The San Francisco call., 1909-02-23
NEWS OF FOUR COUNTIES BORDERING THE BAY
BIRTH FAILS
TO PICK LODGE SITE
Entire Day of Session in Oak
: land Devoted to Discussion
of Home Location Here

:; OAKLAND. Feb 22-Practicany the
J. entire second day of the forty-sixth
: annual session Of the district grand
lodge No. 4. Independent Order Of B'nai
BIRTH, was devoted to spirited dis
cussion OF the subject Of the erection
of ledge building in San Francisco.
:. The upshot Of a series of speeches
lasting from 10 o'clock in the morning
aptn in the afternoon. with an inter
mission for luncheon, was the adoption
of a resolution referring the matter TO
me general committee with full power
10 act
The. morning session opened with
prayer by the Rev DR. NJ. Friedlander
OF oakland. after which the report of
!: the committee on the state of the or
Ger was taken Up. This report had been
: 9artly acted on when 10 o'clock arrived.
ana The matter OF the erection of a
nan, set as special order for that
nour was brought under discussion.
fne grand president, Rabbi NJ. s. Levy,
made an efficient presiding officer
throughout the day.
me issue around which the long de-
bate revolved was on the choice be-
tween two sites. One party favored
cne site on which the B'nai Birth hall
formerly stood. in Eddy street between
mason and Taylor. while there was also
strong feeling in favor of the utiliza-
: non OF the new site acquired by the
ofNer at the corner of Geary and Polk
sLLeets- The first named lot is so by
10 teet while the other is so by I2O
Leet- The main argument against the
Ieary and Polk streets lot was that il
IS TOO small TO permit of the erection
q ouiiolng containing both gym
laSlum and stores Under the building
avs a structure only 81 feet in height
may be erected on this lot
- LEAVE III TO COMMITTEE
IN order TO give the general com
hllttee a perfectly free hand. the dele
gates empowered it to build on either
- the lots, or, if thought preferable.
that iU OI
II is believed the committee win de-
cioe upon the Eddy street site. 1t is
proposed 10 erect a handsome building
Nith stores on the ground floor. A gym
hasluin In the rear, the remainder of
ne accommodation to be devoted to
-ouserooms- the plans have already
oeen partly prepared. and It Will he
possible 10 make q start in the work in
: eo-I q month In the neighborhood of
-2i '"'9 IS 10 be spent on the new hall
80. a eecision of Importance to the order
committee on the state OF the order was
lncer consideratiOn. A recommendation
rom eastern lodges that secrecy of the
iiLual De removed was rejected almost
~ animously- About an hour OF tbe
=. ~ aiternoon session was given up 10 dis
-ssion Of the good and welfare Of the
: g. ger several plans for increasing the
lnem bership OF B'naf Birth and for
strengthening weak lodges were ten
. t2tively talked over, but no decisions
o. y ere arrived at
. ELECTION OF OFFICERS
-. The chief business tomorrow VIII he
the election OF officers. Edmund Tausz-
ky. the san Francisco lawyer. who has
: held the post Of first vice president
VIII be promoted TO that Of president in
succession 10 Rabbi NJ S Levy Isaac
Sweet OF Portland at present second
vice president, viii be elected first vice
president. No contest for either of these
positions is expected There is. how
ever, some emulation for the second
vice presidency. Among those men
TONED as candidates for this Office
which places the incumbent in line for
president two years hence are Henry
Heynemann Of san Francisco. Otto Ir-
wing OF San Francisco, Rabbi Jacob
Nieto Of San Francisco. s. Weiskopf of
san Francisco and NJ. Kallman.
The grand secretary. grand treas
.urer, trustees and sergeant at arms
viii be reelected without opposition.
They are: Secretary, L J. Ascheim:
treasurer. Benjamin Harris. trustees.
Max Goldberg, A Jonas and A w
Noorsanger; sergeant at arms, S. Fly
shaker
The next annual meeting place is to
be chosen tomorrow. It is believed the
honor VIII fall TO San Francisco The
session viii terminate with a banquet
tomorrow night, which viii open with
prayer by Dr.. y. Mosessohn. editor of
the Jewish Tribune Of Portland.
More than a hundred delegates from
California, Oregon, Idaho and Utah
lodges attended today's sessions.