The Southern Israelite. (Augusta, Ga.) 1925-1986, March 28, 1930, Image 17

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Domestic Laundry RAIN I SOFT WATER USED ONLY Family Washing It ^ I HE POUN D I \ I E P II O N E 5 -069 3 I ORES T A T LIME JWKSONVILLE, FLORIDA J nr ksonville 9 s Finest And Largest Hotel modern fireproof In the Heart of the City 300 Rooms 300 Baths Radio in Every Room iates: $3.00 to $5.00 l »I> Breakfast 50e to SI.00 •usiness Luncheon 75c hie d'Hote Dinner $1.50 Dancing LIOTT W. BUTTS, Manager The Southern Israelite Page 17 IN THE LIMELIGHT (Continued from Page 14) SIR JULIAN KAHN has purchas ed Newstead Abbey, aneestrial home of George Gordon, Lord Byron, poet, and has presented it to the British nation. PRINCE CAROL is reported to be planning to part from Mme. Lupescu, the Jewish girl for whose love he renounced the throne of Rumania. It is said that this step is planned as part of an effort to reinstate himself in his country’s graces. MRS. NETTIE G. NAUMBERG, widow of the philanthropist Aaron Naumburg, has willed the entire Naumburg art collection to the Wil liam Hayes Fogg Museum at Harvard University, the collection including tapestries, jewels, statuary and paint ings, representing such artists as Rembrandt, El Greco, Reubens, Franz Hals and Murillo. Harvard is also to receive $100,000 to be used for cons.rutting rooms to house the collection to be named alter Mr. and Mrs. Naumburg. GOSSIP AND NEWS OF JEWISH PERSONALITIES (Continued from Page 16) DID YOU KNOW THAT David Warfield used to be an ush er at the old Columbia Theatre in San Francisco? Lou Tellegen, who first came to America as the leading man of Sarah Bernhardt, is of the same race as that deceased lady and that his name originally was Isidor Louis Barnard van Dammeler? Bernard G. Richards, secretary of the American Jewish Congress, who now spends all his time on Jewish political matters, used to be one of the most widely read Jewish writ ers? Though the official accounts say that he was born at Washington, D. C., A1 Jolson was accuany born in good old Lithuania? “Hillel the Ooserver,” who writes the column “Mirror of Washington,” Describing Jewish aspects of national politics, is Rabbi Louis J. Schwefel of Washington, who created a sub stantial tornado when he announced, several months ago, that Conserva tive Judaism would have to change its ways or perish? —Copyright 1930 by Seven Arts Feature Syndicate. HEBREW BENEVOLENT CONGREGA TION 6 c /o GOLD BONDS OFFERED The HiLernia Securities Company, Inc., is olfering *>Vc Gold Bonds of the Hebrew benevolent Congregation, which bonds are secured by a closed Mist mortgage on the pi Opel ty of the Congregation. For a safe investment these bonds are without ques tion one of the outstanding that has been olfered in a considerable length of time. The Congregation itself was organized sixty-three years ago, and is one of the eldest religious groups in Atlanta, and a.-ide from the Congregations of Savan nah and Augusta, the oldest Hebrew Congregation in Geoigia. 1 ue Temple is to consist of a main au- d.tuium seating one thousand and a re- I gicus s hod plant with a center audi- to. ium seating five hundred. The exte- lic. of the Temple will be of old Virginia Brick and Lmestone trim. The structure w.ll he set off by a high copper dome mounted upon a colonnade of twelve col umns, while the front entrance will be maiked with a portice of four large col umns and four smaller ones. The Canal Bank & Trust Company of New Orleans is the trustee for these bonds. Further information may be ob tained ty communicating with the Hi bernia Securities Company, Inc., Atlanta, Georgia. GRAND OPERA NEWS Atlanta’s twentieth season of grand opera, presented by the most famous opera organization of the world, the Metropolitan of New York, will be opened at the Auditorium on Thursday night, May 1, and four per formances will be given including a matinee on Saturday. As in the past, special attention is being paid to out-of-town patrons, for opera in Atlanta is an “all-southern’’ event and its promotors desire to en courage attendance from other cities and towns in every way possible. While Atlanta citizens will have no opportunity to purchase seats until April 7, when season tickets go on sale for one week only, reservations may be made by out-of-town patrons at any time, and will be filled in the order of their receipt. Thursday night, May 1: Chnrpen- tier’s opera in French, “Louise”, nev er before presented in the South. With Lucrezia Bori, Antonin Tran- toul, Ina Bourskaya, Leon Rothier and nearly forty principal singers. Conductor, Louis Ilasselmans. Friday night, May 2: “Trovatore”, with Rosa Ponselle, Martinelli, Julia Claussens, Giuseppe Danise and others. Conductor, Tullio Serafin. Saturday afternoon, May 3: “La Boheme,” with Gigli, Bori, De Luca, Edit ha Fleischer and others. Conduc tor, Vincenzo Bellezza. Saturday night, May 3: Double bill, ‘.Cavalleria Rusticana”, with Leonora Corona, Gladys Swarthout, Armand Tokatyan and others. Followed by “Pagliacci” with Martinelli, Queen Mario and Lawrence Tibbett. Con ductor, Vincenzo Bellezza. The sale of season tickets will be gin at the store of the Cable Piano Company on Monday, April 7, and continue for one week. The price range is as follows: Arena (main floor) $26, $22, and $16.50 per seat, for four performances. Dress circle (raised tier of seats behind boxes), $22, $16.50 and $12. Balcony, $15, $12 and $10. Tickets for separate performances will go on sale on April 21, to con tinue through the season. The price range is: Arena, $7, $6.50 and $5.50. Dress circle, $6.50, $5.50 and $3.50. Balcony, $4.25, $3.50, $3 and $2. No war tax is imposed as the opera is not a profit-seeking enterprise. Orders for seats addressed directly to the Music Festival Association, 84 Broad Street, will receive prompt at tention. FLORIDA THEATRE FORSYTHE at NUENAN PHONE 5-7370 Watch For Dates on “The Vagabond King” with DENNIS KING and SEANETTE McDONALD A I'uhlix Theatre Home of Paramount Picture* JACKSONVILLE, FLA. Family Washing By The Pound At Attractive Prices Soft Water Used Exclusively PIIONE 5-3150 DUVAL HILDITCH Laundry 8TH AND WALNUT STS. JACKSONVILLE, FLA.