Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-10-20

Israel, and that ST.. Patrick himself ga-s
: a great Jewish rabbi. He added that 1t
was a conceded fact that the Jews long
prior to the advent of st. Patrick were the
banner bearers of light and clviliza zion, the
people of the Book, who had contributed in
every direction to the arts. the science and
to astronomy and medicine. The Irish
possessing these qualities, according to
FIther Quinn, at the time Of ST. Patrick.
must be attributable to their Jewish de-
scent"
One of the features of Mr.. VOLTS COM
ing celebration of his SEVENTEEN birthday
will be the exhibition of an artistically
prepared year book, the conception of mis-
daughter, Mrs. Frederick Gotthold. an
artist of New York, who has prepared the
volume to be presented to her father. The
book consists of 3G6 pages, each nlunini ted
with a different flower and bearing al au-
tograph tribute from some famous man.
Among the sentiments is one from Grover
Cleveland, who wrote:
How beautiful it is to have an honorable
retrospect
The sentiment written by President
Roosevelt was inscribed July IA, the day
Mr.. Wolf took lunch with him at the Wire
House and talked over the Kischinef mat
ter. Admiral Deweys sentiment is written
under the date of May l. the anniversary of
his famous victory in Manila bay.
Carl SchurZ wrote a page and quoting
from Lincoln said: Gold is great factor
man is greater" Mr.. Schurz emphasized
that Mr. Wolf had been a man and la
country.
The late John Hay wrote: sit is matter
of great honor and privilege to write about
man who has done so much for his coun-
try"
Thirty Have Passed Away.
Thirty Of those whose sentiments are
inscribed in the volume have passed away
since they wrote them, among the number
being John Hay, Carl Schurz. S. Fl. Kauff-
mann. who was a warm personal friend of
Mr.. Wolf. and Simon Stern. Others whose
writing appears in the book are Senators
Gallinger. Allison, Cullom. Dick Penrose
and Proctor, Speaker Cannon, Representa-
tive Hit, Mark Twain. Gertrude Ather:on.
Prof Maspero of Egypt. Judges Hasner.
Brewer. Wright Barnard, Stafford, Andcr-
son and hundreds of others from all points
of the world. Bishop Satterlee wrote a
pretty sentiment. as did Rev Father Stat
ford and Rev. DR.. Teunis Hamlin. DR.. Kent
and all the leading rabbis of the United
States and the chief rabbi Of England. The
Rev. Mr.. Van Schaick. pastor of the Presi-
dents church, wrote: you have made it
easier for the Chris tan ministry"
In letter just received by Mr.. Wolf from
his friend JOS D. Coons of Wilkesbarre.
Pa. the writer says: Il just reminded
niversary of your birth and I want to
greet you and wish you joy. 1t has oenn
my privilege since first entering young
manhood to have come in rather intimate
SoheoCt Will you, " ledTH your Qeep III
terest in educational and philanthropic af-
fairs; to appreciate your scholastic ability,
and above all to witness how you have
brought all your great powers and the in
tense loyalty of your citizenship to bear
always and ever in the Jew. Nor should
one have the temerity to remind great
man OF the very great things which his
leadership in the accomplishment of good
has wrought. But you will forgive me
when you are minded of your own standar,.
rule, Flowers for the living To be seventy
years young Is sometimes more cheering
and more hopeful than to be forty years
old. l venture to express the sincere wish
that your sympathetic. lovable and bene-
ficient life may be extended until such time,
far distant. let US hope, when you shall
have really grown old"
Rabbi Simon to Preside.
At the anniversary banquet to be held the
evening of October % at the Arlington Rev.
DR.. Abram Simon. pastor of the Washing
ton Hebrew Congregation, will be toast
master. Rev. DR.. Jacob Voorsnger, who
twenty-eght years ago was preacher at
the Adas Israel Synagogue at 9th and G
streets and who Is professor at the Univer-
slty OF California, coming all the way from
California. he says, to testify his love and
affection for Mr. Wolf. There will be after
dinner speeches by men representing differ
ent nationalities and faiths. illustrating the
several phases Of Mr.. VOLTS strenuous life.
The various organizations of which Mr..
Wolf is a member. local and national, will
be represented at the reception to be held
at Mr.. VOLTS home. Sunday, October 2S
from 8 until 10 o'clock pm.
Speaking to a Star reporter, Mr.. Wolf
said his only regret would be the absense
Of his son, who is an associate justice of
the supreme court Of Porto Rico and whose
duties compel him to remain there
The committee having charge Of the BAN
Quet Is composed Of Messrs A. D. Prince,
A. NJ. Fishel. Max Fisher Rabbi Abram
~ 7 o,,Jo
mann, who were designated by Mr.. l. L.
Blout. president Of the Washington Hebrew
congregation.
Initiated Into Free Masonry.
Simon. Wolf was initiated into Free Ma
sorry October g. 1857. and is an honorary
thirty third-degree Scottish Rite Mason.
To sum up. he was president Of the Wash
ington Hebrew congregations. president of
Elijah Lodge I. o. B. B.: Of the Washing
president of the Scheutzen Verin, five
years president of the board Of children's
guardians, president of the Rupert Home
for Aged and INDECENT since its creation
member OF the board of charities. chair
man of the ways and means committee,
director of the German Orphan Asylum
and one of the founders of the Cleveland
Orphan Asylum. He was a director of
the Garfield Hospital and brought $4,000
from Europe for that institution, for which
he also secured 5000 from Baroness De
HirSh. He Is an honorary member Of the
Saengerbund. past president of the Masonic
Veterans director Of the Second National
Bank and a leader In the National Red
Cross. For twenty-five years he has lee
tured at the temple on the day of atone
ment and for twenty years he has adj
dressed the German orphans on Christmas.
When Mr.. Wolf was appointed recorder,
Frederick Douglas, jr., son of the great
Fred Douglas. went to him seeking a clerk
ship. He had been blacklsted at the Typo
raphical Union. Mr.. Wolf promptly ap-
pointed him, saying "A Jew must have no
race or religious prejudices." This spirit has
endeared him to all nationalities and all
sects.