The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-04-24
GRAND LODGE MEETS.
B'Nai B'Rith Go Right Into the Busi- '- ness of the Order.

When the Grand Lodge convened al the Standard Club at 10:15 o'clock yes terday morning. it was noticeable that | the. delegates had gathered for the purpose of transacting the business ir | connection with it's philanthropic | work.
 The lodge contained full delegs- ' ton. Visitors were in attendance but
 not in such great numbers as on the
 opening day. There was an absence ot the hum of voices generally accompany l ing the large audiences. Ex-President Lewis Mayer sounded the gavel and
 the convention came to order. Before going Into the dispatch of
 regular routine business, prayer was | offered by visiting rabbi.
 A recess was then taken for a few minutes. during which ten additional members of the Grand Lodge were in
 itiated in an adjoining room of the hall. Those who received degrees were J.. A. Loeb of Columbus. Miss. z. M | Bergson of Marshall. Texas, H. Lev inson of Bessemer. l.. Marks of Jack son, Tenn, Joseph Friedlander of Beau mont. Tex, S. Koch of Pensacola. c. Jacobson of Little Rock. Private Sec retay to Governor of Arkansas. H | Schall of Greenville Miss. Tx" stein of | Greenwood. Miss. and l. Wind of Huntsville. Among the additional delegates whose names were recorded yesterday were Eugene H. Gutman of New .Or- leans. Henry, Schall of Greenvill, Miss. and Rabbi Levy of Selma.
 It will be- remembered that. at the opening session Sunday. there were twenty-one new members of the body who had degrees conferrd on them. With the addition of ten yesterday, the nnnnhar nov raaPhes fhfrtY-Onp
 MT. Haase Chosen Treasurer.
 After the initiation. the lodge went into the election of Grand Treasurer. the naming of this officer having been postponed Sunday on account of the absence of Charles J. Haase of Mem phis who, by order of succession, was entitled to the post MT. Haase was in the convention yesterday. His name was placed in nomination by Archibald A. M rks of Mobile who highly compli- mented the Memphis citizen. A second to the motion was heard from I. Lev inthal of Memphis and MT. Haase was unanimously elected.
 'In acknowledging the honor done me-" said Mir Haase on being called to the floor. T appreciate the eS- treme consideration shown me in post poniug this election. |" He said he had heen in Knoxville. Tenn. where he was GeldNcu over EllHudI III It-pi n lodge. His work there had succeed ed In the future he would do all he could to uphold the lodge.
 On suggestion of Secretary Strauss. the convention next proceeded with the installation of the new officers. The ceremonies were brief and formal and it was but few minutes before the new officers had been seated according to the ritual of the great body. The installation ceremonies were conducted by Sigmund Haas of Mobile, q past Grand President
 LeGwis E. Mayer. the retiring presi- dent. rendered fhe Ravel to Mike Mohr. of Montgomery. the new head of the organization. A moment later and MT. Mohr was presiding over the Grand Lodge.
 Leopold Strauss informed the con vention of an invitation extended the delegates and visitors to meeting or the Council of Jewish Women at Tenn ple Beth Or yesterday afternoon. He then advised the delegates that eI- forts were making to have special railroad accommodations provided for the delegates returning home on ac- count Of the congested passenger trafic attending the Confederate R- union In New Orleans.
 President Mohr announced the sp'