Los Angeles herald., 1910-11-06
B. MAJ. BIRTH TO
OPEN NEW HOME
District Grand Lodge Officers to
Come Here When Build
ing Is Dedicated
GENTLE MINISTER TO TALK
Structure on West 18th Street a
Model for Convenience
and Artistic Effect
GENTLE MINISTER TO TALK

Handsome new lodge rooms and clut
quarters of the Independent Order
B'nai Birth in this city, just completed
at I'll West Seventeenth street, near
Georgia, will be dedicated next Wednes-
day night with impressive ceremonies
This date is also the occasion Of the
visit of the district grand lodge officers
Grand President Isaac SWEET of Port
land, Ore; Past Grand President M. S.
Levy of San Francisco, who has just
been elected rabbi of Beth Israel syna-
gogue of that city for life; Grand Ora
tor Martin A. Meyer, rabbi of Temple
Emanuel of San Francisco, and DR..
Madison c. Peters of New York, author
of the book Justice to the jew" Will
be among the speakers.
Los Angeles lodge No. 487, I. o. B. B.,
was established here eleven years ago.
Its membership has reached more than
$50 of the most prominent Jewish peo-
pie of the city. For several years past
the lodge has had temporary quarters
on West Pico street. Last spring 1t
was determined to have new lodge
home. A committee including George
N. Black, Irving S. Metzler and George
b. Epstein was selected by the lodge
to determine upon a site with full
power to act A large lot on West
Seventeenth street, near Georgia, handy
to the car lines on Sixteenth and wash
ington streets, was purchased. The
plans of the Milwaukee Building com.
pany for the building were approved
and work Immediately commenced.
The structure has already been ac-
cepted as completed. New furnishings,
including billiard tables, are being pur-
chased for the new home.
BUILDING Is A FINE ONE
The building is of the Moorish type
of architecture. The front elevation Is
built of reinforced concrete plaster, the
details being worked out in stucco. The
front steps of the approach are nlpe-
teen feet wide, leading to tiled vestt-
bule The interior contains large b1l-
lard room. The appointments are very
complete, including large built-in book
cases, inglenook seats and massive
mantel ten feet wide. The cloak room,
kitchen and the plumbing arrange
ments. together with the lodge room,
complete the building.
The lodge room is 5Sx4O feet, Well
lighted. with beamed ceilings and with
every convenience known for the pur-
features is a heating and ventilating
system which insures at all times
perfect circulation at an even tempera-
ture. There are hardwood floors
throughout. The basement which leads
from the kitchen contains the heating
and ventifating machinery.
The officers of the lodge are: Presi-
dent, Emanuel Cohen; vice president
Isaac O. Levy; monitor, Irving S. Metz
Ter; assistant monitor Maurice Salz.
man; secretary, I. r. Rubin; financial
secretary, A. Zeisler; trustees, M. Lus-
tig. Ren Rosin and DR.. e. M. Lazard.
DR.. Madison C. Peters, who will be
one of the speakers at the dedication
on "wednesday evening, comes to Los
dress on the following evening, Thurs
day, November 10, at Simpson aud
itorium on the subject ''The Jews Part
in the Making Of America" DR.. Peters
is a Christian minister, but has given
many years to Jewish thought.