Altheimer Tendered $30,000 Fund for National Jewish Hospital at Annual Meeting

In recognition of more than thirty years of service by Ben Altheimer as treasurer of the National Jewish Hospital at Denver, a group of his friends, at the thirtieth annual meeting of the institution at the Hotel Biltmore yesterday, presented him with a testimonial fund of $30,000 for the institution.

Responding to the presentation speech by Ludwig Vogelstein, chairman of the committee which raised the fund, Mr. Altheimer stated that the hospital meant more to him than any other of the numerous philanthropies in which he was engaged, and added his personal contribution of $5,000.

Speakers at the testimonial luncheon, which followed the opening session of the annual meeting, lauded Mr. Altheimer, who celebrated his eightieth birthday on March 6, for a life-time of service to communal causes. Among the speakers were Adolph S. Ochs, Dr. Nathan Krass, Dr. Samuel Schulman, Judge Samuel D. Levy, chairman of the New York Committee of the hospital; Dr. William Rosenau, of Baltimore; Herman Wile, of Buffalo, and Harry H. Lapidus, of Omaha. Dr. Friedman presided at the morning session and presented his annual report. B. Flesher, of Denver, reported for Mrs. S. Pisko, executive secretary, who was prevented by illness from attending. Others who addressed the meeting included Judge Samuel D. Levy, chairman of the New York Committee; Ben Altheimer, national treasurer; Dr. H. J. Corper, research director of the hospital, and Dr. Solomon Lowenstein, executive director of Federation for the Support of Jewish Philanthropic Societies of New York.

In his presidential message, Dr. Friedman reported that patients from thirty-seven states and the District of Columbia last year entered the institution for treatment. Dr. Friedman stated also that one out of every four beds in this country provided under Jewish auspices for the treatment of tuberculosis was maintained by the

National Jewish Hospital, every one of whose 350 beds is free.

Judge Levy, in his report as chairman of the New York Committee, announced that the hospital had opened a New York office in the Federation Building. Speaking on “Fund-raising by National Agencies,” Dr. Lowenstein urged that the various national philanthropic organizations combine in a united effort to meet their budgetary needs in those communities where such unification was practicable.

The following officers were reelected: Commodore Louis D. Beaumont, of New York, honorary president; Rev. Dr. William S. Friedman, Denver, president; Ben Altheimer, New York, treasurer; Mrs. S. Pisko, Denver, secretary; Harry H. Lapidus, Omaha, Morton May, St. Louis, Berthold Flesher, Denver, Herman Wile, Buffalo, Harmon S. Auguste, New York, Edwin J. Schanfarber, Columbus, vice-presidents; Paul Felix Warburg, New York, assistant treasurer.