Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 191?-19??, 1914-10-08
IN MEM0R|AM
A Tribute to the Memory of Sol Well
By the Hon. Simon Wolf, Of
Washington, ID. C..

The golden bowl has been broken.
The silver cord loosened. Sol We'll
has been summoned to eternal rest. /
me, who have known him for SO
many years, it ONE as a terrible 4
shock, one which time and the spirit |
Of true religious philosophy may soft
en-, but can never be forgotten. My 4
dear friend Sol We'll was n of Gods
people, not only from a relig- |
ious but from a personal standpoint.
In every relation of life he shone |
preeminent. There was nothing vim
dictive, nothing small in his character.
Genial and friendly his hand, his
heart, his purse were ever open to the
call of distress, to the suffering, to the
lowly, and thus he indicated in his
conduct the highest principles that
should ever govern mankind. Born
in Germany, he inherited the best
traits of the Fatherland. He was a
lover of books, of rare coins, indeed
of anything that tended to the uplift
and refinement of the home and of the
community, and while he cherished
with ~tenacity the culture and social
amenities of the Fatherland, he on the
other hand was a staunch, loyal and
sincere American, one who loved the
Southland, in which the best portion
of his life has been passed. 1t err
tainly needs no words of mine to m
phasize to the good citizens of Colds
boro the great loss they have sus-
tanned in the recent death of Henry
Well, and now that of his good brother
Sol. The names of these two men
have stood at the forefront of civic
duty in the community which they
honored and elevated. Their death
seems almost irreparah1e, were it not
for the act that noble sons and
daughters survive these W pioneers,
who will no doubt exemplify by their
conduct, hat they nave inherited the
best traits of their fathers, INT will
l am sure, by their example, give a
| spur to others.
AS a citizen of North Carolina, I am
sure no man surpassed Sol Well in
fealty for the best traditions of the
| State. In devotion, in public spirit,
in enterprise, in integrity for the high
est ideals Of citizenship. 1 am ure no
| n has ever surpassed my dear
friend. AS a Jew in faith, he was
unostentatious, and yet thoroughly
| equipped to defend and uphold the
best that there is in Judaism, and
vindicate the glorious words OF
Thomas Jefferson as to liberty of
I conscience.
AS a member of the Order of B'Nai
Birth, he was preeminent. AS pres
ident of District No. 5, vice-president
and member of the Board of Directors
of the Hebrew Orphans Home of At
lanta ever since it's creation, he served
unostentatious1y, and performed every
duty with a degree of cheerfulness
that had few equals, and no superiors
Whenever the call for financial aid
was sounded, he was the first to re-
spond. So he and his noble wife, when
in Cincinnati two years ago at the
meeting of the Council of Jewish Con
gregations, promptly responded BY
subscribing literally to the College
fund. The people of Goldsboro know
how liberal and generous the two
brothers ever were, and all about the
donation of the public park, the liberia
contribution to the hospital, and thu
hundreds of different benefactions
both private and public, to which the.
so literally and generously contrib
uted.
Mr.. Wells home life was ideal. TIL,
latch-string vas ever out for strange.
and friend. There was an atmosphere
of domestic felicity that charmed an
ever bore evidence of that spirit o
gladness and happiness which come
from hearts that are ever ready to al
and support.
AS a friend he stood preeminent
For forty years and more he has bee1
to me more than a brother, and il
the darkest hours, as well as in tn
days of gladstone sunshine, we hav
stood shoulder to shoulder, and al
ways ~appreciative of that which eac.
in his W respective sphere ha
Istriven to do for the betterment c
humanity.
! The memory of such a man will b
an heirloom for all time to come.
am sure hat those who are by ties G
blood closely allied to him will b
cheered and encouraged to know tha
the world has been made better by tn
, ~presence of such men as Henry an
Sol We'll, and that while they are fol-
ever absent from US in person, thei
lspirits will constantly animate us
higher flights, and the services whic
they rendered will be an incentive t
one and all.
Husband, father, brother, either
friend, / salute you. Auf Wiedersehel
SIMON WOLF.