American Jewish Inventor Honored for Relief Work Among German Children

(Jewish Daily Bulletin)

Emile Berliner, noted inventor, who is responsible for the perfection of the telephone, has received the Order of Honor of the German Red Cross in recognition of humanitarian services rendered by him to starving children in Germany after the war. The decoration was transmitted to Mr. Berliner through the German ambassador, Aron Von Maltzan, and was bestowed specifically “in gratitude for assisting the Red Cross in Germany.” This is a decoration seldom conferred on other than German citizens and only for preeminent humanitarian work. Among the few Americans who have received the Order is Judge John Barton Payne, former chairman of the American Red Cross.

Shortly after the war Mr. Berliner sent tons of dried milk to the children of Germany through the Red Cross of this country. For many years Mr. Berliner has participated in the movement for the pasteurization of milk.

He maintains a Bureau of Health Education here. He also conducts a clinic for undernourished children at his Health Bureau.