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Southern NOTES + + + (Continued from page 12) Gate City Lodge No. 144 of B’nai B'rith sponsored a state-wide conference in At lanta on Sunday, May 28, and attracted more than 1,000 leading Jewish citizens from all over Georgia. The first meeting of its kind ever held in the South, this conference is the first in a series of similar meet ings to he held each year. In order that local Jews may become better ac quainted with vital national problems concerning their race and also relate the important position the B’nai B’rith takes in the many problems, the Atlanta chap ter invited non-members as well as B’nai B'riths to attend the meeting. Plans for a state-wide B’nai B'rith As sociation were completed and the follow ing officers were elected: Louis J. I.ev- itas, of Atlanta, president; M. G. Michael, of Athens, vice-president; Leon Kletzky, of Atlanta, secretary; and Joseph Loewus, of Atlanta, treasurer. Herbert II. Lehman, governor of the state of New York, brought greetings from the New York B’nai B’rith, of which he is a member. Paul Block, prominent newspaper pub lisher, addressed the assembly in a plea for a united Jewry. Mr. Richard E. Gutstadt, of Cincinnati and Chicago, Membership and Special Activities Director of the B’nai B’rith, was the principal speaker of the occa sion. Mr. Gutstadt, who visited Atlanta two years ago and who wns responsible for the drawing of the largest attendance at any meeting of the order, addressed the conference on the many Jewish prob lems of the day and the important ac complishments achieved by his organiza tion in 28 different countries having B’nai B'rith lodges. Mr. Gutstadt, speaking on the Jewish situation in Europe, said that no militant or vindictive attitude should be com batted by a united Jewry, working along educational lines. lie asserted that the German situation has not been exaggerated but that an or ganized campaign of propaganda has been launched to popularize Hitler as the dictator of German affairs. Speaking of negotiations between United Satte officials and leaders of the B’nai B'rith and the American Jewish committee, he said, "the leaders of the joint committee who are outstanding representatives of American Jewry, have viewed with regret expressions of dis satisfaction over Washington’s attitude. It has been recognized as the manifesta tion of an intense emotional pressure, but in view of the very friendly* part played by the secretary of state, it is none the less regrettable." Known as an outstanding speaker throughout the country and the one per son who can solely take credit of securing more members in the order than any other official or member, Mr. Gutstadt started his career in the B’nai B’rith a quarter of a century ago and in spite of his many other social and personal welfare work has never set aside his important duties of the B’nai B'rith. At the age of 27 he was elevated to the presidency of District No. 4, head quarters at San Francisco, his home of earlier years. While on the west coast he took many important parts in the eco nomic and political affairs of his city. After ten years of successfully manag ing the affairs of District No. 4, one of the largest of seven districts in the United States, he was drafted to the present po sition as Membership and Special Activi ties Director of the entire order. Before becoming connected with the B’nai B'rith he was a printer and publisher. His appearance in the cities of New York, Boston, Philadelphia, Cleveland, Toronto and other large localities has been marked by unusually large gather ings which have been impressed by his earnestness, his eloquence and his under standing of Jewish issues and of Jewish conditions. Among other speakers on the pro gram were Col. M. G. Michael, Athens, Ga.; Rabbi I. E. Marcuson, Macon, Ga.; Rabbi F. L. Rosenthal, Columbus, Ga.; Isaac May, well-known business man of Rome, Ga.; Louis J. Levitas, Georgia Committeeman; Rabbi David Marx, Rabbi Harry H. Epstein, Herman Hey- rnan, V. H. Kriegshaber, all of Atlanta; Dr. Leon Banov, of Charleston, S. C. President of District Grand Lodge No. 5; and Harry A. Alexander, Atlanta, Fifth District Representative of the Constitution Grand Lodge. Simon Wender, a member of the A. Z. A., the junior order of the B’nai B’rith, addressed the gathering during the lunch eon on the program and accomplish ments of the Aleph Zadik Aleph. Frank Alan Constangy, President of the Ciatc City Lodge, was assisted by the fol lowing men: Attendance Committee, Sam E. Levy and Arthur Gottesman (A. Z. A.) ; Out-of-Town Attendance, L. J. Lev itas, Chairman, Arthur Heyman and A. W. Vajda. Program: Henry A. Alex ander, Chairman; H. S. Jacobs, Herman Heyman and L. J. Levitas. Arrangements Committee: Joseph Loewus and J. P. Tennebaum. Publicity was handled by Leon Kletzky. ▼ Among distin guished Ameri cans awarded de grees at the an ti u a 1 commence ment of () g I e - thorpe University, in Atlanta, Ga., were Governor Herbert H. I.eh- ma n , of New York; Bernard M. Baruch, of New Y o r k, and Paul Block, of Pittsburgh. Governor Herbert //. Lehman The degree of doctor of laws was conferred upon Governor Lehman. Phis recognition is most befitting of a man who has played so promi nent a part in politics, business and social work. His handling of liernarii Af. Harm h the affairs of the State of New York has been regarded as bril liant, which is characteristic of his success in en- d e a v o r s other than political. Paul Block and Bernard M. Baruch also re ceived the degree of doctor of laws. Block is one of the best known pub lishers in the country and is owner of newspapers in Pittsburgh, Toledo, Mil waukee, Newark and Duluth. Baruch is RICHARD E. GUTSTADT ”... . unusually large gatherings .... impressed by his earnestness ..." (See column 1) one of the outstanding men in American finance. He is very close to President Franklin Delano Roosevelt as a friend and unofficial adviser and was a close friend and adviser of the late President Woodrow Wilson. ▼ Among notable honors accorded recently at Emory University was the election of Simon Wender to Phi Beta Kappa, high est national honorary society. Wender’s school record has been one of outstanding marks and varied student activities. Dur ing his three years at Emory his marks have consisted of twenty-seven A’s out of a possible twenty-eight. Wender is the winner of the senior college scholarship and is a member of various student or ganizations, such as A. E. U. (junior col lege honor society), Inter-Fraternity Council and the orchestra. He is Presi dent of the Emory Chapter of Alpha Ep silon Pi and is a member of the staffs of both the Emory "Wheel!’ student news paper, and also the Emory "Campus," school annual. Wender is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Louis Wender, of Atlanta. ▼ Among the students of the graduat ing class of 1933 of Boys’ High School, of Atlanta, Ga., who attained high schol astic honors were Abe Getfen, Jacob H. Goldstein, Marvin C. Goldstein, Raymond Wender and Louis A. Zipperman. Geffen was an honor roll student with the third highest average of his class for three years and was also an outstanding de bater. Geffen, Jacob H. Goldstein, Wen der and Zipperman received gold B’s for honor record for the three years in school. Marvin C. Goldstein made the exceptional record of finishing in two years his prescribed three-year course. All were on the staff of the “Alciphron- ian," the school year book. Cam Jen, S. C. The South Carolina Federation of Temple Sisterhoods held its eleventh as sembly at Camden recently. Preceded by a meeting of the executive board the convention formally began with the registration of delegates. Mrs. Gus Hirsch, of Camden, gave the invo cation, and the vice-president of the Camden Sisterhood, Mrs. Sam Karesh, welcomed the visitors. Delegates heard the reports of the state officers, commit tee chairmen, and the local sisterhood presidents. Acting as toastmistress during the luncheon given at the Hotel Camden, Miss Sara Wolfe, president of the local Sisterhood, presented several guests, Mr. (Please turn to page 17) DECATUR CHEVROLET CO. 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