The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1885-07-16
The Hebrew Charlty Conyentlnn

ST.. LOUIS, July li.-In the conven.
ton of the Hebrew Charity Associa.
ton tho committee on constitution
and bylaws not being ready to make
g report, yesterday afternoon the con
vention took the matter up and framed
constitution itself. The name of the
new society is "The Associated He
brew Charities of the United States;''
and for the first year it Is to be gov.
erned generally by a board
OF mananers OF II members. TO-da y
the bi:enial convention of the United
American Hebrew Congregation is to
be hold 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
utiye committee of united congrega-
tions had meeting tonight and
marked out the work of the conven.
ton.
The Union of American Hebrew con.
gregations met this morning at Har-
monic Club hall, l0:3O O'Clock.
M. Lath of Cincinnati, President OF
the Executive Council, called the Un-
ion to order and requested the Rev.
DoN ~ i'PoNhy VA DoAbiiholCb w
open the convention with prayer.
The address Of welcome was deliv.
cred by j. L. Issacs, of 81. Louis.
Samuel Hingle, Of Louisville, was
elected temporary Chairman, and b.
M. We'll, Of milwaukee,, temporary
Secretary.
The committees on credentials and
permanent organization were appoint
cd, and after q brief recess, submitted
their report.
Tho following permanent officers
President - Augustus Binswanger,
Vice President-Dayid Kline, Phila-
delphia.
Secretary--Lipman Levy, Cincin-
natl.
Assistant Secretary-R. M. We'll,
Milwaukee.
Brief addresses were delivered by
the new president aud ice.president.
The secretary read the 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 and the trans
action OF other routine business, after
which the delegates were given adriye
| through the city and suburbs.
! The Union OF the Hebrew Charities
met again this evening, perfected the
constitution and bylaws, and unani-
mously adopted the name agreed upon
yesterday for their new society, viz:
"The Association Of Hebrew Charities
of the United States"
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 enable
the delegates to attend the 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 as IL relief So
cieties should send favorable re
sponses the organization OF, the Ma.
tional union should be considered
permanent.
The president appointed the follow
ing executive committee Of five: B.
M. We'll, Milwaukee,; Samuel Hengle,
Louisville; Rev. j. X. Gutheim, New
Orleans; Il. Schoolhaus, Baltimore, and
j. Henrkhumer, Cincinnati.
Resolutions on the subject of the
itinerant poor and the shipping of pau
pers from Europe were referred to
the board of managers. The conven-
ton, after the usual vote of thanks,
adjourned.