEEN TELLING
HER ABOUT GETTING 18 TO 24
MILES A GALLON
• YHA
MIEN T
HOW'S FOR BORROWING YOUR
CAR TONIGHT, DAD? I WANT TO
SHOW UP AT THE DANCE IN A
IIMOOTHI NM PONTIAC:
that promise is fulfilled in the
wide-seated luxury of its "Triple
Cushioned" ride and the power-
packed performance of its smooth,
quiet, economical Pontiac engine.
And don't forget, the 1940 Pon-
tiac is priced just above the lowest!
Illuctrating the Special Six .p-floor Touring Sedan, $876*
RS' hat
nolo promote, Safety—
Dion your lights when 'auk,
SEE YOUR NEAREST PONTIAC DEALER
CAN YOU IMAGINE? THEY ALL WANT
TO DRIVE THE LOWEST• PRICED
CAR WE OWN. THAT SETTLES IT--
THIS FAMILY IS 100k PONTIAC
FROM NOW ON!