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THE JEWISH CHRONICLE

Detroit Lodge No. 55 of the Knights of Pythias to Excel Its
Previous Successes at the Arcadia Auditorium
on February 26.

The 1918 uncial Purim Ball of De-

er nu, el features are being prepared.)
It is !ring constantly borne nil
mind that whatever high stanclards
may ha, e been set in previous years

troit Lodge, No. 55, ■ If the Knights
of Pythias, is to be a more preten-
tious affair than any of the similar
functions given in )ears past. For
nearly a score and a half years this

hall has been a looked-for social event

in the calendar of the community and
this year the loth of February, when
it will be given, promises to be a

PACE THREE

ETROIT Y. M. C. A.

TWENTY-EIGHTH ANNUAL PURIM BALL TO BE
THE "BEST EVER."

Inc the social and financial success of
this annual event, the cause and use

of funds secured this time makes it

long remembered date.

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Patriotism Prompts Affair.

The patriotism of the lodge is in
no way reflected upon because in

these times it is planning this banner
social affair of the Jewish community.

At first it was suggested that, be-

cause of present conditions, this tra-
ditional function should be suspended.

But, with a truly American spirit, it
was noted that the great popularity
of the Annual Purim (tall could he
turned to patriotic- uses and the funds

raised will, therefore, he donated for

the benefit of the soldiers and sailors
fund.

Nearly one hundred brave knights,
ho are members of Detroit Lodge,

No. 55, are serving under the flag of

our country. Imbued by this same
spirit the committee in charge has ar-

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ranged to make this, the 28th Annual

Purim Ball of the lodge, the largest
and most elaborate of all, to the end

FR El DM \N,

Chairman of Publicity and Enter-

tainment.

that its success Shan be assured.

imperative that this year's hall be'
"better than ecer before."

Professional Entertainers Obtained.

To accommodate the large attend-
ance expected the Arcadia auditorium
I c es been secured. Schuck's augment-

ed orchestra has been engaged to pro-
vide the music for the dance numbers.

Professional performers from every

The dance program will he in such
form as to make it an appropriate
souvenir to be retained as a !molten-
to to the gala affair.

Committee to Break All Precedents.1
The Detroit Lodge, No. 55, has lung,

■ audeville theatre of the city are to held an enviable reputation for its'

activity and civic service. It is the immm.m.m.m. mmmnm
aim of the committee under whose ' '
direction the affair is being given that

on the evening of the 20th it shall can-1
equivocally maintain that position of
honor.

Tickets may he obtained from menu-

THEIR PLACES

On land and at sea, 621 members of the Detroit
Y. M. C. A. are serving with the colors.

Their memberships have been sustained and will
waiting for them on their return.

bets and the total charge, including'
checking, is only one dollar. Not'be

only will members be welcome but!

absence leaves a big gap in the ranks which
must be filled that the work here and "over there"
may be kept up.

For the man who is waiting his call to camp, the
"Y" gymnasium offers an opportunity to get into
training and keep fit to fight.

I You know the work of the Red Triangle for the
men in the army and the navy, but do you know
the Talmud •Forall
Beatnik]] and Division, is beginning the work the "Y" is doing for the men right here
its February term under the follow- at home?
ing officers: President, Inc (Abort: .

It is the privilege and duty of every rian in De-
troit to join the "Y" and take the places of the
men at the front. Join the Red Triangle in the
same spirit you did the Red Cross.

All soldiers and sailors in uniform have all the
of the "Y" free of charge. Sunday, 35o
soldiers marched up to the "Y" and had a shower
a plunge between trains.
.

Help make the "Y" a bigger force here and "over
there!"

the general pubic is cordially invit - Their
to he present at the Arcadia, Toes-

s.d

day evening, February 2Oth.

PHILOMATHIC DEBATING CLUB.

The Philomathic Debating ChM,
which meets every Sunday night at
building, corner

DR. P. M. BERNSTEIN,

Chairnian of Arrangements.

"".k . J ac " R ”g \.° Y : A " i ' ta " t Clerk '
Oscar Skolnek. and Sergeant-at-arms.,
Robert Rothman. The orgailizatioMpr1V1legeS
just completed a successful term
under Israel Rosenstein and will
probably have another good term on - 'and
der the leadership of Joe !Abort.

has

entertain. The list includes such well
Nest Sunday the Philontathie will
known names
"Eddie" McGrath, have an excellent debate for a pro-
Samuel Mandell, Emmons & Colvin, gram, and any young Jewish man

Uniform Rank of the lodge is to give of speaking is invited to attend the
an exhibition drill and numerous oth- meeting.

THE MIDDLEMAN.

were assured of getting $1 a bushel."
Ile then hied back to the city- and

Ily FREDERIC II. STEVENS,

learned that potatoes could be trans-
ported from car to consumer, for

mercial and Civic Leaders,

I have great respect, and great
tympathy, too, for the editorial

writer, especially when he sheds the
rays of his shining genius for the

readers of the daily newspaper for

he must write every day, or every
night, and on all topics, and there-
fore, his mental versatility must know

All Privileges 3 Months, $5.25

the one necessary feature of trans . .
porting the self same potatoes from

railroad corporation so generous that
it cavorts around the country and

carries freight merely for pleasure
and not for profit. This Mr. Good-

speed is a real discoverer, for it is
stated "all the would-be consumer
need to do is to advance the mono

to the farmer" and "he found a bank
that would act as a financial agent.'

If he succeeded in finding a bank
that is doing business for fun and
which will advance money- to 'Pont.

Richard and some more, without in -
terest or charge, he has demonstrated
an ability that rivals that of J. Rufus
Wallingford. The writer continues:

"The plan is practical," perhaps; if
so, the practicality begins and ends

with the plan, but we cannot have
l imited plans, nor baked plans. nor
French fried plans for the meal, and
to have potatoes, even, on Mr. Good-

fi

1-1

cent s per bushel: ergo; the potatoes
would then cost the consumer $1.10
per bushel.

the farm to the city escaped his at-
tention. unless he had discovered a

They need the support of your MEMBERSHIP.

Don't Wait For Some One To Ask You
Send In Your Membership Today

and others of national repute. The who wishes to improve his faculties

()in. of D•troit's Most Progressive Com-

Uncle Sam is sending scores of his soldiers to
classes at the "Y" to learn accounting, radio
operation and automobile repair work.

Use of the gym, swimming pool, showers,
handball courts, club rooms, rifle range, etc.

Club Membership, $3.25

♦

EDUCATIONAL DEPARTMENT OF THE Y. M. C. A.

Hundreds of ambitious young men hero profited by the Y. M. C A.
Courses. CI
are held both day and evening.

Detroit College of Law--The Hudson School
Detroit Technical Institute
Y. M. C. A. Auto School
Trades and Technical Courses—School of A ccomiancy
Applied Business Courses—Commercial Courses
Mechanical and Electrical Engineering—College of
Pharmacy
Office of Director of Education, Room 303 Y. M. C. A.

MEMBERSHIP APPLICATION

hi Annual Membership, $3.25
F.; All Privilege., I yr., 315.2$

Special, All Priv. 3 me.. 35.25
Basin.. Men'. Club. $25.00

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Reference

THIS ADVERTISEMENT CONTRIBUTED BY

Central Mill & Lumber Co.
Detroit Show Case Co.
Lewis-Hall Iron Works.

Restrick Lumber Co.
John A. Peters.
F. Ingersoll.
Detroit Northern Michigan Building & Loan Association.

FREDERIC B. STEVENS.
speed's "plan" we would have to pay
no hounds. There are, however, such the intermediate charges for
the a warehouse stock a n d who supplies FAMOUS AUTHORITY ON PAL- (woo
francs; city settlements teem- ing to 10,000,000 francs; an adequate
ce nters, who occasionally tackle a freight and transportation, and for tem porary needs, the actory would
ESTINE CREDITS
ing with activity, with highly (level- school system in
the Jewish villages
business problem and like Don Quix- the use of money, before the potatoes shut down for want of material sup-
ZIONISTS.
°tied commerce, the beginnings of in- and three high schools in
Jaffa,
ote charge at windmills believing reach the back door and the $1.10, ply; so the middleman becomes a
dustrial development, and with for- salon and Haifa, with Hebrew
the
they are giants, and whose argument, by that time, would he stretched out real necessity and d escry , th e en- Dr. E. W. G. Masterman, whow in- tunes being amassed for future level- language of intercourse; a total as
Jew-
like the zeal of the misguided knight. ' of shape.
couragement of the manufacturer, for timate knowledge of Palestinian con- opments; a financial institution, the ish population
of 100,000 dominant
finds its end when sprawled on the
Thu' tillleS are right here and now. the manufacturer needs him just as ditions is second to no one, has made Anglo-Palestine Co., with branches and enjoying the respect of their
ground.
when the middleman is the real Iti- he needs the manufacturer and the a number of utterances regarding the in the principal cities and in all the neighbors.
These results have been
A recent editorial, in a Detroit hricant of the ushu el, of i n d us t ry. spirit of co-operation should pervade Zionist achievement in Palestine, Jewish villages, intrusted with the de- achieved in the brief space of

Jeru-

daily. had for its heading the follow- The manufacturing consumer. or his the minds of each to the extent that which are of special significance at posits front Jews and Arabs amount- years."
In a lecture before the
ing catch phrase—"Eliminating the purchasing agent, stay mine himself the manufacturer should be willing this time.
Nliddlemati." The writer perhaps did 'a little when he say, "\\'e buy direct," to reimburse. in the price he pays Royal Geographical Society of Lon-
not know the changes had been rung meaning the middleman need not for merchandise, warehoused, for cx- don, Dr. Masterman credited the Zion-
on this same subject for lo, these app)) : "direct" means at source of tra cartage, to and from such ware- ists with the following achievements

In that editorial, there supply. say New York, but the mate-
is disclosed a way to combat the `fats are to be used in Detroit and ,
bight cost .of• living by a single solar there is a long stretch of hill and
plexus bloW, and the mit, or the club,' dale, with occasional snow drifts in-
that wil•ise used in that interesting :tervening. and a needed carload
process, is the potato: plural, potatoes. shows, frequently. a certain pervers-
A Mr. Goodspeed, so the article !ity of spirit of loitering at a way-
reads (God speed his work) talked station; then, it sometimes gets mixed
ith farmers in the country and up with a lot of its fellows and seems
found they were willing to contract loth to leave. Meanwhile, if it were
to sell potatoes in the fall "If they !not for the middleman, who carries

many years.

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house, storage costs, etc., and the in the Ifoly Land up to date:
"Jewish self-governing communities
middleman should exact no more

nder such conditions, the one with a population of about 15.000,
would help the other. and then we corr.bined in pooling organizations,
would hear less about "eliminating prosperous and hopetul of an even
the middleman." brighter future; vineyards, with an in-
vestment of about 13,00000 francs,
orange groves with an investment
During 1 9 17 the Baltimore (Isttli of
20,000,000 francs, 7.000.000 franc,:
Ifebrew Free Loan Association
loaned invested in
almond, olive and
its capital of $7.500 three times over other
groves, and with buildings and
in small loans of from $10 to $100. improvements to the amount of 100,-

For Repairing, Remodeling,

Interior Finish

Thomas Forman Co.

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