The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-01-28
B MAI BIRTHS SCHOOL.
The Grand Lodge Makes an
Appropriation for Its
Maintenance.
ELECTION OF OFFICERS TODAY.
The Question of an Age Scale of
Assessments Postponed Until
Next Year.
ELECTION OF OFFICERS TODAY.

At yesterdays session of the Indepen.
dent Order of B'nai Birth the first ques-
ton brought up was the report of the
special com mittee on endowment appointed
last year.
The present rate of assessment paid by
all members is $50 per year. The commit
tee reported that this was inequitable and
inadequate for the future and recon-
mended that a graduated scale of assess
ments based on the age of the members
be adopted so that the younger members
would pay $50 per year and that the
amount of assessment should be incre ased
for the older members up to $50 per year
for those 81 years old or over.
The sentiment of the delegates was
nearly unanimous against its adoption at
present at least. and it was finally deter
mined to refer the matter back to the gen.
eral committee to report on at the next
annual meeting. 1t was ordered that $500
copies OF the report be printed for distri-
button among the members. On motion
of Past Grand President D. o. Hirshberg
it was ordered that $500 copies of the
Morse plan of endowment be also printed
and distributed.
The B. B. Hall committee was increased
by adding to it the grand president, the
grand treasurer.
The general committee was authorized
to offer for sale the B'nai Birth Hall, pro-
vided $150000 could be obtained for it.
The order will then build new hall on its
lot on Van Ness avenue, at the corner of
Fell.
The Hall Association was allowed $1,000
for necessary improvements on the hall,
which requires painting and some interior
| decoration.
First Grand Vice President Wolfe pre-
sented in an eloquent speech on behalf of
the convention set of handsomely en-
crossed resolutions to Past Grand Treas
urer Isaac Lacher, expressing their appre-
| citation of his faithful services while in
office. Mr.. Lacher was grand treasurer of
the order for six years.
! In honor of the wedding of Second Grand
! Vice President Stein of Hope Lodge,
| Stockton, he was presented with set of
congratulatory resolutions, which were
beautifully engrossed. The presentation
speech was made by First Grand Vice
| President Edwin 1. Wolfe.
| DR.. Voorsanger presented his report on
the free religious school, recommending
that an appropriation of $l750 be made for
its maintenance, or that arrangements be
made to bring it back to the hall. Last
July the Fire Wardens directed the direc-
| tors of the Hall Association that they
must either build fire-escapes or remove
the school. The school was moved to
Mission street.
DR.. Voorsanger made an eloquent plea
in behalf of maintaining the school and
arranging to bring it back to the hall.
After conclusion of his speech Rabbi
Levy was invited to give his views, and
ably supported the committees report
Mr.. Marcuse of Oakland Lodge said that
he had always opposed maintaining the
school, but had now been converted and adj
yocated its support. Past Grand President
| Choynski said that he did not believe
that the B'nai B 'rith should alone maintain
the school, but that it should be supported
by all the Jewish people IN the district.
The whole of the evening session was
taken up with the discussion of this SUBJ
iect and finally when a vote was taken
near midnight it was determined to adopt
the committees recommendation. The
vote stood 96 TO 20.
The Grand Lodge will meet again this
morning at 10. Grand officers for the en-
suing year will be elected to-day.