Business Ments Group City of Hope Set Annual Affair

Georgie Jessel to
Act as Toastmaster

Prominent Detroiters
Members of
Business Men's Group

Well known and highly re-
spected citizens of the commun-
ity constitute the members of
the
Detroit
Business Men's
Group. Organized nine years
ago with a handful of men, to-
day, the membership totals
.fifty -five.
The intangible but ever pres-
ent spirit of one's responsibility
to mankind keeps these busy
men together in the common
cause to alleviate the suffering
of the Sick and needy and spurs
them on to greater and bigger
goals.
The members are: Robert
Adell, Joseph Aller, Joseph Berry,
Sidney Blum, Harry Brodsky,
Joseph Brown, Alex Cohen, Emil
Edelson, Jack Epstein, Sam B
Eskin, Sally Fields, Max Fisher,
Herman Fishman, Jay Fruman,
Morris L. Fruman, Harry Gold,
Dave Goldberg, .Harry J. Gold-
berg, Irwin Green, Bob Hall, Saul
Katz, Sam Keywell, Allen Layne.,
Herman Layne, Adolph H. Lich-
ter, Mack Lober, William May,
Albert Posen, Frank Rosenbaum,
Al Rosenberg, Allen A. Saltz, Dr.
Gilbert W. Schoenfield, Harry H.
Seskind, R. S. Shaye, Sol Siegel,

Georgie Jessel, dubbed by Preside t Roosevelt as "the Toast- Meyer Silverman, Al Sklar,
Spoon
master General of the U.S." and considered one of the foremost Harry
George
Harry Sosnick,
Spoon, Max
Spoon, Ben
after dinner speakers of the age, will act as toastmaster of the Stone, Harry Victor, Herman L.
evening at the Champagne Dinner Dance sponsored by the mem-
Wander, Albert Winnick.
bers of the. Detroit Business Men's Group of the City of Hope.
Sally Fields, publicity
The affair will be held at the Statler Hotel Sunday, November tor, is the only woman direc-
in the
7, starting with cocktails in the Wayne and Bagley rooms at 6 group.
p.m., followed by dinner in the main ballroom at 7:30 p.m., and
dancing at 9:30 p.m.
These annual dinners have become institutions in the organi-
zation and social life of Detroit. Attendance is by invitation only
from a member of the group. It gives the impetus for the City
of Hope 1954-55 campaign.
Georgie Jessel has been a familiar figure to Detroiters for
many years.
He appeared here, first, at the age of ten In vaudeville acts
at the Temple Theatre and ,soon became a star. He has been in
show business for forty-five years as actor, comedian, tragedian;
movie producer, radio and T.V. star as well as author of several
books on the theatre, with a new one soon to be released by Henry
Holt & Co., called "This Way Miss."
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During past twelve years, Jessel has produced numerous mo-
tion pictures, most prominent of which were "The Dolly Sisters,
"I Wonder Who's Kissing Her Now," and "Tonight We Sing."
The past three years he has devoted himself to T.V. mainly to
humanitarian causes. On his late visit to Israel, he was able to
bring to this young Democracy more than thirty million dollars,
which he, Jessel, had collected in two years.

Top Entertainers
To Appear

MORRIS CANVASSER
Chairman of the board.

1954 1955
OFFICERS
Detroit Business,
Men's Group
City of Hope

Bob Hall,- world renowned
rhymist, will again hold sway
this year as the genial master
of ceremonies at the annual
Champagne Dinner Dance spon-
sored by the members of the
Detroit Business Men's Group of
the City of Hope.
Mr. Hall, the good will am-
bassador and public relation
specialist of the Pfeiffer Brew-
ery Co., enjoys the enviable
reputation of the cleverest
rhyming conversationalist in
show business. He has appeared
before many of the presidents
of our country and has made a
host of friends throughout his
travels.

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It's Your City of Hoa e

This free non-sectarian National Medical Center for healing,
research, and medical education in dread diseases is yours . .
It's an institution founded on FAITH—FAITH IN YOU—faith in
the premise that "man is his brother's keeper," ever ready' to
give him a helping _ hand to health and life and security.
At the turn of the century, men and women, stricken with
tuberculosis, fled congested cities throughout the land and sought
a cure in the plentiful sunshine of California. To aid these
unfortunates, in 1913 a small group of selfless individuals set up
two tents in the desert at the foothills of the Sierra Madre
Mountains.

These pioneers gave generously of themselves and their re-
sources to an idea and an ideal—to provide a haVen of healing
where victims of the "white plague," without sacrificing self-
respect or dignity, could be given a new chance for life.

These two tents became a CITY. On seventy-five beautifully
landscaped acres proudly stand hospital buildings equipped with
the most modern, scientific apparatus available—triumphant testi-
mony to the goodness of man. All this has been made possible
by a network of supporting organizations of the CITY OF HOPE
energetically raising funds for its work and democratically de-
termining its policies—co-sharers in a great humanitarian under-
taking.

The CITY OF HOPE is devoted to a three-pronged frontal
assault on specific diseases—Cancer, Leukemia, Hodgkin's Disease,
Tuberculosis, and Heart Ailment amenable to surgery.
In its hospital, the CITY. OF HOPE places its specialized skills
at the disposal of patients who cannot take advantage of medical
resources in their own communities. The latest techniques and
methods are employed, including the. Cobalt Bomb X-Ray Therapy
Unit. .

In• its Research Institute, original inquiry into the cause and
of catastrophic diseases is conducted by full staff of re-
search specialists and technicians of the highest caliber. The
experimentation carried on in these laboratories seeks to forestall
the mass fatalities involved in these illnesses.
In its doctor's training facilities, medical men from various
parts of the country, as well as abroad, are given the opportunity
to study the care and treatment of major diseases. Furthermore
to reach a wider audience, a quarterly Medical Journal is pub-
lished, making available to all doctors the developments in the
hospital, laboratories, and lecture rooms of the CITY OF HOPE.
The CITY OF HOPE is unique. Unlike other medical centers
in the world, the CITY OF HOPE gives its complete service and
offers all of its facilities before, during, and after hospitalization
without charge.
Treatment is administered to patients with a full regard to
human dignity, for personalization rather than institutionaliza-
tion is the keynote of care at the CITY OF HOPE. Basic to the
operation of the CITY OF HOPE is the philosophy that there is
no profit in saving the body, if in the process we destroy the soul.
Disease can waste away the 'soul, as surely as it wastes away the
body—if the patient suffers unnecessary mental anguish. Every
patient is made to feel that he is a welcome guest. Nothing is
spared to make him comfortable and happy. Every effort is made
to heal the patient physically, mentally and spiritually.
Whether you are one mile or three thousand miles from the
CITY OF HOPE there are many reasons why this Medical Center is
important to YOU.

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Eugene Epstein Heads
social Event of Season

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N. R. EPSTEIN WILLIAM ROSSEN NATHAN P. .ROSSEN
President Since 1945 2nd Vice-President
Treasurer

BEN GOLDBERG
Gen'l Sec'y

RUSS NIDA
Comptroller

JOSEPH LEE
Financial Sec'y

;Other officers are: Eugene Epstein, 1st Vie* President; George W.

Gray, - Chairtila'n rrogram Committee: "'"

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Mickey Woolf and his Jubilee
Recording Orchestra will fur-
nish the music during the din-
ner and for the dancing. Mickey
is well known to Detroiters hav-
ing appeared at many of the
leading functions in the city. His
infectious personality, pleasing
manner,, abundance of talent
spells listening and dancing
pleasure.

Eugene Epstein, Vice President of the Detroit Business Men's
Group of the City of Hope, heads the 1954-55 Fund-Raising Drive
which kicks off with. the Champagne Dinner Dance at the Statler
Hotel November 7.
Some very unusual arrangements have been made for the eve-
ning which promises to make this year's event the most outstand-
ing of the year,
As always the guest list includes a selected group who are
,sponsared and :invite,d by, the individual members.
DETROIT JEWISH NEWS-7
Mr. Epstein,bas, been an, active member of this group since
Friday, October 8,- 1954
its inception nine years ago.
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