Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-02-21
DEDICATE JEWISH
CENTER TONIGHT
Leaders of Race to Partici.
pate in Ceremony at New
100000 Building.

Leading Jews of Washington and
their guests will participate in elab.
crate ceremonies incident to the dedi-
cation OF the 100000 Jewish Com.
munlty Center building, Sixteenth and
u streets, .tonight at SIS o'clock. The
principal addresses will he delivered
by Senator Walsh of Montana and
Judge Irving Lehman of the Court of
Appeals of the State of New York
Judge Lehman is also president of the
Jewish Welfare Board
Besinning with the dedicatory cere-
monies Will be a five-day campaign.
DESIGNED TO start the actual operation
of the center with a membership of
$500 persons. Morris -Cafritz. general
chairman for the fund drive that
made the building possible, will be also
chairman of the membership cam
paisn.
record for raising funds for the
building was set in this city, when
$4,000 above q goal of $3.50. 900 was
subscribed here.
In line with the fve-dav member.
ship campaign and the dedicatory eX-
ercises, a dedication banquet will be
held Monday night at ESQ o'clock.
when Rabbi William II. FineShriber
OF Philadelphia will be the principal
speaker while a dedication ball will
be held Tuesday night at O'Clock.
Wednesday night is to be "dediCa
ton athletic night" beginning at S:l5
O'Clock. The program for the evening
will include basket ball games between
the Riatto and B'nai Birth and be
tween the Temple Alumni and
hanaWha teams. A Hebrew inter
club bowling tournament and Il bowl
ing tournament of the Young Women 5
Hebrew Association will be held also,
While swimming and diving contests
Will be conducted by members of the
Capitol Athletic Club.
Thursday night has been designated
As organization night" and election
OF offlcerS is to be held at that time
The building which is OF white stone
and built TO conform with the monu-
mental design of buildings in the
nelghborhood contains a spacious
auditorium, locker rooms club rooms
gymnasium, bowling alleys. mezya-
nine. swimming pool. lodge room and
coffee house.
president Coolidge. speaking at
cornerstone laying exercises, Nav 8. OF
iast Year, referring to the structure
said: This edifice which YOU are
rearing here is a fine example for
other communities. 1t speaks a pur-
pose to uphold an ancient and noble
philosophy of life and living"
Inc present officers for the center
are as follows:
Harry King. president: DR.. Abram
SIMON. first vice president Issdore
freund. second vice president: Morris
within. third vice president: Moe Of
fenberg, corresponding secretary: Abe
Shet1efman. recording secretary:
tharles A. Goldsmith, treasurer:
Harry Niner, assistant treasurer:
Maurice Bisgyer. executive director:
David Wiener, Newmyer & King. Alex
ander Wolf, attorneys; Glushak &
GrosSberg, auditors
Board of trustees: Simon Atlas K
b. Behrend, Morris Gartinkle. Fred :.
Glchner, Mrs. Charles A. Goldsmith.
Jacob Hickman, Isadore Hershtield
Paul Hfmmelfarb. Rose Hornstein.
Mrs. Adolph Kahn. Mrs Isadore
Kahn, Mortimer King. Mrs James
LanSburgh, Hyman y. Levy, Mrs.
Hyman n. Levy. Rabbi J. T. Loeb.
Simon Lyon. Maurice II. Mazo Mrs
Alvin Newmyer. I. b. Nordinger.
Capt. Julius l. Peyser, Rabbi Louis J.
Schwefel, J. 3. Shapiro, Miss Aline T.
Solomons, Louis D. Spiegler. Morris
Stein, David Wiener, Joseph A. Viii
ner and Mrs. Alexander Wolf.