The Washington herald., 1913-03-30
B'NAI BIRTH To
SPREAD CHARITY
Thirty-ninth Convention Meets
Tonight and Laudable Plans
Will Be Discussed.
MANY DELEGATES HERE
Meeting Will Seek to Enable Poverty
stricken Mothers to Retain
Children.

The old adage, 1T is better to sive than
to receive will be the underlying theme
OF the deliberations of the thirtyninth
annual convention of District Grand
Lodge, No. 5, Independent Order B'nal
B'rith. which will be opened tonight with
get-together meeting in the Eighth
Street Temple
the District will be present. 1t has been
definitely decided that the principal SUBJ
jects to be discussed at the sessions OF
the three days convention will relate to
the material extension of several phases
of the philanthrOpic work of the order.
Probably one of the greatest reforms
ever attempted by any organization and
one which may be put upon a working ba-
sis at this convention is proposed elimina-
lion Of orphans homes, so far as is pos
sible- Prominent workers of the order
have drawn up a plan by which IL is
hoped that the B'nai Birth can remove
children from orphans homes. place them
in the care of their widowed mothers and
provide for system of pensions to moth
ers, so that the children may have the
benefit of home influences.
Already Julius Rosenwald. the Chicago
.philanthronlst, has made an offer to the
Atlanta Orphans Home. in which he pro-
poses that each child living in that insti-
tuition whose mother can he found shall
ne given INTO her care and she be granted
pension sufficient 10 support it
Acceptance of Judge RoSenwald's laud-
able offer will be considered at two meet
ings of the board Of directors of the At
lanta Orphans Home to be held today at
Harvey'S
Another Commendablc work which will
be discussed during the convention will
be securing ways and means TO encour-
age the active work of the Jewish ALI
Of ;,.-
send poor boys to college. particularly
10 scientific and agricultural Institutions.
Aid for Rheumntics.
Consideration will also he given to a
plan to aid a Sanatorium maintained at
the Arkansas Hot Springs for rheu-
matics and other invalids. This is the
first time that the B'nai Birth has been
asked to contribute toward the support of
this institution.
Following luncheon for the ladies
of the delegation tomorrow at l2:50
o'clock at the New Willard. President
Wilson will receive the members Of
B mai FIRTH at the White House There
will also be. a reception held by the
President Of the Board of Commission
ers. and an automobile ride for the
women of the party. Tomorrow night
the grand banquet of the order will be
given at Rauschers. Representative
Curley Of Massachusetts has been in
Vited as the guest Of honor in recogni-
tlon of his opposition TO the Burnett i'm
migration bill.
The first business session of the con-
vention will be held tomorrow morn
ing in the cabinet room of the New
Willard. Addresses of welcome will be
made by \. c. Nayer. president OF ArSo
Lodge and Commissioner Cdno Rudolph.
The annual IN sSaGe to the Grand Lodge
will be presented by President julius
]. Peyscr.
The programme for Tuesday will in
clude an afternoon theater party at
Grasses for the women of the delegation.
and a dance and reception at Rauscher's
in the evening. \ business session will
be held on Tuesday from 10 O'Clock IL
the morning until o'clock in the. even
ing.
The programme for today includes 4
meeting Of the board Of directors of AT
ls.Rta Orphan Home. at HaTveys at 10
o'clock: a second meeting at go O'Clock.
a public meeting a Eighth Street Tenn
pic at 5 o'clock, where a musical pro-
gramme will be rendered. as follows:
Organ prelude, Mr.. l.. G. Atwater: open
ing PRAYER. Rabbi Louis Stern: Grafton.
After Weakness, Strength" Mr.. e. n
FpidelSon: violin solo. Mr.. Sol Minister:
address. Mr.. Morris Lazarun: essay. Ark
Of the Covenant. Rabbi I. +. Marcuson:
music. closing prayer, Rabbi Louis l. !
EgelSOn.