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Of the 14 Central Conference Of TABLE OF CONT NT E S . PAG E L s of Offic rs i t e , S n n Co s ta di g mmittee , Tem ora r Co s p y mmittee , Pro r of Con n on g am the ve ti , S ss on of ul 2 e i J y , B n n Pr er R . ay by e jami , f Kr usko A dr ss o Wlco Dr . d e e me by a pf . r ro o n W n k r Teleg am f m J h a ama e , A D r ss r . co W s dd e by Tal tt illiam , D M M l z n r r ro r . Teleg am f m ie i e , ’ Pr s n s M ss e ide t e age , n n Tr u o Osc r . Co ib te the late a J he , Tribute on the late Aaron Lowenheim S ss on of u e i J ly 3, L s of M rs Pr s n i t embe e e t , ’ r sur r s R or T ea e ep t , R or of Co on Un on H mn ep t the mmittee i y al , A n n to o f M n me dme t Time eeti g , R or of Corr s on n S cr r ep t the e p di g e eta y , Report of the Committee on Rabbinical Qualifi cations M rs embe hip , Report of the Advi sory Committee T r s of R r eleg am eg et , Co un c on ro A r c n w s H s or c Ex on mm i ati f m me i a Je i h i t i al hibiti , N li c h r n r n a B L r ro R E. Ca s r V ette f m abbi , ega di g i gi i ill R s ight , R solu on on S L r e ti aid ette , R solu on En o rs n A nc Isr Un rse e ti d i g the llia e aelite ive lle , Sess on of u i J ly 4, R or of the Pu c on Co ep t bli ati mmittee , R or of Co o n Non- Affilia ted ep t mmittee , ’ Report of the Co mmittee on President s M e ’ D Sin r s A r ss on Enc c o r . ge dd e y l pedia , Discussion on Zioni sm R so u on on r c s e l ti T a t , Resolu ion En orsin Public ion Soci t d g at ety , PAG E Report of Auditing Committee on Publicatio n Committee R or s ep t , ’ D L r s E c on a s Honor r M r r . M aye le ti a y embe , R so u on Co n n N on F r Sc oo e l ti mme di g ati al a m h l , R so u on Co n n C u u u Soc ietv e l ti mme di g ha ta qa . Patriotic Ex ercises S ss on o f u e i J ly 5, ’ f o n Mr VVeinsto c k s L r s n A Report o Committee . ette Re pecti g t titude ow r s sus T a d Je , R o r of Co on Su r Sc o o ep t mmittee mme h l , Repo rt of Committee on Quarterly Review ’ R o r of Au n Co o n r sur r s R o rt ep t diti g mmittee T ea e ep . R so u on to M New Or ns e l ti eet at lea , R or of Co on nk s ep t the mmittee Tha , R o r of Co on R so u o ns ep t the mmittee e l ti , n n of F Ma x Mu r R so u on i Ho or . e l ti elle , Re soluti on in Honor o f the Seventieth Birthday of Maye r Fr n iedma , Resolution in Honor o f the Centenary o f the Bi rth of Zacharias Fr nk a el , Pri ze for Mono graph on Zacharias Frankel R on on o n R F k so u . s e l ti late J h i e , Rep ort of Committee on Nominatio ns E c on of Offi c rs le ti e , R so u ons on A o Neuba uer e l ti d lph , R so u on in R r nc to Con r nc S rmons e l ti efe e e fe e e e , A ourn n dj me t , F riday Evening a nd Saturday M orning Service s A n x ppe di , A A r ss Dr . C rus r dd e by y dle , nne h in n H. So sc e u s a d it P r Dr . S . s R o us l ape by , J dai m eligi Deve o me nt in N n n C n ur p the i etee th e t y , A n n c on R . Ru s Dis ussi by abbi C . be tei scuss on R M rcus S z n Di i by abbi a al ma , G n r scuss on e e al Di i , D M H rr o f w m H. s e th N n n P . S or r r . T e e te e t ape by a i , he t y the J i h C n ur e t y , n v B n scuss o Dr . ust Di i by Da id la ei , G n r scuss on e e al Di i , on r n L ur M G r c c R . C fe e e e t e by abbi J ie s n r n A I Co c S r on Dr . S . s c s fe e e e m by aa , o in H n r f I Mem rial Page o o o saac M . Wi se Lis of Memb rs t e , S OFFI CER . n MO E MIE ZI ER n n on r r r N n 0. H o a y P eside t , S S L , Ci ci ati , r SI V ERM AN s n O E N N . P e ide t , J S PH L , ew York , Y - n O E K RAU KO F V . First ice Preside t , J S PH S P , Philadelphia , Pa S n - n AM E A E V U . L Mo S S St . eco d ice Preside t , L L , ouis , A I E S . V R LE r . Treasurer , CH L S , Peo ia , Ill S ADO UTTM ACHER n F G Md . Recordi g ecretary , L , Baltimore , A I S r r U R E . A rr n n M IC RR N N . Co espo di g ec eta y , H H S , ew York , Y EXECUTI V ECOM M ITTEE. DAV ID I I ON n nn 0. PH L PS , Ci ci ati , LOU I RO M ANN n nn 0. S G SS , Ci ci ati , 1 O IA SCHANFARB ER 1 1. T B S , Chicago , O E STO Z . J S PH L , Chicago , Ill TE r . S EN S . I E Oe PH W S , Portland , flANDING COI I ITTEES . " AM “ J ” I M ICAI. 3 1 111 3 1 1 H 8 2 3 0 72. u x 5. SA E R. G h o s u . L . LI' Eq . S I 5 S WI S E. J ("AW I ATZD r m “ E B N AflOI S ' . ES S IX KKAI SKOP P 31. RIES I M G J . J G . 0 , P CB LIC51 10’ s . X . A NO . 31 011 SCHANPARB ER RDE J , T . CB B TIYICA" o r I zu m -I P ZI x . R Eu . E s s x . I L D L G o q M M E UTSC , G H . \ D. Pmu rs s . AR O IS . o . l M , G L ' ' f a r m ” o r DCP S M 'S TATB D m l STB B S P l XD w z . X ALI H. zux n AAR x E. C l l . B o . o SC . I , fl'n AL I W . KA S ER W. LO EN ER W. S AR ER , B G . P G R. G no ss q S N . L. NE O L . 911 8 1 2 3 1 1 Ia n " ( \ i s x . I uo sq W . I M SC A I ARR S , H B . H H . \ De r s u . G . c c I. 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