A false; friend, like &] shadow,- attends only while the sun shines. Note:. After receiving numerous Inquiries as to -what Jewish students •vVere accomplishing at the universities and high schools, the writer at this juncture turns over the complete column, in reviewing scholars and their respective activities. nt a'i —uti-elsaa mail matter on January 27tfa, 1821, at poatofUee at Omaha Nebraska, under the Act or March a. 1878.
Jewish High School Students Make Honor Group
Jews Gave Africa
The recently organized Quill and Scroll, national high school Journalism organization now carries the names of some of Omaha's younger set Members of this group are chosen because of their knowledge of newspaper work. Following are the high school stu- Social Service Conference Opens dents who are members of the organin Des Moines ization: Lee Rosenblatt, Euth Ziev, Betty Steinberg, Ida Tenenbaum, JEWISH PEOPLE SHOW THE Prances Simon, Ethel Ackerman, WAY IN PHILANTHROPY Goldie Bachman and Jeanette Eesnick. . Des Moines, IOWEU ( J . T. A.) —
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Lincoln ZL 6. T. Chapter Entertains at Big Founders Day Feast The Lincoln hotel was the scene of one of the gayest banquets staged this year, when members of Alpha Theta chapter of Zeta Beta Tau fraternity at the University of Nebraska, were hosts to visiting alumni. Omaha Z. B. T. men who attended the affair are: Louis Somberg, Nathan E. Jacobs, Arthur Goldstein, Jack Newman and Leo Chaiken. Clyde Krasne of Council Bluffs also attended. Manuel Iseman, outgoing president of the Lincoln? chapter welcomed the visitors and gave a short take. Lester Allan Lapidus of Omaha, the ingoing executive, also made an address to the collegiate gathering. * * *
Critics Hail Local Girl as Marvelous Musician
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Miss I d a Lustgarten, president of t h e Sigma Delta Tan sorority a t N e b r a s k a •university, entertained friends a t a recital Sunday a t Temple t h e a t e r , Lincoln, .Nebr. N e w s p a p e r critics a g r e e t h a t the young Omaha girl is a whizard when i t comes t o tickling t h e ivories. graduation. • t h i s summer, Mass L u s t g a r t e n plans on teaching piano i n Omaha f c r one y e a r . ' S o m e t i m e in 1929 she plans on winding tip h e r studies in P a r i s and other European musical centers. '
Governor John J." Hammill of Iowa, in a n address a t t h e opening session of t h e National Conference of Jewish Social Service here,:; gave credit to. t h e J e w s of America f o r t h e develops m e n t of t h e - Community Chest i d e a in fincndng a n d administering phila n t h r o p i c work, _ .••': • " Jewish federations^ according to Governor Hammill," h a v e been organized i n t h e l a r g e s t centers of Jewish population for t h e co-ordinated cont r o l of social service agencies and their exptrience ; h a s m e t w i t h such success t h a t g e n e r a l communities h a v e followed t h e i r example and have thereby avoided much overlapping of activity while a t the"! same t i m e saving measurably- in overhead costs. "The J e w s of America h a v e combined efficiency and sentiment to t h e advantage of both," declared Governor Hammill. -. '^Numbering some 4,000,000 souls in this country the J e w s spend $40,000,000 annually f o r organized philanthropic w o r k of various kinds. Of t h i s sum the* Jewish federations spend upwards of $20,000,000 annoallyV ?12,000,0bo of .this sum being raised through d i r e c t - a p p e a l s from t h e general; Jewish, public" A n additional $15,000,000 is raised for foreign relief -work^ Palestinian w o r k
Sigma Alpha Mu Up In Field Though not .in the high realm, the Sigma Alpha Mu group at Nebraska university was well up in the scholarship list. Quite a few Omahans helped boost" the newly formed chapter up the ladder. * * *
Dave is Coming David Sher,' student at Harvard law school will be home in a few weeks to spend the summer vacation with bis parents, Dr. and Mrs. Phillip Sher. Dave has been active among the law group, and within a short time 'ol John Harvard will be proud of the Omaha youngster. «r
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Illinois Claims Omahans Marcus Krasne and Joseph Turner are now attending the Illinois university. Turner is making a name'for himself on the baseball team while Krasne is rapidly advancing in the world of track. * * *•
Rah! Rah! Michigan Lester Slosberg and Max Guttman will soon be back from Michigan university. Both of these Omaha boys are well known in the younger society set Phil Krasne of Council Bluffs, dramatist and lawyer of wide reknown, will also visit across the big muddy this summer. * * •
OMAHA, NEBRASKA, THURSDAY, 3IAY.12,. 1927
POLICE PREVENT RIOTS IN BERLIN WHEN HITLERITES HOLD MASS MEETING Berlin (J. T. A.)—A' huge antiSemitic mass meeting took place here yesterday," called under the auspices of the followers of Adolph Hitler. Three thousand Hitlerites filled the hall to listen to addresses on the subject: "Jacob Goldschmidt is -Germanys Misfortune". Representatives of the liberal German press were ordered from the hall. The representative of the "Lokal Anzeiger" was forcibly ejected. The meeting proceeded in tumult •until 300 polictemen occupied the building and made a search for weapons. They succeeded in confiscating a large number of firearms. Thirty persons were arrested.
of The B'nai B'rith iHspiiiiig u«. D.' Jewry. St. Louis Bodies $80,000.00; District Ko. 1 -to 'Raise $750,000.00 EVERY PART OF THE COUNTRY SHOWS SUCCESS
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BARON ROTHSCHILD ESTABISHES FRENCH RESEARCH INSTITUTE Paris (J. T. A.) A French Institute for the study of, biology, chemistry and physics modelled after the Rockefellar Foundation "in America, -will'be established by a fund donated by Baron Edmond de Rothschild. Baron Etiraond donated the amount of 38,000,000 francs for the establishment of the Institute. Four of the best known scientists in France will form the first Board of Directors. They are; Jean Perrin, winner, of the Nobel Prize for Physics, Professor Job of the Sorbonne, Prof. Mayer of the" College of France and Pierre JGirard, Director of the School of Higher Studies at the Sorbonne.
Complete Cast Preparing for Final Rehearsals for the Annual Operetta—Report Hapid Sale of Tickets Japans beautiful summer scenes and its quaint costumes, be beautifully protrayed in the presentation of "Princess Chrysanthemum," Japaneses Operetta, on Saturday and Sunday cyefcings, May 14 and 15, at the Jewish Community Center Auditorium, "Princess Chrysanthemum" by C. King Proctor, was recentlypresented by the Chicago Civic Opera Company, is considered bx critics one of his finest work. '
Cincinnati.—-The story of how St. Louis Jewry responded to the ?2,000,000 B'nai Brith Wider Scope Campaign is one of the glowing chapters in the account of contemporary American Jewish Life which is concerned The story opens with a great fete tares in support of Alice Brafiy, largely with -the efforts of the Jews of the country to preserve their culbeing held in honor of the coming Ferguson and Norman Kerry. "M^,. tural inheritance. With a quota of age of the emperor's daughter, Prin- Jahr also has had several setmone in $60,000, St. Louis has crossed the cess Chrysanthemum. She is loved stock and is the author of ft «rnft-»?t $80,000 mark. by Prince So-True, and returns his play that was used as 8. vehicle Mi The B'nai Brith Wider Scope Cam- Accept Quota of $750,600 in $2,000,- affection; but he has a rival in the Keith time by Jean Munsell, wife of paign says in^ effect: "We Jews are 000 Campaign; Bog'en Outlines person of Prince So-Sli, who kidnaps Warren .Munsell, director vi tWLarge Attendance of Laymen Marks accused of tiot caring what becomes Purposes of Wider Scope the princess. Finally Prince So-True Theater Guild productions of Nfrv. Session of us. We are told we have fallen to • ... Work rescues the princess and brings her York, and niece of Mrs. Henry Har a material leve! and that a glorious Bertha Greenhouse &B Princsw*. v to the emperor, who in turn consents Atlantic City, N. J. (J. T. A.) — history will end with pur generation. New York (J." T. A.) — Maurice marriage. Chrysanthemum, and her lover, to their A call to the Jews of America not to The B'nai Brith believes that the Jews Bloch, minority leader, in the New So-True,' played by Dave Bishoff, Mrs. Herman Jahr is director. Mrs. be misled by passing fads, frequently offered • as attractive substitutes and of America want to perpetuate the York Legislature, was. elected and Jahx is a graduate of Columbia Uni- "The Davm of Love", "in the not to gauge their spiritual strength cultural and 'spiritual contributions installed as president of District No. versity in New York City where she scene. Sam Minkin as the stern Vttn1, Independent Order B'nai Brith at took work under Clayton Hamiltonj peror, and Marion Grapti as Prin.-.-by the wealth of their charitable in- pf their fathers."' stitutions but rather to concentrate And so the Wider .Scope Campaign the annual convention of the District and Brander Matthews. She was also j So-Sli, the villian, both take thftittheir efforts about the synagogue was was projected to .give the Jews of held at the Hotel Astor, New York, a student at Yvette Guilbert's school part with unusual taletit. Others in the cast arc: sounded by leaders of the United America an opportunity to determine yesterday.. • • • of the theater, and appeared in picTn-r.Ip Bc*s Synagogue at the opening.- of the their future.; ffcrougli their response, A quota of. $750,000 in the I. O. B. Dn-Du Lillian Slut*trj' fifteenth annual convention of the or- the Jews of Sfe. .Louis have .shown B. Wider-Scope Campaign for §2,Ywm-Xnm Bess Hnyfeio T iyiian Ch«<3RC<>t ganization here yesterday. that they have an ..intelligent under- 000,000 wasaccepted for the district, (Maiden. Bttpncilng I'Tlneess) Close to a thousand delegates from standing of the? problem of Jewish which, comprises New York, the "New Ftilrj- Mtionbeam t.ydia all parts of the country and from survival. The appeal to them tras for England, States ana Eastern Canada. (The PrinccBE' <3<x»tl Genius) Two hundred delegates were presCanada are attending the sessions at the support of the-cultural agencies , Hrmaix of the B'nai Brith.—the Hfflel Founda- ent, representing 69 lodges in New The .animal opening of the High-} (Court. Chamberlain) the Hotel Breakers. land Country Club will be held on j _ Enfb At the two sessions reports and tions at universities, and the Aleph York, - Connecticut, Maine, Massa- Saturday evening, May 28. Elaborate Saucer-Eyes Ceti .addresses were delivered by r Eabbi Zadik Ateph. for Jewish young men chusetts, New Hampshire," Ehode Is- -plans are being made by the combined Sprites: Helen(Wizard Btonm. Bfrttef t Sajaoel-ltL X3ohen^E3£sufee Director, -trideb .Jibe; laBd "Vcrmttat.-'jEnd -Esstera Canada, ladies' sM'Tueif«" coSftnittee" to urafce; France!? Goodman, Revs" MalssJsocJE. and t»th^,..,jservira^.....by- ji tt with a membership of -ever 8,009.aridj Dr. Herman ' Abramowitz" of Order hopes to bring •cp a generaHon agencies. Jewish sqcial>«ervice KlfseljpftbaUm, A banquet was'.'held last -night at this cperar.g the best in. -the history Mppett. IdaKelwpca Ivors, Joaiwttfc" Turner. taken the load in the XJnited States Montreal, President of the organiza- of competent Jewish leaders, well of the club. Green; LiilTMi Bnykin. t*«Kl» B in immigration work- T'rom the very tion." An outstanding feature of the grounded in Israel's future and cap- the Hotel Astor, and was attended by The ballroom of the club will be mine Grace Levin, EBther Spar. 900 members of the New York Iorges able of inspiring a desire for cultural convention was the large number of Pins*. Eesg Horwieli, earliest .immigration, irush in the '80s decorated during the -coming week. Tn»m»T»«>pie: r Klein. Atine BisoE,, Bens to the present time, the EducationaT lay delegates, larger than : at any self-preservation among their people. and their friends.' United States The catering- for the dinner will be Mary Claire Shames, Rebpfcm The Jews of St. LOTUS heard the ap- Senator Robert" F. Wagner, Attorney Atfeiaid? Greenbetar; Alliance of New York and .the Jewish of the previous conventions. '• in charge of the Fontenelle Hotel. A Greenberp. General Nathan .Ottinger, AssemblyGerber, Ssther Goodmsn. Clara peal a t a dinner on April -4th which Eabbi Morris Schussheim"' ".opened Settlement of, Cincinnati have, .been Pauline Shapiro Jinx Oiot. .7oft I*. C«J»P*.. man Maurice Bloch, Dr- Boris D. special dinner is being arranged for Tsadore Elewitn. Lioni* BikHn, G«we^ doing this type of work along witK the ^convention with prayer. This was opened the campaign in that : city. Bogen, executive . secretary of the this dance. Snm ' "W'Wte, •••Stewart And they responded immediately by followed by a greeting of Dr. AbramGivot, Simon Gresn, scores of similar agencies., As a fei-' A special orchestra has been enOrder and Dr. Israel Mattack, Eabbi GoWen Butterfly Jean low American and as Governor of owitz. Joseph B. Perskie, city solicitor contributing one-third of their- quota. of the; liberal Synagogue, London, gaged for the season. (Pupil of .MIBR Annette KSklitO the Commonwealth of Iowa, I wel- of Atlantic City, welcomed the dele- . Judge Harry M. Fisher, of Chicago, were the speakers. lieonard OberMiss Anne Rubacfe. SHentBt come the representatives of the 220 gates on behalf of the city author- was the principal speaker at the mever acted • as teastmaster. C R E I 6 H T 0 N GRABS dinner. He pointed out that with the The Daramtic Council, -which ities as well as on behalf of the local organizations for the social good here TO B E E N T E R T A I N E D (ordinates all dramstic prodoctiuti*. exclusion of immigration with its Jewish community. assembled," he declared. • j the Center, and the Y. M. feftd T Jewish intellectual leaders, and with ^William J. Shroeder of Cincinnati, Dr. Cyrus Adler, president of the the decline of the influence of the HEBREW CLUB TO HONOR Tfae Pi Delta Sigma fraternity o£lH. A. are in'charge of thfe op6T JewishTheological Seminary of PAST-PK&islDJiMI&j creighton University will honor their j Mrs. Herman Jahr is director. president of the conference, presented America, brought greetings from that synagogue and the tome, the hope the annual report reviewing the institution. graduating members at . a Mid-May i is being assisted by Mrs, S&tfi rests with such institutions as the Menibers of the- Omaha Hebrew frolic to take place next Tuesday,fin charge of musical nnmbefiB; year's work. : ", , " Rabbi Max Drob of New York Hillel Foundations. Club will meet to honor the pastJewish agencies .should, examine brought greetings from the Eabbini- The leaders who were responsible presidents of the club on Tuesday May 17, at the Highland Country dolph Soldi, orchestra, Dorothy their functions continuously in order cal Assembly of the Jewish TheologiClub. The fratres who receive their ben, dramatic coach, Annette, $ to determine which of their activities cal Seminary. Herbert J. Boeder for the success of the St. Louis effort evening, May 17 at the. Jewish Com- degrees this June are: Milton Abra- ballet dancing, Mrs, Meyer are justified a. sseparate activities and spoke for the Young People's- League, are Aaron Waldheim, honorary chair- munity-Center. According to the hams, Law; Isaac SternMll, Medicine; costume designs; Mrs. FMlipp which may definitely be transferred i In his review of the , p a s t . year man of the campaign; Karl M. Vets- committee in -charge there are nin- David W. Cahn, Dentistry; Martin nek, makeup, Mrs, teen living past-presidents and these to general communal agencies, accord- Eabbi Samuel M. Cohen told. of. the burg and Louis C. Steinberg, co- men will occupy a place on the stage Gluckman, Pharmacy; Herman Sme- stage manager, Mrs. M. P. 'Leve«*«;. chairmen; Sydney M. Shoenberg, hoff, Pharmacy, and Izadore E3ewitz, business manager, and Mrs. lr«'-s ing to Harry L. Lurie, superintendent increase in the membership and the Judge A. B. Frey and J. E. Lehman, and will be on the program. Stalmaster, wardrobe mistress. Pharmacy. of the Jewish Social Service Bureau general progress the -United Syna- vice chairmen; Aaron Fuller, treasurReservations for seat« can b* Hugo Heyn's Orchestra will furnish of Chicago, who presented a paper on gogue is making. In many cities, he er, and Oscar* Leonard, executive A special program is being arranged by the club, according to A. .D. at the Jewish' Community C*»*er the music for this affair, which will the Character of Relationships of said, these membership enrollments director. Frank, president of the club. close the social season for the frater- fice or through the ticket Jewish Agencies "with Public or Non- are still in progress. In the ranks of j. nity. The patrons are Mr. and Mrs. headed by Isaac SteresMl s&d Sectarian -.-.Agencies ;iri. the Tield of the United Synagogue there are at Sam Beber and Mr. and Mrs. Irvin Alperhv Family Welfare. the present time 229 congregations, Stalmaster. 262 - sisterhoods,. and 119. young people's organizations, juaking a total JEWISH .MAUFACTUREE. of 610 organizations in every part of IN' POLAND GOES'$16.00© ; the country, he said. . FOR-SANITAKIUM
United Synagopi Opens Convention in Atlantic City
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David A- Brown Receives Gottheil Medal for to World Jewry, -in. 1926
Special Zionist Tuesday Efeiiffig at J. C G.
At the regularaneeting of ^the Zionist Organization -to- be held Tuesday evening, May 17, at the Jewish Community Center, plans; and preparations will be made for •» banquet to be given in honor of Harry «A. Wolf,, Nebraska Chairman of the "United Palestine "Appeal for 1927. Other important business will be Look—Jewish Poetess . transacted at this meeting. Members The following verse was written by are urged to attend. Miss Betty Steinberg," who graduates from Central high school in June. The poem won the praise of high school "LIFE OF CHALUZIM" officials and was printed in the CenA picture depicting the life of the ( tral Register. The poem follows: Chaluzim of alestine "will be shown % To My Mother at the Jewish Community Center on " - When I think of love that you have Tuesday, May - 24. D. Hoz, Police given me,. . Commissioner of Tel-Aviv will be the You—so true as only you could be; "When I recount the deeds that you principal speaker. have done To snake my life a full and happy one, O'er; me there steals a deep, a sacred; SCHWARTZBARD _ mood; , TRIAL SET DEFINITELY For*.you alone is felt a glorious love, FOR JUNE A ^xm for you, My Mother, who had been L My moulding power, my closest, Paris (J. T. A,)—The trial of , ' dearest kin. Sholom Schwartzbard, slayer of SeAh! That in some way I might to mion Pettura, -•will definitely take place by the end of June, according you show The gratituae that in my heart does to a statement made yesterday by Hi glow; ' '" ' ,," Henri -Torres, counsel for- Schwarjtzli but in some clear w a y T could bard.. . , ." _. „ express * Delightful thoughts of you that I "• Upon hisretnrn to Paris M. Torres • - ~~ ^-possess;— . . .. denied to a representative of the Jew' A . fo^gfr of. adoration .I'd erect, ish. Telegraphic .Agency all rumors To pwwe to yon my love, pure, so that the trial would i e . postponed. ' . ', loirs*.
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National Honor for Greatest Achievement in Cause of Judaism tion of $10,000 for the erection of. a E. B. Lodge will present Yoffi sanitarium, for tubercular patients taken from April Showers, ••- .-•.-• Awarded 'by Zeta- Beta .Taa .1&-Leftder;jof:.was made by the Jewish, .manufac- day,.May 29, at the Ssv^hln United Jewish Campaign T d performance*'w# rf turer Trilling of this .city. The con- ty.Center. Two tribution was made, to the Toz, the] given at S p.' m. and 8:15 p. t*>*. ,At the last meeting of. the I Board of Managers and Directors • of the PRESENTATION CEREMONY AT FRATEKNITY*S DINNER Society for the protection of the' elaborate entertainment -will
Jewish Community Center, it was -voted to have a Special Summer Membership dining the warm season. The membership will be good from June 15 until September 15 and is open to all those who are not members of the Center. The rates will be 96 for all those between 16 and 21 years of age, inclusive, and $3 for those under 16. Those over 22 will have to purchase a regular yearly membership. All money paid on Summer Memberships will be credited towards yearly memberships to those who have never been members of the Center.
- David A. Brown of Detroit, national temity, to an American citizen, Jew chairman of the $25,000,000 United or Gentile,, selected as having renJewish Campaign, was presented with dered the greatest service to world the 1926 Eichard Gottheil Medal for Jewry in the preceding twelve-month, outstanding service to Judaism in the; by ballot of a committee of eleven presence of over 300 members of the j editors of leading weeklies in the JewZeta Beta Tau Fraternity at the an-Jish -field, representing cities from New nual "Old Timer's Day" banquet at j York to Los Angeles. The committee the Hotel Astor/New York City, May which elected Mr. Brown as the out10. Harold Riegelman, chairman of standing' amtmg all other Americans the dinner made the presentation ad- considered for the honor consisted of dress in the ceremony of conferring Herman Bernstein, editor of the Jewthe medal on Mr. Brown. ish Tribune, New York City; AlexThe other speakers were United ander Erin, editor of thr ~*~' JewStates District Attorney Charles H« ish Advocate? Joseph Cummins, ediTutle, Federal Judge N. Moscowitz, tor of the .California Jewish Review; president of Zeta Beta Tau, and Pro- Jacob Fishnisa, managing editor ' of fessor Eichard Gottheil of Columbia the Jewish Morning Journal, New University, former president of the York City; Felix N. Gerson, editor of PALESTINE ART GOODS DISPLAYED HERE fraternity, in whose honor the medal the Philadelphia Jewish Exponent; is named. The program was broad-! Charles Joseph, editor of the A shipment of art goods made in casted by Station WENY of New burgh J e w i s h Criterion: Jacob Palestine at *he Ballel School- of Art York to reach 4,000 .Zeta Beta Tau Landau, managing editor <sf the Jewhas 'been received in Omaha and men holding local chapter re-usions isi Telegraphic Agency; Isaac Landbe on exhibition at the Jewish Com- shmiltaaeoasly that evening in 36 man, editor of the American -Hebrew, munity -Center next week. These cities from coast to coast. Rsbbi GErson B*. Levi, editor of the articies will be displayed -smler the ~ The -Gottheil medal is awarded an- Chicago Hef brra ' Advocate, Eabbi auspices of the Yoxm^ nually by Sets Beta Hsu, the fore- Silber, ef the citsmost nations! Jewish collegiate £m-
tlie picture. Health of the Jewish Population. Mrs. Sato Beber, The American Jewish Joint Distri«•* bution Committee has allotted the entertainment; "has amount of $2,000 for the same pur- sell tickets.. The captains erf to *e>Mu-,i their lieutenants to assist iiten-, it C«* pose. sale of the tickets. The tol • * * captains were chosen: Mrs. May 5.—(J. T. A.)—Bernard Baron has given the amount of Alberts, Mrs, -Sam "Wolf, 16A £1000 for the Newspaper Press Fund Bess Greenberg, Mrs. EtRtnft and £10,000 for the "Westminister j Lillian Cooper, Mrs. l&becc*. Mina Preedman, Anne Blank. Ophthalmic Hospital. Adler, Mrs. Harry Speaks to Bible-Students in This .program is Pilgrim T. E, Barker of Brooklyn, tion with Coaatttmity N. Y., nationally known speaker, will address a class of the .Xntera&tional Reception for Babbi | Bible Students Association »t Frepfc bbi Epsfcfeia of Paiestino w i t Si* mont,- Nebr., on Thursday evening;, a guest'in'the -city on May St». t u s * May 19. His subject will be "Pal- are being made for tlse rec€J>t.kffii ft. estine for the Jew—Why?" Rabbi Epstein. Committees ffwfc *^ p will meet durlnt tt» JEWISH ' LEADERS ATTEND POLISH 'STATE 'RECEPTION • "Warsaw: <J. ^ ; A,>—The -.Jewish; grre Clu» Member popxslataon of S"^; od was repxesen1;ed IS I em hers of the- Idneofa Cii8i?»fafet' a t tbe 'Ktst8Kxeception given by Presi- the Ii.-re Qub will be the >isnt Moscicki en Ctrasfcltutatfm Day. guests • ana • meeUag gusstsu «S; Among -fee ^u?sts invited to the re- Compeer, chapter Sund^T ception TPere Chaplain Mixes and Bab- mpmbers of the SSOBX City bi Perfesatfcej - - ^ will also TR "fee .Osssh*