Evening star., 1941-05-12
B mai Birth 10 Map
lis Role in Soldier
Welfare Work
Royburn and Monsky
Will Speak Tonight
At Bouquet r

Participation of B'nai Birth In
the recreational work of the Jewish
Welfare Board, one of the six groups
of the United Service Organizations.
was to be discussed at today's ses-
sion of the annual convention OF
District Grand Lodge No. of Bnai
Birth.
The United Service Organizations
are planning recreational facilities
for service men away from Army
posts.
Climaxing the annual convention
a banquet will be held tonight at
the Willard Hotel at which House
Speaker Rayburn and Henry Mon
sky. president of the Supreme Lodge,
will deliver the principal addresses.
Greetings to the delegates will
be extended at the banquet by
Isaac Levin, retiring president of
the Grand Lodge; Mrs. Lawrence
Koenigsberger, president of the
Women's District Grand Lodge,
which is meeting at the same time
as the mems groups, and the new
president OF the Grand Lodge, to be
elected this afternoon.
Wilmer to Be Toastmaster.
Rabbi Norman Gerstenfeld of the
Washington Hebrew Congregation
will offer the invocation and Rabbi
Solomon Metz of Adas Israel Syna-
gogue will give the benediction.
Joseph A.. Wilmer will be toast
master.
Nomination and election of new
convention committees were sched-
uled for the afternoon session to-
day following luncheon at the Will
lard Hotel. At the same time, the
women's groups were to be guests
at luncheon at the Shoreham Ho-
tel The convention will conclude
with a general committee meeting
tomorrow morning.
Argo Lodge of Bnai Birth last
night observed its golden anni-
versary with exercises at the jew
ish Community Center, attended by
800 delegates to the convention, To-
cal lodge members and friends.
Philip Goldstein was installed as
president of Argo, succeeding Henry
Salus. Mr.. Levin installed the Of
ficers, who included Alexander Sha-
piro. vice president; DR.. Maurice
Goldberg, warden; Mr.. Salus, moni-
tor: Bernard Fischgrund, assistant
monitor; Moe Gutenberg, financial
secretary; David Wiener, recording
secretary, and Morris Garflnkle,
treasurer.
Musical Program Presented.
Judge Milton Strasburger, past
president of Argo, reviewed the
orders history. Cantor Abrasha
Robofsky and the Center Choral
Society presented musical pro-
gram. The colors were presented by
Troop rs of the Boy Scouts.
During convention sessions yes
terday the Americanization Com
mittee proposed that local lodges of
the organization conduct surveys in
their communities to discover Jews
who have not yet taken out citizen
ship papers and urge them to do So
The delegates, representing the East
ern Seaboard and several Southern
States, were welcomed by Repre-
sentative Randolph of West Virginia.
Speaking at the luncheon meeting
yesterday, DR.. Harry G. Byrd, presi-
dent of the University of Maryland,
predicted that I'VE will measure men
in the future by their spiritual
worth" Urging recognition of
spiritual values. he declared that
civilization must go hand in hand
with religion. He also praised the
work of the recently established
Hillel House. B'nai Birth cultural
center at College Park, Md.
At the afternoon session the dele
gates were addressed by the Rev.
A. w. Gottschall, regional secretary
of the National Conference of Jews
and Christians.