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LEFT JEW FISH 256 JEWISH WELFARE BOABD demic education. Her works include: "Old Friends and New"; "Country By- Ways"; "Deephaven"; and "Friends Ashore"; "A Country Doctor"; "A Marsh Island"; "A White Heron and Other Stories"; historical works: "The King of Folly Island, and Other JEWELRY A. PERUVIAN B. ANGLO-SAXON C. CYPRIAN D. EGYPTIAN E. MYCENAEAN F. GREEK People": "Strangers and Wayfarers"; "A Native of Winby, and Other Tales"; "The Life of Nancy"; "The Country of the Pointed Firs"; etc. She died June 25, 1909. JEW PISH, the name given to two species of large fishes well known in American waters. The one known also as the guasa or black grouper (Promi- crops itaiara) sometimes reaches, the weight of 700 pounds; the other {Stereo- lepis gigas) inhabits particularly the California coast, often weighs 500 pounds, and has flesh of excellent qual- ity. JEWISH WELFARE BOARD, an or- ganization formed in New York on April, 9, 1917, as a result of the confer- ence of representatives of the United Synagogue of America, the Union of American Hebrew Congregations, the Central Conference of American Rabbis, the Union of Orthodox Jewish Congre- gations, the Agudath La — Rabbonim, the Jewish Publication Society of America and the Council of Y. M. H. A. and kin- dred associations. The meeting was to remedy affairs such as occurred on the assembling of troops on the Mexican border, when the various Jewish agen- cies acted independently and had not co- ordinated their very well meant efforts. The purpose was to arrange that all welfare work necessitated by the par- ticipation of Jews in the war should be under the supervision and direction of a Central Board representing the seven organizations present, such a Board to be composed of one representative from each of the organizations enumerated, and two additional persons, to be elected by the seven representatives. At subse- quent meetings representatives of other organizations attended. The Board se- cured permission from the War Depart- ment to engage in work in the various cantonments and camps and it was made plain that this would be granted only if all Jewish agencies were co- ordinated and would work through one organization. The Board built up an organization and personnel for field work in the United States and abroad and to secure funds with which to finance the pro- jected work. By Dec. 1, 1917, the Board had secured thirty-seven men for its field service, many of whom were volunteers, and had distributed them among the more important concentration J)oints. A joint campaign for funds was launched in New York City, as a result of which 1900,000 came into the Board's treasury. The Board was thus enabled to open headquarters in New York City with an administrative staff. A train- ing school for welfare workers was es- tablished, and many classes were gradu- ated. The workers were assigned to field work to help Jews in the army. Two thousand applicants for home and overseas service were considered. The work of the field representatives was conducted primarily in camps, canton- ments and naval stations throughout the