Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-01-24
THE SUNDAY SESSION.
Openfng of the Convention Of the Inn
prOyed RNnf Birth.

There were about hundred delegates
present Yesterday morning when President
Marx called the convention together at III
O'Clock There were 2 number of MEM
bers of the local branches present and
many ladies occupied seats in the gallery
After President Marx had delivered his
annual address, which was preceded Dy
prayer by Rev. DR.. Lasker of Boston. the
reports of the officers Tor the past yedi
were received
Supreme Secretary Braun reported an
increase of 1,740 members and the institu-
ticn of four new lodges during the year
Treasurer katZ reported the expenditure
of $4,000 during the year in death losses.
Reports were also received from the COM
mittees on resolutions, constitution and en-
viding that biennial instead of annual
conventions should be held hereafter.
Committees to serve during the conven-
ton were named as follows:
COMMITTEE on Presidents message-Sam-
uel Krone. Brooklyn. n. Y, chairman:
Morris Mayer. Baltimore: Joseph Mitnick.
Baltimore; Joseph Jarrow, New York, and
isaac Cans. Washington.
Committee on secretary and treaSurer'S
report-Gottiei Marcus. Baltimore, chair
man; E. Rosenblatt. Baltimore; Max Laib.
Philadelphia: II. Samuels, New York, and
A Rosanblatt. Philadelphia
Committee on state and order-R- Nj.
kopf. Philadelphia. chairman; Alonzo
Spaudeuer Baltimore: Frew Breslauer,
Washington: DR.. William Wolf. Baltimore.
and George Pollock, Baltimore
Committee on law and constitutional.
b. Lehman. Baltimore, chairman; M.
Hirshberg, Baltimore; Herman Isaacs,
Baltimore; Dave Guttentag, New York,
and William Bieber. New York.
Committee on endowment-Moses Moses,
New York, chairman; Joe Rosenthal, Bal
timore: Louis Meyer, New York: Adoloh
Scl:wabe, New York, and Joseph Simon,
Baltimore
f,ornD,ittss on observation-disclosures Paum-
garIcn. Washington, chairman; Louis NJ.
Lang, Baltimore; 5. Blumenthal, New
York: DIR. Sherman. New York, and A B.
Suleafveund, Chicago
4 BriiIiaBt banquet.
Carroll Institute was the Mecca which
drew The pilgrims last night, and in its
large hall most enjoyable banquet was
given. The guests, who numbered nearly
two hundred and included number of
ladies. sat down . o'clock. The
stage was occupied by Eanleins Or
cIsestra. Mr. Isaac Cans of this city pre-
sided postmaster. and after generous
menu had been discussed an intellectual
treat of high order was presented. Mr..
Cans welcomed the guests in a few we'll
chosen sentences expressing the pleasure
OF the local members at the opportunity to
greet and entertain the visitors The set
tOasts and those who replied TO them were
follows: Our ,Order-The Good 1t Has
Accomplished, Supreme President Marx
Our OGutf-ltS Origin ana Progress,
First Supreme Vice President Sachs:
The Improved Order CT B'nai Birth
Its Standard Bearers. Truth, Justice ana
Philanthropy, Mr. julius Wyman; "Our
Loyalty 10 Our Country Representative
|. r Fisher of New York: Our Faith in
humanity, Rabbi L. Stern; THE Ladies'
Mr.. Samuel Dorf; Our Absent Members
MIR. Leopold Braun. District Commissioner
Ross sent a letter regretting his inability
10 be present TO answer the toast Our
Government
Entertaining the Ladies'.
The ladies who accompany the delegates
are being very pleasantly entertained by a
committee, consisting of Mr.. Henry Weiss,
chairman, and the following ladies: Mrs
Herman Baumgarten. Mrs. NJ. Colman
Mrs NJ. Brick, Miss A. Moser. Miss E. Ru-
bernstein. Miss 3. Strasburger
The committee held a reception in the par
lors OF the Ebbitt House. which is the
Headquarters of the order. IN the afternoon
visit was paid to the CorcoTan Gallery of
Art, after which a carriage ride was taken
around the city to the various places of in
tereSt.