The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1868-08-18
B,NAI BIRTH.

OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. THE
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PROCEEDINGS OF THE CONVENTION. y
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The following account of the proceedings OF
the Convention OF the members Of the B'nai
Birth held Ia New York last month, is con-
densed rom the detailed reports published in
the s'Hebrew Leader" ,i,=.,'..,a -i,s,.,,ot ~.
On Sunday, the nineteenth July, the dele
gates 0p the Order were seen directing their
way to Allemania.g Hail. situated in Sixteenth
street, where they were most hospitality, and
lin d ue de brotherly manner welcomed by the
Committee Of Arrangements, which was presi-
ded over by theG. N.-tAofrthe district, Br.
Joseph splzberger,- eaar. .l,llE. ..iyU so
The number Of Lodges in the whole country
amounts to one hundred and twelve, Of which
o1lg hundred and two had sent represents tives
10 thIe thIe, Gonnyae 1.-The names Uf the Lodges
and their respective fepresehtatiyss are: ~,
New York, NJ. ~. y, n. Wash; Zion, n, Z, Dr:
Bethel, Gincinnsti; isaaS N. Huttman; Hebron,
M ~, Hona Hermann; Jericho incn-
natl, H. Hart; Jededish, Baltimore, Eslk Smnr
SON. Rsr Sinai, Philadelphia, jacob Mil!er;i
SsngaBR gRsSsa s. absss; %ss%sa saB A
Y.. A.; Josephi; ,Har .Nebo, Phiadelphis,, 8.
Heineman; Ararat, Hartford, A. Wallxoh; Har
Moriah, Louisville, At. Kramer; Jordan N. Y,
G, Turk Solomon z. Hays; Shilohl lHgn.I6!
w. Rosendale; Palestine, A. Sigel; Washing
ton, A,AEmandel, Mt CARMEL N. Drucker;
Ophir, Julius Bien; Missouri VI: LoWenstein;
3 Ias6e Yeas aUrsa al nss
Israel Cohen; Hillel, n. Adler; Canaan, DR..
EIsterg; Judsa,r NJ. Goldsmith; Tabor, Isaac
b. Cohen; -Hermon, 8. We'll; Ramah. Dr.. B.
FelsenthaE ,Pisgah, M. Putzel;i Euphrates,
Adolph' Loeb Elm, n. NJ. Bayersdorfer;
Ethan, q. ,Greenebapm; Rehoboth, y. Schus-
bier; Arnon, A. Lasker; Mendelsom, N. Bloom;
Ter: Gari11m, Dr.. e. N. Friedlein; Jericho,
Josiah Cohen; Hasmon.a Hermon Sachs; Maj i
monides, Benjamin Bork; Eben Era n.
Harsh; Pacific, D. B. Wolf; Isaiah, Joseph
Koch; Elijah, Henry King; Montefore; g.
Eomerich; Nevada, Joseph Sulzberger; Zerub.
babel l. Lqwsnthai; MonteaoEe, ~. 9. lsaacs;
Eschol, Henry Kline; Miriam, Henry Mon9elm;
berger: Jeshurun, A. Reinstein; King David,
Edward Goldman; Emech Baracha, N. LAM
iey: Zion. Samuel, B. Schenenberg; Oregon,
P'SW. Frank; Moses, 81. Blank; Emes, L. Hut
zler; Rimmon, Isaac Hutzler; Benjamin, Rev.
George Jacobs; Monteaore, s. Lewyn; Maoca-
Joseph, julius E. Levy; Mendelsohn, Simon
Binswanger; Gabriel Riesser, 8. We'll; Joseph,
Solomon Hofrheimer; Columbus, N. j. Moses;
Sholem, George Elnstein; Henry Jones, M.
Ellinger: Zoor Shannon, NJ. Amberg; Simon,
Jacob Strauss; Koresh, Isaac Rosensweig;
Cremieux, A. L. Hart; Beth Zn, Adolph Pros
kauer; Jeremiah, Max Sinshemer; Osterman!,
Joseph Abraham; Isaac, Fabian Herbst; Levi,
Abraham, Moses Kien; Ezekiel, Herman Stein;
Jacob. Jacob Levi; Abarbanel, B. F. Pelxotto:
Dan, Joseph Levy; Nehemiah, E. Brandeis;
Judah Toufo, e. steiner; Independence, J. II.
Stich; Edward Everett, Joseph Fox; Yicks-
ire. M. Dinkelspiels- Zueika, ,A6olph Moses;
Hiddakel5 Samuel Hrahs tKbneaeth Israeli Rey.
Wm.y ArraholE Philadelphis, Mi HDfnan;
Potomac, l., Gassenheimer; Maurice Mayer, l.
Msyer; Ephraim, B. NJ. Hirshfeld;r Spinoza,
N. Mendeison; Isaac Lesser, Alfred T. Jones;
GAN, Eden,, Abraham Aub; BaFzillai, Lewis
Abrahams Aaron, s. Wolf = Neb..7,.
THE Grand Saar, Be. G.. P. W. Frank; called
the iEonyentiouJto order at haf-past ten
O'Clock A. M, and delivered very appropriate
address; expressing himself to the end that,
In order to organize o proylsory organization
to the Convention Q chairman and secretary
should be elected; :Br. 3. E. PeiAotto piopos.
ed to elect 6. s.. Br. Pm. Frank as. chairman
bro fe.n., and Br: Morris Elinger as secretary
bro Tenn. which proposition was unanimously
r..artadn. !; a.. .c',l. - H. ,.Ia'
r'Sipi Ths Committee on Credentials soon entered
the hail to lay their reports before the Board.
They declared all the testimonials TO- be in
perfect order with the single exception that Dan
Lodge, No. 93, situatedat Charleston 8. c..
had elected three representatives instead OF
one:l two Of them. Brs. Il. Rosentha1 and Jc-
seuh Levy were present at the hall; the latter
was accepted AS delegate By the committee.
Stems were now taken towards the nomina-
ton of a President of the Convention, Bros. P
W. Frank, B. F. Pei1otto and j. abraham being
the nominees. The votes were cast thus:
Grand s2sr BIZ: P ". Frank; 45; B:F' PeiHettS' Eel
Peixotto declined the nomination in favor OF
Br. Adolph Moses, from Quincy, Illinois, Sec
ond District, which movement caused great
deal of ex ,itement When the ballots were cast,
| the votes differed but by one, and the voting
| had to be renewed. At last after the votes had
been casta thirdhme, Br. Adolph Moses, from
Quincy, ILL.,, was elected chairman by major
| ity OF forty-nine votes.
| The following brethren we're nominated for
Vice Presidents: Br. 8. w. Rosendale, OF the
| first district; Br. Geo. Einssein, Of the second
district; Br. Jacob Miller, Of the third district;
Br DR.. B. Wolf, Of the fourth district; and Br.
F. Simpson, of the fifth district; Brs. Morris
EIlinger and Alfred T. Jones received the no.
| mludtlOu lOT ooCIcidllcb. d. ICCOAN-
| ed the largest number Of votes upon which Br.
ALI f.. Jones and Br. Lewis Abraham were up
pointed assistant secretaries by unanimous
vote.::; Brs. Samuel :Rothchild and Isaao Hey
man (ex-presidents), were nominated ior the
Office of sergean;s-at-ar.us and unanimously
| elected.
The Convention then adjourned.
| On Monday the session was opened at half
| past ten A. NJ. After the reading of the pro-
| tocol. BrotherDr. E. F. Friedlein rose and ad-
dressed the president in an. eloquent speech in
| the German language. The whole assemblage
seemed to anticipate that the speaker was
about to present case OF Importance, and
therefore listened with undivided attention and
anxiety. Surprise and JOY were soon pic
tured on all faces when he announced the
presence OF Brother Villa Renau, presently
justice of peace at Cincinnati, Ohio. at the
hail.. the same who, with the late Brother
| Henry Jones, and several others, had laid
| the foundation OF the Order. The houored
brother was Immediately invited by the
President to take seat on the platform, to
where he was conducted by the prominent
brethren, DR.. Z. +. F-iedlein, DR.. ]. BoDdi,
Ph. w. Frank and. NJ. .Felsenthal, Of New Ha-
ven. Conn.,, having been appointed to do so by
the President. The whole assembly rose,
deeply touched, from their seats, when the
| pentl6man assembled thS plltfOrm. Tho Chair