Nathan Straus, famous philanthropist, sailed on Saturday for Palestine on the steamer Homeric. Mr. Straus will be 79 on January 31.
“I am sailing on the Homeric for a few weeks’ stay in Palestine in order to establish in Jerusalem a Health and Welfare Center, to help through this institution the population of the Holy Land, regardless of race or creed,” Mr. Straus stated before his departure.
“This is the first time that I undertake so long a journey unaccompanied by my wife, but Mrs. Straus is not strong enough to go on this trip, and at my age I feel that I have no right to delay the most important thing I still wish to see accomplished.
“I regard the Health and Welfare Center as one of the most essential instiutions in the rebuilding of Palestine, introducing in the Holy Land the advanced American methods of sanitation and hygiene.”
SOCIAL AGENCIES UNITE FOR IMMIGRATION PROTECTION
Thirty-two social agencies and religious organizations interested in the protection of immigrants arriving in New York have named a special committee to study existing facilities with a view to promoting teamwork and preventing overlapping in their activities.
The committee includes Miss Virginia M. Murray, executive secretary of the Travelers’ Aid Society, chairman; Thomas F. Mulholland, port director of the National Catholic Welfare Conference; Miss Florina Lasker, of the National Council of Jewish Women; Captain Fritz Nelson, of the Salvation Army, and Isaac Asofsky, of the Hebrew Sheltering and Immigration Aid Society.
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