PAGE FOUR THE DETROIT JEWISH CHRONICLE PISGAH LODGE INITIATION if they follow the impulse to express the spirit of the season by the giving of gifts, then, in heaven's name, let them give them to She will add enthusiasm and ardor and those who are hungering and thirsting for the elemental necessi- (Continued From Page One.) MICHIGAN'S JEWISH HOME PUBLICATION the exalted spirit of justice and sym- • ties of life. Mary- J. icated to the Order. David Published Weekly by The Jewish Chronicle Publishing Co., Inc. Pampered, petted children who have everything that heart can m ont, Dr. Hilliard W. Goldstick, pathy. "Let us rejoice that the great War President desire—yea, and so much that their sense of appreciation is neces- Itlanfred L inick and I. L. Braun were which has ended on paper has brought - • JOSEPH J. CUMMINS • during the initiation. The conspicuously to the notice of the Secretary-Treasurer sarily stunted—will be loaded down with still more gifts, while — soloists - NATHAN J. GOULD - world, the thousands of men— other children, hungry and cold, well nigh naked, will perh "I,'' other members of the chorus are whole Aaron Silberblatt, Maurice Steingold, their heroism, patriotism and sacri- Postoffi ce at Detroit, receive nothing unless some organization of good fellows will Entered as second-class matt er March 3, 1916, at the H. J. Goodman, Wilfred Gold- fice—of American citizens of Jewish search them out and give them the tiny token which, however Dr. Mich., und er the Act of March 3, 1879. and ell, A. La- faith, and the service flags in each man, Samuel M Cohen and Nathan Scholnick. Al Lodge Room, side by side with the slight it be, will make glad their hungry hearts. of the Republic, are twin em- Every pulpit in the land, at this season of the year, ought to Frank, local pianist, played all the OFF CES, BOOK BUILDING I flag blems to inspire love of duty, devo- ring with a sermon on the ethics of gift-giving. At least, this accompaniments. Telephone Cherry 3381 tion and self-sacrifice; and no great- Entertainment for Ladies. suggestion ought to count; for every dollar that you spend in While the initiation was in prog- er monument can be erected than the $2.00 per year a needless gift to some well-to-do friend who is not depend- ress, a charming and varied musical loyal support of the members of the 'Subscription, in advance ent upon your' bounty, spend another dollar in n a gift for some entertainment was presented in the Order on and in behalf of the liberty , and news matter_ must reach To insure publication, all correspondence poor, broken;iningry,,Wretched human being who,'for your good.- smaller banquet room for the •ladies Which we enjoy 'and which we must evening of each week. ' • accompanied inernIferhsig' pros- aid to perpetuate for all time." by Tuesday this office ributor ness, will feel himself- inde bted . to you to the end of time,e latter who ,.... Miss' At the suggestion of ligr. Freund, oective members to the, Your own vanity may not be satisfied so much by the - it • - . - 4 Editorial Contributor RABBI LEO M. FRANKLIN - Lenore Kaufman, mezzo-soln'ano, de- a message expressing the love and gift as by the former, but if there is within you a spark of true lighted her hearers with three beau- devotion the members of Pisgah subiects of interest to The Jewish Chronicle invites correspondence on an ballads, "Song of the Soul," "For Lodge bear Hon. Simon Wolf and an indorsement of the humanity, you will feel a greater sense of inward joy for having Jewish people, but disclaims responsibility for the You Alone" and "Mighty Like a expression of their appreciation of his done the thing that will put a moment's joy into some heart that Ulu! views expressed by the writers. Repeatedlyy encored, Miss continued devotion to the Order, was Rose." KISLEV, 27, 5C89 is starved for a touch of human sentiment. Kaufman sang "A Wonderful Thing ordered sent to Washington by wire. DECEMBER 19, 1919. FRIDAY, Has Come Into My Life." Miss Syl- Mr. Alexander Opens Program. ADLER VS. SCHULMAN. via Goldsmith, talented young singer, Milton M. Alexander served as few humorous numbers. a rendered toastmaster and proved a very ca- CHARITY AND MERCHANDISING. It is unfortunate that in this late day forward-looking men and My Little Banjo," a darky pable presiding officer, keeping his ballad, and "Daddy's Sweetheart" audience entertained with a fund of Within the past ten days the country has been flooded with should find it necessary or expedient, under any circumstances, "Me indulge in theological controversy. It argues a poverty of con- were included in her program. She humorous stories and anecdotes, one literature, printed in Yiddish and English, of an organization with to was accompanied by Miss Louis Ly- the most agreeable features of the headquarters in New York, which styles itse lf "The American structive issues and of truly vital problems. It is therefore to be n Finzel's special orchestra played of introductions being their brevity and to have stored in especially regretted that Dr. Schulman permitted himself, in a classic and popular selec tions. standpoint o f its theological cla Due to the excellent arrangement point. Clothing Relief Corporation," and which claims in opening the program of the , warehouses in Warsaw several hundred thousand dollars' worth recent address, to attack from r. c Felix Adler is the champion. characterized t h e activities evening," Mr. Alexander said, "per- fine, new American clothing, which, upon payment therefor in implications the cult of which to De e the It is entirely legitimate indicate that in Ethical Culture t h throughout a t the day, this delightful of haps you will pardon a word or two New York, will be delivered directly to snifering Jews in the war there is nothing of spiritual inspiration or of moral content which tertainment for the ladies and of personal reminiscence. It seems y more solemn and impressive initiation as though it were but three or four districts. s combination of business and charity is likely to be so is not to be found in the old-established creeds, and particular) ceremonies for the men concluded weeks ago, but I know it to be more pointy seek for it in them. It is entirely simultaneously at six o'clock. This who earnestl than two years since this prophecy alluring to thousands of Jews to whom the literature of the com- Judaism , by those to the folly of Jews turning their was made by a beloved friend and Banquet Halls Crowded. el de d in plac, we bieve, to e soun may be sent that a word of warning should be of the Lodge. It was at the pally A pleasing informal reception fol- brother against investing money with this corporation before its status backs upon their ancestral traditions and seeking in a creed sprung until the opening of time when Pisgah Lodge was being and its ability to make good its claims have been fully investigated. up in a day—and, like the gourd of Jonah, perhaps destined to lowed, lasting buffeted from within and from with- hall doors at 7:30. Be- In writing these lines we should say that we know absolutely perish in a day—those soul-satisfactions which, if they would, tow cause of the opportunity given 111C111- out by those who sought to loosen ur find in the faith of their fathers. and candidates to make reserva- the hold which we were but just se- of th e parties con- they could surely e is hardly in place today to attack the validity of any hers cern nothi ng of thereliability or the unreliability tions early, the two banquet halls curing upon the lowest rung of the But it clothing to the of furnishing his plan n- ed in the development of t of regeneration. thousands of our co-religionists in the war-stricken countries, cult on purely theological grounds. We fear that Dr. Schulman, were filled rapidly and with little co as ladder "'The time is coming,' he said, 'I fusion. As many additional guests to the letter. We trust is that such may the out case, would who is, as a rule, very level-headed, as he is invariably clear in his possible were accommodated, but know the time is coming because I Perhaps the company in position to be carry all since of its it contracts offer a means to hundreds of people in this country of helping thinking, has rather opened a way for Dr. Adler's cutting response many were turned away because of know the spirit of our people. The m time is coming when Pisgah Lodge their dear ones abroad—a thing which, despite their deepest de- that he is is not interested in theological today. The ack of room. incident altogether regrettable. What controversies we Jews have a right to l berg. quet opene d with an invo- will have close to 2,000 members— The T ban that they abstain from is l cation by Rabbi Samuel S. Mayer- when Pisgah Lodge will be the living require more and more of oureaders he prayer for the continued heart of Detroit's Jewish community, sires, they have not yet been able to accomplish. organization should it be able a to rather successfully out a a attacking the faith of our neighbors and build up a constructive well-being of the venerable Grand and when those who now scorn it However, in all candor seems peculiar carry thing that THE DEmorr JEWISH CHRONICLE •old spurn it will shrink with shame from the echo of their words!' "That time is here," Mr. Alexander declared. "Thank God, that time is carry forward with full success. Moreover, we are entirely candid now." distrust in a business which but The announcement recently made by the publishers of the Mr. Julian Gusfield, of Chicago, For all organization of these reasons, a li e Corporation." in expressing Relief III., chairman of the Propaganda calls itself "a . without asserting that they are grounded in knowledge, we would revised translation of the Bible, that because of the increased committee of the entire district, was suggest the greatest care and the most far-reaching investigation cost of labor and materials, the price of the Bible must be raised introduced by Toastmaster Alexan- der as the first speaker. into the reliability of the American Clothing Relief Corporation from one dollar to one dollar and a quarter per volume, is alto- Mr. Gusfield traced the history of to those of our co-religionists who wish to send clothing to their gether regrettable. From the - standpoint of the publishers, un- uestionably no other course was possible. the Order through its seventy-five Prayer Book are faced by a years of existence, outlining its man- q The publishers of the Union brethren in Poland, Galicia, and Lithuania. similar situation, but the Executive Board of the Central Confer- ifold activities, and the influence for good that it wields in this as in for- American Rabbis, at its recent meeting, decided that in THE ETHICS OF GIFT GIVING. ence of conditions within Jewry today it would be highly inadvis- eign countries in combating prejtt• dice and anti-Semitism. At this season of the year a mania seizes the people to spend view able of at this time to raise the price of the Prayer Book. These Ile expressed the hope that the their money for gifts which, in large measure, the recipients do conditions, however, give rise to the serious problem as to whether next undertaking of the B'nai Brith not care to receive, if for no other reason than that they must be the publications of all religious literature ought not be subsidized Order would be to Americanize the to such an extent as to make it possible to put them in the hands H on. Simon Wolf Sends Message. foreign-born and urged Pisgah Lodge returned in kind. by to take the lead in the great task. ra Wc would not for one moment protest against the spirit of of the people at a minimum pr1N. This is the case with a number The banquet board was g graced numerous the presence of two distinguished Dr. Franklin Inspires Throng. generosity and kindliness which bids men aad women express of Jewish ritual publications in England and also with Rabbi Leo iii. Franklin, who fol- out-of-town guests, Julian Gusfield, of their friendship and affection for friends and dear ones through volumes used by the Christian Church in this country. Chicago, Ill., and A. It. Scclenfreund, lowed Mr. Gusfield, delivered a brief some token of love at appropriate times and seasons. But there Here is an opportunity, we believe, for some big-hearted, secretary of the Grand Lodge, also but powerful talk in which he pointed e ligious Jew to do a real srvice to our of Chicago. Hon. Simon Wolf, of out that the ideals for which the Jew are two counts on which gift-giving—as it is commonly practiced d truly re the Prayer Book should be subsidized in \Vashington, D. C., who was confi- stands have become, as an after- at this time—may be regarded well nigh as unethical. By com- broa-visioned, . The Bible and f every Jew &fitly expected to be present, was maths of the world conflict, the ideals mon agreement, when gifts are given with the lavishness and the cause order that they might be placed in the bands o to conic because of the cur- of all humanity. profusion that they are today, the desires and the needs of the throughout the land at a nominal cost. Who will be the Jew in unable of "The position of the Jew is just a passenger-train service, ne- different than it has ever been recipient are usually less considered than the vanity of the one America to see his opportunity and his duty in this time? Surely tailing cessitated by the coal shortage. The bit who bestows them. How true this is will be borne out by every some such man there ought to be in this country. Let us indulge following splendid and inspiring mcs before," Dr. Franklin declared. sage, expressing his congratulations "Through all the long centuries, the retail merchant who, immediately following the holiday season, is the hope that he will speedily come forward. and hopes for Pisgah Lodge, received Jew cried for justice, for righteous- swamped with requests for an exchange of gifts that have been brotherhood, by wire, was read by Adolph Freund: ness, for humanity, for '1 greet one and all, sincerely hop- but his was as a solitary voice, crying received. Moreover, there is no due sense of proportion observed in the . ing that the occasion which brings in the wilderness. "The war came, and as if by magic, you to this festive board will be one giving of gifts. Every possible and impossible occasion is made of joy, happiness and of permanent the cry of the Jew for all these things an excuse for the lavish expenditure of money for presents. Time was taken up and the great forces of good, not only to the Independent was when a wedding gift was the proper thing and when, as a he- humanity joined the Jew in crying out ----------""...."."111111111111111111.1 Order of B'nai Brith, but to our rule, it took the form of some article of use or ornament for the for these ideals which have been Isis lov ed country and to all the peoples home of the young people that was to be newly established. But through the ages. DEPUTY GREENBAUM MAY of the earth. a "For sixty years I have been today gifts follow the trail of men and women as they march from HAVE TO FACE TRIAL participant and an advocate of the (Continued On Page Five.) the cradle to the grave. It is not to exaggerate to say that even a means toward at- broad and enlightened principles of before the child is born, particularly in the upper circles of society, — (Continued From Page 1.) Warsaw—As taining their wish to rid the Polish our great Order, and have in all these gifts begin to pour in upon the expectant mother. Birthdays from Parliament as far as possible of Jew- years watched with the keenest fin- And the money was 'lucky. The the first onward are times for gift-giving, the presents in these development and wheel of Fate turned once more—but ish deputies, a certain faction has terest, its growth, only ed th e ins titutions N earlier years of the child's life being notably of the more stupid now in their favor. 568641111 taken advantage of the series of ar- usefulness. otfound and endowed en Wed., Sept. 24 sort. Once upon a time it seemed appropriate to give a young Shloime Zalman again becomes Von titles written by Deputy Greenbaum that Year's Eve have be which have sent forth men and wo- New '•• Sat, Oct. 4 Kippur man or a young woman graduating with high honors from college Solomon. Thorn, Oct. I) in which the latter called attention to generous ins- vont Succoth (First Day) s or university some recognition in the form of a book or other When Fortune comes. she comes the guilt of Polish soldiers in the men of patriotic the andupport Succoth (haat Day—Shernial Thum., Oct. 16 full-handed. Letters from their chil- anti-Semetie pogroms, to accuse Pulses; not only At ..... h remembrance appropriate to the life of the student. Today, when dren bring cheerful reports that they elioration of the stricken and unfor- Fri, Oct. 17 Slmehath Torah of insulting the army. a child graduates from the grammar grades, it is showered with have worked their way up to success. Greenbaum Demands were made that Deputy tunate; not only in aiding to the se- Momel,Chodeach Cheavan—FrL, Oct. 24 hooch-Chodeack Klalev Nsm, Nov. 23 articles or varying use, and when it leaves the halls of the high The one in London is an engineer! Greenbaum be put to trial on these miring of equal rights n for the op- nt. Chanukah (Feast of Dedleatioal that sile Wed, Dee. 17 i school and much more of the college these gifts come in increas- Well-known! Married! He invites charges, but as a deputy of Parlia- pressed of all lands; but omrades an them to his home to meet his young ment, he is immune from legal pro- yet effective spirit of chip d Itoseb-Chodesch Tebeth..)1on• Dec. 22 ing quantity and value, even though the child may have made its 568040 20 cess unless such trial is recognized as equalization between man and man, grades by the skin of its teeth and through the favor of its teachers. wife. They rejoice wills their son's good justified by the Parliament itself. Ac- do I honor, respect and esteem this Mora, Jan. 1 of Tebeth Except in those comparatively few cases where religious lead- fortune for a while, and then start cordingly, the matter was brought be- great Order. It is a supreme source Fast hooch-Chodenek Shebat ,Wed., Jan. 31 Ades...Thurs., Feb. 10 ers have expressed themselves in no uncertain terms upon the out to see the sights in London—the fore a committee of ten deputies, of happiness to me to see the young Rosch-Chodesch Purim (Feast of FAther).Thurs. Mar. 4 poor taste involved in the giving and receiving of presents on homes, the factories, the theaters, eight of whom voted in favor of a men in Israel following joyously and Itosch.Chodeseb Nisaan...Sat.,20 and exhibitions: trial, while two declined to vote at enthusiastically in the footsteps of Pawoot er (Pesach) Sat., April 3 such occasions, Confirmation offers another excuse to the friends concert-halls, S at., April 10 One day they are taken to an art all. The next step is to bring the their ancestors. Be not dismayed or Passover (Eighth Day) Sun., April 18 discouraged by clouds that at present lioneh-Chodesek Iyar and relatives of the confirrnant for the spending of money. Engage- museum. Imagine their surprise when Thum, May question before the Parliament as a lam 'Omer ment presents of high value and indiscriminate taste are also the they find themselves face to face with whole. It is believed that the So- obscure the horizon. These will dis- Rosch-Chodeach Sivan Tueo., May 18 ..... rule tctlay, and many times gifts far outrivalling in value those their old Chanukah lamp. They rec- cialists will obstruct the attempt to appear and the sun of good fellow- Shabuoth (Confirmation Day) sun, May 23 opportunity will again that a few years ago might have been given to the most fortunate ognize the old figures of the grinning hold a trial. ship and equal rs dawn, not only for the Jew but for Ilosch-Chodeseh Tommie Wed. Jour lions, the trees with birds, the crooked of brides on her wedding day, must be returned when the engage- leg, the broken candle-holder. Christian as well. Fast of Tammu• .......... Sun., July • saew the. July 16 "The Executive Committee of the Ilosch-Chodeseh Ab ment is broken, as is so frequently the case in our time. He was not at all crazy," thinks wh At hahacson jfuesrtenb ceeenohf eJldewaitshwbaark Rua., July 23 der has recommended the admis- Fast or Ab Of wedding gifts it would be foolish to talk in this connection. Mr. Solomon to himself, in English. Or Sat., Aug. 14 Itosch-Chodesch F.1161 ic delegates told of many instances the how the Jewish bakers are being sion of women to full membership. "And certainly not Elijah, the of Many and many a person denies himself for weeks thereafter the 5(1814020 thinks Mrs. Solomon. persecuted by the Poles, who will not This will give additional spur and im• eon.. Sept. 12 things that he most needs because he must pay for some costly prophet," To voice their true sentiments, in- permit them to obtain flour and so pulse. Woman is taking her place New Tenr's Eve ievement, day begIna ■ t sunset of the dny ach 'The but useless trinket that he has given to his friend upon the wed- deed, to question, is not proper be- make it impossible for the Jewish along l al lines of human in t he orecedlna Order ? why not be a helpmeet fore their daughter-in-law. So they bakers to carry on their business. ding ding day. evil of gift-giving finds its climax, of course, in the utterly become engrossed in thought. And perhaps you, too, will become stupid gifts of flowers that are laid upon the bier of those who. engrossed in thought?—Am. Jewish during their lifetime, have been swamped with presents. Would News. private plan which great, well-organized philanthropic organizations with program for the development and the application to life of our representatives in every part of the world have not been able to age-old Jewish THE ideals. HIGHER COST OF BIBLES. Master to whom the day was dedi• cated was silently joined in by the vast assembly. Finzel's orchestra played at intervals throughout the banquet. The Glee Club again took prominent part in the entertainment, winning the plaudits of the gather- ing with their rendition of clever par- odies of the popular songs. The faithfulness and untiring efforts of "Daddy" Freund, the unceasing ac- tivity of Myer S. Fink, in arranging the affairs of the day, the zeal of Henry Marks in bringing the great- est number of candidates into the or- der, were all, in turn, extolled in mu- sical verse by the Glee Club, the crowd joining in the chorus. Sans Mandell and Wilfred Goldman led the singing of the popular songs. A CHANUKAH STORY JEWISHCALENDAR. to heaven that better sense might generally prevail in at least this one instance as it has come to assert itself among a small portion of our people. It will lie argued in answer to this arraignment—if such it may be called—that people find pleasure in giving to their friends, as indeed they should. None can dispute this, and we would not raise our voice in protest against the custom if it were not for the fact that, paraphrase the words of the New Testament, "To to those who have is always given, while from those who have not is usually taken away." We object to this lavish and dispropor- tionate giving of gifts on every possible and impossible occasion, because in nine cases out of ten those who give so much to those who already have more than they can use of the comforts and the far from liberal when the call comes to them luxuries of life are to ease the pain and the suffering of those who are crying out for the very necessities of life. Among the old Jews. festive occasions were marked not by gifts among well-to-do friends, but rather exchange of lavish this the "Schlach Monoth" (the sending of gifts to the poor). At by Chanukah season and at the Christmas time which is to follow, Christians alike ought to bear this thought in mind, and Jews and URGE JEWISH REJUVENTION New York—An intensified cam- paign by the women of this city to re- juvenate Judaism in their respective communities was urged by speakers who addressed the delegates of the National Federation of Temple Sister- hoods from the ten societies in New York. At the meeting, which was held at the New Synagogue there were also representatives of about twenty more sisterhoods of reformed synagogues, which were asked to join the national body. "There is a need now for a great Jewish renaissance," Rabbi Nathan Kress said, "and it is up to the women of America who have done so much work, to band together philanthropicwork, on a national scale and carr7 on Ale work that is their duty to do.' 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