Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-04-01
CONVENTION
WOLF AND PEYSER
B'nai Birth District No. 5 Ap-
preciates Work of Two
Members.
ELECTS LIONEL We'll
TO THE PRESIDENCY
Resolution Urges United States Gov
eminent Officials to Watch Rights
of Jews in Treaties.

The thanks of the thirty-ninth annual
convention of District No. 5, Independent
Order of Bnai Birth, We're bestowed to-
day upon Simon Wolf for his work to-
ward defeating the Dillingham; i'm
migration bill, and to Julius I. Peyser for
his work during the past year as presi-
dent of the organization. Reports of
various committees were heard this
morning and adopted
Officers Elected.
officers were elected as follows:
President, Lionel We'll, Goldsboro. N.
c.; first vice president, Rabbi F. L.
Rosenthal. Columbus, Ga; second vice
president, I. E. Marcuson, Charleston,
S. c.; sergeant at arms, Harold s.
Bleomberg, Richmond Va; treasurer,
III. Sternberger Greensboro, ~ c.; sec
rotary Rabbi George Solomon. Savan-
nah. Ga.
Leo Loem of Columbus, Ca, was named
as the representative of District No 3
on the board of trustees of the Orphans
Home; Emanuel Kaufman. Atlanta, rep
resentatiye of the board of the National
Jewish Hospital for ConsumptiVes. and
the following court of appeals was
named: Joseph l.. Levy. chairman J. l.
Peyser, Louis Goodmans Leonard Haas
and u. L. Visonska.
Object to Naming Russia.
Several paragraphs in the report of the
COMMITTEES on report of the president pro-
yeked lively discussion. Exception was
taken to specifically mentioning Russia in
the paragraph urging government OFF,
Gals to be watchful of their duty when
new treaty is to be entered into with
that government so that there might be
no restrictions against the Jews. 1t was
the opinion OF some that this reference
might be embarrassing to the govern
ment and it was changed to read Rus
STA or any other country. The question
of the organizations participation in re
moval work. IN the aiding of members
of their race out of the more contested
seaports of America, received much con-
sideration.
European Family Helped.
An instance was cited where one of
the lodges helped a family from Eu-
rope to this country. Simon Wolf took
exception to this and declared that
this removal of people from Europe to
this country should not be promoted,
but removal work should be confined
TO getting the members of their race
out OF the congested cities. He de- |
clared that on the contrary the depart
~
We're not encouraging their people to
come here, as had been charged by
these departments.
The matter was referred to Il special
committee. which was instructed to con-
slider the matter and recommend such
action as to the cooperation OF the Is mai
Birth in this removal work as it thuugh h.
necessary.
There will be a short business session
of the convention late this afternoon, and
the gathering Will close with a reception
and dance tonight at Rauscher's
Hebrew Race Praised.
Pleadings for the Hebrews to use
their influence for the upbuilding of
the morals of the country and the eX-
pressed hope that more of them would
come to America were made by several
of the speakers at the banquet at
Rauschers last night. Many prominent
Hebrews gathered around the banquet
board and listened to praises of their
race from the lips of presons prom
inent in the affairs of the country. The
speakers were Vice President Mar
shall, Secretary of State Bryan, Secre-
tary of the Navy Daniels, Secretary of
Labor Wilson, Judge Julian w. Mack
of the commerce court, Rev. Edward
n. Calisch of Richmond, Va; Simon
Wolf, Representative Harry NJ. Cutler
of Rhode Island, DIR. Aaron Aaronson
of Palestine and Milton Strasburger.
julius /. Peyser of this city delivered
the opening address as president of
district No. 5, and Rabbi Abram Simon
acted as POSTMASTER
Toast to President.
Rabbi Simon proposed this toast to