The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-05-17

N1SHiDerS OF thOuteau lodge Bnai
Birth were hosts and Grand President
Lucius l. SolOman. Past Grand Presi-
dent Abraham Jonas and Rev. DR.. J.
NietO and their wives were honored
guests at an elaborate banquet par
taken Of last night in the Auerbach
block. OF the guests of honor. Dr.
Nieto and Mr.. Soloman are residents
Of San Francisco, while Mr.. Jonas is
a resident of the right bower of the
Golden Gate city, Oakland
The banquet came as a happy sequel
to the meeting earlier in the night at
the synagogue and was one of the most
suspicious events that has ever taken
place in local Jewish society
Prominent People Present.
Added to the charm of the brilliantly
lighted and handsomely decorated ban
quet room was the presence of a ma
JorIty of the most prominent matrons
and misses III high Salt Lake Jewish
circles The members of the Hebrew
Ladies Relief society were present in
body, and the speech of their presi-
dent, Mrs. Jacob MOritz, was one of
the most pleasing events Of the even
ing. JOviality and warm brotherly
feeling characterized the entire affair.
and the tOasts as introduced by Toast
master W G. " aters, were warmly re-
spOnded to by the pOst-prandial or
atOrs
The address of welcome by w. G..
Waters, president of the local B'nai
Birth lodge. was a warm eulOgy Of the
enduring qualities OF the guests of
honor. The keys of the city were de-
iivered gracefully by the hosts and
much applause resulted from the ad-
dress
THE Influence of B'nai Birth on
Judaism was the subject of interest
ing remarks by Rev DR.. LOwenstein.
In the course of his talk he told of the
organized and well directed efforts of
the society 10 properly educate Jewish
children according to the traditions of
the race and requirements OF the times
Summing up the work of the order. he
eloquently stated that American Ju-
daism would not have had its present
firm footing but for the work of the
B'nai Birth order"
Moss WOof then arose to the toast,
Bnai Birth AS an Educator" and
be it said in his remarks he arose to
his subject
The Congregation was the topic of
few earnest remarks by Herman
Bamberger.
When Harry JOseph's name was an
nOunced for a musical selection, the
audience insisted that he make the
piano talk and he did suppIenenting
his Paderewski accomplishments by
witty remarks that brought down the
house
William Graupe Speaks.
In the absence Of A GrauDe, his
brother, William Graupe, talked briefly
on Our Bureau of Intelligence" Quite
hearty were the plaudits extended to
Local Deputy J, Balkmer upon the
conclusion of his words on salt Lake,
the Best City in the Land" After hear
ing his talk, nobody could help believ-
ing that Zion is the greatest Of earthly
paradises.
Witty, brilliant and trenchant was
the speech of Grand President and
Guest of Honor Lucius l. SOlOman.
The Grand Lodge was his subject
but he covered a wide field and won
much applause. In the choicest of ian
gUage he thanked the hosts for their
splendid welcome. and paid high COM
plimentS to the beauties of Zion.
In his speech on Our Order Rev.
Dr.. Nieto told of the wide scope of the
good done by the B'nai Birth. He COM
plimented the local lodge on its healthy
and prosperous condition and its mani
fest interest in the project to build a
great college endowed by the order.
Past Grand President Jonas told in
his talk How to Work For the Or
der" just what was implied by the
subject, and his remarks were compre-
hensive and eloquent
Jacob Moritz and many others made
short and interesting talks.
The menu, which was most dainty
and well prepared, was under the su-
pervisiOn of Caterer Franken.
Those present were: Messrs. w. c..
Waters, NJ. Harris, L NJ. Soloman, ].
Bauer, II. Bamberger, Moses WOolf,
jr., William GTaupe, A. Graupe, H. Ur-
bansky, NJ J. Friedman, Rev. DR..
Loewenstein and J. BOehmer; Messrs.
and Mesdames NJ. Lichtenstein, J..
Loeff1er, J. HasselbeTg, II. Harris, H.
J. Rothschild. Sig Simon, Sam Lich-
tenstein. Jacob MOTitz, Sam Weitz,
Moss Woolf, D. L. Werthheimer Mau-
rice Levy. Harry Joseph, o. Boehmer;
Misses Martha Waters, Ray Lichten-
stein, Conn, Elsie CAM, Emma Cohn
and Mrs. Henry Cohn.