Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-12-03
HIGH TRIBUTE TO HAY
Memorial Window in a PhiIadel-
phia Temple Dedicated.
DESIGN OF GREAT BEAUTY
Addresses Made by Secretary Root,
O. S. Straus and Others.
VERY IMPRESSIVE CEREMONIES
With a Voice Shaken by Emotion His
Successor Discusses Mr.. Hays
Life Work.
VERY IMPRESSIVE CEREMONIES

PHILADELPHIA. December IA win
dow in memory of Secretary of State Hay.
created at the suggestion of Rabbi kraus-
kopf, was dedicated yesterday in the Tenn
pie Keneseth Israel. at Broad street and
Columbia avenue, in the presence of a dis
tingushed congregation.
Addresses were made by Secretary root.
Oscar 8. Straus Of New York, formerly
minister to Turkey, and now about to en-
ter the cabinet; ex-Ambassador Andrew D.
White and Doctor Krauskopf. The musical
part Of the program. prepared by the or
ganist. Russell King Miller, was exceeding
ly impressive.
The inspiration Of DR.. Krauskopfs sug-
gestion was two important measures in
Mr.. Hays career as chief of the diplomatic
service. He obtained from Roumania in
1902 the carrying out of stipulation Of the
treaty of Berlin of 1878, that The Jews
within that country should enjoy the rights
of citizenship, and thus put an end to the
physical and moral Cypress: on to which
they had been subjected. In 1903 Mr.. Hay
forced upon the attention of -the car the
petition of $4,000 prominent citizens of the
United States which otherwise would never
have reached him. protesting because OF
the unhappy condition of the Jews in Rus
STA. This was soon after the massacre at
Kishineff.
w 1HOo" very DSduIliui.
The window, which placed in the
south wall beside that dedicated to the
memory of Rabbi Samuel Hirsch. is beau
tiful both in design and coloring. 1t rep
resents the allegorical figure of spiri ual
hero prophet standing upon the slope
of a mountain or hill, with a man and a
woman kneeling at his feet the woman
with q babe encrcled by her left arm. her
right arm being raised to heaven in appeal;
the man, with his hands clasped low be-
fore him and his head uplifted, in
prayer. The prophets face is half turned
back toward tumultuouS and angry null
ttude that appears in the background. His
right hand is upifted as if in authorita tive
reproof and admontion. There is some
thing of defiance in the pose of the head.
as if the staying of the tide of cruelty and
oppression We're assured by the mere ges
ture of the hand. The figure is extremely
noble and the face of a highly spiritual
text, from Psalm XIV:
WHO shall dwell in Thy tabernacle? He that
worheti righteousness and sTeaketh the truth in
his heart; In whose eyes tie wicked Is desp!sei'
The memorial inscription is as follows:
''To the glory OF God and in memory of John
Hay, Secretary OF State and defender Of the op-
pressed. 1906
The dedicate service opened with the
overture to "Parsifal." as an organ pre-
lude The Introductory part of the liturgy
was read by RaoDl lSSac Landman, and
there were choral interludes. Then the
congregation sang the twenty-second
Psalm, The King of Love My Shepherd
Is" and Rabbi Krauskopf led in the rem
deTing of the aspiration. before the holy
of holies alternating with the chcir. The
rabbi next read from the twenty ninth
chapter of Job, beginning. 'Wfat is man?"
and the theme was continued in rec tatve
by Nicholas Douty tenor solo.st. tie music,
of highly inspiring character. having been
composed by the Grganis.
Address by Mr.. Straus.
Mr. StrauS made the first of the adj
dresses. saying:
ION flames eternal camping ground his
memory is guarded. and no memorial we
can consecrate and no words we may utter
can add to his greatnes or to the glory