Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-10-04
NEW TEMPLE URGED
Rabbi Simon Wants Modern
House of Worship.
PROPOSES SOCIAL CENTER
Gymnasium, Baths and Other Fea-
lures for Structure Suggested.
BIGGER CONGREGATIONS NEED
Hebrew New Year Celebrated in
Synagogues-Nathan Cayton, Boy
Orator, at Talmud Torah.
PROPOSES SOCIAL CENTER
BIGGER CONGREGATIONS NEED

A splendid new temple. monument to
reformed Judaism throughout the coun-
try. was proposed for the Washington
Hebrew congregation by Rev. DR. Abram
Simon, in his address at the Hebrew New
Year services, held in the Eighth Street
Temple at 10 o'clock today
A large congregation was in attendance
and listened attentively as the rabbi UNI
folded his plans for the new house of
worship. -
DR.. Simon was speaking to the subject.
Make Room" He pointed out that the
seating capacity of the Eighth Street
Temple is crowded at the present time.
to be made to accommodate the rapidly
increasing congregation.
Center of Social Activities.
He wants an institutional temple to
Keep step in the march of progress, one
which will have a swimming pool society
rooms and other features which will
make the edifice a rallyihg ground for
the social activities of the congregation.
In this way. he declared, the cause of
Judaism would. go forward with much
success.
Dr. Simon has not fully made up his
mind where the proposed new temple
should be located. He is of the opinion
that the best possible location would be
in the Washington Heights section.
He has looked over a number of pro-
posed locations. 1t is now his ambition
to impress upon the membership OF the
Washington Hebrew Congregation the
fact that the time has now arrived when
the new temple should be built. and that
arrangements looking to that end should
begin al once.
In his address today DR.. Simon spoke
particularly of the great progress being
made by the human race, and then re-
ferred at length to Judaism. He later
took up the fundamental principles of re-
formed Judaism. and discussed them at
length. He asked the question as to
whether reformed Judaism has made good
in Washington. and gave the answer
that in its progress it surely has.
4 musical program was given by the
choir. consisting of Mrs. Nellie Wilson
Shir-Cliff. soprano: Miss. Idma Stern.
contralto: Mr.. John H. Nolan, basso. and
Mr. Harry Stevens. tenor. DR.. George
Walter was at the organ.
Boy Orator Makes Address.
Services were also held in the Hebrew
temples of the city in honor of the year
which is the j671st of the Hebrew cal.
endar
At the Talmud Torah Temple Nathan
Clayton. an eleven-year-Old boy, delivered
an address in Hebrew.
1.-The Hebrew torah,' he said, did not
have any memory as to the birthday OF
the heroes of the nation. although she die
mention the day of the death of some OF
them. If we want to know where oul
| lawgiver was born we have to calculate
| from when he died.
I'VE have in tradition when King DaNii
| died. We do not know when he wa:
born. -
Although Judaism did not occupy her
| self in her, long period to leave a mem
| DRY as to the birthday of her heroes, SHIT
left a great memory to the birthday o.
| the whole of humanity in general"
| In the Eighth Street Temple last even
| ing DR.. Simon spoke on over the Hill!
and Far Away He declared that thu
| observance of the New Year is the ex
| preston of the Hebrew that the world
| is not fatherless. A musical program
| was also given.