The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-02-13
The presence of beautiful women

at The Stratfield, when Abraham lodge demonstrated that the men have been missing much by keeping their formal feating affairs to themselves.
 In celebration of the 50th annivers- ary of the founding of Abraham lodge No. 89, in Bridgeport, distinguished men were present, many from great distances to plead for freedom of Jewish thought and speech through out the world and glorify the great flag of our country.
 Though novelty and sensation was the order of tNe evening beginning with the reception to Gov. Marcus Holcomb and other honored guests, the first offered by mel and women banqueting in common in Connecti- cut, the appearance of Hermann Kempinski of Bridgeport, publicly, to thank those who acted as benefactors in releasing him from Siberian prison, was affecting. This is the Ngreatest day of my life," he told the diners as he mt from table to table, shaking hands with the $50 present.
 Aside from speeches of support to the President of the United States which cast aside all party lines as Republican and Democrat pledged, personal allegiance to the head of our country, gifts from Harmony lodges Bridgeport and from Horeb lodge, New Haven, in honor of the occasion cemented brotherhood between the Jewish organizations witch undoubt- edly is destined to survive forA gener- ations.
 The banquet opened by a reception in the colonnade and east sun par Tor of The Stratfield. In liAe as the beautifully gowned women and the prominent residents of Bridgeport stopped to pay respects were: Gov. Marcus H Holcomb, governor of Connecticut; Hon. Simon Wolf, past president of the l. O. B. B., Washing ton, D. C.; Rev. Edward N. Calish, Ph.D.: Richmond, Va; Clifford B. Wilson. mayor of Bridgeport; Joseph Rosenxweig, of New York; Homer s. Cummings, states attorney; Sol. Sulz- berger. treasurer of District Grand Lodge. No. 10; Maurice P, Davidson. vice president of District No.
 Following an elaborate banquet at which many souvenirs were presented to the guests, Rev. David Levy, pas-, tor, of Park Avenue Temple, read his history of the formation of Abraham lodge. in Bridgeport, paying tribute to the founders, Moses and Bernard Klein, uncle and father of Jacob B. Klein, honored as president of the lodge. after nearly 25 years. during which higher offices in the order fusion;s, T.f,.
 n+Lar cf33onrs yornrnAa Al +bn oc,o sion were Henry Greenstein, vice president; Sigmund Hirshberg, secre-. tary; Benjamin B. Steiber, treasurer; Max Cohen. monitor; Charles Glad stein, inside guard; Morris Reich. outside guardian; Eli Lesser. Joshua Melter and Bernard Blumberg. trus- tees.
 The general :, committee under whose charge the, banquet wasNso suc- .cessfuly planned and executed in- clude Jacob B. Klein, chairman; David Feuer, Theodore E. Steiber, { Eli T.. Lesser, Herman Kempinski, Sigmund Hirshberg, Max Wittstein, Max Stein, Joshua Me1ter, Henry, Greenstein, Max Cohen and Rabbi David Levy.
 Jacob Klein in his speech of well come as president of the lodge, called attention to the various performances for. individuai Bridgeporters as we'll as for the world at large done by Abraham lodge, remarking that it's women formed the first Red Cross society in Bridgeport.
 Gov. HoIcomb said this of admitting women to banquets: sAfter. attending three formal affairs this week I saw, all these beautiful ladies assembling and said, for once I am in luck You add a great deal and you stop nothing but a few stories which have already been spoiled
 What know of the Jew is not as a Jew but as a simple American. thank God Americanism knows neith- CT Gentle nor Jew"
 Accounting the great Jews who have risen to the supreme court bench and other high executive off, fees he said:
 T hope we will see the day when man is not accepted for position be- cause he is a Jew a Catholic. Bap- tist or because of any other sect but rather because of his manhood and, ability to fill the position"
 Of the war cloud lowering about America, SC said:
 We are in strenuous times. The first thing we do in the morning is to look and see how many vessels are sunk the day before by submarines. This is time for patriotism It z is a time to sink politics. My friend Cummings and I belong to different parties. Woodrow Wilson was not my candidate for President, but when he was elected he was my President and Connecticut is back of him
 T know the Jew as an American because he is wholly American. He is natural politician and when we come to the test of true Americanism, where 1t is necessary for Americans to back the United States government the Jew will be found doing his part. So I bring to you as an individual and as governor my tribute to the Jew as a loyal American citizen"
 Simon Wolf in ringing speech upon '"The Jew Throughout All Times and His Future,'' said that America had always been an inspira- ton to all the struggling masses 7 across the sea from the time of Jeffer- son and would continue to be so after this war was over.
 Pride of ancestry is not alone to be credited for the rise of this great nation, for the men of the American Revolution made their impress upon the nations history. He recalled a Polish exile who gave $250,000 to the