New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-05-08

THE CONVENTION NEXT MONTH or THE BIG H

THE CONVENTION NEXT MON III 'f Inn DIV III
BREW BENEVOLENT ORDER or B'NN BIRTH
The great Hebrew benevolent fraternity known the
world over a. the Independent order B'nai Birth or
SONS Of the Covenant r meets in National. and it
may ho sad International convention &C., H. member
ship now extends Germany, Austria. RonmaiIa.
Palestine and Egypt every five years ana II" hcNi
assembly Will be- held Richmond. Va, according {"
the resolution Of the last quinqucnDial meeting held
in New York March. I-sJ. June and the day
following Representatives. will De present from
nearly all the states ~ the Union beside, the fore IN
countries mentioned. The assembly L. known 80
cordug To the laws Of the order a. The Constitution
Grand Lodge and when u session has supreme cgs
larivc judicial and executive powcr~. II l. expected
that the approaching meeting VIII Do" one ~ the most
important ever held b. TIE body. ana that radical
change, ia tine law, and r'ual viii bc adopted aud
new feature introduced. The iriehth persecution,
I'm Ru..ia the attempt 10 Introduce religion int" the
Constitution II the United state the Ant semitic
cru-ades and other bararou, and niolcraut measures
which disgrace the cul ehtcncd pirt Of civilization A.
the close of the nineteenth century viii bee made ID"
subject OF discussion.
Tie Oi,icr Of the sons o hc Covenant better known
by it, Hebrew name. Brm Birth. now nc'fly hft'
year, old. its nr,t lodge having been instituted In
New York City IN October las. II has steadily
grown in numbers and hs- ~ present membership
Of nearly 10000 II lcuoyolcut and educational
work. however has extended - every community m
the land aud IcachcS with active Influence the a.
distant orient II, great work 10 America har teen
10 a,,imiatr the refugee and cui.mni Hebrew from
foreign land 90 the law, and condition, 81 the United
state, and making intelligent and patriotic ofIcr-.
The Ia, IL orphan asylum, home, lo aged hnd
infrn: its ho-Dita, and manual schools. lf- .pccHl
libraries Hl,c the Maimondc, Of thl, eits. some of
these cdihcc-. like those for example at Cleveland,
Youlcr~ New Orlran, and Atlanta, are splendid
structures with every modern Improvement
Under the cudOUWrut laws existing ~ the -rNcu
District Grand Lodge !ur-GicjOns IN Ia, country mp
ward OF 100000 L. annually paid Ia wid0"a asa
orphane Of dccc;sssi members. for these aud other
charitable and educational objects SlOvOOOon ha'
foundation. The president Of the fraternity II julius
Bien, of Ncv IOrh, and The Executive Committee con
sis> OF u. Thanc singer If New NOrli. for the Eastern
state IsdOr Bush, ~ It. Loul. for fc Middle STAT"
Joseph Ir~h. 81 Nichsburg. for the southern state
william lOWcnStcin, Of Richmond for the south ~
lautic states Edward IuhOviis. 81 Chicago. for the
Northwestern STATES. and joe ph Bicn Of San Fran
CISCO for The Pacific ~7itcs.
Among the most prominent member, Of the order
in TINS and other States Benjamin T. i"isotto
Mycr :. I-aacs, Adolph l.. Sanger. Jacob II. ochIn
DR.. X. knhlcr, Joseph Koch. Nycr IIellman, h"rl7
Adcr. Edward Lautrlbach. William \. Cans. Jns'Idi
FOA, Leon Blum, Simon Wolf Mycr SUlzbcrgcr. josiah
Cohen. Henry Grccncbaum. Or. Emil q. Iiii@ch. III.
Isaac VI. Wise. Or. :. II. >onnc>chcin Dr. Il. Iel~r
j. u. MOidecal, a. llir7ch and =, II. Scigman.
The Official organ Of The order is The Men0rah
Monthly" a magazine which i. published in this Gus
and edited by eA-COnsul PciXOttO. aud which, besides
representing the fraternity. Is devoted 10 Hebrew
literature, art and science