Show HEBREW JUBILEE fiftieth Anniversary of the Free Sons of Israel New York Jan 15The Independent Order of the Free Sons of Israel held a great jubilee today the occasion of the fiftieth anniversary of the organization organiza-tion In the morning there was a meeting meet-ing of the executive committee of the United States grand order of the organization or-ganization at the headquarters at which these officers werE present Julius Harberger grand master Sol Hoffheimer first deputy grand master M S Meyerhoff of Philadelphia second deputy grand master Adolph Pike of Chicago third deputy grand master I H Goldsmith grand secretary L Frankenthaler grand treasurer and Judge Philip Stein of Chicago Grand Master Julius Harberger in his annual address referring to the work accomplished by the order during the past fifty years said that up to the present time the amount paid to widows orphans and beneficiaries of the metnbers had reached 3500000 while an equal amount had been expended ex-pended in alleviatipg suffering and distress dis-tress within and without the brotherhood brother-hood The amount in the reserve fund is nearly 1000000 In the evening there were public exercises ex-ercises at the Temple Bethel consisting consist-ing of music and addresses by Julius Harberger William A Gans and Judge Philip Stein of Chicago |