Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-02-11
B'NAI FIRTH.
Biennial Meeting OF District Grand Lodge,
No. 5--NeW Omcers Elected.

Biennial Meeting OF District Grand Lodge
No. 5--New Omcers Elected.
The twcnty-second biennial meeting of Dis
trict Grand Lodge, No. S, Independent Order
of B'nai Birth. was begun yesterday in Balti-
more. The District Grand Lodge embraces the
territory of Maryland, District of Columbia,
| Virginia, North Carolina South Carolina and
| Georgia, and representatives from all lodges
within these bounds were present An address
OF welcome was made by the mayor Of the city.
A suitable response was made by Lionel 8. G.
Levy of Columbus, Ga.
ELECTION OF OFFICERS.
After the reception of the annual report Of
President We'll. the election of officers for 1891
was held, resulting as follows: Henry King,
| jr., Of this city. president: T. Moultrie Nor
decai OF Charleston, s. c., and Julius Strauss OF
Richmond, vice presidents; S. s. Nyburg.
secretary: Andrew Goodman, treasurer, and
Lewis Schneeburger. sergeant-at-arms. The
district court of appeals was elected as follows:
9. Henry Cohen. Samuel Grunsfelcer, j.. W.
| Nordlinger, NJ. Kaufman, Solomon C. We'll. +.
NJ. Mordecai and J. G. Haas. In the board Of
| control vacancies were filled by the election of
J. Hirsch, J. l. Macks, Henry Adler and Aaron
4 Brag. In the board of trustees of the endow-
ment sinking fund John J. Cohen, L. Grad
| wohl. Henry Morris and j. Hecht were elected
| to fill vacancies In the report of the
| that its receipts during the year were
Sl0f ,S14.s0 an excess of 81, 923 over receipts
of last year.
THE NEXT MEETING TO BE AT MACON
Macon, Ga, was selected as the next place
of meeting A number of resolutions were re-
ceived and referred 20 their proper committees.
| All but two referred to the internal affairs of
the order. The two exceptions related to the
action of the order with regard to the large
l.Dx1 H.
America from Russia. The first was by Mr.. s.
l.. Auerbach, by which the Endorsement OF the
! lodge was given to the Jewish Alliance of
America, together with 500 to aid it in Its work.
| The object of the alliance is to prevent the
! colonization of Hebrew immigrant Is in the large
cities, but to induce them to settle Oh the pub
| lie farming lands in the various parts of the
country. The second resolution, offered by
Mr.. Lewis j. Cohen. provided for the urging
| by The Grand Lodge of the formation of suDOr-
dinate Bnai Birth lodges among Jewish imlni-
grants. When adopted it will put the lodge in
line with other grand lodges of the order, all
of which strongly favoring the establish
ment of subordinate lodges among the immi-
grants.
THE WORK OF THE YEAR.
The reports of the officers show that the men,
bership had remained nearly stationary. at
| 1872, during the past year. Twenty-one thous-
and dollars had been expended in the payment
of the death claims TO the heirs of twonty-one
deceased members during the year, the money
all being paid ont from "a centralized fund.
| That fund now is S104.S74, showing an increase
| of -. 1853 during the year. The total number
| of endOwments that have been paid up to date
| by the Grand Lodge are los. The endowment
sinking fund showed balance last February
of S19.116; the receipts during the year were
| S55.527.
The members of the Baltimore lodges enter
tanned the delegates at banquet last evening.