Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-12-07
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come. May you be rewarded for leaving
YOUR homes far away; may you enjoy
YOUR visit 10 this beautiful and historic
-y. may your deliberations be peaceful
and harmonious; may you be impressed
With the Importance Of your mission, and
uay q result to the glory OF God and
mo- Presidents address was received
With much applause, and at its close lie
Was rendered quite an ovation.
MAYOR TAYLOR'S WELCOME.
-lr Freiberg then introduced Mayor
Richard NJ Taylor, who was cordially
greeted. lie extended the freedom of the
.y to the visitors and a particularly
g.rm welcome.
.sly friends" he said, "you enter our
lt.- and we meet you at the threshold
V..l O. warm greeting and bid you God
Speed in the noble work in which you are
chs -ed. This historic city has always
warm welcome Tor those whose mission
I- OBJ build up the waste places in the lives
nj our fellow-men. Your work inspires
ue eentlest instincts Of human character,
and We know the object of this convention
u be- attained. You have found time 10
.lre your busy marts of life TO come to-
-tler for thought and meditation. our
..r Isl hOnOred by your presence, and here
amid the surroundings OF our genial t9l-
..W- hip we hope TO aid you in your grand
Wo,k. We give 10 your assistance our
l.st people. They are leaders amongst
us md we trust to them our object 70
Ie0r. rly receive and entertain you. We
know they viii succeed. My distinguished
.ll learned friend, DR.. Calisch, VIII lead
r.4 spiritually, and the social functions
have been entrusted 10 our Well-known
r.U.eman. julius Straus and aSsociat -.
j could not place you in better hands. AS
you enter the hOspitable homes thrown
open 10 you remember you are in the
houses Of your friends, and the proverbial
hospitality Of our people Will show its9lt
Nv hfrhggf official object is At
,lined when / am called upon 10 welt ne
tl our city my distinguished countrymen.
Ly pleasure, then, Is TO bid you welcome,
aud as Mayor / give you the freedom or
the city, and assure you that my fellow
citizens appreciate a visit fraught with
such worthy aspirations as the amelora-
uol OF our race. God be with you
1lR. STRAUSS IS CHAIRMAN
The convention then went into the cleo
ton No a temporary chairman, and Mr..
srirs Strauss the president Of Beth
aHatl synagogue, Of this city, who was
nominated by Mr.. Henry Hutzler, was
unanimously chosen. He spoke briefly I'm
a.Erowl5dgment of the honor and said
i would strive TO accomplish the Offices
-.r which the convention had been called.
81. Lpman Levy proposed Mr. SiegmUnd
lawn. of Buffalo, n. Y, as temporary
secretary. and he was unanimously
elected. after which Mr.. julius Strauss
r..a and extended the address of well
come. 10 was not a set or formal thing
tr The note Of sincerity sounded
throughout g. Il extend TO you hearty
Welcome" he said. I'VE feel sure that
fla influence that shall be wrought in this
meeting viii be long felt in this commu-
dizzy. SO doubt many Of you. for the first
time. are visiting this beautiful city of
.-rs. but DE assured you shall be no
strangers In a strange land. Ample pre-
Iuuln has been made by'committee 10
max. you feel at home. We hope that
nothing VIII occur during this convention
CD mar your pleasure. We are more
Than delighted that some of our friends
brought their wives and daughters with
h.m.' The Governor. he said, was in
disposed. but hopes 20 be present before
81. convention adjourns.
THOSE WHO ARE PRESENT.
Tho Committee on Credentials-Mr Lip
man Levy. chairman-returned at this
h' together with the Committee on
Permanent Organization, of which Mr..
LOWS Heiusheimer was chairman.
During the absence Of these bodies the
Convention took a recess Returning, the
Committee on Credentials submitted the
following report, which was adopted, una
Nathan Duncker. Rev. DR.. Louis Gross !
I..A. b. l.. Heinsheimer Lewis Helnshei- |
... Max SOlwenstein, Moses Marks, |
sm4. strauss. Rev. Dr. /. M. Wise, |
SAi.es j. Mock T.. BOetughelmer, l.. a. |
,...rs. and Moses May, all of Bene !
i.sh"enn Congregation, Cincinnati, O.; 1
Pare Lesem B'nai Sholem, Quincy, ILL.,; !
--ol Straus. Emanuel Hartzell, Mrs. |
T.. h4rtzel. Abraham Freiberg, JACOB |
~ .n4eher LiUman Levy. NJ. IL. Marks, |
c'. Dr. David Philipson Isidore Trager' |
,.Nlt! vs.. Frost. Sol Fox, David Heniy, |
krThr Efpr.ffpH phgiQCtFOm. |
o.A.d IL. Wartch. OF Sheriff Israel |
--ietauOn, Cincinnati, o.; Herman |
I.-.ll.i fer sylvan w. Kahn, SOL. ;.
A-.r Lew Meyer. Indianapolis Hebrew |
cation. Indianapolis Ind; Louis /
./ Martin BretZel. AdOlph Freund, !
muel Heayenrich. seligman schloss,
1 ID Congregation, Detroit Micn.'
"'rt Dllman. Tiffereth Israel Congre-
t-o'A Cleveland. o.. Rev. Or. |. levin
Marx Gunst. Ohavai Sholem, Nash.
lenn., Rev. Charles $. Lew, Samuei |
i. ner Anshai Emeth Congregation,
'l5, H.; Israel Cowen, Henry Gerst-
haiset. Soms Marcus, Lazarus Silver
4 Anshe Mayriy Congregation, Chi-
Ill; Rev David Marx, Isaac Lieb
'IN Hebrew Benevolent Atlanta, Ga,
t'I'u y. Marcuse, Emanuel, Grand
IHs Mich; Rev. Dr. Israel Aaron.
.lH'.d kelser, Segmund Leyya, Abran
Eif,hheimer Temple Beth Zion, Bunaio'
~ De-, JOSIAH Cohen, Simon Kaufman,
i.c Lehman. A. Lippman, Rev Or. l..
GER Emanuel Wertheimer. Roden
Ier.H Pl'tspurg Pa; 5. l.; Bloomberg'
.e Abraham, Portsmouth o.: Sol Sole
81 Eene Israel Kalamazoo, Mich; Rev.
e. Hecht. EMANUEL Milwaukee, Wis;
if > IyoT ROdef Sholem. Petersburg.
H. SIMON Wolf Washington Hebrew,
nngt0u ID c.; Rev DR.. u. n. Ca
t Charles Hutzler, Julius Straus,
tWup WhifOck Beth Ahaba, Richmond,
~ rev W. Max Heller, Temple Sinai
,e" yfieans. La. Rev. DR.. Joseph silver
I"n, Emanl-Eli New York. y. Y: John
o. hafedorni Arnold KOhn. Rev. DIR. Jo-
I'm kranokSff Daniel Merz. Aaron Cans,
Htheseth lsyael. Philadelphia Pa; Rev. !