Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1885-02-24
ORDER OF B.NAI FIRTH.
the Fifth District as Abuer's Hall
Address OF the President and other
Business.

Annual Meeting of the Grand Ledge of
the Fifth District as Abuer's HALL
Address OF the President and other
Business.
The eighteenth annual session of the Grand
Lodge of the fifth district of the Hebrew order
OF B'nai Birth convened this morning at Alb
ners hall. rs is well known. this Is n Hebrew
benevolent organization which. in addition To
the usual work OF such bodies. erects orphan
asylums and provides facilities for education.
This Grand Lodge is composed OF representa-
tives nom the fifth district which comprises the
states OF Georgia, South Carolina, North Caro-
lima, Virginia, Maryland and the District OF Co
lumbia. The representatives number about 100.
and they have a constituency of l.9t5. The
order Is a general one throughout the United
States, and theV are seven districts besides one
in Germany, having a total membership oi
25,O00 In the District OF Columbia there are
three lodges which are represented in the Grand
Lodge, and in addition. committees have been
appointed to arrange for the entertainment
and reception OF the visiting delegates. These
committees are as follows, composed OF repre-
sentatives of the three lodges:
Executive committee@~mon Wolf. chair
man; Henry Adler. /. l.. Blout. III. King. ir., Il.
Gusdorf, $. Cans, NJ. Eiseumann. Max Cohen.
ID. Strauss, B. Solomon, r. Sinsheimer. l.. Cart
wohl, A. Baer, A. Salzstein, Henry Strauss.
Reception committee-M Eiseutuann, chair
man; $. Wolf, Henry Adler. ii. King. jr.. =.
Cans, d. Strauss, Max Cohen. h. Gus,i6ri. b.
Sinsheimer, A. Baer, II. Strauss and A, Salz-
The grand lodge win remain in session unit,
Thursday afternoon, devoting the days 10 bust
ness. The committees above mentioned have
arranged TO give the visiting delegates a recep-
ton at Abner's hall this evening, which will be
followed by concert. the evening terminating
with dancing. Tomorrow evening banquet
will be given at Abners and later in the even.
Ing grand ball at Marinis hall.
MEETING THIS MORNING.
The session Of the Grand Lodge was called to
order this morning at IL O'Clock by the pres
dent, Mr.. John jay Cohen. OF Augusta. ga, the
other officers present being as follows: First vice
president. NJ. I. Ash. Baltimore: second vice
rotary, $. $. Nyburg. Baltimore; treasurer, j
Goodman, Baltimore; sergeant-at-arms, a. s
Refnach, Petersburg, Va.
After the lodge was formally opened. the pro
ceedings being conducted with closed doors, the
president read his annual report, i'm which ht
stated that during the past year Jedidiah and
Hasmonea Lodges. of Baltimore. We're dropped
from the list of lodges owing to their refusal Il
obey the changes made in the endowment law
whica was authorized at the last meeting OF the
Grand Lodge. The report added that ''wher
these two old landmarks were destroyed 10y
their own suicidal course there arose from theil
ashes two new sisters to Join ne band of lodges
of our District who represent the true type o
B mai Birth" In view of this circumstance tn,
president is of the opinion That no endowment
law can be secure unless based upon the requi
site OF a centralized sinking fund, administered
by officers directly appointed and controlled 10y
the Grand Lodge. He therefore recommend:
that steps be taken to carry out this suggestion
THE GENERAL COMMITTEES REPORT.
The report of the general committee was sub
mitted through its secretary, =. :. Nyburg
which states that during the past year "the
order has not increased, the losses 10y deaths
suspensions and Withdrawals fully equalizng
the accessions to its ranks. The losses 10y NOR
tality have been but =. whilst those 1om suS
pensions for non-payment of dues and yolun
tary Withdrawals We're 20
The secretary S report shows the receipts fOl
the year to have been Sl9.950, The total en-
dowment fund is SS3,60S.56.
During the session Mr.. Simon Wolf, the chair.
man OF the board of control, presented an elab-
crate report, i'm which he recommended that an
orphan asylum be established in this city. The
board has $4,000 on hand for this purpose
and if the Grand Lodge approves Of This loca
ton, the work OF erection viii begin at once.
THE LIST OF DELEGATES.
The following is list of delegates:
Elijah, No 50, Washington, ID. C.-Delegates
Simon Wolf, II. King, jr., ii. Adler.
King David, No. 60, Baltimore-M. I. Ash, S
Runmon, No; 6S, Richmond, Na;-Delegates
julius Straus Henry Gunst, Moses Hutzler.
Benjamin, No. 90. Richmond, Na.-Julius
Gabriel Riesser, No. 15, Baltimore-Joseph
Lehman, Isaiah Prag, solomon pyrenfgrth:
m S1ssi s. Mitchell lite 3. ii. levy. ' NJ SOLO
julius Kaufman, Lewis Banner.
Levin, ST., F. Moultrie Mordecsi. NJ. Furchgott.
Potomac, No. lo4. District Of Columbia-A
NJ. Baer, Henry Ottinger, Henry Strauss.
Grace Aquelar. No1lT, Distr ct OF Columbia
]. z. Herman, Samuel Cans, VI oses EiSenmann
Obadiah, No. 119, Georgia-John Jay Cohen
Adolph Brandt, c. III. Cohen.
Covenant, No. 125, Baltimore-Solomon Baer
Levi Weinberger, 5. Troutman.
Ludwig Phillipson, No. 1873. Baltimore-Johr
]. Rosenthal. III. Rosenthal. NJ. Behrend.
Gate City. No 144, Georgia-SW Wen, ID. Kauf
man, F. Schiff.
Raphael. No 144, Georgia-S. n. Cohen, NJ. b
Malachi, No. 10, Georgia-J. II. Hertz, Saml
Altmayer, Jacob Siesel.
Mieha, No. 147, Georgia-C. Wassalowsky, a
Stern, l.. c. Plousky.
Maon, No. 112. Norfolk, Val. Adeisdorf, s
Marx, Jacob Hecht.
Bier Chajim, No. III. Cumberland, Nd
Eiah. No ao4, virginia~B. Sey, A. II. Heller
Monticello; No. PA, virginia-Moses Letter
man, NJ. b. Heller, A. Brunn.
E. A. We'll. r. l.. Lillienthal.
North State, No. ODD, Wilmington, y. C.-J
r: Macks, NJ; Goodman, 1. GreeneTyald.
Paradise, No. Obj, Nirgnia--H. NJ. Gunst, j
A. Herschberg, E. Bottigheimer.
Virginia, No. 225, Danvilie, Wa. $ Rein
och. Jacob Cohen. j. Peyser.
Zanoah, No. 235, Georgia-Henry Morris, d.
Lechtenstein, L. Heilbroner.
Mount Vernon, No. 2o9, Alexandria, Val
Kaufman, H. Schwarz, $ Blondhem.
Charlotte, No. $50, North Carolina-H Baum.
garten, A. NJ. Goldsmith, ID. Blum,
Randolph; No. 304, Georgia-A. Isaacs, l.. d.
Wildman; NJ. /. Hessberg.
Monumental City, No. 81, Baltimore-E. Ro
senbaum B. Bornheim, * Grinsielder.
Migdol, No. 81 8. Georgia-M. Nicholson, $. NJ
Glogner, NJ. Ulman.
Loyal, No. $780, Baltimore-Solomon PRESS
Aaron Goodman, Meyer Hirsh.
Fidelity, No. 253, Baltimore-M. Daniel, S
'Wasserman, A. kerngood.
The constitutional convention of the order
will meet in Tammany hall, New York city
March LIST, composed of one representative OF
each lodge, Simon Wolf, Max Cohen.