The times., 1898-01-16

The Improved order Oh ID mai ID fieh
of the United States of America VIII hoid
its annual conv ention in Washington on
January %, "a, and %.
The delegates of this convention VIII
come from all parts OF the country wnere
this organization has ledge. Chicago
sends three, Boston three, Philadelphia
seven. Baltimore forty, New York fifteen.
Brooklyn six. and Washington four, anu
there are other cities yet to be heard
from. Resides the number of delegates TO
attend, there will be at least 100 mehi-
hers of the order who will be present at
the meetings, but have no voice in the
convention.
on the first day of the meeting, the
convention will be called to order by
Joel W. Marks, supreme president OF
this large order, and tne convention will
be in session until - O'Clock, when it
will adjourn for the noon hour. II will
meet again in the afternoon. During the
day committee reports and other routine
work will be received. At night ban
uuet will be rendered the convention by
which occasion, Mr.. Isaac Cans will act
as POSTMASTER. The banquet VIII be
held at Carroll Institute Hall and Will
he grand affair, as no expense has been
spared by the committee in charge here
to max this a very elaborate and mem
ora bic occasion.
On Monday, the convention Will meet
at 10 O'Clock and proceed with the cleo
ton OF officers for the ensuing year. 1t
will adjourn from II TO / and the dele
gates VIII reassemble in the afternoon.
AT 3 O'Clock they Will go in body
to the White House, where President
Mckinley has promised TO receive them.
On Tuesday they will go to Mount Yer
non, and will be shown the sights of
Washington.
On Monday night a grand ball has been
arranged for the delegates at Masonic
Temple, on which occa sion Mr.. Isaac Cans
will be master of ceremonies, and Will be
aided by the differe tcommittees. The CON
vention will meet at Masonic Temple
daily, beginning at 10 O'Clock.
The hea dquarters of the supreme officers
VIII be at the Ebbitt House.
The B'nai Birth is an organization that
morial and has done much good in
charitable way, as well as in frater-
nal and social manner The badges of
the Bnai Birth are underlined by the
tenets, Truth, Phila anthrupy and Justice.
They DO much to alleviate the needy and
distressed, and care for their sick faith
fully. They also give to the family OF the
decea sed member the sum of $1,000.
and upon the death of a members wife
they give him $500. In case a member is
sick, and reports himself so, he receives
So a week and is carefully looked after
by the orga nization To which he belongs.
The membership Of this body includes
some of the most prominent citizens in
the country. Many are attorneys, bankers,
preachers, brokers business men, and
SO on.
The supreme vice president of the order
is air, Raphael Saks, of Baltimore, and
the supreme secretary is MIR. Leopold
Brown, OF Baltimore. The supreme treas
urer is Mr.. Katz, OF Baltimore. The presi-
dent, immediately after his election, ap
points d cabinet consisting OF nine MEM
bers OF the grand body, and this cabinet
meets once in every month to transact
fore il. The convention this year proni-
ses TO be a very inter esting and business
like one, from the fact that there are a
great many measures to lie brought for
ward which have never before been in
troduced, and great many new delegates
will he present this year who have never
been in the convent ion before. The com
Inittee on decorations, of which Mr.. Rice
is chairman, has mapped out some beau
tirul plans for the decoration of the halls.
The couiuittee on printing. of which MIR.
II. Bautigarten is cha airnan, has some costly
designs for menu cards and ballroom in
vitations. +. BreSlau is chairman of the
reception committee: F. Senger. music
committee; |. RubenStein, floor committee:
H. Weiss, ladies' committees; NJ Brick, en-
tertainment committee; A. Stern, auxiliary
committee; Isaac Cans. press. These com
rittees viii have a membership of five.
The chairman has the privilege of choos-
inG the other four on his committee.
The committees are: Banquet-C aries
Bendheim, j. Heller, II. King, j. E. Ruben
stein. i. Selinger A. Ba umgaTten. S. Back
enheimeF. Nj. Coleman, III. King, NJ. TanseT,
L. Rice.
Reception Committee-J. Moser, L. New
meyer, William Wolf A braham Stern, Moses