Evening star., 1923-06-05

later a member Of Congress. In the
political campaign that elected Lin
/ coin as President Mr.. Wolf, then a
| young orator. took first place among
slavery in this country. The record
of the public life Of Mr.. Wolf covers
| every public activity Of his time. and
especially was he earnest and ardent
and personal conditions Of the mem
bers of his race in all parts OF the
| world, and in these efforts he made
many striking successes that contrib
uted to the happiness of the Jews and
made bright pages in the history of
| During the Grant administration
Mr.. Wolf first began to be recogniz-
ed as thinker and man Of abilities
out of the ordinary and whose ad-
value In the settlement of all mat
! ters in which the Jewish race was
| interested. Upon his recommenda-
| ton President Grant made more than
| nifty major appointments during his
administrations, all OF which proved the
| wisdom Of Mr.. Wolf
Had Entry to White House.
| With every President since Grant
Mr.. Wolf had entry to the White
| House at all times, and whatever he
| might have to say to the chief ex-
| ecutive was listened to with respect
| and In very many instances adopted.
| He was also in close personal touch
\ with the Secretaries of State and
| numbered among his closest personal
| friends Secretary Hay.
President Roosevelt was a. strong
admirer of Mr.. Wolf and during the
: , administration Of the Rough Rider
| President Mr.. Wolf was seen much
| with the President. Since the re-
strictive immigration laws went into
erect, limiting the number of immi-
| grants coming into this country, Mr..
| Wolf had been active in securing the
| ADMISSION into this country of many
worthy Jewish immigrants. One of
| the successful fights made by Mn
| Won was that against the PROPOSE
tlon or the school board to introduce
| religious instruction into the schools.
among some Of the other interests
or Mr.. Wolf, he was president Cor
! twelve years OF the German Schuetzen
Ver1en and for five years president of
the board OF managers of the Saen-
/ 4erounG. = member of the board Of
tho national Red Cross. He was
t:1-S~< Mason IN 1857 and was presi-
dent or the Masonic veterans. Every
inauguration he held some position
OF honor in the arrangements OF the
general committee.
Aids Garfield Drive.
Through his personal efforts he COL
lected $4,000 for the Garfield Memo
rial Hospital. He was president of
the Washington Literary Society at
one time, and annually delivered the
rom hippur lecture at the Wash
ington Hebrew Temple. On his sew
entieth birthday he was rendered a
complimentary banquet by the cit
izens or Washington that was a
notable event in the history of the
etsy; at which government officials.
oinclals or the District OF Columbia
government. members Of the bar,
members OF Congress and other dis
tlnsuished men paid tribute to the
guest Q
His daughter. Mrs. Frederick Gott-
noid. Tor that occasion prepared a
Dtrehoay book in three volumes. with
the names OF more than 800 citizens
from every walk of life in the citv
SUITABLY inscribed. President vii.
S oai nearing OF the preparation of the
oook, asked the privilege of inscrib-
ing page, which he did.
Devoted to L. =.
Mr. Wolf yielded to no man in bis
patriotism and devotion TO tbe m ro,ins
Try. its traditions and its Constitm-
! ,ioh: He was loyal to the core and
lived his life in devotion TO the laWa
oi tne iand and their upholding and
atx"ays keeping the basic principles
OF government laid down in the Con
stitution before him at all times. Faw
men enjoyed the distinction that Mr..
Wolf did. Annually. on the recur-
renee OF his birthday, the Washing
ION papers and New York journals
gave much space to recalling the sds
vent and telling of his public ac-
complishments.
Mr. Wolf is survived by his wife
Mrs. Amy Lichtenstein Wolf: by a
preme Court of Porto Rico. and three
daughters. Mrs. Frederick GotthoId
OF New York. Mrs. Myer Cohen and
MISS May V. Wolf. both of this citv.
and nye grandchildren. Mrs. Edith
Sonen Robson, Roger s. Cohen. Myer
Cohen. jr. all of this city, and Ar
thur F. Gotthold of New York, and
Mrs. Ruth Cohen Chase of Worcester.
Mass; There are also two great
grandchildren.