The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1879-01-27
B'NAI BERTH.

MEETING OF THE NATIONAL coNvENr1oN-oR.
GANIzATIoN EFFEcTED-oBJECTs AND PUR-
POSES OF THE GREAT JEWISH SOCIETY.
PHILADELPHIA, Jan. &c, 1879.
The National Convention of the Independent Order
of B'na Berth assembled here to-day. The B'nsi
Berth the great Jewish society. whose objects are
penevolence mutual help and Improvement and the
elevation and union of the Israeltish Tho
society ia powerful and extensive one having
fourishing branches and thousands of members in
every State in the Union. The Order originated
in New York about thirty-fve years ago.
and some of the twelve original founders
were present delegates to-day Once in every
five years national convention is held.
to discuss and adopt measures for the good Of tho
order The Convention which assembled to-day was
the third convened since the adoption of the five
year rule 1t met at st. Georges Hall, and nearly
three hundred delegates were present. full repre-
sentation. II was evident from q glance the per-
sonnet of the delegations that the members
represent the intelligence and the liberalism
the most earnest and practical Of their Sue
cessful merchants. prominent lawyers and clergy
men and leading Hebrews from all parts of the coun-
try among the gentlemen present. The first days
session was merely preliminary. and the work of to-
day consisted mainly of the examination of creden-
tals the adoption of rules and forms for business
and the choosing of the permanent officers Of the
Convention.
THE PROCEEDINGS.
The Convention assembled for business at half
past eleven o'clock by Julius,en. of New York. the
Eineer. the Coroner. of New York the secretary Of
the Order then read the list of delegates about three
hundred in number Josiah Cohen of Jericho Lodge
Pittsburg. then nominated for temporary chair
and elected by reclamation. He made very
brief speech, alluding to important work which
the Convention would have before it, Alfred
r. Jones, of Philadelphia and l.. Abra-
ham. OF Washington, were chosen temporary
tl..
ganisation Of the Convention completed by tho
appointment of Committee on Credentials. COM
posed of one member at large. who was made chair
man, and two members from each of the dis
tricts into which the country is geographically
divided by the Order.
The names of the committee were as follows
\. Quicker. chairman-at-large; Joseph Monheimef
and $ NJ Roeder. of the First district Dr. Newland
line and Joseph Benedict, Of the Third district; H.
NJ. Hcincman and NJ Goodheart. of the Fourth
district; H. Werner and j. J. Mack of the Fifth dis
trict: Simon Rosenfeld aud Mr.. Kozminsky, of the
Sixth district and J. V. De Costa and Mr. Stcnerman
of tne Seventh district
After this work the assembly adjourned for a half
hour to enable the committee on credentials make
its Investigations Of the papers and letters of the
lodge representatives before proceeding with the
permanent organization of the body. After
siderably more than half hour had elapsed the COM
mittee still out go the Convention reasscmblcd,
and to kill time, listened TO speeches from Rev.
Dr. sonnenschein, of - Louis; Rev George Jacobs.
Corporation Counsel of that city and president of
the Court of Appeals of the order Coroner Ellinger.
of New York. of the youngest but the largest
lodge in the country: Messrs Frankel kosenfes and
others. Mr. Louderbacks speech was amusing,
but earnest protest against the waste of time
and of talk which sometimes characterized
their Order He said that the lodge he to belong
TO talked TO death. and he appealed for more,
active work and less waste of time trhng dis
cussons.
PERMANENT ORGANIZATION.
II nearly three o'clock before the Committee on
Credentials returned and the business of hearing
their report proceeded with They announced sev.
eral irregularities in credentials and evoked some
spicy discussions by their decisions and that of the
temporary chairman OF the Convention. who plainly
not fat in Parliamentary laws. They
found fourteen contested seats. The full con
sidcration of their report was postponed
with. simon Wolf. of Washington. was unanimously
chosen president. For presidents represents
tive from each district chosen follows
Edward \. Grulston. Nathan Bloom, Isaiah Cohen, II.
ski and Max Sachse. Secretaries-Alered L. Jones,
editor of the Jcctsh Record Adolph Loeb and Lewis
Abrahams. scrgeants-at- Arms-Simon Jacoby and
Meyer Elsas.
President Wolf made a brief speech in taking tho
chair, after which the organization was proceeded
with by the appointment of the following q COM
mittcc rules and regulations for the government
of the Convention Philip Stein. Godfrey Hoisa. A.
kramer A. Buchanan. Alex. Renstein l.. Berla, II.
Ezekiel, Jacob Berry =. = Ncyberg, Charles HerzcI-
berg, a. Loeb. X. lseichman J. l.. Blont and A. T..
Farmland Until this committee reports the rules
of the Chicago Convention of 1874 adopted for
the government of the Convention.
The sixteen contested seats were then considered
separately, and three contestants were reic, ted
After receiving and acting upon several invitations
60 visit different Jewish institutions in the city the
Convention adjourned until ten o'clock Tomorrow
morning.
As previously announced in the HERALD the Con-
vention will probably sit for i've days.