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admiration of all kitchen belles. Many
a wistful glance was bestowed on him
from the basement windows, and many
a flattering remark was made sotto voce
(loud enough, however, to reach his
ears) concerning his gentlemanly deport
ment and bearing. lie had learned in
the meantime not only to walk “with his
head suspended in the air,” but also to
dance in the same manner, as is the
custom in this country. It was noticed
also that he had relinquished the habit
of laying Tephilin. It may be that the
apprehension of his good mother had
come too true ; the Tephility had fallen
into the air outside of his reach. But I
must hasten through this part of my
story, and can not stop to moralize or to
reason about such impracticable subjects.
At last Jacob’s time arrived to be
relieved from the* bonds of single life.
Ilis redeeming angel was no less a person
than Miss Emilia Schnatterzunge, a lady
of high reputation as a cook. Jacob had
made her acquaintance in a dancing
saloon, and his fate was decided. She
was of a dark complexion, a well-grown
and well-developed figure, and the owner
of a black silk dress for sociable pur
poses. But the chief attraction in
-lamina was Her pure Herman accent.
Shoddy felt his heart melting like butter
in a frying-pan when he heard Emilia
say: aAch so!” “Meinen sief" “Aller
dings” or similar expressions of signifi
cant bearing. It is an unaccountable,
I might almost say an unfortunate, feel
ing in the hearts of my countrymen of
Shoddy’s stamp, which makes them so
tender at the sound of a pure German
accent. It sometimes effects the happi
ness of their lives in a very serious
manner. /
I shall not describe the coupfcfelfip of
■ , .*.j . , nU)vr'.j' anu,
those of my readers who may desire to
learn the particulars of such courtship,
can easily draw their information from
the original sources — any respectable
dancing saloon in the Bowery (admission
fifty cents), is the place where such
scenes are enacted. Here is the account
of the result of Jacob’s courtship.
(TO BE CONTINUED.)
Eorrespondence.
C*^We do not hold ourselves responsible
for the opinions and assertions of our corres
pondents. r
San Francisco, May 9th, 1878.
Editor “Jewish Advance.”
Dear Sir :—I hereby beg leave to give
you a little history of the first lodge of
the Independent Order Free Sons of
Israel on the Pacific coast.
Some time ago a few members of that
Order, residing in this city, conceived
the project of introducing the Order
here, which was successfully carried out
on the 28th ult., by the installation of
Pioneer Lodge No. 87.
For that purpose the M.W. Executive
Committee of the U. S. Grand Lodge in
New York, had deputized Bro. Sol. lloff
heimer, their chairman, who arrived
here on the 23rd, and on the 28th, in
stalled, with all due ceremonies, Pioneer
Lodge No. 87, with a membership of 52,
which has since been increased and bids
fair to be doubled before long.
The officers elected for the ensuing
term are :
Pres., W. B. GHUENEBAUM;
• Vloo Pres., M. S. MEYEIl;
Hec. Secretary, LEO HE1MEH;
Flu. “ M.J. SAHLEIN;
Warden, GEO. LOWENBERG;
Conductor, L. ROSENTHAL;
Inside'Tiler, B. J. TRIEST;
Outside “ W. V. WILLIAMS;
Trustees: PHILIP PJSCK, E. GUNZHER
GER, Rev. A. J. MESSING, E. GOLDSMITH,
M. LANGSTADTEIt.
On the evening of the 4th inst., several
of the officers called upon the Dep. Grand
Master to receive final instructions, after
which they invited him to St. Ann’s
Rest, for a social glass, where Bro. Hoff
heimer was surprised to find the mem
bers of Pioneer Lodge assembled to drink
with him a parting cup.
Amid the toasting and mirth, Bro.
Hoffheiinei was presented, in a fitting
little speech by Bro. Philip Peck, in the
name of the Lodge, with a very elegant
gold and quartz match-box of unique
design and artistic workmanship, as a
token of the high esteem in which he is
held by all the members of this lodge.
On Tuesday last, Bro. Iloffheimer
left for his distant home, carrying with
him the most heartfelt gratitude and
best wishes of the host of warm friends,
whom he, whole-souled, genial and socia
ble as he is, had attracted about him
during his sojourn here, and who will
ever remember his visit with no small
amount of pleasure.
Very respectfully yours,
W. B. Grueneuaum.
Omaha, Neb., May 21st, 1878.
Editor Jewish Advance.
We lately had here quitealittle excite
ment, but it has born good fruits. A
daily paper of this city, reporting the
trial of a man who peddled without a
license, volunteered the information that
the offend#!1 was a jew, a son of Levi,
one of-the circumcized, etc. Our llabbi,
Dl\ Stern, fought gallently against this
out-eroping of prejudice,and the chances
are, that The Herald will leave the Jews
•Ortito nf ifo _-_.4
waouu XKji* L
SIMON WOLF !
Why was Wolf asked to resign ? What
wrong has he done ? The public would
like a plain answer to these questions.
Why did he resign ? If he is pure and
innocent, why did he not stick to his post
like a man ? If he is guilty of any evil,
why was he not punished ? Light is
wanted upon this subject, and will have
to be given sooner or later.
The Jewish Advance will be looked
for anxiously in many quarters, for, in
deed, Jewish journals in this country
need an “advance;” they are either per
sonal concerns, written for personal
advantages, and governed by personal
“likes and dislikes,” or they are adver
tising sheets, with a few clippings from
other papers. We want in this country
a paper conducted by an intelligent man,
of sound Hebrew scholarship, indepen
dent. And the general impression is
that from a man, who writes and acts
upon the motto:
“I seek no riches and no fame,
To be but useful is my aim.”
a paper of this kind is to be expected.
Our Congregation is progressing and
is living. The v^bbi, whenever he
preaches, does not preach on “shadows,”
but speaks on vital religious matters.
Mrs. Kahn, one of the most respected
Jewish ladies in this city, recently cele
brated her birthday.
We have had cold weather here recent
ly, but you know that fine weather does
not come till after the reading of the
“ Tochecha” so we will be patient.
More anon. Ploni Almoni. *
—Prof. H. Graetz’ history of the
Jews, which fills eleven volumes, will
appear in English, condensed by the
author into three volumes.
Inch and Dsiomestic. _
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THE 8HEVU0TII SERVICES
in our Temples were well attended. The
confirmations were very impressive and
solemn ; the children knew their relig
ious lessons excellently, which argues
well for the efficiency and diligence
of their instructors. As to our minis
ters, we would be at a loss to say which
of them acquitted himself best in his
particular capacity and position. The
burning eloquence of one, the earnest
pleading of the other, the practical ad
monitions of the third, the honest efforts
of the rest—were all alike fitting and
impressive for the respective audiences.
Here is a list of the children which have
been confirmed, alphabetically arranged
according to the names of the ministers.
llev. Liebman Adler, of Congregation
Anshe Maariv, has confirmed eight child
ren :
Girls—Carrie Brunswick, Carrie Mandol.
Boys—Isaao A. Kohn, Simon A. Kokn, Sam
uel Adler, Samuel Hoffheimer, Arthur Bern*
heimer, Jacob Bauland.
liev. Dr. B. Felsenthal, of the Zion
Congregation, has confirmed the follow
ing ten children':
Girls—Bertfna Sonnenschein, Bertha Lebold,
Minnie Stein, Emma Rubel uud Bertha Strauss.
Boys—Simon Baum, Levi Hubei, Isaac Iiubel,
Morris Wolf and Michael Lissborger.
Ilev. Dr. K. Kohler, of the Sinai Con
gregation, has confirmed the following
eleven children :
Girls—Minnie Weinschenk, Judith Felsen
thal, Hattie Biorsdorfer, Bertha Feinborg,
Tillie Einstein, KosaLoewenstein, Bertha Hart,
Hattie Gimbel and Cecilia Ilefter.
Boys—Oscar Foreman, Harry Hyman, Mau
rice Goodman, Isaac Foreman, Milton Wolf
and Charlie Itubens.
Ilev, A. Norden, of the North sidey
C&Dgreg* iimi, bm. confirm follow-'
ing'Pfeven children :
Girls— Fannie Goldman, Juliet Kronberg,
Rosa Rice and Carrie Buxbaum.
Boys—Henry A. Weyl, Moses Goodman, Os
car Eisendrath, Max Perlinsky, Joseph Cohen,
Harry Mannheimer aud Hugo Abeles.
At the temple of the B’nai Sholom
Congregation no confirmation was held.
Notwithstanding the inclemency of the
weather, the Temples were all crowded.
The society for establishing free
schools for Hebrew, German and Relig
ious instruction, will meet next Sunday
at Druid Hall, 626 Milwaukee Avenue,
at 4 o’clock P. M. For the last three
weeks, Mr. Isidor Bro and Mr. Adolph
Pike have been working indefatigably
for this laudible purpose. They have
thus far succeeded’ in getting up a list
of about fifty members, who have de
clared their willingness to join the socie
ty and to contribute toward its mainte
nance. Next Sunday they will meet at
the above named place to adopt a pre
amble, to organize and to elect officers.
Let the meeting be well attended and
may all who can see and estimate the
importance of this movement (and who
cannot?) “put their shoulders to the
wheel.”
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Last Wednesday evening Rev. Dr. K.
Kohler left this city. He went to New
York to the wedding of his sister-in-law
Miss Mathilda Einhorn (the daughter
of Rev. Dr. David Einhorn of N. Y.) to
Rev. Dr. Emil Hirsch of Louisville, Ky.
(the son of Rev. Dr. Samuel Hirsch of
Philadelphia, Pa.) The wedding will
take place next Sunday, June 16th.
From the standing and renown of the
it can easily be imagined that
the altair will be ot great importance
and of an imposing nature. This union
by marriage of the houses of some of
the most important Jewish ministers in
this country may he considered of im
portance to American Judaism in gen
eral. We send our hearty greetings
with the wishes that
llev. Dr. Kohler will preach in Dr.
Einhorn’s Temple and Temple Emanuel,
of New York.
On Sunday, June 2, a monument was
set on the grave of Jacob Pieser, the well
known member of the Chamber of Com
merce, who died in this city a year ago.
Notwithstanding the weather being very
unfavorable, there was a good attend
ance of the members of the B’nai-Sholom
Congregation and of outside sympathiz
ers. The minister of the 'Congregation
gave a brief oration, and reminded the
audience of the example which Jacob
Pieser had given du’.i’rtg his life. “An
elegant tombstoue ’—he said—“can be
purchased for money, but a good name
worthy to be remembered, must be ac
quired by ‘an honest, charitable and re
ligious life. Pieser has led such a life,.
and of him it can really be Haiti :
Ay*the request of many friends, we^
wiUVfififint in the first few issues of the
JvrANCE our sketches, “Mrs..
ShodtHt.1vsi ^Irs. Chapkovsky,” which
have odfe unpublished in the American
Israelite jour years ago. Those who are
interested in the "Fool’s Ward,” wilL
have the satisfaction of learning all
about him in a few weeks hence. As
that story comprises more than fifteen
chapters, we deem it impracticable to
start it in the Jewish Advance now,,
before our list of subscribers is complete.
All. the characters of our stories are*.,,
taken from life. The t .tions and in
cidents are as true life as they
can be made in works of this kind. The
“Fools Ward” will be found interesting,
as a peculiar type of a class of people
which abound among the Israelites of
Russia. ^
Tiie Chicago Times is responsible for
the following paragraph :
The Jews of Fayetteville, N. C., have
presented Gov. Vance with a fine suit
of clothes. It fits him like de baper on
de vail.
New York—About thirty ladies and
gentlemen attended the annual meet
ing of the United Hebrew Charities,,
on Tuesday evening, May 28th. Much
attention was paid to the interesting
proceedings. Mr. .Henry Rice, the
President, occupied the chair, and,
after calling the meeting to order,,
presented his Annual lieport, a welL
written document, giving in a clear and
concise manner the work accomplished
by the Society during the past year.
From the Finance Report, the follow
ing is shown : Receipts, $-12,929.58 ; Ex
penses, $41,070.58 — Balance on hand,
May 1, 1878, $1759.50. The reading of
the reports of the Supply, Employment,,
Emigration, Medical and Loan Commit
tee, next took place, giving in detail the
facts as embodied in the President’s
Report. It was resolved that 2500 cop
ies of the President’s Report be printed,,
the cost not to exceed $150.
All the officers of last year were re
elected unanimously, as follows : Henry
Rice, President; Henry S. Allen, First
Vice-President; M. Tuska, Second Vice
President ; M. Rindskopf, Treasurer >
Isaac Hoftman, Honorary Secretary.