City of Hope Sets X65,000 Goal
The Detroit Business Men's Group set their goal for the
1952 Fund raising drive for the City of Hope at $65,000.
The drive will kick-off with a Dinner Dance at the Latin
Quarter. Sunday October 26.
Starting with cocktails from 5:30 p.m., it will continue
with dinner at 7:00 p.m. followed by an unusually in-
teresting and inspiring program.
The history of the City of Hope at Duarte, California is
a history of open hearts and of open purses, it is a history
of growing and building, of hard work and concentrated
effort that others might live . . . it is the history of the res-
toration of wrecked bodies through medical skill, healing rest
and sympathetic understanding.
From this beginning — two tents in the desert t h e
barest of equipment—heartfelt understanding for the desper-
ate ill—has developed a magnificent institution of concrete
and stone, staffed with skilled medical specialist and nur-
tured by people with hearts and good will who hold a faith
in the rightness of a great humanitarian cause.
The City of Hope has risen out of suffering—a mani-
festation of courage in the face of centuries of defeat under
the onslaught of dreaded disease.
The idea took form in 1912 when tuberculosis patients
were pouring into California seeking cures under its sunny
skies.
One day a "TB" victim collapsed on the street in a
modest Jewish neighborhood. Several people who witnessed
this pathetic scene decided to do something about it. They
passed the hat . . . bought 5 acres of desert land in Duarte,
California pitched 2 tents and set up the "City of Hope."
From that simple beginning has developed the $10,000,-
000 -national medical center which provided free care on a
non sectarian basis for tuberculosis and cancer victims from
all parts of the world.
This medical metropolis has grown from the efforts of
multitudes, a spontaneous movement of people, striving in
unity to build what a few men of vision had seen in their
minds eye, and from that view has been created a progres-
sive program, ever healing, ever building.
Thousands of men and women, believing that they are
their brothers keeper, have had a part in developing the pro-
ject. There are over 200 City of Hope auxiliaries throughout
the country. Their main objective is to raise money for the
hospital.
Endowment and gifts, have been contributed by labor
organizations, individual and other groups throughout the
Nation. Hollywood Humanitarians are continually giving of
their time and money and talent.
More than 100 of the lands finest physicians gave their
services gratis to the City of Hope in an out pour of human-
itarian zeal.
The -capacity of the hospital is 400 beds, but because of
the terrific expense involved only 325 are in use today. 75
beds in the cancer wing are empty. Hospital officials hope
they can open up this wing in order to take care of the
tremendous waiting list.
Not upon words but upon deeds has this institution built
its life giving record—by the work, the devotion and the
loyalty of the doctors, nurses, social workers, laboratory
technicians, teachers and the countless others who serve
this haven of healing.
The patient comes first at the hospital and everything
is done to effect a speedy recovery and send him happily on
his way. The word "charity" is never heard. There are no
wards. Patients are treated as paying guests and are sur-
rounded by a lavish environment. This makes for high mor-
ale, and helps speed recovery, directors believe.
The majority of the City of Hope's patients are self-
supporting, middle class citizens whose resources would be
completely exhausted if they had to pay for expensive, long-
time treatment. The average stay for tubercular patients is
from 18 months to two years. The turn-over for cancer vic-
tims is much faster.
The staff includes occupational therapists, a dentist, so-
cial workers and vocational consultants who assist patients
when they are ready to leave the hospital and return to
work.
Modern buildings and the I –
maintenance of them . . . edu-
cation for young _students in
the art of curing . . . offering
means for the sick to remain
until complete health is re-
stored, so as to avert the
spread of disease.
Samuel H. Goiter, the exec-
utive director of the City of
Hope sums up the ideals be-
hind this great center like
this.:
"To me the City of Hope
represents more than a house
of healing, a place for re-
search for medical education;
it is, in a very special sense,
a means for creating spiritual
values which will have a pro-
found effect not only upon
those who work for it, but
upon all the people of our
land."
This renowned institution
needs money money from
every conceivable source so
that this great work shall go
Detroit Business Groups
Honor Nathan R. Epstein
The Detroit Businessmen's
Group of the City of Hope hon-
ors its president, N, R. Epstein,
by setting the 1952 Fund Rais-
ing Goal at
$65,000 in com-
memoration o f
his 65th birth-
day.
I n addition,
Mr. Epstein will
receive the fa-
mous and envia-
ble Nurse of
M e r c y Award N. R. Epstein
which is being flown from
Duarte, California, for the occa-
sion. It is a golden statuette pre-
sented for the most out-standing
humanitarian achievement of
the year.
The award will be made at
the kick-off banquet Sunday,
Oct. 26, at the Latin Quarter,
E. Grand Blvd. near Woodward.
Mr. Epstein, well known busi-
ness man and . philanthropist,
active in many of Detroit Jew-
ry's organizations,, president of
the Adas Sholom Congregation,
has devoted a great deal of
time, money and effort in the
furtherance of one of the most
humanitarian causes — that of
helping the sick and needy-
thru the City of Hope (formerly
Bob I-hill to
Spur City of
Hope Drive
Bob Hall will once again
"whip" off the Fund Raising
Drive for $65,000 set by the Bus-
iness Men's Group at the An-
nual Dinner
Dance Sunday,
Oct.' 26, at the
Latin Quarter.
This is Mr.
Hall's third year
, as toastmaster
for the City of
Hope.
Bob Hall is
known interna-
Bob Hall tionally as that
extemporaneous chap, the man
who talks in rhyme with reason.
He has headlined nearly every_
theatre in the United States,
Canada and Europe. People
who have seen him know that
he never gives two shows alike.
He was headline attraction at
Billy Rose's Diamond Horseshoe
during the war, entertained in
many Army and Navy camps.
Bob Hall is known as the
rhyming toastmaster that Gen-
eral Motors featured for many
years. Mr. Hall talks in many
dialects. He is also sponsored
by the Pfeiffer Brewing Com-
pany for whom he has done ra-
dio broadcasting, and comes to
you through their courtesy.
City of Hope
Haven of
Healing
Los Angeles Sanatorium). He
has been a member and presi-
dent of the Detroit Business
Men's Group since its inception
in 1942 as well as the Detroit
Auxiliary of the City of Hope
who are currently celebrating
their 25th anniversary and of
which group Mr. Epstein has
been president for twenty-six
years. Mr. Epstein is also on the
National Board of Directors of
the City of Hope.
National Expansion
Chairman to Speak
Mrs. Fred Berman of Milwau-
kee, Wisconsin the National Ex-
pansion Chairman of the City
of Hope, will be the featured
speaker at the Annual Dinner
Dance of the Detroit Business
Men's Group Sunday October 26
at the Latin Quarter.
A very charming and brilliant
representative of the National
Medical C e nter
at Duarte, Cali-
fornia, Mrs. Ber-
man will give
an inspiring
talk about t h e
progress of the
institution, t h e
research labora-
tories and t h e
expansion pro-
gram. Mrs. Berman
Mrs. Berman devised and im-
plemented the present expan-
sion plan of the numerous aux-.
liaries throughout the country.
She is personally responsible
for the founding of 28 of such
groups during 1952.
Mrs. Berman is a former Chi-
cago school teacher and one of
the most prominent and out-
standing Club women in the
Nation. She is also very active
in numerous other civic and
charitable organization and is
currently president of the Coun-
cil of Jewish Women in the Mil-
waukee section.
Mrs. Berman has been an ac-
tive member of the City of Hope.
for the past 15 years. Her topic
will be "The Effect- of the City
of Hope upon the American Jew-
ish Community."
DBMG Seeks
New Members
The Detroit Business Men's
Group of the City of Hope for
the third time in its history open
their doors for new members.
If you are interested in a very
humane cause, worthy of your
time and effort, call executive
secretary Ben Goldberg, WO. 3-
3604 for further information.
Morris Canvasser
Heads Campaign
Morris Canvasser, Vice Presi-
dent of the Detroit Business
Men's Group of the City of Hope
is again heading the fund raising
drive for this
organization
With a goal of
$65,000 to raise,
Mr. C a n v assert::::
h a s spared
time and effort..
in preparing
plans f or the
current Annual ,
Dinner Dane
Sunday, October M. Canvasser
26 at the Latin Quarter, that
will make it the outstanding
affair of the season.
Noted s p e a k e r s, including
Mrs. Fred Berman of Milwaukee,
Rabbi Jacob E. Segal of the
Adas Sholom Congregation with
Bob Hall as Toastmaster rounds
out the program.
Entertainment a n d dancing
will follow the evening's cere-
monies with Dave Diamon ,l nro-
viding the music for the danc-
ing.
Mr. Morris Fruman, first Vice
President, is Honorary Chair-
man of the drive. Members of
the board have taken an active
part in the planning of this gala
affair.
They include:
Joseph Aller, Ben Bailes, Sid-
ney Blum, Harry Brodsky, Mor-
ris canvasser, vice president,
Alex Cohen, Sol Dann, Adolph
Dinetz, Eugene Epstein, Jack
Epstein, N. R. Epstein.
Dr. Samuel G. Epstein, Sam-
uel B. Eskin, Morris L. Fruman,
vice president. Jay Fruman, Wil-
liam Fisher, Ben Goldberg (Ex-
ecutive Secretary) David Gold-
berg, Harry Goldberg, George W.
Gray (Membership Chairman)
Irwin Green, Max H. Haidy.
•Bob Hall, Marvin L. Howard,
Joseph Lee, Maurice Marrich,
Charles P. Nathanson, Russell
Nida (Auditor) Albert Posen,
Albert ROsenberg, Frank Rosen-
baum, Nathan P. Rossen (Treas-
urer) William Rossen.
Allen
Saltz,
Dr.
Gilbert
Schoenfield, Sol Siegel, Samuel
Simmer, Alex Sklar, - George
Spoon, May Spoon, Murry Sub-
kin, Harry Victor, Sally Fields,
Publicity Director.
A Word of Thanks
I extend to all my fellow mem-
bers my heart • felt thanks for
their untiring efforts in making
this affair the success it is
bound to be. To our friends and
guests who are planning to ato.
tend the banquet Sunday night,
October 26, my assurance that
you will spend a wonderful and
gratifying evening.
Warmest regards
Morris Canvasser
City of Hope —
Haven of Healing
Answering humanity's cry la
the grim struggle against IA-.
berculo.sis, a small band of cour-
ageous pioneers created the Los
Angeles Sanatorium at Duarte,
California, nearly four decades
ago. With compassionate hearts
and knowing that disease knowa
no race, creed or color, the
founding fathers opened wide
the doors of this haven of heal-
ing to all who suffered.
Its record of four decades of
service, this great center now
provides modern facilities kw
the diagnosis and cure of tuber-
culosis, non-tuberculous chest
diseases, cancer, heart disease,
and other long-term major di-
seases. Thus stands the first,
complete, free national Medical
Center ever to be established
under Jewish auspices and now
known as the City of Hope.
"Give for the rehabilitation
of a mind and the rebuilding
of a body."
6---THE JEWI SH NEWS
Friday, October 24, 195S
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