Attractive Organization Housed in Kincheng Building 'A large number of the 150 members of the Maccabean Club, attend ed the formal opening of the Club's in the Kincheng Bank fon Sunday between noon and 2 pam, Friends and prospective members attended as well.
The Maceabean Club is primarily 4 Jewish organization, a social club for men, founded, as one of the speakers' said, to perpetuate Judaism in Shanghai and to co-ordinate and' national faetions of Jewry in Shanghai. The name of the Club refers to the Jewish national hero, Judas Maceabeus, a general who in the of Christ resisted the impos of Antiochus Epiphanes, the Roman Jeader in Asia Minor.
'The Club is situated on the second floor of the building and ca be approached by two lifts, 'Thre large rooms are mow available for members' use, the library, the! billiard room and combined dining: yom and bar room. Owing to unforeseen circumstances the Club has been deprived of the use of rooms which eventually will be placed at their disposal. Neatly decorated and with all appointments harmonizing, the Club inlay well be proud of thei premises, The Club's Attractions Toasts were drunk to the prosperity of the new organization, and!
Her a very good luncheon, Mr.
gensburger, President of the Cll in welcoming members and guests, spoke as follows:—Some of you may think that we have chosen a Scots name but, I can assure you that there is nothing! Scots about it, it is the name of a Tewish hero of olden times.
1 do not intend to make a long] speech, as you are all anxious to home besides now-n-days every thing long in out of fashion such a8 tong coats, is a xeveat pity that we have to open the Club with three rooms only, but it could not be helped and we must be patient until November when we shall have gonsidermore 0 these are nice, modern, bright, airy rooms, with @ cool air installation, and members will be glad) to come here during the hot sumier months after a hard day's work in their offices to refresh themselves both inside and out, During the winter months the rooms will be well heated—they are already comfortably, T may say elaborately, furnished and the committee will do their best to make members and their guests comfort able, and they hope that, although the space is limited at present, members will enjoy their leisure hours within these walls.
We have ood billiard tables and Tam proud to say that amongst the present members we have quite a few good players and expect, that they will challenge in the' near future, members of other clubs, and beat them.
We have a nice, cozy reading room with a good. assortment of papers, books and magazines aust the bar will compare with any Shanghai, Our caterer is well known and has a very stood reputation; the kitchen will be of the best as we are promised the best cook in the market. To make this club a financial success rests now with i bers and if each member will bring, only one new member, within the next six months we shall find ourselves in a very good financial position.
This, gentlemen, is all T have to T ask you now to raise your with me, to the Prosperity of the Maccabean Club.
Other influential members, cluding Mr. SIN, Joseph, Dr... Holper, and My. G. Sokolsky spoke: also.
The committees follow: ieepredenes Se Davids Gensburger, president; A.
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