The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-07-22
B'NAI BIRTH.
Inrd Days Observation-Disclosures Of the Lisl
Oh standing C0mmiitees-Slisht Progress and

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Ihird Days Session-C0mpletion OF the Llsl
Oh standing Commistees-Slight Progress and
Early Adjournmcnt-The Banquet at Mighty
Inc thru DAYS session OF the grand Convention q
the independent Order OF B'nai Birth or Sons of the
covenant opened yesterday at twenty minutes pasn
ten O'Clock A. NJ, the President, Brother Adolpf
Moses III Inc char. The opening prayer prescribed
by the rules adopted the day previous, was dis
penseu "iih vi hotion OF MIR. PUTzELI. it was re.
solved to adjourn the days session at halfpasN
two p. NJ, and TO order all the standing
committees TO remain in session and at work.
till six p. NJ. ON Brother BIgN,s motion
all propositions for amendments OF the constitus
ton OF the order were then to be handed in to thu
secretary read and referred without debate to the
Committee on Revision Some twelve OF fourteen
different propositions of the kind on various suby
ecs connected with the constitutional revision were
read without being very atentively listened to and
referred as directed. An amendment to the rules
was proposed to the erect that in addition to tho
standing committees provided there shall be app
pointed Committee on the General State Of thu
Order, and also that no delegate should be allowed
to decline to serve on a committee when appointed
by the chair. This gave rise to some sharp debatex
but 1t was ultimately passed by large majority:
The CHAIR here announced the following as the
standing committees, which had not YET been ape
on Territorial, Observation-Disclosures, chairman
Horheimer, Relnstein, Wolf, Heller, Sol. Sulzberge1
Gassenheimer, Goldman and Sachs. y
brothers Ellsberger Bondi, Levyn Aub Hart, BerK.
Rosenzweg, Strauss Hofmann, Bien, Heller, Sachss
on NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. chairman, and brothefa
Goodman, Brandeis Seligmann, Harsh, Druckerf
Klein, Abeles, Moses Frank, Sommerich, Greenes
baum, King, Simpson and Bnswanger. -
on state of the Order-Emmanuel, Fox, M0rris5
Klein, Guttmann, Bamberger, Herschteld, !osep9
s Wen ana nar
Now arose brother BIEN, and as Chairman OF tn9
COMMITTEES on the constitutional he proposed to subj
. the opinion Of the Committee the Constitution has
should oonstatohay be held on the aSh inst Should n0
take place and this is most respectfully submitted &C. ,a
proposition for by few it was believed to ba
the initial step to the entire abolition Of the Const
tuition Grand Lodge, and its passage the yeas and
nays were called. The call resulted in eighty -foul
yeas and the consequent adoption OF the report sQ
Of the order is completely sheved and the conven1
| ton has decided to exercise supreme and ex.
elusive Irsa t Having after this Rasse9
read from the managers Of the Hebrew orphan Asy-
lum In this city, in which it was stated that nine Of
the orphans at the institute had arrived at an age I'M
which they should be put to some vocation to work.
New York city presents so many alurements and seq
auctions on all sides to youth that 1t is eonsidere
dangerous to keep them In the city, and prOpOsfx
ton is made that the delegates from the interior
might endeayor TO procure places Tor these father{
less youth. This proposition was greeted with ex.a
pressiOns Of appreciation and q committee ordered
| to be appointed to see it effected The committe9
was announced by the CHAIR to consist OF BrotheE
| 7. w. Frank, chairman, and Brothers WatefmanS
| Arnold Sachs and Aub. A short recess was now
taken for lunch, during which the last named couy
mttee had offers for the full adoption by western
men Of four OF the nine orphans and the committee
expect that by this morning all OF them Will have
After the recess but little of importance done.
The Committee on the Constitution submitted the
first part or section OF new constitution. IL was inl
morning. The onyention then adjourned at half-s
past two O'Clock p NJ TO meet again at ten this morne
ing, at which time all the standing committees will
be ready to make some report Of their and
the actual business of the meeting will in really De,
for the grand contest-1rst, upon proposed changes
in the constitution, and second upon change OF the
ritual OF the ORDER The greathght in the committee
as well as in the convention, will in al probability
concentrate around the effort to do away with the
ane G and @ @ w pEs
the order by the Constitution Grand Lodge, IN the
all its means and influence energeicay work for the
which not onS Womb nap s ecenev B1 would be- an
ing upon the public a. large therefore ,,.
members individually to interest themselves all ma.ters
IN their po p 10 every apnSonrate ana no or
feel bound to declare thu. the creation
Its aspiration and therefore they never ought TO be
creation of Jewish scholastic institutions, which from theft
only be considered purely religious esa
shmens involving dogmacal questions, be entirely foregn
to the enes Of this society and detrimental to Its best IN
| terests. I
Furthermore it is proposed to reduce the interval
| between each meeting OF the grand convention
from seven to five years, and make II the hlgneso
body OF the order directly representing the subor
dinate lodges and and their members while the cOrU
tinued existence of The Constitutional Grand LOdge
| with its Grand Saar and Grand Aiuph, and Grand
| Master are considered by others necessary for
| executive efficiency In the governing head Of the
order.
| THE BANQUET.
| This entertainment, arranged for the evening" was
q magnificent affair. The hall appeared in the short
| time since the adjournment to have assumed it's
most festive apparel The stage was decorated pro-
| fusely with American flags. Bro. JOS Sulzberger,
Chairman OF the Committee Of Arrangements and
| former Grand Saar presided assisted on the right
by the President OF the Convention, Mr.. Adolph
| Moses, and the left by the present Grand Saaf,
Bro. p. w. Frank. The tables were handsomely
decorated and the Caem Of the Alemannia Club, MI.
Phil Loeb, was generally praised for the beauty Of
arrangements The wines were specially Imported
by Grand Lodge for ut the Convention and at
the centre table two huge almost giant bottles stood
preeminent on the tables Of which could be read the
following inscription
CONVENTION OF THE !. o. b. B.
NEW YORK, July, 1883.
BENEvOLENCE, BROTHERLY LOVE
HARMONY
Nav ALWAYS hall