Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-11-27
CORNERSTONE
FOR NEW HOME
PUT IN PLACE
Services In Synagogue And
Later At New Building
Draw Large Crowds
LAID BY FELIX FULD
One of Finest Buildings Of Its
Kind In State of New
Jersey

To the strains of "Hartickvoh,"
the Jewish national anthem, as
played by the Hebrew Orphan Asy-
lum band of New York City, Felix
Fluid, chairman of the state advisory
board and president of the New
Jersey Federation OF Y. M. II. AS
and Y. w. FL. AS, laid the corner
stone of the first Y. M. H. A. build
ing to be built and dedicated to the
use of the Y. NJ. FL. A. in the state,
yesterday, in this city.
Previous to yesterday, the COM
mittee in charge of the cornerstone
laying ceremonies. had arranged to
hold the entire program out doors,
but due to the cold weather it was
decided to have the program in the
synagogue adjoining the new Y. M.
II. A. building. at the corner of
Madison avenue and Jefferson
street, and this place was packed to
the doors, not only by the Jewish
residents of the city, but by Gen
tiles as well. Others waited out
SIDE until the speaking was over in
order to see the stone set in place
in the corner of the building that
will house the future jewish ~ac-
tivities of the community.
The services began with the play
ing by the band of 1.-THE Star Spang-
led Banner and "Hartickvoh," the
Jewish national anthem. Those Sc
lections were followed by an invoca-
tion by Rev. DR.. Eugene kohn, OF
the Congregation Beth Mordecal.
Isaac Alpern. chairman of the Board
Of Directors of the Y. M. and Y. w.
III. A., who was master of ceremonies
gave a brief address of welcome ana
1then introduced DR.. Herbert 5. Gold
stein of the Institutional Synagogue
of New York City, who spoke IN
place of Congressman l. Segal Oh
New York City, who could not be
present.
In his address DIR. Goldstein, hken-
ed the people who have been respon-
sible for the new building to isaac
who gave the faith of his fathers I'd
the children, and pointed out how
this faith will be handed down for
years to come by the activities that
are to take place in the building tol
which the corner stone was laid yes
terday. He spoke of the menace OF
q secret organization throughout the
country and that he believed 1t is
Americas fight and the duty of de-
mocracy to fight the Ku Klux Khan,
or anything which makes for hatred.
In building this structure, DR.. Gold
stein held that the Jewish people
have made a move for oetter c'tl-
Eenship and a stronger unity between
themselves. 1t will also give the
children a chance to obtain that edu-
cation that will be a pride to the
citizens of this community.
In closing DR.. Goldstein prayed
that the work here will receive the
blessing of the Almighty and that the
Jewish people through its activities
will always have a loyalty to o and
to country.
Adrian Lyon, president of the Z.
M. C. A, the next speaker. brought
the congratulations and best wishes
of the neighbor and brother institu-
ton which will. he said, "clasp
hands for the further development
of the city which we all love-" He
bid the Y. M. H. A. God speed in
Atheir undertaking to do something
for the welfare OF their own people.
He declared that the building of
this Y. M. H. A. is something more
than to have a good time, as it is a
by which all of the Jewish
people may be uplifted, another
means in the community for the
betterment of humanity"
Mr.. Lyon declared that it was fit
ting that some of the service in con-
nection with the laying of the stone
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