Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-06-01
SONS OF COVENANT.
oern GRAND CONVENTION OF THE
ORDER e'NAi B'RITH.
A. International Body - Districts and
peIerates-PerscnaiN ctcs
OF Members.

-lv IN this country ana Canada, but also
:. Boumania, Germany, Egypt, and Aus
ira -
r.o R'nai Birth Sons Of the Covenant)
, NJ tbc largest philanthropic and en-
F,,oft orders in this country, having
..,,s,3s of %, 600 members. In the last
.asSn wears Il has spent $1,000, 900 in the
S,ec.,ou and maintenance OF asylums,
s'.,ual schools. and hospitals and for edu-
Ito. IN the Orient.
'" Ts' mi,,embcrsbip in Germany is 5000 and
q, ponmania 800.
u me are elso subordinate lodges in
CO Jerusalem. Joppa, and more lately
nv, present body. which strictly speak
:..,s "A Grand convention. has supreme
'"-.,ol over all the subordinate and dis
.-.t lodges. This power is vested during
-,.es. In the Executive Committee of one
,-,m each Of the nine districts and one
n.mhcr az large.
.t,tnlSfS. There are now seven grand
',t-o. ,n The United States districted and
r.1reseutcd as follows:
OFFICERS.
Tho r~csent officers Of the Constitution
toire alc. julius Bien. New York, presi-
+.rf. JOSIAH Cohen, Philadelphia, vice.
..-...3ert. lsidor Bush St. Louis. trea-
l-.r. NJ Thalme sSinger, New York, sec
--arv Lewis Gotthold. New York, clerk
the Executive Committee.
DISTRICT 40. l.
Tl,sdie'rict comprises New York. the New
r..hri States. and Canada, and is repre-
seated as follows Adolph Hirsh. Joseph
l0.h. samuel ID. Seward, MOrrltz Elinger.
S Hamburger, Henry NJ. Goldfogle. Julius
j. Frank. Israel Cohen, Rev. Henry :.
Jacobs. Jacob A. Berk. Herman Wolf.
lrna'z koeser. II. J. Hershberger, Elias
Shl Nathan c. Myers, Nathan Bier,
r..l., Kantrowitz. Isaac Rosnosky. David
L Walter. Adolph l.. Sanger, Simon Nj.
R,ed.r. Morris Adler. Joseph Fox,
solomon Sulzbcrger, William A. Cans,
Nerr ieman. julius Bien.
NJ Koch is an eX-iudge Of one of the
Ncr York courts, and Is at present men,
t.-of the Excise Board of that city.
rrl,e Henry NJ. Goldfogle is Judge OF
q, Fifth District Court OF New York city.
rov. Henry :. Jacobs. of New York, was
many wears a resident and minister of
,l.s city. and Is brother of tho late Rev:
Gar-,e Jacobs, also citizen Of Richmond
la long time He viii arrive tomorrow.
M. Eo,noskv is a member of the Boston
Board & Aldermen.
Mr. William A. Cans, president OF the
district. IS prominent New York lawyer.
Nr. Tlhngcr Is an dttdo,e of the Surro-
rates Office of New York city and IS con
Noted with the editorial staa OF the
F5rr Standard
DISTRICT no. 2.
Ohio. Indiana, Kentucky, Missouri, and
cl-rsio compose this district. with the
srov,nr representatives: August Bren-
,aro Samuel Westheimer. Isidor Bush,
Jor.s Aufcnger. Joseph Abraham. Nathan
n.-oker Morton A. Marks, Jacob furth,
Victor Abraham. and Jacob ShIoder.
Mr. Brertano is eX-president of the Evans
vle Ind City Council
Isidor Bush is a former Missouri State
joseph Abraham is president of the Su-
meme Court Of the order.
Nathan Duncker. OF Clncinnatl, ~
member Of the State Board of Pardons
End e,-presldent of the Board of Trade.
VI A Marks. of Cleveland, was at one
tine vice-president of the mississippi
RIVER Commission.
DISTRICT NO. 3.
The Third district comprises New Jer-
g. PENNSYLVANIA, and Delaware. The
dfs-s,es are: NJ X. Cohen, David Klein,
J,c1a Singer, Charles Hoffman. Joseph ID.
C1o.s. Albert Rosenstein, and Jacob Holz-
ucr. r,-r,
David Klein is a member Of the Philadel-
pha City Council.
VI. h. Cohen Is editor and publisher OF
the Prpress Journal of Philadelphia.
Charles Hoffman is an attorney at law
AMI editor of the J0oish Exponent
DISTRICT 80. 4.
California and the Pacific States COM
pose this district and send the following
delegation: David 5. Hrshberg, Albert
81 EfSnGF
J. J. Aschcim, d. A. D'Ancona, and Joseph
Kothschlld.
Mr.. Fisher is rising and prominent
young LAWYER Of San Francisco.
Joseph RothsChild Is prominent Demo
cratic politician of San Francisco. and is
mentioned for the congressional nomlna-
uou this fall.
DISTRICT no. 5.
The Fifth district the one in which
Richmond is. takes in besides Virginia,
Maryland. the District Of Columbia, North
and South Carolina. and Georgia. The
representatives. are :. 5. Nyburg, Simon
Wolf. William Lovensiei Nathaniel Le-
w. L. G. Levy. Jr.. and j. I. Marks.
Mr. Wolf is ext mted States Minister to
Trvut. and has also held other Offices I'M
Dr. the Government.
ZION. William Loyenstein, one of Rich
monl's representatives, in the State Senate,
needs no Introduction to a Richmond or
Virginia reader.
DISTRICT 10. G.
Tbs district is made up Of the States Of
Illinois, Michigan. Wisconsin, Minnesota,
6ui Iowa. Its delegation is as follows:
David Adler DR.. b. Felsenthal, Israel Co
hen Maurice VI. Housman, Samuel Wool
Lot Edward Rubwitz, NJ. NJ. Hlrsh, L. Q.
hamburger, and PhilipStein.
DISTRICT NO. Z.
Tennessee. Arkansas, Texas, Louisiana,
Mississippi. and Alabama, with the follow
bur- delegation: Joseph Hirsh, A. 5.
Myers. w. L. Ernst. Leo n. Levi, G. L.
Gf Sc. Joseph Magner, Simon Cohen, and
q. A. Levi.
FOREIGN NEWS.
District No. s Is made mp entirely of
GERMANY, and is represented by Messrs.
helTy rreenabaum. of Chicago, and Nor
z, 'oaducart. of New YORK.
tll-uia District. No. Q, is represented
By hoa Benjamin F. Peixotto, of New
l.fs ex-United States Consul 10 that
,-a,'y. and Professor Henry NJ. Leipziger,
2 ,1o same city. DIR. Peixotto is also the
tltoT o. the MenorGh. the organ OF the
oder Professor LeipAger is superlntend-
e4t ot the Hebrew archaeological School
Nv York city.
ogTICER5.
Already there ia quite q spirited contest
g. D. the delegates as 10 who shall be
temporary and permanent chairman of the
lodge
VI. William A. Cans, president of Dis
tr't Lodge. No. /, is mentioned by his
friends as a candidate for permanent chair
nm.
Another delegate named for the same
Position is Senator William Lovenstein. of
us city. Mr. Lovenstein Is considered
ore Of the best parliamentarians in the
Senate. and has often presided over that
body IA a very creditable manner.
for temporary chairman three names are
mentioned Victor Abraham, OF Gin
ctu.t; Mr.. l.. c. Hamburger, of Chi
GAO and Sir. Joseph Rothschild, OF San
Francisco.
To-DAY's SESSION.
Mr. julius Bien, president Of the Execu-
i've Committee, who has no opposition for
reelection. will call the convention to
order to-day at the hotel.
temporary and permanent officers will
% elected, and as SOON as an organization
y ELECTED adjournment will be had until
~ o'clock tomorrow morning, when the
body will reassomble in the hall OF the
House Of DELEGATES, where Mayor Ellysona