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The Southern Israelite lesume of Annual Meeting of Federation of Jewish Charities Atlanta Federation of Jewish held its annual meeting lay evening, May 27th, at the I Educational Alliance, with Mr. Moss, President, in the chair. ;ing the meeting, the Alliance studio, which was established de fall of 1930, presented a very mg musical recital, with Mr. iHinev, the director of the ,s pianist, who rendered a mim- As-dcal compositions with tech- ill and fine musicianship. Mrs. i. >11nian, soprano, sang an aria oliaikowsky’s Jeanne D’Arc and d beautifully the plaintive melo- i a number of Yiddish folk- She was accompanied at the \ one of Mr. Dunev’s advanced Mr. Irving Lipshitz. Moss read his fourth annual nit as President of the Federa- n which he pointed out the seri- ficulties which the organization . face during 1930, owing to the wd appropriations. He praised Mghtedness of the Board of Di- - in seeing the great need for .u ter building work in such times e and authorized the withdrawal nds from the small reserve in r to proceed with improving the oral facilities for boys’ work. He 1 the consideration of providing adequate facilities for carrying the work of the different depart- ' nt-. of the Federation. Mr. Joseph B. Wolfe read the finance it, indicating that during 1930 the ini from the Community Chest was ■'-’l .<x 10.00, or 71.3 per cent, and that necessary for the Federation e additional funds from various s. which amounted to $8,447.42, * per cent of the total income, this income was expended as per cent for the use of the I department, 29.3 per cent for n the character-building work, 8.8 'tit for health work, and 23 per 1 * *r the administration and ex- ' of the Federation proper, total lit tires $32,815.23, leaving a defi- the end of the year of $3,367.81, h, ' r with outstanding bank loans, ■ire the result of meeting part rating expenses for 1930, as well cumulated deficits during past makes a grand total of $9,360.03, hederation deficit at the end 1930. A. L. Loeb, Chairman Alliance nittee on Boys’ Work and Ath- submitted a very interesting re- of the various activities of the :iCe and spoke particularly of the for character building. Among things, he said, “The first thing "ar about these days is the de- "t- its consequences, suffering, ips. which you all have to bear, a time which tries people. We 11 1 the stuff they are made of.” ew the analogy of the testing mian material by the testing of He stated, “Steel must undergo !es °f different operations. It must ;K ‘d, it must cool properly. We not take chances that the steel t stand the test, as we do not want it to break. So it is with our human material, which is our boys and girls.” He stated further, “We want to develop a generation that will lead wholesome lives and will live ethically. We do not want the development of the gangster spirit in our community. Hence, we must bend all our efforts in the direction of developing further the character-building activities of the Alliance.” Incomplete figures presented by Mr. Loeb showed a total enrollment for 1930 of close to 1,800 and approxi mate attendance reaching 20,000 in the various departments of the Alliance. Mr. Edward M. Kahn, Executive Di rector, read his fourth annual report, of the Federation. He again empha sized the need for a new building for a Jewish Center in Atlanta. He indi cated the serious economic dislocation which the present depression is causing among Jewish groups in the com munity. As regards the welfare work of the Federation, he stressed the importance of conserving social work standards and of utilizing the case work meth ods as the best means of adjusting individual problems of maladjustment. “New techniques”, he said, “are ap plicable to cases of emergency and short time care. But the situations re- AUGUSTA NOTES Rabbi Joseph Leiser, of Congrega tion “Children of Israel”, confirmed the following children on Sunday after noon, May 24th. Carolyn Louise Wal lace, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Wil liam M. Wallace; Helen Carolyn Blum, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Lee Blum; Margaret Goldberg, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Sam Goldberg; Doris Lev- koff, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Shier Levkoff, and Herman Rubenstein, son of Mr. and Mrs. H. L. Rubenstein. The services were simple and impres sive. On Sunday evening the confirm- ants were complimented with a recep tion, by their oarents, in the vestry rooms of the temple. Assisting the con- firmants and their parents in atten tion to the guests were Mrs. J. Willie Levy, Mrs. I). Slusky, Mrs. L. W. Simon, Mrs. Chas. Sybrester, Misses Minnie Lee Rubenstein, Elsie Lee Blum and Estelle Levkoff. Relatives and friends in the city for confirmation were: Mr. and Mrs. John Crumptin, Mr. and Mrs. Louis Pint- chot, and Mr. S. Schwartzman, of Waynesboro; Mr. and Mrs. Abe Barm, of Atlanta, and Mrs. G. Levkoff and daughter, of Columbia. Paris.—Fernand Noziere, well-known French Jewish playwright and dramatic critic, died at the age of 57; He was noted for his sympathy with the mod ern trend on the stage. quiring long time care must be ap proached through case work methods, which are based on the individualiza tion of each situation and which re quires a knowledge of background and psychological setting of each given case.” He advocated the establishment of a Vocational Guidance Service; a summer play-school for younger chil dren, and an outdoor playground to be operated by the Alliance. As regards the health work of the Federation, he urged the establishment of a nutrition clinic and the further development and expansion of the dental clinic. Mr. Julian V. Boehm, Chairman of the Nominating Committee, presented the following ticket for officers and members of the Board, who were elected by unanimous vote. For President, Mr. Louis H. Moss. 1st Vice-President, Mr. F. J. Salo- shin. 2nd Vice-President, Mr. Ernest Feibelman. 3rd Vice-President, Mr. I. J. Para- dies. Treasurer, Mr. Joseph B. Wolfe. Secretary, Mrs. Sam Schoen. Board of Directors, for one year term : Mrs. Leonard Haas. Mrs. A. L. Myers. Miss Rhoda Kaufman. Mr. Herman Hey man. Mr. Sam E. Levy. Mr. Joel Dor fan. Mr. Louis J. Levitas. Mr. Ed. Montag. Mr. A. L. Feldman. Board of Directors, for two year term: Mrs. L. J. Elsas, to succeed Mr. L. J. Elsas, deceased. Mrs. G. R. Apfelbaum. Mr. Julian V. Boehm. Mr. Leopold J. Haas. Mr. A. L. Loeb. Mr. Nathan Saltzman. Mr. A. L. Myers. Mr. Jos. B. Wolfe. Dr. Joseph Yampolsky. Board of Directors, for three year term: Mrs. J. E. Sommer field. Mrs. Sam Schoe». Dr. David Marx. Mr. Louis H. Moss. Dr. J. E. Sommerficld. Mr. J. Jacobs. Mr. I. J. Paradies. Mr. F. J. Saloshin. The meeting was greeted by Dr. David Marx, and by Mr. Frank Miller, of the Community Chest. Paying tribute to the memory of Mr. Louis J. Elsas by standing silently for a few minutes, the meeting adjourned. Jewish Officer Promoted Having served in Montgomery for several years as chief recruiting of ficer for the United States Navy in the South, Abraham Ncvelkoff won so many friends throughout the city that the city’s newspapers have writ ten editorials regretting the decision of the naval authorities to promote Nevelkoff to an administrative post on a battleship. An old established agency has an exceptional opportunity for a man between 25 and 35. We will teach this man the insur ance business and finance him for the first year. Phone WAlnut 0961 for appointment. Roy Le Craw, General Agent STATE LIFE OF INDIANA Ain old line mutual company. 72S HeaJy Bld|. 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