Evening Star Newspaper, January 4, 1931, Page 14

A—14 FAMOUS CANTOR 10 BE HEARD HERE Joseph Rosenblatt on “Siyom Hasefer” Program This Afternoon. Joseph Rosenblatt, said to be the @reatest living Jewish cantor, is visiting Washington to take part in a “Siyom Hasefer” celebration to be held this afternoon at 5:30 o'clock at the Talmud Torah Bnai Isrdel Synagogue, Four- teenth and Emerson streets. The oc- casion of his visit ls the pruenr.nuon of a new torah to synagogue by Mr. and Mrs. James Wilt During the celebration Cantor Rosenblatt will ren- der a number of appropriate religious hymns. Cantor Rosenblatt comes of a family of great musical traditions, and his voice has often been compared to that of Enrico Caruso. . Rosenblatt’s name is an out.;tlndln‘ one in musical circles ere. Besldeu the dedication of the new torah a costly and ornamental wedding un;%y “gch\mplhl also will be pre- sen by Mr. and Morris Wittlin. ~ Mr. Wittlin is Mrs. the president of the Bnai Israel Syna- The ceremonies will commence with 4n opening prayer and word of greet- ing by Rabbi Aaron Volkman of the Bnai Israel Synagogue. Harry Sherby will be the active master of ceremonies. Harry Himelfarb will serve as marshal in the procession of the torahs, which will follow the opening remarks. Mrs. A. Kaplowitz, pumst. will play a group of classical compositions. Rabbi Samuel Rosenblatt of Balti- more, son of the distinguished cantor, i8 expected to attend the “Siyom Hase- fer” ee]ehr-tkm by invitation only. USE OF GOLD HERE CHRISTMAS GAINS Treasury Figures Show $450,000 ° Yellow Coins Issued, Against $350,000 Year Ago. ‘Washingtonians used more gold for chr‘hunu this season than ever before to figures ot the Treasury Dep-mnen e record for 1930 exceeded that of l’ by more than $100,000, according to the Treasury. This Christmas. the Treasury paid out to Washington banks during December $450,000 in gold coins. as compared to only about $350,- 000 in 1929. Most of the gold pieces are reported returning to the banks. ‘The little two-and-a-half-dollar piece which has been stopped by act of Congress, and which is no longer is- sued by the Treasury Department, con- tinued, neyertheless, this season to be popular. Banks, officials say, are not tumlnz in many of these coins to the could be melted on. So long as they remain in circulation, however, they are of course “‘good as gold.” RAIL WORKERS FOREGO DINNER TO AID JOBLESS $200 Check Sent Central Union Mission for Benefit of Un- employed. A $200 check representing the sacri- fice of an annual “frolic” by bers of the Wi n - division, . As- ‘ashingto: sociation of Railway Employes, was |of presented yesterday to the Central Union Mission for the benefit of its work in behdlf of the unemployed of the city. Each New Year the local railway em- a dinner and and fellow . With so much suffering this year, A. F. Hutchinson, division secre- tary, explained to Supt. John S. Ben- nett of the mission that the members voted to forego annual pleasure and contribute the money to the cause of unemployment. The Central Union Mission was.selected by the ralilway em- ployes as the agency to expend this money for jobless workers who make up its nightly “bread line.” . Al Admittance will be | DIES TRYING TO SAVE DOG| Man, 76, Killed by Train as He Clasps Pet in Arms. WHITE, Ga., January 3 (P)— Charles H. Saxoh, 76, was sccompanied on_his daily walks by his dog. Yesterday the dog ran on the railroad | tracks in front of a freight train. Sax- | on tried to save his companion, but as he gathered the dog in his arms the | train struck mm. killing both. BOY FREED IN DEATH Texas Student Exonerated by Grand Jury in Girl’s Slaying. BEAUMONT, Tex January 3 (P)— m district m Jury today cleared L. 18, University of 'l‘u.u student, in connection with the fatal shooting in Port Arthur a week 8go of Elizabeth Johnson, 16, his !or~‘ mer flancee. A no bill was returned by the grand jury after it completed its investiga- tion of the girl's death. ‘Takes Leading Role MISS SOPHIE BAYNARD, Who will appear in “Dawn,” a one-act. play to be presented at the Jewish Community Center Wednesday night. RABBI T0 DISCUSS Jewish Forum Address Will Be Tonight—Dramatic Sea- son to Open Wednesday. Rabbi Wolf Gold of Tel Aviv, Pales- tine, will speak on ‘Palestine Today"” in the Jewish Forum at the Jewish Community Center at 8:15 o'clock to- night. In his address here Rabbi Gold ‘ir;lll appear under auspices of the Wash- gton Mizrachi Louis' Novich, president of chapter of the organization, chairman of the meeting. Members of the Jewish Educational Committee of the center, under whose sponsorship tonight's lecture is being given, include Abe Shefferman, chair- man; Isidore Hershfield, Zalmen Henkin, 8. A. Golden and Mark Plavnick. The Dramatic Society of the Jewish Community Center will launch its fifth season at 8:15 pm. Wednesday, when two one-act plays will be presented un- der direction of David N. Finkc and Mrs. Yvonne Kushner. The plays are Percival Wilde's “Dawn” and Elmer Rice’s “A Diadem of Snow.”. The play- ers of the first will include Miss Sophie Baynard, Morris Arkid, Milton Korman and Miss Dennison, while the players in the second will include Dr. Charles Gordon, Mrs. Edith B. Sperling, Ben- jamin_Levinson, Philip Notes and Mrs. Dora Dressler. In addition to the plays, Miss Hannah Stolarm, president of the Dramatic So- clety, will present a modern monologue, “Be Your Age.” organization. Rev. the local will be AL MEMORIES OF JACKSON AND LEE TO BE HONORED Second Virginia Society Winter Program to Be Ball, With Con- federate Veterans in Uniform. S, st o e s am - ter will be a i.llplb the liard ary 19 and 21, respectively. the Confederate cause will attend in uniform, as well as a group of Sons of Confederate Veterans. A feature of the evening will be a tableau presentation of Lee and Jack- son in the uniform of the Confederacy. gecuuve council of the society at the Bertram Chesterman was elected a member of the executive council to fill a vacancy. ‘Twenty-one new members were ad- mitted to membership in the society. FREE WHEELING On All Models HUPMOBILE MOTT MOTORS, Inc. 1520 14th St. N.W. 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