The Washington herald., 1913-03-23
RPHANS RETURN
| Will BE URGED
'B'nai Birth Meeting Will Seek
to Enable Mothers to
Retain Children.
PLAN OTHER REFORMS
Julius Rosenwald Already Has Made
Praiseworthy Offer to Atlanta
lnstitution.

| Plans practically have been completed
for-the thirty-ninth annual meeting of
District Grand Lodge, No. 5. Independent
Order B'nai Birth, TO be held in this
city March 30-31 and April l. Delegates
from five Southern States and the Dis
! trict of Columbia will be present. and II
has beer definitely decided that the prin-
cipal subjects to be discussed in the ses-
siCns of the convention will have to do
with the material extension of several
phases of the philanthropic work of the
society.
Probably the most important innovation
(which may be placed upon a working ba-
| sis al this meeting contemplates the
elimination OF orphan homes. so far as
possible, and the perfection OF plans to
! take children from the homes. place
them in the care of their widowed moth
ers. and provide for a system of sub
sides to the mothers. so that the chill
dren may have the benefit of home in
f1uences. In this connection, Julius Ros-
enwald. the Chicago philanthropist. al
ready has made an offer TO the Atlanta
Orphan Home. in which he proposes that
each child living in that institGtion.
whose mother can be found. shall be
turned back to the parent and she be
given a sum sufficient to maintain it,
Another feature of the thirty ninth
annual meeting will be the discussion
VI way " tIitOuldS thc az
tive work of the Jewish Alliance. of
Cleveland, Ohio. in its efforts to send
poor boys to college. particularly TO Sci
entific and agricultural institutions.
sanftarium Assistance.
Al the meeting consideration also will
be given to a plan to aid sanitarium
maintained at the Arkansas Hot Springs
for rheumatics and other invalids. This
will he the first year Grand Lodge. No.
s. has been asked to contribute to the
support of this institution. The direc-
tors Of the Atlanta Orphans Home will
meet Sunday at 10 o'clock; a luncheon
for the ladies Of the delegation Will be
held at the New Willard at 1880 Mon
day. and a; 80 o'clock the same after
noon President Wilson will receive the
Bnai Birth at the White House. There
will be a reception by the president Of
the Board of District Commissioners, and
an automobile ride for the women of
the party Monday afternoon, and Mon
day evening banquet will be held at
Rauscher's. when Representative Curley
of Massachusetts, will be the guest OF
honor in recognition of his efforts in de-
featinG the immigration bill last winter.
The programme for Tuesday will in
cIude an afternoon theater party at
Chase's for the ladies of the delegation
and d dance AMI reception at Rauschers
in the evening.
At the opening session Sunday night
addresses will be made by Morris LaZe-
ron. of Asheville, y. C: g. y. Seidelson.
of Atlanta. Ga. and the Rev. I. f. Mar
cusson. of Charleston. S. c. The meet
ing will be largely social and informal
and will be closed with a musical en-
.trtainment.
Secretary of State Bryan. Secretary
Of Commerce Redfieid. and Secretary of
.abor Wilson already have been selected
for speakers at the banquet Monday
night. and two other Cabinet members
are expected to take part in the pro-
gramme.
Committees Are Named.
Members of the executive committee,
which will have charge of the convention
are Simon Wolf. chairman ex officio: /. L.
Blout, honorary chairman; Julius Peyser.
active chairman: 4. C. Mayer. presi-
dent: Argo Lodge. Lee Baumgarten.
Charles A Goldsmith. Joseph Stras
burger, A. D. Prince, Max Cohen. Julius
Refs, Joel Hillman. DR.. Abram Simon,
DIR. Louis Stern. Simon Stern. Simon
Lyon, Nose Eisenmann, Samuel Ganss.
Isaac Heidenheimer. NJ. d. Rosenberg,
Morris Hahn. Sol HerZog, Alexander
Wolf. Adolph NJ. Fishel. Harold ]. Pack.
Albert Sigmund. Lewis S. Kann, Jacob
Eisenmann, Harry Hahn, Morris Ganss.
and Sidney Straus.
Committees in charge of entertain
ment for the women are as follows: Re
ception committee. Mrs. Simon Wolf.
chairman: Mrs. A. Simon. Mrs. l.. Stern.
Mrs. II. Hahn, Mrs. I. l.. BlOut. Mrs.
H Cohen. Mrs. ]. Eisenmann. Mrs. A.
NJ Fishel Mrs. Sol Herzog; automobile
committee. Mrs. J. Strasburger. chair
man: Mrs. J. ]. Peyser, Mrs. l.. kann. |
Mrs. j. Refs. Mrs. S. Ganss. and Mrs.
NJ Ganss; luncheon committee, Mrs. II.
J. Pack. chairman: Mrs. NJ. Rosenberg,
Mrs a Wolf. and Mrs. A. Sigmund;
tea and theater committee. Mrs l. |
Baumgarten, chairman: Mrs. s. Lyons,
Mrs. A. c. Mayer, and Mrs. Straus.
Joseph Strasburger is chairman of the
banquet committee. and will be assisted
by Simon Lyon. Joel Hillman. Samuel
of the reception committee is A. d. |
Prince, as chairman, and Leon Pretz- |
fielder. vice chairman.
Officers of the grand lodge are Julius |
l. / cyser. president: Lionel We'll. of
Goldsboro. n. c., first vice president; DIR. |
Frank l.. Rosenthal. of Columbus. Ga, |
second vice president; George Solomon. !
of Savannah, Ga. secretary; Henry |
of Greensboro. n C, |
treasurer. and Milton Kleip. of Atlanta, !
Ga, sergean ant-at-arms.
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