The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-04-23


Endowment-E. VI. Tllman, sig. Haas,
4, Landmann. 4. Suher.
FIna,1,ceIJoe Magnsrs IS c Gcissnnbcger'
state Of dstrlct-G. A. Levi l.. 4. Freed.
| Columbus Smith.
Presidents mcssage-Sam ]. Hahn. Jos
cph Hlrsch, A. II. Kaiser Louis Levi. J.
Laws and lodges--cbarles Rcsen. c. T.
| Aheles, Jonas Meyer. A. Levi
:, Resolnilons-E, J.. Well. Sol Miller +. l..
| Roscntha NJ. Mohr.
Cleveland orphan h 5n, Hirsch' L.
Tours hosptal~M. SanReld, n Picard. L.
Volmcr. Joseph Roscnthal,
Home,-Ji NJ. oppenheimcr' sam Slayer
.Memoriai~iI Barnstein, NJ. Holland. W.
Iliease-B. Wolf, Q L. Sanger, Charles
| We'll
! Intellectual culiure--H, J. DancDhaum. j.
| l.. Kallski. l.. LOwentbal. Fred G.. Marx.
.ApNIlaiy lodges, l.. Lee. A. Jacobs. A.
I Harris
! the committees met during the afternoon
/ NJ the Rice hotel AMI began diligently 10
nnrayc some ~ the complicated nnttprs
! which had been committed to their care.
/ The address Of the president and serre-
! tarN dealt with u great Nricty OF ~ -
] lions whicl ARE ut once Interesting anu
/ important enough to command long ana
serious deliberations before any irnl aci,sn
IL taken Indeed the committee on d's
trlhuton 20 Whom ihns,' reports wor' re-
B fcrrd had scafrely time 80 begin thr colt
/ sidcration ~ some ~ the most impo,t mt
7
Q ices were lrhnF 10 Hl"ri 'ons'Gurh y
the work ~ disposng " all these aud al
inc various and H1ndrr ether matters
which hAd been referred hnrricdlv To- the
committees In the course II a very busy
session VIII not have more than we'll lic-
gnn their work when the convention opehs
this morning
one Of tho most important matters to
/ come up IL In reference 80 an amen lmpnt
to section l.. Of article II. of the rnlow
ncnt laws II Is proposed 50 insert attcr
the words in equal pnrts,' IN the sixth
: line tho following: m he shall moi nave
otherwise designated This amendment
Nj Mohr aud Secretary Archibald 4.
| Marx, venerable guardian ot the cndow-
nrnt fund. who explained on the floor of
tho convention, and aftcrwnrd In the com.
Wiitec, some of the difficulties he had On.
couutcrrd In dealing with courts JUDGES
nud 1urics. lie said he wanted such le-
stii"iious thrown around the fund by spC-
cihl laws rs would enable him 10 e.
out %. court altogether The Immediate
purpose ~ the amendment IN question ~
~ cunhlc the bcucHciarirs of the fund 10
dispose Of their benefits ny dcVsing the
fhmo ny ia them may seem proper Instead
3i having as under the present law. 10
leave the amount to lac equally divided
among their children II was explained
that n number OF eases had occurred IN
which children who had neglected their
parents had come in for a share ~ the
inheritance when they died This WnA
rcpugnuui to the sense OF iustlrr ~ the
trainers Of ur resolutions and other dele
Whatever may bc the outcome Of tho die.
llbcrntlous un this subject one thlug ~ Ger.
tain nul that rs that most earnest cf-
tort Us hrlng mHic to secure the proceeds
OF thc endowment fund MS fnr MS posNo'e
iron the complications which too often
l'~ci ihhcrliunccs OF insurance moucv IN
ia" courts and to give the utmost pnssih'C
',lom To the honoHriarics Of the fuud
"a dispcslng OF what f. coming to Thorn NJ
thrlr drath, SO rs To- reward faithful cAi
lrrn and teach the lesson of lilal duty m
u mnuncr TINT is likely To make ID rem IN.
bcrcd
Practical steps are to he taken I'm tho
/ mnttcr 81 Roumanlau relief An effort
VIII he made tu perfect ARRANGEMENTS with
I"cui committees throughout the country
=" that the deserving lsrnclitos who come
- ihN ."AhIfN seeking bones Wtli MOI nt
denied the privileges Of free country
lhc subject of the education of youth in
connection with the work Of tho council
%, jewish women * receiving pnrti,ui r
a',cntiun. Membership propaganda and
nharcc aud all the various other matters
( before the convention are being considered
WIN great care aud dcIihrrutlon. In fact
systematic work, care ana preparation ar.
marked characteristics of all the work OF
TINS convention. Committee reports n q
comprehensive. complete and accnrain n II
ihe discussions ON the 0uor are cnnduotcI
wan q dccornm which is not seen In many
aSSrmhlHgcS.
| majority Of the delegates nrc mi al,
/ aged men, hul the Young man ls much IN
cNi"'hce aud Is coming To tho front with
! an rHfucsiuesS and zeal which rpntpp-d
! him 90 thc esteem ~ the fathers ia israel
Ihc trcasurcrs report and the hnanci n
Irp"1 OF the secretary were among The
iHotlrtS fefrrrod YESTERDAY NotwIthstll II D..
ing me financial intcrcsts Of This order NJ,
SO important everything comcs to tn ma.
hu'e c"mmiitrc in such perfect order ihlt
lhrrc seems little for them 60 do They
nrr. however. thoroughly familiar win
inc gtcnt mass Of figures and stHtisttrs
winch constitute the body of these reports,
which show altogether thnt tho surpius
has not only been Kept safe and well A..
,uW!c" lui, nut ihat n Is wrll invested
nnd Is hrlneng IN good Interest while The
Is slgnlGcd by a formidaiIc "" mr..
ray OF figures calculated to nu1nlc n nv
uin ne nnpnrc committee win hnre
lUNlT report ON the scCrctary's table before
some Of tue other committees begin H., ret
"9i Of tlm Wilderness
:. me convention, has been remarkable for
the ,eNtcnt to which the sentimental side
OF Jewish character has becn manifesto
NJ H. "Eet| lnrn In The pr"cCcdInss. Ne ITS
cusslon SEEMS possible there IN viii h
soinc aspirlug soul does not blaze M with
1 Wchdcftul enthusiasm nj the pnsSihlIu =
/ OF 'ewiSh destiny. Commonplace lnattcrS
WITCH liz oiher conventions would No dis
nlstnd 'AttlrSslN. are fruitful tupltS for
intellectual discussions, To si,, noihInr ns
ihghts nt imagination which shows The
nun Is tnH of dr"amcrs as we'll as business
touching Incident Of the proceedings
N,SlNfdNN afternoon wAs when Ne JosnNh
M sl1t,, IN hcPolf Of The crand lodge. re-
president Of the order. which bo1 hoo,
nn1f IN the hall 10y thnughtfnl friends
huu thcn IN voice fun Of tender rover
rrcc gave II with The compliments of ina
convention 70 the venerable father ~ mo
president, Mr. ' owl. W 80. r,rn "
9. \ Levi responded lie told how wan
the ntd patriarch had kent the rorruout
untii IN Ngc anu lnhrmiN he boh prer'v .
uta.ue The allotted span OF man. lfc
lic shit his hroihcl was the annie ~ ~ I
old mans eye and the audience vcrc sorry
ne was not there So tlnt th,v mirbi ~ I
~ nun how much they Thought ~ t,s I
u'"linFWShel sou, In whom thcv mi frci
SO hlshiy honorcd, The Venerable MIN
Who IS - wears ~ acr. had stnvcb =,
homc for fear he might hc IN tho yvav
the work Of President Itvl ~ Siiy.r
man president NJ tho Rahhmical assnrtn.
u"u' and Other prominent Is-lrIIics WINS
timely cnOrts In holalf uf humanity ~
don" 50 much TO alleviate suffering in Az
WESTON the nlght after Storm, was MAIDS
me subject q tributes, which shows how
Icep rs the feeling Of the Jewish hear, |
hnw broad his sympathy.
Snn news WAS received hy the socretarv
OF the convention Yesterday afternoon mi
nonnclug the death Of his sister In Now
orleans He loft TO- thee last nirht on
,eaNn or absence His place will hc MIA
~ MY A, A. Marx, who Volunte cred 10 Mi
me dlthcnli position during the remainder
Homeless Children.
Rev J. 2, T Morris was In the city ye,
ferdaN gathering mp homeless children II.