Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-12-24
". M. H. 4. BUILDING is
DEDICATED At CEREMONY
Continued from Page u

DhAA AAN 49, ~
make good Jews. which in turn
makes good Americans.
Mayor William c. Wilson was the
next speaker. His address follows;
ITO the members of Perth Am
boy Y. NJ. TT. A, their guests and
friends, heer neutrality-suspicious.
| AS your mayor it gives me pleasure
to compliment you on the noble
work you have accomplished in the
, erection of this handsome structure
which is not only a credit to you
but to our city and to our state. Let
the good work go on as | is such
| associations as yours and sueh
buildings as this, that add TO the
| good fellowship of u city and for
the betterment of mankind in gem
| erel. While it is true that you have
assumed a great responsibility in
this wonderful undertaking, We all
know that you are big enough n
our city Is big enough to carry It
along the road to success. Perth
Amboy rejoices with you today in
| the dedication of this building and
| wishes YOU good luck and God-speed,
as does yours truly along with all
the compliments of the season and a
happy and prosperous New Year"
Former Judge Adrian Lyon,
speaking for the Y. M. c. A., brought
the greetings Of that institution and
declared that although the programs
of the two institutions are not the
same, the both have one object, that
of building character of men and
women
Former Congressman Isaac Siegel,
spoke of the conditions in the United
States at the present time and de-
clared tn great need of this gov
eminent in the present day is to
return to the ten commandments,
which the people for the most part
have forgotten are still in existance.
Mr.. Siegel condemned the Ku Klux
Khan and recalled how many boys
there are of the Jewish faith who
are still sleeping in France
Governor SilZer was the next
speaker. One of the principal sem
fences of his address was Our con-
stitution guarantees religious liberty
to everybody, whether the Ku KluX
says so or not" He then paid trib-
ute to the type of institution such as
the local center will be. He spoke
strongly for the people to have some
religion and declared that when re-
ligion disappears civilization passes
away. Speaking for the state the
governor said: THE state wishes you
success" Speaking as George Silzer
he said: 81 am glad to be here and
help the enterprise along and wish
you God speed"
e. J. Londow said in the course
| of an impassioned address: IT believe
in the mission of the Jews in Amer
lea. 1t was the hand OF God that
led to the discovery of America the
| same year the Jews were driven
from Spain. America needs the
Jew with high ideals"
DR.. Stephen S. Wise moved his
audience to enthusiasm when he re-
ferred to the part the Jews have
in American life. almost unfail-
ingly," he said, our ~non-Jewish
members of the community rever
nee the self-reverent Jews, even
as they are contemptuous of those
who despise themselves. We must
build the spirit: we must give our
selves cause to be proud OF our part
in America. We must contribute
our heritage of forty centuries.
At the close of his address Rabbi
Wise made an appeal for funds in
order that money due the contractor
might be paid. Isaac Alpern, act
ing chairman of the meeting began
the sale of the privilege of dedicat-
ing windows and rooms in the build
ing to loved ones. Among those who
purchased the right to dedicate win
| dows and rooms and the amount
paid by them follows:
Joseph Kramer estate, $4,000; Mrs.
Isaac Alpern, $4,000; Bnei Zion In
s%titute. deed for building in which
the equity amounts to $1,000; Sig
mund Eisner, $1,000; cash contribu-
ton, $1,000; Harris Goldberg, 5000;
II. Lewiston, 5000; Isidore Klotz,
$500; David Fass, $3.50; Sigmund
Eisner, $50; Samuel Lyman, $50;
Leo Goldberger, $50; Morris Lobel,
SIS; Mr.. Gutofsky, $50; Board of
Kosher, $500; Hebrew School. $500;
Mrs. Samuel Tucker, $50; Mrs. Sam
uel Mandel, $50; Max Gibian, $50;
Harry 5. Medinets, 500; Isidor Sol
hkolou, Newark Hardware Company,
$50; Leon Gutman. Perth Amboy
CONSTRUCTION Company. 500; Samuel
LYMAN, $50; David Fass, $50; Wolf
Cohen, $50: j. Cohen, $25. The
Ladies' Auxiliary presented the
building with a Hardman grand
piano.
Those responsible for the success
of the building and those whose
names appeared on the program are,
board of Directors: Isaac Alpern
president; Morris Goldberger. vic
president; Mrs. Nathan Preminger
secretary; DR.. Charles /. SILK, treas
urer; Henry X. Golenbock, BENJAMIN
Golberger, Sigmund Splitter, Davi,
j, kaufman, Max WurtzeI. Solomon
Brody, Max Gibian, AdoIph NJ. Met
zendorf, Adolph G%reenbaum. Jacol
Goldberger, Herman Ellis, Harry S
Medinets.
Directors representing the organ
lzations: Mrs Isaac B. Esberg. Mrs
Max fucker, Mrs. Nathan Premin
ger, Miss Minerva Goldsmith; Ma
than Roth, Max L. Scott, Barne
Streitf, Max Goldberger. Leon Gut
man., Mrs. Meyer Leichtman, Mr.:
Charles l. Bardin, Miss Jennie We
4 deem, Miss Lillian Polkowitz, Pete
Pavlovsky, Frank Avchen, Hyma
samson, Samuel A. Mande1 SamuC
Eisner.
Abraham A. Finkelstein, genera
secretary.
L. J. Londow, field secretary fo
New Jersey, Jewish Welfare Boar,
Reception committees: David 4,
Wilentz, Max Wurtzel, Albert Leol
ID. j. Kaufman, Hyman Friedman
4 Max Goldman. Lyman Wedeei
Chairman of ushers, Henry Poke
witz.
Building committee: Isaac A
perm, chairman; Morris Goldberge
vice chairman; David j. Kaufmal
Max Gibian, Jacob Philip Cole
smith.
Those employed in the constru,