The Jewish monitor. (Fort Worth-Dallas, Tex.) 191?-1921, 1920-05-14
|Forty-seyenth Annual Convention, District Grand
Lodge No. 7,LO.B.B., Birmingham, Ala, May 5,6,7

IlOIl VI LIlC OHlICu OboISot why VoeAA
destroy them; they would annul them.
We look upon those who would assail
these fundamentals of our American
Institution, these bases of our society,
as enemies to our country, and those
who would class us among them are
our slanderers and defamers. And
here and now from this rostrum, as
spokesman of this great order, wish
to say we are for the constitution of
the United States; that we are for its
time proved contract, the right of
civil liberty. We oppose those who
would lay the hand Of dissertation
upon these great principles. We DE-.
nouncc as our slanderers those who
woulI class Us as radicals or social
lists.
"rhe war is over. The period of
reconstruction is upon US. What can
we do to further it? Stand against
the destructionists and the radicals;
onpose the bolshevists and the COM
munists; rebuke those who seek to I'M
dermine the confidence Of the people
in our government; oppose direct ac-
ton, encourage free discussion; stand
for the constitution of the United
States and its traditional tenets Of
the right Of private property, the right
of private contract, the right Of indi-
vidual liberty; seek to remedy any de-
fects in society by calm, studious evo-
luton and not by impetuous, destruc-
tive revolution; refuse to tear down
unless we are prepared to build wiser
and better.
"The war is over. The period of
reconstruction is upon us. What can
we do to further it? Be better, finer,
worthier Americans"
Presentation Made.
At the close of President Oberdor-
fer's message, he was presented with
a silver platter on behalf of Birming-
ham lodges. "We are presenting this
silver platter" said Sam Ullman, "as
token Of the appreciation and ad-
miration which we have for you and
Of the way wou carried out the duties
ass gned you"
A motion picture was shown Of the
orphans home, which is maintained in
New Orleans by the B'Nai BIRTH for
J, wish orphans.
Memorial exercises were read by
several of the rabbis who are attend
ing the convention for the fifty men,
bcrs Of the fraternity who died during
the year The exercises were indica-
tive Of the fraternalism which is the
spirit NJ B'Nai Birth.
Following the business session an
informal dance was given in the ball
room Of the Tutwiler Hotel The
dance was the first Of series OF en-
tcrtainments for the visitors planned
BY the local lodges.
BUSINESS sessions will be held today
at $3.50 a. m. and D. m. Entertain
rent features will be a luncheon for
the ladies at the Tutwiler, followed
by theater party, and later in the
cvc~'r" = reception ard dance at the
Phi eriv Club for the delegates.
Order '"Nai Birth Holds Reiteration
Of SupDort Of American Princi-
PIES to Be Superfluous.
With warm debate, District Grand
Lodge No. 7 Of the Independent Or
- n B'Nai Birth voted against the
rassirr Of a resolution defending
their patriotism and loyalty, at the
second meeting Of the convention at
the Tutwiler Hotel, held Thursday,
May 6.
The ~"solution was introduced by
Capt. Leon Schwarz of Mobile. II
provided that. the part Of the message
that President 0berdorfer delivered to
the convention, which gave the posi-
ton Of the Jews in the reconstruction
period, be brought to the special at
tention Of the constitutional grand
lodge when II meets in Cleveland in
the near future.
Discussion of tho MEASURE was keen,
even President 0berdorfer relinquish-
ing his chair TO speak on the subject.
Those who opposed the passage of
the resolutions said that the patriot
ism Of the Jews needed no defense,
but was n thing which was known to
oil. They nobly did their part in the