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THE! AMERICAN ISRAELITE. 15 THE YOUNG MEN'S HEBREW ber 10, 1901. Preliminaries of Federation of Women's Clubs of Mis throughout the country. Temple Israel held a special seivice In lienor of his bfrlhriay. rector of the United Jewish Charities, is vice chairman of this committee.

She is a woman of considerable ability and a tine pianist. She also is a Pioneer and served as president of that society for two years. One ol the branches of the Philanthropy Committee of the Federation in which Jewish women play parts Is the Juvenile Court Committee, of which Airs. Hattie Levy Is chairman. She visits the Juvenile Court regularly, reporting such cases as may.

be advisable to the United Jewish Charities of the board of which she is a member. Assisting her In this work is Mrs. Max A. Goldstein, who also served as president of the Pioneers, and her sister; Morris Woolf, also a Pioneer; Miss Alice Sayers, another Pioneer, Mrs. Jos.

Rossman, and Airs. Fred 1-lerzog are on the book and flower committee, also a branch of the philanthropic section, and Airs. Lewis Godlove, a director of the Home for Aged and Infirm Israelites, who was also a president of the Pioneers, and Airs. Jacob Friedman, the present head of the Pioneers, a lady of culture and scholarship, are in charge of the Industrial Committee, also under tne philanthropic section. but which, Air.

Fraley believes for the best Interest of all, should bo dene through the Union. In speaking of this to the St. Louis "Times" recently, ho said: "This federation is something I havi striven for all my life. It shcul: have been brought about 10 years ago. With large number cf smal charities at.

work, each independent of the other, the Held Is. poorly cover ed. The subscribers are seen repeatedly and annoyed Tor donations. Soni people, especially if' they be Impostors, receive duplicate and triplicate bene fits, while perhaps others In need gr none, and lngi, but by no means lep.sl. means of raising money, beneath th.

dignity of such organizations, Is re soiled to by the various movements. "With this federation perfect: a' Ihose drawbacks will be things of lis past. The union should be able Ir obtain at least $70,000, and St. will be more nearly on a par wit 1-other cities In Its charity work. For example, Cincinnati and Baltimore, both smaller than our city, each raise more than $79,000 annually.

Chicago raises $300,000. Why should St. l-cu-be so far behind? "The union will have its regltlal souri. In" this connection it might be well to state that several other Jewish ladles, not selected from the Pioneers, though some are members of it, play prominent parts in the Federation of Women's Clubs the most important being Mrs. Sarah Bienenstok, chair man of the Philanthropic Committee.

This, indeed, is one of the vital committees of the Federation, and the work is not only responsible but comprehensive and detailed. Mrs. Bienenstok was president of the Sisterhood for 'Personal Service for seven years, has been a member of the Pioneers longer than any other still in the society; is a director of the United Jewish Charities; vice president of the Art Museum Car Line Association, which consists of a number of ladles, who have been agitating for a car line from the outside of Forest Park to the Art Museum, a distance of several miles; was a member of Temple Israel Sabbath-school board, and stands in the forefront of a number of movements for the advancement of the besl In charitable, religious and communal activities. Mrs. David Goldsmith, also a di having an editor, three lawyers and a doctor as well as several business men at its head, a diversity in the matter of leaders few institutions can boast.

The Y. M. 1-1. A. moved from Locust street to 31.17 Pine street, where It remained several years.

It Is now located in the Beethoven Conservatory, Olive street and Taylor avenue, where it has a large hall and a number of rooms. During the past year the association gave a number of splendid entertainments, besides bringing Dr. A. S. Isaacs, of the University of the City of New York, to deliver his lecture on the synagog.

Dr. D. M. Haz-lett, a traveler and lecturer, gave an illustrated lecture on Panama at a Round Table banquet, the Round Table Club being a branch of the association. Abe Morris, the celebrated young violinist who created such a furore, played for the association several times, and a number of classes and clubs were formed, among them being one in commercial law.

The Chautauqua and several literary societies, use the association's rooms, and the Y. M. II. A. Is always ready to give every encouragement possible to the best that the community produces.

The Schumann' and the Friday Musical Clubs gave concerts for the association, and during tne year the dramatic club gave a splendid play which was given later at the Jewish Educational Alliance. The present officers and directors are; Dr. Max Jacob, president; Arnold Loewenstein, vice president; Walter Freund, financial secretary; Rabbi Mendel Sillier, recording secretary; Sam Lowenstein, who devotes much time and energy to this work, treasurer. The directors are: Monleflore Bienenstok, Glaser, JEWISH CHARITABLE AND EDUCATIONAL BUILDING MICHAEL DAY NURSERY. Corner Ninth and Carr Streets.

Bernard Greensfelder, the secretary of the board, is lawyer, rising rapidly in Ills profession, ami held high in T. Kujlwai-a, Photo. MONTEFIORE BIENENSTOK, Assistant Secretary Jewish Charitable and Educational Union. the esteem of bis co-workers In the field of charily. He Is secretary of the United Jewish Charities, director' Jewish Educational Alliance, East End Improvement, Association, St.

Louis Pure Milk Commission, St. Louis Tenement House Association, Provident Association, City National Bank, besides being national treasurer of the National Conference of Jewish Charities, and has been director of Shaaro Emeth Congregation. The actual detailed work of the Union which is done at the Charity -building' falls on the assistant secre-. tar.y. -This office was held for a short time by August Bush, whose serious lil'ness at the time caused him to resign.

He was succeeded by Atonte-Ilor6 Bienenstok, who has. continuously held the office to this day. The other directors, whose names will be found, among the various organizations they represent on the board of the Union, are: Charles A. Stix, an account of whom will appear under the Jewish directors of the World's Fair: Aaron Fuller, a member of the firm of Stix, Baer Fuller, which. operates the Grand one of the largest department' stores in the country; Ellas Michael'; Dr.

Max A. Goldstein, Albert Arnstein, David Treichlinger and Ben Althelmer, who, representing the Denver will not be mentioned In connection with the other local Mr. Althelmer Is one of the most Intellectual, Jews, not only of the city, but of. the entire country. He is national treasurer of the National Jewish Hospital al.

Denver, ami Is and prominently Identified with many movements for the good of Judaism in the city and elsewhere. He is'a financier of the first order, having one of the largest stock and. bond businesses in the city. Mr. Althelmer was a director of the St.

Louis and Suburban Street Railroad Company, yihlcli consolidated with he United Railways, and is connected in o' similar capacity with other large He is liberal in his gifts charities and takes active personal interest in them. Mr. Althelmer is a in fact, an orator of no mean ability, besides being conversant with current affairs, as well as. with the works, of the roasters of literature of the ages. Continuing our list of directors, we have Aloses Shoenberg, Sam.

J. Russack, Anron AVaidhelm, Dnvld Eiseman, Leon J. Schwab, .1. D. Goldman, August Frank, Julius Glaser, and Isaac Aleyer.

These gentlemen, with one or two exceptions, nave served continuously on the board, but It might be well to mention that Isaac Schwab, since deceased, one of the lenders in Jewish communal work, who will also be mentioned as a director of the World's Fair; William Goldstein, also passed to his eternal rest, for many years head of the Alliance Night Schools, a mtau of sterling worth and probity; Louis Glaser, Alorris Glaser, S. A. Rider, Emanuel Alyers, and Louis Bry, all exceedingly active in the commercial, as well as communal life of the city, were members of the board at its inception. lists of subscribers, brnelleiarles and ltslnvestlgiitlngcoininltt.ee which have had experience. Charily will then go where It rightfully belongs.

Marcus Bernheimer, Vice President, has seen considerable service In charitable and also communal work In this city. Me was the organizer and president of the Hist organization, "Associated Hebrew Charities, United States," and was for eight years pres ident of the Hebrew Relief Association of St. Louis. Air. Bernheimer was first vice president of the Merchants' Exchange, or Chamber of Commerce cf this city, and was unanimously elected its president in 1S9I.

an honor which no Jew up to the present, day has shared with lilni. As Julius Lesser, the second vice president, is of the Jewish Hospital, some facts about -liini will appear under that caption. Everyone who knows anything about the Cleveland Jewish Orphan Asylum knows Its honored president, William Stix, the'-treasurer, of the Union, who was tendered a public reception at the Columbian Club on April 2(3th in honor of his seventieth birthday, which occurred the day before. The great, gathering attested as well as possible the high esteem and regard with which he Is held In this community. In honor of his birthday, which occurred' April 25th lust, the directors of the Cleveland Orphan Asylum met in St.

Louis. Mr. Strauss Photo. FRALEY, Educational Union and Temple Israel. Stix is vice president of the Saturday and Sunday Hospital Association, treasurer of the Jewish Hospital, also United Jewish Charities, and was president of Temple Israel for eight years.

He was a trustee of the Hebrew Union Collegoof Cincinnati, and has done much for th-3 good of Judaism, both in St. Louis and in other places zation and matters aniiertaiiunc tc i raising funds were discussed a.t thi: meeting. At a meeting of the general Strauss Pholo. WILLIAM STIX, Treasurer St. Louis Jewish Charitable and Educational Union, and President Cleveland Jewish Orphan Asylum.

committee a constitution and by-laws was adopted, the name of the association being finally determined as Jewish Charitable and Educational Union of St. Louis. "The object of. the association is to establish and provide an efficient and practical mode of collecting voluntary contributions and ta devote the sums so collected to the support and maintenance of Jewish Charitable and Educational Organization', of St. Louis, and to Jewish Charitable Organizations of other cities now receiving aid from Jewish residents of this city, and to such other charitable purposes as may be provided for, so that each may the more effectivelj carry an its charitable and educational work by being relieved ct the in cessity lo make separate appeals ant' collections; to distribute charities amongst, the deserving poor of St.

Louis and to supply educational facilities for those needing Beneficiaries of the Union. The independent constituent ben eficiaries of the Union at its inception were as they are to-day: The United Jewish Charities, Jewish Hospital, Home for Aged and Infirm Israelites, MOSES President Jewish Charitable and Industrial and Free School, and Jewish Alliance, since consolidated under the title of the Jewish Educational Alliance, Cleveland Jewish Orphan Asylum, which receives $6,000 per annum from the Union, and the National Jewish Hospital for Consumptives at Denver, which receives $2,000. The following officers were then elected and have served faithfully and continuously ever since: Moses Fraley, President; Marcus Bernheimer, First Vice President; Julius Lesser, Second Vice President; Bernard Greensfelder, Secretary; 'ind William Stix. Treasurer. To speak in detail about the work of these gentlemen In behalf of the charities and other public matters for Jewish community of the city seems like supererogation.

And yet a few words about them might not be amiss. Jloses Fraley, who might be called the guiding spirit in all that was and is best for Judaism in the city of St. Louis In he past quarter century as an executive layman in Israel, has worked consistently, persistently, and continuously, with zeal, the like of which few men In any city have shown, for the federation of the charities. He has opposed every movement which encroached on what he thought the advancement of the Union of charities, even at. the risk of personal friendship or personal Interest.

In fact, the establishment of the Jewish Charitable and Educational Union on a firm foundation is the dream of his life. He recently started a movement for the consolidation of the orthodox element of the community Into the union, and, in fact, the cooperation of every organization which might do charity on its own rplio YomiR Men's Hebrew Assoelu-Hon was organized In 1SS0, nncl reorganized in 1896, nfter hnd passed lto a stale ol non-existence from which desuetude it was saved by Abe Rosenthal, its first president under Its new form. To go Into a history 0f the old Y. M. H.

A. would be to tell ot the efforts certain young men who are now, of course, among if not old, to gather together the remnant in Israel for social, religions and communal purposes. The old Y. M. H.

so-called, gaVe number of excellent theatrical performances, and club affairs, and numbered in its membership the social elite of the city as ns those Intellectually Inclined, but somehow it never seemed to attain exactly to the piirnc'-cs for which it was organized. Some of the old members, and we mention Moses Summerfleld especially, fcr he did excellent active work lor the later organization, continued In the preset association; but the Institution as it stands to-dav is almost entirely thought of as having been established in 1S9G, the old Y. H. A. not being really recognized as the same.

The old Y. M. H. A. did not so markedly have the same definite principles; It leaned more toward being entirely a social club.

The present, association tries to make oth- 'Strauss Phbtio. DR. MAX JACOBS, President Young Men's Hebrew Association. er things besides sociability its goal. The lirst home of the present Y.

Al. H. A. was at 2727 Locust street, a large private residence with a good hall, gymnasium and lawn as parts of the offering for the purposes of its members. The idea was to make the 'association representative of all classes, but -to-eater especially to young men who wanted to meet their friends lit sociability or study, or to join in gymnasium practice.

Albert Nathan, now physical director for the public schools, was in charge of gymnasium classes. These were kept up for a while, but have been discontinued (or some time. The Y. M. H.

under Mr. Rosenthal, brought Israel ZiuigwiU to St. Louis. Mr. Znngwill lectured at the old German Theater to a large and enthusiastic audience.

A number of lectures were given and the association has faithfully continued in this good work, securing during the course of its existence some of the lincst speakers not only In local but in general affairs. Under the leadership of S. H. Froh-llclislein, now Guide of the Free Em-Uoyment Bureau of the United Jewish Charities; S. J.

Russack, an ox-presi-de-nl -of the association; Mavlin Blu-aienfeld, now in New York, and others, the Y. M. H. A. took charge of, and secured positions for, a number of Roumanians sent by the New York Committee lo St.

Louis some years ago. This committee afterwards developed Into the Removal Office, aud the St: louls work becoming too large for this it was finally put under fo supervision and management of United Jewish Charities. The Y. 11- H. however, keeps up its employment bureau, which is doing excellent work under its chairman, Karl Mi Vetsbni'g, who succeeded Dr.

M. Storlt who also did very effective tiork in this cause. The association as a body participated in the charity bazaar in 1897 "nil raised a large sum tor the charities. The Y. M.

H. A. organized the Klshhu'u' memorial service, which was liven a few years ago at Shaare Em- cih Tnnple before a large audience itli manv sneakers narticinating. fen l.oewensteln succeeded Mr. Rosenthal as president of the association.

A grand carnival of music aud was given, which was one of the "nest affairs of its kind ever held in IWs.ciiy. A number of oil paintings We''e inaned by various artists and Private citizens, and the rooms were decorated for the occasion. This ''track a largo number to the home. Bernard Berkson was instrumental 'in pairing the loan of many fine paint-'SS from artists and private'-galleries. Wwensteln was followed in the Malr by Samuel J.

Russack, present President of United Hebrew Congre-Wtion. who in turn was succeeded by jjpdn Glauber, a young business man. en came William Sacks, an attor- for many years prominent in ex-'cutlve work in the St. Louis post-e. lOmii Mayer, another attorney; nose name will be found In Willi the Jewish Educational Alli- was the next president.

Law- seeming to have the call, present "tfetavy of Temple Israel, Karl M. elsburg, was then elected. He was ''lowed by the present Incumbent, Max Jacobs, a rising physician, on staff of the Jewish dispensary, 1 a man nf pnvnnaltipcH nnd 3Pfll fnr 1 Cailsn In wlilr.li lia io clmwhip hlK "lty as a good executive. The as-' 'Cciatlon has had the advantage of Sig. "Wolfort, Samuel Loebner, Karl M.

Velsburs, Ralph Kalish, Arthur Freund, Walter Levis, Louis Straus. Jacob Oppenheliuer and Louis Mayer. PIONEER LADIES' LITERARY SO-CIETY. This is the oldest: Jewish Ladies' Literary Society in the country of which we have any knowledge. Its membership comprises thirty-eight of the intellectual as well as social elite of the city.

It was organized in 1879 by Mrs. Rosa Sonneschein. Mrs. August Frank was lis first president. The society meets every second Friday in the home of one of its mem bers.

It lakes up one subject each year, and this season studied Tolstoi going into tne various phases of Russian history and life in this connection. For general thoroughness the society is said to -rank very high. The Pioneers have studied Emerson, Browning, parts of the Bible, Jewish history, art and various topics of human as well as acadpmic interest. The president Is Mrs. Jacob Friedman; vice president, Mrs.

E. Obermey-er; secretary, Mrs. Lee Sale, and treasurer. Mrs. Henry Gleick.

The other members are: Mrs. L. P. Aloe, Miss Selma Althelmer, Mrs. Fred Bncli, Mrs.

Cha.s. Bienenstok, Mist Caroline Bienenstok, Mrs. Adolph L. Drey, Miss Tillie Friedman, Miss Irmn Heller, Mrs. Lewis Godlove, Mrs.

David Goldsmith, Mrs. M. A. Goldstein, Mrs. Ben Greensfelder, Miss 1-1.

Greensfelder, Mrs. I-I, H. Heller, Miss Malhlkle Helman, Mis. Ben Hirschfeld, Mrs. J.

L. Isnacs, Mrs. Henry Jacobsoii, Miss Rosalie Kaufman, Mrs. Louis J. Krle-ger, Mrs.

A. S. Langsdorf, Mrs. Gustavo Llppmann, Mrs. S.

Newman, Miss Bertha Sale, Miss Alice Sayers, Mrs. I. A. Schoen, Mrs. Jos.

11. Schwoicli. Mrs. M. J.

Seelig, Mrs. Chas. Stix, Mrs. Maurice Well, Miss Sara Wiener, Mrs. Henry Wolfner, Mrs.

Morris Woolf, and Miss Blanche Younlter. The past presidents of the Pioneers in the order of their election and Strauss Photo. MRS. HENRY JACOBSON, Ex-President Ladies' Pioneer Literary Society. length of service are as follows: Airs.

August Frank, 10 years; Mrs. R. Loth, 1 year; Mrs. Hy. Jacbbson, 10 years; Mrs.

J. W. Weil, 1 year; Mrs. David Goldsmith, 2 years; Airs. M.

A. Goldstein, 2 years; Miss Martha Kalter (now Air's;" B. Greensfelder), 2 years; Airs. A. L.

Drey, 3 was called away from the city); Airs. Lewis Godlove completing an unexpired term, '9. months; Mrs. Friedman, 1 year. The Pioneers is a member of the Federation of Women's Clubs Missouri, and the following ladies have been appointed to serve, on the various committees of that organization: Mesdames Charles A.

Stix, art; B. Hirschfeld, home economics; Ed. Obermayer, reciprocity; Lee Sale, education; Fred Bach, forestry; Louis P. Aloe, press; Jos. H.

Sclrweieh, civil service; Mrs. Louis Krleger, philanthropy, and Miss Hattie Greensfelder, who, by the way, has the distinction of being the only woman practicing law in this city, legislation. AND SELMA Moses Fraley, Albert Frankenthal Aaron Fuller, Dr. Jacob Friedman, Adolph Glaser, Joseph Glaser. Sig-mund Glaser, Robert Goldstein, Win.

Goldstein, Bernard Greensfelder, Julius Glaser, J. D. Goldman, Alorris Glaser, Louis Glaser, A. At. Hellman, Isaac Harris, David AI.

Harris, Ber-ney Harris, Ben Harris, Rabbi Leon Harrison, I. C. Hirscli, Henry Hysin-ger, Herman Herzog, Aaron Haas, Henry Ittleson, Max Max Kahn, Jacques Levy, Dr. H. Loeb, Harry Alarx, Emanuel Myers, Isaac Aleyer, Jacob Lampert, Sam: Lazarus, A.

Loih, Leo Levis, Alorris Landau, Julius Lesser, George W. Alilius, Jacob Aleyer, H. .1. Nathan, Max Pufeles, Aaron Rosenthal, S. Desberger, Albert Rothschild, Jonathan Rice, I.

B. Rosenthal, S. A. Rider. Louis Renaril, Sam Russack, Gus.

Rosenberg, C. A. Stix, Gerard Swope, Aleyer Stern, Louis B. Singer, Henry Sayers, Nicholas Scharf, 1. Al.

Simon, Albert Schott, James Singer, Morris Skraln-ka, Leon J. Schwab, B. J. Chas. Swarts, Simon Summerfleld.

Louis Straus, J. D. Strauss, J. C. Strauss, Rabbi Samuel Sale, Moses Summer-field, Alax Schwab.

William Stix, David Trelchlinger. Robert Thai. Dr. H. Tullolske, Simon Van Raalte, Julius Weil, A.

Waldheim, Theodore Woll-stein, Jacob D. Well, Ed. II. Wolff, A. Wiener.

A. Wolff, J. J. Werthelmer, Joseph Wachtel, Alorris Werner, W. A.

Zelnieker. At this lirst. meeting it was moved by Ellas Alichael, seconded by Henry Ittleson and carried, that an informal canvass be made, among those pre's ent, to ascertain what amount conk' Strauss Photo. BERNARD GREENSFELDER, Secretary Jewish Charitable and Educational Union. be- raised toward raising $40,000 annually, out of which all the educational and charitable associations in and out of St.

Louis having claims upon this community might their proportionate amount. A call then being made lor subscriptions Air. Alichael pledged himself in the amount of $1,000 annually and various other gentlemen followed with amounts ranging from $850 to $30, which subscriptions by the way have been paid regularly each year even to the present day, and some have even increased them very liberally. An executive committee was then formed with Marcus Bernheimer as Its This executive committee held Its first meeting at Columbian Club, Sunday morning, Novem- JEWISH CHARITABLE AND EDUCATIONAL UNION. Pursuant to a call of Moses Fraley, chairman, the committee of 100, appointed to devise ways and mean's looking toward the consolidation of the several Jewish Charitable and Educational Societies in St.

Louis, assembled at Columbian Club, Thursday evening, November 7, 1901, with Air. Fraley in the chalr and Bernard Greensfelder acting as secretary. This was the initial step in the realization of the plan of consolidation which had been in Air. Fraley's mind for many years. The real inception of it, so far as its practical development is concerned, took the form of a great bazaar held ai the St.

Louis Coliseum, Strauss Photo. MARCUS BERNHEIMER, First Vice President Jewish Charitable and Educational Union. in December 1S97, and lasted an entire week, attracting many thousands, some Christians as 'well as Jews, from all walks of life and all the organizations of the city. This bazaar symbolized the real unity of the community In Its desire for the federation of its charities. It did more; it proved the unity of the people in a common cause for uplift and betterment, and might be said really to mark an epoch In the development of the Jewish people in their desire for harmony and co-operation in the great cause.

Be it said, then, that when the call for the committee of 100 went forth after the funds for the building to be erected at the northwest corner of Ninth and. Carr streets, Jiad at least in large part been taken care of, few of the gentlemen-called upon failed to attend the at the club, with which this article opens. 'While-others in the community might be just as charitable and as eager to assist In the noble, work, the names of the gentlemen selected might be Interesting as one of the charity records of the city. They were: A. Adler, Ben Althelmer, L.

P. Aloe, Sol Adler, Albert Arnstein, Ben. Adler, Marcus Bernheimer, Nathan Bry, Meyer Bau-man, Louis Ery, S. H. Bauman, Martin Bluemfeld, Horace Bohm, Adolph Baer, Sol.

Boehm, Charles Calm, Julius Baer, SIgmond Baer, Max Boden-helmer, Adolf Drey, Benj. Elseman, David Eiseman, Simon Eiseman, Eis-nestadt Nathan Friedman, Jacob Friedman, Isaac Friedman, Leopold Freund, August Frank, Nathan Frank, JI. Shoenberg, JEWISH CHARITABLE AND EDUCATIONAL UNION'S FINANCIAL REPORT FROM JAN. 1, 1907, TO JAN. 1, 1908, IS: RECEIPTS.

Balance on hand Jan. 1, 1907 Subscriptions and donations 10 Home for Aged and Infirm Israelites 727. 0.1 Baron de Hirscli Fund TOO.ijo Bequests Fred. Skrninkn, iii memory of mother Aleyer Schoen, in memory brother. Interest 90.

Temple Israel, loan at 5 per Jl.O'J'J.ii-i DISBURSEMENTS. United Jewish Charities H.tWu.OO Jewish Educational Alliance 10,09 Jewish Hospital and Dispensary Home for Aged ond Infirm Israelites Cleveland Orphan Asylum ti.000 00 Denver Hospital 1,000.00 National Jewish Conference 10.00 Annual reports 17S.00 Salary and running expenses 1.559.110 Totnl 47,201.94 Balance on hand $127.15 Due from Baron DeHirsch fund on last quarter $250.00 Due from subscriptions 600.00 Due on special donations received last year 410.00 LIABILITIES. Denver Hospilal, for last half year. Temple Israel Building Fund, loan. 3,000.00 BERNARD GREENSFEkDER, Secy.

WILLIAM STIX, Treas..