The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-03-28
annual Meeting
OF B'NAI BIRTH.
Sessions Of District Grand Lodge
No. to Be Held in
Washington.
DELEGATES FROM VIRGINIA
Vice President Marshall and
Other Prominent Men Will
Make Addresses.
BY y. IL. MCGOWAN.


Washington. March 27.-opening
with public exercises at the Eighth
Street Temple Sunday evening at :
o'clock. the thirty-ninetb annual meet
ing OF the District Grand Lodge, No.
- Independent order B'nai BIRTH will
be held in this city March 30 to April
:. DR.. Abram Simon will preside over
the exercises at the temple on sun
day evening Rabbi Louis Stern will
offer the opening prayer following an
organ prelude by L. &. Atwater. Other
members Of the program will include
Grafton after Weakness, Strength
~ G. y. Feidclson; violin solo by Sol
Minister; address by Morris I.azaron
and an essay. ARK of the Covenant
by Rabbi |. +. Marcuson Rabbi Louis
t. Egelson will deliver the closing
prayer.
delegates to the thirty nIneth an
nual meeting of the order will come
from the cities Of Maryland. Virginia.
North Carolina south Carolina ana
Georgia, ana the District OF Columbia
all OF which come within the iurisdc-
non OF District Grand Lodge No. 5.
'rhe arst business meeting of the
convention will be held Monday morn
ing. March 81. a, 10 o'clock In the cab
met room Of the New Willard At this
session Rabbi Harry Weiss will make
the opening prayer: Il welcoming adj
dress VIII be delivered by A. c. Mayer,
president OF Argo Lodge. and wei
come on behalf OF the city Will be
voiced BY Cuno II. Rudolph. president,
~ the Board of Commissioners OF the
district julius ] Peyscr. OF this city,
- president OF District Lodge, No :.
and feature OF the opening business
session Monday morning VIII be the
presentation OF his annual message
"a the Grand Lodge.
Following the transaction OF general
business OF the order luncheon VIII
be served At ii o'clock. and the pro
gram for the afternoon has been ar
ranged as follows: The women OF tho
delegation will he entertained AT
luncheon at 1890 o'clock. at Harvey's
~ the local reception committee or
women at 2:3O O'Clock the dele
gates and friends will be received at
tho White House by President Wood
row Wilson; at , O'Clock business ses-
sion Wal be continued and the women
viii be given an automobile ride by
tho reception committee.
one OF the most attractive events
OF the whole convention viii be the
annual banquet OF the order to be held
at Rauschcr's Monday evening at so
o'clock. Rev Abram Simon viii be the
POSTMASTER, and among the speakers
OF national reputation who will be
heard Will he the Vice President Of
the United States; the Secretary of the
Navy, the Secretary of Labor; Judge
Julinn W. Mack. OF the Court OF Com
Incrce: Harry Cutler, Speaker or the
House OF Delegates OF Rhode Island:
cunc II. Rudolph, president OF the
Board OF Commissioners or the District
of Columbia; Simon Wolf and Milton
StrasburGer. Special guests at the
banquet will include Il. II Droop, pres
dent of the Board OF Trade; Il. j.
Callahan. president Of the Chamber
az Commerce. Felix Frankfurter. chief
law clerk of the War Department:
Major Richard Sylvester. chief OF POI
lice. and DIR. Isaac Shapiro.
Business OF the convention Will con
tinue Tuesday until o'clock in the
afternoon with recess at / o'clock
for luncheon. The woman's reception
> o'clock TO be followed by luncheon.
Tuesday evening reception and dance
Viii be held at Rauschers
The executive committee charged
with responsibility for all arrange
mcnts for the convention include Simon
Mayer, Lee Baumgarten. &. A. Cold
smith. Joseph Strasburger, A d
Prince. Max Cohen. Julius Refs Joel
fiillman. DR. Abram Simon, DR.. Louis
stern. Simon Lyon. Nose Eisemann.
samuel Ganss Il. Heidenhemer. NJ D.
Rosenberg. Morris Hahn, Sol. Herzog,
Alexander Wolf, a. NJ. F'ishei. Harold
!. Pack. Albert Sigmund. Lewis $
kann. Jacob Eiscmann. Harry Hahn.
Morris Ganss, Sidney W. Strauss and
Isaac Cans; and the ladies' executive
committee as follows: Mrs. Joel Hill
man, chairman; Mrs Abram Simon.
vice chairman; Mrs Louis stern, vice
Blout. Mrs M. Fishel. Mrs. J. l. /
peyscr, Mrs. 4. G. Mayer, Mrs Lee
Baumgarten. Mrs. Joseph Strasburger.
Mrs. Max Cohen. Mrs. Isaac Cans. Mrs