The Texas Jewish Herald (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 28, No. 6, Ed. 1 Thursday, May 17, 1934 Page: 6 of 6
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THE TEXAS JEWISH HERALD
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“COME ON, MARINES”
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“Death Takes A Holiday’
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Robert ARMSTRONG
Dorothy WILSON
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“ABOVE THE CLOUDS”
With Richard CromWell
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The Jungle Sensation
“DEVIL TIGER”
“Kill or Be Killed!”
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- KEN MAYNARD
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“THE LONE AVENGER”
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2-Reel Edgar Kennedy Comedy,
Mickey Moiue
Serial News
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Dick Powell Joan Blqndell
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“CONVENTION CITY”
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“Eight Girls In a Boat”
- Dorothy Wilson, Kay Johnson
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Saturday brings ’'Gambling Lady"
to the Kirby screen. Barbara Stanwyck,
the star, is supported by Joe McCrea
and Pat O’Brien, who share honors as
the two leading rfien. Both are rival*
for the love of Miss Stanwyck, Mc-
Crea as a wealthy society man, and
Pat ,in the sole of a racehorse gambler.
The picture is based on the story of a
square-shooting gambling lady who
weds a man of wealth and then sacri-
fices her own love, to free her hus-
band from a murder charge. C. Au-
brey Smith and Claire Dodd appear
in rl
he cast.
LOEW’S STATE
Sadie McKee is the glamorous char
acter chosen as Joan .Crawford’s new-
est screen characterization. It is a crea-
tion of Vina Delmar who scored with
"Bad Girl” and other popular novels.
The story affords Miss Crawford
another excellent opportunity of wear-
ing some of the swankiest garments of
her screen career due to a marriage
with a multimillionaire.
The story concerns the career of a
beautiful daughter of a cook from
"the other side of the tracks,” who
decides to go to New York and get
her share of the luxuries Fifth Ave-
nue affords.
Franchot Tone, Gene Raymond and
Edward Arnold have the leading sup-
porting roles in the Clarence Brown
production. • TV"
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Josephine Hackett and a company
of 40 make up the stag* revue open-
ing Saturday at the Metropolitan, on
a bill which includes the Sylvia Sidney-
Frederic March picture, "Good Dame”
Using a colorful background, the
romance of a "good” girl and a "bad”
boy was written by William Lipman,
Broadway playwright. Waiting for her
Chicago train, Sylvia Sidney wanders
over to an open-air "girl” show. Stand-
ing on the edge of a crowd watching
the .shrewd antics of Frederic March,
grafter, gambler and-general bad bay,
her purse is stolen. When she com-
plains to the boss, she is offered, a
job in the "dame” show. She accepts;
in the meantime, she and March have
met most informally. Thdugh he has
never met a "good dame” and doesn’t
believe in love, March is drawn to this
girl by an attraction he can’t explain.
What love d’oes to this "good” dame
and the "bad” boy brings the picture
to an exciting climax. The pictunre
gives March a role different from his
usual romantic characterization^.
Jack LaRue, the menace of so many
recent pictures, has the role of the
girl show manager. Also featured are
Kathleen Burke and Noe| Francis.
Marion Gering, ■ who has directed
Sylvia Sidney in several of her other
successful pictures, wielded the mega-
phone. Sam Heilman’s dialogues is said
to be especially brilliant and decidedly
real. Backgrounds for the action in-
clude the "flop” car on a traveling
show train, cheap hotels and furnish-
ed flats—drab aets which play their
part in getting sympathy for th* sad
plight of the "good dame” of the
story.
Address of Louis Cohen
President of B
At Recent Convention
Dear Brethren:
,It was two years ago in Oklahoma
City that the leadership of District
No.. 7 was placed in my hands. It
now becomes my dfficial duty as presi-
dent to render the delegates of thia
convention, a report of what has taken
place during that period and in addi'
tion to offer for your consideradoo
certain recommendations which I
think are most essential for the futur*
welfare of our district in the further
ance of the cardinal principles of our
beloved Order.
Little did I realize what was ahead
of us. Two years ago the economic
depression was already upon us and
the future did not hold forth bright
prospects either for our own organi
zation or the world at large. Indeed,
they have been two years of hardship
for all organizations and for all man-
kind. For never in the history of mod
ern .civilization have we witnessed such
suffering, such -persecution and such
misery for our own people, especially
those living across the sea. Before 1
make an accounting to you of th*
district activities, I feel it far mora
important to briefly present a picture
of what has taken place in wotfld
•JeWry.
The German Situation
How sad a story this is to tell. The
days ahead were dark ones, indeed, for
our co-religionates. I need not repeat
in this message what is already known
to all of you. But I do feel it is my
duty to relate to you of .District No.
7, what took place behind the scenes,
what the B’nai B’rith endeavored to
accomplish for a stricken people, 600,-
000 in number. After the terrible one
day boycott against our brethren in
Germany in April, 1933, it seemed
that the entire world stood aghast at
what had taken place in a so-called
civilized nation. Among certain groups
in this country it was the policy to
call protest meetings and pass resolu-
tions against the treatment accorded
the German Jews. Publicity seemed to
be a pet hobby. During those trying
days our B’nai B’rith was very much
in direct contact with our brethren in
that stricken country. Our Executive
Committee, under the leadership of
President Alfred Cohen, was in con-
stant communication with those directly
affected. We were urged not to spon-
sor protest meetings of any kind, not
to broadcast the situation in the news-
papers because Such publicity would
react most unfavorably and agggravate
the situation rather than lessen it. Our
Executive acted in this manner, even
though it was severely criticized in
many quarters by many well meaning
members of the Order. Working
through the State Department in
Washington rauclj good was accom-
plished and for obvious reasons even
at this time there is no real reason for
giving the results any publicity.
Months passed. Conditions did not
improve. Our people in Germany were
doomed, as a group within a nation.
Sentiment crystalized for a general
boycott against all German goods told
in this country. It seemed to gain a
strong foot hold. Plentiful influences
were brought ,to bear upon those in
authority in Cincinnati to endorse
such a movement. Your President was
asked for the sentiment of this dis-
trict. I did not feel equal to the oc-
casion to answer for all. So I asked
the members of our Executive Com-
mittee for their opinions on the mat-
ter. The vote was seven for the o^en
boycott with (wo against it. I still did
not think it was a wise move. But I
sent all nine answers into headquarters
for final decision. .
The course I followed eventually
proved to be the right one. The Exe-
cutive Committee after due delibera-
tion, and after receiving the urgent ap-
peals from the German B'nai B’rith
district, did not see fit to endorse the
open boycott but left the matter go
personal discretion. An open boycott
is fraught with many dangers and we
could see no need to open the doors
wide so all might enter, namely the
Anti-Semitic. Time and time alone will
prove conclusively that the course de-
cided upon was a very sensible one for
the best interests of all 'concerned.
Without going into details and re-
lating incidents and a history which
know, as well as I do, the situation
has definitely resolved itself to th*
task of getting our people out of Ger-
many just as fast as other nations can
^_|b them. Through the effort* of
set .aside and it is much easier to re-
ceive these persecuted Jew* within our
shores than it was a year or so ago.
Our Order is, of course, co-operating
with the High Commission for Ger-
man Refugees. That is our problem
as I view it. The -young people of
Germany must find new refuge if they
are to survive. The future holds no
hope for them. It is a stupendous task
but it can be done. It will take mil'
lions of dollars but it is certainly
worth aiiy effort that we, as Ameri-
can Jews, may make. The filial de-
cision rests with us for it is. conceded
that American Jewry is the dominant
force ■ among our co-religipnista
throughout the world.
* It would not be amiss to state that
our heartfelt sympathies go out not
only to our own smitten brethren in
Germany but to all who have been
victimized by the German terror. Men
of culture and science, both Jewish
and non-Jewish, have^ fled their na-
tive country to wander aimlessly about
in foreign lands. Others, who could
not or would not flee, have, upon the
slightest provocation, been thrown into
those horrible fnedieval torture place*,
called ’’Concentration Camps.” And
still others have been murdered in
cold blood. The new Labor Code by
the Nazi Government is a travesty up-
on modern civilization. The free Ger-
man laborer, who had gained his
rights after a long and painful strug-
gle, has been transformed into a slave,
of his master. We also decry with one
voice the restoration of paganism in
Germany. For the Nazi movement
would not only wipe out Jews and
Judaism but crush Christianity and
revert to the worship of the cruel old
pagan deities of Nordic - mythology.
Such a step is a veritable revolt against
civilization. It spells the direst danger
to the Western World, for it would
qiean a return to brutality and bar-
barism. We cannot believe that the
vJflole German people accedes to the
madness that ravages the land. And I
feel that I speak with all humani-
tarians everywhere to restore Germany
to enlightenment. Acting upon the ad-
vice and recommendation of the Con-
stitutional Grand Lodge, I recommend
to this cops^ntion that District No. 7
make a special assessment of $1 for
this year only for the relief of our
Brethren in Germany. The conditions
of our co-religionists in that country
is such that words can not even de-
scribe its predicament, and certainly
it is not asking too much for the gen-
eral membership to pay the small sum
of #1 per member in this emergency.
I recommend that this be done and
passed upon by this convention.
State Conference
Acting upon the recommendation of
my predecessor, Brother Leo Bearman,
our Constitution was altered to permit
the holding of State Conferences every
odd year and district conventions in
even years. With this authority placed
with me, I p&ceeded to act according-
ly. Seven state conferences were held
in 1933 and although some were better
organized than others, as might have
been anticipated, as a whole the plan
was a decided success. This, project of
holding state group meetings has great
potentialities and1 I feel that it is a
step forward. In fraternal work, es-
pecially within our District. Members
who never take the opportunity to at-
tend a district convention will grasp
the opportunity of attending these
state meetings and they did so, in
large numbers. However, there is room
for in* jvement. Some states failed to
fun i altogether, but that was the
fai - of the men \elected to serve as
officers. This can be easily corrected.
Officers should not be chosen because
they are the popular type. Men known
to work for the Order should be plac-
ed in these positions of trust and be
expected to fulfill their responsibilities.
In my opinion, the present conferences
each year should have the privilege
of doing so. Some of the states voted
to do this, |f course, without the dele*
gates receiving mileage from our
Grand Lodge treasury. A lapse of two
years between meetings is entirely too
long and the interest lags. This should
be corrected. These state meetings
should be held each spring previous to
th*. district convention in order that
they might bring in certain recommen-
dations, to the district meeting, if de-
sired. The financial report will disclose
that $1500 was appropriated for ado*
age for State Meetings
ed with th* amendment added as indi-
ceted.
Membership
This subject has taken first place
with me, in directing the’ work of the
district for the past two years. When
taking office at Oklahoma City, I
realized only too well what grave re-
sponsibility I had accepted and felt
that it was a task which I was not
equal to meet. However, I made th*
effort. I appreciated that my first job
was to get acquainted with the stock-
holders of our corporation and meet
them face to face, in their communj- -
tiei. I therefore set up an organization 1
of State Chairmen over the district,
and I went to work at once. Without
going into details, which are now his-
tory, I paid each lodge in the entire
district a personal visit, In each state,
I was accompanied by my State Chair-
man on ii tour of his lodges, making
th* trips in most cases by car. It was
labor of love. And I can say without
fear of contradiction that it was a work
which brought to me much satisfac-
tion, for I realized that the messages
brought to the individual lodges were
appreciated and that was sufficient to
me. Lodges, some of them very small
indeed, received as much attention and
study as the larger chapters. The let-
ters received from all over the district
were conclusive evidence that the work
was not in vain, although it was an
effort which did take energy and time.
The money was well spent, for it laid
a foundation for the strength of the
lodges, which will endure. I shall con-
fess that the membership is not what’
it should be. However, the past two
years have not been easy ones for any
organization,. fraternal or otherwise. I
feel that the worst is now past. The
days ahead look much brighter. Mem-
bership throughout the districts show
that we had an increase last year of
over 11 per cent or a net increase in
1933 of over.4000. This is a splendid
showing as compared with the year
previous when we lost 7000 members
or 17 Vi per cent. It now becomes our
obligation to properly swing into the
procession and do our part, along with
the balance of the districts. Will we?
The report of the Secretary will give
you the detailed statistics of member-
ship and anything that I might add
would only be repetition.
Wider Scope Activity
One of the major activities of the
Order is the promotion of the Wider
Scope Fund, which includes, the Hillel
work, Anti-Defamation League, and
other . activities. District No. 7 has
been derelict in its obligations to this
movement and time has arrived for
definite action on our part. Towards
this end, and in order to make the
proper approach; I have asked Brother
Richard Gudstadt, director of the
Anti-DefamationLeague, with head-
quarters in Chicago, to hddress our
gathering here tonight and also hold
an executive session some time Mon-
day to hear him outljne some of the *
work at hand. For obvious reasons he
must and will be careful in his re-
marks,, before an open meeting but he
will have something to tell us Monday*
of vital importance. Some steps have
beep taken at this meeting in regard
to this matter, and I do not intend to
take up your time in this message
sluing why this should be done. Suf-
fice to say it should be done and I
earnestly hope you will go into this
matter quite seriously. I recommend
that, a Commission be appointed with
full authority to ‘act and act definite-
ly, without delay. I do no deem it wise
that any assessment^ be Audi on the
lodge membership but that a real ac-
tive campaign be inaugurated at once
to cooperate in this work which is so1
important for the very life and suste-
nance of our future well being. I feel
sure that this convention will fulfill
this obligation.
(Continued next week)
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