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Page B The Southern Israelite Continued Progress Continued Progress has long been the watch-word of I he Evening Georgian and Sunday American. Our readers have already seen the Food Section which is now a part of our Friday pa per. We do no t clai m to cover more of the Atlanta mar ket than we do, more than Audit Bureau of Circulation figures can support, and we take this opportu nity to recommend to those readers of The Southern Israelite who do not read our newspaper that they examine our daily editions, study our Modern Foods Section next Friday. I his is the first Foods Section ever made a part of a regular news paper in Atlanta. Other news papers may begin publishing one later; but the progressive Georgian conceived the idea and started the first one. Progress breeds progress, attracts progressive people. That’s why The Evening Georgian’s audience embraces the most progressive peo ple of Atlanta. They are the people the merchant must reach. The con servative audience spends its money only when necessary. But in this day the necessities of life are not all that is lor sale. It you are in busi ness, build it on this youthful minded market. If you would read the news ot this modern world, read The Evening Georgia regular ly .. . Progress. . . . IN THE LIMELIGHT DR. HARRY BAER, of Richmond, Va., has accepted the deanship of the school of dentistry of the Medical Col lege of Virginia, to become effective July 1. Dr. Baer is a graduate of the school of dentistry, Medical Col lege of Virginia, class of 1913, and is said to be the first alumnus of the dental school of the institution to be appointed dean. IT HAS BEEN SIR FREDERICK COWEN, English Jewish composer, was the guest of honor during the awarding of prizes at Trinity College of Music. Sir Fred erick, who is 78, distributed the prizes to the college students. HENRY FORD and former Mayor Murphy of Detroit are among a num ber of leading citizens of that city, who will attend a dinner that will be given to Davis A. Brown in apprecia tion of his humanitarian services, by citizens’ committee representing all phases of New York’s civic, philan thropic, religious, cultural and finan cial interests. MRS. LILY DEUTSCII,widow of th* late Felix Deutsch, made a gift to the city of Berlin of a large house and grounds to be used as a convalescene home for artists and writers. Mrs. Deutsch is the sister of Otto Kahn, American financier. = Plot, DR. EDMUND KOHN, President of the Austrian Independent Order B’nai B’rith, died in Vienna May 12. Burial will be in the Honorary Community REAR ADMIRAL JOSEPH STRAUSS, United States Navy, who commanded the American mine-lay ing squadron during the World War, has been retired for age. Admiral Strauss was born in 181G at Mt. Mor ris, N. Y., and graduated from the Naval Academy in 1885. RABBI JOE S. GEFFEN has been appointed resident rabbi of Beth-El Congregation, Troy, N. Y., and will take up his new duties May 31. Rabbi Geffen is a native of the South, re ceiving his A. B. degree at Emory University, Atlanta, Ga., and was graduated from the Jewish Theologi cal Seminary in 1926, and is at pres ent pursuing studies toward the de cree of Doctor of Hebrew Literature. JOSEPH HUBBARD WISE, broth er of the Rev Dr. Stephen S. Wise, died in the City Hospital of Bostoi last week after a long illness. SIMON II. BOEDER, one of the oldest practicing members of the New lork bar, and a prominent worker in Jewish philanthropic organizations, died last week at the age of 85 MRS. ELISE STERN, an American Ionian living in France, has made a oom °! 1,000 » 000 francs (about $40,- °00) to provide playgrounds for the children of Paris. rumored in the Berlin newspaper reports that Eugene Meyer, former commisioner of the United States Farm Loan Board who just resigned from that post, receiv. ing praise from President Hoover, U slated as U. S. Ambassador to G er * many. Inquiry at the White House brought forth the reply that no con firmation nor denial would be issued th, F - MAYER of Berlin won the European Woman’s Fencing Championship recently held at Naples represented Germany and h J r the hrSt tlme since ‘he war that Germany won the title. EDDIE CANTOR, comedian, an nounced that with the expiration of hi? contract with Florenz Ziegfeld, he will retire permanently from the legi timate stage. He will be thirty-eight at that time, having been a stage per former since 1909. Mr. Cantor gives his large personal fortune and the desire to retire at the peak of his career as the main cause for his de cision. He said that he might appear in talking motion pictures even after withdrawing from the stage and that he would continue to perform at bene fits. THE ENGAGEMENT of Miss Car mel Myers, screen star, daughter of the late Rabbi Myers of San Francisco and Los Angeles, and Ralph M. Blum, attorney, has been annuonced. Mr. Blum is the son of a Los Angeles rab bi. His father and Carmel’s father, the late Rabbi Myers, were friends of many years’ standing. KING EMANUEL OF ITALY, in his message at the opening of Parlia ment, stated that the status of Italian Jewry will not undergo any change because of the recent agreement be tween the Italian government and the Vatican. SIR JOHN MONASH, LEADER OF | AUSTRALIAN FORCES DURING WORLD WAR, ACCLAIMED IN MELBOURNE CELEBRATION Refused Membership in Prominent Club Because it Barred Jews Melbourne (J. T. A.).—Scenes re miniscent of the World War period were enacted in the streets of Mel bourne yesterday when Lieut. Genera. Sir John Monash, distinguished Au>- tralian Jewish leader and commander of the Australian Army Corps it France, led a parade of 30,000 ex- service men. The Lord Mayor of Me • bourne, the Governor of the State am* Col. Harold Cohen assisted Sir John in the maneuvers. Sir John received a popular ovation and the newspapers acclaimed him a? “the greatest Australian.” Althoug he was a strict disciplinarian he va> the idol of his men, they pointed ou*. General Rosenthal led a march 20,000 ex-service men in Sydney. When interviewed today by the cor respondent of the Jewish TelegraP* 1 Agency, Sir John Monash paid ttf buted to the distinguished part P|f by Australian Jews during the " or War. He denied the rumor that * current in Australia that anti-Senu 1 bias adversely affected his receD- on his return to Australia * ri the France. He revealed, however, interesting incident that he ha dined membership in a r i '® n | in . j Melbourne club because that clu a rule barring Jews and ne ^ not give the club the opportune make distinctions in his case.