Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-03-19
urges PARTY DUTY |B'NA| BIRTH COMING
Taft Calls on Congress Repub General Convention of Prom
icans to Get Together. nent Hebrew Association.
PLAIN TALK AT ROCHESTER OPENING SESSION APRIL 8
Demands Party Regularity and the Business and Pleasure
Keeping Of Pledges bined by the Delegates
TEAM WORK THING NEEDED RECEPTION THE PRESIDENT
Defends His Policies and Gives List Meetings
of Measures He Desires to Have Arlington Hotel-Program
Congress Pass
General Convention of Promi-
nent Hebrew Association.
OPENING SESSION APRIL 3
Business and Pleasure to Be Com.
bined by the Delegates.
RECEPTION BY THE PRESIDENT
Meetings to Be Held Daily at the
Arlington Hotel-Program
Outlined.

Hebrews who stand high in their COM
munities as citizens and men Of affairs
will arrive in this city in few DAYS to
attend the general convention Of the In
dependent Order Of B'nai Birth. the most
prominent Of all Jewish orga nizations in
the world.
There will be eighty-five delegates ac-
companied by ladies, from all parts of
the United States and Europe. The con-
Vention will be assembled Sunday morn
ing, April 3, at the Arlington Hotel and
will continue it's sessions until Friday,
April 8.
Simon Wolf. who is chairman of the
local committee on arrangements for the
convention, left here last evening for
Atlanta, Ga, to attend the annual meet
ing of the board of directors of the He
brew Orphans Home Of which he is
president. Before his departure Mr.. Wolf
gave The Star the program Of events that
will be held during the convention period.
The menorah or seven-branch candle
STICK Mr.. Wolf explained. lis the en-
blem OF the B'nai Firth It's symbol Is
Old Glory Its membership includes
representative and notable men of the
Jewish faith. This will be the first time
the general convention Of the order has
been held at Washington"
Program Of Exercises.
The Official program which has just
been completed provides that the con-
ventfon will be called to order the morn
ing of Sunday, April 3, by the president
of the order. Adolph Kraus. There will be
short address ON welcome by Mr.. Wolf,
followed by an address of welcome to
the city by President Cuno II. Rudolph
of the board of District Commissioners.
The response will be by President Kraus
Sunday evening at s o'clock services
will be held at the temple of the Wash
ington Hebrew Congregation, Sth street
between H and / streets. Prayer by
Rabbi l.. Stern. will be followed by an
organ recital and a violin solo by Prof.
Minister. Simon Wolf will address the
delegates and ladies and the Grafton will
be by Lucius Solomon Of San Francisco,
q noted Hebrew orator. The closing ad-
dress and prayer will be by Rev. Abram
Simon.
The delegates and their ladies, accom-
panied by members OF the local commit
tee, will assemble at $50 o'clock sharp
Monday morning and take. special cars
for the steamboat wharves, where the
party will embark for Mount vernon,
There will be luncheon and music on
the boat. A large memorial wreath OF
flowers will be placed upon the tomb
of Gen. Washington, and Rev. pr. u. n.
Calisch of Richmond, Va, will deliver
a short address.
Reception at White House.
Returning from Mount Vernon. the
party will take special cars for the
White House, where President Taft
will receive the delegates and their
ladies at $50 o'clock pm. Memorial
services in honor Of the late President
u T,,1 Of
York, and other members who died
since the last convention will be held
later.
The ladies accompanying the dele
gates will be taken in charge Tuesday
morning by committees Of the Jewish
wonien's Council Of this city and the
Auxiliary Society of the Temple and
shown through the public buildings
They will be entertained at luncheon
at Harvey's at 80 o'clock pm. At II
o'clock Tuesday Miss Mabel Boardman
will speak to the convention on CO.
operation with the National Red Cross
There will be a reception and musical
at the Arlington at o'clock Tuesday
morning, with addresses and refresh
mentS.
Seeing Washington automobiles will as
serible at the Arlington at O'Clock sharp
Wednesday to take the delegates and the
ladies accompanying them on .our OF
the city The party will stop at the .or-
coran Gallery Of Art at 4:15 O'Clock. The
gallery has been reserved for one hour
for the sole use Of the convention menu
bers There will be banquet at the Ar
which an informal dance will be given.
Toasts at the banquet will be responded
to by President Taft. Speaker Cannon,
Justice Brewer Of the United States Su-
preme Court, Judge Stafford. District
Judson. Maj Richard Sylvester, Senator
Guggenheim, Representative Goldfogle.
Sabbath and Kahn, Jacob H. Schin or
New York and other notable men who
have accepted invitations to be present.
Souvenirs to Be Presented.
Chairman Simon Wolf and the members
secured autographed photographs of Pres
to each delegate. The committee has also
secured autographed copies of Thomas
Nelson Pages book, John Marvel, AS
sistant," the hero of the story being a
Hebrew, and a copy Of the work will be
presented to each of the ladies accompa-
nying the delegates.
There is also being prepared a hand
some souvenir book, superbly illustrated
with photographs of the leading men of
the B'nai Birth and the institutions
that have been founded by the order.
The book will contain. besides a sketch
u
presidents and the present president Of
the B'nai Birth.
The ofncial program will be a fine speci-
men Of Typography. and will be illustrat-
ed with photographs of the government
buildings in this city and other interest
ing and historic points. On the title page
will be the menorah. and on another
page the symbol of the organization. the
flag of the United States. On other pages
will be printed the words of THE Star
Spangled Banner" America" and an
original song composed by Rabbi l.
Stern.
Topics for Discussion.
Many matters of moment to the organi-
zation and to the country at large will
be given consideration by the convention.
These will include immigration, COLOMBIA
ton. agricultural pursuits, the extirpa-
ton of the white slave" traffic, the fur
Their maintenance of the National Jewish
Hospital for Consumptives at Denver, the
Hot Springs Sanatorium and manual
training schools in the orient, Europe
and the United States.
PLACED UNDER BOND.
Two Colored Youths Accused Of