Federation Unit Names Miller As. Chairman

Max Miller was elected chairman of the board of governors of the newly organized Council of Fraternal and Benevolent Organizations of Federation for the Support of Jewish Philanthropic Societies at the first meeting of the board of governors, held last night in the Federation Building.

The Council, with which more than 500 New York fraternal groups with a membership of more than 250,000 are affiliated, was established at a convention on April 7 to coordinate the influence and support of the fraternal life of the metropolitan area for Federation’s ninety-one institutions. I. Edwin Goldwasser is president of the Council.

The creation of an institutional committee within the Council for the promotion of a more thorough understanding of the services and activities of Federation’s ninetyone institutions among the membership of fraternal and benevolent societies was announced by Mr. Goldwasser. Composed of members of the Council with special interest and experience in various phases of philanthropic work, it will undertake a broad-scale educational program, including lectures, institutional tours, and literature, within the societies aimed at intimately acquainting them with the problems and functioning of the hospitals, child-care homes, and other social welfare agencies in the community.

“It is widely recognized how seriously the continuance of our communal institutions is menaced by the indifference of the average citizen to them,” Mr. Goldwasser said. “In most cases, this indifference springs simply from lack of knowledge.”

“One of the chief purposes of the Council is to promote a better understanding of the work of our charitable institutions, and of the vital role they play in our present day life. If we succeed in this task, we shall have made a most important contribution to the community.”