Evening star., 1941-05-11
District Grand Lodge
OF B mai Birth Holds
Annual Convention
Delegates From 8 States
Arrive as LoeoI Body
Marks 5Oth Anniversary

Celebration of the 50th annivers-
ary of the founding of Argo Lodge
of Washington at the Jewish Com
munity Center tonight will mark the
opening days program Of the 65th
annual convention of District Grand
Lodge No. 5 of B'nai Birth and the
frst annual conclave of the Women's
Grand Lodge.
Delegates from eight Eastern Sea-
board and Southern States were reg
istered and entertained at a recep-
tion last night at the Willard Hotel,
convention headquarters.
The convention will be opened for
mally at 10 m. at the Willard Hotel
BY Isaac Levin, president of District
No. S. At that time. addresses of
welcome will be given by Philip
Goldstein, president of Argo Lodge,
and Chairman Randolph of the
House District Committee.
The response will be given by EN-
manuel Lewis, second vice president
of District Grand Lodge. President
Levin's message also will be de-
Ivered at the initial session.
Scouts to Present Colors.
The Golden Jubilee festivities at
the Jewish Community Center will
begin at 9 pm. with a presentation
of the colors by Boy Scout Troop 73.
Judge Milton Strasburger, past
president of Argo, will review the
history of the fraternal order, and
Philip Goldstein, newly elected pres
ident, and other officers will be
Special recognition will be given
to members of Is years or more.
The celebration will be brought to
a close with a musical program
provided by the Center Choral So
ciety and Cantor Abrasha Robofsky
Of the Washington Hebrew Con-
gregation.
DR.. Harry c. Byrd. president of
the University of Maryland, will
address the convention luncheon at
pm. today at the Willard Hotel
on the work of the B'nai Births
Hillel Foundation at College Park
Consider Maryland Work.
The Hillel Houses established on
university campuses throughout the
country are designed to look after
the cultural and spiritual needs Of
Jewish students and to promote in
ter-racial goodwill and understand
Ing. Establishment of a permanent
Hlllel Foundation at the University
OF Maryland and extension of this
work to other colleges in this re-
eion are among the questions to
be taken up at convention sessions
tomorrow.
Rabbi Samuel Silver, director of
the Hillel Foundation at the Uni
versity Of Maryland. will pronounce
the invocation at the luncheon,
which will be presided over by
Maurice D. Rosenberg. Mrs. Lenore
D. Underwood, head OF the 10000
women enrolled in the B'nai Birth
auxiliaries, will speak.
An afternoon session, scheduled
FOR 2 o'clock. will hear a talk by the
Rev. A. w. Gottschall, regional sec
retary of the National Conference
OF Jews and Christians. Nomination
and election of officers also will be
held at that time.
A sightseeing tour of buildings
and parks is slated for 4:3O pm,
and at 6 pm, Hillel House in Col
lege Park will observe open house.
Banquet at willard.
The convention will be climaxed
tomorrow night at 7::30 pm. by a
banquet at the Willard. Speaker
Rayburn of the House and Henry
Monsky president of the Supreme
Lodge OF B'nai Birth, will be the
principal speakers. Representative
Rayburn will discuss the defense
program and Mr.. Monsky will tell
what B'nai Birth is doing to CO.
operate in meeting the social and
recreational needs of service men.
Guests at the banquet will include
Senator Mead, Democrat, of New
York; Chairman Bloom of the House
Foreign Relations Committee, Chair
man SABBATH of the House Rules
Committee, Majority Leader McCor-
mack, Democratic Whip Boland and
other members of Congress.
The business sessions of the Wom-
ems Grand Lodge will coincide with
those OF the mems lodge, but spe-
clal program of social events is be-
ing arranged for women of the local
auxiliary. A luncheon and bridge
party is scheduled for tomorrow
afternoon at the Shoreham Hotel.