Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-04-07
JEWISH FEDERATION
TO Convene TODAY
Temple Brotherhood's Bien-
NAL Convention to Start
at 9 O'Clock.

A White House reception and an adj
6ress by Secretary Davis tomorrow will
BE- leading features on the program of
the third biennial convention Of the
National Federation of Temple Broth
erhoods, which will open today.
An executive board meeting, to be held
at the Mayfiower Hotel at o'clock. will
inaugurate the convention, which will
be called to order formally at 1890
o'clock today.
The address of welcome will be de-
hvered by Leon Pretzfelder, general
chairman Of the Washington conven-
ton committee. Leonard S. Levin of
Pittsburgh, first vice president, will
respond. Rabbi S. Felix Mendelsohn
OF Chicago viii pronounce the invoca-
ton, and appointment of the commit
tee on credentials will follow.
The message of Roger w. Straus Of
New York, president of the Federation,
will be delivered to the convention.
which is the third biennial gathering
OF the organization. Convention COM
mittees will be appointed later in the
morning.
Symposium to Be Given.
The symposium on "The Voice of
Jewish Laity" will be opened at 2:30
this afternoon. Part / will be devoted
to "The Religious Background of the
American jew" with Allen v. de Ford.
: president of the Washington Hebrew
Congregation Brotherhood, as chairman.
This evening at o'clock part 2, RE
actions to the Temple" will be presided
over by Judge Joseph Kun Of Philadel-
phia, chairman of the national COM
mittee on synagogue attendance. This
session win be held at the Washington
Hebrew Congregation Temple.
A supper at 6 pm. will be featured
by committee meetings.
President Hoover will receive the 800
Jewish laymen representing the dele
cations attending the convention at the
White House at 1915 o'clock tomorrow.
An experience meeting at o'clock in
the morning at the Mayflower will Open
the day. sightseeing trips and a re-
ception in the afternoon will occupy
most Of the day.
Secretary Davis will address the dele
gates at 8 pm. at an evening session
to be held at the Washington Hebrew
Congregation Temple.
Kramer to Preside at Session.
Charles P. Kramer of New York,
chairman of the Metropolitan Confer
ence of Temple Brotherhoods, will pre-
side at the experience meeting in the
Mayflower. MILFORD M. Newman, chair
man Of the Chicago Conference, will
discuss Large City Conferences" There
also will be an address by Hugo Levy.
president Of the Progressive Mems Club
of Brooklyn, N. Y, on Good VIII in
All Jewry and Between Jew and
Gentle"
Other features of the program include
q discussion Of brotherhood Bulle-
tins" by Philip E. Sage, secretary of
the Temple Ohabei Shalom Mems Club
OF Boston, and talk on 1.-THE Brother
hood as Unifying Force" by Isidor
Wise of Cincinnati Ohio, son of the
late DR., Isaac M. Wise, who established
Reform Judaism In America, the Hebrew
Union College for Rabbinical students
at Cincinnati For many years Mr..
Wise was managing editor of the Amer
lean Israelite, Reform Jewish Weekly.
founded "A years ago by DR.. Wise.
Rabbi Cup to Make Invocation.
Rabbi Samuel Cup of Providence,
r. I. will pronounce the invocation to-
morrow morning. The concluding busi-
ness session will be held at 1880 o'clock
tomorrow. Mr.. Straus of New York
will be the chairman
AT this business session, the conven-
ton committee will report and executive
board members will be elected. A
luncheon at lis o'clock at the May
flower will follow the White House re-
ception. The executive board win meet.