The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-04-08
B'NAI BIRTH ENDS
NOTABLE SESSION
Delegates Re-elect Officers
and Select New York.
NEXT CONVENTION IN 1915
Grand Lodge Adopts Definite Policy
Regarding ImmigrRtiOn-The Or
der Now Has $4,000 MEMBERSHIPS
Capita Tax Increased to Aid the
Sanatorium at Hot Springs, Ark.

After choosing New York City as its
meeting place i've years hence and elect
ing officers, the Constitutional Grand
Lodge of the B mai Birth adjourned last
plight at n.30 o'clock al the Arlington.
completing one of the most brilliant con-
ventilns in the history of the organiza-
ton.
Before a decision was reached to meet
again in New York, there was an inter-
esting' tilt between representatives of
Denver san Francisco, and New York
TO gain the coveted convention. Several
speeches. in which the advantages offered
by each city were extolled. were deliv-
cred by the contestants When it was
announced that New York had won the
prize, rounds of applause filed the audi
forum.
Old Offieers Reelected.
With a few exceptions, officers were re-
elected, each new incumbent making a
speech of thanks to the convention for
the honor shown him. The list follows:
Adolph Kraus. Chicago, president of
the executive committee; Lucius /. Solo
mons. San Francisco, first vice president,
Jacob Singer, Philadelphia, second vice
president; Jacob Furth, Cleveland. treas
urer; a. B. Seelenfreund. Chicago, sec
rotary members of the executive COM
mittee are: Simon Wolf, Washington;
Joseph Hirsh. Vicksburg. Miss: Philip
Stein, Chicago; Rabbi F. n Calisch,
Richmond.
Victor Abraham, of Cincinnati. was
named chief justice of the court of ap-
peals, with the following members: Adam
Wiener. New York; L. Block. Kansas
city; J. d. Coons. WiIkesbarre: E. ].
Wolfe. San Francisco; l. Haas, of At
lanta; Slgmund Livingston. Bloomington.
H.; Henry Hanaw, Mobile, Ala: Dr..
Kuznitzk. Berlin. Germany, and DIR.
Heinrich Rosenbaum, Prague, Austria
S. Hamburger. of New York, secretary
Of District Grand Lodge. No. 1; Victor
Abraham, of Cincinnati. secretary of Dis
trict Grand Lodge. No. ,; NJ K. Cohen,
Of Philadelphia. secretary of District
Grand Lodge. No. s: L ]. Asehheim. of
San Francisco, secretary of District
Grand Lodge, No 4, Joseph L. Levy. of
Richmond, secretary Of District Grand
Lodge No. 8; A B. Seelenfreund. of
Chlcago, secretary of District Grand
Lodge. No. 6; Nathan Strauss OF New
orleans, secretary OF District Grand
Lodge. No Z: D. Wolf, Of Berlin, Ger
many. secretary of District Grand Lodge.
No s; Josef Stern. of Bucharest. Rou-
mania, secretary OF District Grand Lodge
No. 3. and d. S. Stern, of Prague, Aus
tria' secretary of District Grand Lodge
No. 10
Unanimous Votes Called.
The majority OF officers were reelected
unanimously II was not necessary to
take the count OF vote in the election Of
any officer, As the names of newly
elected officers We're announced they tool,
positions according to rank before tba
assemblage. Because of the late hour
members began to leave the hall before
the election was finished
When good-bys were taken the partfnp
word was: I'll see you in New York .
Before midnight the auditorium which
has been the scene Of many interesting
discussions while the convention was IN
progress, was empty. the departing mem
beers leaving the hotels for trains
At the afternoon session the immigra-
ton question was disposed of in a report
by the committee. read by Harry Cutler
chairman. The report was in part as fol-
lows:
The true American policy, the adon-
ton and maintenance OF which has in a
large measure contributed TO the pros-
perity of the United States, has been the
extension of welcome to those rnigrat-
ing from foreign countries, and This
order insists on the maintenance OF the
principle, especially as it affects our
brethren who come hither."
$4,000 Members Now.
A report on the state of the order
showing tina. B'nai Birth has more than
$500 members was read by Jacob Furth.
OF st. Louis.
1t was decided that on the anniversary
of the death of former Secretary Of
State John Hay. July /. a wreath should
be placed on his grave by the order
The per capita tax OF 81 was increased
TO $50 10 provide assistance for the
sanatorium at Hot Springs, Ark.