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Page 7 The Southern Israelite During his childhood, from 1854 to 1863, Nathan Straus lived in Talbotton, and his father, Lazarus Straus, sent him and his brother, Oscar Straus, to the Tal botton Baptist Sunday School where they were taught, principally from the Old Testament, by the late Hugh Hall, an honored resident of Talbotton at that time, and a member of the Baptist Church. It is unusual for a Christian church to hold a service for an orthodox Jew, hut this shows the breadth of spirit that prevails in this Southern town. The following program has been ar ranged for the occasion, to be interspersed with appropriate music: Summary of the Life of Nathan Straus—Miss Virginia Persons; The Straus Family in Talbotton—Col. J. A. Smith; The Karly Religious Training of Nathan Straus—Rev. R. F. Dennis, pas tor of the Methodist Church; The Min istry of Nathan Straus to Suffering Hu manity—Mr. Frank Jordan, and Nathan Straus as an International Philanthropist —Col. J. H. McGchce. The Jewish friends and relatives of the Straus family are cordially invited to be present, and the public generally is in vited. * * * Under the auspices of the Atlanta Chapter of Hadassah, the Women’s Zionist Organization of America, Mrs, Edward Jacobs, of New York, promi nent Zionist and national president of Hadassah, spoke at 8 o’clock from the pulpit at the regular Friday night services January 16, at the Ahavath Achim Synagogue, Washington Street and Woodward Avenue. * * # The Southern Regional Convention of Junior and Senior Hadassah held recently at New Orleans closed with election of officers and selection of this city as the 1932 meeting place over bids from Savannah, Ga., and Mont gomery, Ala. Miss Mary Frank, of Atlanta, was re-elected president of the Junior Section with these officers: Miss Helen Seff, of Atlanta first vice- president and editor of Bulletin; Miss Adele Kansas, of New Orleans, second vice-president; Mrs. Saul Lutsky, of Miami, third vice-president; Miss Mir iam Silverstein, of Shreveport, fourth vice-president; Miss Dinah Rausen, of Chattanooga, corresponding secretary; Miss Bessie Lang, of Savannah, re cording secretary; Miss Celia Fortas, of Memphis, treasurer. Vacancies in Senior offices were filled by election of Mrs. Morris Frank, of Atlanta, as corresponding secretary, and Mrs. Jo seph Cohen, of New Orleans, as re cording secretary. * * * The sixteenth annual banquet of In dependent Israel Lodge No 587, I. O. B. A., was held recently at the syna gogue with installation of officers for the ensuing year as the feature of the program. Those elected were Louis Geffen, president; P. H. Rudderman, vice-president; J. Frank, treasurer; S. Morris, recording secretary; I. Boro- choff, financial secretary; A. Troup, outside guard, and Dr. M. B. Copeloff, physician. * * * A symposium on the subject, “The Future of American Judaism’’, was presented by Sol Golden and Isaac M. Wengrow recently in the winter lecture series sponsored by the Ahavath Ac him Young Peoples Forum, held at the synagogue at Washington Street and V oodward Avenue. A musical pro gram was furnished by Miss Eleisa Levkoff and Paul Friedman. * * * I he Shcarith Israel Sisterhood were sponsors of a benefit bridge held re cently at Rich’s Tea Room. The bridge is an annual event, sponsored each year by the women of the Sisterhood, the proceeds being used for the various needs of the Shcarith Israel Syna gogue. Officers of the Sisterhood are Mrs. L. Frankel, president; Mrs. Simon Zimmerman, vice-president; Mrs. R. Spcctor, secretary, and Mrs. B. Kaplan, treasurer. * * * A dinner meeting of Gate City Lodge No. 144, B’nai B’rith, was held recently at the Standard Club, on Ponce de Leon Avenue. Henry A. Alexander, member of the Constitutional Grand Lodge, installed the following newly elected officers: Joseph A. Schlesinger, president; Abe L. Feldman, vice-president; Joseph Loewus, treasurer: Joseph M. Brown, secretary; Louis J. Levitas, monitor; Milton Klein, trustee; Harry M. Ger- shon, trustee; Abe Tcnenbaum, trustee; Dr. Sinclair Jacobs, trustee; Dr. L. C. Rouglin, trustee; E. Tourial, trustee. The names of the various committees were announced and plans for the year’s w r ork formulated. Services for Dr. Eugene J. Jacobs, 64, owner of the Eugene J. Jacobs drug store in Birmingham, Ala., and formerly a resi dent of Atlanta, who died at his home in Birmingham, were held recently. Pallbearers were M. G. Michael, Ed Steinheimer, Max Morris, Will Hirsh- berg, Abe Rich, William T. Rich, Oscar Venable, and Thomas H. Brannen. A native of Athens, Doctor Jacobs spent the early part of his life here, hav ing been formerly connected with the Jacobs Pharmacy Company with his brother, the late Dr. Joseph Jacobs. He was a graduate of the University of Georgia and of the Philadelphia College of Pharmacy. He was a Shriner and a member of King Hiram Lodge No. 774, F. & A. M. Surviving brothers are Dr. David H. Jacobs and Dr. Sidney H. Ja cobs, both of Atlanta. A nephew, Dr. Sinclair Jacobs, is president of the Ja cobs Pharmacy Company here. * * * The Junior frolics of the Atlanta Unit Junior Hadassah took place re cently at the Henry Grady Hotel ball room, with Miss Helen Seff in charge of arrangements. It is customery for Junior Hadassah, since its organization, to entertain the membership at some (Continued on page 12; Ship Via SOUTHEASTERN EXPRESS “The South’s Own Express Company” AND RECEIVE SUPERIOR EXPRESS SERVICE Davison- Paxon s Home Furnishing Sale January 26 through January 28 Lowest Prices in 15 Years! 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