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Friday, April 4, 194'

DETROIT JEWISH CHRONICLE and The Legal Chronicle

Page Fourteen

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Hospitalized Vets
Given Days of Fun

Drama in a Vienna Courtyard

Jewish Center Group
Sponsors Program

A group of patients from Percy
Jones Hospital were in the Shu-
bert-Lafayette Theater audience
to see "Dear Ruth," Monday eve-
ning, March 31 because of the
efforts of Detroit men and women
who are interested in the activi-
ties of the Jewish Community
Center Committee for Military
Hospital Needs.
In addition to being the guests
of the theater that evening, they
were served dinner by the women
of the Jewish National Fund at
the USO and before they left the
next morning the members of the
Alpha Epsilon' Phi alumni group
prepare their breakfast.
BUILDS MORALE
The theater party is just one of
a series of well-planned events
designed by the committee to pro-
vide morale-building recreation
away from the hospital for ambu-
latory patients. Organized in Jan-
uary of this year, the committees
originally the Army-Navy commit-
tee set up to administer the USO-
JWB program, has already or-
ganized entertainment in homes
and at public amusements for
more than 250 men and women.
One party _ is arranged each
month for a busload of 37 patients,
according to Mrs. Maurice A. Lan-
dau, chairman of the committee.
Also, individualized services such
as weekend plans, gift requests
and home hospitality are provided
as often as possible.
THEATERS COOPERATE
Through the generosity of thee.-

garten Medical Aid Society, seats
to "The Desert Song," donated
by the Detroit Civic Light Opera
Association, sleeping accomoda-
tions provided by the USO dormi-
tory and a "man-sized breakfast
served by the Infant's Service
Group.
OTI1ERS, CLUBS ASSIST
During January, the Standard
Club and Music Hall joined to
provide dinner, entertainment and
tickets for a weekend part'.
Smaller groups of men who have
come in without making previous
plans in Detroit were invited to a
party by members of the Rex II
Chapter of Bnai Brith Youth Or-
ganization.
The committee has prepared
packages of Passover delicacies
for the patients at Percy Jones
Hospital. Patients who were able
to attend a Seder in Battle Creek
and those who are confined to
their beds received these gifts.

Infiltrees from Poland wait bag LinA tare In a Vienna court-
yard to be registered and to receive a physical examination. After
years of suffering under the Nazis, they discovered that life In
anti-Semitic Poland is impossible. They are bewildered and yet
have hope.
The cooperation or many groups
tors such as the Shubert-Lafay-
ette, Cass, Fox and Music Hall, goes into arranging a successful
full, varied weekends are made weekend for a large number of
possible for wounded men and men. Some of the assistance pro-
women able to come in to Detroit. vided has included transportation
"These viganizations have been (a chartered Greyhound bus that
more than cooperative," Mrs. Lan- remains with the patients during
dau said, "never saying no on even their entire stay) to Detroit from
the shortest notice. The Barium Percy Jones Hospital and back
Hotel has been especially helpful which was contributed by the Pis-
and has accomodated men from gah Lodge of the Bnai Brith, a
the hospitals only if they agreed home-style dinner, planned and
served by members of the Neu-
to be guests of the hotel."

Those interested in assisting this
program are asked to call the
executive director, Mrs. Carolyn
Berendt, at Madison 8400. The
office is at the Jewish Community
Center and Mrs. Berendt is there
to plan activities for the patients.

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