New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-04-18
Traditional Descendant OF
Queen of Sheba Cele-
brateS Passover.
MAN OF l0l FINDS
COVETED MATZOTHS
Wins Suit of Clothes for Dis.
covery-Aliens Welcomed at
Ellis Island Service.

Jews from every part Of the world,
10 tho number Of ZOO. ate their Pass
over fca-, al the Hebrew Sheltering
ard Immigrant Aid Society. in East
Broadway, iast night From Palestine.
fiom Russian Poland. from Spain and
oven from Dahomey thew came 10 cole
Dr3te the exodus Of the Jews from the
land az Egyp' Tradition was respect
cd in the food served at dinner Tn
-earencd bread. or matzoths, hard
boiled eggs, salt water In which the
food was dipped as part Of the ritual.
stuffed boiled hsh and horseradish and
thc bitter herb required by The ser
ice were set before all the guests.
Each. too, drank his four cups OF wine
during the reading OF the service by
Rabbi Rarnot Siecel. After dinner the
celebrants sat late into the night.
chanting their prayers as they rocked
~ their chairs.
Dahomey Chief Celebrates.
Ore Of the most interested worsh p
J crs at the ceremony was Chief Lobo-
COLA. 3 negro Jew from Dahomey, who
rs ln this country lecturing on the Gus
toms Of hrs country. The chief ran
away from home az the age OF eight,
shipped az stowawav and landed in
Glasgow. Scotland, where ne vAs picked
UP on the streets by the Chamberlain
Of the city and educated by him in
Glasgow University. His father and
mother though they know nothing OF
Judaism, honor religious customs which
in every way are similar TO those Of
the Hebrew faith.
II ia Lobogola's belief. founded on
the tradition Of his people. that he is a
descendant Of one OF the sons of Solo
mon and the Queen Of Sheba, who car
'icd the worship OF Solomon into the
Arabian desert. Wearing the skull cap
REQUIRED by his faith and the heavy
necklaces Of beads which mark him as
p married man IN his own country,
Iobogoia was an unusual figure even
'n The polyglot gathering Of lmmi-
grants who broke their mstzoths be
fore the ark IN the synagogue Of the
Aid Society.
Man OF iol Finds MatIoths
A. the services conducted by the
Sons ard Daughters Of Israel o. 232
East Tenth street by Rabbi Gedalie
Roris Judge Aaron J. Levy presided.
After the service piece Of matzoths
called the "afckcumon' was hidden ac-
cording 10 thc ritual Of the Passover.
To the person who fnds this matzoths
any reasonable request - granted.
While the rabbi was conversing with
tho nudge Hyman David Gouthe, l0l
wears old, stole IL almost from under
lis owes. When the old man was asked
what he wished. he answered that ne
would like d suit OF new clothes. Botn
the nudge and the rabbi we're 50
amused a. his slyncss that they prom
.sed him his request would be granted
At Ellis Island the Hebrew She ter.
ing and Immigrant AID society .held
services for about seycnty-fve aliens
Aho are detained there. Judge Leon
Sanders presided. To each Of the i'm
migrants the society extended vel
come 20 the United States and eX-
pressed the wish that the coming yenr
would he so prosperous for them that
thew would be able 20 celebrate the
next Passover i'm their own homes sur
runded by their families.
Enthusiasm marked the celebration
Of the Passover feast az the Young
Mems Hebrew Association, Lexington
Avenue and Ninety-second street. ne
quests were soldiers and sailors J.
ors drawn from the Delaware, the
Wyoming and the Missouri. and sol
diers from Forts Totten. Wsdsworth
Hancock Hamilton and Slocum.
Among the speakers were Colonel a
Mildenberg. J. Edward Goldwasser' as
trict superintendeut OF schools, who
presided: Felix VI. Warburg, ex-presi-
dent OF the y. NJ y. A; L. /. Rosen-
STAN. chairman of the army and navy