The daily morning journal and courier., 1906-12-10
SONS OF ISRAEL CELEBRATE
YESTERDAY WAS THIRTY-FIFTH ANAlTERsARK OF LOCAL ORDER

Grand Master Samuel stern the Princi-
 pal speaker-Judges LeventriII and
 Newburcer other Speakers-Remarl1-
 able History of Order--Has Large Re-
 serve Fund - Membership Includes
 Prominent Citizens.
 The thirty-dfth anniversary of the organization of the order of the Free Sons of Israel in this city was fittingly celebrated at the rooms of the order in I. 0. o. F, hall last evening. Guests were present from many other cities. Among the most distinguished were Judge David Levinthrill of the supreme court of the state of New York, Judge Joseph Newburger of the court of ap- peals of New York, Congressman Gold fagel and ex-Grand Master Julius liar berger, who is also an ex-congressman, and now coroner of greater New York
 The exercises were opened by the pres ident of the local order Julius Laske who spoke a few wards of welcome and then introduced the presiding officer of the evening, Attorney Charles Kleiner The principal speaker was the grand masetr of the order, Charles Stern of New York city. Judge Levlntrill and. Judge Newburger and Brother Morti- mor, tchairman of the advancement committee, also made short addresses. Musical selections enlivened the even ing
 The Order of the Free Sons of Israel occupies a eminent place among the fraternal orders of the country. It was organized in the city of New York in the year 1S4l, with a membership of 86o. sncethat time t has steadily pro- gressed until it now has membership of over 170O0 In the annual report of the insurance commissioner for the year 1905 to congress especial attention was called 10 this order, The order has spent since it's organization $35 GOO, ,000 for the ameliora ton of the Jewish race On the demise of any member the or der pays to his heirs the sum of $1 900, for which he pays turing his life the assessment of ten cents per death. New members now aftiliating with the order who are under thirty years of age pay an assessment of only five cents per death. In case a member is unable to pay his dues, there is fund in the him until such time as he is able to pay them himself or until his demise, thus insuring his heirs of the $1,000 The dues of the order are $S per an- mum with the assessments for deaths
 The organzation has also q reserve fund of $1 900, which under the su-. pervision of a board of seventy trustees who live in the United States If by any fatality the order should go out ex- istence 1t will then be seen there is enough in the reserve fund to guaran- tee to every person in the order the sum of $S714. The order maintains a free ward at the Sinai hospital in New York and contributes $10,000 for the hos  pital for Hebrews at Denver, Colorado,
 The local branch of the order was founded at the home of Wolfe Levy at 436 Congress avenue in the year 1872, with membership of twenty. It has grown fast and now numbers many prominent citizens in its ranks. Among these are Max Adler, Charles Kleiner, Michael Zonnenberg, M. Gompertz, Mir. Sugenheimer, L. H. Freedman, Moses Briggs, Moses Mann and Morris Stein- ert. On the committee which arranged the present celebration were Max Thaldman, Max Adler, Charles KIeiner, s. Loeb, John Korper, Morris Gompertz, Philip Winter, Philip Goodhardt anf WOolfe Levy.
 The officers of the lodge are Julius Tlaske president; Philip Winter, vice president; Philip Goodhardt, secretary; treasurer, Nathan Schneur and outside tyler, for thirty-lve years), Wolfe Levy.