Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-01-20
largo LODGE TO HEAR
PROMINENT SPEAKERS
Members of Order of B'nai
Birth Will Meet Monday
at Eighth Street Temple.

Announcement is made that prominent
speakers from the south will be in at
tendance at a meeting Of Argo Lodge,
No. 413, Independent Order, B'nai Birth.
Monday evening at o'clock. in the
vestry rooms Of the Eighth Street Tenn
pie.
The speakers will be DR.. David Marx Of
Atlanta. Ga. and b. A. Banks Of Nor
folk, Va, member Of the house Of dele
gates Of Virginia
The new officers of Argo Lodge will
qualify and be installed as follows: Jo-
'seph Strasburger. president; A. c. Mayer,
vice president: Joseph L. Topper, inside
warden. and Frederick M. Pelzman. out
side warden. Delegates to the Grand
Lodge. which will meet at Greensboro.
N. c.. early in March. are as follows:
JULIUS Refs. Joseph Herzog. NJ. Eisen-
mann, julius l. Peyser and I. Heiden-
hetmer: alternates. DR.. Louis Stern, Nor
ris Hahn. j. kohner. Harry w. Hahn
and Sol HerzOg. Julius I. Peyser of this
city. grand vice president of the District
Grand Lodge. which comprises the south
ern states, will install the officers and
will be assisted by the grand deputy Of
the District Of Columbia, I. Heiden-;
heimer.
Work of the B'nai Birth.
About fifty years ago the Independent
Order Of B'nai Birth was founded At
that period. 1t is explained, the number
OF Jews in the United States was small.
Beyond a few more or less strong as
sociations there were no organizations.
The lodgeroom became the meeting
place, and mingling here, poor and rich,
reform and orthodox, native and foreign,
We're welded into q united and efficient
body. The immigrant. poor in material
means, but rich in ideals. was cheered
and encouraged, and given the outward
culture to match his inner worth. Sick
benefits were provided for the needy, and
the insurance feature for the widow and
the orphan. Thus many of those who
are credit and pride to the Jewish
people are said to owe their present po-
sition to the helping hand Of the B'nai
Birth.
AS the order grew in power, 1t en-
arged its activities. Orphan homes and
hospitals were founded, till now it boasts
OF sixteen such institutions in America
and sixty-one In the orient and Europe.
When the congestion Of immigrants in
the port cities OF the east gave rise to
economic evils that threatened to bring
menace to the communities, the B'nai
Birth undertook the removal work to re-
lieve the congestion and danger. Later
when the atrocities in Russia and Rou-
mania occurred the B'nai Birth took up
the matter. and through its instrument
tality the Hay note was addressed to the
powers. and the Kishinev petition was
forwarded to Russia. Thus the conscience
OF the world was aroused to q sense Of
horror of the prosecutions, and q feeling
that justice should and must be done.
After each Of these achievements there
were many who. while commending the
work Of the order. held that now its
work and the justification for its ext
ence had ceased. But the founders of
the order, is Is declared, builded, not for
time, but for eternity.
The preamble of the constitution Of the
Independent Order of B'nai Birth has
taken upon itself the work Of promoting
the highest interests Of humanity:
Of developing and elevating the mental
and moral character of the Jew
ish people: Of intoxicating tho purest prin-
cipies OF philanthropy, honor and patriot
ism: of supporting science and art: al
leviating the wants Of the poor and the
needy; visiting and attending the sick
coming to the rescue Of the victims of
persecution. and providing for, protecting
and assisting the widow and the orphan
on the broadest principles of humanity.