Evening journal., 1920-01-26
LOYALTY TOU.
B'NAI BIRTHS
Delegates Urged to Spread
Gospel of Americanization
in Every City and Town
AID URGED
FOR THE ORPHANS


-TLANTIc CITY. Jan. Pa coali-
Non Of an Of the Jewish forces in the
,iiics and towns Of The United States
1or The purpose not only Of preaching
Rot practlcing the gospel Of Americani-
fation was strongly recommended by
Marcus Fouchtwanger, Of New Castle,
'a district president, before the bien-
nal convention OF the third district Of
NE Independent Order of-H-nai Birth,
40 Hotel Breakers yesterday. Three
hundred delegates, representing i9
lodges in Pennsylvania, New Jersey,
Delaware and West Virginia are in at
tendance.
The next district president, TO be
Elected here Tuesday. will be a Phila-
delphian. David Bortin. junior member
o. the law firm o. Fcuchtwangcr and
Borfon. There are four thriving lodges
with o membership Of about i.eoO IN
Philadelphia. The district membership
is approximately 1900
District President Feuchtwanger par
iicularly urged that every effort be
made 10 bring the younger element of
foreigners into the order. which was
the pioneer among Jewish benevolent
fraternities in the United states, In
order that they may become fomllar
with the spirit Of Americanism through
meeting native born Americans on the
LODGE floor
The district executive recommended
that 5000 be made available for the
use Of the B'nai Birth Orphanage. IN
Erie. Pa which now contains forty
eight children. He recommended also
that IS delegates 20 the convent on
OF the constitutional grand lodge when
il 20 sit in Cleveland in May, be Sc
lected from the eighteen surviving past
presidents o. the district organization.
The convention will vote upon a propo-
sition 10 make the minimum age limit
eighteen years in furtherance Of the
Americanization cam?aign plan.
Zionisln had no place IN report Is or
the deliberations Of the convention.
nelegates explained that they arc Ami-
cans and not Interested in the prolcct
,o establish q Jewish republic IN Pales-
sinc. Isidor Sobel. for sixteen yea
rnstmasier Of Eric. presided over
meeting Of the boa Of gove, no OIL
ihe O~phanase and Home TO Friendiess
child~en. simon Wolf, chairman oI
the relieious liberty committee Of INC I
ordc-. was the principal speaker al inc |
banquet tonight
oraphic picture Of the suffering OF .
she Je>Vs in Poland and the bal ans |
was brought to the convention by \ Is. !
-eelenfreund. Of Chicago, secretary oi |
the constitutional grand lodge OF tne |
@, der. -. ,.t.i, ~
,,,rncd fron Europe, where he went 10
,,',s,n frst-hand information concern
t.r 40 Might Of Jews in war-torn
~ ,,,,c. declared that conditions
arnons the people Of MS race ooslu sio..,ngs ng
he much worse, that tleh .'iIos |
,yore intense and that imlhediulv l,,. lOl'.4 I
v,os necessary. He maue We
nlsa 70 contributions OF ul9nSs " .nd
ia The siric',en peopie III fVlanu ol
m. paI ans. The third dist t-icl -
rec.ed 10 raise In ougli voiuhtSls SUI
~ inslon about $4,000 Of TINS iunu.
PRESIDENT Ftuchtwanger annouuovu ~
,ho~e had been gain Of t5 per oen', , ~
omhrshin during the last year eu'
cain of 40 per cent. IN ihe ofue' "a
choouer i'm the third district
rhc gold medal awarded by ne oraer
a., ~ man Who. in the opinion OF tle
W ,d "a indce rendered The most CON
Sric,ons ervioe 10 the Jewish tosV
.,,,r;nr the wear was presented tohlslt
~ simon Wolf, of Washington iouhuer
~ iho simon Wolf Home Tor jewish
children az Atlanta, Ga.
1rr Wolf delivered an address az lle
.,sninr session yesterday, III tle
canr-e ~ which DC stated that the en-
'io,y,osnl fund for The home had reacn-
sd ioial 81 si02So0 in five years. ne
.sid = glowing tribute 10 Mrs Joel mn
'osn ~ mis- city. for her work In be-
Aalf Of the home s a.,
Thc gathering was addressed IN the ?
,fternoon by Jeanette Miriam Goidoers'
- philadelphia. representing the Jew.
~ chautaudua she made an appear
r,r an approprlation Tor a course ei
lectures in the universities ol inc as
iric, by Jewish men.
rba social service committee in rec
roriinq. asked for $500 for social sarV-
,cc work. and a similar amount was
s.ked FOR by the intellectual advance
ment committee 80
Tic question Of the deportation ol
Jewish radicals 20 Russia was not re-
rarred to al the session, but may come
l.p AZ todays meeting. There Is saip
. exist a difference OF opinion amohs
the delegates on the subject