The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1885-07-15
Tho Hebrew Charity Convention

ST. LOUIS, July l4.--In the conyon
ton of the Hebrew Charity AssocIa
ton the committee on constitution
and bylaws not being ready to max,
a report, yesterday aitornoon the con
vention took the matter up and framed
a constitution itself. The name of the
new society is "The Associated He
brew Charities Of the United Sta.es;'
and for the first year it is to be gov.
erned generally by n board
OF menaners OF IL members. To-day
the biennial convention OF tho United
American Hebrew Congregation Is tc
be held here and some OF the most dis.
tinguished rabbis in the country will
be present. Representative Isrealites
from all parts of the Union will also
take part in the convention. The exec
utive committee of united congrega-
tions had meeting tonight and
marked out the work of the conyen-
tion.
The Union of American Hebrew con.
gregations met this morning at Har-
monic Club hall, l0:30 o'clock.
M. Lath OF Cincinnati, President of
the Executive Council, called the Un-
ion to order and requested the Rev.
David Phillipson, of Baltimore, TO
open the convention with prayer.
The address OF welcome was deliy-
cred by J. l.. 1saacs, of st. Louis.
Samuel Hingle, OF Louisville, was
elected temporary Chairman, and b.
Nj. Well, OF Milwaukee, temporary
Secretary.
The committees on credentials and
permanent organization were appoint
ca, and after brief recess, submitted
their report.
Tho following permanent officers
were elected:
President - Augustus Binswanger,
st. Louis.
Vice.Presldent-DaYid Kline, Phila-
delphia.
Secretary-Lipman Levy, Cincin-
natl.
Assistant secretary-R. NJ. We'll,
Milwaukee.
Brief addresses were delivered by
the now president aud vice,president.
The secretary read tho report of the
president of the executive council,
which, with ether reports, was refer
red to the proper committees.
The union then adjourned until 2:30
o'clock.
The afternoon session was devoted
TO the appointment of number of
standing committees aud the trans
action OF other routine business, after
which the delegates were given drive
through the city and suburbs.
The Union OF the Hebrew Charities
met again this evening, perfected the
constitution and by.laws, and unani-
mously adopted the name agreed upon
yesterday for their new society, viz:
"The Association of Hebrew Charities
Of the United States.n
Delegates from Louisville, Nash
vile, Baltimore, New Orleans, st.
Paul, Wilmington, Delaware, and
Montgomery, Alabama, promised that
the societies they represented would
join the organization.
A recess was then taken TO onablo
the delegates TO attend tho opening
session OF the Union of American He,
brew Congregations.
a resolution was adopted providing
for the printing and sending OF the
proceedings to all the associations, and
providing. that as soon rs IL relief So
cletios should send favorable re.
sponses the organization of tho Ma,
uonal union should be considered
permanent.
The president appointed the follow
ing executive committee OF five: b.
M. Well, Milwaukee; Samuel Hengle,
Loulsville; Rev. j. X. Gutheim, New
Orleans; t. Schoolhaus, Baltimore, and
j. Henrkhumer, Cincinnati.
RESOLUTIONS on the subject of the
itlnerant poor and the shipping of pau
pers from Europe were referred to
the board of managers. The conven-
ton, after the usual Yoto OF thanks,
adjourned.