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OTTAWA JOURNAL
Established 1890
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September %, 1922

This Rosh Hashonoh marks the
completion of ten years of jealous
work and faithful leadership in this
city by one of Minneapolis Jewry's
most distinguished representatives.
c. David Matt, Rabbi of Congregation
Adath Yeshurun.
While primarily devoted to his
own constituency, Rabbi Mats &C
tivity has by no means been confined
to it alone. He has made his infiu-
ence felt,-and felt for good-in
local Jewry at large, and, to a de-
gree, also in non-Jewish circles.
Somewhat of diffident disposition,
he yet eagerly springs forth at the
call of any worthy cause, Jewish or
non-Jewish. Modest and unassum-
ing in demeanor, his readiness to
give of himself and his ability with
out stint has forced upon him the
leadership in many public move
ents,-and always to the great good
of the movement. Lacking entirely
in the qualities of pushing and self
advertising, his name has neverthe-
less become a sort of household
word, not only in the Jewish homes
of Minneapolis but also in those
throughout the Northwest. 'Woefully
deficient in knowledge of business
and finance, he is yet one of the most
popular marrying rabbis know, hav-
ing, l believe, launched more hope
full couples on the sea of matrimony,
-accOmn ma MED invariably nv his
suave, soothing blessing any
other colleague in the Northwest.
Kindly and genteel by nature, he is
yet a most firm and formidable OPP
ponent in debate, yielding not one
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Page Fifteen

C m p d,-not without malice
aforethought,-Of both young men
and young women, and is recruited
from all the congregations of the
city. The organization meets in the
vestry rooms of Rabbi Mats Tenn
pie regularly, has at every meeting
some speaker of prominence, whose
address is invariably followed by
most intelligent and animated dis
cussion on the part of the members.
It is doing some very fine work, and
large part of the credit thereof is
due to Rabbi Mats untiring and de-
voted leadership.
During the last year Rabbi Matt
has contributed extensively to the
American Jewish World. Here too
he has been doing remarkable work.
His editorials always sane and lucid
are written in the suave and sooth-
ing style that is characteristic of his
whole personality.
Altogether, in his own congrega-
ton as in the city at large, Rabbi
Matt has, through faithful and un-
selfish service, carved out for him
self very enviable POSITION
position of honor and esteem, richly
deserved by him, and gladly accord
ed to him by gratefully apprecia-
tive community.
Congratulations to Adath Yeshu-
run on it's consecrated Rabbi, and to
the Rabbi on his faithful congrega-
ton! May the coming year bring
about full fruition to their joint
hopes of erecting a new and larger
house of worship that shall be WOr-
thy of both Rabbi and congregation,
and in which this happy union may
continue for many another decade to
come, for the glory of God and
Israel.
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AN APPRECIATION BY DIR. M. LIEF

iota when principle is involved, and
withal never descending to acrimony
or recrimination, being saved there
from by his fine sense Of humor.
Simple and unaffected in manner, he
meets all his fellows with the same
winning smile, leaving upon each and
all the impress of a good, helpful,
consecrated man.
Primarily, however, Rabbi Matt
belongs to his congregation, and
there, of course, he has done his
most telling work. Coming to Adath
Yeshurun as a young man just fresh
from the Seminary, he found a con-
gregation of some seventy members.
Today, the congregation boasts a
membership close to one hundred
and fifty. And the numbers alone do
not tell the entire story. One must
bear in mind, in order to adequately
appreciate this achievement, the fact
that the late DR.. Deinard, of blessed
memory, was fully as beloved by the
conservative Jews of this city as he
was by those of reform leanings, and
that he thus constituted a powerful
magnet to those very people who
largely compose Mats membership.
To have, in the face of such mighty
contemplating force, not only main
tanned but more than doubled his
membership in the short span of ten
years, is an accomplishment that
speaks volumes for Rabbi MATHS
ability, zeal and devotion.
This zeal and devotion the good
Rabbi manifests not only in his elo-
uuant nraachinp and afficiant taach-
ing, but equally as much in the vari-
GUS auxiliary activities connected
with Adath Yeshurun. He is the in
spirational force of the Ladies' Aux
Hilary, comprising upwards of one
The American Jewish world. [volume] (Minneapolis ;) 1915-current, 1922-09-22
Random Thoughts
BY Charles H. Joseph.

Walter Hurt, author of the "Truth
About the Jews" writes us that Sin
view of the Harvard attitude, it is
pleasing to note that the University
of Chicago has listed my book in it's
published bulletin of important soci-
illogical works. AS Rockefeller un-
questionably influences the policies of
that institution, this would indicate
that the oil magnate does not share
Henry Ford's views on race. ques-
tions."
Mr.. Hurt also writes that zone
gratifying feature Of the publication
of my book is the enormous amount
of pro-Jewish propaganda that has
been injected into the general press
through reviews of the work."
1t is unfortunate that so many of
our people are dense when it comes
to realizing an opportunity that makes
for the benefit Of the whole. I think
used up a score Of columns trying
to arouse the readers of this column
in the various newspapers in which it
appears to support Walter Hurt in
getting his book to the public. 1t was
like pulling teeth, though here and
there the response was generous but
the Jewish people as a whole failed in
my judgment to rise to the occasion.
Mr.. Hurt concludes his letter thus
ly: ut is rather peculiar fact that I
receive more letters from Gentiles re-
garding the book than 7 do from Jew
ish readers. These letters are mostly
from a highly intellectual class and
many of these people declare that the
book has entirely altered their ideas
concerning the Jewish people," Mr..
Hurt need not feel surprised because
the Jews are not writing to him. He
will be interested to learn that I have
been writing for Jewish journals for
more than twenty-five years and in
all that time I have never received
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versities. We are confronted by
situation which has not existed in this
country until recent times. It would
seem to be the path of wisdom to
study it, not to shut our eyes to it
and pretend that it is un-American to
consider facts as they are. If things
continue to drift as they appear to
be drifting, the consequences for the
Jews in this country may be very UNI
fortunate. Many Jews recognize this"
In reading "Child's Story of the
Human Race" I find this statement:
"Not long ago Palestine was taken
away from the Turks. It is ruled
partly by Great Britain and partly
BY THE JEWS THEMSELVES"
This is indeed news. I am sure that
both Great Britain and the Arabs will
be very much interested in this item
taken not from a newspaper report
but from HISTORY. Now one can
begin to gain an idea of just how con-
fused the average man on the street
must be regarding the exact status of
the Jews today in the Holy Land. I
wouldn't be surprised if some believe
that the Jews own the country.
I didn't know that Albert D. Lasker,
Chairman of the Shipping Board, in
addition to his other accomplishments,
is a Chef. Recently I took occasion
to mention that "Lasker threatens to
become the Colonel House of the
Harding administration" and incident
ally remarked that che is a Jew"
This brought sharp protest from
a Baltimore reader of this column,
who writes: 81 wonder what kind of a
Jew he really is. In an issue of recent
date, a food recipe of Lasker's is
printed, and he says fry the chicken
in BUTTER" If all the Jews of this
country were to have their Jewishness
tested in this way, I am afraid that
my Baltimore correspondent would
have to read out of Jewry great
many very desirable Jews; probably
many that he himself admires and
Continued on page 87)
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more than ten acknowledgements from
Jewish readers thanking me for
having written a commendatory word
concerning them individually. But my
mail has been loaded to the guards
with requests for comments on insti-
tutions, individuals, and particularly
to rush to the defense of every real
or fancied injury resulting from pre-
sumable anti-Semitic acts. If Mr..
Hurt had written book attacking the
Jews his mail would have been over
whelmingly Jewish in character.
I am afraid I shall have to balk at
this. am willing to ego along" with
the suggestion that Columbus was
Jew but refuse to bulge one step
with the statement that Jew was one
of the original Pilgrim fathers who
came over in the Mayfower. They
say his name was Moses Simonson
from the Jewish Settlement in Am
sterdam. Can't you see what ter
rible thing this would be if proved to
be true? The Stuyvesants and the
De Peysters and the Livingstons and
the Cuylers and the Beekmans, why
even the Winthrops, just think of
it, the Winthrops, Of Massachusetts,
might have Jewish blood in their
veins! Then, too, what terrible, ter
rible blow it would be to Kenneth
Roberts and all the other pen pushers
of the Saturday Evening Post, who
have been trying to "sell" only the
"original OLD stock" the "Mayfower
variety" to the nation. No, I shall
never be party to such a cataclysm
in American Society. It is unthink-
able.
Does this sound familiar to you?
81 sold my house last week at good
profit and was glad to get rid of it
too, because the Italians are beginning
to get a foothold in the district; and
Mharauar The Italians 90 the nronertu
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hundred and forty women, and doing
most excellent work in various direc-
tons. He was the guiding spirit,
also, of the Deborah Society," band
of young women devoted to Jewish
culture, until our marrying Rabbi
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deteriorates in value" This is an
actual and not fancied conversation.
1t isn't religious prejudice against
the Italian, is it? Neither is it jeal-
Ousy of the economic status of the
Italians who are able to afford finer
homes. What do you think it is?
Some time take night off, stay at
home and THINK about this. Then
possibly you will begin to get light on
the Jewish Question.
The following letter from President
Lowell, of Harvard, has been handed
to me by former Jewish student,
Emanuel Amdur, of Pittsburgh. 1
shall make no comment but am pre-
senting it to my readers just to give
them an idea of Mr.. Lowel's reason
ing and reasons.
Says Mr.. Lowell: 81 am afraid that
we do not understand one another's
point of view. In the first place, re-
ligion has nothing whatever to do
with the problem. The question is
one of segregation of race. In the
second place, the problem is not
merely that of reducing anti-Semitic
feeling, but of blending the two races;
the segregation being due to the at
titude of the Jews as we'll as of the
Gentiles. The two are not hostile
here at Harvard, in the sense of ill
feeling: but they are segregated, and
are becoming, fear, more so. There
are Jewish clubs, which are increas-
ing in number. In the college as in
the United States, we must strive to
blend all races together; and surely
we do not promote that object by
shutting our eyes to facts or calling
bad Names"
Continuing, Harvard's president
says: with the increase of Jewish
immigrants has been coming the
segregation of the race as it exists in
Central and Eastern Europe. If you
do not see signs of this in the country
I am astonished. You know what has
happened in the summer hotels, and
tho anna r. ipn hoe happapoJ ~ 49,;
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married off the membership one by
one. But no sooner had the one or
ganization gone out of existence
than he started another one,-of
larger scope and more varied mem
bership. 1t is called the Young Peo-
pies Forum. It's membership is
The Washington herald., 1922-08-27
LODGE TO CONDUCT
CORNERSTONE RITE
Masonic Grand Lodge Officers
To Take Part in the
Ceremonies.

Friday. September l, will be .
red-letter day In the history of East
Gate Lodge. No. "a. +. A. A. NJ, for
on that day, at 5 o'clock in the
afternoon. the corner stone of their
$4,000 temple at the intersection
OF Rhode Island and Mills avenues
northwest, will be laid with impos-
ing ceremonies by Charles. Cyrus
Coombs. grand master of Masons OF
the District OF Columbia. assisted
by the other officers Of the Grand
Lodge.
The building is to be a three
story and basement brick structure
faced with light tapestry brick and
Indiana limestone trimmings. The
ground floor will be utilized for
three stores fronting Rhode Island
avenue. On the second floor will
be large auditorium, fully
equipped for supplying the needs OF
the community with a public hall
There will also be an up-to-date
kitchen on this floor. The top floor
will be reserved for lodge rooms,
ante rooms. lockers and a smoking
room of generous proportions. A
novel feature Of the building will
be gallery at one end which will
add greatly to the seating capacity
and in which will be installed a
large pipe organ. The building will
have a frontage of sixty-six feet
on Rhode Island avenue, running
back forty-six feet on Mills avenue.
Arthur No .Poynton, of this city,
Is the contractor, and Richards G.
Deacon. also local man. is the
architect.
The Washington herald., 1922-08-27
HARRINGTON TALKS
ON YOUNG WRITER'S
AND EROTIC DRAMA

Booth Harrington. a playwright
who refuses to write about any
thing that is not wholesome. de-
hghtful and clean, has no criticism
10 make OF those contemporaries
whose tendencies is towards the
erotic. although he feels that there
Is concrete reason for many OF
the young writers taking this
course in their work.
Harrington, who wrote Seventeen"
the refreshing little comedy Of
youth which the Garrick Players
will present this week. believes the
root Of the whole matter is a break
ing down in taste.
I've never thought Of Il a. a
question OF morals" he says, but
we can't propose to furnish good
taste to the twenty million who
demand 'close-ups' OF the hero and
heroine locked In a passionate en-
brace
Young writer. have a queer no.
tion about realism. They think IL
demands frankness on all subjects.
This is utter nonsense. There are
plenty Of subjects to he realistic
about. Why pick out only the un-
pleasant ones. II seems to me that
Bernard Shaw and II. q. Wells are
responsible for a great 6eal of the
eroticism IN our young writer's
The Washington herald., 1922-08-27
NEWS OF THE WASHINGTON FRATERNAL ORGANIZATIONS
Grotto Arranges
Fall Ceremonial
Past Monarch Shackelford and
Prophet Shreve in Charge
OF Event.

Past Monarch Charles d. Shack
elford is rounding up petitions for
the October ceremonial of ksllipo-
lis Grotto. He is also brushing up
his actors who will take part In
the ceremonial work, and Prophet
Samuel r. Shreve Is looking over
his list of specialties in the enter
tainment line. Between the two a
ceremonial of par excellence Is as
sured and the call has gone forth
for more candidates. Every mem
ber get a member" is the slogan.
and assurances are given that the
more candidates the greater the
fun.
Prophet w. A. King. better
known as Snake King" or
Brownsville, Tex, was a recent
visitor to Washington. He mingled
with several of his many Washing
ton friends and recounted some of
his recent thrilling experiences in
the wilds OF Mexico. Prophet King
has a national reputation as a
hunter, and trapper and has had
many narrow escapes from man
and beast in the South American
jungles.
Past Monarch C. p. Boss and Mrs.
Boss are vacationing at Round Hill.
Va. Gas" flooded the city with
postcards last week telling OF the
wonderful meals that are served at
the Virginia resort.
The Washington herald., 1922-08-27
WOODMEN PLAN
TO INITIATE CLASS
OF 80 CANDIDATES
Hicory Camp Hears Re-
ports From Albany Mill
tary Encampment.
Calendar.


Monday-w. A. Fraser Camp.
Thursday-Oak Camp. class ini-
tiation.
Friday-Alpha, Hickory Camps.
The BOOSTERS Club will stage a
grand class initiation at Oak Camp
next Thursday night. Fifteen can
didates from Baltimore will re-
csive their baptism of FIRE along
with a like number of Washing
tonians. The full protection DE-
gree will be exemplified. Degree
Master Eckloff is arranging for
monthly demonstration by the crack
team at the several camps.
Hickory Camp was entertained
by the enthusiastic reports OF those
members Of the camp who ATTENDED
the uniform rank military encamp-
ment at Albany. Consul Comman-
der Shumate. Past Consul Tennyson
and Clerk Frazier gave glowing ac-
counts Of the doings OF the chop-
pers in the various activities dur :
ing the outing. The camp resolved
to augment the company Of ak men
ana To make a bid for the high
prizes next season. The neighbor-
| hood of Pittsburgh. Pa. Will enter
tain the eastern division next sum-
mer.
Chairman Rabbit of the Boost
ers' excursion committee requests
prompt returns for tickets.
Consul Comma nder Tippett urged
IN. members OF Old Glory Camp 10
build up their uniform rank com
pany. in an address last Tuesday
night. The team has been reorgan-
lied and regular drills are being
arranged. Col. James Freeland tolo
4 the convention that in his sixteen
years military service he had no,
/ witnessed more inspiring ano
beautiful sight than that anordeo
by the dress parade and review OF
/ the W. o. W. army before Ad)t'
Gen. Mather at Albany.
! Adviser Lieut.. w. A. Riley fur-
nished a very creditable program OF
entertainment for the visitors az
Elm Camp Friday night. busl-
ness meeting of Company c is TO oe
held at Capt. Commissary Weils
house next week. Several new ap-
pIications were favorably acteo
unon. The camp voted to include
their eligible candidates in the
class to be initiated by the Boost
ers at Oak next Thursday. Secre-
| tary william wolfey left after the
meeting for a months vacation in
| chicago and Cleveland with rela'
| tives.
On the night OF Monday. Septem-
her the regular monthly session
Of the captains and regimental and
/ taH ~ will he held
Maple Camp held a large gather-
ing on Wednesday night to near
from the members who went 10
| Albany. Interesting talks were
given by Consul Commander Brown
A dviser Litz and Clerk Franklin
Smith.
The Washington herald., 1922-08-27
Ashlar Club Plans
Novel Meeting
Prominent Speaker to Deliver
Address on "HOme Com.
ing Night"

The Ashlar Club has completed
elaborate arrangements for the
meeting to be held during the
month of September. to be known
as Home Coming Night" A speak,
er high in official life has been Sc
cured for an address.
Hubert G. Mclean, president of
the club. has returned to Washing
ton after a serious illness. He in
convalescing rapidly.
Past President John f. Brooks is
seriously i'll at the Naval Hospital.
where he can be seen by his friends.
Ashlar Club Branch No. s, was re-
Gently organized at Mineola, L. L.,
with John Masters as president.
The club already has a strength of
over 200 and Is growing rapidly.
Col. Herbert A. White, who re-
Gently made a visit to the Ashlar
Club branches. has returned to
Washington. He met with an en-
thusiastic reception at Edgewood
Arsenal. where he delivered a stir
ring address.
The Washington herald., 1922-08-27
FOREIGN WAR VETS
REWARD H. D. BOYER

At the last meeting of National
Capital Post, Ne. 127, Veterans of
Foreign Wars. past commanders
jewel was conferred on Past Com
mander Harrisch D. Boyer for his
energetic and untiring efforts in
behalf of the Veterans of Foreign
Wars of the District of Columbia.
Commander George ]. Neuner pre-
sented the Jewel.
A resolution was adopted thank
ing the heads of the Bureau of En-
craving and Printing for reinstat-
Ing former service men who had
been laid off. A committee headed
by Quartermaster Statsberg was
appointed to make plans for an ex-
tensive recruiting campaign to
start September Is. Senior Vice
Commander William J. Harrington
announced that the plans for the
big ball game between the post
team and the U. s. Veterans Bu-
reau have been completed and that
the game is scheduled for August
80 at 4:30 p. m. at the American
League Park. The Marine Band
Will furnish the music. All the
commanders and their staf of vet
erans' organizations in the District
of Columbia have received invita-
tions as well as the disabled men
from Mount Alto Hospital. Col.
Forbes. director of the Veterans
Bureau. Is expected to throw out
the first ball.
The Washington herald., 1922-08-27
Spanish War Vets.

Quartermaster Jesse F. Sprinkle,
with his family. left on an auto
trip to his home in Iowa, Thurs
day, August "a. He expects to be
gone a month.
Senior Vice Commander Clarence
A. Belknap. chairman OF the sick
committee. reports Comrade w. H.
Denny. 2104 Nichols avenue, very
sick.
Quartermaster Thomas A. ludlow.
or Richard A. Harden Camp No. 2.
U. s. w. ". superintendent of the
Soldiers and Sailors Home. Ninth
and Pennsylvania avenue southeast.
reports the home ready for inspec-
tion. All comrades are invited to
visit the home at any time.
Gen. Henry w. Lawton Camp. No. 4.
The commander, Comrade w. P.
Davis, who was spending his vaca-
tion on his farm in Virginia, has
returned to the city.
Announcement was made Of the
Illness of Comrade Samuel Feland.
which prevented him from attend
ing the national encampment as
intended.
Frank White, q. s. Treasurer. was
mustered into Gen. H. w. I.awton
Camp at the last meeting. Com
rade White served with Gen. Law
ton in the Philippines. and appre-
ciated the opportunity to affiliate
with a camp bearing the name of
Gen. Henry w. Lawton.
Comrade c. F.. Marshall left the
city Wednesday to attend the ma
tional encampment at Los Angeles,
Cal.
Preliminary arrangements were
discussed at the last meeting with
view to creating a fund for the
purpose of erecting a monument to
the memory of Gen. Lawton in the
Arlington Cemetery.
Urell Camp, No. s. was repre-
sented at the national convention
at Los Angeles by a former gov
ernor of the Philippines under
Roosevelts administration. Com
rade Reynolds, who was designated
by National Commander--in-Chi II
caristrom to receive General Agui-
naldo upon his arrival in this
country and act as his escort dur
ing his stay at the convention. of
which he was an honored guest.
John Jacob Astor Camp, No. 6,
was addressed by Department Pa
triotic Instructor currier last Mon
day evening on the subject of re-
cruiting and cooperation. The fol-
lowing members were admitted: :
William L. Sempie, Frank Holk,
Adoiph A. Lederman and John Nc
Hugh
The Washington herald., 1922-08-27
B. P. O. Elks

At the Maryland State convention
Of the order at Frostburg, Washing
ton Lodge won all the prizes that
were offered at the convention. The
Elks' Band, of No. is. received nrst
prize, a handsome silver loving cup,
at the band contest. st. Mary's Boys
Band taking second honors. A.
Cumberland. Md, the band gave a
concert at River View Park: 10000
people heard the spiendid concert.
The Cumberland Lodge of Elks held
open reception to the visiting Elks
Great preparations are being made
for the winters activities of the
club. The trustees plan the open
ing of the new grillroom, the uance
committee will soon announce the
regular Thursday night dances: all
other committees will again func-
ton, and the officers Of the lodge
predict an active and instructive
year for Elkdom.