The times., 1898-01-24
THEIR CONVENTION OPENS
The B'nai Birth in Session at
the Masonic Temple.
MANY DELEGATES PRESENT
They Represent All Sections of the
ports The Banquet in the Even
ing Delightful Affair-The Pro-
gram for To-day.

gram Tor oday.
The eleyentEo annual convention of
the Improved Order of B'nai Birth was
opened at the Masonic Temple at 10
| o'clock yesterday morning.
| Several hundred accredited dele
! gates We're present, representing every
/ section of the country, and the indica-
! tions are that the present gathering
4 will be the largest and most successful
| during the history of the organization.
1 The majority of the delegates arrived
! in the city on Saturday night, and were
met at the trains by committee con-
sisting of Messrs. f. Selipger. f. Bres-
/ lau, A. Stern, II. Weiss, M. Brick, A.
Stern, w. Rothschild, ]. Moser A
Saunders, M. Bondheim, III. King and
w. Wolf. Many of the visitors were
accompanied by their wives and daugh-
ters, whose presence will lend an addi-
! tional charm to the social phase of the
aSsemblage.
The spacious hall at Masonic Temple
was beautifully decorased for the gath
erlnS, large force of decorators hav-
ing peen employed all day Saturday
beautlfying the walls and platform.
The walls were covered with festoonS
of the national colors, and japanese
lanterns hung from the ceiling and the
chandeliers
The first session was opened by the
president, Mr.. Joel w. Marx of New
York. The following supreme officers
occupied seats on the platform: Ralph
Saks, Baltimore, first supreme vice
president; Leopold Brown, Baltimore,
supreme secretary; Mr.. H. Katz Balti-
more, supreme treasurer: Mr.. Herman
Baumgarten, supreme deputy for the
District of Columbia; Mr.. Charles
Bendheim, president of the National
Capitol Lodge of this city; Mr.. j. H
Wyman, ex-supreme president: Mr.. E.
Ottenheimer, past supreme president:
Mr.. S. Schloss, second supreme vice
president, and Mr.. Jacob Steansberg,
of Liberty Lodge.
Prayer was offered after which the
supreme secretary, Mr.. Isaac Cans,
called the roll, which revealed the pres
ence of delegates as follows Balti-
more, 40; Washington, 4; Brooklyn 8:
New York, 27: Boston, 8; Chicago, 5;
Philadelphia, Z; Rochester, 4; Buffalo.
8; Norfolk, g.
President Marx read his annual re-
port, whicf was referred upon motion
10 committee consisting of Samuel
krohm, Brooklyn; II. Jarrow, New
york; Joseph H. Mitnick, Baltimore.
and Isaac Cans, of this city.
Reports of the secretary. treasurer,
hhance committee and endowment
committee were also submitted
The feature of the session was the
receiving into the assemblage of dele
gates from the Elite Lodge, of Balti-
more, which was recently organized by
forty young men. AT noon an adjourn.
ment was taken for luncheon
The delegates reassembled at
O'Clock and continued in session until
O'Clock.
In the evening a banquet was ten
dered the delegates and their wives
at Carroll Institute Hail. TIE affair
was given on a magnificent scale, and
Tor several hours after the collation.
the guests were royalty entertained by
number Of interesting toasts.
The tables had covers for $50 persons.
Mr.. Isaac Cans acted as toastmaster
in most happy manner, and occupied
the seat at the center of the table of
honor. Seated on either side of him
We're Messrs. NJ. Katz, L. Brauen. F
Breslau, j. Wyman, Joel NJ Marx, r.
Sacks, l. r. Fischer. Rev. l.. Stern, and
II. b. Baumgarteu.
The address OF welcome was made by
Mr. Isaac Cans. Toasts were respond
ed to as follows:
Our Order; the Good 1t Has Accom-
plished," by Supreme President Joel
NJ. Marx.
Our Order; Its Origin and Progress"
by Supreme vice-President Raphael
Saks.
Our Government Hon ]. w. Ross.
Commissioner of the District.
The Improved Order of B'nai
Birth; Its Standard Bearers, Truth
Justice and Philanthropy" Mr.. julius
Wyman, ex-supreme president
Our Loyalty to Our Country" Hon
l. r. Fisher.
Our Faith in Humanity Rev. L.
Stern.
The committee of arrangements
consisted of Herman Baumgarten,
Fred. Breslau, F. Selinger, and Isaac
Cans.
The convention will reconvene at 9 |
o'clock today at Masonic Temple New |
officers will be elected at 12 o'clock. At |
3 o'clock the delegates and their wives |
will be received by President Mckinley. !
The ladies spent the morning yester- |
day receiving visitors at the parlors of !
the Ebbitt House and during the after |
noon visited Corcoran Art Gallery anG |
other points of interest.
The program for their entertainment |
today is as follows:
8 a. M. visit to Congressional Library, |
thence to Capitol House of Represen- |
tatives, and Senate; 1890 o'clock, |
lunch at Ebbitt House.
2 p. m., south front of Treasury build |
ing for photographs of group of con-
vention visitors.
3 p. M, reception at the Executive |
Mansion, by President William Nc |
Kinley.
p. M, complimentary ball at the |
Masonic Temple.
The committee on entertainment OF |
the ladies consists of Mrs. Herman |
Mrs. NJ. Colman, Mrs. NJ. |
Brick, Miss A. Moser Miss E. Ruben |
stein. Miss B. Strasburger, Harry
Weiss.