Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-06-02
Or. SIMON GUEST Of HONOR
MEETS MEN OF CONGREGATION
AT BANQUET.
Farewell Reception Given to Mrs
Simon in the Vestry Room Of
the Temple.

Dr.. Abram Simon rabbi of the Wash
ington Hebrew Congregation. was the
guest of honor last night at Rauschers.
his people with one accord turning out TO
honor him at a banquet. DR.. and Mrs.
Simon expect to leave soon for Europe,
to be absent three months.
The large banquet hall was transformed
into a fairyland OF flowers, while the pro-
gram. unique in its character. gave OPP
portuni,y to introduce many compliments
to the guest OF honor. The feast was
there. OF course. but the real feast was
the feast Of reason
The Toasts.
Maurice D. Rosenberg. the toastmas-
ter. was especially happy in his introduce
ton of the speakers. who responded TO
the following toasts:
Our Congregation ......... Isaac L. Blout
As Strong as the Rock OF Gibraltar
Our Future Bright With Promise" Max Cohen
For dipped into the future
Far as human eye could
Saw the visions of the world.
And all the wonders that would lac.
The Literature q Judaism Rev. DR.. Louis stern
The light that inmined the world and should
make all men brothers
The youth who lives within his means
Invariably merges from his teens
Into young hanhood's chosen few
Our Guest ........ Levi II. David
SIN more good wishes go with you!
May all your sky be bright and clear.
TIL your home shore again you near.
Our Country's Future. Julius Peyser
Let independence be our boast,
Ever mindful what 1t cost.
Ever grateful for the prize
Let Its altar reach the skies"
Master Of human destnes am /,
Fame. love and fortune on my footsteps wait =
when Eve brought woe to all mankind
Old Adam called her woe-man.
But when she wood with love so kind
! He then pronounced her woman
The Jew AS a Citizen" Alexander Wolf
| In ruin and confusion hurled.
He. unconcerned would hear the mighty crash,
The Passing Show Henry Franc, jr.
Thus times do shift
Each thing its turn does hold
New things succeed as former things grow old :"
"Auf Wiedersehen". Rabbi Ahrnm Simon
When yon depart sorrow abides and happi-
And the night shan he filled with music
And the cares that infest the day
Shall fold their tents like the Arabs
And as silently steal away.
At the Banquet
The banquet committee consisted of u.
j. kaufman, A. D. Prince and Jacob
Eisenmann. and the following were pres
ent: DR.. Rosenau. DR.. Stern, DIR. Kauf-
man. Messrs. Weyl. Fishel, d. ]. kauf-
man, Rosenberg. Blout, Henry Franc. G.
Lansburgh. S. kann. j. Eisenmann.
Meyer Cohen. Alfred Mayer. West, D.
Louis, Henry Kaufman Lyon. Coleman.
Baer, Edward Mayer. Levi David. VIII
liam Hahn. A. Lisner, Max Cohen. Auer-
bach. J. Peyser. Woog. Grosner. Solomon.
J. w. Nordlinger. Al. Wolf. l.. Essen
man. sinsheimer. Abel. Kahn. Essen
mann. Newman. J. B. Nordlinger. NJ.
Baer. Abe Eisenmann, Young. Sigmund
Kaufman. Holland. Gassenheimer, Moritz,
Mayer. Henry Franc, Goodman. New
meyer. S. Cans. Felheimer. shiffman. J.
Lansburgh. Strasburger, E. Kohner and
Heidenheimer.
Presentation to Mrs. Simon.
The Ladies' Auxiliary OF which Mrs.
Levi H. David is president. held a re-
ception in honor of Mrs. Simon in the
vestry room Of the temple yesterday
afternoon. during which a short musical
program was rendered. At an opportune
moment Mrs David addressing Mrs. ST.
mon In few we'll chosen words. present
ed her. on behalf of the auxiliary, with
handsome silver purse appropriately in
scribed.
Miss Selma Selinger gave vocal selec-
lions ana MISS Lillian IODleHZeF a NlOilu
solo. Refreshments were served.
The officers of the auxiliary are: Mrs.
Levi H. David. president: Mrs. NJ. New
meyer. vice president; Mrs. Adolph Weyl.
secretary, and Mrs z. Strasburger, treas
urer.
The auxiliary. which was founded by
Mrs. Simon about three years ago, has a
membership of 125. and has given inval-
liable services to the congregation in
financial as we'll as religious and social
way.
DR. and Mrs Simon. as stated will DE
gone for about three months. and will
spend some time in Heidelberg. London
and other centers. ~