The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-05-24
LODGE May NAME
RICHMOND MAN
Joseph L. Levy Men
toned as President
of B'Nai Birth.
HEADQUARTERS
TO SAVA N N A II
Likely That District Offices Will
Be Moved From Baltimore.
President Triest Tells in
Annual Report How Jew.
ish Order Is
Growing.

II the report of a special committee
to be presented this morning Is adopt
ed. the headquarters and Offices OF the
District Grand Lodge, No. 5, 1ndepend- :
ent Order of B'Nai BRith, will be re
moved from Baltimore and will here
after follow the Office of the grand
secretary. Since 1t is an open secret
that the Office of grand secretary is
to fall to DIR. George Solomon, OF
Savannah, 1t means that the Offices for
a time. at least, will be located at Sa-
vannah.
The thirty-s sixth annual session of
the District Grand Lodge opened yes
terday morning in the pariors Of Etth
Ahabah Temple. with delegates pres
ent from Maryland. Virginia, District
of Columbia. North Carolina, South
Carolina and Georgia.
The morning was taken up largely
with the reports OF the various off,
GERS and standing committees, all OF
which were referred to special COM
nittees for review. The real business
OF the convention will come this
morning at o'clock. when the body
will hear the reports OF these COM
mittees, and act on the various rec
concentrations of the officers.
Officers to BE Elected.
Interest centres largely in the cleo
tton of officers. which Will come this
afternoon. marking the close of the
business. Montague Triest, of Char
lesion. S. c.. Is now the presiding off
Ger, having been elected last year, and
he will preside to-day. While there
does not seem to be any special rule
about II, It has not been the custom
for the president to succeed himself
The first cepresident, Leonard
Haas, of Atlanta, is reported as be-
Ing in bad health, and does not seek
preferment.
Second Vice. President Sydney Teiser.
of Norfolk, according to his friends.
VIII not be able TO give the time from
his business this year, which the pres
fdency OF the order demands. The sug.
sestion was freely made yesterday
that the presidency might fall to
Joseph L. Levy, OF Richmond, who .la.
been secretary for the past eleven
years, and who has declined reelection
to that position. 1t seems the con-
sensus OF opinion that Rabbi Solomon,
of Savannah. will succeed him as see
rotary. Aaron Goodman. of Baltimore,
who has been treasurer of the District
Grand Lodge for forty years. in let
ter regretting that he was unable to
attend. indicated that on account of his
advanced age, being now eighty eight
years old, he would not be candidate
for reelection. Richmond delegates
in attendance on the opening session
Yesterday We're DR. Edward N Calisch.
rabbi OF Beth Ahabah Temple; Henry
S. Hutzler. past district grand presi-
dent; Herbert T. Ezekiel, Arthur Levy,
Edwin L. Levy. Secretary Joseph L.
Levy and NJ. T. Binswanger.
a beautiful ceremonial service
markedNthe opening OF the convention,
after which Edward L. Levy. president
of Rimmon Lodge, which is entertain
ing the convention. welcomed the vis-
itors to the city, and outlined the plans
for the entertainment OF strangers.
Before the real business of the morn
ing was taken UP recess was taken
for group photograph, at which al.
the delegates were present.
President Triest's Report.
The annual report OF President Triest
proved one of the interesting features
of the morning. the able presiding OF.
ficer dealing at some length with the
work OF the order and It's plans for
future development He was particu-
larry emphatic in his mention of the
work OF the B'Nai Birth orphanage at
Atlanta, and his approval of plans for
the suggested home at Little Rock,
Ark. He made a number of recommen-
.dations calculated to increase the use
fulness and membership of the local
lodges, and on these matters commit
tees will report today. a paragraph,
which attracted much attention and
will prove the basis OF some debate as
to ways and means. is as follows:
The privilege will not be afforded
me OF reporting this year any great
achievements SO far as increasing the
membership of this district is con-
cerned, but can claim without hest.
fancy that at the present time we are
in healthier condition than NE were
at the time of our last convention.
Much has already been written by the
presidents who have preceded me
about the dead timber which the
Grand Lodge wasicarrying. and realiz-
ing from a business standpoint that
we were losers by having on our rolls
and paying per capita tax for lodges
that did not make their reports
promptly, and which We're otherwise
inactive. I directed the secretary to
lodges Just as soon as he was satisfied
that there was no. hope OF their be-
coming active again.
'In this manner we We're compelled
to strike off nearly 100 M embers, and
although since the first, part OF the
present year a good portion Of this
loss has been made up. still the figures
sat the end of the year show a de-
crease
ut is a great pleasure for me to
be able to report that all over the
district the lodge are In a very salts
factory condition. It Is true that soc-
Scasionally we find one or two that
need stimulating. but as a general
proposition the outlook is decidedly
Thopeful," 1; III,
Would Offer Gold Medals.
Among the suggestions made by
President Triest for stimulating In
aterest in the order and Its work was