Warburg to Be Honored at “town Meeting,” Tuesday, Opening N. Y. Allied Drive

The idea of the “town meeting” which played so important a part in the development of the early history of the United States is being revived by leaders of New York Jewry for the purpose of paying a tribute next Tuesday evening to Felix M. Warburg, chairman of the American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee and chairman of the Jewish Agency for Palestine. In keeping with the idea of the “town meeting,” in which the entire community will join, the meeting will be held at Town Hall, on West 43rd Street between Sixth Avenue and Broadway. The call which has been sent out for the “town meeting” to honor Mr. Warburg has gone to representatives of all elements of the citizenry of New York, including every race, color and creed. The same idea has been adhered to in the invitations that have gone out to public men to speak at Town Hall next Tuesday night.

A special feature will be the presentation to Mr. Warburg, by James N. Rosenberg, chairman of the New York Allied Jewish Campaign, of an artistically prepared volume in vellum and parchment containing original letters from President Hoover, former president Coolidge and other distinguished American as well as European statesmen, expressing their appreciation and admiration for the many beneficent deeds of Mr. Warburg in the fields of altruism, philanthropic and civic responsibility. The second part of the volume will contain the autographed signatures of many who have worked side by side with him in many Jewish and non-sectarian altruistic movements, and who, to signify their cooperation with him in his efforts to ameliorate the condition of his coreligionists in whatever part of the world they are in need, have made contributions of $1,000 and over to the New York Allied Jewish Campaign, in advance of next week’s opening of the “drive.” Absolutely no contributions will be asked for, nor will any be accepted at Tuesday night’s meeting, Mr. Rosenberg said.

The “town meeting” tribute to Mr. Warburg will signalize the opening of the $2,500,000 drive in this city for the $6,000,000 Allied Jewish Campaign of which Mr. Warburg is an honorary chairman. Nathan Straus and Acting Governor Lehman are the other national honorary chairmen of the campaign.

Although Mr. Warburg is intensely interested in movements for the welfare of Jews the world over, Mr. Rosenberg said yesterday, he is equally interested in altruistic efforts for the weal of humanity in general. He is a vice-president of the Charity Organization Society, and a director of trustees of a large number of philanthropic societies including the American Foundation for the Blind, the New York Association for the Blind, the White Plains Hospital, the Babies’ Hospital, the Tuberculosis Sanitarium for Children, the Betty and Solomon Loeb Home for Convalescents, the Henry Street Settlement, the Institute of Musical Art, Nathan Hofheimer Foundation, Teachers’ College and American Museum of Natural History. He is vice-president of the Jewish Welfare Board and of the New York Foundation. He was the first president of the New York Federation for the Support of Jewish Philanthropic Societies, and is still one of its directors.