Members of the Consolidated Committees of Temple Beth-El, Seventy-sixth Street and Fifth Avenue, New York, and Temple Emanu-El, Fifth Avenue and Forty-third Street, failed to settle disputed points at their second meeting Wednesday night in the Adams House, 2 East Eighty-sixth Street. It was voted to hold a third meeting next Wednesday evening in the chapel of Temple Beth-el.
It was said that the chief obstacle was the fear of members of the Temple Beth-el congregation that its identity would he lost if merged with Temple Emanu-el, which is a much larger congregation.
More than 500 persons crowded the Essex Market Court Wednesday to attend the induction into office of Magistrate Adolph Stern, who was appointed a magistrate last Friday by Mayor Walker. Municipal Court Judge Lester Lazarus presided at the ceremony, assisted by Chief Magistrate William McAdoo.
City officials and representatives of a score of organizations brought floral pieces and paid tribute to the new magistrate. A number of gifts were presented to him, including a silk robe given by City Court Justice Gustave Hartman in behalf of the Independent Order of Brith Abraham, a diamond studded watch from the Midian Lodge of Free and Accepted Masons, a watch chain from the Griephezer Lodge of Odd Fellows, and a traveling bag from the Knights of Pythias.
Among those present were District Attorney Banton, General Sessions Judges Koening and Levine, Assistant District Attorney Weider, Supreme Court Justice Druhan, Congressmen Samuel Dickstein and William Sirovich, Magistrate Brodsky and Alderman Graubard. Magistrate Gotlieb sat through the day with the new magistrate.
Jewish residents of Queens, particularly of Astoria, will cooperate actively in the campaign to raise $1,000,000 to build a 225-bed addition to St. John’s Long Island City Hospital. George H. Willcockson, general chairman of the campaign, announced that the Jewish Center of Astoria has organized a committee to assume a share of the responsibility in the campaign, which is scheduled to open next Monday night.
Gustave Steiner is chairman of the Jewish Center committee. Associated with him are David Blumenfeld, Bernard B. Klein. Morris Brecher, Sigmund Stern, Harry Kaplan. Henry Rubinstein, Jerome Bauman. Isadore Weisberg, Edward Dangler, Dr. Phillip Schoufeld, Dr. M. Weinstein and Dr. I. Berman. Rabbi Joshua Goldberg, director of the Jewish Center, is a member of the campaign committee.
Jacob Schroeder was reappointed police magistrate of the Northern district of Baltimore by Governor Albert C. Ritchie. The term will continue for four years.
Daniel Ellison was reclected City Councilman from the Fourth district of Baltimore at the municipal election last Tuesday. Mr. Ellison, who is a Republican, received more votes than any of the other five candidates.
Mrs. Walter W. Kohn was reclected president of the Baltimore District. Child Study Association, at a meeting at the Hotel Emerson. Mrs. Sydney M. Cone was chosen vicepresident, and Mrs. Leon Ginsburg, treasurer.
Construction work on a $400,000 Rodin museum to house a $1,000,000 collection of Rodin sculptures bequeathed to Philadelphia by Jules E. Mastbaum, theatre owner and philanthropist, will be started immediately, it was announced by Mayor Kendrick after a conference with city officials. The museum will occupy a site on the Parkway at Twenty-third Street. Paul Cret and Jacques Greber. the architects, had completed the plans, the Mayor said, and work would be under way in ten days.
Nelson Ruttenberg was appointed Fourth Deputy Police Commissioner by Commissioner Warren. The appointment is effective May 15. Mr. Ruttenberg succeeds to the vacancy caused by the resignation of Edward D. Kelly.
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