Evening star., 1909-06-21
GOLDEN JUBILEE CELEBRATED
BANQUET OF GRAND LODGE,
BIRTH ABRAHAM.
Rabbi Simon Pays an Eloquent
| Tribute in Address on "The
Honor Of Israel"

The golden jubilee of the original Grand
Lodge. Order of the Birth Abraham. was
celebrated under the auspices OF WASH
ington City Lodge, No. Isl. by a banquet
at the old Masonic Temple, 9th and F
streets northwest. last night The large
hall was filled with guests. and addresses
were made by a number of prominent
men Of the order, including the Rev. DR..
Abram Simon of the Washington Hebrew
Congregation, l. l.. Blout. its president:
Mark Stearman, president Of the local
branch of the Birth Abraham. and Sam
uel Einstein. It's district deputy. Letters
of regret were received from Representa-
tives Julius Kahn of California and H.
NJ Goldfogle of New York, who were
unable toS be present. Mark Stearman
was POSTMASTER. The music was given
by concert band under the direction OF
Sol Minister.
After the invocation by Rabbi L. Stern
the address of welcome was delivered by
Mark Stearman. District Deputy Samuel
Einstein, in responding to the toast The
the Order of the Birth Abraham from the
date Of it's charter in 1889. to the present
day, when its membership includes $40
lodges and 63 900 men and women. He
said that in two years S19,664 had been
spent for charity, and in fifty years more
than $7,OOOOOO for deaths and sick bene-
fits.
r. Abrom Simon, speaking "for the
honor of Israeli paid an eloquent trlb-
ute to the order and predicted for 1t a
splendid future. 1t has not only been
fraternal. he said. but the medium of
uniting Jews when they came to this
country friendless and homeless. "1t as
ISOLATED the Jew who could not speak
English with the American Jew. and ITS
lodeeroom Became the school of patriotic
oh1iJaf He tn the action
of the order during the Spanish-American
war, when 1t issued a decree promising
to care for the widows and orphans of
those of its people who lost their lives
in the war.
Questions to Be Met.
"The greatest work of the Order Birth
Abraham is to stand for the honor OF
Israel" declared DR.. Simon. THE honor
of the Jewish race depends on the action
of the individual. Several things have
happened recently which reflect on our
race. However much we dislike to dis
cuss them, we must meet these questions,
and this order can do much to remedy
the evils. Statements relative to New
York show an increase In crime among
the Jews. and II is said that many of the
reputed anarchists are Jews. In addition
to this it is reported that members of
the Hebrew race have been actively en-
EaReQ In the Wnlte sidVe tIdIlC.
"Such a charge, If true, reflects greatly
on the honor of Israel. and 1t remains
for the Birth Abraham to do a great
work in maintaining the honor and dig
nifty of the Jews"
Other toasts were responded to as fol-
lows: Sweet Charity" by l. l.. Blout;
"Sociability Among Jews" by ]. L. Tep-
per; vocal solo, Roses" was sung by
F. c. Schaifer. and Ezekiel Leavitt spoke
on the topic I'm Union is Strength" and
B. Strauss on Sister Lodges"
The committee on arrangements was
composed Of NJ. Stearman (chairman),
W. NJ Bornheim. DR.. ]. S. Eskin. M.
Garfinkle, ]. Hornstein, NJ. Leinson. II.
Eskin, S. Guggenheim. P. Hamel. NJ. s.
Johnson, I. Gutenberg and H. Rosenberg.
The invitation committee consisted of
Samuel Einstein. Mark Stearman and
j. L. Topper.