Ohio Jewish Chronicle, 1927-02-18

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Volume X — Nu 7
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B. Spinoza's 250th Birthday Anniversary MarkedByI.O.B.B.
MJSS iiLA.sitna; nji>s
FAKEWFLL TO FKIUNDS
lit ion* luT ri'tiitn  to  New   \ork hst *'Kxci»inmiinic'.'itud"   P h il oso-l ^^'-'-'^   '^'"^   '^'^^^   HhOirrr   afkctl   tht
I»her's Memory to be Hon
orert   by   Ehiburjitc   Pro-
grain& by All I.^dj;cs
of the Onler.
f IRST OF A SlilKIES or PROGRAMS HON¬ ORING GREAT JEWS
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( indMtii to (xinid on lici Ijtiult sm Lcri. tiniiks lo rill who chowul her ,iiiv LourksKs (hiriiijj her \isii m C ahiinhiis.
'I <li.t|il\ .ippiieiUf the Kinrliius'i of ill' slit: (lLLl.irt.fl, '.111(1 hope some (I.tv tn punc wortiij (i( .ill tht tnhiitcs which li.UL bcLti iMid to nic I inlLiid tu s.iil for I'liiopt, (.arl> 111 .SLptt,niht,r    Tliosi  who
OF BYGONE DAYS|<'<:^"*^ ^* R'^t '" >»»"-'' \\'^1> ""- ^^l"!-^ J tiin ahrtiad tan tlo so thrtuiKh my iiititlicr, Mis Sanmel PJ.isbcr^f, JfilT Hr><lcn Rtl, Coliuuhiis, Ohio
-W YOKK—rhc 3.inth n,mncr- ¦^¦irv of IhL lit ith of Ilaritch Spinori, wlmli occured at the IlaRUC, on rehrii- nr\ Jlst lfl77, will hi hoiioicd by the ' O M IJ bj forni.il g,»theriiiKS m .ill ft the lodges of iliL ordtT diinnji^ the •-urrcnt month, .it v\liicli the dramatic I'fc -^torv of this Jcwibh philosopher, wlio'ic radiLalisin led to his cxcommnn- it Minn, will be mrrattd, and his |ihi- losophy dibLiissLd 111 the light of niod- <-rn   few mil opniitm
I ht Spino.£a program, .iccordinf; to SI. aiiiiuiTuccnient In PrtsideTit Mr Al- trcd M Cohtn, is the first of .1 series T'l prograins jiiarking the miinvcrsarics 'M Kft.it Jewish per'jonalmcb which will IK tan ltd out hv the IJ'nai B'nth Lodges "f the UniUd States and Canada m the Kir luturt 111 .iLKtrtUincc with the ctll- iur.il prii.rrani 01 the widtr scope coin- iiiittic or tht order
'Ml Jtws OWL It lo lln.mbd\t.s to be- unit fa^mihar with tht. uiUiire .md lc.uiiiiig thai has been protluccd h> liwi^h life*' s.iid Mr Cohen "B> its iiidi\idnjK IS Jtwrv known, and the ](\\ wlio kinu\i nothing of liiinsi.ll, vliich iiiLaiis \]u} kiiowi nothing of the hi-tfiiv of his pLopIt 01 It-, great pn- 'oii,ili*n.s of tliL iliiii-ts llu'j st<Ki(l for, <»L tht important contributions th(]> ha-velQ| 111 kIl   to   the   prt)gre'is   uf   Lnilizitn>n,
I Newly Elected Rabbi Of The East Broad
Street Temple Will Begin His ! Duties Here On May Ist
Y. M. H. A. Minstrel Show At K. of C. Auditorium Tomorrow Eve. at Eight
Third  Annual Jnbilcc Minstrel  Will
liravf II ItuLurdbrcnliinfr Thruni;
Sunriny Kveninf^, Feb. 20
I will see \n(i tomorrow, iMin<la> night 1
Kc\ Moishc sriys Popnkir sonps' hiUrr toned snifters 1 Beantifn] co-jnijiics Will he common nt the K of C auditor lum (htate .md Sixth Sts) toiintrrow evinnig al S o'clotk Of course, \on kiiou lh.it tlu* Y M II \ ,nt sponsoring tlitir Third AniHi.il Jnhilte MinbtrtI
tiLe! \\hf> 1.111 tint ^ood lookiii tel- hn\ III llu* iiixtdo he Xonti other than our well known Morns larko\, iiitirloc tor, .iiid jnst 0111 or rhc miiu MT^atile performers In his swLtt toiu of <,(n tkinen he sL.Ucd, \t)u will surLK =lip hack 111 vour sL.it rc.uh to i.iijo\ a worth , wliilf. show
Hot   Dof?'     look   wlios   hit,k  fif^jiii
III   two  I ivoritc darkies who an, pla\
uiK lilt, roks ot  Prmiicr End Mlii   md '""":.   rif?. ""L""'   '°' '""""•" I arc M«i««n (,. iis «;.  Mor.o r4,...i.l,l,mi
and Hvmaii I iiLdmaii    C<ui \oii iniagiiiL
Ijiit  lor all of his people
I<Lah/iiii5  that  adequate  infornTitiuii
ujardin^; JevVi   ml Jewish .irtoniphsh-I
1 iLUt   ll   nut -always  t^isily   av.iiKhlc   to
tliL    ivcrajije    man,    the    IVnai    nVith
Ihron^li   Iti   widci   '¦tope   LOmmittee   i>
lukiiiif cvcr>   cfToil   to   hrii s   sucli   in
1(11 n<it]fln   Uj   him,   01   ai   ka^Tt   10   the
iiiLiiihtrs of the-ordtr     Ihis it is ck'>iiis |
Ijv   a   strns    of    Lultiiral    programs   of I ,, ,
Which the Spinoza prognim is the first, i ,
ind li\  tliL distribution of BO,0(K) copies    '*!!?/ ,
<-     T>.    • r>» •-! 1 ¦ . Of iIic man
ut till  B nai B rilli manual, a miniature
ciK^clopcdia   packed   with   Jewish   111-
iiinnition m simple, •lUct.incl form   We
lie liopcful that by tlicbc mean'; and hv
<tli(rs that lire Ik ing planned, the nuni-
htr 01   informed  aiwI therefore self re
-.pttting  Jlvvs   in   this  coiintrv   will  be
! irgtU   iiiLreastd "
lit', program lor tJic Spinoza anni vLrsarv ineetm(;s of tlu^ R'nai B^rith locI^Ls provides fur discussion of sev- (.r.d iinporlaiit tjULbtiuti!> with rc'anl tn the lite and views 01 the "e\coinniuni eatttl" philoiuplie'r    Thc> are
1 Was. Spinoza's phtlobopliy con- ^lructl\e or destructive in its relation u JtttJbh belief
- Can fLhgious doctrines be subject tu iliangc, as suggested hy Spinoza, or must tlicy be eternal and inlk-xihic in <<fder to survive'
t What would happen lo a Spinoza 1 r h( preached his "radicpl" docti'ines todav -
In coniiectiDii with the program, the wider scope cummittce has furnislicd tht lodKCs with the following biography 01 Spiiio/a
Baruch Spinoza, excommunicated Itwish philosopher and Bible critic, was burn at Amsfrrdam, Novcmher '2lLh, UiU Ik dud at the Hague on Febru- .-ir\ .*Ut, l(i77, at the Jge of fortj-threc •—hi-, lift tut short by the ravages of tuberculosis
T'lc dt'velojuiient of Spnio-ia's philo^o- piiv \\.i% infltitiiced to a great extent by Ins aeqiiainidiicc with the works of Dis.irtes, the kader m Europe of tlie titnipt to foumL a philosophv th.it was bastd upon reason and not tradition sp iioza's    .npphc.ilion    to    Judaisni    of |
Morfci Ijviug to s(.n hranib T c.iut \nd Ilvin' t^Rs lo'^irut his siuff with a i;ciuniie Rooshian Blood Tloniul These Lwo bovs .irc a set cam
lUtle   'Picklcs'   MfersHfiian   will   cer¬ tainly he a hcndhner tomorrow  'Ihat ho\ has itiO gooiU and pift*; it over in .1 won dtrful  fashion     'Ihe nthtr tnd men are l.nri \    1 rager,   .md   '^iin
ni>:s that are being ki- lurtd those tli.it ai< outstanding art I a/> River sung hv Ahe Katz. I wish You Were Jealous 01 Me bv I miis Swaitz Wlicic Did ^on det Those Eves bv Moi ns Tarkov and Imkish Towel b>   j\foiris  (Pttkles)  Fleishman
The (>]k» numbers will bring forth so il of the best performers in the tnv Morris and Klhott Ros*, LcrtainU shake I mean hoof and pull off something new in the uav of dance step^ Milton Slaiib is the dark horse t>f the show \ new comer in tins circle but he is able to put acrus'i his banjo nuinbcrs and wise cracks in an amusing way and the other noted uliu performers take the form of Joe Hennaii and Sam Luper m iMfteeii Min¬ utes O' Fun Hynian rrcidman and Sam Gultlberg have a unique act of their ov\ii
Olil I almost forgot to mention two of the best fcmnnnc performers in the tit> tiuess who? Certainly, they are Esther Slavin and Rose Blank These girls can sing better, dance better and play music better than an> two girls we have ever seen     Nnf s<ud almut them
This minstrel is bemg conducted h> one of tlic ablest Jewish Young men tij the eitj He IS none other than Don Sinister m.ni. Senior in Dentistrv, O S U ,uid aiKisor of the Y M H. A I>nii his had a wide experience with muistrel prodiie tions
Xow we want everyone ttt he there to morrow nite and give these 1k)>s a lulpmg hand. Your supi>ort is neefled as thi proceeds are for "D.id" Schtnithars Suin- nier   Camp      Come   One'     Come   All'
So long—See yon tomorrow
Where     K tif C. aiidttoriutn
When     fl o'clock
(Cotttittiied on page 4)
j     Wh\      See the best bhow in ttiwn
L\N(^\STi:K TEMPLE  WILL
nn DFDirATEi) on sun- day,   rEimUARY   27'iH, AT 2:00 P. M.
'Iho President and Hoard uf Diroctorn of the It'n'ii Isr'iel ( ongregatiim of Line.ister, Ohio t.ike thi^ ineann ot ex¬ tending n must cordial invita¬ tion to all Chronicle renders, wherever thoy mny be, to the grand celebration to be held on Snnd<iyt Feli. 27th, .it 2 p ni innrkiiig the dcdicalitm of their new Temple. <m E. Chestniil St.
Kabbi JacAb Tarshish of tbe Urjpden Knad Tcnipld, Coliim¬ bus. will be one of (he principal Hpoakerfi nn this festive occa- Hinn.
A Slipper for the membcrR and their families will be given at ii:3U p. m. on the evening following the dedication. Rabin Isaac Werne of the Agudath Achim Synaffoguc «ill be the principal speaker at the supper.
RABBI     SOLOMOJSJ    RIVLIDJ
K.iljbi ^ijloiiion jiuliii, the ik.u1\ (.leitcfl -.pmUul li kUm di Ilii Hio.ul i^tuct I cnipic, will liti^in Iii^ duties Iieie <jn Ma\ r^i Ik is ctij- -uieiofl tino til th outsLuichnjj piilpit'eis in the C nn^er\<Ltue Ucibijiii.ite 1 le is ,1 111 111 ol selnil.uK .itlainnients tuueful t.]iii.n.tLi and hi (..ifl and ' med t xpeneiite His elo<|iieiKe h is won ti>i lini it iinupie jil ui inioiij^ die le.idiiKj R.ihhts of tht hnid fk posstsf,<.s d ma^iieli persoiiaht} LOinbiiied uitli tlic ahtltt^^ of {^tttiii}^ nitti and women to woik together lor the spiiitiKil <ind iiiitiiial wcll.ue of tht Housi. of Israel Rabbi Kivbii has sprkcii and IcUuied iii all the larj^tr utics of llie lountrj.
ik IS an honor yiaditate bo'h ol the Cit\ Collejji. of Ww \ ork ami the well known New ^ ork Univeisitj. and icciivcd liis Rabbinical training at the Jewish fheoloftual "seniinaiv of Vinciiia where he r.inked high as a stndint and an or.ittn of e\tiacrdin<ir\ i.dibei In Des iMoincs, whei; he has smcd during the past lew vi.irs. he has been I vital laUoi 111 niouhhii!,' lewish piiblii; opiniuii and iii promoting the interests orthe ralnind Torah, the H'nai U'lith. and all othtr lultural ind phil.intlirojjic institutions \s a n einbei of the laeiiltj of Drake I'liiveisin. he has won hosts of Irieiids not onlv among the -tudent body but .iiiiong his colleagues on the family as well
I he President of the university, as well as the heads of several Departiiicnts. have assured the ofiicers of the Kast Broad btreet Temple of Dr Rivlin's splindid abilitv and line ibaraeter, and have at the samp tunc e\])ressed their regret at his decision to change his seat of activitj.
Date For B'nai B'rith Minitrel Show h Set For
, Sunday Night, April 24th, at Hartman Theatre
Ivlaborate pi eparatious are being made for tile annual B'llai B'ritli Minstrel Show vvhich will take place at tlio Haitman Theatre, Sunday tvciiing, April 241I1 Over 75 men will take pait in the finest minstrel evtr staged in the city of Columbus Some unique specialty numbers, and olios will be i>resenlcd liy tncti jiossciscd o£ talent, ch.irni and humor \s usual, Ul Samuel O lulelman is the man 111 charge o-f the arrange¬ ments for the show. In the next-issue of the Omo Jlwisii Ciikonicli, the date of the first rehearsal will be announie<I. Anyone desiring to take part m the show should get iu touch with Or. Kdelman, AdaiiW 6869, at once.
A splendid orchestra has heen engaged and a program conimittec has been formed to solicit Advertising by which to defray all the cx< yeiises of tht show, livery U'liai IJ'rith in the city is urged to set the evening of .\pnl 24tli aside for this occasion Those who will fail to attend this minstrel show will eternally regret it. Further particulars will appear in iiibsequeiit issues of this paper.
Qopdijn)! Qipi^ ^i^iLCbdstiiins And Jews At The Neil House, Thursday Evening, February 24th at 6:30 P.M.
Rabbi Jacob Tarshish of the Brydcn Road Temple takes this means of urginfi: all Chronicle readers to turn out for the big good will dinner at the Neil House Thursday evenin;;, February 24th, at 6:30 p. m. The purpose of the feathering will be to create a common meeting ground for Jews and non-Jews and to foster brotherly love and harmfony among America*^ citizenship.
Rabbi Louis Wolsey of the Rodeph Shalom Temple of Phila¬ delphia and Dr. M. II, Lichliter of the First Congregational Church, Columbus, will be the chief speakers. Dr. Tarshish will preside.
It is interesting to know that Rabbi Wolsey is president of the Central Conference of American Rabbis, an eloquent speaker and one of the big civic leaders of this generation. He at one time was the best known Jew in the public life of Cleveland, pop¬ ular and beloved by Jews and Christians alike.
Dr. Lichliter needs no extended introduction in these col¬ umns. He ranks as one of the outstanding Christian preachers of (he land—si man of rare attainment, a scholar and a gentle¬ man withal. Tickets for the dinner can be secured from Rabbi Jacob Tarshish, Dr. Morris Goldberg, 328 East State street, or at the banquet hall, at $1.25.
Hillel Players to Present Plays at 0. S. U. Chapel Thiirsday Evening, Feb. 24
Pri/e  Pl.ijs of   llarrv  I.  Losin und Oeolfrev II. Lev> Will Be Std^ed.
Carrviiig their ' thtatti vsorkihop' pni/riin to its liilksl (.Ment llie Hillel Plavcrs i)rt.siiit '1 hnrsdai e\.cninK, 1 eb niarv Ji at tht Ohio State I nntr'-ilv tliipii tvvo pins and a dmte [lantoniiiie written .icted <nif! coarhid bv ineinbtrs • r th(   Phvtrs
111 pi i\v lu IxiTli OTH Kttr^ anrl \voii hi t and sttoiid pi i7f in tit iictnf iila>- vvrnHii (.oiitt-t lltrnnt! i-- vvritttn bv ft^ohinlms stiidtiit, 11.irrv I losin iind iMu IliK Idea hv (jcntfrev \\ 1 tvv v\ho t.nrud tht titlt rok in "I It Who fitt Slai)ptcr la-^t \ear Lhe pLLntoiniiie will ht an .diptiti4)ii of Mrs I hn l I rlith Levinmrs 'Uiitli.is l.)aiitjlitey ' t tinlfir \n lu I 1 1(1 dm Ml of the W.ishiiif^ton Wenne   Itmiilt  has written the miisu
111 lltiiiiif^'' tht I^lriver": will attempt 'o Hulxt' I nt w st.ir hv '^ww^r. the lead to I-Jizahtth Pltr. a htth rtd htadid (rirl "mv to the * thespi 'n<; on V rifjhttmth Miilii \ii]>i)fT aUo ol ( olnnihiis ^vho ere itcd f|iiitc a little ruffle ni ainikur iheatnc ds whtii ihe stirred in 1 iij^tne t) Xeill's ' He List i.ill, has a minor ]iirt
<iti1il)f Silverman, a iiitjst versatili \onnf; I.jd\, nrnes i IchI for the Ihird liiiiL m tliL Plavers in ' Ilie Ijiju' Jdcii \vith,lifr is llirrv lutlter, and Dolt I'ro^sni.iii well known to followers t>f the Plyt-rs
1 he tlaiiee paiittinime is an iniiMvation )ii the eanipiis, -for this tvpe of pla,v h<is never heen attempted hen)re Atlthne Honiheim h.is the female lead lola Zeckhauser, and Lilian Schindlcnuii are iiiaiiagiiig    1 he productitin east tops 1,10.
Kverv line ot Avttrk embrdeed in a thea¬ trical iicrformance will be curried out by students, scenery, businciis, rewrite, prop¬ erties, etc
Tickets jre on sale now at the Toun- dation. VVA-1C28.
Many Temple Israel Sabbath School Pupils Display Fine Records
TICKETS FOR CONCERT ARE SELLING FAST
Miilmisi will riiidtr several classical se- leeiioiib C.mttfr .Xiibcl Preetlmaii, will delight Ms with several of lni> favorite mehidieb Profeb&or Frank Mc>cr, the celebrated punibt, will pla> bcleetitms from Chopin and Beethoven Mrb Mary Koiinikon of iJniTalo. will siiij; some heantifnl Yiddish straiii!) Rev Joshua (jiddbei ^, and Master Jacob Gtdtlberg, of Syracuse, eoiieenmi}; whom the C'liuoMeLP ran stt>ries Ust vlcek alsio oc- Lupv important places on the program foi the ctmcert '1 hose wliti detre tickets e 111 secure s une at the Quality Music Shop, IC State St, and RothV^Music Mr  Wilbert Madtlux v^ell known Itieat   f-torc, N   High St  and Chestnut       ^
1 lie eomnntlee in charKC oi the s.i|c of tickets for the big Memotinl hall con¬ cert, Suiida> evLinuK, Match ^Oih. rt porls a rapitl &nlc ot tickets amuiit; Jews and jcw(.ssLS tif all coiii^rci;itions, and also among gitorl Clnislian friends lhe brilh tut Kalax> of miisieniis and \tieal- ibts on the program for the concert vmII inesitat>l>    take   the    litmse   by    storm
'lhe children tjf reinple Israel Sahb.ith Sclittul were given a written test last Sntidav which ttigelher with their regular recitations and the eNamination to be given March 1 Uh wdl make U]> their glades for tht pcriotl ending ou that thte
last Simd iv was the sixtLinth sessuiii of the school and the hall wiy niaik oE the school vear Jt (b mtiresting to note that iiii.hiduig last Siilldav fuitv-iour of the 14i'* ehitdtcn enrolled have had pLr- feet atlLiidatiee llicir names antl teach- trs follow
Mrs S I tieh Jones FiiedLiiheig, Anita Nohil, Jack Jav Leon ird I*olslti, Ruth Slinmin, and I estir Zipstr
Mnmi Ilonihcim Billy Gliek, Milton Riee, ^nii Sehanfarlur, and Htttv Stone Jtaiiette Frank Richard Shuinan, Herbert Callif, Hannah Ruth Polster, Rhei Ornstein aud Irina Shirlej I eriur Anne Ziskind Klsie (jersteiifeld and Xorinni Lakin
Samuel D Luchs Rohtrt <.hck, Rose I i?iriis Eunice hreidtnberg, lUron (iiihlman, and Ruth .Stone
Hilda Rich* Alex Freiilenberg, Rtta <j1iOc and Dorib Citdtlman, Prised la /iskind Paid Callif, Jean Feibel, Rosella Frank, Virginia Hirsch, Frances Joseph, Man )n Kreiilel, Helen Polster and .Mltn Meyer
iiidne>   Daseh.   Burton   Fink,   Jamts Liglit, Alice Siegel, antl Alice Leiisun. Jack (loodntaii.   Hitgu S|)atz. leo \asscnofT:   Flsie Gersteiiftld and Norman Lakin.
Last Simday, Alex Freidenberg told the stor> of Purim during the assembly and next Snnday Faye Sdverstein vnU talk
Over 150 Attended Fellowship Dinner At Southern Hotel
Addresses  of  Dr.  Liin»u7,k. Father Mtirphv, and Rabbi Tarshish Were Well Re¬ ceived by Enthusias¬ tic Audience.
A SPLENDID SPIRIT PERVADKO THE MEETING
()\<r 1 )<i men, fevss ami Christians, at- Itiidtd the I cllriwship Ilinncr arr.inged it thi ^onthtni Hotel last rnesd.iy eve¬ ning.' In the diieetoi-> tif the Hrydtii Ko.tiF Itinple Hroihcrhood Ihc music for the )jcc.i-.ion was furnished by Dolph (jross- iiiaii s Ctjlk^-ians Stvcrnl selections were sung bt Ihc Ohio St.ite Penitentiary Colored Quartet During the course of the evening Alhi rt lucks .dso plavcd on his liltit harp
riie vptnktrs tahli was raised on a dais uilh the follfiwmg men sitting be¬ hind It Joi-tpli Sclionthal Father John j \Itnphv ol tht Htdv Ro'-arv churchy Kabhi latoh I .irslnsh. Rev A H Li- inoii/t of tlu \orthminster Prosbvtcrian ( cliurth Rtx Iivv of Mew \ork, Mr. [ (f) ^ assi iiofT, the chairman, and Attor- j iK\  Iiair\  l\(ihii
iJi    1 inifjn/(   dwelt  in  his address   fui thinfinr   Loiiditions   m   the   social,   ccp- 11(1 iiK  (Mid rthgituis life of America and ^ ttinntl   tht   prtsent age  a»   the  "Speed   ; \)i't        lit   touchctl   upon  the  progrc'-s   • 111 tl(   in   Lvi.ition   md the inoltir car, and   t -.titsMil the   lollouiiiK as rausts  for thf 11 inii   wivt   111 this Liumtrv     hr:.t   Move-   ' m nt   )t lar^e nunibers [mm the comitrv Mltn  tilt   ntv     '•ceoiid,  the  photographic ;iri-      t 1 id   liiL pie-eiit svstcin of  ethi- citton     loiirth,   the   breakdown   of   tiiti ll mt      He  ui{,etl  the church, the svna- ^ogiu    iitl tlie t. ithcdrfil to wtjrk m uiiit> Old in haniluiii   to tomhat etmlcmporai v eviN antl to sinvt   foi   the productu n "t ch ir utcr
W I. mii-,t remove ihc taml-v ironi tnir •ifial life and niiprovt tht moral hack- j:n*niifl ol our people ihe past teaches ns tli ll the fen Comniaiulmcnls aie a ^ lod riilt to n>ll(i\v III our business and sftial relationships 'Ihis is being in- trt.tsiiiglv enipliasi7td todav hv all (hurehes and all creeds After all. there .irt more things ilut unite us ih ui dnuU' us \ll our religious niititutions stand tor the ctLrn.d \crities Let us labf>r lontiiuiillj in our common task of bring¬ ing all our ptopU ck>ser to God
In concluding I>r I^imou/e panl a gltJvv- ing trthoie to lhe late Dr Joseph Krau«:- kopi t)t Philatlelphia .is "a man of God, who loved right«nisness, justice and peace "
I'olltiwing Dr Liinoiizes address Harrv kohn introduced I'athcr John J Murphy who spoke on the recently held Eucharis- tic (Congress at Oiicago, describing the awe of all the people in that great city m the presence of that gig.tntic spectacle. He also digressed to condemn the present hvpercritical attitude of men of letters in their biographical ^vriting The \ilirica- liiio bv Contemporary v%ritcrs of such men a-> Washington, Gladstone. Lincoln anil H irdiug was deplored b> the priest, who declared that these "men were great in spue <>4 the ir human weaknesses and irailtKs" Father Mnrphy conclutle<l by \ asstitmg that we ougbt to be grateful for the fine men whom God has vtmchsafed to   \iiierica
Rahbi Tarshish spoke tni goodwill m j,eneral ami decried those who sought to divide people tif diverse creeds and races He cxplanutt at length that we are all fighting for a tommtm ciuse, for the mil- Itninni. for a better world "We all have till laniL social responsibility Let tis piirsui fiiir aims in a spirit of coniord With a svmp.ithetic understanding oi the histories hellind eicll of our faiths, we can arrive .it our goals victorionsI>," he eonihidtd
In ftjiennig the meeting Prc>ulent Leo ^ asst iiofT t|uotcd a brilliant writer as Tcllows "lhe railius of a niatrs intelli- gciiLt is the eiremnference of his ttder- aiitt ' This v\as the kev note of the milting last Tuesday evening at the Southern Hotel Mr Yassenoff also tirt^td all those present to attend the big Good Will Dinner. Tliursda> evening, i thrnars i\, at the Ned House The >.peaktrs at that dinner will be. Rabht I (»uis \\o!se> of Philadelphia ami Dr Mcllvar Hamilton Lichliter oi Cohimhus Rabbi Tars1iii>h will preside
B'nai BVith Degree Team
Called to Portsmouth
A class tif eandldatca uill be initiated mto the Portsiiitfulh I O. B B Uidge next riiursdaj evemiig, February lEtth, by Zion I.aKlge*& degree team. A big celebraliun wdl be hejd in Portsmouth in Iitiiior of the decree team
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