The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1875-02-02
Grand Lodge, District No. q. OF B'nai


The annual session OF District No. 8, O.
the Hebrew Order of B'nai Birth, com
| nrising delegates from the lodges in the
Virginia, North and South Carolina, and
Georgia. hogan yesterday morning at Golden
, Eagle Hall, west Fayette street. The follow
ing delegates were present: From jededjah
| Lodge. No. Z, Baltimore. Samuel Goldsmith
and William jacob; Hasmonea Lodge, No.
40, Baltimore, r. Phillips. Meyer Rose. s.
Berncy. Theodore Rothschild. Louis Groeo
| del, and Charles Meyersberg; Elijah
Lodge. No. so, Washington, d. C., II.
King. II. Bondhelm, and j. Hirsch
King David Lodge, No. 60, Baltimore, S. b.
Wolf. W. II. Strauss. aud Martin Emerich !;
| Rimmon Lodge, No. IS, Richmond, Va, Jul
Illus S,rauS, Nj. uutzler, j. w. LovenStein !;
Benjamin Lodge, No. 50, Richmond. Vs.,
Solomon Wise, n. Greenwald, Julius Bear !;
Gabriel Riesser Lodge, No. rs. Baltimore, s.
Stern, n. Hirschberg, Joseph Lehman
Joseph Lodge, No. 76, Savannah, Ga, S. T..
Byck, S. NJ. Solomons, S. Y. Levy; Colum.
bus Lodge. No. II, Columbus, Ca, j. Hecht.
l.. Meyer, s. Landduer; Dan Lodge, No. 90,
Charleston. S. c., d. Jacobs, Ashur D. Co.
hen Potomac Lodge,'No. 1914, Georgetown,
D. c., David Dreyfus, Fl. Straus, NJ. Blu
mcnthal; Grace Aguilar Lodge. No. III,
Washington, d. C., Charles Herzberg, j. z.
Herman, Solomon Rice Obediah Lodge, No.
1l9, Augusta, Ga, F. Moses, Julius Open.
helm. L. Warner; Covenant Lodge, No. 125,
Baltimore, Daniel Greenbaum, l.. j. Cohen,
y. Oppcnheimer; Ludwig Phillipson, No.
1888. Baltimore; A. Behrend, G. Rosen-
helm, VI. Behrend; Gate City Lodge, No.
IA, Atlanta, GA, A. Haas, l.. Seldner, S.
We'll; Raphael Lodge, No. 40, Americas,
Ga, Jacob Lemmel. II. Wcstheimer, w.
Laziron; Malachi Lodge, No. l46, Macon,
Ga, NJ. Dublon, A. Giban, j. NJ. Mack
Michael Lodge, No. 147, Albany, Ga. S.
Caspar, D. Glaubcr, C. WissoloWsky; GAIA
Lodge, No. lGs, Columbia, s. c.. A. L. Solo.
mon; Macon Lodge, No. 172. Norfolk, Va,
II. Hamburger, J. AdclSdorf, c. Meyers !;
Der Chajim Lodge, No. III, Cumberland,
Nd, Joseph SonneberD, n. Coleman, S. Ad.
Ter; Elah Lodge, No. 204, HarriSonburg,
Va, Louis Cohen; Georgia Lodge. No. 207,
rhomasville, Ga, l.. A. Dreyer,S Goldstone,
J. Hcrschinscr; Monticello Lodge, No. PA,
Charlottesville. Va, Aaron Brunu; Savan-
nah (Ga.) Lodge. No. 2l7, B. F. Ezekiel;
North State Lodge, No. 222, Wilmington,
y. c., Jacob MackS Paradise Lodge, No.
a23, Richmond, Va, Charles L. Straus Vir.
GINA Lodge, No. 225, Petersburg, Va, A. L.
Renach, 4. Gunst.
The election of officers was proceeded
With, aud tho following elected officers of the
Grand Lodge for the ensuing twelve months:
President. Charles HcrZbery. of Washington
cty; First Vice. President, Martin Emerich;
second, G. Haas, of Atlantis, Ga. Treasurer,
Adam Goodman; Secretary s. B. GuDp (his
seventh ree'ectioD).
4 number Of amendments 70 the constitu-
ton Of the Order Which were proposed at
the last session at Richmond. Va, were then
considered without acting tavorasly on any
important amendments, those for the change
Of tho term Of Ofiie from twelve to SIX
months, and for tue adjustment Of the sink
Ing fund OF the endowment policies, not
bein. adopted. The session then adjourned
till to-day.
At night banquet was given at Raine's
Hall by the Baltimore lodges and their dele
gates to the members from distance. Mr..
VI. K. Walter, the late president, occupied
the head Of the principal table, aud the vice.
presidents the other positions Of hosor at the
othcr tables, of which there were four, which
Sere bountitully spread the length of the
hall.
The first toast was "The Graud Lodge of
District No. ~ introduced with appropri.
ale remarks by Mr.. Walter, and responded
TO by The president-rlect, Mr.. HelzUerg, of
Washington. D. c.
The second toast was "Our Guests" and
was responded to by Mr.. Cohen, of Charles
ton, South Carolina, who gave the toast,
Baltimore. bound to the West by bands OF
iron and steel, and to the South with bonds
OF love, she Is fast becoming in commercial
importance the queen city OF the continent"
Tue next toast was "The Executive Com.
mittec OF the Grand Lodge" Responded to
by Mr.. Lovenstein, of Richmond.
Speeches in response to sentiments were
also made by +. SimSon, Louis Abrahams
Of Cincinnati Julius Straus OF Richmond,
and McSsrs. Solomon Of Charleston, Macks
oil Wilmington, n. c., and Martin Emerich.
Mr.. AbrahamS, who is on the committee of
The B'nli Birth on the stttue TO religious
/ liberty, WHICH is TO be unveiled at. the cen.
lennial in Philadelphia, next year. and is
then to he placed in the capitol at Washing.
Ton, made some remarks in favor Of liberal.
lty Tor that object. The statue is to cost over
S23,OCo, and is to be paid for by the B'nai
| Birth Baltimore Sun, 1st.