The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-01-16
TIE FFRREW COUNCIL.
Women DeIegntcs Admitted for the
First Time

CINCINNATI. Jan. I6.-Wden the Sew
enteelth Council OF the Union of American
Hebrew Congregations convened here yes
terday nearly every delegate was present
tbs meant the gathering Of some 200 OF
TIE most prominent Hebrews, both lay
men and divines. of the country
IN honor OF the occasion the local He
nrows spared neither pains nor funds in
preparing Tor the comfort and entertain
ment Of their guests Among those pres
ent from the East and South are Isaac l.
Stratus. George II. Harsh. and NJ Holland
er. o. Baltimore: a l. Marcus and Leon
Detyeiback OF Richmond Va; Rev. 10
seph Krauskops. Benjamin Lyons, and
Rev- H BerAowiJz, OF Philadelphia; Rev
Marcus Saizman. Of WiIkesbarre. Pa; Jo-
sian Cohen and Nathan Spear. OF Pittsburg.
Pc. s Mann, Or. Joseph SilyeTman ard
Or. Rudolph GosSman. OF New York city;
Rev. Max Heller. George Seaman. and Rev
J. L Laucht, of New Orleans. Rev. David
Marx, OF atlanta, Ca; Dr. S. Sanfe!d OF
Memphis. Tern, and Rev. T. ScaufaEber,
OF Mobile, Ala
The venerable Julius Freiberg, who has
| been president OF the union for many
years, announced that. owing . recent III
nual address for him
Rabbi David Marx. Oh Atlanta, PRO
nourced the invocation. and Isaac ".
Bernheim Of Louisville. and Isaac c.
Hirsch. OF s.. Louis. were installed as tenn
porary chairman aud secretary.
The delegates sat at twenty tables
about the hall, and according TO he cid
Jewish custom two men we're excluded
from seats but that the men prcs5nJ had
nc part in this exclusion was shown when
! the credentials committee read IN its re
port Of delegates the names Of Mrs Dr.
LowenJhal. of Nashville: Mrs D. Scau-
farber, CT Mobile, Ala; Mrs. B. Teller, Of
Albany, y Y, and Mrs. Joseph StoIz. of
Detroit This was the first time IN the
! history of Judaism that women were ever
admitted TO deEberative councils, and
when they took their seats there was an
Outburst of applause
The committee on permanent organiZa-
tion reported the following names:
Presiden-Bernhard Bettmann, of Gin
cinnati-
Vice President-Louis Pritz, of Detroit
SecreJary-Lippmann Levy, Of Cincin-
natl
Assistant Secretary c. Hirsch. Of
ST. Louis
At II O'Clock private trolley cars took
the ladies TO visit the famous RoOkwCod
Pottery and the Art Museum. Upon their
return -l<-E IoOE lQDCneGn AT the IInEAtA
Club Cen Lewis Seasongood delivered
an oraJiOa before the council IN the af-
ternGon, following which the delegates
and visitors adjourned TO the Plum Street
Temple, about square from Odd Fellows
Temple. where the sessions OF the cOun-
ell are being held. Services were held
in memory OF the late Rabbi Isaac NJ
Wise. on this occasion there was pre-
SCI ed 10 the Hebrew Union College
tU-- CT Dr. Wise. on behalf CT his family.
TIE presentation speech was made by
grs adson Of Dr.. Wise, Attorney Max 3.
M:
The bust was accepted by Bernhard
BettlnaHn. President Of the Board Of
Governors OF the college. In the evening
the delegates and the ladies visited the
Cincinnati Club. Fer their benefit COM
ic opera. entitled The Jewel OF Asia, +"
was given Some Of the participants
were:
Therese Abraham. laura Lehman. Lily
Belle HenIe, Gertrude Frieberg Clara
Calm. Edna Rosenthal Claire Workum,
Pauline Sachs, Grace Haas, Julia New
bUrgh. Clara LoWenstein, Bubie Schwab
W1z<ftaIn H RosenthaI. BENJAMIN n Bing
Simon 2. Jordan. Willard Shelf, joseph
NJ PIaut, J. Clarence Workum. Wallace
HalZman. Charles Abraham. Marie Haas.
Ross Holman, s. William Brady, and
Max Loeb
The sessions of the coucil- were con
tinued today