THE JEWISH NEWS
Apra 24, 1942
National "Frat"
Conclave Called
By Optometrists
Community Builders
Judge Charles C. Simons' Judicial Talents and
Eloquence Place Him in Front Ranks
of Detroit Leaders
Mu Sigma Pi to Meet Here
May 29 - 31; Memorial
Program Planned
Page Eleven
Registration of Children
Started by Fresh Air Camp
Season's Blaine Lake Schedule is Announced; Boys
and Girls, 7 to 16, are Eligible;
Program is Varied
In order to facilitate the regis-
tering of boys and girls for the
1942 season at Fresh Air Camp,
appointments may be made by
the parents of prospective camp-
ers. for registration for any hour
between 9 a. m. and 5 p. m.,
Mondays through Thursday, by
calling Madison 8400.
Fresh Air Camp, located on
wooded Blaine L a k e, near
Brighton, Mich., has proved a
popular camping spot for Jew-
ish boys and girls for many
years. This year the season's
schedule will be divided into five
two week periods as follows:
Period I, June 29 to July 12;
Period II, July 13 to July 26;
Period III, July 27 to August 9;
Period IV, August 10 to August
23; Period V, August 24 to Au-
gust 30. Three periods at camp
is the maximum allowed each
child.
Michigan Alumni Chapter of
Mu Sigma Pi Fraternity will be
host to the national conclave of
the organization when it holds
its next annual convention on
May 29 to 31 in Detroit at the
Book-Cadillac Hotel. Elaborate
plans are being formed for a re-
union of the alumni as this oc-
casion will mark the 10th anni-
versary of the chartering of the
fraternity at Northern Illinois
Cooliege of Optometry in Chi-
cago. The fraternity now counts
hundreds of members, many of
whom are serving in the armed
forces of our country.
DR. YAFFA RE ELECTED
-
After registration, Memorial
Day services will be observed at
Temple Israel and Congregation
Shaarey Zedek. Saturday after-
noon the following officers of the
Michigan Alumni Chapter will be
installed: Dr. Lawrence Yaffa.
re-elected chancellor; Dr. Sol
L e s n i c k, vice-chancellor; Dr.
Martin Rosensweet. scribe; Dr.
Bernard Maness, re-elected ex-
chequer; Dr. Morton Benyas, re-
elected chaplain.
This will be followed by a spe-
cial feature, the induction of the
following optometrists who were
recently elected into associate
membership of the fraternity:
Drs. Albert Prussin, Louis Gold-
berg and Ernest Gaynes of De-
troit, and Dr. Samuel Hurwitz of
Flint.
TUITION FEES
'senior boys' unit of three cabins,
house ten campers and two coun-
:selors each. The medical clinic
is equipped to meet all health
requirements.
TRANSPORTATION
Boys and girls attending Fresh
Air Camp are required to use• the
buses provided to and from the
camp. Buses leave the Jewish
Community Center. Woodward
' at Holbrook, at 8 a. m. the first
' Monday of each camp period.
Parents and friends arc invited
to visit children at camp between
2 and 4 p. m. on visiting days
only. To reach Fresh Air Camp
drive out Grand River Avenue
U. S. 16. At Five Mile road check
your mileage and continue on
U. S. 16 for 30 miles to U. S. 23.
Turn right at State Police Post
on U. S. 23 for six miles. Turn
left into the lane marked "Fresh
Air Camp."
The tuition fee for each period
of two weeks is $25. This sum
includes transportation to and
from the camp and the physical
examination. A $5 deposit for
Mrs. Rachel Lewis Netzorg, a
each period is required at the
time of registration, the balance Iresident of Detroit for 62 years,
must be paid the Friday before died Tuesday at the home of her
leaving for camp. Deposits are son-in-law, Larry S. Davidson,
returned only v ! en a cancella- 25831 Concord Ave.. Huntington
tion is requested in writing at ; Woods. Mrs. Netzorg came here
least five days before the camp from Canada at the age of 15.
period begins. Other refunds are 'She was for 40 years a member
made only when the child leaves of Detroit Sorosis. She was the
daughter of the late Simon and
camp at the physician's order.
Boys and girls 7 to 16 years of Isabella Lewis; mother of Percy
age are eligible for Fresh Air M. Netzorg and Mrs. Larry S.
Davidow; grandmother of James
Camp.
L. and Robert Philip Davidow;
CAMP PROGRAM
sister of Mrs. Harriet Golden of
Camp food is prepared in mod- Detroit, and Mrs. James L. Hand,
ernized kosher kitchens. Four of New York. Funeral services
OBITUARY
ANNUAL DINNER DANCE
The highlight of the conclave
will be the annual dinner-dance
to be held at the Book Casino.
Sunday will be turned i over to
the business and clinic meetings
of the national organization.
The following are the present
national officers: Dr. Charles
Stolar, chancellor; D. Irvin
Brenner. vice-chancellor; Dr. Mil-
ton Williams, scribe; the supreme
council consists of Drs. Robert
Atlas, Bernard Bohen, Leo B.
Rockstein and Julian Spring.
—Continental Photos by R.M.G.,
JUDGE,CHARLES C. SIMONS
Two years ago, when the
threat of Nazism began to
awaken the democratic coun-
tries from their lethargy, the
Jews of Atnerica also began to
recognize the threatening clouds
as being far more serious than
many had previously realized.
The awakening was due to the
devotion and determination of
Jewish leaders who knew how
to inspire the large masses of
Jews and who were convincing
in their analyses of the situation
The lure of the sea and an as it faces our people today.
urge to do his bit toward winning
The Hon. Charles C. Simons,
the fight for democracy, together
Judge of the U. S. Circuit Court
with a record of
of Appeals, is among these lead-
high efficiency
ers who knew the value of a
as an electrician.
realistic approach to the Jewish
have combined
issue. When he appeared before
to put Sol Elk-
the lawyers' division in the Al-
in, 25 years old,
lied Jewish Campaign, in the
of 1954 Blaine
1940 campaign, he set a new
Ave., back into
note which was credited with
uniform.
having put a new aspect on fund-
Having ended
raising campaigns and with hav-
h i s enlistment
ing given unprecedented impetus
in the U. S.
to the drive.
Navy July 12, Sol Elkin
with the rank of electrician's HAS TWO U. OF M. DEGREES
mate, first class, he embarked on
Judge Simons is a native De-
the sea of matrimony just a troiter, and all his magnificent
month ago with Edith Joseph, contributions to the law and to
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Belo the religious and communal as-
Joseph, 1622 Lee Place. Now, in pects of this city and state
recognition of his ability, he has redound directly to the glory of
been chosen to train for the rank the state which he is serving so
of chief petty officer, and will well. He was born on May 21,
leave soon for six months' ad- 1876, and was educated in the
vanced training at the Naval Re- Detroit schools. He received two
search Laboratory, Anacostia, degrees—BL and LLB—from the
D. C.
University of Michigan, in 1898
A brother, Nathan, and a sister, and 1900. In the former year, he
Mrs. T. E. VanVleet, reside in won the Northern Oratorical
Detroit
League contest.
Bridegroom Dons
Navy Togs Again
In 1903, he was one of the
youngest men to be elected to
the Michigan State Senate, where
he served for two years. He
gained national fame for intro-
ducing and bringing about the
passage of the first State Direct
Primary Law —a revolutionary
bit of legislation for that time.
dormitories house 50 children were held Wednesday.
and six counselors each and a
been commended and widely
quoted.
A CONVINCING ORATOR
One of the most brilliant ora-
tors in the state, Judge Simons
is a convincing speaker who has
moved large audiences. Last year
I RECEIVED APPOINTMENTS
he stirred one of the most im-
portant audiences ever to
, FROM TWO PRESIDENTS
assemble in Detroit when he
From 1905 to, 1906, Judge
addressed 1200 persons at the
Simons served as Wayne County
amity dinner of the Detroit
Circuit Court Commissioner. He
Round Table of Christians and
was a member of the Michigan
State Constitutional Convention Jews.
On Nov. 29, 1906, Judge Simons
in 1908, and in 1916 he was Re-
publican Presidential Elector-at- was married to Miss Lillian
Bernstein of Chicago. Mrs. Sim-
Large. He was a director of the
ons is a past president of the
Detroit Board of Commerce in
Jewish Woman's Club, predeces-
1918.
sor of the Jewish Woman's Coun-
In 1923, President Warren G. cil and is a former vice president
Harding appointed him to the of the Detroit Federation of
U. S. District Court at Detioit. Women's Clubs. Judge and Mrs.
In 1939 he was elevated by Simons still maintain their resi-
President Herbert Hoover to the dence in Detroit.
U.'S. Circuit Court of Appeals,
the highest judicial position in
the land next to that of Supreme
Court.
Judge Simons' decisiong have
His father, the • late David W.
Simons, was a member of the
first Detroit Nine-Man Council.
and was one of Detroit Jewry's
outstanding leaders.
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