Thf.termorr, /man M RONiat PAGE TEN 0000000 00000 000 0••0 00 ***I Grand Rapids•-•World's Furniture Center•-• ' UN I T M G A U YIE 6 EV A C / II E V D Passover Greetings to All Our Jewish Friends and Customers Grand Rapids contributed heav- countries. llowever, according to ily to the Civil War, hundreds of the Department of Health at Wash men enlisting from this city and the Department or Health at Wash- the surrounding country, which ington, D. C., so far as statistics had been considerably settled. By are kept, Grand Rapids enjoys 1870 additional railroads had ex- this enviable position. Only three The eighteenth annual conven- tended their lines to Grand Rapids communities in the United States tion of the United Synagogue of and the community was one of of the same class as Grand Rapids America will take place in New over 16,000 population. Tremen- have a lower infantile death rate, dous activity in the lumbering and the general death rate is so York C•t • on Ma • 1 5 and 6 Delegates are now tiring applint- business soon exhausted the imme- low that the citizens of Grand Rap- ell in every part of the country to diate local supply of soft woods . ids would all have to average 107 attend this convention. There are Nothing was left standing but the yours before passing on in order 215 congregations affiliated with hard woods, which in those day. to maintain it. The Furniture Capital of Amer- the United Syangogue and 280 sis- were considered of little value and were used largely for fuel pur- ica is growing in population at the terhoods affiliated with the Wom- en 's League of the United Syna- poses. The men who had their rate of about 6,000 annually and money invested in buildings and will be close to 200,000 when the gogue. The National Federation of machinery naturally cast about to census of this year is taken by the Jewish Men's Clubs will, also, hold see what they could do to employ federal authorities. its second annual convention dur- this capital and their labor. It was The city operates under a corn. ing one of the sessions. In all, only logical that they should con- mission-manager form of munici- over 1,000 delegates are expected. elude to manufacture a wood prod- pal government, efficiently and Elaborate plans are being made uct, furniture, and to utilize the economically administered, and [ by the 70 congregations affiliated hardwoods that were left standing, kept unusually clean and attractive with the United Syangogues in the the ' etc. at all times. It maintains an ass., the oak' birch. the maple, greater city to receive the delegates In this manner the furniture in- dation of commerce, which has coming from every part of the dustry became established in 1859, operated consecutively and with- United States and Canada. the first factory being known a' out interruption for the past 41 the Berkey & Gay Furniture Com- Years. Taking into consideration pany, which concern is still located its excellent form of government, 45th ANNIVERSARY OF at Grand Rapids and is about the its very high-grade school system, TALMUDIC ACADEMY largest producer of medium and its exceptional system of parks high-grade furniture in America. and playgrounds, the general NEM' YORK. — The forty-fifth As th elumbering business waned, health of the community, the high anniversary of the Talmudic Acad- the furniture industry grew until percentage of home ownership, its emy, now a part of the Yeshiva today Grand Rapids is a city of numerous churches, etc., Grand College, functioning as its high 180,000 population, and it is Rapids is justified in assuming the school, will soon be attained. Plans claimed that 71) per cent of the slogan "A Good Place to Live." are now under consideration for a working people are supported di- ; proper observance of the anniver- rectly or indirectly by this great CONVENTION OF ORDER industry. vary. When the furniture industry be- The Talmudic Academy, chart- SONS OF ZION TO BE 7777 West Chicago Boulevard ered by the State of New York in came an imortant factor in the AT LONG BRANCH, N. J. life of the community "accessory" 1885, was the first all-day Jewish Euclid 6350-6351 school in the United States, and houses were attracted to this city. According to a statement made functioned under the liana! of Etz J'irms located in Grand Rapids to public by Harry A. l'ine, grand Chaim Talmudical Academy. It manufacture products that would secretary of the Order Sons of 300000***00000 0* - 0000 000**000 be consumed locally by the furni- served as a model for later Jewish Zion, with headquarters at III all-day schools, where secondary ture manufacturers. Th iS.41 why brass foundaries located at Grand Fifth nvnue, New York, the execu- 00000*****00o0c0000oaa0501,0ootion000 0o0n ao0000ao secular instruction was combined Rapids in order to produce brass tive committee of the order has de- 000 000-a-ootxmao0o-acrooao G000000 0ootio-00-c0coo ***a with a thorough Jewish training. trimmings, coat hooks, drawer cided in accordance with the re- The academy came into existence pulls, etc., for the furniture trade. sults of the recently held referen- and carried on its activities of New A large veneer and dry kiln estab- dum, to have the next convention York's East Side. It had on its en- lishment was located here. A var. of the order take place in Long rollment thousands of Jewish boys eish factory, as well as a wood Branch, N. J., during the month of NEW YORK. — By unanimous' who have later become prominent stain company, developed in Grand .tune. vote of the board of governors, in all professions and walks of life. About Authors. Rapids. A concern established a Frederick F. Greenman has been In 1915, coinciding with the as- Harry Salpeter, of the New branch plant in Grand Rapids to sumption by Rabbi Dr. Bernard manufacture excelsior pads, used York World book section and au.' elected chairman of the board of the Menorah Association, Inc. Revel of the leadership of the in- in the shipping of furniture. Thor of "Dr. Johnson and Mr. Bos-- Mr. Greenman is a member of , stitution, the Talmudical Academy Grand Rapids is probably the well," is back from a 51editerran-' was made a part of the Yeshiva, world's greatest health resort. No can cruise all set for work on an- the law firm of Cook, Nathan & Lehman in New York City, and Rabbi Isaac Elehanan Theological community could absolutely estab- other books. The autobiography of has been identified with the Me- Seminary, as its prepatory depart- lish this fact because adequate sta- norah movement since his student ment. The Iligh School has since tistics are not kept by foreign I ten in collaboration with Alfred days. Ile graduated from Harvard established a record among the Segal, Cincinnati newspaper man, University in 1914 and Harvard highest of the school of the State is to be issued shortly by Macmil- I Law School in 1917. Mr. Green- of New York in regard to the at- lan, so says Max Senior, Dr. Bo. man was president of the Harvard tainments and scholarship of its gem 's literary executor. Menorah Society in 1915-16. pupils. A feature in the observance of the forty-lifth anniversary of the first ah-day Jewish school in the holiday Greetings Office and Warehouse: United States will be the publica- GREETINGS tion if a history of the Talmudic ST. ANTOINE AT ATWATER ST. Acaduny. All who attended the academy in the 45 years of its ex• -0-00 00000-0 * Detroit, Mich. istence or hove in other ways been Randolph 1824 00-001X3-0-0 connected with its work, as well as * 0-0 000 000-19 those Ma: are in possession of rec- We sell nothing we would not eat ourselves DEPENDABLE FUELS 343 Jefferson Ave., S. E. ords and documents pertaining to ******* The Company with the the earliest stages of its work, are asked to communicate with the COAL and the SERVICE AMBULANCE SERVICE Yeshiva (allege at One-hundred CITY-WIDE SERVICE ON and eigthy-sixth street and Am- I Phone 9-4361 RES. 4.1646 1,000 Delegates Expected at Eighteenth Annual Meet- ing in New York. THE LATEST IN LENNANE & McILVENNA TRUCK TRANSPORTATION PAVING, SEWER, RAILROAD, WATERWORKS, FOUNDATION CONTRACTORS 4? 0C/4 0 o 4 it 0 We Serve Practically All of Western Michigan Also Connections With the Eastern Lines Telephone 9 - 3401 108 Market Avenue Grand Rapids Passover Greetings Exceptional Foodstuffs Direct to Consumer c====g0T,' sterdam avenue. Located on Franklin Viaduct Phone 5.2141 ♦ Against keen competition, Fault- less Curtain Laundry and Clean- ers, as proof of its excellent serv- ice and unqualified workmanship in the laundering and cleaning of curtains and draperies to Detroit's most discriminating public, again doubled the capacity of its plant. The new equipment includes its own patent stretchers and dryers, constructed so that 3,000 feet of clean fresh air passes through these machines per minute, insur- ing a clean, fragrant, gracefully hanging curtain at the windows. Each curtain is sized and smoothed on German plush, making a straight, firm edge, free from pin marks. Bedspreads, lace curtains, banquet covers and any of the' sheerest curtain materials are fin- ished on these machines with won- derful satisfaction to the customer. I The new dryers installed will make av added capacity of 2,500 curtains , !.. SALES AND SERVICE Every sale made from our floor carries the assurance of an after service you'll like. Highly trained experts schooled in this particular work and also the knowledge that a customer made MUST BE A CUSTOMER KEPT. Let WS prove it by delivering your next car. 2475 W. GRAND BOULEVARD Garfield 5704 HIGH-GRADE FUELS GRAND RAPIDS, MICH. New Machinery Installed by Faultless Laundry. HE TTCHE MOTOR SALES 632 Front Street Grand Rapids Fourteenth 115 Bostwick Ave., N. E. GRAND RAPIDS, MICH. Grand Rapids, 5lich. • Grand Rapids Insurance Agency Holiday Greetings Frank C. Teal Co. DISTRIBUTING JOBBERS ELECTRICAL SUPPLIES Cadillac 9860 St. General Blacksmithing Commercial Body Building Ornamental Iron Work Every Known Kind of Insurance Dial 8.1491 PASSOVER GREETINGS Pesach Greetings LEHMAN, 52, SEES NO REASON TO CELEBRATE BIRTHDAYS -- NEW YORK.—Lieut. Gov . Her- bert H. Lehman was 52 years old last Friday, but declared he would not celebrate his birthday. "I stop- ped celebrating when I reached the age of 50," he said. "After that age I can't see any reason for cel- ebrating." The I.ieutenant Governor ar- rived here from Albany late in the afternoon. Ile passed the evening , with his family at his home, 820 Park avenue. Sperber Manufacturing Co. Manufacturers of Furniture Frames for Upholsterers ALL KINDS OF HAND-CARVED FRAMES 1815 Trombly, Near G. T. IL It Telephones Empire 3043-3044 SPERBER ♦ GRAND RAPIDS, MICH. • Season's Greetings MONARCH INSURANCE CO. ALBERT A. MAIER, General Agent NON CANCELLABLE, NON PRORATING, INCONTESTABLE Health and Accident Insurance ALL FORMS OF LIFE INSURANCE Phone Ran. 3616 Industrial Laboratories GUARDIAN MEMORIALS Jfintrral %rains AMBULANCE SERVICE INC. 127 COMMERCE AVE. 1219 Plainfield Ave., N. E. Phone 6-5497 Holiday Greetings 12 Williams S. W. TeL 6.7345 GRAND RAPIDS, MICH. I 0111I1lIclit (! ompainj Boiler Settings and Repairs Ovens—Kilns JERUSALEM.— (J. T. A.) — Five of the nine Arabs tried for the murder of Jacob and Elijah Abush- did and Moses and Jacob Gouzlan during last August's massacre in Hebron were sentenced to death on March 20, by Judge Carrie and de , Frietas after two hours of deliber-i ation in the Criminal Assize Courtt The other four Arabs were acquit-I ted because of insufficient evidence. , The counsel for the defense fin- ished his plea at 6 p. m. and the judges conferred until 8 p. m., when they read the brief judgment. All of the condemned Ara--s live , in Hebron. There were originally 12 Arabs charged with the ♦ bush- did and Gouzlan murders but they I were discharged some weeks ago. and Son • Patten Expert Chemical Service Wilson Construction Company SENTENCE FIVE ARABS TO DEATH FOR MURDER Jacob H. Joldersma Dial 2.1961 1034 WEALTHY ST., S. E. 1202 Grand Rapids Trust Bldg. GRAND RAPIDS, 511CIL Holiday Greetings Golden & Boter Transfer Co. -0000000000 G0000Goo ocxxsoe cl-cmso GENERAL TRUCKING AND EXCAVATING Dial 4300 GRAND RAPIDS, MICR. Dial 7-3622 GRAND RAPIDS, 51101. Horseshoeing, Auto Spring Work Acetylene Welding BUCKLE The new power fluters for ruffle .urtains are making Detroit's Win- dow smile every where, and the tinting department works magic on the sunfaded curtains, or they remove the old color and retint an entirely different shade. Operators are selected by this concern as to character and ability and are thoroughly trained by ex- pert teachers before being allowed to take any part in this particular line of work. , Miss Rachel Knight gives expert ...Nice to those in doubt as to laun- dering or dry cleaning of the cur- tains and draperies. As the business was built entire- ly upon the merits of their work, and upon the recommendation of the exacting, it is the tirmist ear- • / nest endeavor to always maintain this same standard and to uphold *5 the slogan of "Faultless Always." C. L. Roosevelt is owner of the laundry. Suitor & Suitor 349 Leonard St., N. W. Louis Ebling WATKINS--11EATII — GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. "Dr. Kruse System" for Rheumatism, Neuritis, Colds, High Blood Pressure, Kidney Diseases, Etc. Phone 9.4133 Holiday Greetings Phone 4-8551 Sulphur Vapor Baths and Massage Flour, Feed and Grain • 815 Dime Bank Building OUR NEW LOCATION: Van Driele & Co. Season's Greetings M. Machinery and Tools for Contractors BREEN & HALLADAY Funeral Director Bates F. D. Lake Company GREETINGS A. B. O'Brien 425-429 SEASON'S GREETINGS Phone 7.1893 823 LEONARD, N. W. Phone 7-1469 642 Grandville Ave., S. W. Phone 6-4255 GRAND RAPIDS, 51101. GRAND ItArii)Ni( • 6rattite aito fliarhlr Nadu' Compliments of W. D. Vandecar HIGH-GRADE MEMORIALS 1352-1358 Leonard St., N. W. ckeo and Pierce °Arrow Distributors Phone 7.1739 OPP. GREENWOOD'S CEMETERY Corner Cherry and Jefferson GRAND RAPIDS, MICH. • We invite inquiry regarding securities in sound corporations which can be pur- chased at prices to afford attractive yields. GRAND RAPIDS, MICII. North Star Line, Inc. Dependable Motor Bus Service L. A. Geistert & Co. 50E-511 Grand Rapids Trust Bldg. GRAND RAPIDS. MICH. Phone 8 - 1201 P. E. TIMM, Vice-Preeident and General Manager Grand Rapids, Mich. Phone 4-5511