41914 York, N .Y. For the education and distribution of our immigrants. To supply the immigrant with needed information about the U. S., its laws, language, history, and ideals; to point out to him his rights and opportunities; to teach him his duties and responsibilities; to help the native born to a knowledge of the immigrant, his background, aspirations, and problems; to give our country the benefit of their mutual understanding and cooperation. Publishes books, pamphlets, and leaflets giving the immigrant practical help. Collects and distributes detailed and accurate information for the benefit of teachers, librarians, and other workers among immigrants. For complete list of publications, address central office. Membership open to all who are interested; annual dues, $5 and up. Libraries and educational and social workers belonging to the Society receive, free of charge, publications and information and advice on all phases of educational work with the foreign born. Supported by small profit on sale of books and pamphlets and by membership dues and donations. Immigrants' Civic League. See North American Civic League for Immigrants. Immigration League. See National Liberal Immigration League. Income Tax Unit. See Department of the Treasury, U. S., Bureau of Internal Revenue. Independent Order of B'nai B'rith (org. 1843), 1226 Tribune Bldg., Chicago, Ill. A national and international Jewish fraternal organization. Through its branches located throughout the U. S. and in foreign lands, it unites Jews in promoting their interests and those of humanity. Seeks to develop and elevate the mental and moral character of the people of Jewish faith, to inculcate in them the principles of philanthropy, honor, and patriotism; to support science and art, and to alleviate the wants of the needy and the poor. Social Service Department looks after inmates of corrective and penal institutions and endeavors to be of service to them on discharge so that they may rehabilitate themselves. Cooperates with juvenile and children's courts in work with delinquent children. Through its Department of Labor and Immigration, Order cooperates with the Federal government in Americanization work. Through the Anti-Defamation League, an auxiliary of the Order, it endeavors to safeguard and protect the good name and honor of the Jew, to prevent the publication of scurrilous and defamatory articles concerning the Jewish people, to eliminate from the stage and the motion-picture screen the ridiculing of the Jew. The D Order has founded and maintains homes for widows and orphans; has established free employment bureaus, asylums for the aged and infirm, schools for the immigrant, hospitals and sanatoria, summer vacation camps for poor children, and cemeteries. Members pay annual dues of $12. Order is supported by members' dues and voluntary contributions. Independent Order Free Sons of Israel (org. 1849), 21 West 124th St., New York, N. Y. To foster Americanism, fraternalism, and Judaism. The national body officially participates in civic movements, collects funds for worthy projects of a non-sectarian character, and otherwise serves the community. Lodges organized in principal cities of the U. S. offer assistance to institutions, hospitals, members and their families. Service is not limited to members of the Order. Membership open only to Jews. Members pay annual dues to local lodges, and a fixed amount to the national body. Indian Association. See National Indian Association. Indian Missions Bureau. See Bureau of Catholic Indian Missions. Indian Rights Association (org. 1882, inc. 1917), 995 Drexel Bldg., Philadelphia, Pa. Non-political and non-sectarian organization working for the spiritual, moral, and material welfare of the Indians of America. Seeks to secure to Indians their political, civil, and legal rights. Conducts legal defense of individual Indians and groups of Indians whose rights have been violated. Collects and collates facts regarding the Indian's progress in industry and education and his present and future needs. Special agents visit Indian reservations, conduct investigations and make reports. Officers and special agents are available for lecture service. Association maintains an office in Washington, D. C. for legislative purposes. Seeks to arouse public opinion through its publications and through other material released to the newspapers. Publishes an Annual Report and special leaflets and pamphlets; free on application. Membership open to interested persons on election. Supported by membership dues, $2 a year, and by contributions. Industrial Accident Boards and Commissions Association. See International Association of Industrial Accident Boards and Commissions. Industrial Aid Society. See Jewish Agricultural and Industrial Aid Society. Industrial Conference Board. See National Industrial Conference Board. Industrial Physicians' and Surgeons' Association. See American Association of Industrial Physicians and Surgeons. Industrial Removal Office (org. 1900), 174 Second Ave., New York, N. Y. To bring about the proper distribution of Jewish immigrants; to relieve congestion in Jewish quarters of New York City, Boston, and Philadelphia, by distributing able-bodied Jews in those sections of the country which offer better social and industrial opportunities. Receives applications for removal; makes examinations of the physical health and character of applicants, and selects communities for which applicants would be fitted and in which they could make a respectable living; makes arrangements for reception of Jews in their new quarters, and keeps in touch with them through local agencies and through traveling agents of the Office. All services are rendered free of charge. Supported by endowed funds and voluntary donations. Information Bureau. See National Information Bureau. Information Service, Red Cross. See American National Red Cross. Institute of Criminal Law and Criminology. See American Institute of Criminal Law and Criminology. Institute for Crippled and Disabled Men (org. 1917), 101 East 23d St., New York, N. Y. To provide for the economic and social rehabilitation of disabled men. Conducts free training courses for instruction of disabled men in occupations suited to their condition. Courses include oxyacetylene welding, printing, motion-picture operating, typewriter repairing, mechanical drafting, telephone switchboard operating, jewelry making, and watch and clock repairing. Training can begin at any time and continues until a man is ready to take employment; it usually requires from six weeks to six months, according to occupation chosen and mental capacity of the man. Institute can train about 80 men at one time. Has a department of home industry to provide suitable work for the home-bound cripple. Conducts a shop for the manufacture of artificial limbs from which needy persons or relief organizations can obtain limbs at low cost; payment is made in installments when necessary. Institute has no boarding facilities, but assists out-of-town men in finding suitable quarters. Employment Bureau, open daily from 9 a. m. to 5 p. m., finds new industrial opportunities for disabled men, and places them in suitable employment. Library contains material dealing with the crippled and disabled; available to students. Information Service gives advice and information to individuals and organizations without charge, and supplies newspapers and periodicals with up-to-date facts regarding the rehabilitation of disabled men. Institute endeavors to bring about enlightened public attitude towards the physically unfit. It obtains through hospitals, workmen's compensation committees, and social agencies, names of disabled men, and offers them its facilities. Furnishes speakers for public meetings. Has slides, posters, photographs, and films; free on request. Institute for Government Research (org. and inc. 1916), 818 Connecticut Ave. NW., Washington, D. C. For the scientific study of government administration with a view to promoting efficiency and economy. Aims to develop standards for estimating the efficiency of public work along lines not measurable in terms of money. Suggests means by which the effectiveness of administrative organizations may be increased. Serves as a clearing house of information. Issues material helpful in the formation of public opinion and in the practice of public administration. Works for the adoption of a national budget system. Conducts scientific studies, results of which are published in book and bulletin form. Publications include studies of financial administration, budget systems, retirement and pension systems, principles of administration, and service monographs of the U. S. Government. Supported by private subscriptions. Institute of International Education. See Carnegie Endowment for International Peace. Institute for Medical Research. See Rockefeller Institute for Medical Research. Institute of Social Sciences. See National Institute of Social Sci ences. Institution for the Deaf. See Columbia Institution for the Deaf. Insular and Foreign Division, Red Cross. See American National Red Cross. Intercollegiate Community Service Association (org. 1890, inc. 1894), 93 Tyler St., Boston, Mass. To prepare college girls to meet community and civic responsibility and to develop their sense of social justice. Maintains interest in the College Settlements of Boston, New York, and Philadelphia and aids in their support and management. Stimulates and directs the interest of undergraduates in social welfare activities. Offers three fellowships of $450 each which are supported jointly by the Association and the alumnae of Bryn Mawr, Smith, and Wellesley Colleges. Secretaries, acting under the Executive Committee, organize and supervise the work of alumnae and undergraduate chapters. The Speakers' Board furnishes speakers to the undergraduate chapters. Association arranges observation trips and visits to social service institutions to give college students an understanding of the functions and significance of various social service activities. Aids members of undergraduate chapters to find opportunities for voluntary service weekly during the college year, and makes plans for vacation practice work for them. Conducts semi-annual meetings, at which reports of college conferences and of voluntary services are given. Publishes bulletins irregularly, usually descriptive of the Association's work. Supported by annual dues of $1 per member of undergraduate chapters; membership fees of from $1 to $25 per member of alumnae chapters; dues paid by non-college members; regular payments for fellowship stipends; and special contributions. Intercollegiate Vocational Guidance Association (org. 1919), 1 West Hill Pl., Boston, Mass. To facilitate the interchange of vocational information; to promote the organization of undergraduate committees to study vocational opportunities for college women; to further the cooperation of appointment bureaus and students. Holds annual conferences of members for the discussion of problems and policies and the reading of reports on vocational subjects of interest to college women. Encourages vocational conferences in colleges; suggests subjects and speakers and general ways and means for carrying on vocational activities. Issues to members up-to-date material on vocations. for women, opportunities for training, and all available information which will be of help to undergraduates in choosing their professional |