New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-05-22
REFLECT JUDGE SANDERS
Birth Abraham Convention Has
Lively Closing Session.
WEST DEMANDS OFFICERS
Schoen Again Grand Secretary
Reports Show Order To Be
in Flourishing Condition.

Amid a clamor which caused some of the
downstairs. used as they were TO the tor
rents OF debate and tumults OF victory. TO
shiver in their frames, the first day of the
twenty fourth annual convention OF the
rndependent order Birth Abraham came 10
a close at Tammany Hall yesterday after
noon with the nomination Of officers for the
succeeding year. Some OF the members In
sisted that the meeting was a particularly
ouiet one They recalled another, held not
long ago in Washington, that bore mucn
more striking resemblance to the Stock
Exchange on the eve OF panic than even
this one.
Much OF the noise was said to have been
generated by a dissatisfied Western rae
ton. which was opposed TO the renomina-
ton of Judge Leon Sanders-or any other
New Yorker, for that matter-to the grand
mastership They declared themselves TO
be in favor Of an amendment to the con-
stitutiOn repeating the restriction on the
locality from which the head OF the ira
tcrnity might be chosen. In short time
the meeting was entirely beyond the con-
troll of the chairman. Judge Sanders new
ertheless, secured the renomiration' thoush
an opposition candidate was also CHOSEN
-MaxsStern. Of No. 9l4 East 81 street
Judge Sanders protested against his own
domination, saying he had given too much
time to the organization already and that
his practice had suffered lamentably IN
consequence. His objection. however was
overruled. and he was finally persuaded 70
hat the frdtprnltN
had voted him $1,000 for his excellent WORK
last year. and that the same acuoh "ou'u
probably be taken again.
Another thing which called forth Huoh
opposition and excitement from the west
ern group was the resolution 10 present
the grand secretary. Jacob Schoen' Win
81 800. According TO several members Tic
fraternity had suffered loss Oh laree
sum of money several years ago through
Investments in real estate which, though
not made by Mr. Schoen, were nevertheless
technically under his supervision ana WI
Schoen had voluntarily undertaken TO maze
good the loss. A compromise was nnaiiy
reached whereby $500 year was addeo u
his salary In recognition or MS sacrilce'
giving him hereafter 5000.
AT the demand OF the delegates from tne
West for greater representation three uep
uty grand masters were added 10 the wv
already in existence, selected from the
three states having the next largest num-
her OF members Pennsylvania, New Jersey
and Illinois The two original deputies
were chosen from New York and Massachu-
sets. ~
Samuel s. Koenig, chairman ot the Re-
publican County Committee, ADDRESSED a
nd
10 the convention in the afternoon In the
absence of Governor Dix and the otner
state and city officials, who. though IN
yiteed. were unable TO be present.
The order is one of the largest JEWISH
fraternal organizations IN the WorII, nav
ing a membership of over l@,'" Inc re-
port OF the grand master. read shortly al
Ter the opening of the meeting al 10 clock
Yesterday morning, urged an increase III
The reserve fund in view Of the enormous
growth OF the fraternity In the last Two
wears, and it's probable future CROWN ms
suggestion was TO raise the tax FOR ,he
fund from ten cents 10 a dollar In order
that II might increase within I'VE years
from ire present $3.50 600 to 81 10000.
The grand master also pleaded that the
Jeys cast aside the clannish spirit which
has characterized them, and work togeIneI
for mutual benefit. especially IN the error.
IN defeat hostile legislation. He asked that
a conoroittee he appointed TO meet repre-
sentatives Of other Jewish orders for TINS
purpose. He requested also that the twenty,
afth anniversary Of the order be observed
with appropriate ceremony on FEBRUARY I
of next year. .
s45s 900 had been paid out in death dement's
during the year, the death rate among the
members having been sos per 1000 At the
end Of 1910 there was a total of sA2,9S on
hand.