Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-07-09

Grand Army hall was well filled
Wednesday evening with Jewish
people for the purpose of organizing
a lodge of B'nai Birth in this city.
A most pleasing program of musical
numbers, solo dances and reading
was interspersed with speeches. af-
ter which refreshments were served
and social dancing was enjoyed.
TIE chairman of the evening was
William H. Slosberg of Gardiner,
who has put much time and work
into the bringing about of this most
successful meeting.
The first speaker was Max L.
Pinasky of Portland, chief justice
of the District Court +. L. o. B. b.,
W. in very pleasing talk told the
PEOPLE of the real meaning of the
order of B'nia Birth and of the won
derful work this order is doing in
every part of the world. He said
that a few years ago the Jewish peo-
pie of Maine were not solicited by
the Jews of the larger cities as they
were having hard time to exist
here themselves, but now the time
had come when they should join in
one bead to promote harmony
among its members and their
brothers and sisters of other faiths.
He said Tat one of the first foun-
dationS was harmony; that by join
ing this organization they could have
the opportunity of hearing and hav-
ing in their midst some of the great
est Jewish leaders. He said that
one of the main objects was to edu-
cate the Jew to fight his petty jeal-
ousies and to understand his Christ
ian friends of other faiths and to
have them understand his ways. He
said that this would be in the first
district which included New York,
New Jersey, Rhode Island, Maine,
New Hampshire, Vermont and Can
ada.
AS one of the good works that
this order is doing he pointed out
home which had been built for aged
people at cost of 100000. He clos
ed his talk with q plea for members
of the mems lodge and also for the
ladies' auxiliary. This was followed
by brief remarks from President
Settler of Kennebec Lodge of Wa
terville and Secretary H. o. Coffin
of the same lodge.
The next speaker was Michael
Swarta of Israel Lodge of Portland,
who gave a very fine talk in the
Jewish tongue. He said he was very
much pleased to see the large
amount of interest taken. He said
that as a rule the Jews in small
places did not get along very well
but that this organization was to
better acquaint them with each 9TH
er and to do away with all i'll feel
ings. He stated that the order had
adopted 10000 orphans and were
caring for them and their educa-
ton. He said that all should unite
and help in the great work being
done by the order.
The last speaker of the evening
was Speaker of the House Hon.
William Tudor Gardiner who said
that such an order would not only
be good thing for the Jew but for
the whole community. and cited
many cases in of the bravery and
patriotism of the Jew during the
World War.
The following program was given
during the evening: Overture by or
chestra; reading, Marion Goldberg;
Augusta; solo dance, Devina Clos
berg, Augusta; violin solo, Samuel
Slosberg, Gardiner; piano solo,
Coda Click Bridge, water, Mass. !;
vocal solo, Simin Batter, Gardiner;
Russian solo dance, Dvina Slosberg;
vocal solo, Jane Levine, Gardiner.
At the conclusion of the program
after which the remainder of the
evening was given over odancing
a large number of men and women
signed the card signifying their in
tentions of becoming members and
it is safe to say that in another
month a lodge of B'nai Birth will be
formed in Gardiner. Much credit is
due William Slosberg and Miss Jane
Levine who had the affair in charge.