Evening star., 1925-04-28
B'NA| BIRTH HEARS
AMER|CAN|SM PLEA
Vile Warns of 0veremphaSiS
of Judaism-Lodge
HonorS Jaffe.

Quoting some authorities who be-
lieVe that there is danger of inter
nationalism among the Jews of Amer
lea, Frederic William Vile warned
that Jews should avoid oVerempha-
sis of Judaism over America nism,' in
an address at the annual banquet of
Argo Lodge, No. 4l3, Independent Or
der of B'nai Birth, in the Raleigh
Hotel last night. Let us worship
the Jewish faith, but let us guard
faithfully and zealously the American
flag" Mr.. Vile said.
Mr.. Vile criticized Congress for
adoption of the Japanese exclusion
act. saying that seeds of conflict
with Japan were planted" by this
legislation. The speaker said that,
although it is not stated officially the
reason for the present maneuvers of
the United States Navy in Pacific
waters is to study how to protect
the Hawaiian Islands from Japan.
Mr.. Vile deplored the present stu
alton in Germany. laying stress on
what he called unsatisfactory con-
ditions surrounding the Jews in that
country.
Disputed by Peyser.
Exception was taken to Mr.. Wile's
address by Capt. julius I. Peyser,
the time. because we have to be
Jews once in while" Capt. Peyser
stated that when the Jews are
given equal citizenship in countries
throughout the world that then il
will be time for them to become
more nationalists than International
lists
Other speakers emphasized the
work being done by B'nai Birth. the
only international Jewish organiza =
tion in the world These speakers
included NJ. D. Rosenberg of Argo
Lodge, Henry a. Alexander of Gate
City Lodge, Atlanta, who won promi-
nence as a lawyer during the Leo
Frank case: DIR. Yakir Behar of the
Constantinople Lodge, CONSTANT
nople, Turkey, and DIR. Abram Simon.
DIR. Behar told how the spirit Of
Jewish fellowship is growing in
Turkey.
Cup for Jaffe.
large silver loving cup was pre-
sented TO Harry r. Jaffe as a token
OF the lodges esteem for his work
in the recent membership campaign,
which netted 1e5 new members and
made the local lodge the largest in
the country. AS captain OF the mem
bership team known as The Bears"
MI Jane OBTAINED J2 of the 125
members. The cup was presented by
Capt. Peyser. Albert Small was
captain of the Balls" the losing
team.
The remainder of the program in
cluded an address of welcome by
II. NJ. Goldstein, president of the
lodge; Introductory address by Julius
Reis. chairman of the banquet com.
mittee, who introduced the toast
master. Sol Herzog. In addition brief
addresses were delivered by Marcus
Jacob of Wilmington. y. c.. and S
j. Stern of Greensboro, y. c. Dancing
followed.
Officers of Lodge.
Officers of Argo Lodge are as
follows:
IL. NJ. Goldstein, president; Harold
Ganss, vice president; David Wiener.
recording secretary; Melvin Gusdorf,
financial secretary: Morris Hahn,
treasurer; Abe Shefferman monitor:
Leroy T. Friedlander. guardian, and
S. j. Wyman, keeper of royal pass
The banquet committee was as fol'
lows: julius ReiS, chairman: NJ. ID.
Rosenberg, Joseph A. Wilmer, Samuel
Ganss. Morris Gewirz. Abe Shelter
man. Philip p. Friedlander. Julius /.
Peyser, Sol Herzog, Murray Solomon.
Harry +. Jaffe, Joseph Mazo and
Albert Small.