New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-04-16
HONOR TITANIC DEAD
East Side Pays Tribute to ISIdor
and Ida StrauS.
PROMINENT MEN SPEAK
Praise Mr.. Straus as Statesman
and SchOlar-His Wife as
Ideal Mother.

Those folk on the East Side who hold
in special reverence the names Of Isidor
Straus and his wife met i'm the auditorium
of Public School o. at Essex and Hester
streets. last night to commemorate their
tragic death a year ago on the Titanic.
Joseph Barondess. a member Of the
, Board of Education. presided. In his
opening address he sketched the life Of
Mr.. Straus as merchant. statesman.
phlanthropist and scholar and Of his
wife as the ideal wife and mother.
Many persons are not aware of the
fact" said Mr.. Barondess. that lsidor
Straus was a statesman. He was one Of
the authorities i'm this country on
European pOlity. as well as on the great
problems Of our own nation. There was
no man who was a greater authority on
the tariff than he. Grover Cleveland
| turned To him constantly as his adviser
i'm tariff questions.
Few also are aware OF the fact that
he was a great scholar But he loved his
books. ana more than thai ne was a pa
tron of scholarship i'm others. Mary
struggling authors who could not get
their works published. turned 10 him.
and through him were able to Sive great
works To the world. And in the cause Of
education. especially In connection with
the Educational Alliance. he performed
great services.
1t is useless 10 attempt TO do Justice
10 Isidor and Ida Straus The heroic and
noble manner I'm which he and his wife
gave their lives for the gloriiicatiOn Of
humanity is an everlasting tribute 10
| them. The people Of this free land Of
| ours will forever cherish their memories
But here among ms on the East Side they
have never died. They live with us. and
| FOR us and they serve Ms as beacon
! light to guide us I'm the path Of rectitude.
NisSim Rehar. general secretary Of the
Federation Of Jewish Organizations. fol-
lowed Mr. Barondess. and made his al
dress the occasion of announcing the for
nation Of the Jewish Big Sisters Society.
an organization planned 90 perform a
similar work for Jewish girls a. the Jew
ish Big Brothers Society. iu which Mr.
Straus TOOK particular interest. H. doing
for Jewish boys.
Mr. StraGs often complained" be- said.
that there We're number OF rich Jewish
men who did not take the interest they
should in Jewish charities. There are a
number Of Jewish women who might he
similarly criticised. and We hope they will
come forward and lend their support TO
tins new movement for their less fortu-
nate sisters"
Justice Greenbaum spoke particularly
Of the home life of Nj. and Mrs Straus
/ saving that they in their own home repre-
scented I'm the highest sense all that that
should bo. other speakers We're Edward
| Lauterbach and the Rev. Harry Mas
! liansky
! More than one thousand men. women
and children took part I'm the memorial
services held yesterday afternoon In the
Peoples Synagogue. 40. l97 East Broad
way. i'm honor Of lsidor Straus. VINO per
ished with the Titanic Justice Green
! baum made the memorial address and
when he had finished many of his hearers,
some Of whom had known Mr. Straus. and
all OF whom had known OF his work.
were in tears
1T is fitting that We should honor tine
memory Of lsidor Straus.' said Justice
Greenbaum. "for the services ne rendered
Us during his life and 10 Is with Fun
hearts that we who worked with him
and shared his ideals pay him this tribute.
But deeper than our sadness al his death
lies our pride in the manner IN which he
died.
courteous and noble hearted 10 the
last he faced death as he had faced NE
unafraid OF her who died with him
scornng safety she could not share
with the man she loved. my heart Is too
fun to speak; she proved herself worthy
Of nim. and higher praise. We who knew
him, cannot utter. We may thank God
for the memory and inspiration OF the
lives they lived and the death that they
so nobly died