Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-05-29
THE B'NAI BIRTH,
An Interesting Gathering of the Lodges of
This Order Last Night.

An Interesting Gathering of the Lodges of
This Order Last Night.
The combined lodges Of the independent
Order Of B'nai Birth of the District of Column
bia rendered an entertainment last night. at Ma
tional Rifles Hall, to the officers of District
Grand Lodge, No. 5. 1t was pleasant affair
and large audience of representative Israelites
OF the city was present. On the stage were the
officers Of Grand Lodge, No. 5, az follows:
President I. NJ. Mordecai Of Charleston, S. C.
Grand Vice President Julius Straus of Rich
mond. Va, and Second Grand Vice President
Sneeberger. Grand Treasurer A. Goodman,
Grand Secretary s. S. Nyburg, Chairman S.
Wasseman and ]. Baer of the general committee,
all Of Baltimore.
MIR. Henry King. jr., past grand president Of
the order, delivered an address OF welcome to
the officers, in which he alluded in graceful
terms to the distinguished services which the
ohcers are rendering to the order of B'nai
% nth and to the Jewish people. In behalf of
the combined lodges of the District of Column
bia he babe the officers welcome.
PRESIDENT MoRDECAI's ADDRESS.
Mr.. T. NJ. Mordecai, the grand president of
the order, then delivered the opening address,
de desired. he said, at the outset to correct a
mistaken idea which exists in the minds of
many good Israelites as to the aims and objects
OF the b Mai b Rith. The ends which the order
Is endeavorins to accomplish is not for the
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT Of itself. but for the benefit
and uplifting Of the whole Jewish community
TO accomplish its purposes it is necessary at
this time to have an Infusion of new blood
young blood. There is need for the young men
to come into the order. In this age of demon
allzation and in view Of the prevailing tendency
to bring church and state together it is neces-
sary to teach the Young Jew to be proud of his
race and to demonstrate to the world the fact
that he is man ard gentleman. Mr.. Nor
uecal urged all young men OF the Jewish faith
to join the order
Mr.. Julius of Richmond was the next speaker.
He said he had been a member of the b mai
Birth 80 long that he was afraid to mention
f-people might think he had reached his Sec
ond childhood. He joined the order because
he deemed it his duty as a Jew to do so. and to
affiliate himself with an organization which
undertakes not only to relieve distress among
his people. but to plant the banner of Judaism
wherever it can. He gave most encouraging
report of the progress of the Bnai Z rith in
Richmond. and told the audience something
about the orphan asylum at Atlanta which the
order has established and which was established
largely through the aid of Washiugtonians. Mr.
Simon Wolf OF this city being one of its earliest
promoters.
IN GOOD COMPANY.
Mr. Strauss said that Jewish young men who
join the B'nai Birth will find themselves in
good company; they will be among such men
as Judge Rosendae. the attorney general of
New York state: William Laubensteain, who for
twenty consecutive sessions has represented the
Richmond district in the upper house of the
Virginia legislature, and Mr.. Simon Wolf of
Washington, who was sent by the United States
to the land of the Pharaohs, the land where the
Jewish forefathers were oppressed.
Mr.. Simon Wolf, who had come into the hall
and modestly taken n seat in the back row, was
then brought upon the stage and called upon
for an address. He made a short but eloquent
speech in which he paid high tribute to the or
der Of B'nai Birth and the work which it is do
ing for his people.
During the Intervals between the speeches of
the evening the audience was entertained by
songs and musical selections by Miss Leila
Leibermann, Mr.. S. Wertheimer, Miss Bertha
Mailhouse and Mr.. J. Steinem and the rendi-
ton of laughabe farce by Messrs. Phil
Friedander, Len Mayer, l. II. Goodman and
S. Wertheimer.
Before the entertainment closed Mr.. Henry
King, jr., was presented with handsome silver
berry set. the gift of the Grand Lodge. over
which he had lately presided and in such an
able manner. Mr.. s. s. Nyburg made the
presentation speech, to which Mr.. King re-
sponded feelingly.