I.o.b.b. District No. 2 Holds Convention

(Jewish Daily Bulletin)

Plans to advance the work of the Independent Order B’nai B’rith in District No. 2 and throughout the United States during the coming year by increasing its membership and participating in a national drive instituted by the Constitution Grand Lodge for two million dollars for the extension of activities not provided in the regular budget were approved by the convention of District Grand Lodge No. 2. which held its annal convention here.

A campaign for $1,500,000 to be raised by Districts Number 2 and Number 6 for a new site and buildings for the Orphan Home at Cleveland was also endorsed. District 2 includes eight western and mid-western states.

Judge A. B. Frey, of St. Louis president of the District reviewed the activities of the organization for the last year following an address of welcome on behalf of Kansas City by Hon. Albert I. Beach city manager.

Judge Frey submitted to the delegates suggestions from the member ship for the welfare of the Order. Among these were the suggestions that B’nai B’rith Lodges take a greater interest as Lodges in communal affairs particularly in Jewish communal affairs, and that a plan for formal noon day meetings be adopted in order that numerous Jewish leaders whose widespread communal activities make attendance at evening meetings difficult may be enabled to participate in I. O. B. B. work.

Alfred M. Cohen national head of the B’nai B’rith was guest of honor at the convention banquet. Mr. Cohen and Dr. Boris D. Bogen were the principal speakers. In his address Mr. Cohen told how the I. O. B. B. was ### to bring about inter-racial and inter-#### antity.

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