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*HF MICROPHONE SPEAKS Continued from page 9) abruptly when the company nded in Maine without funds. ■ hr ' ipe compelled to disband, Israel fturn , to his parents, sufficiently sub- & rd t rettiOM the education his father T j n , f ,) give him. The theatrical virus | in his blood, however, and c continued to go to school, he i.^nt -pa re ,ime in wr 'ting a vaude- j|j e 3 School went out the window ^hrn a vaudeville contract came in the jnor The vaudeville circuit, one-night timlv I’ig city booking. Then Broad- tJV an I the musicals. The actors’ strike 11919 inspired Wynn to write, stage »nd pr *duce his own revue in a canvas ^ent Has produced and staged his own Lfatrst hits, such as “The Perfect Fool” ,nd “The Laugh Parade.” President Wilson decorated him for his share of cheering up America’s soldiery during the wai. Subscribes regularly to the Irwuh Federation of New York. Though L \ear» old, and a veteran, F.d Wynn rjever tasted defeat in any of his theatri- [al undertakings. Current news reports are that Ed S'tnn will head a large national hroad- rsiting rhain and as he recently said, harked by a person who dislikes Jews” when 'uch a statement is made, the jhr't person to pick would be Henry Ford But Ed Winn vigorously denied that he was concerned, and so now the main questions are who is backing Ed Wsnn and who dislikes Jews (aside [from Hitler). BFN BERNIE: Maestro of the air. His pitter-patter for malt has made him lone of the most widely popular orchestra headers in the country. Was first of eleven children of a blacksmith by the name of Ancel, who emigrated to Am erica from Poland, while Ben was still a tot. His father wanted him to become a ci \ il engineer and sent him to City Col lege in New York. But his mother, 'haring his ambition to become a musi cian, encouraged him to study music. Bernie s soft-spoken chatter while dem onstrating and selling violins in a large department store fell upon the appreci- iti\e ears of a vaudeville manager one dav and he was given a chance to do his inimitable stuff before a theatre audi ence. Organized a jazz band a little later and trouped up and down and across the country for a number of years, play ing in leading hotels in between vaude ville engagements. The rich, soft qual- l,v bis voice coupled with a genuinely »ophisheafed Kcnial sense of humor, are responsible for Ben Bernie’s enduring 'urrr's <m the air. Smokes cigars by the dozens. Likes golf, contract bridge, horses, and hamburger sandwiches. But nothing better than taking kindly digs " n the air at Walter Winched. When his mother was alive she used to call him ? n the telephone after every radio per formance and say: “Okay, Chicago— rnnie, you were wonderful.” His career 3' i een a noteworthy success with com- Pirativeljr few disappointments. AF I HUR TRACY: The excellent §e- ertiun of his programs, the novelty of his I he Street Singer,” and his con- rf rtina, which, incidentally he does not and cannot play—the combination of ‘ rse things brought him a popular- lt% vsith female radio listeners which only 3 ( ■’ ner can command. Unlike the pre- rf d s' stars, Tracy denied his Jewish- nr " ’or a long time, until he realized at ihe radio audience was entirely un- Pm idiced toward Jews. He is Ed Winn’s ’’tan, having also been born in the cm ’ Independence. Claims he inher- ,,e fl ‘* *i n f?ing talent from his parents, both were singers. Cultivated his v following the records of famous operatic tenors. While attending the University of Pennsylvania, where he was preparing for the architectural pro fession, he was a member of its glee club. Left the university to enter the Curtis Institute of Music. Prior to his radio debut, The Street Singer appeared in mu sical revues and operettas. Tracy’s hobby is aviation. BURNS AND ALLEN: The craziest comedy team on the air today. George N. Burns, retiring, solemn, in private life writes the incredibly ridiculous words that precede Gracie Allen’s irrepressible, insipid giggle. Up from the vaudeville ranks came George and Gracie who is his missus. They are radioland’s favor ite comedy duet because they dish out a style of humor too ingeniously lopsided for anyone to anticipate. Gracie is plagued with a menagerie for a family— brothers, sisters, mothers, fathers who do the wierdest things because they don’t really do them. As Gracie herself would say: “Ho-ho-ho. Have 1 got a family? You shoulda seen my brother the day he came out of jail. 1 like apples, don’t you? Well my brother didn’t like the cucumbers I sent him for Christmas. Ho-ho-ho.” Gracie burns ’em up. ■K EDDIE CANTOR IN ATLANTA (Continued from page 9) mob, burst in the restaurant, the proprie tor, scared by the mob and the sight of the officers, thought his place was being raided. The worldly cops recognized Eddie Cantor and expressed little wonder at the cause of the commotion. Tossing a bill to the colored waiter and settling the bill for the eats, Cantor, Jessel and their party elbowed their way through the admiring mass of humanity and sped amidst wild shouts of cheer back to the theatre. The crowds thinned out, the dum- founded waiter held tight to his un heard-of tip and the happy little restaur ateur blinked his eyes in bewilderment. * THE SETTLEMENT OF THE JEWS IN GEORGIA (Continued from page 5) to be noted bearing on the economic life of the early settlers. One is moved to ask. How did these people maintain themselves in this new land? In their former homes they were traders and a few of them mechanics. But there was little to trade here except to cure and handle furs and some of them were so engaged. One of Oglethorpe’s projects in settling the newcomers was to promote a scheme for silk culture and grape growing. It happened that among the settlers Abra ham DcLyon had been a grape grower in Portugal, and the attempt was made here to reintroduce these two industries. A poem in praise of both ventures is still preserved but there is so little docu mentary evidence concerning these enter prises that one does not know exactly why the projects failed. There is every reason to suspect that the pioneer years were severe trials for every one and gradually the settlers left the colony so that in ten years from the date of their arrival their number had so diminished that the congregation discon tinued, to be resumed, however, at a later date, a few years previous to the outbreak of the Revolution. Bear in mind that the Jews of Georgia were at this time very few. The paucity of their number is, however, counterbal anced by the prominent position occupied by them, especially in the cause of In dependence, which now becomes the se rious concern of all the colonies. Vic tims as the Jewish people had been of oppression, the few Jews in Georgia be came champions of the cause of liberty that was now agitating all other colonies along the seaboard. Many of their num ber who had, shortly after settling, moved north to Newport, New York and Penn sylvania, and some to South America, now returned so that at the outbreak of the Revolution there were a few valiant champions who gave themselves whole heartedly to the cause of Independence and were declared traitors to the mother country. There were also a few Tories. But among the patriots were the Sheftalls, C ohens, Munis, Pollacks and Seixas, who was a lieutenant in the Revolutionary War, as Shcftall was a general of the commissary and charged with the troops of Georgia. In planning the program for this Bi centennial celebration the chairman di vided it into three sections, as indicated on the program. I’he first period is con fined to the early settlement until the outbreak of hostilities and the Declaration of Independence. The second period cov ers the years from 1776 to 1861, and the third from 1861 to 1933. It is this in termediary period that is now to be sur veyed. Again it must be said that the few Jewish settlers siding with the patriots joined their fellow citizens. 'This state ment can be historically proven that the Jews of Georgia and the South in gen eral gave themselves heart and soul to the cause of Independence. 'They ren dered valuable services as officers and sol diers in the Revolution principally and were at their posts ever and always foremost in hazardous enterprises. One name, however, stands out so prominently that mention must be made of Mordicai Shcftall. His descendants still live in Augusta. Mordecai Sheftall and his son underwent hardships in the cause of liberty that were heroic. Cap tured, he was ordered shot but escaped and later when peace was declared, re turned to his home in Savannah and be came one of the important factors in the development of that city. In the pre vious period he was one of the founders of a society for organized charity, the “Union Society,” which organization it still in existence. It was then, and is still I suspect, composed of three reli gious groups: Catholics, Protestants and Jews. Mordecai Sheftall, whether placed aboard a prison ship or in civilian af fairs, set a pattern of civic pride and patriotic valor which his fellow Jews then as now have reason to emulate. Even unto this day they hold his memory for a blessing. He and some of the patriotic Jews of the South advanced considerable sums to the cause of liberty from the start. This money has never been refunded, although attempts have been made to reimburse their families who were often in straight ened circumstances immediately following the Revolution. One of the officers of the Revolution from Georgia was Lt. Abraham Seixas, whose brother, Rabbi Seixas of New York, was known as the “Fighting Rabbi of the Revolution.” Mention must also be made of the Munis family from whose ranks came two of the most patriotic women of the South in that period of the Revolution. Bear in mind that these people were, along with their patriotic fellow citizens, regarded as traitors to the mother coun try. A price was set on their heads and when Savannah was looted later in the war, their goods and chattels were con fiscated. At this time there were, it is estimated, about forty families in the col ony. But this list is fragmentary. It only (Please turn to page 14) Coiffeurs Let us prepare you for the Spring Parade, giving you an individual hair style to suit your personality. • MAISON ADOLPHE Biltmore Hotsl HE. 6835 S Kitchen Tested Ask for It at Your Grocer UNION INVESTMENT CO. D. C. 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