The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-05-27
THE ORDER B'NAl BIRTH.
Session of the Grand Lodge of the
District Closed.
AMENDMENTS 10 LAWS ADOPTED
Committee Appointed To Devise
Means for Aiding Touro Intirm-
AIRY and Orphans Home.

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district No. I, B'nai Birth. concluded It's
labors today aud adjourned sine die.
| This has, in many respects. been re-
markable convention. Its members are of
a high order oil intelligence. the leading
representatives of their race. thoroughly
mbucd with the most advanced ideas, pos
sessed OF rare ability as dcbators and most
Of them have displayed in this convention
strength OF intellect seldom seen In any
assembly. Every ben BIRTH is good par
| lame ntar!au. Not one of them ever be-
comes embarrassed in addressing the chair
or the convention. Each OF them is well
qualified to preside, and in welding the
gavei he knows how to be firm without
being tyranncal
The business of this convention has been
dispatched with great rapidity. yet nothing
has been neglected. nor has any measure
been "railroaded" through the convention.
| The discussions have been conducted In u
conservative spirit, but there has been no
| lack of earnestness, and in every expression
| from the delegates is observed a spirit OF
loyalty, which, while characteristic OF the
Jew, is nevertheless impressive.
| That there has been such LOYALTY to their
race and such devotion to Judaism does
| not warrant the assumption that they
are selfish or intoierant. Indeed, the pro-
oeedings throughout have evinced spirit
of liberality truly commendable. lntoler-
| ance is rebuked whenever 1t manfusts IT.
| self. whether it be on the floor OF in the
chair, aud in every statement OF doctrinai
| faith religious liberty was the cardinal
| thought
The convention opened this morning at
vel Inv 1 "a
| members had been a little tardy. ana net
half the delegates were present which the
convention was called to order.
Consideration of the report of the com
| mittee on laws ana lodges was resumed.
The commit 20 recommended that the mat
ter OF elocting the treasurer from New Or
leans be referred to committee tor n
vcstigation and report at tho neNS meet
ing.
\ recommendation that III" constitution
be so amended as 10 permit she Investment
OF the endowment funds in bonds was
adopted and the amendment was put upon
its second reading.
Mr.. LanAman OF Nicksburs opposed the
amendment, He said the board had al
ready invested about $4,000 in bonds, equal
to one-third OF the permanent endOM ment
fund. and that the authority contained In
the amendment extending the bond hold
inGs to 30 per cent OF the fund was dan
gerous.
Past President Harpaman favored the
amendment, and was followed by Gustav
Levi in favor OF the amendment.
The amendment was adopted.
The following committee was appointed
on revision OF laws and given until next
year TO make report: JACQUES Loeb Arch
ibald Marks. $ C. Eldridge.
The proposed amendment making debit
ors to the endowment fund ineligible TO
membership on the endowment board was
ahouted.
The committee on mileage reported their
allowances In accordance with the instruc-
| IONS given yesterday. that Is. on "A basis
of the shortest route open to travel.
The following resolution was adopted:
Whereas. For a number of years the
noble people of the city of New Orleans
have done more than the lions share to-
ward the support and maintenance of the
Iouro inflrmarv and the Jewish Widows
and Orphans home: and
whereas, II Is eXpedient and right that
the people OF that portion of the district
who constantly avail themselves cf the
privileges of these institutions should con-
tribute more literally to these worthy in
atltutions; therefore be it
RESOLVED. That a committee composed OF
,wo delegates from each State of dis dis
trict be appointed to devise such ways and
means as in their Judgment may be proper
ana necessary to meet the requirements
OF me occasion in the premises and report
thelr action thereon To the next convention
OF this lodge.
Richard II. Fries.