curral Ate= 011114211111ATI 210, THE JEWISH CHRONICLE Mr. and Mrs. H. Kaplan are at home after a two weeks' visit in Montreal. Mr: and Mrs. Morris Harris, of 704 Brush Boulevard, are making an extended eastern trip. On their way they will stop at Montreal, Quebec, - Boston, New York and Philadelphia. Mr. and Mrs * . D; W. Simons. and Miss Sylvia Simons are at home after an extended southern trip. Mrs. J. Spater and Mrs. J. L. Freud entertained at bridge on Friday at the home of the latter on !Marlborough avenue. The monthly meeting of the Grill Club took place on Tues- day evening of this week at the Phoenix Club. Mr. Sidney M. Fechheimer, advertising manager of the Trussed Concrete Steel Co.; read a very interesting paper entitled "Rambles in Advertis- ing." Miss Miriam Cohen, w ho has been visiting the Misses Gins- burg : has returned to her home in Alpena. The Ladies' Auxiliary of Sfiaarey Zedek held its monthly meeting on March 13. A very in- teresting paper on "Tudiasm From the Standpoint of a Cath- olic" was presented by Miss Mary E. O'Grady. Mrs. Robert Lowcnberr gave the story of Purim. Piano selections were rendered by Ciertrnde M r, and Mr,-;. Merman 1 7inster- ‘yald, of Massachusetts avenue, entertained forty guests at din- ner on Friday of last week, in honor of their fifteenth wedding anniversary. Airs. Mary 1;iildstein, of 201 Hendrie avenue, announces the engagetnent of her . daughter, Ethel, to Mr. Chas. Freeman. Mrs. M. Atonhenu, of the Hol- lenden Apts., has returned from n extended visit in New York, where she was the guest ()f her daughter, Mrs. I.. Mendelssohn. Mr. au(i Edward FtIte• aP1101111CC the Bar Mitzvah of their son, Manion!, which took place on Saturday, March It, at Shaarey Zedek. A reception was held at their home, 126? Brush street, on Sunday, March 12, from 3:00 to 10:00 o'clock. There were several out of town guests pres- ent, The Rondeau Club held its last - meeting- at the home of Mrs. S. A. Berman. After the meeting, a delightful iuncheon was served. \11 present testified that they spent a very enjoyable evening. : Comfort!! Style.! A sole of lamb's wool, cork, and high-grade leather makes this an ideal shoe for all occasions. DR. A. REED CUSHION SHOES 272 Woodward Avenue To avoid imita- tion look for the name of the mak- er in the shoe. JohnEbberts Shoe Co., Mak- ers of Women's Shoes. AMINIMENNEmmimimmik 11 A Big Showing of Spring Rugs All the new spring patterns are ready for your inspection. We show the largest stock of Rugs, Linoleum, Draperies and Lace Curtains in Detroit. Prices the lowest consistent with the quality. We make a speciality of Lamr Shades. C. A. FINSTERWALD CO. 321 Woodward Ave. Between Columbia and Montcalm The Jewish Woman FAMOUS JEWISH WOMEN. Grace Aguilar. The last meeting of the Delta Phi Sorority, held at the home of "Though He slay me, yet will Miss Esther Harris, vac presided I trust in Him," were the last Oyer by the president, Miss Anna words of Grace Aguilar,—words Fischer. A dainty luncheon, one which she spelled out on her fin- which was thoroughly relished gers, for speech was then beyond by all of the members, was served her. Those words, and her epi- by the hostess. After considera- taph, "Give her of the fruit of her ble discussion, the Sorority voted hands, and let her own works to give .a dance sometime in the praise her in the gates," (Prov- near future. crbs xxxi 31), sound the keynote Mrs. Hattie Rosenberger, of to Grace Aguilar's life and work. 48• McDougall avenue, announc- She was born in London, June es the engagement of her daugh- 2, I81G. From infancy she was ter, Miss Celia M. Rosenberger. feeble, in spite of all her parents to A. S. 1;reesol1, of Detroit. did to strengthen her constitu- tioh. From seashore to country, from place to place they took her, AN APPEAL TO JEWISH • but perfect health was not to be WOMEN OF hers. In these, travels, however, DETROIT. - Mrs. Julius V. Brown, oaf 223 she became an ardent student Medbury Ave., - asks the co-opier• amt lover of nature. At the age of nineteen she published her col- ation of the ladies who arc lected poems which she had be- ing to give up part of an after~ gun to write when but fourteen noon tp-- --tsit pre-natal cases. years of age. These appeared Those to help Mrs. Brown in this noble work will anonymously, under the title, please call North 109,!-M and re- "The Magic Wreath." ceive information and instruc- Grace Aguilar received the tions. greater part of her education and This work is carried on under training from her parents. Her the auspices of the Fresh Air mother, from whom she inherited Society her strong religious feeling, taught her to read the Scriptures systematically. Her father read DEATH OF MRS. ROSA F. history to her daily, while Grace BLOOM. would deftly ph- the needle or On Friday evening, March 10. draw. Thus she - became well Mrs. Rosa F. Bloom, widow of versed in foreign history and lit- the late Adam E. Blooth, passed erature. away at her residence, 18 Engle- wood avenue, after a brief illness. Miss Aguilar died at the age Though Mrs. Bloom had been of 3 , yet so great had been her somewhat of an invalid for many indt stry and power of concentra- years, her final illness came upon tion, that her writings entitle her her very suddenly, and her death to be classed as one of the fore- was a great shock to her many most English novelists and writ- friends. Mrs. Bloom has been a ers of Jewish history and relig- lifelong resident of Detroit and ion. Her stories are mostly do-' she had a host of friends in the mestic talcs founded on Marano community, who had learned to history, the most popular of admire her for her many beauti- xehich is "The Vale of Cedars, or ful qualities of mind and heart. the Martyr: A story of Spain in She is survived by four sons and the fifteenth century." This has one daughter, to whom the sym- been translated into Hebrew, and pathy of the community is ex- twice into German. "Home In- tended. The funeral took place fluence," and its sequel, "The from the family residence on Mother's Recompense," w ere Monday afternoon, Rabbi Frank- both written when Miss Aguilar lin officiating. was but 20. In 1845, "The Women of Is- rael" appeared, and in the follow- ing- year Grace Aguilar addressed a series of thirty-one letters, en-s titled, "The Jewish Faith : Its Spiritual Consolation, Mora 1 Guidance and Immortal Hope." The object of this - work was to would deftly ply the needle or Judaism to a Jewess under the spell of Christian influence. It appears that most of her religious writings are addressed to her Jewish sisters, advancing argu- ments against conversion. She constantly plizaded for the read- ing of ScrWires in the English version, though she also laid stress upon knowledge of the Hebrew language. Among, other Rothschilds serv- ing their countries are Mr. An- thony de Rothschild, who is now convalescing from wounds re- ceived at Gallipoli, and Major Lionel de Rothschild, who is do- ing splendid work in connection with the recruiting office in Eng- land. . The death of Sir Nathaniel Nathan is reported from London. The deceased who was a brother of Sir Matthew Nathan, the pres- ent Governor of Ireland, held sev- eral important judicial positions in Jamaica and in Trinidad, in the West Indies. lie died at the age of 73. CLASSIFIED ADVERTISEMENTS. RATE:—Ten cents per line for one insertion . 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