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<h5>Introduction</h5>
<p>Naoum Antoun Mokarzel (1864-1932) and Salloum Antoun Mokarzel (1881-1952) were influential intellectuals who immigrated to the United States from Lebanon in the late nineteenth century. Both were prominent Lebanese-American intellectuals who used their family-owned publishing house, the Al-Hoda Press, to preserve their heritage for diaspora communities across the world and to educate English-speaking audiences about the rich history and culture of Lebanon.</p>
<p>The Mokarzel brothers were the sons of Antoun Mokarzel, a Maronite Priest, and Barbara Akl Mokarzel. They were born and raised in Frieke, Lebanon. Naoum Mokarzel emigrated to the United States in 1890, at the age of 26. Naoum explored various career options as a young man, including: shopkeeper, bookkeeper, journalist, and medical student. While working as a bookkeeper in Philadelphia he founded <em>Al Asr</em>, a fledgling newspaper which quickly failed. Shortly after, in 1898, Naoum founded <em>Al-Hoda</em><span> [Guidance] as a biweekly publication; the first issue was published on February 22 of that year. In 1902, Naoum moved the paper from Philadelphia to New York and began publishing it as a daily. Newspapers proliferated among the populous Lebanese immigrant community in New York City, but among them <em>Al-Hoda </em>stood out in its wide circulation and international sphere of influence. Though Naoum frequently insisted upon his own journalistic integrity and objectivity, <em>Al-Hoda </em>was guided from the start by a fierce devotion to the cause of Lebanon; it also initially leaned towards Maronite interests, against Orthodox views. In his editorials and articles, Naoum was quick to rise to the defense of both his homeland and himself, a tendency that often stirred controversy even as it furthered Naoum's political goals.<em><br /></em></span></p>
<p>Around the time that Naoum founded <em>Al-Hoda</em>, his much younger brother Salloum joined him in the United States. Though Salloum travelled back to Lebanon to obtain his higher education at St. Joseph’s University, he was quickly folded into the new family trade of publishing. Salloum quickly established himself as an innovator in his own right: in 1909, he catalogued and published <em><a href="http://lebanesestudies.omeka.chass.ncsu.edu/collections/show/41">The Syrian Business Directory</a></em>, an inventory of Syrian businesses in the United States. In the next year, he patented the first Arabic linotype machine, an invention which helped modernize Arabic publishing; this innovation contributed to the explosion of the Arabic press in both North and South America. In the 1910s and 1920s, Salloum published scholarly works through the imprint called <a href="https://lebanesestudies.omeka.chass.ncsu.edu/collections/show/53" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">The Syrian-American Press</a>; he also carried forth his interest in Lebanese business endeavors through the monthly journal <span><em>Al Majallah Al-Tijariyeh</em> [<em>Syrian-American Commercial Magazine</em>], which he edited from 1918 to 1926.</span></p>
<p><span>Despite their shared vocation, the two brothers had very different personalities and political goals. Naoum had a fiery commitment to Lebanese independence: in 1911, he founded the Lebanese League of Progress in an attempt to unite the Lebanese diaspora behind the cause of Lebanese independence. Naoum was among the delegation from Lebanon sent to the Paris Peace Conference of 1919. Though Naoum was an outspoken and passionate figure whose devout Maronitism, Lebanese nationalism, and willingness to critique the diasporic community often created controversy. By contrast, Salloum was known as a gentler figure, more interested in building new communities and hybrid cultural identities than in influencing political change in the homeland. Despite his very different aims, Salloum, too, was a formidable influence both to his peers and to younger generations of Lebanese-Americans.</span></p>
<p><span>The difference between the brothers’ personalities and political goals is represented by the differences in their publications. Throughout World War I and the following years of geopolitical chaos and decolonization, Naoum was deeply involved in nationalist movements. His decision to publish </span><span>Al-Hoda </span><span>in Arabic indicates his continuing commitment to a diasporic community which faced towards and participated in the culture and political realm of the homeland. By contrast, Salloum was interested in translating and modifying his birth culture to thrive in various new homelands. To facilitate this goal, in 1926, Salloum launched </span><em>The Syrian World</em><span>, which he initially conceived as an academic journal aimed towards a hybrid audience of second-generation children of immigrants and Americans of non-Lebanese descent. Between 1926 and 1932, </span><em>The Syrian World </em><span>was published as a monthly journal. During this time, it served as an outlet for scholarship on Syrian and Lebanese history, as well as topics pertinent to the immigrant community such as health, current events, and preserving Lebanese heritage for younger generations. In served as a platform for Salloum to initiate his plans for community formation through his editorials; for example, Salloum put out a call for the formation of regional federations like the Southern Federation of Syrian and Lebanese American Clubs in a editorial in the late 1920s. In 1932, the combined factors of the Great Depression and the death of Naoum Mokarzel led Salloum to scale back his involvement in the paper; its format was changed from the style of an academic journal to a more traditional newspaper. This incarnation of the paper--which lasted from 1932 to 1935--consisted of daily news on both transnational and local levels. </span></p>
<p><span>Naoum Mokarzel had three marriages: Sophie Shishim, between 1898 and 1902; Saada Rihani between 1904 and 1908; and Rose Abillama, from 1910 until Naoum’s 1932 death. Naoum had no children, and Salloum and his family were Naoum’s heirs. In 1908, Salloum married Helen Abu Khalil. Together, the couple had five daughters: Mary, Rose, Alice, Yemna, and Lila. By 1919, Salloum and Helen moved their family to Cranford, New Jersey; however, the children were raised to be highly educated world citizens, encouraged towards literacy in both English and Arabic. In 1925, Helen took her five daughters to Lebanon, where the girls travelled and attended school until returning to America in 1927. </span></p>
<p><span>Naoum died in 1932 on a visit to Paris, where he was serving as a representative of diasporic communities for Lebanon’s transition from French colony to independent nation. This led Salloum to take up the role of editing <em>Al-Hoda</em>. During this time, Salloum became increasingly well-known, contributing to the Lebanese pavilion at the 1939 New York World’s Fair and serving as a dignitary at the 1946 opening of the United Nations. Salloum died in 1952. The bodies of both brothers were repatriated by the government of Lebanon, and are buried together in the family tomb in their native city of Freike, Lebanon.</span></p>
<p><span>The Mokarzel brothers’ legacies were carried on by Salloum’s five daughters. After a struggle over the ownership of the paper, Salloum’s eldest daughter, Mary Mokarzel, carried on the publication of <em>Al-Hoda</em>. In 1954--perhaps in remembrance of her father’s English-language journal </span><em>The Syrian World</em><span>--Mary acquired </span><em>The Lebanese American Journal</em><span>, which she published in tandem with the Arabic paper until September 1971. Yemna was also committed to the family business, supporting her sister’s social, political, and business endeavors and serving as a correspondent for the papers.</span></p>
<p><span>Neither Yemna nor Mary married. Rose Mokarzel married Joseph Tanous; the two had three children: Peter J. Tanous, an investment banker, author, and community leader; Dr. Helene Tanous, who specialized in radiology; and Evelyne Nala Tanous, J.D., who served as Chief Counsel of the United States Small Business Administration district office in Houston. Peter has three children with his wife Ann-Christopher Tanous, Helen Tanous Bartilucci, and Will Tanous--and five grandchildren. Evelyn Najla Tanous has one daughter, Chantal Tanous D’Larenti, and two grandchildren.</span></p>
<p><span>Alice Mokarzel married Edmond Jaoudi and had two children: Dr. Maria Jaoudi, a professor of Comparative Religion who has one child, Harrison Smith-Jaoudi, with her husband, Harry Smith; and Edmond Jaoudi Jr., a technology administrator who has three children with his wife Barbara: Michael, Steven, and Anna.</span></p>
<p><span>Lila Mokarzel married George Hatab. The two had five children: Dr. Lawrence Hatab, a professor of Philosophy and author; Helen Hatab Samhan, a non profit executive; Anne Hatab Dill, an educator; Paul Hatab, a senior statistician at Micron; John Hatab, an art and drama teacher. Lawrence and his wife Chelsey Carter have one daughter, Stephanie Carter, and two grandchildren. Helen Hatab Samhan married Dr. Muhammad Kamal Samhan; they have two children, Leila Samhan Soliman and Zaid Samhan, and one grandchild. Anne Hatab married Francis Dill; the two had five children--James, Clare Dill Cruz, John, Peter, and Teresa—and four grandchildren. Paul and his wife Christine have two children, Jemma Hatab Langland and Will Hatab, and have two grandchildren. John is married to Mary Ann Hatab and they have two children, Ryan and Jeffrey Blaine.</span></p>
<h5>Scope and Contents</h5>
<p>This collection, generously provided by Salloum Mokarzel's granddaughter, Helen Hatab Samhan, contains material related to three generations of the Mokarzel family. It consists of: historic and more recent photographs of the Mokarzel brothers and their descendents; articles about the family; journals; and correspondences between members of the family. The collection has a special emphasis on the papers of Mary Mokarzel; these include: correspondences, including Mary Mokarzel's letter drafts and notes; and business papers, particularly relating to the family property in Freike, Lebanon.</p>
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<a href="http://lebanesestudies.omeka.chass.ncsu.edu/collections/show/42"><em>The Syrian World</em></a>
<a href="http://lebanesestudies.omeka.chass.ncsu.edu/collections/show/41"><em>The Syrian Business Directory</em></a>
<a href="https://lebanesestudies.omeka.chass.ncsu.edu/collections/show/53" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">The Syrian-American Press and Al-Hoda Press</a>
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Draft of Mary Mokarzel's Autobiography
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Biographies
Women--Lebanese American
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A copy of a draft of Mary Mokarzel's autobiography. (Folder 2-4-2-13)
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Helen Samhan
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1990's
Al-Hoda
Biographies
Brooklyn, New York
Cranford, New Jersey
Fares K. Stephen
Helen Kalil Mokarzel
Joseph Sharbel
Lebanon League of Progress
Machghara, Lebanon
Mary Mokarzel
Mokarzel
Naoum Antoun Mokarzel
New Jersey
New Jersey College for Women
New York
Salloum Antoun Mokarzel
Sharbel
The Lebanese American Journal
Yemna Mokarzel
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PUBLISHED WEEKLY—ESTABLISHED 1926.
VOL. VIII, NO. 52.
"NEW YORK, THURSDAY, APRIL 25, 1935.
Price, Single Copy. $*%*« C*wt*.
HEADS COMMITTEE TO
BROTHER OFFERS TO PAY FULEIHAN GUEST
ARTIST OVER WOR STUDY CRIME PREVENTION
PATRIARCH'S EXPENSES
In response to the announced decision pf jPatriarch Antoun Arida to
go to Paris with a delegation in a
personal protest against the tobacco
monopoly, if it is not repealed,
Richard Arida, wealthy Australian
now in Los Angeles, and a brother
of the Patriarch, cabled him that he
wouldj pay for the trip of the Patriarch, not only to Paris but to any
other parts of Europe he would want
to visit ! In the cable he also offers
to pay expenses of all the delegates
who would accompany the Maronite
Church head.
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Many similar offers were received
by the Patriarch, the leader in the
strong opposition to the monopoly,
from Syrians all over the world.
Mr. Arida plans to return to his
native land shortly, i aften an absence
of firty years, after visiting the Yosemite Valley and Yellowstone Park.
Last week, Monday night, Anis
Fuleihan, was guest artist over station WOR at 8:30, with Eddie Brown,
violinist, and his symphony orchestra.
Every week Mr. Brown introduces
on his program an American composer as guest artist. Mr. Fuleihan, who is well-known to radio
audiences, led the symphony orchestra in his own compositions, "Nuit
Blanc" and "In the Village."
During the playing of his compositions, Mr. Fuleihan, as is his custom
made notations about them to his
radio audience, explaining his compositions.
After the program, the station commentator remarked that the pieces
were "reflective of Mr. Fuleihan's
own native Cyprus."
MEDICAL CONFERENCE
IN DAMASCUS JUNE 17
TUNIS MERCHANTS VISIT SYRIA
Damascus.—A group of merchants
of Tunis, and Mohammed Badra, head
of the Treasury (Department of Tunis,
are visiting Damascus and other cities
in Syria on a good will tour, to
strenghthgh commercial relations between Tunis and Syria.
Mohammed Bey al Abed, president
of the Republic of Syria, held a banquet in their honor.
Damascus.— A medical conference
will be held in this city on June 17.
It was originally planned only for
the countries under the French mandate, Syria, Lebanon, and the Houran and Alouite countries, but it was
resolved to expand the field and invite Egypt, Turkey, Iraq, and Palestine to participate. Invitations to
these countries were accepted by their
governments.
SYRIANS OF TOLEDO MAKE GOOD COPY FOR HUMAN
INTEREST STORIES; CLAIM OLDEST IMMIGRANT
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Local Newspapers Claim Three Syrians; Politics, Industry, Candy
Manufacturing, Dry-Cleaning, Among Varied Occupations of
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Jacksonville, Fla.— Mr. Joseph K.
David, prominent coal merchant of
this city, was appointed by the Chairman of the City Cimmission as head
of a committee to study the question, "How Can the Church Help
Curb Crime?"
Mr. David, in his capacity of chairman, delivered an address over station WJAX on behalf of the committee.
"One of the greatest troubles of the
American people is the fact that they
do not appreciate their country and
their social, political and religious
heritage," he said.
He lauded the glorious and great
history of the United States. "We
are just beginning to realize that the
great heritage, which was bought by
the blood of the forefathers and which
we received free of charge, must be
fought for in order to be kept."
"Crime has developed itself to such
a great menace and the criminals
have become so organized that the
American people cannot and must not
any longer shut their eyes to the
grave problem it presents."
Mr. David then deplored the
methods the press and motion pictures are using in playing up crime
and unconsciously implanting in the
minds of the young the glories of a
life of crime.
He then gave his constructive program for the part the church can
play in preventing crime, saying it
could be done only by developing
better home life, larger Sunday
School classes, and better citizenship
by bringing into politics and public
life the spirit of religion,—"the spirit
of honest dealing, of justice and
honorable behavior."
Toledo, Ohio.—For Syrians of the United States, this is a city of
many-sides developments and varied human interests. Where else
could one find such a variety—a retiring scholar who had taught
school with fbrahim al-Yaziji, a society editor, a pioneer baloon
experimenter, a candy manufacturer
pany, which employes some forty
that sells to Woolworth and Kresge
hand dippers and as many other em5 and 10 cents stores, and the oldest
ployes, makes a specialty of supplyliving Syrian immigrant?
ing candy for the Woolworth, Kresge
With over al thousand Syrians, and
and other 5 and 10 cents stores, not
with comparatively few working in
only in Ohio and Michigan, but in
factories, it is surprising that there
many other states.
There is also
are as few of them unemployed, or
another, candy store run by William.
who suffered acutely during the deRayess and a ^diolesale peanuts and
pression. This is partly explained by
shelled nuts factory owned by S. M.
the fairly large number of industrial
Bassett.
This latter manufactures
enterprises run by Syrians here, and
peanut butter for the trade.
in which a large number of their own
In Professions and Government
race are employed. More than one
A
goodly quota of the Syrians of
of these enterprises are considered
Toledo have gone in for the profes• foremost, not only in the city, but in
sions and government service. Two in
the whole of central Ohio. Here are
the latter category have been instrusome of the mpre prominent and prosmental in finding employment for a
perous ones: the Wholesale Fruit
number of their fellow countrymen.
and Produce Company of Barbere
They are Charles Hider, a lawyer,
Farris and Bros., housed in its own
and Paul Fakehany, assistant superbuilding of about half a block in
intendent of the Bureau of Identifilength; the Eastern Dry Cleaning
cation of Toledo. Mr. Hider is a gradCompany of Louis Darah and Sons;
uate of Ohio Northern University of
the Wholesale Cigar, Tobacco and
the year 1928 and,' at present, memConfectionary store of A. H. Jamra,
ber of the patronage committee ofi
only store of its kind in Toledo; the
Lucas county, a state government
Toledo Candy Company, owned by
(Continued on page Two.)
FJias and Albert Corey. This com-
INDUSTRIALISTS
IN NEW YORK
George and
ers of the largest cotton
tory in Lebanon
in Tripoli, axe
studying
a survey of the
They visited cotton
plants in PhiladeJpih-a
New England.
Before coining to Hi
spent several months kk
ing factories there,
ment.
Their factory
prints material
men. When they
to institute
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by at least one
HONORS GRANDSON OF
LATE SIXTAN Of
Prince
Hamid. one of th*
sultans of Turkey
its last, was
given by Maj««d
of New York, at
restaurant last
Among the guests
consul of Turkey to
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EDITOR IN
Spring Valley. Ill—VL \
editor of The SYRIAK
spending a few dagps i
with his old
He will visit
tor and other
returning to New Yeek, *to
ITALY REPORTED ALLY OF ARABS FOR
IN EVENT OF WORLD WAR WHICH DUCE RHJETO Hit
Letter, Said to Be from Leader of
Mandates Over Syria
Italy is said to be in favor of Arab independence it
in a photostat copy of a letter from the leader oi tb* tadtpt
Party, Shah Ibassaian, in the newspaper 'jama 1
lem). It revealed a secret agreement whereby
undertakes to guarantee the national
you have been
independence of Arabs in Palestine
elusions reacted
and Syria, in the event of a World
me and
War, which II Duce believes immiei
nent.
discussion that
The letter, which was dated from
our agreement to
Geneva, February 20, created a sensatisfied with agr !
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ed to Haj Amin el Husseini. Grand
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Mufti of Jerusalem. It said that Arab
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nationalists are circulating pro-Italdare
to treat us as
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ning over the Arabs toward Italy as
ian propaganda to
the one country that will support the
should
start
Arabs in their independence moveltd he fears
ment. Rumors have been circulating
a d if the
about an agreement between Mussonow the
lini and Arab groups. The paper
The
publishing the letter is hostile to the
had written
Istiqlal (Independence party).
Part of the letter reads: "Presume
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SYRIANS OF TOLEDO
MAKE GOOD COPY
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appointment. He is one* of six, out of
GOO, chosen by the Toledo Bar Association to deliver speeches before
different clubs in the city and neighborhood. Besides, he is the author
of a mimeographed edition of "Ohio
Case Law, with Supplement",1, which
has been in great demand by law
students of the state.
Mr. Fakehany, a colorful person
and quite a popular figure around
city hall, is considered one of the
best fingerprint experts, a distinction
due partly to a prodigious memory
which he said to have. He is a graduate of St. John's College, Toledo,
1925, and has been connected with
the municipal government, police
department, almost since he graduated. Today he is a captain. Lank,
athletic and youthful looking, Mr.
Fakehany does not look like a father
of grown-up sons studying at Loyola
University, where they are making
good both in their studies and in
athletics. Fred Mickel, who studied
at Toledo University, is a deputy
sheriff; while seven Syrian girls are
employed as I clerks and stenographers
in the court building. There are two
Syrian dentists, Dr. Ades and Dr.
David Bassett, and only one physician,
the distinguished Dr. N. N. Sallume.
The last named, of whom a separate
account will\ appear in The SYRIAN
WORLD, at a later date, is one of the
most interesting Syrians now in the
United States., A vigorous and dignified looking septuagenarian, he looks
like a double of Chief Justice Charles ^E. Hughes. He is la retiring scholar,
an authority on the Arabic and English languages and a former colleague
of the famous Arabic renaissance
rjjgure, Ibrahim al-Yaziji.
In Journalism
There are three Syrians of Toledo
engaged in journalism. There may
be more, but these came to the attention of your correspondent. Marie
Hanna, formerly of Akron, where
she represented The SYRIAN
- WORLD as correspondent and agent,
is now on the editorial staff of the
Toledo Times, writing under her
own by-line.
She specializes on
music clubs and other social activities,
and is considered a promising newspaper writer. .She studied in Ursuline
Convent, then took up office work
and "stenography. For the last ten
years she has been doing newspaper
work. Napoleon Nassr is a night
city editor on the Toledo Times, and
has been connected with the same
paper for the last eight years. He is
a graduate of St John's College. The
third is Michael Bsharah, assistant
classified ad. manager of the Toledo
News-Bee.
Of the still younger group, who
are either going to college or who
have recently graduated, a few have
already shown enough promise to indicate successful futures. Lydia Habib
holds an M. A. degree in modern
languages from, Ohio State University,
-_ which she! entered on a high school
scholarship. She tutored at Toledo
University and gives private classes
in i Spanish, French and German.
Theodore Habib, a cousin, is also
studying at Ohio State, preparing for
medicine. Last summer he represented
his university at the centenary of the
Delta Upsilon Fraternity at Williamstown. Arthur Turby teaches piano
while studying at Toledo University.
A brother, James Jamra, is studying
journalism at the University of Chicago. Abraham Haddad is a young
lawyer, graduate of the University
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WORLD, N. Y. THURSDAY APRIL ?5, 1935.
of Virginia, 1931. Shawqi Rayess, a
graduate of the American University
of Beirut of 1922, and of Michigan
State Agriculture, writes occasionally
for the Arabic press. He is now
connected with the Toledo Candy
Company.
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Oldest Syrian Immigrant
It is claimed that the oldest living
Syrian immigrant is Michael Nassr,
who is now in his nineties and was
said to have come to America over
sixty years ago. Two other old immigrants in Toledo are Dr. Sallume
and 'George Geha, a wholesale produce and fruit man. A son of Michael
Nassr, Tony Nassr is credited with
being one of earliest Americans "experimenting with dirigibles while the
Wrights were secretly working with
heavier-than-air machines in Dayton." Has baloon flying stunts attracted much newspaper publicity two decades ago. Tony Nassr is the father
of Napoleon Nassr.
A_ spirit of amity and cooperation,
seems to pervade the Toledo Syrian community, despite their many
societies. One of these, The Rooseveltian Syrian American Club, holds
its weekly meetings in a restaurant
down town. The supper is followed
usually by an educational talk by
some distinguished guest. There is
also a Lucas County Democratic Club
for the Syrians, a Syrian-American
Welfare Club for women, the ubiquitous Phoenician Club, for girls, and
other church organizations.
Two priests, Father Paul Maloufl
for the Catholics, and Archmandrite
Samuel David, for the Orthodox,
serve the spiritual needs of the Syrian community here. Toledian Orthodox Syrians have already launched
a movement to back Archmandrite
David as candidate for the Orthodox
episcopacy in North America.
UNUSUAL CELEBRATION?
For the first time in ten years, St
George's Day Eve, last Monday evening, was celebrated publicly, on the
streets, before the' St. George Catholic Church, Washington Street, New
York.
Approximately 200 people danced,
drank] and sang. Besides New Yorkers, there were many people who
came from Connecticut, Brooklyn and
New Jersey to join in the\ pleasure
making that resembled a gay carnival.
Arak was the most popular drink
and (the !derbeke and flute the bestloved instruments for the debke
dance.
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The outstanding dancers were Abraham Numair, John Nagar, Joseph
Sahadi, Mrs. Meliky Gorra, Mrs.
Handy Shalhoub and the instrumentalists were Dibis Marrash and Sahadi Sahadi.
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TO BE SPEAKER
Oklahoma City, Okla.— D. G. Saad
of Hot Springs, Ark., will be a speaker at the international Civitan convention to be held in Oklahoma City,
April 28 and 29. Mr. Saad is chairman of the Americanism. Committee"
of the Arkansas American Legion.
PYRAMID RESTAURANT
Noted for its clean food,
prompt and courteous service
and reasonable -prices.
Proprietor
KARAM FRAM
185 Atlantic Ave.,
Brooklyn
Accessible to All Subways
Tel.: MAin 4-9446
TO TAKE PART IN
GUILD PLAY
BOOSTERS HOLD MEETING
Akron, Ohio.— Miss Marie Hanna,
of Akron, who works in Toledo at
present as Music and Club editir for
the Toledo Times, will appear in
"Blessed Event", a play sponsored by
the Toledo Newspaper in Toledo
Guild. It will take place the first
week of May.
Miss Hanna feels at home "on the
boards" for while attending Ursuline
Academy in Nottingham, she frequently took the leading roles in its
dramatic productions.
Miss Hanna is also a representative
of The SYRIAN WORLD.
Newlyweds Return to La-vvxence
Mr. and Mrs. Moses Saliba, nee
Nancy Nafta, Lawrence, returned to
make their home in Mass. after
spending a week with Mr. Saliba's
brother and sister-in-law, Mr. and
Mrs. George Saliba of Brooklyn. The
young couple were married April 2.
The groom is the son of Mr. and Mrs.
Joseph Saliba of Lawrence.
CONCERT SUNDAY
A program of classical Arabic music,
yet in modern dressing, will be presented in the concert to be given by
Petro Trabulsi and his orchestra and
Habib Skaff, noted Syrian comedian,
in the Brooklyn Academy of music,
Sunday evening, April 28.
Mrs. F. M. Jabara, Brooklyn, entertained at her home on Tuesday:
evening of last week a group of wives
and some of the officers of Damascus
Lodge. The Entertainment and Dance
which the Lodge is giving on May
18th at the Brooklyn Masonic Temple
was the subject of discussion and
the ladies pledged their enthusiastic
support.
The following ladies were present:
Mrs. S. Y. Alkazin, Mrs. Thomas
Amoury, Mrs. W. Beder, Mrs. R.
Davis, Mrs. J. W. Ferris, Mrs. A.
Katen, Mrs. N. Kalaf, Mrs. R. Jabara,
Mrs. B. Jabara, Mrs. K. W. Saydah,
Mrs. N. Sydnawey, and Mrs. S. Zarou.
Mr. F. M. Jabara, Dr. F. L Shatara,
Mr. J. W. Ferris, Mr. T. Amoury,
Mr. A. Sleyman, Mr. Salim Katen,
Mr. A. Katen, Mr. S. Zarou were
present and participated in the discussion.
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BRAILLE INSTITUTE
Los Angeles, Ca.— P. A. Be-Hannesey, owner of a fine-furniture
store in this city, was appointed to
the Board of Trustees of the Braille
Institute of America whose national
offices are in Los Angeles.
The Braille Institute is for the
blind and the Braille books consist
of words whose letters are raised,
and thus read by the fingers of the
blind.
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QUAKES HIT PERSIA
FEDERATION DANCE
Baghdad, Iraq.— The bodies of 480
persons were recovered from the ruins
caused by earthquakes which began
April 12 in the Mazanderan province
of Persia. The Persian quake is one
of a series which started recently,
the first and most serious in the island
of Formosa.
Quakes were felt in many lands on
the Mediterranean.
The American Syrian Federation
of New York holds an entertainment
and dance on Saturday, May 4, at
the Federation Building. There will
be Arabic music for the older guests,
an orchestra for the younger ones
and refreshments for all.
ROVERS TRIUMPH IN
BASEBALL
In one of the first games played)
this season between Syrian teams,
the Jolly Rovers Nine triumphed
over the SYMA Nine, 12-11, in ten
innings played Sunday before last
Three Manhattan boys on the team
starred by driving in five runs and
scoring nine times. They were Charles Najar, Philip Najar and John
Najar.
The next game will be played between the same teams next Sunday,
April 28, at Edison Field, Brooklyn.
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To Honor Editor
A committee of fellow-journalists
and other friends are honoring Jacob
Raphael, editor of the Arabic magazine,, "Character", on May 2 in Joe's
Restaurant, Brooklyn..
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THE STORY OF THE WANDERING ARMENIAN
IN SYRIA
(The following is the life story of
Cap! George Haig of New Haven,
Conn. His real name was George
Chamician. An uncle, Dr. Luther
Chamician, is one of the foremost
occulists in Syria, and he has two
cousins who are graduates of the
American University at Beirut and
another, Soreen, studying at the
medical college there now.
He submitted a short story concerning an experience he had in Syria
during the World War, but on reading
the story of his life, which we got
from him, we decided it was more
interesting and are postponing his
brainchild to a later date, to be given you in capsule form. He was an
officer under Lawrence of Arabia.
His life story may be typical of
many Armenian refugees in Syria,
and of their prodigious capacity for
hard work and persistence to achievement—and also of their ingenuity. It
also may give you an idea of die
persecution the Armenians suffered
at the hands of the Turks and the
refuge they found in Syria.
..Anyway, we believe it'll interest
you,—also his sense of humor. As is
usually the case, when a thing is
long past then you can joke about it.
When he received our acceptance
of his story and our request for his
life story, he wrote: "If my life
story will express my love of Syria
and its people I will be very happy."
—Ed)
By
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Cap*.
George
Haig
I was born in Aintab, about 65
miles fromi Aleppo. When I was 13,
in 1915, I was deported with my
brother and two sisters to Hama.
In 1916 we moved to Selimia. There
we bought a donkey and I was assigned by my elders to ride the donkey
to Hama and bring some loads for
merchants of Selimia,— and walk
back. It was a sort of express service. After a few_ trips I fell sick
from the hardship and we sold the
donkey and discontinued the express
service. As work was hard to get I
went back to Hama looking for a job.
There Farid Bey el Azum, a wealthy
land owner of Hama gave me work
as errand boy in his konak.
In 1917 we moved to Aleppo where
we all got jobs and in early 1918 I
got |a job as tax collector (Memur el
ashar) under an assumed name. I
later left Aleppo and went to Da-
mascus, under a Jewish name, traveling by train which was prohibited
to Armenians.
When I arrived in Damascus I
found that my two maternal uncles
were preparing to go to Jebel Druse
because Armenians were not molested
there. I decided to go with them.
But all those who went to Jebel Druse
had to have a trade. My uncles had
knowledge of tailoring and shoemaking, and I thought that I could do
barbering, in the belief that any man
can sBave others if he can shave
himself. ,
We went to the village of Kafr in
Jebel Druse. The Sheik of Kafr welcomed us and offered us a house to
practice our trade. He also rejoiced
by /the presence of a barber as he
was a refined person and shaved
regularly. But I stalled going to give
him a shave because I wanted to
master the art ^irst.
But to my
amazement most of the "Druses"
shaved their heads instead of their
faces. The first customer got by with
only 12 cuts on his head, but he
didn't complain, as I was the "best"
barber in Kafr. I didn't get paid
in money, hut in eggs and other
food. After a few days the Sheik
got impatient and ordered me to
come and give him a shave. Collecting all my courage and shaving
articles I went for the "operation."
After doing a little slow shaving the
Sheik suspected that I was no barber at, all. He grabbed my razor from
my hands and said "inti mush hallack." I never went to shave him
again.
My uncles were more successful
than I. After three weeks in Jebel
Druse I went back to Damascus to
bring their famfily to the Jebel. Although the roads were dangerous
| and patroled by Turkish soldiers, I
I returned safely with the family. Early
in July I decided to go to Azrak and
join Emir Feisal's forces. I went to
Salkad and signed with the agent
there and a few days later I went
to Azrak.
My knowledge of English and Arabic made me a valuable guest at the
camp. I was assigned as interpreter.
I believe it (was in August that we
went to destroy a railroad bridge
between Amman and Dera. There
were about 32 men in this expedition
including an English officer. At the
bridge there was a squad of Turkish
=il
GEORGE N. GORAYEB
DRINK THAT TIA!
Just Plain Facts DONT
Jerusalent.By Philip K. Khauli
International Women's Congress
at Istanbul
The noted palace of Yaldiz, which
used to be the summer house of Abdul-Hameed, one of toe most autocratic sultans of Turkey, is now the
meeting place of 300 women delegates
from 35 nations during their twelfth
congress of the International Alliance
of Women.
Lateefeh Bekir, head of the Turkish Feminist Union, opened the congress, welcoming the delegates in
the name of Alghazi Mustapha Kamal,
President of Turkey. The congress
sent a cable of appreciation to Mustapha Kamal, not only for liberating
the women of his country from the
stifling veil, but also for tearing
away the veils of superstition, ignorance and particularly religious fanaticism.
Miss Bekir, addressing the congress, and further praising Mustapha
Kamal, said: "The government of
Istanbul has seized upon every occasion to show sympathy for the
emancipation of women and their
equality in citizeship."
Mrs. Margery Corbett Ashby ol
England was elected president for the
first meeting. Lady Astor, Americanborn member of the English parliament, was among the delegates.
Addressing a meeting of the congress, Lady Astor said, "I shouldn't
think women would want to resemble
men! The more we look at men the
less we want to lcok at them."
Continuing, she said, "We women
seek to raise the moral standing of
soldiers. We opened fire on them
and they retaliated. We surrounded
them and captured them after a little
more firing. Two of them were killed
and three wounded. We rtien went
to the bridge and planted explosives
at our leisure and blew the bridge
to bits.
After we returned I was assigned
to the hospital as interpreter. We
went back to Damascus after it was
captured, and in 1919 I left the Arab
army and went to Aintab.
I came to America in 1920. In that
year the Turks confiscated our property and drove all the Armenians
out of Turkey. All my relatives went
to Syria.
At the end of 1920 I joined the
U. S. Army and received my commission as Second Lieutenant in
1925. In 1928 I left the army and
now I am in the Reserve Corps.
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THE SYRIA* WORLD, N. ^THURSDAY APRIL 28, 193S.
side of his pastorage, and is
called upon to give his counsel,
assistance:, or guidance on many
social problems land complexes,
so is the editor. And as a spiritual minister finds a genuine
thrilllwhen he claims a, soul from
its downward slide into the
slough of despair and sin, so
does the; editor who can bring
a meritorious movement or an
obscure celebrity to the light of
public notice, or if he spur some
aspiring and struggling genius to
higher efforts and achievements.
The travelling editor serves hia
paper just as valuably in' his
field of circulation as at the
home office.
THE SYRIAN ROOM IN THE
CATHEDRAL OF LEARNING
Readers9 Forum
MR. BANNA PULLS US
DOWN A FEW PEGS
Editor, The SYRIAN WORLD:—
My dear Mr. Editor?
(1) Why in the name of journalism
don't you keep within the "objective"
enounced so conspicuously on Page 4
of the Syrian World?
(2) Do' you expect to appeal to the
younger generation with your highsounding, utterly incomprehensible
verbiage in your "East-West" column?
/
(3) Do you expect the average
reader of your publication to read
your paper with a thesaurus on one
side and a dictionary on the other?
And if he did, wherein would he
find your impossible words: defeatism,
atavism, levity, laboratory dissection,
heedless generation, fatalistic philosophy, retrogression, factor, psychic,
subjective, latent energies, lambent
spiritual fire,vSisphean struggles, dark
despair, etc. etc.?
(4) Your travels must have informed you, perforce, that the younger
people amongst the Syrians are
neither college-bred nor universitytrained. Are you striving to impress
them with the magnitude of your
knowledge or your collosal studies?
Get to earth, Mr. Editor, get to earth!
for, what you write is neither brilliant nor impressive!
(5) Moreover, where is your editorial blue pencil? Why do you allow
such tommy-rot to fill your various
columns? Since when is it good journalism to have "garbage pails" lined
up with the picture of one of your
columnists? Is he trying to be funny?
It is a pity, that his sense of humor
is so distorted.
(6) Since the majority of your
readers (your own assertion) are not
interested in Syrian politics abroad,
why do you feature so much those
very politics in your editorials? Are
there not enough problems at home;
is there no need of some guidance
in the matter of vocations for the
young ones; pi some inspiration to
greater achievement among the Syrians in America; of some assistance
in the way of scholarships and fel-
A movement has come to the
notice of The SYRIAN WORLD
that deserves its sincere and
genuine support. It is the one
sponsored by the Southern Federation of Syrian Clubs to institute a space for Syria in the
Nationality Rooms of the University of Pittsburgh's Cathedral of Learning." Such a thing,if accomplished in the right spirit
and {to a creditable conclusion,
Entered as Second Class Matter May
would be a fine accomplishment
8,1933 at the Post Office at New York,
indeed. The only qualification
N. Y.. Under the Act of March 3, 1879.
to our whole-hearted backing
comes in the form of a wish
VOL. VHL NO. 52.—APRIL 25, 19357 that the necessary funds to provide for such a room, estimated
at $5,000, or probably less,
THE TRAVELLING EDITOR
have been guaranteed by unofficial solicitations and feelers
It is now Over three months
before the movement is launchthat the editor of The SYRIAN
ed. We have had so many disWORLD has been away. We
couraging experiences with prounderstand he will again be with
jects much more important' and
us in another week or two. We
vital for our social and educa'-^cannot count(on it, however, for
tional prestige in this country,
he had extended his visit before
that we may be excused somemore than once. But in spite of
' the fact that the paper needs what if we say a word of caution on this subject. It is better
and misses him, we do not wish
not to start a move like this at
to hurry him back.
all, than to start it and then
A long time ago the Syrian
drop it for lack of financial repapers in this country, Mexico
and South America set a precesponse.
And perhaps it is fair to redent which would be good for
peat here a counsel that a friend
all national editors to Ifollow.
of ours, who had been requested
Because, in the first decades of
to act on' the committee to solimmigration, there were many
icit donations for the project,
Syrians in America who did not
gave in reply to the invitation
realize the value of newspapers,
by the Southern Federation. It
or because newspapers were run
is ithat the Southern Federation
on partisan, sectarian lines, edititself, which has undertaken this
ors went in person to contact
their readers and prospective
worthy task, should start the
subscribers.
There are, conball rolling by a liberal donasequently, few Syrian editors in
tion from its own members.
New York who cannot give you
Still another thing should go
the most detailed and often valon record here. The editor of
uable information on towns,
The SYRIAN WORLD too. was
big and little, that stretch from
asked to act on the- above-menthe Atlantic to the Pacific and
tioned committee. And although
from Maine to the southern tip
in a letter he declined this
of Florida or the borders of
honor, because of preoccupation
Mexico.
The traveling editor
in his paper which demands all
who went out to teach and
his time and attention, he was
preach to his scattered pastorsurprised to see in a later anate, came back himself much
nouncement that his name was
the wiser and muck better instill on the list. We think wishes
formed for his task behind the
of persons in such matters should
-editorial desk. And even when
be respected, and their reasons
Syrian
communities
of
the
for declining accepted in the
United States have made long
spirit Igiven.
strides of progress along newsAnd while the editor personpaper education, the feeling and
ally cannot assume this obligaexecration still linger that the
tion or honor, especially when it
editor in person should go out
involves solicitation of money,
and get acquainted with the
The SYRIAN WORLD will be
people and communities he
glad to report whatever of news
interest comes up concerning
writes aboulfc.
the project.
One could draw a plausible
parallel between a national editHe who raises himself as an Imam
or, in this respect, and^a priest
over others! mu<rt first befin by
or bishop in a large diocese. As
preachine to himself.
AIL
the priest deals with the1 human
L Unity through diversity.
2, Preservation of Syrian culture and
tradition.
1 An Americanism that shares the
best It has.
1 For the old homelands, emancipation from bigotry, ignorance and
social oppression.
5. Variety of news, instructive features and fair editorials.
MMI
lowships for our promising scholars?
Are not these topics more important
than the question of the banderole,
the tobacco monopoly or even the
innuendos that the leadership should
be taken away from the clergy, because the clergy alone, in Syria, has
the education and the unselffishness?
(7) Let us not be awed by the
parade of the title of "doctor", when
applied to a dentist or a physician,
appended to an article that has no
connection with- dentistry or medicine.
Since when does the {professional
degree imply literary ability and
omniscience?
(8) I leave1 all Iftiese questions for
you to answer, relying upon your
judgement to make proper changes
and improvements.
Very truly yours,
Brooklyn, N. Y.—
Ras Banna
(Ed. Note: Answers are in order of
questions. But just let us tell you,—
we get it,—that question mark after
editor.
(1) Which one? (2) No, you're
right (3) It's a natural. We slip up
unconsciously on those words sometimes. Will try hard to remember
the words our grade 6 teacher taught
us. (4) Will skip this. But will promise to have the editor psychoanalyzed
soon, as he doesn't know himself.
(5)Would "refuse receptacles'' be
better? (6)Now you're getting down
to hard: facts. Some very good
pointers you bring up. (7) We take it
you mean Dr. Hazam. We haven't
asked him but we know, our doctor
hasn't been in a dentist's office except
to have his teeth filled, or in a doctor's office except to have a general
look-over. Hazam's appendage is not
a D.D.S. or an M.D. but a Ph. D.,
just like Dr. Philip K. Hitti. If you
want further explanation, will write
you personally. (8) And you can't
even say our "good" judgement! Alright for you!
And ,now, please enlighten us as
to that vr^Td in your first paragraph.
Do you ^iaan ensconced or announced? And show us exactly where
you saw an innuendo about the
clergy.
SPRING
Thou joyous season of awak'ning life,
Refreshed with thy long sleep you come again,
Bringing sweet memories of thy former mgn
To eyes soon wearied by the Winter's strife
The dormant pulse revives, the bnusmg krufe
Of Boreas is sheathed;-thy gentle ram
Shall raise in vernal bloom what long hath hun,Earih's smiling face shall gladden husband, wife.
Thy strength and beauty inspire Man to hope,
When in his ripened years no longer knows
The Checked passions of bis youthful past,
That mortal bliss can be his rightful scope,
If at thy side his manhood's seed he sows,
And near thee in eternal sleep at last
^^
By Thomas Asa.
EASTER SUNDAY IN A CHURCH
High in the belfry
The chimes are ringing,
But I wish I could hear
A little bird singing.
The church is aglow
With lanterns bright,
But I like much more
The soft sunlight
There are Ulies everywhere,
W eh and low,
But they look much prettier
^
Where they grow.
The church's greeting
On Easter Day
•
Is not as beautiful,
As God's own way.
Ethel Haddad, daughter of
Dr. and Mrs. R. G. Haddad,
Brooklyn
"A true friend is like a spieer, if
he gives you not of his spice, y<m
will receive something of bis scent"
Anonymous.
�THE SYRIAN WORLD, N. Y. THURSDAY APRIL 25, 1935.
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By H. I. Katibah
KATIBAH IN RETREAT
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:
Spring Valley, 111.— It is
spring in Spring Valley, a
little mining town of about
five thousand population. The
sky is cloudy, the/atmosphere
heavy with humidity and the
weather raw, with a biting
wind. The suriis valiantly trying to assert its reign
against the pesky elements. You would not know
h was spring but for the Easter advertisements in
the papers. Facing my window on the highest point
in this town, about a mile away as the crow fiies,
the Illinois River, with a low-hanging gray shroud
of mist over it, flows sluggishly, on its way to join
the Mississippi.
\
I am here, for a few days as guest of my old
friend Father Seraphim Nassar, whom I have known
for the last fifteen years. It is my second visit to
Spring Valley. For I was here three years ago,
when I spent (several months doing a long translation job for my friend priest. I had come back from
m(y reporting trip in the Near (East to find "Basra
in ruins." The job came handy, and I lived a
quiet and retired life of study, writing and lounging in the sun, a life of absolute independence and
lack of responsibility, to job or boss, a life "sans
souci" indeed. For two weeks I will try to recapture that mood that was once mine for many,
many a year.
But there is something missing, a disquietude that
gnaws at my heart and disturbs the peace of my
retreat. To be a free-lance writer is one thing, to
assume the duties and troubles of an editor—especially an editor of a Syrian paper, is another.
j
And now I think I know why men of old who
lived devoted and unselfish lives in the world, men
who gave their utmost in service of their fellow
men, quietly withdraw from the world into an arid
wilderness, the top of a lonely mountain or the
heart of a thick jungle, and spent the rest of thenlives as ascetics and monks. Every normal man
must have that feeling sometimes. \ And I am one
of those who commend and approve of those retreats
which are held for laymen once a year or more.
The opportunity they afford for contemplation, for
regeneration and spiritual replenishment, cannot be
gained iny any other way.
It is a sad realization that those who seek to do
the right thing,' who try their hardest to serve their
fellow-men disinterestedly, passionately and according to the dictates of right and duty, are the ones who
seem to be repudiated most by those whom they
serve. "Hie world seems to be in love, with folly, and
would listen only to charlatans. It is not only in
Coney Island and at the Circus that people like to
be fooled, but all through this big show of life. The
petty busy-bodies and futilitarians who flutter about
like giddy, butterflies, with only one object before
them, and that is how much they "can get out of,
it", get along, admirably. And those who sincerely
try to give all they have, their health, their soul,
their heart and\their mind, seem to be penalized for
their extravagant altruism. This is the saddest lesson
one can learn in this, world.
And Father Seraphim is one who has learned
this lesson. He^ has learned it from the saintly lives
of the Church Fathers, and has learned it in actual
life. So, having' served one pastorate after another,
including Brooklyn and Chicago, and having been
called at one time "the priest of nine states", some
years back he came to this quiet town and settled
among his books and his little\ parish of arx** * one
hundred souls. He lives the life of a monk, as he
lived it about twenty-five j years ago in the Balamand
Monastary in al-Kurah, a life of service, study and
contemplation, away from the confusion and strife
of the big city. He is perhaps the most learned
Syrian Orthodox priest; in the United States, but he
wfill not trade his life in Spring Valley with that
of a Patriarch. | When asked about his opinion on
the candidacy race for the Syrian Orthodox episcopacy of North America, he) shrugs his shoulders.
Whoever runs and whoever wins, he will stand
aside and watch. ,'
He has a nice home, steam-heated, with a sun
parlor and a little1 gem of a church, conceived in
Gothic style. One well-to-do family, the Abrahams,
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WHAT'S IN A NAME?
By George Karneeb
Easy if You Know How.
To those who do not read Arabic, the language
seems to be the hardest in the world. However,
there are exceptions who think nothing is too hard.
Pei haps though, in this case the 'instructor was competent. Philip Khauli, whose articles you have
read in this paper, teaches Arabic. He had Mr.
Morris, a banker, as a pupil recently. After seven
lessons of one hour each, Mr. Morris could read
any printed Arabic word.
And yours truly was
born in Syria and, can't even speak the language
decently
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What Do You Think?
It was brought to our attention that one seldom
sees a young( Syrian mentioned as the son of, we'll
say, Mr. Hanna and Mrs. Dahood. Some claimed
that it was because the few divorcees among Syrians rarely remarry. We thought it was because
those who do remarry have sense enough to keep
out of the limelight, while others thought there were
very few divorces among Syrians
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Maybe They're Going to Pay Their Debts!
The French are a great people for inventing taxes.
If it were possible, they would tax the very air
people breathe. As a matter of fact, they do! In
France, a landowner is taxed by the size of the
windows in his house. But that has nothing to do
with this story. On his recent return from France,
S. A. Mokarzel had; one of the most annoying experiences. It seemed that the tobacco monopoly on
Syria was not enough, so the French authorities
decided to tax a pair of slippers Mr. Mokarzel
bought in Syria and was bringing here. No amount
of explaining could convince the authorities that
the slippers were intended for his own| use. Somehow the French newspapers got wind of the stupidity of the customs authorities and wrote editorials
slamming them. These stories were taken up by
almost every Syrian newspaper in Europe, and finally in America. The story created lots of comment
here, and Dr. Philip Hitti, of Princeton, reminded
of his own experience, wrote the following letter
to Mr. Mokarzel:"
My fountain pen was in my
vest pocket when I was returning from France in
1925, and the same customs official I am sure, that
taxed you on your slippers (have you his picture?)
snatched the pen from my pocket. I spoke to him
in French, explaining the use of this modern instrument, which he was minutely examining. He
interrupted me rudely, saying that I should pay a
tax on it. I objected, showing him my name on the
pen and that the signs of wear proved that it was
not to be sold. I assured him on oath that I owned
the pen since 1919, having purchased it in New York.
He insisted that the law required a tax on the pen.
Finally in desparation, I insisted on accompanying
him to his superior. This seemed to calm him down,
and he returned my pen without further argument."
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Strange Comings and Goings on
This is not intended as a gossipy story. Only to
fill the last paragraph in this column. A few boys
who attended the Damascus Fraternity affair seemed
peeved by the actions of a certain group of girls
there and I was asked to remark about them in
this column. Frankly I don't see what was wrong in
the answer one sweet young thing gave a boy who
asked her why she wasn't dancing. She said, "I
dont see anyone worth dancing with." She was looking right at him when she said it. And the young
lady who accepted an invitation to drink with a
certain young man at the bar. After the drinks she
thanked him very sweetly and danced with another
young man who had asked her. The first boy was
highly peeved, and he was imprudent enough to tell
his boy friends. I wonder if he expected to squeeze
th? drinks out; of her in return for the privilege
of buying them? And then there was that very active
young man on the entertainment committee who
thought it was his duty to "dance every dance",
just to be sure that everyone was enjoying themselves, and the music just right. And the coy remark of a certain young man that "the cream of
Syrian society was represented," and the rebuttal
par excellence of his partner, to wit: "the cream
of today is the! cheese of tomorrow." Lots of other
things happened that would make choice gossip, but
as I said before, this,is not intended as a gossipy
story
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We notice that recently several new Syrian pub-
PAGE flVl
The Syrian Whirl
By Eddie Ayoofe
All Around the
The same day I
5^ here that John Cameron's *A
Woman of the SoiT «M de~
.0 ing good business. i*
. ed... Leon Jabafy
I some sort of recant by
ing two saiMsb. at Mi
off the Florida coast..
Syraraar Golf, Chab
Spring
tourney hai
scheduled for May 2S,
probably at Asbury Path.
Jimmie Malouf is returning from
month... Mrs. Al Dahrouge is sailing. ..
keep the records straight, Victor Ghent the gelt
pro at Deal is not a Syrian as most of you Haw*
been led to believe, he is of Italian
Ferris Saydah's Bridge (I mean his
teeth) is terrible... Little Alice Braxry it hi
Island College Hospital as a result of a
mastoid operation... Che reason for Al
going around with that punch-drunk
lives over in Jersey... While rushing to
the other day Teddy Jacobs, a medical
the University of Buffalo, tumbled down a
stairs and broke a leg ... Send coogratulaaoas ta
Bassim Khouri and Nellie Merhige, they wilt be
wed this coming Saturday ... Mr. Ac Mm TTabah and family (Montreal > arrive in
week on their way to the old country for a
The Syrian Junior League is having a dance
of May... G. C. K. will learn here thai ha
marriage (June) and divorce (.January) is no I
a secret... Johnny Sabbagh was "w^^g
meet working as Tennis instructor at the
Lincoln Tennis Club in Florida this past
Drop a line to young George Lutfy at the Maya
Bros, clinic—he'll be in a plaster cast for the MS£
ten weeks... There has been a double "O** n the
names of most of our nation's leaders thane (an
twenty years... Looka. Woodrow, Cuufahja. Inwvar.
Roosevelt. Podden me, Avoob's the asm
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You Too Can Be
I have received thousands (well a
way) of requests asking my suggestions n la heat
a person can become "The life of the party* n as
easy lessons. Inasmuch as this is a
ject, I have decided to use this id
my opening sermon.. To begin with, et
you must be invited to a party.
initial requirement is an
arriving at said party, don't
through a window. This will draw
to yourself, especially if none of the awni
have arrived yet and your host hasn't jet
where she should hide
When the guests start to
official welcomer—hide behind the
as each male enters smash his hat dona* tar h»
ears, at the same time tripping Ms gar) ftaaan and
asking her "how she enjoyed her
time you will have gotten off with a
will hear such remarks as "Saaae oT
he a card", "Ain't he a riot"* etc
has been comfortably seated shp
room reserved for the coats and
one of the girls' hats. Choose one af I
creations they insist on wearing enetj
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powder and rouge will help. If none »
pull your hair down over your face
the hat on, providing that you
Lack of hair can be very easily
Browse around in the upper left
mother's vanity—you'll probably
switch. When you finally present
breathlessly-waiting public put one
hip, one behind your neck, then tilt your
ways a little and say "Come up a' sea am
time." This will kill them If they ha«ent
killed you first.
lications have made their appearance
way Spring affects people now? Or
friend of mine remarked, each of
probably has five hundred dollars in
doesn't know what to do with
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THE SYRIAN WORLD, N. Y. THURSDAY APRIL 25, 1935.
PAGE SIX
Leisure and Amusements
in Syria
By Dr. John G. Hazam
IN THE SYRIAN SPORTS WORLD
By Paul Nicholas
Meeting the New (Kensington, Pa,
Syrian team, in the finals of the
Philadelphia fight
Tournament was their Waterloo.
fans will be glad
The Esbers were beaten by the close
to hear that after a
score of 29-23. For their good) sportalong absence' 'Toots'
manship the Canton team received
Bashara is planning
the Tournament Sportsmanship Award
another invasion of
and also the; Runners-up trophy.
the City of BrothTwo players on the Esber Garden
erly Love. "Toots",
team were honored by being chosen
Syrian lightweight
members on the' First All-Tournawho hails from
ment Team. These two oustanding
Norfolk,
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Va
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players were Frankie Ferris and
quite popular with the fistic fans in
Jimmy Rahal. Ferris was also the
this district. The last time he aphighest scorer during the tournament.
peared here he broke Lew Massey's
The management of the Esber Palm
jaw which forced the Italian away
Garden, who were sponsors of the
from ring competition for quite some
team, played hosts at a banquet for
time.
the members of the team. The banBashara has been displaying his
quet was, held April 11. The Shaheen
ring abilities down New Orleans way.
Barbers Basketball team also attendHe appeared in five bouts there,
ed the banquet. The Shaheen men
scoring two decisions, one knockout
won the County Class B. Championand dropping two by close margins.
ship.
His last two encounters were vicMany thanks to Flo Namey of Cantoriea over Carl Schaffer of St. Louis
ton for this information.
and Lew Terry also of St. Louis. It
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Yousuff Earns Draw
stepped out of the rut and is due
St Louis, April 16.—Mehmet Youto "go to town." Needless to say the
soff, 205, of Turkey, and Orville
Philadelphia Syrians will be on hand I Brown,l220, of Wallace, Kan., grapplto. root for their felloW-countryman.
ed 30 minutes to a deadlock. These
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two colorful matmen had the fans
Syrian Team Has Successful Season.
on edge during the'fracas. This match
The Esber Palm Garden Basketball
was the outstanding exhibition <A
Team of Canton, Ohio, has come to
wrestling on the five bout card for
thej close of a very successful season.
the everting.
The Esber men reached the finals in
Our Smiling Turkish friend once
the Sectional Syrian Tournament held
again earns the applause of the many
at Wheeling, W. Va. This fast Syrian
fans in St Louis. Mehmet is gaming
team earned the rights to play the
much popularity through his spectacfinals by beating Uniontown, Pa., by
ular wrestling and good sportsmana score 36-24, then came the Wheeling
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ship.
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team whom they beat by, a score of
122 S. Evans St., Pottstown, Fa.
Bashara Returning to Philadelphia
MOVIE STARS, OCCIDENTAL AND ORIENTAL
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appreciated that. But where ph Zion
That culturally hybrid element ofi
of the National Home, are your
the East which has accepted or bemodern Isaiahs?
come resigned to the influx of WestSuch is the all-pervading influence
em ideas and ideals is already beof
Hollywood. Was the East to reginning to exhibit the familiar sympmain forever content with viewing
toms which invariably accompany
alien scenes and listening to a babble
such an influx. These are best obof incomprehensible tongues? Why,
served and illustrated in the typical
it asked,' cannot movies be produced
reaction to the movies.
in Arabic? And why not create its
Many, if **> most, of the motion
own film luminaries?
pictures shown in Syria are made m
The answer to these questiins came
France. This is obviously due to the
last sumtaier when there was introducfact that the country is under French
ed into Syria from Egypt the first
acuninistration and is honeycombed
Arabic talkie,)called 'Wardat al-Baida'
with French schools, so that the
(The White Rose). (It is now being
French language is much more rapidshown
in the U. S.) It made such
ty understood by the educatedtiian
a hit that it played at the Grand
Z English. However, because French
Theater in Beirut for nearly two
productions, as a rule, have a tenmonths and I saw advertisements ofi
dency to be a bit too serious and
it almost everywhere I went) in the
melodramatic, more entertaining and
Orient For the first time, too, there
more exciting American pictures, desat in the seats an exclusively Syrspite the linguistic barrier, are often
ian audience, larger than seen elsepreferred Such subjects as dealwith
where, and sprinkled' with a surthe American wild west with its
prising number of native women.
deeds of daring and heroism, gangBoo the Villain
sters with plenty of gun-play, and
But to the blase Westerner this
murder mysteries seem to interest
picture was far from being; a masterand intrigue the oriental mind far
piece. A kind of sentimental operatta
more than suave society dramas and
whose plot was as simple as it was
risque musical comedies.
hoary, it was badly filmed, crudely
Mickey Mouse a Favorite »
directed, and amateurishly acted In
In Palestine, where Britannia holds
any( case, it served as a convenient
sway and English is recognized as
vehicle for the singing of the leadone of the three official languages,
ing man, the sleek and handsome
the productions are predominantly
Abdul Wahhab. The unusually reAmerican and British. Some idea
sponsive audience took the story
of the kind of reels offered may be
quite to heart; it roundly and vocally
gleaned from the following titles:
denounced the villain (yil'an abuh!)
In a large open-air theater in Haifa
and could not repress its sympathy
I saw Maurice Chevalier in
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for, the jilted hero (ya harram!). AbWay to Love", and in Jaffa Greta
dul Wahhab was cheered and apGarbo was starring in "Queen Chrisplauded at the end of every song
tina." In contrast with Syria, Pales(fal tihya! sallim has-sowt!). To a
tine houses were always full, but
visitor it was indeed a stirring permainly with Jews rather than with
formance—thanks to the audience.
Arabs. In either country the apAbdul Wahhab is- probably the most
pearance of the inimitable Mickey
widely publicized and most popular
Mouse invariably aroused screams of
artist in the Arabic world today—a
universal delight.
sort of a Bing Crosby, Rudy Vallee,
Syrian fans are surely not without
and Lawrence Tibbet all rolled up
their favorite actors and actresses,
into one. His phonograph records
whose names, incidentally, are proare incessantly played everywhere
nounced in the approved Arabic
in the East and his plaintive voice
fashion. Apart from the French and
greets you as you pass every music
cowboy performers (whose names I
shop. Scores of urchins rush through
do not now recall), the most popular
the cobbled streets of Beirut and DaAmerican stars, I was informed, were
mascus crying out his name as they
.Barymoor', Kreeta Gharbu, and
hold up for sale a small pamphlet
Moon Krowfoor1, while a group of
containing his biography. Last June,
young jmen pronounced the gawky
when he made his personal appearand bewildered 'Sleem Soomerfil a
ance in Beirut, thousands of curious
veritable riot. The dearth of Oriental
admirers assembled to see and acwoBsn fans necessarily relegates
claim him. He has become the idol
such feminine heart-breakers as
of the Arabic screen.
Clark Gable to a position of complete
No one can deny the tremendous
obscurity.
Mae West
Down in the Holy Land a new
cinema star was shininglbrigbUym
thel biblical firmament While staying
in Jerusalem, I attended a performance at the appropriately-named Eden
theater; and who do you suppose
was ieaturedlin that primeval garden
None other than the notorious and
voluptuous Mae West doing her stuff
^Tm no Angel"! Yes, in JeruW And was the house packed!
STo^King Solomon might have
A.
and far-reaching force which the
movies are exerting on the Orient
While that force has not yet had its
full effect on the masses, the Arabic
productions are tending to make this
possible/ The only question that the
thoughtful Easterner can ask Whether this influence is going to be for
good or for evil. Under, existing circumstances all that he can do is to
hope that Syria does not go completely Hollywood.
(To be continued)
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The story of Edwin Markham, and
his poetry, on the occasion of his
eighty-fourthj birthday, will be the
subject of a talk on Friday evening,
April 26, in the Gibran Gallery, Grand
Hotel, Slst.Street and Broadway, New
York. Gibran was an admirer and
friend of Markham whose portrait
he drew.
On Tuesday evening, April du, a
program of Peace poetry will be given ^ the gallery, and on both these
evenings the gallery will be
to the public free of charge.
open
PRESENTABLE AND ED
UCATED YOUNG MEN
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FOR THE SYRIAN WORLD
FAVORITE SYRIAN
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By Lillian Abaid
SPINACH
WITH CHICKEN
4 lbs. spinach
1 small chicken (3 lbs.), cut inte
small pieces
1 can tomato juice, strained
Salt and pepper.
Wash and season chicken.
Fry
in butter to a golden brown. Place
in deep container. Add two quarts
of water and boil until cooked. Drain
the broth off the chicken and add
tomato juice. Season with pepper and
salt. Stir and cook on medium fire
until the sauce becomes slightly
thick.
Cut tops off spinach and wash we;
Put in boiling water for ten minutes
and drain.
Add the chicken and
sauce to spinach and add more seasoning if desired. Stir and keep on
medium fire until spinach is cooked
to your satisfaction.
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Come in for an Interview
(Young Ladies with the Same
Qualifications Will Be Considered
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Shadid returned from a three weeks honeymoon trip in- Washington, D. C. Mrs.
Shadid is the former Miss Margaret
Dahrooge of Brooklyn, and Mr. Shadid, an attorney, is originally from
Charleston, S. C. They will make
their home in Brooklyn.
Also.)
If you know not his ancestry, look
for his deeds.
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THE SYRIAN WORLD, N. Y. THURSDAY APRIL 25, 1935.
RIDGE FRATORITY HAS
SPRING DANCE
Social Notes
Mrs. Mary S. Hawaweeny and her
daughters, Olga and Alexandria are
spending the Easter holidays at Virginia Beach.
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Miss Isabelle Andrews of Los
Angeles, California, is spending the
Easter holidays with her 6ister, Mrs.
M. B. Matta of Brooklyn.
She plans to leave in a week or two
for Detroit where she will be a bridesmaid at the wedding! of her cousin,
Miss Edna Andrews, daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Abe Andrews, which takes
place, May 25.
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Dr. and Mrs. George Maloof and
their two daughters, of Gloversville,
N. Y., visited Mrs. Maloofs parents,
Mr. and Mrs. Najib Badran. Mr.
Badran is editor of the Syrian Eagle,
Brooklyn. Dr. Maloof returned to
Gloversville.
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Mr. and Mrs. Theo. Tabah and
family of Montreal, Canada, are
spending a few days with Mrs. Tahah's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Adeeb
Faris of Brooklyn, before sailing Saturday on the S. S. Rex for an extended trip to Syria.
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Mr. and Mrs. Burrett Martin are
visiting with Mrs. Martin's parents,
Mr. and Mrs. Adeeb Faris of Brooklyn.
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Mr. and Mrs. Raji Lian and Mr.
and Mrs. T. Ganim spent the Easter
holidays in Atlantic City.
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Among those who took tables for
the luncheon, bridge and fashion show
honoring Mrs. Judge Taylor, prominent Brooklyn society woman and
president of the Hudson Avenue
Boys Club, next Thursday( afternoon
at the Central Park Casino, New
York, are the Misses Adele and Najla Macksoud, Lyla Mabarak, Selma
Milktie and Maud Aboarab, all of
whom have been active in charitable
and other activities of Brooklyn.
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The Brooklyn Week for the Blind
is taking place next week at the St
George Hotel. For Catholic Day,
April 30, the following have taken
tables for the bridge games: Mrs.
John Macksoud, Mrs. Jairrfle Macksoud, Mrs. George Shamyer, Mrs.
Joseph Kadri, Mrs. Joseph Mabarak,
Mrs. Abraham Lian and the Misses
Adele and Najla Macsoud, ,'Effie Kadri,
Maude Aboarab, and Lyla Mabarak
Miss Selma Milkie, formerly an
executive with the Brooklyn Bureau
Charities, will lend her services
ind the counters displaying articles
made by the blind and which are for
Elections of the Syrian Junior
League will be held this Thursday
evening in their clubrooms. The last
lecture pf their series of ten, on
music appreciation by Mr. Irving
Landau was given Tuesday evening
of this week.
Mr. and Mrs. L. A. Secabe of Ft.
Washington. Ave., New York, are
mjoving at the end of this week to
Rutherford, N. J.
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Mr. Salim Rustum, rug merchant of
Raleigh, N. C, is in the c&ty for a
few days.
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Mrs.; Eugenie Zarouni of Washington, D. C, is in New York
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Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Saydah left
last Monday on a six weeks trip
through upstate New York and the
west.
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Mr. George Zrike of Port-au-Prince,
Haiti, is visiting relatives and friends
in Brooklyn. He will remain here a
few weeks.
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Mrs. P. Marquez and her two young
sons, of iSouth America, are in the
States on a visit and expect to remain another month. Mrs. Marquez
is the former Miss Marie Bahry.
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Miss Wisteen Makla, daughter of
Mr. Michael Makla of Brooklyn, sailed last Saturday on the S. S. California for a three months trip to California.
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Mr. and Mrs. Peter Harb returned
from California. They were accompanied by Mr. Abraham Harb.
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Miss Jessie Azar of Brooklyn returned from a three months visit in
Wilmington, N. C.
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Mrs. Farida Katibah returned to
Brooklyn from Jacksonville, Fla.
where she visited Mr. and Mrs.
Joseph K. David.
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Dr. Kamel Khoury arrived in
Brooklyn Wednesday from Boston, to
attend the wedding of his son Bassim
on Saturday to Miss Nellie Merhige.
A trousseau showing was held by
Miss Merhige on Tuesday evenng.
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Ellis Darany, police captain of Canton, Ohio is spending this week in New
York and expects to return early
next week.
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Tom. and Michael Nash of jBoston,
were in New York last week-end.
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The young ladies blossomed out in
their new spring gowns for the Ridge
Fratority dinner-dance last Saturday
evening at the Tavern-on-the-Green,
Central Park New York. The evening was lovely and many took advantage of the soft weather, dancing
on the terrace.
It wa,s a gay and successful party
in the opinion of all the young people
who attended. A few young married
couples also were present.
About 150 persons attended in all.
Harry Arnold and His Orchestra furnished the music.
The Fratority is a purely social
club, consisting of about thirty young
men and women. It is now in its
second year, and this is its second
affair.
TO HOLD LAST CONCERT
The Mozart String Sinfonietta, of
which Helen Rozek, violinist, is a
member, will hold its third and last
subscription concert of the season
May 4 at Aeolian Hall, Fifth Avenue
and 54th Street, New York, N. Y.
The program, under the direction
of Wesley Sontag, will consist of
early Italian music by the Scarlattis,
Veracini; songs by Pergolesi and
Marcello; Bach's concerto, an aria
from Catalani's opera "La Wally"
and a closing group of compositions
by Americans.
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NEW YORKERS IN SPRING
VALLEY FOR WEDDING
Spring Valley, 111.— Mrs. A. N.
Karshoum, Miss Elizabeth Awad and
Anthony Awad, all of Brooklyn, are
here on a visit of a few weeks with
relatives and friends. They will attend the wedding of Kenneth Ziade,
also of Brooklyn, to Miss Sadie Abraham of this town. Mrs. Paul Khoury, who moved to Spring Valley when
her husband opened a store in La
Salle, a neighboring town, is a sister of the Brooklyn visitor. Mr. Ziade,
too, opened a dress factory in Spring
Valley three years ago, when he
moved here from Brooklyn.
Move linen Shop
Boutross Bros., linen merchants,
have moved iheir firm from 448 to
320 Fifth Avsnue, New York City.
A nine pound baby girl was born
to Mr. and Mrs. Philip Albert of
A son was born last week to Mr.
Brooklyn. She is their sixth child,
and Mrs. James Shaleesh of Brooklyn.
j and sixth daughter.
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Wasphy Mudarri returned to
As soon ss Elias Sayour landed in
Brooklyn last Friday after two weeks
New York last Saturday evening, rein Boston.
turning from the B. W. I., he went
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directly to the dance the Ridge FratMrs. Rose Khalat of Montreal reority were holding in Central Park.
turned after a long visit in Brooklyn
with her daughter and son-in-law,
Dr. and Mrs. I. Abdullah.
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Mrs. Moses Barakat of Montreal
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NELLIE MERHIGE TO
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Shower Given in Her
Miss Nellie Merhige,
Mr. and Mrs. Ameen
Brooklyn, will be married this Saturday to Mr. Bassim Khoury, SOB at
Dr. and Mrs. Kamel KhauiJ, «t
Brooklyn and Boston.
A shower, cocktail party
eon, was given in
honor by her future
Mrs. Gabriel Hawte at Alice
McDougall's. at W. 43rd Street, Nn
York, last Thursday.
The guests were Mrs. Kamel
ry, Mrs. A. Merhige, Mrs.
McKaba. Mrs. Al McKaba, Mrs. &
Sabbagh. Mrs. George AbdehttMC;
Mrs. Bahig Katen, Mrs. L
Mrs. Fred Malhame. Mrs. S.
Mrs. Habib Massabni. ar*d the
Josephine Halaby. Nora and
Khoury. Madeleine and Matilda
goury, Viola Arida. Alice
Marie Howie. Nora Haddad,
Razook, Jessie Awad, Nabeeha
Maude Aboarab, Pearl Ale i iiulw.
Edith Khoury. Rose Haddad, I UK*
and Jeannette Couri. Tilhe Dafcfor.
Evelyn Samara. Leila Zavatt,
and
Evelyn
Zaloom.
Hawaweeny and Victoria
First prize at bridge was «t
Miss Marie Howie and second
by Mrs. Fred Malhame.
MIRACULOUSLY
ESCAPE DEATH
Toledo, Ohio.—Mrs. Sam
and Miss Mary Damus were injured
when their automobile was struck Isgr
a train and hurled against a pole,
completely demolishing the car.
It seemed a ciracle that the occupants were saved from death and
did not suffer critical injuries. Ha
Shaheen was injured on the
and Miss Damus* right arm
were broken. Both are recovering at
the Women's and Children's
pital.
HOLD EASTER DANCE
Wheeling, "W. Va— The Annual
Easter dance held by the Syrians of
this city took place last Monday awning, April 22 in the K. of C. HaH. A
12 piece orchestra supplied the mosic
and a floor show of aH-Syrian taleoi
was presented. — Peaches Saseea.
Mary Abraham. Lillian Abraham*
Lulu Khoury. Joseph Abraham. Johnny Saseen. Angela Naufel. and Gertrude Bedway.
Guests also attended from many
other cities.
Entire proceeds were turned ortet
to Our Lady of Lebanon Church »
Wheeling.
Thimas R. Saad was chairman of
the committee and master-of-cere-
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�THE SYRIAN WORLD, N. Y. THURSDAY APRIL 25,1935.
?AGE MCHT
OHH) COMMUNITY IN
A VALE OF TEARS
by twot sisters, Emeli and Adele and
two brothers, Fred and Albert.
Twelve People Died in
Three Week*
By Rose Raies
Akron, Ohio.—In all the history of
the Syrians in and around this community (that is all cities near us),
never was there such a vale of tears.
the community is just draped in
mourning, and justifiably so, for the
following is what happened: From
the first of April up to about the
fifteenth, Cleveland gave up nine of
its loved ones; in twp days, Akron
buried Jtwo, a young girl, 22, and a
young man, 19; and today, April 20,
Youngstown is putting away a twentynfour year old girl-all just before
I
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NIAGARA FALLS, N. Y.
Mrs. A. Betro, 68, died March 30
at the home of her daughter, Mrs.
Farris Saffire, following a prolonged
illness.
Mrs. Betro had been a resident of
Niagara Falls for the past 25 years,
and was born in Syria. She was
prominent in the affairs of the Syrian comtaunity.
Besides her daughter, she is survived by a sister, Mrs. M. Perry of
North Tonawanda.
Funeral services were held from
the family residence and St George's
Greek Orthodox Church, with interment in the Riverdale Cemetery.
SYRACUSE. N. Y.
18th.
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Her attending surgeon, Dr. Charles
J. McCambridge, is pleased with her
condition and although it is still
serious, he is very confident of her
recovery.
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SYRACUSE PASTOR
CALLED TO DETROIT
Syracuse, N. Y.—Rev. John Koury,
former pastor of the St. Elias Orthodox Church of this city, was called
from here to take- charge of the
church of St. George in Detroit, Mich.
In that city Rev. Koury will have
charge of one of the largest Syrian
parishes in the United States. His
many Syracuse friends believe that
his talents and ability fit him admirably to Jdirect the activities ofi
this large Detroit parish.
When in Syracuse, Rev. Koury
developed the St. Elias Church into
an active force in the community,
and formed several organizations for
the] men and women, in addition to
the "Junior Club" which is composed
of the young people of the church.
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HELD FOR PROPAGANDA
Jerusalem.—Ten Arabs and several
Communists were held for alleged
political propaganda during the Nebi
Mussa, annual Arab religious procession. They were arrested on a charge
of trying to convert the procession,
TOLEDO. OHIO
which was permitted in only three
cities, Jerusalem, Nablus and Hebron,
Sigma Alpha Phi gave ttheir annual
into anti-government and anti- Jewdance at the Maumee River Yacht
ish demonstrations.
Club April 20, Easter Eve. Syd
,
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CHICAGO. ILL.
Freidlander's
Orchestra
furnished |
ANOTHER
PAPER!
music and a good number of the
With Advertising Department
Tung Sto attended. Amos Jacob, ,
In Houston, Texas, A. second >ssue
Trlloboy, and now broadcasting
of The Syrian Spotlight, a newspaper
Marian Abraham, originally from
a loieao uuy, «"«
zi'l'^Z.
_ -c^Uoi,
has already
already
:in
work.
,
English (^
for R-m-inns.
Syrians, has
in
Detroit,
was
among
those
present
Detroit, came to Chicago a year ago
appeared. Louis E. Bosby is editor
and he offered a few of his favorite
Philip Nime, 19 year old son of
to obtain a position with the Herald
and Margaret Macey associate editor.
songs; one was a remarkable imitatr and
and Mrsand Examiner in the advertising de.Mr.
«*rs Alexander Nime, of
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tion of Eddie Cantor.
partment. Her work is proving to be
Commins Street, passed away Tues75 DIE IN ALMS STAMPEDE
George Mickel was chairman of the
very satisfactory to the officials of
day morning, April 16, at St Thomas
affair. Guests from Detroit were Fred
Hospital, where he had been in a
the paper.
Seventy-five poor were killed in an
Gannon, Frederick Alexander, LawMiss Abraham lives with her
serious condition for the past three
alms stampede in Bahrein, in the Gulf
rence Gannan and Joseph Adams.
brother, Anthony, and her sister,
weeks with meningitis.
of Persia, when a wealthy merchant
• • •
Helen.
Anthony
is
the
manager
of
the
Funeral services were held at St.
distributed alms. 2000 had entered
Joe Smaha who is serving a year
advertising department for the ChiJoseph's Syrian Catholic Church on
the courtyard and thronged the
of interneship here at the Flower Hoscago American and Helen attends
Wednesday afternoon at two o clock,
narrow alley leading to the merchpital motored home to Griffin, Ga.,
school in Chicago.
with interment in Holy Cross Cemeant's house when the doors outside
•
•
•
to spend a week with his parents.
were closed to prevent others from
A Mere $37,000!
He was accompanied by Fred Geha.
Ssides his parents, he is survived ,
entering. Those inside became panic•
•
•
stricken, and the victims were tramGeorge Coury, LaSalle Street brok,
—•
—
Mrs. George Fakehany is recoverpled trying to force their way out
er, on ^meeting his friends and acAgents and Correspondents
ing from a two months illness in
quaintances, asks if they would be inMount Clemens. She will return home
terested in the purchase of some
Akron, Ohio—Mrs. Rose Rales, 123 W.
the end of the month.
"dogs" which were quoted at $89,000
Akronl^^-Harold Maroon, 959 Nathan
(Continued from page Five)
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Ammer, their
in 1929 and are now selling for about
Austin, Texas.—Anthony Ferris, 606 E.
I
children,
George
and
Alma,
and
Mr.
$37,000.
Birmingham. Ala.-Helen Kassouf, 1930
has stood by him staunchly, and givKaram Faddell drove to Columbus
N. 16th Street.
.
Boston, Mass.—Margaret Alexander, 201
en him their unstinted support. His
Wholl Win!
for the Easter holidays.
Harvard Ave., Allston.
worldly wants are few, and his little
Burlington, Vt.—Eseph D. Corey, 183 S.
Bill Asfoor, president of the Syrian
Mrs. B. K. Rafful and her daughter
Champlaln Street.
.
income is always more than his exCanton, Ohio.—Mike Shaheen, S15-9th
Progressive League of Chicago, is alJulia motored to Bridgeport, Ohio, to
ft N W.
(agent)
penses. His mind is at ease, and he
Canton, Ohio.—Flo Namey, 829-8th St.,
ways wagering with George Coury
spend the Easter holidays with Mr.
can spend hours at a time buried in
N. W. (corres.)
_ „
. . _.,_
that he .will enter the bonds of matriand Mrs. Joe LaHood. Mrs. LaHood
Central Falls. R. I. Jacob Saliba, M Ftatofc« Bt
a treatise of John, of Damascus or an
auurlMtoaTw. Va., G. Haddad, 1043 Grant
mony first. The stake holder for this
is the former Miss Thelma Rafful.
Chiclgo?V-N. S. Salamie. 4545 Hazel
ethical discourse' by al-Mawardi.
Avenue.
..»..«. ***
wager is none other than Nicholas
Having been disappointed with the
Cleveland, O., G. Hamamey, 1492 W. "»
Detroit. Mich—Adib
Ganamey,
24(6
Archmandrite Samuel David of St
Salamie.
world so many years of his life, now
Mt. Elliott, (agent)
•
•
•
George's Orthodox Church began
Detroit. Mich —M. S. Zehra, 2280 La Belle.
he manages to get out of it just what
fSnB&r. Su~. Fred T. Sahib. 342 QaequeJay Bonahoom returned from MilHoly Week with Palm Sunday serFlint, Midi., Helen Sallm, 612 Page
he wants.|
Flint, Mich.—Anna Hakin, 2625 Humwaukee,' Wise, where he managed a
vices last Sunday, April 21.
There are times when I yearn for
boldt. (agent)
,
linen shop for several months. Jay
o
Grand Rapids, Mich.—Alex Assaley, 336
such a life; there are times when I
Cuss Avc S E.
prefers
Chicago
as
a
place
of
reJacksonville, Fla.—Miss N. S. Jabbour,
envy my friend Father Seraphim.
COMPARES
SYRIA
WITH
P. O. Box 1553.
sidence because of home ties.
TT
Lactcawanna. N. Y.—Sylvia Halaby, 48%
AMERICA
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LansVnTMich.-Rajee R. Tobia, 637 N.
Annual Dance
Chicago, 111.—Samuel Rizk was the
Lanain*-, Mien. Ruby Nakfour 609 N.GrandAv.
DETROIT. MICH.
?**imrton, Nebr. Roe* H. Shaia
The Syrianettes Club of Chicago
guest speaker before the CongregaMankato, Minn.—King George, 633 S.
KNIGHTS OF ST. GEORGE
will hold their annual dance May
tional Ministers' Union here last
Front Street.
xr.»o«i
Manchester, N. H.—Ganem A. Karam,
4th,
according
to
Susan
Kattany,
exAND JUNIOR LEAGUE
390 S. Beach Street.
week.
Montreal. Can.—Julia Lean, 7010 Delapresident.
Speaking of his native Syria, where
roche Street.
„
Invite You to
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Naugatuck, Conn.—Claire Hamrah, 56
this youfig man was born, he said:
Scott Street.
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New Orleans, la.—Augustus Koo -, 4444
POUGHKEEPSIE. N. Y.
"I know what life in America is
Lafaye St.
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—„
DINNER-DAN
CE
worth because I have known life
Niagara Falls, N. *.-Mar
v^re,
Buy New Clubhouse
252-56th Street.
A3PVV
at
elsewhere. I have known starvation
Pottstown. Pa.—P, Nichola- \? *
Richmond, Va., S. T. Sanyor -j, ^
in the Holy Land. I have felt tortures
The
Lebanon
American
Club
ofi
ORIOLE
TERRACE
GARDENS
|..-,
• oepsie, N. Y— 0> -'
that 1he Turks inflict. If you want
<upt?leseTV0lr Sq.
Poughkeepsie, N. Y., %ave purchased
due,
E.
Grand
Blvd.
and
Woodward
&
RIO'SCT' Janeiro, Bre> **4*
to know the value of free speech,
} a building at 25 North Hamilton St
Rfca Humayt? *\» »^
Detroit, Mich.
free opinion, free press, just try livfer*^NYA^'^ ^^OBnWAv. ' to be used as their new home. Alter&ES?n
iLi
r^Pc*.*''
Vrior
st.
ing
where
these
rich
benefits
do
not
ations are now in progress and when
SUNDAY, May 5th, 7 P. M.
Toledo, O. BJU'-> V _, C99 Mnhawk
Utica, N. Y.—t
«* 522 Mol
completed the new home will be one
exist.
Street.
^ip
Make Reservationii NOW
Verris, 104 Front
Waterville, Me.—*
>^
"And the way to show appreciation
of the most modern of its kind in)
WU& Bar^-Mrs. D. J. Sallit. 107
of
what
your
forefathers
in
this
ADMISSION' ST.50
the state.
country have bequeathed to you is
WlnSSSag^H. C-Lou,s V. Oaye.
The Lebanon American Club was
to live up to their ideals."
Tou&^lrA. B. Aune. c/o
organized here/in 1922, and has a pre-
Twelve people in threei weeks. The
Toledo people tell me that when jhey
came to Cleveland to attend a "Karam" funeral, and just before they
returned home, frhey heard of the
Akron "Smith" girl's death Instead
of returning home, they came here;
then, while coming from the cemetery
after the "Nime" boy's funeral, they
were told that one of the Betros
girls in Youngstown had, just passed
aWay, and therefore, were again delayed from their families and their
Nafiim Kammar, aged 39, died
Monday, April 7, of a heart attack.
He p survived by his wife, Nazera,
his four sons and five step-children,
and by his mother and sister in Palestine. He was a resident of Syracuse for twenty-four years. The Rev.
George Katouf conducted the funeral
services.
o—
sent membership of 75. One of the
outstanding principles of the organization is charity. At Christmas of
each year a generous donation of
food, clothing and money Is sent
to the' Sacred jHeart Orphanage at
Esopus, ,N. Y. In 1931 a milk program! was sponsored by the club
to supply needy children of the city
with this necessity. For a period ofi
6 months over 250 children were
supplied with milk daily.
The officers of the club for the
present year are: Michael F. Bassil,
president; Philip Andrews, vice-president; Joseph Abdoo Sr., treasurer;
Joseph Asher, secretary; James G.
Abdoo, secretary, and John Galgoul,
sergeant-at-arms.
.
•
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Mrs. Hannah Souma, 57, is at Saint
Francis Hospital recovering from an
abdominal operation performed April
FROM laSTAND WEST
Youngstown-Telegram.
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<p>Salloum Mokarzel, a Lebanese American intellectual, founded<em> The Syrian World</em> in 1926. Salloum Mokarzel was the younger brother of Naoum Mokarzel, the publisher of the Arabic-language newspaper <em>Al-Hoda. </em>Together, the Mokarzel brothers ran Al-Hoda Publishing, and in 1909, they published <em>The Syrian Business Directory.</em> </p>
<p>Mokarzel created <em>The Syrian World</em> in order to document and celebrate the culture and history of "Syria." At the time, Syria referred to the modern-day countries of Lebanon, Syria, Jordan, Israel, and Palestine. The publication was primarily aimed towards second-generation children of immigrants, but Mokarzel hoped that it would also appeal to the general American public.</p>
<h4>Scope/Content Note</h4>
<p><em>The Syrian World</em> was published between 1926 and 1932 as a journal. In 1932, the format was changed from an academic journal style to a newspaper style, which continued until the periodical's end in 1935. After the death of his brother Naoum, Salloum took over the publication of <em>Al-Hoda.</em></p>
<p>The articles in <em>The Syrian World</em> cover a variety of topics spanning from the practical to the theoretical. Practical subjects include international and domestic travel, historical and contemporary Arabic and Arab-American art and literature, and the mental and physical health and hygiene of immigrants. More theoretical, philosophical, and ideological subjects include ideologies of race, the changing role of women, the formation of Syrian and Lebanese-American societies, and the political and psychological relationships between immigrants and their countries of origin.</p>
<p>All issues of <em>The Syrian World</em> are available, along with full indexes for the first four volumes. For volumes five and six, there are tables of contents at the start of the issues.</p>
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The Syrian World Volume 08, Issue 52
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1935 April 25
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Mary Mokarzel
Habib Ibrahim Katibah
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The Syrian World
PUBLISHED WEEKLY—ESTABLISHED 1926.
VOL. VIII, NO. 51.
NEW YORK, THURSDAY, APRIL 18, 1935.
COMMISSIONER SAYS HE i ANNUAL EVENT TO
HAS SUPPORT OF FRANCE
COVER TWO DAYS
Implied That His Government
Approved the Tobacco Monopoly; Also Revealed
Result of Talk with
Turkish Government
Conte de Martel, French High Commissioner at Beirut, returned to Beirut after a visit to his office in Paris
where he had been recalled following agitation resulting from the tobacco monopoly.
The Commissioner reported to the
press on his return that he had the
full confidence and support of the
French Foreign Ministry in all his
policies in Lebanon and Syria. It
was taken for granted that he also
included the tobacco monopoly which
he recently instituted, giving it to
a French firm, and which caused
violent agitation among all the peoples
in those countries. The opposition
to the monopoly was led by the
Maronite Patriarch.
On his arrival in Beirut, via Turkey, Martel was received by all the
high officials of the French and Lebanese governments and by representatives of all religions, excepting
the Maronite.
He made another announcement to
the press to the effect that while in
Anqora, Turkey, • he had conferred
with the Turkish authorities and had
received strong assurance that the
amicable relations now existing between Turkey and yria would continue, including peeca on the borderline between the two countries.
Providence, R. I.— The Providence
Biltmore Hotel will again be the
scene of the annual banquet and ball
of the Lebanese Fraternal Society of
America. Scheduled for Saturday and
Sunday (May 4th and 5th respectively,
the coming festivities are expected to
overshadow all previous affairs yet
sponsored by this organization.
Heading the long list of prominent
guests and speakers will be Governor
Theodore Francis Green of Rhode
Island, Salloum Mokarzel, editor of
Al-Hoda, who will again act as toastmaster of this affair and Mayor James
Dunne of Providence. Other prominent men who have signified their
intentions of attending the Sunday
evening banquet are Louis Capelli,
Secretary of State for Rhode Island,
Edward J. Kelley Superintendent of
the Rhode Island State Police and
Judge Gorham of the Providence District Court
This is the first two day affair that
the organization has undertaken and
from present plans there seems to be
nothing left out in the line of entertainment. Saturday evening there
will be dancing in the ballroom of
the hotel. This will be followed by
Arabic singing and entertainment on
Sunday afternoon. Included in the long
list of entertainers to be heard and
enjoyed are Najebe Morad of Boston,
Margaret Hazam of Fall River; both
gifted singers, Philip and Michael
Solomon of Providence, violinists, accompanied by their sister Susan at
KILLED !N ACCIDENT IN WEST VIRGINIA
BODY BROUGHT HOME TO B'KLYN FOR BURIAL
Was on Road for Father's Firm; Last Saw Family
at Christmas
Edward Tweel, 20, son of Mr. and
at the (time was in Grand Island,
Mrs. L. Tweel of Brooklyn was drivNebr., was notified and went to
ing in his car, alone, last Saturday
Wichita, Kansas, where he met his
when his car crashed into a pole in
aunt, ^tis mother's sister, Mrs. Naima
Sweet Water, Term. Half an kur
Farha. They came together by train
later he was taken to a hospital by
to attend the funeral.
passing motorists who came upon the
Eddie had been graduated from high
wreck and the unconscious boy.
school
at sixteen years of age and
He died there almost immediately.
then went to work in his father's
Eddie had been on hia way to
importing business, linens, laces and
Huntington, W. Va., to visit his uncle,
tapestries.
Mr. Abraham Tweel and to spend the
Easter holidays with him. Mr.- Tweel
Last October he went out on his
was notified of the tragedy and rushfirst trip for the firm, returning at
ed to Sweet Water to claim the body
Christmas to spend the holidays with
and make arrangements to bring it
his parents and then going out again,
back to New York.
on this last trip.
Services were held
Cathedral, Brooklyn,
Rev. Basil Kerbawy
interment took place
Cemetery.
Another son of Mr.
in St. Nicholas
on Tuesday,
officiating and
in Greenwood
L. Tweel, who
We know you young people
will be interested in H. I. Kabbah's column this week. Is
your "crowd" on the order of
the one he met with? Let us
know your reaction.
He is survived by his parents,
brother, Emil, and three sisters, Emily, tennis champion of Brooklyn and
winner of many cups for various
matches; Lulu and Grace.
Price, Single Copy, Seven CenU.
GIBRAN SOCIETY MEETS
Fall River, Mass.—Lieutenant Governor Hurley and Mayor Murray
were speakers at a glowing tribute
to Gibran at the first annual convention of the Gibran Memorial Unity
and Public Library of this city at the
Hotel Mellen Sunday afternoon and
evening. Nearly 500 men and women
of New England attended the afternoon session and banquet.
Other speakers were Michael Kalif;
S. A. Mokarzel, editor, Al-Hoda;
Philip Sula'im, Providence, R. I.;
Lewis George, Quincy, Mass.; Adele
Younix, James Beider, Nashua, N. H.;
Antoine Khoury, Brockton, Mass.;
William A. Kalif, Elias Shamon, Marianna Gibran, Faris S. Malouf, chairman; San> Bathany, Rasheed A'tdelnour, Boston; Saleem Salamy, J. M.
Khoury, editor, Ash-Shaab; Aneed
Abdelnour, Lawrence; Rev. Joseph
Eid, "Rev. Joseph Zaidan, Azeez Mansour, Buddy Hage, Fred Ghusn.
A portrait study of Gibran by Tabit Tabit, 22, was presented tc the cv ganization by Mrs. August Badway.
the piano.
Alfred and Alexander
Thomas of Pawtucket, R. I., oudists,
will complete the array of stars at
this coming event.
The executive committee arranging
this event whose main purpose is
the uniting of Syrians and Lebanese
in closer union fis headed by Louis
Ziter and includes the following,
Joseph Solomon, Mansour Badway,
Nassef Joseph, Edward Solomon,
Anthony Solomon, Thomas Jarjora,
and Abdo David.
SUPPER BENEFITS
TUBERCULOSIS HOSP.
Boston, Mass.— The Syrian Relief?
Association held a Syrian relief supper at the Y. W. C. A. last Thursday evening for the benefit of the
Tuberculosis Hospital in Beirut.
Miss Theodora B. Scoff and Mrs.
George Barakat were hostesses, Mrs.
Linda Sawyer was chairman of the
committee composed of Mrs. Richard
Ferris, Mrs. C. Makanna, Mrs. John
Dow, Mrs. John Deraney, Mrs. Elias
Sawabini, Mrs. Elias Malouf, Mrs.
Namya Samya, Mrs. Faris Malouf and
Mrs. Rose Shibley.
The ticket committee consisted of
the Misses Mary Hessny, Mary Haluey and Theodora Scoff.
A group of pretty girls lent their
services as waitresses. They included
the Misses Frances A. Scoff, Madelyn
Moses, Lou:se Malouf, Alice Sawabini,
Helen Shayeb. Julia Ayoub, Agnes
Klam, Josephine Yared, Eve Samya,
Alice Alexander, Marie Sawabini,
Elizabeth Ayoub, Lillian Klam, Marcelle Hakim and Mrs. T. Keralla and
Mrs. Edward Samlia.
WIVES OF MEMBERS MEET
GIVE LAND TO BEDOUINS
A meeting of the wives of members of Damascus Lodge was held at
the home of Mrs. F. M. Jabara,
Brooklyn, to lay plans to assist the
Lodge in its forthcoming entertainment and dance on May 18.
Jerusalem.— A territory of 30,000
dunams of government land has been
sriven by the district commissioner of
Nablus to Bedouins. They will receive the land on condition that they
are not to sell it for thirty years.
SYRIAN INVENTOR DEAD,
VICTIM OF CAR ACCIDENT
Had Bought Plane to Fly to
Arabia and Offer Services
to King
Scheneotedy, N. Y—Kamil Hasan
Sabbah, well-known Syrian inventor
and electrical engineer of the General
Electric Company of this city, was
killed in an automobile accident near
Malone, N. Y It was reported that
at the time of his- death he had bought
an airplane and was planning on flying in it to Arabia, to offer his technical services to King Abdul-Aziz
Ibn Su'ud.
The late Kamil Sabbah is credited
with many inventions, now registered in the name of General Electric, and was considered an electrical
wizzard.
Final arrangements for interring his
body have not been revealed yet In
one report it is stated that the Moslem
community of Detroit have asked that
the body be brought to their city, to
be buried in the Moslem cemetery
there. In another, it was said his
body will be shipped to Jhis hometown, Nabatiyyah, Lebanon.
PETITE JEANNE FARAH
ACCUSES PRESIDENT
Los Angeles, Calif.—"You are the
father of my five children", shouted
Jeanne Farah, professionally known
as "Little Morocco", to the newly
elected president of the Bay Rod-Reel
club, Walt Bertholf, before 7,000
guests. Needless to say, the new president's face took on a hue of brilliant
scarlet. Especially when she confronted him. with a picture of "his
children."
It seems that Miss Farah was delegated to supply the entertainment at
the installation of the Rod Club's
officers. Unknown to the new president, she was introduced as an Arabian princess and she spoke with a
strong Arabic accent. She was removed screaming ""I want my Wally",
from the stage, which she had
"crashed", by two husky policemen.
She returned to the stage, however,
and explained that it was all an act.
It pleased teh guests so much that
they literally "fell into the aisles"
according to a dispatch in the Los
Angeles Daily News.
Miss Farah is an actress of note
having appeared in several pictures
TO DISTRIBUTE EASTER
BASKETS
For the first time in several years,
the St. Nicholas Y. M. C. Inc. of
Brooklyn will again distribute Easter
baskets to the needy of the community. It has been their usual practice to
give an annual Christmas kiddies
party and to distribute thanksgiving
baskets. This year, conditions seemed
so bad that the club thought it best
to help the needy to really enjoy this
holiday. About seventy-five baskets
will be distributed containing eggs,
chicken, fruit and vegetables.
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PAGE TWO
GIRL, BORN 16 MONTHS AFTER BROTHER,
DIES 16 MONTHS AFTER HE DIES
Was Engaged to Be Married; Sister Was to Be
Married May 4
ESA HALOW
Noted
artist
who
died
last
By Rose Raies
(Correspondent to The SYRIAN WORLD)
Akron, Ohio, April 15. — Matilda
Smith, who was born December 25th,
1912, daughter if Mr. and Mrs. Charles Smith, was buried ,this afternoon
in Mt Peace Cemetery, following
services conducted by Rev. E M.
Lewis of the Main Street Methodist
Episcopal Church. She died Friday
morning, April 12th, 1935, at her
home, 311 West Cedar Street. Her
death was caused by a heart attack
induced by tuberculosis. She had
been a patient at the E C. Shaw
Sanitarium at Springfield Lake for
about one year at intervals and had
returned home April 10th.
Her parents had rented large and
comfortable quarters on West Cedar
Street where Matilda's sisters had
prepared a lovely room for her. A
bridal chamber could not have been
more cheerful and beautiful. There
she appeared to be in the best of
spirits as she helped the family plan
for the approaching wedding of her
sister, Minnie, scheduled for May 4.
Just Plain Facts
By Philip K. Khauli
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Miss (Evelyn Khoury, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Khalil Khoury of
Brooklyn, who graduated a year ago
*JI ffKn>»Aigh hpnors from the postgraduate Medical School of the city,
was appointed supervisor nurse in
Gotham Hospital.
Sometimes, it is really disparaging
to write often about a person; even
if distinguished. But Miss Khoury is
setting a high record as one of the
most accomplished young ladies that
ever filled a position in the said
hospital
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"'George Hoyt', one of the most
prominent doctors in N.Y. C, is now
the new "name of Evelyn Khoury",
said one of the surgeons there.
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The veil of Carlotta, ex-empress of
Mexico, was exhibited last month by
Makanna, Inc., one of the most exclusive shops in all New England.
Carlotta is the empress who died
in Belgium in 1927. She was the
daughter of Leopold I, King of Belgium, The story of the veil is a
tragic and interesting one.
When Carlotta was 17, she married
Archduke Maxmilian of Austria,
brother of the late Emperor Franz
Joseph, the one who played a "good"
game with the ex-Kaiser Wilhelm H
of Germany during the World War.
In 1864 Ithe Archduke was put on
the "throned Mexico as emperor by
Napoleon HI. The Empress' coronation took place in Mexico City in
1864 and the veil on her head was
a special gift from her father who
had it made for that purpose. Anyhow, the poor Queen went insane
after her husband was assassinated,
and left for Europe seeking aid from
the Pope. The veil was kept by one
* of the Empress' close women friends
in Mexico, who recently was compelled to sell it because of financial
strain.
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Persian Medal for Rihani
Hameed Khan Sayyeh, General
Matilda herself became engaged
more than a year ago to Fred Karam,
son of Mr. and Mrs. Alexander Karam, in the presence of her brother,
Sam, who passed away October 30th,
1933, and she was to have been
married soon.
Sam and Matilda were bom sixteen months apart and died sixteen
months apart.. Sam died at the age
of twenty-two years and three months
and Matilda died at the same age.
Besides her parents, Matilda is survived by her five sisters, Mrs. George
M. Sabbagh, Minnie, Rose, Lillian and
Grace, and two brothers, George and
Michael.
Hundreds of people crowded the
house and the sidewalks near the
Smith home yesterday and today
to offer their condolence to the family and to honor the memory of their
friend who was born on the natal day
of Christ, and who like him died
at this season.
Consul of Iran, formerly Persia,—at
Beirut, held a private tea party at
his home in honor of Ameen Rihani,
internationally known authority on
the Arab question.
A goodly number of diplomats,
scholars, and journalists of Syria,
Lebanon, Iraq and Iran attended; and
his excellency awarded Rihani the
Persian medal of education, the First
degree, in recognition of the drama
"Wafa'-u-Zaman" which was written
by Rihani especially for the millennial anniversary of El-Firdousi, one
of the 'three greatest poets Persia
ever produced.
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month. His works were' highly
impressionistic,
giving
definite
impressions of the artist's moods,
yet with the greatest of restraint.
WHAT RIHANI SAID OF HALOW THE ARTIST
Quoting from Ameen Rihani's Forword in the Catalogue of Paintings
of one of the Exhibits by Halow in
1921. "On seeing such good work by a
new artist, one is apt to ask 'Where
did he study?' The answer would
be applauded abroad, particularly in
France. Halow studied in no art
league or institution. He has never
been to any school of painting or
design. If I say he awoke one morfling with a pallette in his hand, I
would be envisaging, though not exactly expressing, the truth
The
Orient, America and the War encouraged and abetted his artistic
ambition.
There is a quality in his work that
reflects an individuality of pensive
and poetic charm. His exquisite little
canvasses are painted with a passion
that knows the value of restraint or
a lyrical mood
The secret of
rhythmic beauty. His opulent sense
of color is guidedj subdued, and
sometimes emphasized by a chastened
sense of harmony and design.
"His artistic abilities awoke when
he was a ^dealer in Persian rugs.
Often he would seem more interested
in the beautiful workmanship of the
rug than in selling it
His first picture was not made on canvas but on
a handloom. It is a small rug of
warm and quiet tones of simple but
quaint design which he wove before
he took up the palette and brush.
"He then went as a dealer into
American paintings, and soon began
to make pictures himself.
"
He served in the Camouflage
Department of the Army, during the
War, where, in addition to his fine
sense of color, he .developed a "feeling for line, a knowledge and appreciation of form. He considers his
work there as being of the utmost
significance to his art. Some of his
best canvases, his delightfully poetic
landscapes, were painted at Camp
Jackson during intervals of work on
sphericals and squares.
"Even such a sprawling and wierdly-animated thing as a steel mill at
night, is transformed through his
palette, as through an alembic, into an
evoking and haunting glamor, a magic
thing of dream. Not that it is not
real, but to an artist of Haloes temperament and heritage, to a poet,
in fact, the deepest and most enduring reality is reflected, not in the appearance, but in the spirit of thines.
And because of its refinement,
HaloVs works seldom asserts, but
always suggests, this truth."
"The Heart of Iraq"
Is the title of the latest book of the
series about the Arabs and their
kings written by Rihani some in
Melish, Mrs. Shikri Khoury, Mrs. H
INITIATE MEMBERS
Arabic and some in English
S. Rasi, Mrs. E S. Smith Mrs. James
This new book must, by this time,
H. Post, Miss Jessie Smith and memThe Lilola Club of the International
have already been published and
bers of several Syrian clubs.
Institute initiated new members last
read by a good number of Ameen's
Miss Lydia Shahood, president of
Tuesday. Mrs. Henry A. Ingraham,
admirers. I hope to review it soon
the Lilola Club, presided and mempresident of the Brooklyn Y. W..C. A.
for The SYRIAN WORLD readers.
bers of the Girl Reserve Club of the
was the speaker. Guests of the club
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Institute, of which Mrs. Rasi is direcwere Mrs.. Walter Truslow, chairman
Given High Praise by Critic; Now
tor, were hostesses.
of the committee of management of
at Hippodrome.
Eleven new members were initiatthe Institute; Miss Anna M. Pyott,
A bit of interesting news just
ed, and each carried a lighted candle.
executive secretary of the Brooklyn
reached me to the effect that Elvira
Y.' W. C. A; Mrs. J. A Curran, Mrs,
Helal, our silver-voiced opera singer,
Henry M. Halsted, Mrs. Palmer H.
Counsel is the beacon of safety.
recently returned from a tour ending
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Jadwin, Mrs. Leroy Lane, Mrs. H. F.
in Chicago, will appear this week at
Kramer, Mrs. William H. Lohman,
Loss of sight is much preferable to
the Hippodrome. On Saturday, April
Mrs. Liza Uniss, Mrs. John Howard
loss of mind.
20, she will sing the lead in "Hansel
and Gretel", and on Sunday, Easter,
she will appear in both operas on
the double billing, in "Cavalleria
Rusticana" as Lola and in "Pagliaco"
"OTHER ARABIAN NIGHTS"
as Nedda.
"ARABIAN ROMANCES AND
Edward Moore, critic on the ChiFOLK-TALES"
cago Daily Tribune, singles her out
for comment in his review on the
Published by Charles Scribner's in
operas presented in Chicago. He said,
New York and London.
in the March 21 edition, "Miss Helal,
for one, seems bound to go far. She
has a voice of extraordinary beauty
Illustrated by the eminent American |
and the greatest ability to project
artist William M. Berger.
English that I have heard in a company that specializes in projecting
Recommended by Association of
English."
American Librarians among good
books (or children.
Jnst as humility is a true sign of
wisdom, so is conceit a snre indication of ignorance.
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The SYRIAN WORLD, New York, Thursday, April 18, 1935.
ow the Holy Week Is Spent in Syria
What probably may appear as a reveation to Americans and Americanborn Syrians, is the pamphlet written
by Rev. Peter F. Sfeir, entitled "Holy
Week Customs and Rites in Syria."
It is said that "It is intended to clarify the services as conducted in/
churches here in America in the
Arabic and Syriac languages."
The booklet goes on to describe
the several days of Holy Week On
Saturday, Palm Sunday Eve, falls the
Lazarus Feast. This day is not recognized in America but in Lebanon and
Syria, it is observed. On the morning
of that day children meet at church
and school and in each house enact
the resurrection of Lazarus, they receive small gifts, usually eggs, colored
red. After the celebration, they prepare for the next day's solemnity,
Palm Sunday.
BRIGHTLY GARBED CHILDREN
EAGER TO TAKE PART
On this day children wear new
clothes, known as "Palm Sunday
dress", Jin Arabic— takm ash-Shahneeny. Vividly garbed, they hasten to
the church, each carrying his Shahneeny. The Shahneeny is a branch
of olive, palm, or cedar in which many
candles of different sizes and colors
and flowers are entwined Sometimes
fruits and cakes are also strung on
them. After the services the cakes
and fruits are handed to friends and
relatives who hasten to accept them
as tokens of good will towards the
offerer; the branches are kept in the
family as a Messing and the candles
are burned in the silkworm-nursery
to assure an abundant harvest.
\>
The procession after the High Mass
is formed by the children, brilliantly
garbed in colorful clothes and jewelry, holding aloft their "shahneeny"
and the babies follow carried on
the arms of their fathers. The children chant and the babes screechingly
join in, unhampered by any parental
"don'ts" or "sshss", for today is thenday and they are lord and masters
of all, and furthermore, are they not
singing their praise to God?
WASHING OF THE FEET
For centuries, ever since Christ
washed the feet of his Apostles, the
ceremony is enacted each year on
Holy Thursday. Each priest, washes
the feet of twelve children. He girds
himself with a towel, washes the
right foot of each young boy, and
dries it with the towel which he
kisses after each ablution, all to the
tune of chants and hymns.
The
Christian kings and emperors of old
also followed the same tradition, inviting twelve poor men to dine with
them. Before sitting down at the
table, in the presence of court attendants, the king went through the
same ceremony.
Here in America the practice is
also followed on Holy Thursday by
Syrian clergymen.
But in Lebanon and Syria some
difficulty is always encountered in
finding a Judas, for the youngsters
shrink from the thought that after
the ceremony Judas will be taunted.
KISSING THE FEET OF CHRIST
An aura of sadness descends over
the countryside on Good Friday. In
the morning the adults go to the
fields and gather fresh lovely flowers.
They present a little bouquet to each
member of the family and then all
proceed to the church The altar
had been stripped of all adornment,
but standing on it is a specially made
crufix with removable crown of
thorns and nails on the feet and
hands of Christ On either side ofi
the cross are two unlighted candles,
representing the two thieves. On the
altar steps is another crucifbt lying
on a rich cloth and covered with a
transparent veil.
As each person
enters he kneels before this crucifix,
kisses its feet and lays his bouquet
of flowers on or near it. It is soon
covered in a pile of flowers. When
the recitation during the service is
reached when one thief is converted
to Christ, one candle is lit. Then a
little later attendants lovingly go
up to the crucifix on the altar, remove
the crown of thorns, the nails and
lower the movable arms to the sides
and place the body in its coffin. As.
for the smaller crucifix on the altar
steps, four pious men of the congregation are appointed pall-bearers
to remove the cross and place it on
a stretcher covered with the flowers.
A procession forms in the aisles of
the church, and the Passion Hymn
(Ya shaabie we shaabie) is sung. The
tone, a Gregorian chant, is of a grave
and peculiar solemnity.
MOHAMMEDAN WOMEN
Many Mohammedan women
Uli ii'iiim ijtfjmawMut
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GEORGE N. GORAYEB
FEATURING EMERSON
RADIOS
Allowance made for
Old Radios.
do
not fail to miss this one service in
the Christian church for they believe
that if they get a chance to pass
beieath the "Coffin of Christ" during this procession, they will have
their desired child. Many affirm that
their prayers have been granted and
they afterwards return with their
babes to kiss the steps of the altar
and leave a token of their gratitude.
EASTER MIDNIGHT MASS
Easter, and not Christmas, as in
this country, is the most important
religious day in Syria and Lebanon.
A midnight Mass is celebrated during
which the tomb, on the right side of
the altar in which the flower-immersed coffin had been placed on
Good Friday, is approached by the
deacon, acting the role of the Angel
who rolls back the stone. He rolls back
the curtain at the door and celebrant
raises the crucifix from its bed of
flowers, covers, it with a rich veil
while the Hymn of the Resurrection
is sung ,by the choir. After the mass
the priest presents the crucifix to
be kissed by the faithful and gives
them a few if the flowers which had
been in the sepulchre.
NO MORE RANCOR
Joy and happiness have full sway
on this day of days; this is the occasion of general reconciliation and
together with Easter Monday, the
feast of obligation, two days are
spent in receiving and paying visits.
At this time there is no feeling but
that of good-will towards all men.
They say that no pet peeve survives
after Holy Week.
The salutations are special to this
day, instead of the good-morning and
good evening, they say "Christ is
Risen" and "He is Risen indeed" (AlMasseeh kaam—Hakkan kaam.)
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said one prospect who was approached recently for a subscription
in
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SYRIAN
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I read it at her home."
And we reply, "You should
subscribe because this paper
needs not only your moral, but
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Large Group of Prominent Men
on Boosters Committee
The
annual entertainment and
dance in honor of George C. Dagher,
leader of the Republican First Assembly District, Brooklyn, will be
held by the First Assembly District
Republican Club in the Towers Hotel,
Brooklyn, April 27.
Lewis W. Olliffe, is chairman o/
the committee; Emmeline Ferris is
secretary; Najib Sydnawey, chairman
of the program committee; Joseph S.
Ganim, chairman of the ticket committee; and among those on the reception committee are F. M. Jabara,
F. Saker, chairman, boosters committee
C. Mallouk, Dr. A. Nassif, Dr. G.
Ghiz, Aleer and Basil Coury, Mrs,
H. Rasi, Elias Borab, J. W. Jbbe, A.
Macksoud and others.
Music will be furnished by Jimmie
Caruso and his syncopators. This
orchestra played for the King of
Spain, W. R. Hearst, P. S. Du Pants,
almost every film company, the National Broadcasting Co.
Mr. Dagher will speak over station
W. L. T. H. Wednesday evening April
24, at 10:30 p. m. on the Arabic
Music Club program.
ELECTED INTO NATIONAL
MEDICAL FRATERNITY
Elk City, Okla—Alex Shadid, son
of Dr. and Mrs. M. Shadid of Elk
City. Okla., was initiated into the PM
Beta Pi national medical fraternity,
of the University of Tennessee at
Memphis.
One of every 4000 medical students
are eligible for this fraternity. Character, membership in an honorqj&*~
ciety and financial standing are all
essential for eligibility.
Shadid is also a noted violinist.
having broadcasted many times from
station KASA, Elk City. He expects,
upon graduation in three years, to
work with his father in the Community Hospital which the latter
founded, and which now has SOW
stock-holders.
ROSEMARY
LIAN
READS
On Wednesday evening of last week
readings from "The Prophet" were
piven by the assistant rector at St
Mark's in-the-Bouwerie Church, and
Miss Rosemary Lian to a fuR
sized audience in the Gibran Gallery,
Grand Hotel.
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the
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career Kamil Sabbah has gone
to the Great Beyond. It was said
that at the time of his death he
had (already bought an airplane
of his own and fly to Arabia,
to /offer his services to King
Abdul-Aziz Ibn Su'ud. Mixing
little with his own people, like a
scientific monk in a monastery,
the fire of patriotism burned in
his soul.
Industrial developments, machinery and electricity,
were to him but servitors of the
social and spiritual needs of his
fellow men. He worked in his
laboratory and dreamed of the
time he could go back to the
country of his own people, to
his homeland, and submit his
precious knowledge as an offering and a gift. He was a modern
Aladdin with a modern lamp of
magic. And now Aladdin has
passed away, and we wonder
who will carry it to the country
of the Arab people.
Enured as Second Class Matter May
8, 1933 at the Post Office at New York,
N. Y., Under the Act of March 3, 1879.
VOL. Vin, NO. 51.—April 18, 1935.
THE PASSING OF HASAN
SABBAH
The death of Hasan Kamil
Sabbah, the electrical wizzard
at the plant of General Electric
in Schenectedy, N. Y., is indeed
a great loss to the Syrians of
w.v. United States. He was an inventor of undoubted genius. Numerous inventions and improvements, especially in the field of
television, are credited to him.
He could not have been over
forty when an automobile accident snatched him away from
the world and cut short his useful career, his soaring ambitions
and plans for the future.
Over fifteen years ago Kamil
came to this country. Legends
about his flaming genius in
mathematics and physics had
preceded him. A telegraphic
operator during the World War,
he went down from his hometown, Nabatiyyah, Lebanon, to
the American University of Beirut. He had only elementary education, with a smattering of
English, French and Turkish.
But the precocious mind of this
Shiite youth had already hitched
itself to a Btar, and his intellectual ambition knew no bounds.
In a ,few years we find him an
instructor in mathematics at the
same university, and in another
he had crossed the Atlantic to
pursue higher studies in this
country. He left a high record
of scholaiship at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
Like many Syrian youths who
came before and after him with
the same purpose he worked
his way through.
The Syrian
Educational Society took special
interest in him, and granted him
liberal scholarships during all
his years of technical education.
It ,was one of the most profitable and significant investments
it had made in its sixteen years
of active existence.
the
height
of
his
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prospective subscribers, or even
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They have the true public
spirit. Others may think them
provincial but in reality they are
the salt of the earth. They have
a wide and high outlook and a
fine
spirit
of
cooperation.
(Reader, "If you say that word
again, I'll scream!")
The old-fashioned men who
come to our office, advise us in
a paternal way, and give us subscriptions ypr names of prospective subscribers, are the people
who encourage us and give us
a motive for going on.
Even those who criticise adversely are more public-spirited
than those who bear silent
grudges or keep their criticism
to themselves. As someone said,
"Don't growl, Kick!" How else
is a paper to know what its
readers want?
But, oh, how
sweet is a wee bit of praise to
our ears! Such flowers are so
rare that we look at them, smell
them, turn them over this way
and that o get different shades
of light, and then we squeeze
the life out of them.
At any rate, let us know what
you like or dislike so that we can
give you what you want. This
is non profit making, communitv
oublication for YOU! So Sneak
Ut>! We're not too old to learn.
WHEN I AM OLD
When I am old I want a white lace
[JHft
Searching for the hidden magic,
I found how tragic
Life is when love has fled;
And I learned . the greatest
treasure
We cannot measure
Till all our dreams are dead.
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Now I yearn to turn my troubles
To rainbow bubbles,
In the mirage that gleams
Far beyond the last oases,
In distant places,
In the bazaar of" dreams."
The whole Orient from the shores
of the Mediterranean to the ends of
Cathay lis the rambling ground of
this occidental poet with an oriental
soul. There is a beautiful poem dedicated to Gibran, another to Rihani
and others to other leading figures in
the East and West. Again and again
the poet is haunted and fascinated by
the vision of the "caravan," as in
this poem, the one before the last:
"With silken bales piled high,
The gleam of beaten brass,
And rugs of rarest dye,
The caravan must pass.
With tinkling camel bell
And splendid trappings gone,
That cast their magic spell
On ghostly walls of dawn.
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The caravan has passed;
And through the quiet street
There echoes now the last
Dull thud of camels' feet
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cap
A flowering plant, a sunny window
A few old brooks upon the mantel
shelf,
Some china and a bit of rare old
pottery,
To center my dim gaze when lost in
reverie.
But oh! Now I am young
And most of all I want to live now
So that I will have something to
remember
i
When I am old.
Elk City, Okla.—
Ruth Shadid
The dusty street awakes;
While nomad hearts beat fast,
The heart of Yusuf aches—
The caravan has passed."
The book is fittingly dedicated to
the memory of that gentle Bohemian
and the last of the Troubadours, the
late American poet, Vachel Lindsay,
with these touching lines:
Truth, although little, will confound
falsehood, no matter how plentiful,
just as a small fire, will consume a
pile of wood no matter how huge.
"Potter of Springfield town,
You spun the clay of Illinois
Upon the wheel of bright renown,
And shaped a brimming bowl
of joy.
Miss^
t
By A. A. Haddad
I am on the road,
still chasing around
the corner for my
long-lost friend, prosperity, in a game of
hide and , seek, to
touch his coat-tails
at least.
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BAZAAR OF DREAMS (Poetry)
Author: Don Rockwell
Publisher: Press Bureau, Inc.
The scent of jasmine, the tinkling
bellq of caravans, "minarets begemmed with light", and a hundred
and one enchanting reminders of the
East run through the little volume of
poetry by Don Rockwell which he
fittingly calls "Bazaar of Dreams."
Even the binding, with handmade
Batik sidings of Javanese design, is
reminiscent of the book shops of Babul-Barid of Damascus or Mohammed
Ali Pasha Street of Cairo. The titles
of the poems are as rich in content
as in variety, and some soar to the
height of a Burton, Carlyle or Fitzgearld, ;while others are of lesser
merit. And not all the poems are
inspired by oriental themes.
A peep into the soul of the poet,
his passion for wandering and his
search for "hidden magic" may be
gained from the poem, "Bazaar of
Dreams", the opening poem after a
"Prelude" in verse and a "Prolog"
in prose:
Through the far-off lands I
wandered;
My days I squandered
In the pursuit of schemes.
Now I know that only sorrow
Waits on tomorrow
In the Bazaar of dreams.
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is
I think Mr. Katibah
doing the same
thing.
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I think I am doing nothing.
Everybody fears the strike and
little he thinks that the government
will be able to strike the strike.
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I see by the papers that a great
war is coming and at the same time
I hear Europe saying "if war comes
I go." (pfft, just like that!)
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The four powers pact reminds me
of the four flushers hand in the poker
game.
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"Beauty is skin deep." That was
long, long ago when ladies didn't use
a layer of powder and another ofl
rouge.
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Now I have to say goodbye to you,
readers, until I find another opportunity to write some of my "Hits"
during my travels. I wish you all the
same you jwish me. I am going to
look for your good wishes.
o
THE LADDER
Thou hast a man, look to thyself,
O woman
If he has failed thee, and thy pride
has flown
Seek not the pity of the world, his
failing
Is the reflected shadow of thy own.
Never lived there a human king of
evil
Or demi-god to whom a nation bowed
But all the way beside him, in the
shadow
A woman walked, Woman ashamed
or proud.
Man is a tool, eager for worlds to
conquer
Looking to woman, whence the power
is given.
Dost thou not know that Woman is
the Ladder
By which Man sinks to Hell, or
climbs to Heaven?
(By M. B.)
NEW ARABIC PAPER
APPEARS
Another Arabic paper appeared this
week, in Niagara Falls, N. Y., entitled "ad-Dabous", The Pin, with
the avowed purpose of "keeping alive
the Arabic language in America." It
is published and edited by Joseph
P. Touma and has as its further object coverage of politics, literature,
comics, news, history, short stories
and reviews and features in the
form of criticisms. It will appear
once a month.
Wizard of Abe Lincoln's town,
Your incantations cast a spell
That swung the magic censers
down,
Where beauty's mantle fell."
The book is published by "The
Press Bureau, Inc." It is illustrated
with seven drawings in halftones by
Tabea Hoffman and line-ldrawings
for the end paper by Roberta Hiles.
Selected
Arabic translations are
supplied by Amin Hamada.
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The SYRIAN WORLD, New York, Thursday, April 18, 1935.
t
STOCK.
£a*t aad West •Peeps at Bostoniansl
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By H. I. Katibah
By Margaret Alexander
A FAIR CROSS-SECTION
Detroit.—Before I made my
little circuit of some Michigan and Ohio cities my new
friend, and jnow agent of The
SYRIAN WORLD in this city,
Adib Ganamey, took me one
evening to meet some of his
friends, members of a club of Syrian youth born in
this country. There were eleven present, all boys,
fairly representing the various elements and groups
of the Syrian colony here. There was a doctor or
two among them, some who were going to college,
and almost all high school graduates. When the ice
was broken and we became more familiar and
confidential, chatting casually on this and that, I
proposed that we turn the meeting to a round-table
discussion of conditions and problems that face the
Syrian youth in America.
I expected my proposition to be taken somewhat
reluctantly and lukewarmly, for youth generally
dislike to be dissected and made into laboratory
specimens. And perhaps that as more (true of our
Syrian youth. They like to be left alone to seek
their own salvation, and not be "studied" so much
by their elders, especially when they sense that
those elders have little to teach the.n, and are more
in need of laboratory dissection than themselves.
But I made it plain that my object was more to
learn than to teach, and that I wanted the discussion to be two-sided, with plenty of give-andtake. I was genuinely surprised at the enthusiasm
displayed, and the hearty spirit with which those
youngsters entered the game.
A
I wrote up some questions on a scrap of paper,
and votes were taken on each. Some of these questions follow:
1.—Are you interested in Syrian politics abroad?
2-—Have you made any effort to study the geography and history of Syria?
3-—Do you read serious magazines?
4.—Do yoy borrow, books from the public
library?
There were other questions of a similar nature,
designed to ascertain the present interests and
trends of our Syrian boys and girls in America, and
how much these trends and interests are influenced
by peculiar circumstances.
Seven out of eleven answers returned on slips of
paper indicated no interest in Syrian politics abroad,
five out of six frankly admitted no special effort
to study the geography or history of Syria. Seven
read serious magazines, which turned out to be
the Literary Digest, Time and Atlantic, although
only one selected the last named. Few borrowed
books from the library.
A fair cross-section, I think, of our youth everywhere in America, if my observations in my travels
are not far wrong.
The intelligent discussion that followed and the
bright suggestions and remarks made, were an indication of active minds that are not unaware of
the iserious problems of life that face our "heedless
generation." And considering the besetting and
encompassing temptations for pleasure and levity in,
this age of spiritual as well as economic depression,
the youth I had the pleasure to meet were somewhat above the ordinary American youth of equal
opportunities.
But there was a note that I could not help but
detect in the youth of my people, and which I believe is a great handicap for their progress and
success, whether material or spiritual. There was a
note of "defeatism", a vein of despair that seemed to
run through their conversation. Was it an atavism
to their old oriental pessimistic and fatalistic philosophy, or was it engendered by their peculiar circumstances as children of immigrant parents? Perhaps both. But whichever it was, our Syrian youth
should doubly guard against a social disease that
was as much responsible, if not more, for the retrogression of their ancestors in Syria as any other
factor.
*
Defeatism is mostly a psychic quality, mostly subjective. The same factors and environments that
ipur some people to activity lull others into a state
(Continued on Page Seven)
The Syrian Whirl
NINE YEARS AGO FROM
PALESTINE CAME Shukry
Khoury—a dark, diminutive,
insignificant youth—versed in
Arabic letters with an understanding of English—friendless, alone, with nothing but a
great ambition to be an attorney
This week ATTORNEY Shukry Khoury, sailed for
home to visit his family—prominent, popular, wellliked, exPresident of the Syrian-Lebanese American Federation of New England States and with a
host of friends among Americans as well.
On Friday evening of last week at the Hotel Lenox
prominent state 'officials and many friends from
nearby cities and towns attended the testimonial
dinner which climaxed the many parties given in
his honor. It was a lovely affair, so we took
SNAPSHOTS
First, Michel Maloof, a master of Toastmasters....
Massive State Treasurer Charles F. Hurley waltzing
with petite Moi!.... (And he calls Shukry "Sugar"!)
Joseph Colbert, his handsome blond secretary, who
said he wasn't hungry, but Oooooh!
Hon. Joseph E. Warner, former attorney general,
now serving fourth term as State Commissioner.
Atty. Faris Malouf, President of the Federation....
Asst. Attorney General Walter O'Donnell, who sat
with us and when it was his turn to speak broadcasted our conversation!!....Gladys Shibley, "Miss
Variety", only female speaker called upon
Pawtucket's Elias Saferda, Treaurer of the Federation..
Rasheed Abdulnour, the Syrian Will Rogers, only
immaculate.... Atty. Michael N. Abodeely, Worcester's BIG fellow;.. Atty. Abraham Abounader,
Lawrence's little fellow and youngest practicing Syrian lawyer... Atty. Henry George of Worcester,
Atty. John Morrissey, Atty. George Leon, Worcester. ...
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If the attorneys will kindly step back, we might
see some ordinary citizens... .Yes, there's bashful
Jacob Saliba with a flock of girls from Pawtucket,
and Basheer Tajra, Vice President of the Federation
Dr. and Mrs. Roger Abizaid
Oo another
Atty!.. but it's all right for he's Walter Moosa from
Worcester, and he restored my smile.. Albert Maykel, and Fred Samia "owling" for the Voice... Gus
Sakakeeny and Agnes Klam scowling over,., never
mind
The last film is for the Hero of the Hour
who
finds his glasses have suddenly become misty and
says "goodnite" with a lump in his throat.
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'Though you can't feel it, it MUST be Spring....
Genella Selwyn is back from the south!
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From O. O. Mclntyre's column I quote: "Monte
F. Bourjaily, syndicate chief, was born on the
Mount of Olives".. Must be Syrian! Does anyone
know????
(Just a couple of weeks ago we had a feature
article and picture on Bourjaily, and several interviews previous to that. Ye Gods, even our own
columnists don't read the paper! Ed. Note)
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From West Roxbury comes the announcement of
Richard Tamer's engagement to Louise Ayoob, of
Framingham. Miss Ayoob is the daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Assad Ayoob and "Dick" is the son of the
late Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Tamer. The wedding has
been set for June.
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We doubt it, but Michel Abdelnour tells us he's
sailing on the Conti de Savoia on May 10th for a
short visit with his dad in Aleppo. Keep your fingers
crossed and mebbe!
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Did you know that a blind student who graduated
from the American University of Beirut is now
going to open the first governmental school in the
old country for the blind?.. and that that Grand
Republican Senator Henry Parkman, Jr., has a secret
yen to play the Syrian flute?
"When worldly success the magnanimous ones
achieve,
They forget not the lowly ones whom behind
they leave."
(Abou Tammana.)
By Eddie Ayoob
Portrait of a Columnist
A *
Your apprehension has bees
well founded, the picture si
the head of this column is a
likeness of your
True, it is about
J old and I may have
?
hair and teeth since, but it is
| the only one I had hi
I wasn"t posed with a .
ber tacked on my chest. No doubt those of
female readers who haven't already swooned
immediately swamp Uncle Sam's mail boxes in a
feverish attempt to obtain one or more of these to~
spiring photos. It may be just that added in mill
you needed to dress up the living room—or maybe
set off your piano—or line your garbage paii
Shanghai Gestures
The stocky Bill Awad. long a resident of the far
East is considered one of the best pistol «^»»t m
that area....FJis Basha operates one of the moot
beautiful gift shops in Shanghai.... When a boat
docks there Basha's smartly attired page boys who
are stationed at the gang planks pass hs cards
to the alighting tourists... The Syrian Club
ghai boasts a Chinese chef who has been
prepare most of the more popular Syrian
His culinary accomplishments include Sfeeha
Kibble.
Go Jump in a Lake Department
This corner has already received three
requests from admirers (?) asking your
to please refrain from using material
their names. These alleged shrinking violets
fear no longer. I hereby go on record nath
solemn promise that in the future their "goings oa*
will be faithfully ignored What I meant to saywas, that the three names combined have
as much news value as yesterdays newspaper.
Short Short Stories
Most Syrian merchants operating in and
*t«
Florida this year report a very poor seasoii.:.
pite an almost 100^ increase in tourist traffic.
Ask Johnnie Hood to repeat that "Singer
Machine" gag, when there are no women
Mich Sasseen is back in town.
R. C. Ague, who,
if some of you older customers will remember, was
the first director of our Syrian Community Center
years ago is now the President of Huron University
May Kinda and Al Shoukair are buying
furniture
Joe Jebaily and theh missus are
templat'ng a pleasure trip to Mexico City..
Zarack smashed his brand new Crysler
Jersey last week
There never has been a Syrian
in Major league baseball
Mrs. Eli Zenie's formal
Luncheon and Bridge tendered to her bridge dab
members and staged at the smart Hans ft»»i«*i—
Anderson Inn near Englewood was a ^"Hiy affair
That sedate little Brooklyn Miss seen thumbing her
way back to town on the Jersey highway last week
would have had more luck if she had seen the picture "It happened One Night"... .The h
Tweel's family first learned of the fatal
when they received a letter from the local
taker asking for instructions... Alex Riachi
his new dance team into the Montclair GriH far
an indefinite stay
The three boys trapsed is
that game uptown last week suffered no effects
but a free ride and a severe reprimand.... Local
alumni of the American University of Beirut meet
in a few days to discuss ways and mrmrt^ gf
ing funds for their alma mater
The Tony
kis have called it a day. . Joan Adrian joins the
Greenwich Players Stock Co. in June .
tkfV
He.ros are returning to the United States after am
extended stay in Porto Rico
Take it away
That was Eddie Ayoob who just nniihiil and
fainted. Editor now speaking.
We've received many complaints about the discontinuance of "Cc ng Events'' that we feel
to do something about t. (One serious
blade even told 3 that he didn't renew
his favoritf '<»partir-»>t had been discontinued.
that's a fact, and he meant "Coming Events.")
So beginning with next week tha rVji ulimal
again appear, as advertising, with a charge «f
cents per line per insertion, and a
count for advertisers.
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�The SYRIAN WORLD, New Yorfc, Thonday, April 18, 193S.
PAGE SIX
LHstire and Amusements
in Syria
By Dr. John G. Hazam
are: Mike Chanley, Abe Farris, George
Gilbert Escapes Injury
Farris, James Monsour, George Sam,
and
proceeds
to
show
you
a
plan
SYRIAN MOVIES
Bowie, Md., April
Eddie Jebber, Eli Shady, Bill Abof
the
auditorium
as
if
it
were
givThe most powerful and at the same
10.—Jockey
Johnny
raham and Nathan Maroon.
ing you a box at the opera!
time the most subtle influences penGilbert escaped inThe Akronites are rightfully proud
But why all this lack of patronage?
etrating the Orient today are unjury today when
of this successful athletic club for
Why aren't the movies popular
questionably the movies and the
his mount broke its
they can boast of the fact that they
in Syria? It is difficult to say with
radio. These two great instruments,
left
front
leg.
Sula,
are the most powerful Syrian orany degree of accuracy. Old man Dewhose value is as much educational,
dashing home ahead
ganization in Akron and within a
pression
might
have
something
to
in the widest sense, as it is reactionin 'the second race
short time they will be Ohio's foredo
with
it
Also
the
fact
that
it
was
al, have, together with the motor
for
his
first
victory
most Syrian Atheltic Club, it is held
summer time may account in part
car, within a single generation transbroke
his
leg
as
by many.
for the lack of interest; but summer
formed the life of the Western world.
"he
crossed
the
P. S.: Many thanks to Harold Mais
the
tourist
season
when
there
realIn the East they have permeated the
finishing line two and a half lengths
roon for the information regarding
ly
should
be
more
potential
customclasses and, as yet, only touched the
ahead of Paradon. As Sula fell the
the club and from time to time he
ers. More convincing, more fundamasses, but when their full impetus
keen
judgement
of
Gilbert
prompted
will assist me in informing you of
mental reasons must be sought elseis eventually felt, it is safe to prehim to jump clear of the falling
the A. C.'s progress.
where.
dict that the Orient will be due for
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horse, narrowly escaping injury.
In
the
first
place,
the
more
cona thorough-going social revolution.
Sula
paid
$13.40
for
the
only
win
Baseball
Team
Will
Tomservative Easterners are still prone
Even now there is no dearth of
of his brief track career. The veteriSeven years ago the Young Men's
to regard the cinema with not a
movie houses in Syria. Almost every
narians found it necessary to shoot
Syrian Association of Norwood, Mass.
little
suspicion
as
foreign
and
infair-sized town has its "seenama
organized a baseball team that achievteh three year old brown gelded son
decent, if not altogether immoral. (In(cinema), as it is called, except, of
ed rapid success due mainly to the
of
Sun
Flay
and
Golden
Lassie.
The
deed, such views are not uncommon
course, the small non-resort villages
fine support and cooperation of the
horse
was
owned
by
the
Shandon
even right here in the U. S.) While
of the Lebanon, while the large cites
Farms.
Syrians in Norwood.
in
America
the
gate
receipts
are
decan boast of a few comparatively
• • •
pendent
to
a
large
extent
on
the
To add to their many glories, in
palatial theatres. Since there is no
Akron Syrians Proud of Club
patronage
of
women
and
children,
in
1934
the Syrian team won the Norfear of rain for six months of the
In an effort to promote and stimSyria the patriarchal head of the
folk County League, a team that
year, many open-air establishments
ulate sports activities among the
family might not permit his offspring
boasted of many noted players, who
have also been set up, carefully fencSyrians in Akron, the Syrian Athle- ]
or his women-folk to frequent these
formed the nucleus of the opposition
ed in on all sides; this is especially
tic Club for young men, was ordens
of
iniquity.
Many
Christian
that the Syrians had to overcome.
the fashion in Palestine. Beirut and
ganized about five years ago and togirls educated in the French convents
George Abbott, coach of the team,
Damascus each has its Roxy (doubtday through the support and cooperaknow better than to be caught atinforms me that the management is
less owned by the same chain comtion of all Syrians interested, this
tending a movie; as for the veiled
interested in a thorough tour which
pany) and, what is more, each ofi
club now ranks among the best in
Moslem
women,
sucn
places
are
quite
would cover several states and that
them is equipped with an air-coolthis Ohio city that boasts a populataboo. Nor is there any serious atthey challenge any Syrian Baseball
ing system.
tion of 260,000 inhabitants.
tempt made to discriminate between
team Coach Abbott would like esThe Damascus picture house ocPractically all the Syrian young
good and bad pictures.
pecially to hear from teams in Torrcupies the basement of the new Hotel
men in Akron are members of this
Secondly,
until
very
recently,
all
ington, Conn., and Brooklyn.
Orient, completed last summer, which
Sports Club and to give the non-mempictures have been in some foreign
is located opposite the Hijaz RailIn making this tour, these players
bers a chance to join, a* special memtongue, usually French or English,
way station. The one in Beirut is
will create a feeling of goodfellowbership
drive
is
being
held
that
will
last
which the great majority of people
si^iated near the Birj (main public
ship and sportsmanship throughout
until June 1 and by that time the
are quite unable to understand. Even
tfjflfiW^ust behind the hotel that
the Syrian communities in New York
Membership
Committee
expects
to
when they are accompanied by Arabic
collapsed with such tragic conState and vicinity. They plan to be in
have
every
young
Syrian,
between
subtitles, the problem of how to atsequences a few years ago. The inBrooklyn between July 4 and 7. Inthe
ages
of
16
and
30,
on
the
club
roll.
tract the illiterate, who still conhabitants regard this structure as the
terested teams should communicate
The
club
is
quite
fortunate
in
havstitute a considerable fraction of the
last word in theatrical architecture.
with George Abbott, coach, 1123
ing as their coach Vic Haddad who
population, remains unsolved.
In
Judged, however, by Western standWashington Street, South Norwood,
has
coached
more
than
one
champPalestine an American picture would
ards there is nothing particularly imMass.
ionsip
team
for
the
Syrian
A.
C.
have French subtitles directly underpressive about it. It is of moderate
Haddad !u>s coached Akron's most
I would like to hear from any other
neath
it
and,
in
addition,
on
a
side'
size, possesses a severe, modernistic
ball teams wishing to book games
powerful soft-ball team, during the
screen,
the
same
subtitles
appear
in
front, and has installed bright neon
past three years. In 1933 the Hadwith other Syrian clubs.
Arabic and in Hebrew—four lanlights on its roof to advertise its
dadmen
won
the
C'.ty
Championship
guages in all! But, then, some U. S.
"salle refrigeree."
and in. 1934 they were runners-up.
Ghezzi Seventh.
screen productions actually need that
Some highly imaginative visitors in
Again Vic Ghezzi, popular Syrian
This coming season promises to be
many
versions
in
order
to
be
comSyria have returned to the U. S. to
one
of
their
most
successful
due
to
golfer
of Deal, N. J., proved to the
prehended abroad.
report that Beirut has a Roxy which
excited galleries that followed the
the fact that a veteran team plus
But
the
most
plausible
reason
is
compares favorably with New York's
heated playing round by round in
many new members will defend the
to be found in the comparatively
Radio City. Such reports are, of
the
Second Annual $5000 August NaClub laurels.
exorbitant price of admission. Supcourse, as grossly exaggerated as
tional
Tournament that he is among
The
Syrian
A.
C.
of
Akron
has
posing that in the U. S. this price
they are ridiculously absurd.
In
the top-notchers in the sport that
the distinction of holding the Syrian
amounted
to
half
or
to
the
whole
of
truth, Beirut's Roxy is the kind of
originated at St. Andrews, Scotland
Championship of Ohio. This season's
the daily wage received by the avertheater one would expect to find in
In this contest which Gene Sarazen,
team will be formed around the
age worker, that is, from two to five
any typical American city. And of
Italian
farmer from Brookfield Cenveterans
of
past
seasons.
The
players
dollars, how many people could afford
all the expressive, romantic names
ter, Conn., won from Craig Wood of.
to
go
to
a
movie?
The
cinema
inthat might have been derived from
Deal, N. J. Ghezzi was pitted against
dustry would become bankrupt in no
houses may sell tickets as low as fifthe Arabic, the proprietors has to
the best golfers in the country. His
time.
teen cents, even that price is steep
select hopelessly proxaic "Roxy."
total for the seventy-two holes was
because it is still equal to half a
Yet, in Syria, where the daily pay
290 and he finished in 7th position.
Even with such plagiaristic names
person's daily wage. How the theater
of the laborer is between twentyHis purse for taking 7th place was
the cinema does not seem to be doowners can subsist on such limited
five and forty cents, the admission
$250.
ing a rushing business in the East
and meager patronage is a mystery
charge in the better theaters ranges
For anyone accustomed to the throngs
that can only be explained by an unVic Ghezzi has been one of the
ordinarily from forty cents to one
that jostle their way into the Amerusually low overhead.
seven most consistent money winners
dollar; that means it is as much and
ican amusement
centers,
Syrian
during the past three or four months.
more than a man can earn in a
Under these many adverse circum--movfc halls appear virtually empty in
The caravan of golfers, that play the
whole day. Even assuming that the
stances, is it any wonder that the
contrast. One enters to discover only
winter tournaments, start on the west
masses are willing and eager to go,
Syrian cinema houses are devoid of
a handful of people occupying the
coast and work eastward. The Syrian
such proportionately high entrance
capacity audiences? Who, then, is in
rear seats. Of all the theaters I atgolfer was "in the money" in pracfees obviously put the movies far bethe habit of frequenting them? The
tended, except in Palestine, not a
tically every tournament in which he
yond their reach. Despite the fact
same' groups that go to the other
angle one was more than one-third
competed.
that in July prices are often reduced
places of Western amusement— the
occupied. Yet the management freThere were 66 entrants in tins
appreciably and the second class
foreign residents, French and Amerquently sells all seats as reserved
last
tournament.
icans, French colonial soldiers, stu122 S. Evans St, Pottstown, Pa.
dents, educated Syrians and Armenians. As for the rest of the native
population, most of them, as some
Importers of Fine Oriental Rugs
Too Bad You Couldn't Sleep
confessed to me, have never seen a
at Night from the Last Crossmovie.
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a
cynic
might
remark,
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Telephone: Bogardus 4-4345.
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The SYRIAN WORLD, New York, Thursday, April 18, 1935.
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this important station transmit....If
you ask about my old Godfather in
Brooklyn, Mr. George Sabbe, tell him
to write me, or give me the direction to write him.
STEALING OUR STUFF, EH?
Suspiciously similar to an item
that appeared in The SYRIAN
"WORLD in the Feb. 28 issue in the
"What's in a Name" column is the
style of the letter that appeared in
the "Funny Letter Dept." of the
Brooklyn Times Union, April 16. The
wrter wrote the letter to station
WBBC who thought it so funny that
they sent it to the Times. In part it
jreads: "
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eleven o'clock I and my arabian
friends
heard arabian program that
"Hoping to answer me as soon as
possible."
Nicholas Garip.
Either be a learned conversationalist or a patient listener.
FROM EAST AND WEST
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their latent energies and lambent
spiritual fire, defeatism has the effect
of putting out whatever spark of the
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16. Hawaiin wreath.
18. Musical study.
20. Continent: abbr.
21. Between.
23. Permits.
24. One of two equal
parts.
26. Horizontal line.
27. Shout out.
28. Exclamation.
29. Weight: abbr.
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Methods; Established Several
Schools Among Poor and
Wealthy Children in
Various Sections of the
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Mrs. Mennie Macsoud and her , her parents. Rev. and
Kerbawy. Her husband
daughters, Effie and Chafia have gone
to Delaware Water Gap to spend the
join her soon.
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Mr. and Mrs. Philip
join them Easter Sunday.
turned by motor tram a
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Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Howar, of
Washington, D. C, spent a few days
Mrs. H Azar of Sewachaq,,
last week in New York and were enspent last week in Mew York.
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Mrs. Rose T. Hanna and her three
on the S. S Conte de
daughters arrived last week from
week for a visit to Taybefc.
Jamaica, B. W. L, for a visit here, to
The marriage of Miss Lucia Margaret Faris, daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Adeeb Faris of Brooklyn, to Mr.
Naguib Shehadi, son of Mrs. Noor
Shehadi and the late Mr. Nicholas
Shehadi of Cairo, Egypt took place
April 16, in Cairo.
The bride is a niece of Mr. Shehadi
A. Shehadi, formerly of Providence
and now the General Secretary of the
Alumni Association at the American
University of Beirut
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days of dark despair and Sisyphean
struggles, that very few indeed could
rightly and justly excuse themselves
on the ground that "they had no
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48. Behold.
49. Pronoun.
50. Bustle.
51. Prefix: not.
52. Fishing implement
53. First sign of a cold.
55. Local swellings.
57. Finish.
58. Easter flower.
59. Solution: abbr.
DOWN
1. Means of travel in
the desert.
2. Paid publicity.
3. Repetition of words.
4. Biblical era: abbr.
5. Latin (conjunction.
6. Leader of the
Forty Thieves.
7. Article.
8. Vicinities.
12. Roman roads.
13. Obligation.
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22. Atlantic seaboard
state (abbr.)
24. Owns: poetical.
25. Emblem.
28. Possesses.
30. Part of harness.
33. Egyptian Sun God.
35. Act.
39. Without company.
40. Popular Syrian
trade.
41. Elevated by (collopuial.)
42. Warble (as in
singing.)
43. My girl (Arabic.)
44. Near.
45. Title.
46. Aromas.
54. Masculine nickname.
56. Parent.
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Miss Faris is a graduate of the
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and attended Teachers College, Columbia University. As a member of
the R. I. Kindergarten League she
served on various committees and
was chairman of the Social Committee. In Providence she gave lectures
before several organizations on places
of interest in Syria and the Near
East.
She taught in the Providence Public
School System, specializing in Nursery, Kindergarten and Junior Primary.
The United League of Women Voters asked the Supervisor of Providence Kindergartens to recommend
a teacher to organize a summer kindergarten in the Italian quarter of
Nayatt. R. I. Miss Faris was selected
for this work. The formation of
I proper habits and ideals, as well as
education, was to hold a primary
place. The Providence Evening Bulletin said that this work was "One
of the most successful Americanization projects in the state."
In San Francisco. Miss Faris taught
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Egypt.
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The SYRIAN WORLD, New York, Thursday, April 18, 1935.
Rev. BasheeT, Speaker
"Life is trfo materialistic," said Rt.
Rev. Anthdny Pastor/in his speech at
the St. George Syria^ Orthodox
Church in Kearney last week. He
was enroute to Portland, Oreg.n, and
was in Kearney for only two days.
His inspirational message to the
large congregation was enthusia<dically received, especially by the younger
ington attended the National Flower
Show at Omaha, April 4 and 5. Mr.
Shada is manager of the Lexington
Floral Co. of Lexington.
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new store in St. Louis but Mr. Taweel
declined the honor and promotion,
preferring to stay and manage the
Chicago store.
NIAGARA FALLS, N. Y.
Mrs. Margaret Betros, 69, passed
away, at her home, March 30, after
a long illness.
Services were held at the St. George
Greek Orthodox Church April 2nd.
Father Michael G. Gelsinger officiatmembers.
ing. Interment was at the RiverHe pointed out many interesting
dale Cemetery, in Lewiston, New
facts concerning the origin and hisYork.
tory of the Orthodox Church, and
Mrs. Betros' death was mourned
expressed a desire for greater unity
by
many who came from Detroit,
of the Orthodox Churches in AmerMichigan, Utica, N. Y., New York
ica.
,
City, Syracuse, N. Y., and other surRt Rev. Bashir praised the conrounding cities to see her.
gregation - for establishing the first
She is survived by her daughter,
Syrian Orthodox Church in America.
Mrs.
Farres Saffire,
her granddaughters,
Margaret,
Marie,
and Rose,
A son was born to Mr. and Mrs.
all
of
Niagara
Falls,
N.
Y,
and by
Simon G. Shada of Ansley on April 6.
a sister, Mary, of North Tonawanda,
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Mr and Mrs. S. A. Simon, Omaha,
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are the proud parents of a baby boy
BUFFALO, N. Y.
born April 5. Their two older children are girls.
Born at the City General Hospital
at Lexington, on March 30, to Mr and
Mrs. Jim George, a daughter, Janet
Kay.
.
,
The Syrian Ladies Civic Club, of
Buffalo, N. Y, gave one of their members, the former Miss Fifi Joseph,
who recently became the bride of
Mr. John Saseen, a "Surprise WedS ding Party", at their club rooms, in
Winooski, Vt.— A large attendance
at the social and card party marked
the opening activity of the newly organized St. Joseph Society of WinFLINT, MICH.
ooski, Sunday Evening April 7th at
the City Hall Auditorium. This event
New Club Formed
was an outstanding and successful
A newly organized women's club,
one due to the untiring efforts of the
tentatively named Ar-Roudah, has
officers and the various committees
elected the following officers; Adele
in charge of arrangements and disSamra, president; Ruth Courey, vicetribution of tickets.
president; Sadie Macksood, secretary;
There were 18 card tables in play.
Rose S. Gantos, treasurer; Salima
During the serving of a buffet lunch,
Mitrage Momary, corresponding secthe following guest speakers were inretary.
troduced by Joseph Handy, master of.
On the executive committee are
ceremonies, Louis Jaiber, president
Mohasseen M. Nassar, Freda Hamady
of the Society, the welcome address;
and Emmeline Shweiry.
Raymond Simon, an original poem;
The club, although more or less a
M'chael Ziter, president of the Rock
social one, has been organized to
of Lebanon Society of North Adams,
benefit the Syrian community in the
Mass.; Eseph D. Corey, correspondent
way of social qontacts. The monthly'
to The SYRIAN WORLD; S. G. Fameetings will be held at the Club
our, Anthony Hendy, Fred Hendy,
Alhambra. The present membership
all of Burlington and Louis Kawood,
is eighteen but is expected to inMartin Esperian and Moses Druby
crease as final plans become definite.
of Winooski.
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Following the speaking program, the
A son was born to Mr. and Mrs.
hall was transformed into a typical
Harry Tobi,.
Arabic room for singing and dancing.
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Michael John rendered several musicTOLEDO, OHIO
al selections on the "mijwiz" and
At the regular meeting of the
Mrs. Joseph Shattie, Daniel George,
Rooseveltian Syrian-American Club
Michael Howard, M. Ziter and Moses
on April 16, Rabbi Leon I. Feuer was
Druby entertained with songs.
the speaker.
The auction of a 32 piece tea set
The second annual banquet and
went
to Mr. Samuel Moroian highest
"Ladies Night" of the club will be
bidder;
also Mr. John Jacobs of No.
held at the Waldorf Hotel on May 19.
Creek, was the highest bidder on a
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large bed-spread and two tapestries.
RICHMOND, VA.
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Joe Haddad passed away at the 1 Buffalo, on April 1st.
Good Samaritan Hospital in Kearney,
CANTON, OHIO
on March 26. He suffered a broken
hip in January and complications
Entertain Neighbors
mused his death.
informal
get-together party
An
Smeral services were held March
by
the
Syrian
Girls Junior
given
28, at the St. George Orthodox
League for the Massillon Syrian
Church conducted by Rev. A. R*Girls Club was held at Rose Briar
bany of Kearney, and assisted by
Cottage on the Canton-Massillon Rd.
Rev. M M. Yanney of Sioux City,
Bridge was played, and lunch served.
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S_4sJt««7ived by two sons, Charles
Speeches were made by the Misses
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and Ferris o£ l Rachel Betros and Margaret Shaheen
of o
Columbus,
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of Canton and Rose Shannon of Mashis wife having passed
sillon. Miss Rachel Betros planned
away four months ago.
the affair.
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Azents and Corresfondents
home in honor of Mrs. Michael Kanam, the former Miss Mae Barbara
Akron. Ohio.-Mrs. Rose Raies, 123 W.
Rizk of Witchita, Kansas. Bridge and
AkroT^-Harold Maroon, 959 Nathan
whist were played and prizes given
Ausfin, Texas.-Anthony Ferris, 505 E.
followed by a supper.
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Mr. Katibah Passes Through Chicago
Mr. Katibah passed through Chicago between trains on his way to
Spring Valley, Illinois.
Mr. Katibah left a message with the
correspondent of this paper that he
would be back in Chicago after Easter
to visit the Syrian community.
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Organize Baseball Team
At the last business meeting of the
Lebanon Social Club, it was decided
to sponsor a baseball team, to be
known as the Lebanon Athletic Club.
Charles Wilby was appointed manager
and the first call for practice brought
out about 30 young Syrian-Lebanese.
The club has some very good material and a fast team is expected out of,
the following who showed up well
in the initial practice: Wilbur "Babe"
Mike, Fred Shibley, George Fahed,
Salem "Slim" Kourl, Charles Kouri,
Mike Lewis, Joseph "Knuck" Moses,
Al Orlando, Leroy Soffee, William
"Bill" Leary, Alfred Howard, Joe
Saady, Joseph Valenti, Eddie Mehfoud, Thomas Lewis, Richard Saady,
George "Zeke" Simon, Bedge Toney,
Thomas Saady, Joe Lewis, Thomas
"Taffy" Simon and others.
Manager Wilby, by the way, also
elected vice-president of the club last
week, is dickering with the Amateur
Commission in regards to placing the
team in one of the several Amateur
Leagues of the City.
To Entertain Club
Evelyn Hattis Fox of Oak Park,
111., repetitur, will make an appearance Monday, April 22, before the
Syrian Progressive League of Chicago. She will perform several comical acts. Miss Fox is well known to
Chicago and Oak Park audiences.
On the same program with Miss
Fox will appear Misses S. Kattany
and Ida Bader. Miss Kattany will
render a series of Syrian songs and
Miss Bader will give one of her comical dances.
Mr. George Coury, chairman of the
social committee of the Syrian League
Club, will welcome and address the
audience.
NEW SOCIETY HOLDS
OPENING- CARD PARTY
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Declines Promotion
Mr C. F. Taweel of Toledo, Ohio,
manager of Reel's Shoe Store in Chicago, owned and operated by the
Mathes Chain Shoe Stores of St.
Louis, Mo., was asked to manage a
Redecorating
Milwaukee, Wise.— After a brief
illness of pneumonia and scarlet
fever, Ralph Joseph Herro; 22, died.
He Iwas the js oMfnainr.d,wvevbxv
He was the son of Mr. and Mrs. Abe
Herro of this city, and had been
attending Milwaukee State Teachers
College intending to be a physics
teacher. Previous to that he spent two
years at Marquette University, and
was graduated from high school as
national honor student in 1930.
He as survived by his parents and
two brothers, Edward and Fred.
Church
St. Anthony's Catholic Church will
be all dressed up for Easter. Not long
ago the exterior was repaired and
painted, and now the church is being redecorated and painted on the
inside: and the contractor promises to
complete the job by Easter Sunday.
The Woman's Auxiliary are cooperating with the church committee in
making the church more attractive.
Other additions are contemplated in
the near future.
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AKRON, OHIO
Re-Election of Officers
At a regular meeting of the Syrian
Ladies Orthodox Aid Society of St
George's Church, Mrs. Albert Jacob
was elected president, succeeding Mrs.
Mike George; Mrs. Gabriel Karam,
vice president; Mrs. Nick Ellis, secretary, and Mrs. Thomas Farris,
treasurer.
Plans
regarding
semimonthly afternoon socials were discussed, and the present set of officers
intend to do all in their power to
make this the biggest year they have
ever had.
DETROIT, MICH.
KNIGHTS
ST. GEORGE
JUNIOR LEAGUE
AND
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DI N N ER-D A N CE
Dies Suddenly
Isaac Thomas, 40, died suddenly
Saturday night from acute indigestion
in an automobile on his way to Richmond from a business trip. Funeral
services ^vere held at St. Anthony's
Church Tuesday morning April lb,
burial was in Mt. Calvary Cemetery.
Surviving are a brother, John Thomas
of Kenbridge, Va., and a sister, Mrs,
Joseph Moses of Richmond.
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The Syrian World Newspapers
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<h4>Biographical/Historical Note</h4>
<p>Salloum Mokarzel, a Lebanese American intellectual, founded<em> The Syrian World</em> in 1926. Salloum Mokarzel was the younger brother of Naoum Mokarzel, the publisher of the Arabic-language newspaper <em>Al-Hoda. </em>Together, the Mokarzel brothers ran Al-Hoda Publishing, and in 1909, they published <em>The Syrian Business Directory.</em> </p>
<p>Mokarzel created <em>The Syrian World</em> in order to document and celebrate the culture and history of "Syria." At the time, Syria referred to the modern-day countries of Lebanon, Syria, Jordan, Israel, and Palestine. The publication was primarily aimed towards second-generation children of immigrants, but Mokarzel hoped that it would also appeal to the general American public.</p>
<h4>Scope/Content Note</h4>
<p><em>The Syrian World</em> was published between 1926 and 1932 as a journal. In 1932, the format was changed from an academic journal style to a newspaper style, which continued until the periodical's end in 1935. After the death of his brother Naoum, Salloum took over the publication of <em>Al-Hoda.</em></p>
<p>The articles in <em>The Syrian World</em> cover a variety of topics spanning from the practical to the theoretical. Practical subjects include international and domestic travel, historical and contemporary Arabic and Arab-American art and literature, and the mental and physical health and hygiene of immigrants. More theoretical, philosophical, and ideological subjects include ideologies of race, the changing role of women, the formation of Syrian and Lebanese-American societies, and the political and psychological relationships between immigrants and their countries of origin.</p>
<p>All issues of <em>The Syrian World</em> are available, along with full indexes for the first four volumes. For volumes five and six, there are tables of contents at the start of the issues.</p>
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Arabs--United States
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Arab American Newspapers
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Salloum A. Mokarzel
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New York Public Library
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Moise A. Khayrallah Center for Lebanese Diaspora Studies
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1926-1935
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The Syrian World
PUBLISHED WEEKLY —ESTABLISHED 1926.
VOL. VIII, NO. 50.
NEW YORK, THURSDAY APRIL 11, 1935!
SELF-TAUGHT ARTIST
SELIM K. GEORGE, PRESIDENT OF ST. MARON
DIES AFTER LONG ILLNESS
SOCIETY KILLED BY HIT-RUN CAR IN DETROIT
Impressionistic Artist; Uncle of
Emily Bashure, Dancer;
Death Just Brought
to Light
Altoona, Pa.—Esau Joseph Halow,
who was well-known throughout
America as a distinguished artist, and
whose works were sponsored by
prominent Americans, died on March
14, in the Veterans Hospital, Bedford, Mass., following an operation
preceded by a long illness, as has
just been learned.
Halow was born in Meshta-1-Halow, Lebanon, jin 1892 and came at an
early age with his parents to Ameiv
ica. He received his early education
in Latrobe, Pa., and when his family
moved to Grand Rapids, Mich., he
became a merchant of oriental rugs
there, which he later left to devote
his entire time to painting.
He wasl self-taught, exhibiting
originality of art which greatly Impressed the most noted critics of
America. He exhibited annually in
New York, Detroit, and other cities,
following an exhibition in the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts, Philadelphia in 1917. He also exhibited1
at the Penn Alto Hotel in 1931,
patronesses of the exhibit comprising
prominent men and women.
Word of the painter's death was
brought to light just recently. He
is survived by a nephew, Shaffey
Bashure of Brooklyn, a sister, Mrs.
S. Bashure, of Altoon, and two nieces,
Emily Bashure, a dancer known on
the stage as Al-Bashara, and Olga
Bashure, Altoona.
Many of his paintings are. owned
by prominent Americans and a representative collection by his sister,
Mrs. Bashure.
DR. DODGE GIVES
INTERESTING TALK
\
w
Dr. Bayard Dodge, president of the
American University at Beirut, was
the guest speaker at the Gibran
Studio, Grand Hotel, 31st Street and
Broadway, New York, N. Y, last
Friday evening.
He spoke on
^'PL—- of Life in Lebanon" and
was listened to intently by the audience who commented later how very
interesting and charming a speaker
he was.
After he had left, at 9:15, for another engagement, a short reading was
given by Barbara Young, exhibitor
of the Gibran exhibit, and an informal reception with songs and
music took place. The Irish baritone,
Michael Kenneally, sang, aciompanied
by Alice Mokarzel at the piano.
CELEBRATE 10TH YEAR
Celebration of the tenth anniversary
of the Hebrew University at Palestine was observed on April 2 with
worldwide ceremonies. An international broadcast took place from Jerusalem and London and transmitted
over the National Broadcasting Company's throughout the country. In
New York City a dinner was held
at the Hotel Plaza. The University
aJ'O has a department of Near East\ n Art and Archaeology.
Died to Save His Son from Speeding Car; Widower Who Acted
as "Father and Mother" to His Four Children, Under
Age, Left Them Penniless
(Special Correspondence to The SYRIAN WORLD)
Price, Single Copy, Seven Cent*.
B'KLYN WOMAN KILLED
IN ACCIDENT IN GA.
Returning from Palm Beach, Fla.
Three Others Injured
Brunswick, Ga.—Mrs. Martha Cassatly of Brooklyn was killed bat
Saturday night and three others injured when the car they were riding in and driven by her son, Albert, left the coast highway, vaulted
a ditch and rolled over in a wood,
according to the Associated Pros*.
Those injured were Miss Helen
Khairallah, 25, of Prospect Park
West, Brooklyn, her sister. Reinee, 7
and Miss Sylvia Hurst, 35, of New
York City. The City Hospital reported them not seriously hurt
They were all returning from Palm
Beach.
Detroit —The Syrian Lebanese Community of this city was once
more plunged in mourning last week. The Grim Reaper's choice
this time was Selim K. George, popular and well-liked president
of St. Maron Society, a friend of all and enemy of none, as he was
eulogized by numerous speakers at
*-St Maron Hall on Mt. Elliott Street,
where his body was laid in state
for three days.
The late Mr. George was a victim
of a hit-and-run
driver who was
racing down E Congress Street, just
in front of pt. Maron Church last
Tuesday morning. He was taking his
son Edward, 16, to a hospital nearby
for treatment of a wound in the head
received while playing ball at school.
The father stopped his own machine
and started to cross the street when,
Presents Spanish, Italian.
suddenly, he spied a car racing toGerman and English
wards them. The son was directly
Compositions
in the way of the speeding machine.
dat, Lebanon, in 1913, the late Selim
Greensboro, N. C.— John Ademy.
Without a second's hesitation the
K George settled in Detroit two
son of Mr. and Mrs. J. J. Ademy at
father rushed to push the boy away
years later. He went to school in
this city, presented a scholarship refrom the line of danger, coming beQirnat-Shahwan, Lebanon, which procital at the Peabody Conservatory of
tween the speeding car and his Bon.
duced several eminent Arabic scholMusic, Baltimore, Md.. on Monday
Now Edward is in Receiving Hospital
ars. The deceased was once called
evening, April 1.
in a serious condition, and Selim
by Joseph M. Khoury, editor of ashAdemy won his scholarship three
George's body lies in Mt. Olivet
Shaab, New York, "the Arabic poet
years ago at the Conservatory fa
cemetery. The car causing the fatal
of Detroit." He was twice elected
competitive examinations before each
accident was found abandoned. The
to the presidency of St. Maron Sodepartmental
faculty. In addition to
owner, Sam Legosy, who telephoned
ciety, having been president before
the three years study in the major
the police a half hour after the acin 1923, and ex-president of Kisrawan
branch, The Eaton Vocal scholarship
cident that his car was stolen, was
Society.
carries supplementary studies that
arrested and is held without bail in
At the funeral services, held Friday
are deemed necessary by the director.
the custody of the police for investimorning in St. Maron Church, Father
upon completion of which course the
gation.
Peter Sfeir, pastor of that church,
recipient of the scholarship must give
Widower Left Four Children
officiated, assisted by Msgr. Peter
a public recital.
Mr. George was forty-five years
Farah,
Msgr. Michael Abraham of
Admey's program consisted of selecwhen he died, a widower. He Is surMichigan City, Indiana, a close
tions of Verdi, Lully. Flegier. n^l\
vived by four children, Anis, 16, Edfriend of the deceased.
Beethoven, Carissimi, Mozart. Schuward, 15, now fluttering between life
bert, Schumann, Purcell. Liddiard,
and death in the hospital, Charlotte,
CHURCH FORMS CHOIR
Hoist and others.
13, and Edmond, 11. It is said that
he left them penniless. The deceased
SURPRISE WEDDING
The St. Nicholas Church Club,
worked at the Ford plant as foreAlex Ferris, son of Mr. and Mia.
man. His attachment to his children
Brooklyn, has formed a choir to be
Salim Ferris of Brooklyn was married
was a matter of common comment
under the direction of Wakim Dalack
to Miss Sally Nicholas, also of Brookamong all who knew him. It Was reof Bayonne, N. J. They will meet
lyn, on Friday of last week in the
called that eight years ago, when his
every Thursday at the church.
groom's home.
wife passed away, he mourned her
with these words: "I will be a father
and mother to our children." True
to his promise he took a day off his
work in order to drive his son to
the hospital. In more than one sense
he gave away his life for has son.
At One Time Medical Director of the Federal Relief
Selim K. George was at the height
Camps of Arizona
of his popularity when he passed
Jerome, Ariz.— Dr. Louis P. Lutfy
ship in surgery by St Louis Univeraway. Several societies were reprehas been appointed surgeon-in-chief
sity. He also received a liniTmlm
sented at the funeral and at the euloof the United Verde Extension Mindegree from this institution for regies delivered over him on the eveing Company Hospital in this city
search work on the nature and action
ning of last Thursday. Among those
and its medical dispensary at Clemenof the bacteriophage, a new rytie
who eulogized him were Msgr. Peter
ceau, of the local gold mines. Dr.
substance for the destruction of bacFarah of Windsor, Canada, Father
Lutfy is only twenty-seven years old
teria, and was also at one time
John Khoury, the new pastor of the
and has been in the employ of the
cal examiner for Arizona
Greek Orthodox Church of Detroit,
company for several months.
He
Teachers' College.
N. G. Bashara, lawyer, Chukri Kanformerly was resident surgeon at St.
He is a member of Iota Sigma Alaan, editor, Simon G. Butrus, secJoseph's Hospital and at one time
pha, a national honorary schotauhfe
retary of St. Maron Society, Mike
medical director of the federal relief
fraternity, the National Forensic
Solomon, president of United North
camps of Arizona. He is a graduate
League. His brother, William P. Lutfy
Lebanon Society, Mrs. Saidy Raies,
of St. Louis University School of
is an attorney in Phoenix,
president of St. Maron Ladies SoMedicine and served a resident inhis family, Mr. and Mrs.
ciety, Elias Saliba, of Kisrawan Soternship at Good Samaritan Hospital,
Lutfy, reside, and where he received
ciety and Shalka Maron, of St. Maron
and an interneship at St. Mary's
his elementary education.
Society, Junior branch.
Hospital in St. Louis. Following this
He has an uncle in Brookhm. K.
Coming to this country from Ba'bhe was awarded a graduate fellowY., Mr. Najeeb Lutfy.
GIVES SCHOLARSHIP
RECITAL IN BALTIMORE
YOUNG PHYSICIAN APPOINTED HEAD OF MINING
HOSPITAL IN ARIZONA
�PAGE TWO
THE SYRIAN WORLD, NEW YORK, TMU. APRIL 11, 193S.
CANTON SYRIANS SHOW GOOD RECORD OF AMERICAN
PATRIOTISM AND CIVIC SPIRIT. IN PAST AND PRESENT
Colorful Syrian of Canton Guarded McKinley's Tomb; Canton
Syrians Won First Place in Liberty Loan Drives;
Youth Go in for Education
(Special Correspondence to The SYRIAN WORLD)
Canton, Ohio.—Almost every visitor to this city of 123,000 is
eure to visit the McKinley Tomb, a magnificent and beautiful monu-
the United Alloy Steel Corporation
and other industrial plants. There is
also a small conimunity of Yemenite
Arabs in Canton, mostly factory
workers, who are said to have been
stranded .sailors from New York.
The whole population of Syrians in
Canton is less than a thousand.
MHj
\
Sports Fan; Had One of Best
Baseball Teams in New
England
Lincoln, N. H.—Arthur Salem was
elected selectman for this city for bis
JEWISH WORLD OLYMPICS fifth consecutive term, in a landslide
election. He was first induced into
START IN TEL-AVIV
that office in 1923 and has been reThousands Enter Jewish City in
elected ever since.
Palestine to Witness Maccabiad;
Salem was born in Marseilles,
Met with Bands; Parade
France, and his parents are of the
Through Streets in
Arthyer family of Kerferzaner, LeColorful Uniforms
banon. He went to school in Melbourne, Australia, where his family
• Tel-Aviv, Palestine.—On April 1 the
once lived and came to Lincoln, N.
second Maccabiad fa. which 1200 athH, in 1901 where he has taken inletes from twenty-seven countries will
terest in local politics and is also very
compete for world championship titles
active in democratic state and naopened with great fanfare. Never betional elections.
fore was the city so crowded with
Salem is also a great sports fen.
tourists, who were estimated at
He
managed the Lincoln A. A. Base40,000. The 3000 members of the
ball
team for seven years, won the
World Maccabi Sports Organization;
state championships in 1928, 1929
from Italy, Greece, Rumania andj
and 1931. He had such players as
France landed in Jaffa April 1 and
Red Rolfe who is now third sacker
were greeted at the pier with bands
on the New York Yankees; VSc Hanand marched in uniform in a parade
son, Wibbert Carr, both of Syracuse
from the pier into Tel-Aviv.
(Hanson is now poach of Syracuse
Lord Melchett, president of the
college football team); and Herb
World Maccabi Sports Organization,
Ran ding of Boston who once played
opened the Maccabiad the following
with the St. Louis Browns was his
day. The athletes will compete for
star pitcher. Dan MacDonald, catcher,
world ichamjpionship titles in boxing,
(known in N. H as Roarery Mcfencing, tennis, wrestling and other
Donald)
was the back stop behind
sports.
the batter and other stars from the
o
Eastern and New England League
EGYPT CELEBRATES
RAMBAM'S BIRTHDAY were on his staff.
Salem is in the retail clothing
A three day fete started April 1 in
business, is a fourth degree Knights
Cairo, Egypt, in honor of the 800th
of Columbus and past Grand Knight
birthday of Moses Maimonides, Spanof the order. He is married and has
ish-Jewish philosopher and physician
five children, Ralph, 23; Madeline,
who resided in Egypt.
20; Charlotte, 18; Donald, tt.6 and
The celebration was opened with
Carylon, 8.
an official ceremony in the Opera
Houses and the addresses were broadTRANSJORDAN REPEALS
cast.
ment rising on a hill overlooking the city.
The remains of the
martyred president, along with those of his wife and two little
daughters rest under a huge dome,
cess in the past and at present in
not unlike that of Grant's monument
Canton.
on Riverside Drive in New York, and
Several College Graduates
reached by broad steps. Along the
But representing the next step in
middle stands a heroic size statue 06
the evolution of the Syrians in the
President McKinley, while below the
United States, and representing mostwhole view is reflected in the still
ly second-generation Syrians who
water of an artificial pool surrounded
took advantage of opportunities for
by trees. But few visitors know that
intellectual and spiritual developa Syrian soldier was an honor guard
ment are not few, when compared
over McKinley's tomb in that monuwith other communities of similar
ment and was present at its dedicasize.
tion in 1906, five years after the presiWilliam S. Georges, spectacled, with
dent's assassination.
blue eyes and fair skin, is a B. S.
Ellis Daraney for twenty-one years
from Harvard University, 1931, and a
on the police force of Canton, retiring
lawyer who took Ms law course in
Jn 3.930 with the rank of captain,
three different universities, Harvard,
had served six years previously in
Western Reserve and Ohio State UniUncle Sam's army, covering many
versity. While at Harvard William
states in his period of enlistment. He
Georges specialized in English literais a colorful personage on the streets
ture. Dr. Adib Karam, of New York
of this city, on greeting terms with
is also a former Cantonian, as is
all types and classes of its oitizenry,
his sister, Mrs. Fouad Kazal, now in.
from the mayor and the bank presiSyria, who is a graduate of Ohio
dent to the janitor at the city hall.
State. Mike and Constantine Shaheen,
His witty anecdotes and yarns of.
sons of S. Shaheen, are taking their
life events while in the army and on
pre-medical work at Mount Union
the beat are a common treasure
College, Ohio. George Haddad, stepamong his many Syrian and Amerson of Ellis Daraney attends Wayne
ican friends. Daraney, who came
University, Detroit, while his sister,
from Damascus over thirty years ago
Helen, is a graduate of Canton Actual
and is one of the first Syrian citiBusiness College. Another graduate
zens of Canton, added his testimony
of the same institution is Virginia
:• police offiWaikem, who works at the tax office
bat the record of Syrians in
of the Court House of Canton. Wilbur
ive duty was excepEsber was a former student at Har. ..y'fl wiv.<»u 01 crime, particularly
vard, and Ernest Abood, former stucrimes of violence.
dent of Union College. Margaret Shaheen is a graduate of Flora Mather
When the United States entered the
College for Women of Western ReWorld War, the Syrians of Canton
serve University; and Helen Shaheen,
displayed unusual patriotism, both in
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. S. Shaheen,
volunteering for service and in the
a high school graduate, works at the
drives for Liberty Loans, coming more
Stark County Treasury.
than once first among the national
Well, that's what it should be, makgroups of; the city. In this latter activing the race about even between the
ity Salim Shaheen, another old citiyoung men and young women, and
zen of Canton, was the moving spirit.
between the Shaheens and non-ShaIn fact the Shaheen clan in Canton
seems to dominate all other clans and j heens of Canton!
Church Free of Mortgage
factions in the city in point of numSymbolic also of this progressive
ber. Jts members come from DamasSyrian community is their church
cus. To know all the Shaheens and
edifice, St. George's for the Greek
distinguish them by their initials is
Orthodox. It is one of the few Syra test which this correspondent reian churches absolutely free of mortcommends in memory courses. But
gage and other liabilities. In 1918
many of them have attained success
two benevolent societies, one for the
in business and in other fields under
men and one for the women, pooled
that name, while others, as the
their efforts together to build this
Georges, adopted a middle name.
church. Enthusiasm ran high, and it
Salim Shaheen is a rug and dry goods
is said that one box of Easter eggs
merchant, as also is S. M. Shaheen.
netted $7,500 when auctioned to comOther Canton Syrians who made
peting contributors. One egg actually
good in business are Fred Nime, who
sold at $500. In 1922 the cornerruns a successful grocery store,
stone was laid, and in 1930 the
Suleiman Esber and Son, and George
church was cleared of debt. Last
Nicola, also in the same line, Charles
year the board of directors of St.
Sabb, dry goods, and Ritchie MasGeorge's bought an adjoining lot,
souh,son of Father Spiridon Massouh,
260x51, with the object in mind to
who owns one of the most popular
build a community house and Sunrestaurants in Canton.
Mr. Elias
day school for the children, where
Waikem, a contractor, is also a
it is hoped Arabic will also be taught.
political leader bf the local DemocSt. George's is the only Syrian church
ratic Party, being at present a memin the city. Father Spiridon Masber of the Board of directors of the
souh, a kindly cleric whose anecdotes
Canton Democratic Party and oldest
are noted among Syrians from one
Syrian democrat in the city. Joseph
coast of America to the other, is
Mujais, a former student of the
pastor of St. George's. He is as popAmerican University of Beirut, manular among the Catholics and Maronages the men's department in the
ites, however, as among his own
biggest department store here. This
communicants.
is only a representative list which
Many Syrians here find employment
by no means exhausts the number
in the Timbkien Roller Bearing Co.,
of Syrians who attained material suc-
"*•
MADE SELECTMAN FOR
FIFTH TIME IN LANDSLIDE
BAN ON LAND SALES
INSTALLATION OF
STATUE OF KING TUT
Chicago, 111.— The installation of
the colossal statue of King Tutankhamen has been completed by the
technical staff of the Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago.
It stands 17 feet high and weighs
more than 7 tons.
The statue is one of two discovered
by the architectural survey of the
Oriental Institute under the direction of Dr. Uvo Hoelscher. It was
found in the debris of the broad columnar hall in the mortuary temple
built by Kings Eye and Harmhab
north of the great temple of Rameses
HI at Medinet Habu.
The statue in the Oriental Institute
was found in a mutilated state because the temple of King Eye was
used as a quarry by later generations. The institute staff, however,
has completely restored the statue
which is now on display to the public
Step Seen by Jews as Tantamount
to Open Invitation to Them
The ban on the sale of land in
Transjordan to citizens of foreign
nations was lifted by the Governing
Council of Transjordan presided over
by Emir Abdullah, ruler of the country, according to the Jewish Telegraphic Agency, thus putting an end
to the prohibition against the acquirement of land by Jews. Jews look
upon the lifting of the restriction as
an open invitation to enter and develop Transjordan as they did Palestine.
IT
The Arabs may now sell their land,
to Jews and others of different nationalities, if the owner has at least
200 dunams of land. The sale is first
subject to confirmation by Emir Abdullah and the premier of the country. Government land may also now
be £old to foreigners, but it will be
provisional, until the establishment
of a legislative council.
"OTHER ARABIAN NIGHTS"
"ARABIAN ROMANCES AND
FOLK-TALES"
Published by Charles Scribner's in
New York and London.
Illustrated by the eminent American
artist William M. Berger.
"^ij
Recommended by Association of
American Librarians among good
books (or children.
�By Philip K. Khauli
The Syrians who know Dr. John
Mussio, 902-55th Street, were very
pleased to hear of his wedding about
a month ago; and some of them attended the ceremony at St. Ephraim
Church, Brooklyn.
Dr. Mussio is an Italian-American,
born here and was a partner of Dr.
F. M. Al-Akl in their elegant offices
in Brooklyn.
Of course the most interesting part
of this story is that Dr. Mussio is a
graduate of the American University
of Beirut, class of 1925, having gone
there to complete his education and
his diploma hangs in his office— in
both Arabic and Knglish,
Apropos the A. U. B. as an international institute of learning,—George
Hamwi, son bf the late Dr. Najeeb
Hamjwi, is to go abroad to finish his
medical course there.
George took 'the first year of his
medical course at Columbia University and aims to (finish his. course
abroad for the simple reason that it
is more economical.
i
The /Arabic Academy of Egypt is
to hold the last of its daily meetings
(except Fridays, the Mohammedan
holiday), around the middle of this
month, according to the Egyptian!
Press. This new institute is not only
for Egyptians; a great number of
its members come from Syria, Lebanon, Iraq, and Palestine; also from
all parts of Europe. Of course, every
one (of these Europeans speaks Arabic
fluently and is known internationally
by orientalists.
One of its most important aims is
to put out, as soon as possible, three
dictionaries in the hands of the
Arabic speaking people, The first to
be short, similar to the little French
dictionary, Larousse, the second, a
little larger and the third to compare with the Encyclopedia Brittanica.
This is the first year of the Academy's daily meetings and is only
the beginning of a whole lot of work
for the members, for twenty years at
least.
Put 29 Books into Arabic
Our very well-known friend, Rt.
Rev. Anthony Basheer, "is now on
a transcontinental trip during which
he will visit churches on the Pacific
coast and possibly in Mexico", according to the Cedar Rapids Gazette
of Sunday, March 24.
This news may be interesting to all
those (who know him but the most
interesting part of the long article in
the Gazette that Rev. Easheer translated 29 books into Arabic, some by
Tolstoy, late Dr. Frank Crane, whose
good friend he was, Bruce Barton,
Gibran and others.
Over 100,000
Syrian Orthodox
Christians are communicants of the
90 churches under Rev. Basheer's
jurisdiction. He is also, besides a
translater and author, a brilliant
speaker, in both Arabic and English,
a fa/orite among Syrians and Americans.
CONGREGATION WELCOME
THEIR NEW PRIEST
DR. HITTI DISCUSSES
HOME PROBLEMS
Orthodox of Detroit, Now
United, Are Urged to
Stand Behind Their
Spiritual Leader
Calls on Others for Views; Dr.
Alkazin Disagrees
Detroit.—A surprise supper, which
turned into an ovation of praise and
welcome for their new priest, introduced the Rev. John A. Koury
to his new congregation in this city,
on punday evening, April 6.
The supper, consisting of lent
dishes, was under the auspices of St.
George Orthodox Society. Mr. Abe
Andrews, industrial 'leader, presided,
introducing the following speakers:
G. N. Bashara. Shakir Sleyman, who
recited a poem in the vernacular
Arabic, H. I. Katibah, editor of The
SYRIAN ..WORLD, and Louis Sharrtie,
editor of the Grocers' Spotlight.
Mr. Shamie urged the Orthodox of
Detroit, now |that they have attained
their desired unity, to stand behind
their new spiritual leader. He stressed
*he need of effort and action to
"make this church worthy of its
ancient
traditions
and
glorious
achievements in the past."
Mr. Katibah said in his speech that
in the few minutes he had conversed
wit the new priest he felt that he
was progressive pnd capable. He was
glad, he said, that Father Koury has
constructive plans for the younger
generation bf his congregation.
The new priest recited a poem of
greetings in the Arabic. There were
about 300 present, among them Mrs.
Koury, the priest's wife. Formerly,
the Rev. John Koury was pastor ofi
the Syrian Orthodox Church in Syracuse, N. Y.
OBITUARY
Massilon, Ohio.—Nassif F. Rahi, 39,
died Friday, March 22. Semi-military
funeral services were held the following Monday in St. Mary's Catholic
Church with Rev. G. L. Koob officiating. Interment took place in St.
Mary's cemetery. Pall-bearers were
P. A. Kuhn, William Rider, James
Heasley, Homer M. Johns, William
McConnell and T. W. Brown. The
bugler was D. A. Ketler.
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Brooklyn, N. Y — Mrs. Suraya
Bahry died Monday, March 25 at her
home in Butler Place, Brooklyn.
Funeral services were held Tuesday
in the Virgin Mary Cathedral, Brooklyn. She is survived by two sons,
Joseph and Kalil and (three daughters,
Eugenie, Mrs. Emily Abdo and Mrs.
Mary Marcus.
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Woodward, N. J.—Kamel Gorab,
died March 26. Services were held in
the Presbyterian Church, Uniontown,
N. J., on Thursday afternoon.
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Michigan City, Ind.— Emily Assimani, sister of Msgr. Michel Abraham Assimani, died March 29.
Services were held April 1.
Everything in the world is much
greater when heard about than when
seen.—Ali.
TRAVEL to the MEDITERRANEAN and EUROPE
DOT SHATARA JUDGE
IN GOOD WILL COURT
By Philip K. Khauli
A pleasant "sahrat", a simple, genuine Syrian evening, both educational and social, was held last Friday
evening at the International Institute
of the Y. W. C. A., Brooklyn, when
Dr. Philip K. Hitti, professor at
Princeton, delivered a simple talk on
everyday problems in
colloquial
Arabic.
It was undoubtedly the first time
in recent years that the Syrians of
Brooklyn enjoyed Arabic so much
that they clamored for it. The people
shouted "In Arabic! in Arabic!"
when someone got up to say a few
words in English.
"Our essential problem," he said,
"is to find the best solution for better
understanding between ourselves, as
parents, and our children. Should we
neglect the language of our country?
Arabic should be the common language and should form the basis of
understanding between ourselves and
our children. It would better unite
both the old and new generations."
Dr. Hitti went on to say that during
the past few years, in universities all
over the world, and especially in
America, Arabic has been recognized
as a fundamental language and is
listed With other courses of foreign
languages. He thought that some day,
in the near future, Arabic will be
taught in high schools.
His audience numbered over 300,
overcrowding the two large rooms of
the Institute and spilling over into
the hallway. Some were overhead to
remark that they'd pay as much as ten
idollars to hear it, so much were they
impressed.
Speaking about the Arabic language
then Dr. Hitti said: "Some expressions that we have in Arabic are
beautiful, and should be preserved
in this country, such as Inshallah, al
hamdillah, b'ismallah. They show that
a Syrian thinks of God in everything
he does, every little act
I once
told my father that I was leaving that
day for the A. U. B. He said 'Don't
say you are going, say 'Inshallah.'"
Dr. Hitti's point of view on daughters "dating", was that they should
be encouraged to meet with young
men as often as possible, but they
should do that at home, so that parents could better know the young
men.
One of the points stressed by Dr.
Hitti, was the " "ih commandment,
"Honor thy father and mother." He
Decides on Case of Colored
Woman Whose Husband
Beat Her
Dr. F. I. Shatara was one of tans
judges appointed by Municipal Court
Justice Nathan Sweedler in die newly established Good Will Court u»
sit on the bench last Monday evening. The Court is Tnfiwwwi hm
the Brooklyn Daily Eagle and B ill
the New Eagle Building,
Street, Brooklyn, sessions
place every Monday evening.
It is a "tribunal fo' the
of disputes of every kind
technicalities, delays or
Three lay citizens are
for each session, although they aanf
be called upon from time to time to
sit at several sessions.
All services of the Court are free,
three representative citizens, a f»k
olic, a Protestant and a Jew presiding at each session. Persons
the court with all sorts of
and complaints. "Doc" Shatara had
to give a decision on the
of a colored woman who
her husband beat her, a husband
wife who were so dead set
ever patching up that nothing
be done for them: the case of a
and a dispossess notice; and t
stallrnent buyer of a
who had his refrigerator *»^»i>
him and is still forced to
ment on it.
Amicable settlements are
everything is confidential and
formal. Mutual agreements are
ly reached. Any kind of
soever is heard there.
rhetorically asked how mcny
younger generation here really
their parents.
Dr. Hitti invited others to take
floor and give their viewpoints
the subject. Those he called on
Dr. D. A. Hamadi of Ridgewood, K,
J., Andrew Nicola. Moses Coury «"t
Dr. S. Y. Alkazin, the only one
disagreed with the speaker's
points, saying that the younger generation are born to another world and
will find their own way.
The speech was arranged for by
the Dilola Club. Dr. Hitti was introduced by Mrs. Walter Truslow, president of the Y. W. C. A. Mr-*. H.
Rasi, an active member of the "nstitute, thanked him on behalf of the
Institute.
The Syrian national anthem was
played and sung by the Lilola gtrfs,
and Antoun Ghosn, singer: Nairn
Karacand, violinist and Toufic Barham, oudist.
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THE SYRIAN WORLD, NEW YORK, THU. APRIL 11, 193&
nificant, are the implications that
leaders.' There are such leaders.
it evokes.
We can name right off three—
READERS* FORUM
If Arabic culture is distinct
Emile Iddy, Naiib Abu-Suwwan
from Arabic race, and if culture
and Dr. jAyoub Thabit. If men
Reply to Young of Flint
Published Weekly
is an acquired national ideal that
of that calibre had been given
Established 1926
could be developed by people
Editor, The SYRIAN WORLD: —
the confidence of their country< i<^> »
of different races within one geoWhen I first glanced at the article
men
Lebanon
would
not
have
86 Washington Street, New York, N. Y.
graphical unity, then it follows
in your issue of March 21st, written
reached this sorry and disgraceTelephone: WHitehall 4-5230
that such culture could act as a
by the young men and women from
ful
state.
But
the
political
game
HABIB I. KATIBAH
unifying agency. It follows also
Flint, Michigan, I said to myself,
in
Lebanon,
and
again
to
a
lesser
Editor and Publisher
that harping on race distinctions,
"that's cynical," but when I thought
extent
in
Syria,
has
been
played
MARY MOKARZEL
whether by Arabs or Lebanese
about it, many sound ideas began to
too
often
on
the
basis
of
perBusiness Manager
is fraught with danger. It folpurturb my peace of mind relative to
sonal influence, sectarianism and
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lows that as Lebanese could
SUBSCRIPTION
the problem of the older and younger
petty factionalism. One cannot
(Payable In Advance)
claim a big share in this Arabic
Syrians of today. I have come to the
see how the French can possibly
culture, the Arabs could claim
In the United States and Possessions:
conclusion that the young men and
refrain from the conclusion that
the Lebanese as vital componOne Year, $3.00; Six Months, $1.75.
women of Flint, Michigan, have struck
the people under their charge
la Canada: One Year, $3.50; Six
ents of one culture unity.
a soft spot for discussion; neverthehave not proven themselves
What we are driving fat is that
Months, $2.00. In All Other Countries:
less, we Syrians need good potential
ready for independence.
For
One Year, $4.00; Six Months, $2-50.
if culture, not race, is to be emarguments that should be thinned
independence does not require
phasized, then, in the name of
down to facts through the medium
so much intelligence and educaculture, let us find some comof your worthy newspaper.
tion, as it requires pride and
OBJECTIVES OF THE SYRIAN
mon ground on which we all can
that pacred spark of liberty that
This problem is not extraordinary.
WORLD
stand! As long as the rights are
is unconquerable. If leaders, for
It is something like the problem of
respected, the way should be
the sake of pittance of a salary,
being present during a verbal conL Unity through diversity.
cleared for such a community
sell their country's rights and
2. Preservation of Syrian culture and
troversy between older Syrians conof spiritual interests. Up till now
liberties to a foreign power there
cerning their ages. They are all seattradition.
both sides have been {guilty of
is something terribly rotten in Le1 An Americanism that shares the
ed at a card game of Racchre. They
harboring race and religious
banon. And unless the Lebanese
best it has.
enjoy the game thoroughly, with the
identity when they profess the
and
Syrian
people
purge
them4. For the old homelands, emancipaexception that Mrs. So & So atacheet.
cultural one. Let us clear the
selves of these political parasites,
tion from bigotry, ignorance and
After the game, they engage in friendway by mutual respect, honest
no amount of education or culsocial oppression.
ly conversation. Then all of a sudden,
criticism and a sincere desire to
ture
is
going
to
save
them.
5. Variety o» news, instructive feaout of a clear sky, Mrs. So & So
unite, at least on the cultural
There are barbraian people who
tures and fair editorials.
politely inquires about her friend's
plane! Mr. Rihani's article in
are free and cultured people
age. Naturally, the sensitive victim
Entered as Second Class Matter May
Asia cotnes as a timely message.
who are slaves.
drops her age a few years; just like
o
8, 1933 at the Post Office at New York,
If the Lebanese and Syrian
dropping
an egg on your neighbor's
N. Y., Under the Act of March 3, 1879.
leaders today save some of that
"THE SYRIAN WHIRL"
lap.
A
stiff
argument ensues, and by
Edward Richard Ayoob, or Eddie
righteous indignation against the
going to write to a particular court
to
bis
m£ny
friends
and
to
you
from,
VOL. Vm, NO. 50.—April 11, 19357 French and direct it against their
the time they are through somebody's
now on, that good-looking debonair
own leaders they would achieve
house
in Syria and find out.
young-man-about-town, will have a
more direct and lasting results.
POLITICAL LEADERSHIP
weekly column, beginning with this
His Beatitude Patriarch Arida
We young people are the weary
MISSING!
issue, as you have probably discoverhas shown the way. But let
spectators as another evening passes
ed for yourselves.
us not follow even him blindly.
away. How do we feel? Well, we just
Mr. Milkie's article, which
"Like father, like son," Eddie has
Let the Lebanese and Syrian
attribute the whole affair to the fact
appeared sometime ago in Althe same light sense of humor with,
leaders take up his example and
that this is their version of having a
Hoda and was reproduced in
which his father, Richard Ayoob, the
take things a little more into
good time, without taking it to heart.
nai.alation in the last issue of
famous* Arabic poet and humorist
their own hands.
A modern
Now, on the other hand, if they atThe SYRIAN WORLD, has hit
is gifted.
state cannot accept the charge
tended our "young folk" affairs as a
the bull's eye. The howl raised
We hope you will like "The Syrian
that Its leadership must always
diversion from their own, they would
about the "tobacco monopoly"
Whkl." If you do, or if you don't
come from the ranks of the
feel the same as we did. If they are
issue should have been raised
tell him so. Eddie can "take it", he's
clergymen, be these clergymen
not pleased with our version pf a conlong time 'ago on other "monoa good sport.
Christian or Moslem.
vention or good time, then you have
polies" equally important, if not
o
a right to say, "atachtee, and furtherPolitical leadership in the
more 'so, which the political
REVERIE
more, you know that this is not your
country of our origin is missing
leaders in Lebanon, and to a
play." Don't let a look of disapproval
today—the right kind of leadlesser extent in Syria proper,
I sit beside the fireplace
get you! Since we must hear the
ership. And in Syria as in Amerhad bartered away for a mess
And watch the golden flame.
opinions of one or more of our elders
ica, this leadership, in the long
of potage.
The while I gaze I see your face
upon this topic in order to draw a
run, must depend on the people
/When a political body like
I read your future fame.
true fact in |favor of either side, I
themselves. It is a vicious circle,
the Lebanese Parliament had
I hear your talents praised by all,
hereby challenge them for a reply.
it is true. For often the people
conceded the French jMandaYour works called good and great
If they withhold comment, then young
formulate their opinions, by what
tory one right after another,
Your name, re-echoed through each
men and women of Flint, Michigan,
their leaders tell them. But the
until the circle of political bondwall
you are justified in your convictions.
vicious circle (must be broken.
age around Lebanon had beRanks first without debate.
History shows us that it always
Jewett City, Conn.
Joseph Anthony
come (complete and iron-clad,
And now the flame is dying out,
was broken, though often at the
o
why should it be a surprise to
Now—now
it
is
no
more—
cost of a revolution.
the Lebanese people that the
I raise my eyes—I look about
No liberty can be bought
NEWS OF OUR AGENTS
same Mandatory should top it
Tis lonesome as before.
cheap,
or by
petitions and
AND CORRESPONDENTS
all with jthe announcement of the
I see no more your glowing face
lengthy protests. "Thy salvation
Tobacco (monopoly?"
I see now but your grave;
is in thy hands, O Israel." This
In Poughkeepsie, N. Y., We shall
We are not deprecating the
Yet time and age will not erase
is as true today as it was in the
hereafter
have as our agent and cormovement of opposition to the
The happiness you gave.
d«\ys of the Hebrew Prophet,
respondent
James G. Abdoo. Mr. Abmonopoly. Far be it, we «*Margaret McCormack
as it was in the days of the tyTdoo worked on his high school paper
endorse it heartily. But some(daughter of the former Adele
ants ,of Greece and Rome, as
as reporter, and advertising manager
thing more drastic must be done.
Maloof.)— New York, N. Y.
it was in the times of the Pharfor the graduating class book of 1930.
The whole political situation in
oahs.
As we have always believed, once
Lebanon, and also in Syria, is
SEEK CHARTER IN SYRJA
Not even a Hitler or Musso1
a newspaper man always a newspaper
shot through with corruption,
TO COLONIZE 40,000
lini can help our people. To seek
man. It gets you.
impotence and shameful cowtheir help, (or that of other EuMr. Abdoo wants to be connected
ardice. There Js altogether too
Beirut,— The Syrian government
ropean reactionaries, as one of
with The jSYRIAN WORLD, because,
little self-reliance and too little
was approached by a Jewish comour contributors suggested, is to
as he writes, "It is very interesting
self-respect in a state which
ipany for a concession to colonize up
invite a cure worse than the ill.
aod a very worthy undertaking. It
cannot pass on even the littlest
to 40,000 Jews in the Valley of AloIt «lso indicates a spirit of deaffords [every young Syrian who is
matter or |the least important
mex, Syria, which was recently offerpendence that must be rooted
not educated in the mother tongue
appointment without running to
ed for Jewish colonization
out of us before we can even
a splendid opportunity to read and
Hhe High Commissioner or to
The company assured the Syrian
start ,on I the way of liberty and
become
acquainted with matters perthe Patriarch. There is little, too
government that the Jews to be
decent self-government.
taining to the Syrian people and Syrlittier of lay leadership, and what
settled in the valley will become
_
o
ia itself. I am, anxious to help you
there is of it ;is of the questionnaturalized Syrians and will drain
IMPLICATIONS
IN
RACE,
in any way possible with your task..
able sort.
The French High
the territory at their own expense.
CULTURE DISTINCTION
We deeply appreciate Mr. Abdoo's
Comissioner alone should not
o—«
attitude and support.
be allowed to settle the political
DEMAND PROMISES
The distinction that Mr. Kaquestion
and
the
patriarch
SHOULD BE KEPT
tibah made in his speech before
Lebanese government demanding that
alone cannot. The people themAlhambra Club in Flint is an
the many tax reforms it promised to
selves have to take the matter
Kamfl Shampun, representing Mt
interesting one.
But more input
through be delayed no longer.
into their own hands, through
Lebanon, presented a petition to the
teresting, and perhaps more mghonest, fearless and competent
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�REVELA TIONS OF A MAINE—I AC
The Syrian r:
By Philip Ferris
By H. I. Katibah
ON VISITING THE FORD PLANT
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Detroit.—Now my conscience
is clear, and I can face my
friends in New York unashamed. I have paid my visit
to the shrine of American industry.
Ever since I came to this
city I have wanted to do what every visitor here
wants to do, visit the great Ford Plant at River
Rouge, lying southwest of Detroit. There was little
ceremony about the visit—no candles and no incense were carried there^ and no libations and burnt
offerings were required. An oriental who does not
know the difference between one gadget and another
in a motor machine went with the pilgrims and did
what the pious Romans do when in Rome. But coming out of the daze I felt like that Bedwin in a
well-known story who visited a Greek church in
Damascus and went home to his tribe and described
it in his own way.
Do not ask me what I saw at River Rouge, for I
an* afraid if I attempt to describe my reactions they
will sound like the reactions of that Bedwin after
he came out of the incense-filled worship-place,
twisting everything he heard the way he imagined
it to mean.
Yes, it was a huge place. The guide said it covered 11,000 acres, and that over 80,000 men, including a few hundred women, are now employed there,
with an actual capacity for 100,000. Another item
of information which I may relay to you is that
the plant has its own power generators, capable of
producing 200,000 kilowats an hour, whatever that
may mean. It must mean a great deal, however,
for the guide said that it is enough to light a city
of five million population. At the present rate of
production Ford is putting out 6000 motors a day,
of which 800 a day are assembled right under your
eyes on the assembling belt. The rest are sent to
the twenty assembling branches throughout the
world.
If you want more statistics send for a booklet
or circulars from the Ford plant or from some Ford
agent This writer has run out of them.
,What I actually saw there was a complicated
system of belts that seemed to move about the
huge plant, or the two units through which we
passed, as in a labyrinth. I held my hand to my
heart fearing that some of those belts would get
entangled and a great catastrophe would be the result. But I was assured that science, not being human, does not err. It was a satisfaction to learn
that. Yet down deep in my heart I still wondered
what would happen if the electric current should
have a short circuit (I guess that's the right term)
(.or if some laborer at some switch should fall asleep
or drop dead of heart failure!
We started where the cast iron skeleton of the
motor comes out from the foundary in its rough
shape. This is first polished, then huge machines
bore holes in it, passing it on that ever-moving belt
to other machines where the holes are plugged by
close-fitting rods or something, and is adorned by
other queer gadgets. I was going to ask the guide
why they bored the block of iron if they had to
fill the bores again. But I was afraid he would
consider the question ridiculous, so I kept quiet.
What a laughing stock your editor would be if a
meiv- guide in the employe of Ford the Great should
turn to him, and with a withering scowl say, "Who
let in this Bedwin from the desert, this blaspheming
heathen?"
They tell me the Workers at Ford, and similar
plants, become like automatons, who know how
to do only one thing and do it all day long. I pitied
them. But more than that I felt a pang of remorse
in my heart For here before me I saw the martyrs
of our modern civilization, the galley-slaves who
row us day and night, while we sit comfortable and
talk of bridge, of Gertrude Stein, of the NRA, of
Hitler, of Mussolini and the Abyssinian crisis. Yes,
these slaves work and sing paeans to the God of
steel and electricity. They are indeed cheerful slaves.
But I felt sorry even for their cheer which made
of their slavery a religion and a thing that is accepted as inevitable because self-imposed.
Yes, I felt like a boy who had played hooky from
(Continued on Page Seven)
MISSING... .Having requested the aid of all state
police, Mr. Thomas Bolus, 24 King Court, Waterville,
Me., has finally appealed to readers of The SYRIAN
WORLD through this column, to aid him in locating the whereabouts of his daughter, Eugenie, 24,
missing since May 1934. She was last heard of in
Bangor, Maine. She is slight in figure weighing
about 101 pounds, 5 feet two inches tall, blue eyes
and auburn hair. Mr. Bolus believes she is somewhere in the vicinity of Fall River, Mass. Will all
readers please take notice and possibly help to relieve the anxiety of a distressed parent.
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Received a circular, recently, announcing the fact
that John G. Hazam, celebrated educator and historian, was now available for lectures. The fact
that such a man is ready to lecture on subjects
that are so vitally important to all Syrians, should
be received by all as glad tidings—a new era of
understanding between the old world and the new.
Now is the time for every Syrian community in the
U. S. to show their interest in the various subjects
of Dr. Hazam's lectures, subjects which offer a wide
variety of topics.
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It seems that a Syrian girl, studying to be a
school teacher, in a Keene, N. H. normal school,
has created a riot among local Syrian boys by listing in one of her articles, published in the SYRIAN
VOICE, twelve qualities a man must possess before she would consider marrying him. It is quite
true, that no girl desires a prospective husband
to be either worthless, vain or good-for-nothing, but
when it comes to demanding a faultless mate, I'm
afraid little JEANNE SAIGH will go on through
life an old maid.... quoting Byron, we remind her:
"And thou wouldst go on aspiring
To the great double Mysteries! the two Principles!"
Only in this case it's twelve principles.
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MEANDERING.... Miss Sadie Joseph, D. of A, is
back home again after a long sojourn in SPUDLAND, a signal for those who adore to start kneeling.... It was a BOY at the -home of Mr. and Mrs.
Frank Joseph., congratulations
Eddie Karter,
contemporary of Gable and Novarro, rushed Roseright into his spacious Plymouth, recently, and
drove her home to Augusta!!!., something he never
did for any girl before., can the infallible SHEIK
be falling or is it only the advent of Spring?....
Tommy George, Chick, Peter and Bobby Peters will
soon arrive in Waterville after a winter in the
sunny climes of the South.. looks like the boys are
in for a little draw
The sudden break between
Sammy Karter and DODO is the outstanding subject of wagging tongues
Sammy, youthful component of "four figures" appears unusually gloomy..
Bernard Ezhaya, silvery voiced tenor will soon be
heard over the air lanes., a voice that even rivals
his magnetic personality!! a treat to the harshest
critic
Another December and May marriage
rumored in the offing.. that of Joe Esey of Madison
and T. T. of Waterville, attractive young Syrian
girl
It seems that Joe has finally succeeded.
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POLITICAL
Controversies have arisen in the
ranks of local Syrian Republicans. In the past
James J. George worked diligently, among the
younger set, striving to gain for them recognition,
by the two major political parties. Gradually, Mr.
George, succeeded through untiring effort and
through a sense of duty to his people, in forming
an aggresive gathering, consisting mainly of young
voters, capable of voicing their rights and intelligent enough to fully understand the affairs of government. This, as it were, was harmoniously perfect.
Incidently, a Republican, not a Syrian.. a man
seeking only personal gain (as has been proven in
the past and can still be proven) stepped in and
spoke to several individuals of the above-mentioned
group, promising far-fetched jobs and planting
high-flung ideas in their apparently absorbant minds.
All he wanted in return was their support. No
doubt, his mission was to be placed in the category
of political bosses. Eventually, he weakened the
unity of the group that Mr. George, worked so hard
to build A HOUSE DIMTDED CANNOT STAND.
Why become a slave to the selfish interests of a man
who has no regard for us whatsoever? Why not
return to the guiding hand of one who does not
seek POLITICAL GLORY but has proven in the
past that his aims are towards our best interests
as a group, namely, James J. George.
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And while we're o*.
guys or gals" have anything on your ne>
it along. We'll dust it off, clean it up a .
try to use it. I cannot promise to keep your
out of the column, but I jwill promise to spell
correctly.
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Add to your list of "Syrians who made good" the
names of Fred and Emmett Safay of Jacksonville,
Fla.
Fred is the Florida State Health Commis
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Sioner and his brother Emmett holds the office of
City Prosecuting Attorney. Emmett is also Past
Commander of the American Legion Post 9 in the
same city.
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Ramon (Ramon & Rosita, the famous dance team)
has opened a new club in Hollywood. The new
Rosita, a beautiful willowy blonde of French origin
danced with Carl Brisson in the current talkie hit
"All the Kings Horses." Both Ramon and Rosita
appeared in the Warner musical "Gold Diggers
of 1935.
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Despite almost unanimous poor notices by the
leading New York dramatic critics, John Cameron's
(Karam) drama "The Woman of the Soil" now playing at the 49th Street Theatre, has been enic^aig very good business.
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At the annual elections of the Syramar Golf Club,
held at the Prince George Hotel, April 8, George
Mabarak was chosen as the club's new president
Incidently, I wonder whether George won that
wager he made with one of the members while
playing bridge about a week ago. The stakes were
3-scotch highballs, the bet—that the member couldn't
break 140 the next time out.
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George Kaley, recently returned from Florida, is
completing elaborate plans for a bona fide Syrian
night club. The cuisine, music and atmosphere,
George confided, will be completely native. Among
other things, his plan calls for a ladies bar,—a complete oriental floor show and a Syrian orchestra.
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AND BESIDES:— Al Macksoud has returned to
the Mayo Bros, clinic in Rochester, Minn., for a
final check up
Eli Zenie's beautiful new home
in Englewood is already under construction
Catch Louis Haddad, the well-known bridge expert
(WJZ-4:15) every Tuesday
I wonder what's become of Al Daas
Stu Gabriel's new love interest
dances at the Casino de Paree
That uptown Real
Estater who has been Bride-Hunting over in Brooklyn recently would have a lot more luck if he
would comb his hair occasionally
Rumors still
persist that we will hear divorce news from "over
there" very soon
There was much excitement
and plenty of celebrating when the S. S. Hoover
docked in Shanghai a while ago
Mr. and Mrs.
Fuad Salamy (Elizabeth Samra) the honeymooners
were aboard and the whole gang turned out to
welcome them
Bill Karsa and Suhail Hermos
were on the same boat
Little Gary Gabriel, son
of Mr. and Mrs. Chosroe Gabriel, is convalescing
in Englewood Hospital after his second mastoid
operation within a month
Try one part Arak.
one part ginger ale and plenty of ice, then go out
and bite a policeman
My nominee for the best
dressed man in town is George Mabarak—The
best looking, Jabron Macksoud
and the most relieved, now that this is
over,—Edward Richard
Aydbb.
Let thine house be the meeting place of the wise;
sprinkle thyself with the dust of their feet, and
eagerly drink in their sayings.—(Joshua.)
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THE SYRIAN WORLD, NEW YORK, THU. APRIL 11, 1038.
^nd Amusements
»vna
>rovince, although
strenuous, to be
eing exerted to ini girls as well. Athao means reached the
aercialization; there are
ieroes, scarcely any paynd certainly none of the
jf the sport sheets. PerEast ought to have no Teat after all is said and done,
remain essentially the chief
A "sport."
Still Have Their Ya-Lal!
The average easterner much pre.aacs, for example,
fers to while away his leisure time
in less strenuous pursuits. Aside from
its infancy, is neverthehis coffee-house games he finds his
./ing remarkable signs of
highest pleasure in singing and music.
^ lustiness. It must be underSitting with his friends in a courtjd, of course, that in a warm,
yard or under the low-hanging
demi-tropical country like Syria one
branches beside a babbling spring he
can hardly expect to find the same
unconsciously subscribes to the ideals
zest for physical exercise that is
of Omar Khayyam. With a *ud (lute),
usually prevalent among peoples of
a bottle of 'arraq and a fresh assortthe colder climates of northern
ment
pf maza (chasers), he can enEurope.
joy a glorious good time. To him a
Tennis Most Popular Sport
long, lingering ya lal is worth a
However, sports are now being dedozen operas or a score of jazz bands.
liberately and systematically enBut
for the foreign visitor, after the
couraged not only in the foreign innovelty of such a performance has
stitutions, but also in many of the
worn off, the melodious Moslem call
native schools. The American Unito prayer, which issues from the
versity of Beirut in particular has intops
of a hundred graceful minarets,
troduced a number of American
is far more entrancing.
sports including baseball, football,
Meanwhile Syria is experiencing a
and basketball, not to mention soccer
formidable
jazz invasion. One can
and track, while its athletic facilities
scarcely
spend
an evening in such
will stand favorable comparison with
sumjmer resorts as Alay and Bait
those of any other average college
Miri without hearing the rhythmic
" i-irPt8§»^nited States.
strains of a jazz orchestra blaring
But most popular and widespread
away in the most acceptable Amerof all games is tennis. Tennis courts
ican manner. Nearly all the big
appear everywhere. In making the
hotels of the metropolis or the mounrounds of the mountain resorts of the
tain have their well arranged proLebanon one catches glimpses of
grams for a hilarious night-life. Here
many a well-kept court, though they
pleasure seekers, come to dine and
are usually private affairs attached
dance, are led ordinarily to an opento some estate or grand hotel. I hapair
pavilion where they pan enjdy the
pened to see no golf courses, but I
I
evening
breeze and do their frisking
was told that there are some at Beirut
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under
a
perfectly clear sky studded
and elsewhere.
with myriads of 'bright stars. In
As for indoor contests, wrestling
Beirut there is a swanky nightclub at
and weight-lifting still take prethe very modern Hotel St. George,
cedence over boxing which is perfrequented by the elite and a pophaps too recent an importation to
ular roof-garden on the Birj (main
merit serious attention. Also, at the
public square). Damascus and Alepnew, well-equipped orphanage for
po also abound in such places.
Moslem children in Beirut, I witStrange Contrast
nessed an expert performance of
tumbling and gypmnastics put on by
In Syria nearly all high-class enhealthy, enthusiastic boys. Indeed,
tertainment is French. The profesthe East sorely needs a sporting spirit
sional orchestras, actors, singers, and
and it is gratifying to discover that
dancers are all imported from France,
it is gradually developing it in the
and (of course the French language
younger generation.
is used. The show consists largely
of vaudeville mixed with a considerSports Not Commercialized
able dose of burlesque. To witness a
A great deal, however, has yet to
nightclub performance featuring very
be done, frenchman, who hold the
lightly clad chorus girls and then
reins of power in Syria, cannot as a
go out into the street filled with
rule be classed with the English as
black robed and completely veiled
"•"Nspoftsmeh. In Palestine the British
women strikes one as indeed a
and Zionists appear to have accomstrange contrast.
plished much more. Indeed, the ZionPatrons of the oriental night-life
ists are at present holding what they
are
generally a polyglot crew—foreign
call Maccabi Olympics in Tel-Aviv,
colonists,
French army officers, tournear Jaffa. The new Y. M, C. A. in
ists,
and
Syrian
converts to Western,
the same holy city is doing its part
ways. However respectable such a
in its imagnilcent structure to adlife may be regarded by the Europvance the cause of oriental athletics.
ean ladies, certainly few self-respectSo far, like everything else in the
ing Christian women and no Moslem
East, sports remain almost exclusive-
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IN THE SYRIAN SPORTS WORLD
By Paul Nicholas
Let us review the
past record of Petey
Sarron, the jFeatherweight Champion of
the South. This
young Syrian, born
in Birmingham, Ala.
in 1908, weighs 126
pounds, bids fair to
being one of the
All-time
Best
Featherweights of the World.
He began his professional ring
career in 1929 and to date has fought
55 times, according to the Post Boxling Record. The summary of his record reads this: Contests 55, Knockouts 14; Won 31; Lost 7; and Draws
3.
Among the fighters that he has
met are Mickey Genaro, Fidel La
Barba, Tommy Paul, Freddie Miller
and Benny Bass. Sarron holds 4
decisions over Genaro. He dropped
two very close decisions to Freddie
Miller, the Featherweight Champion
of the World. The flashy little Syrian
came to National Sports Fame *when!
he easily outpointed Benny Bass on
September 24, 1934 in Philadelphia.
Sarron was credited with 7 of the
10 rounds. He had previously been
awarded a 6 round win over "The
Fighting Fish", when .Benny Bass
reputedly fouled.
Sarron is a young man with ambitions. He is not in the ring for
money alone, because he has enough
to live upon for the rest of his life.
He owns Real Estate in Birmingham
and has money in many nearby
banks. But Petey wants something
foe hasn't got, incidently very few
get it, and that is a World Ring
Championship, and the honor and
glory that will live as long as men
fight and keep records of their battles.
Should Sarron realize his ambition, which we hope he will, he will
be the first Syrian to hold a World
Championship. Unitedly we are wishing him all the ring success that he
rightfully deserves.
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Yousof Wins Again
Indianapolis, April 4.— In another
of his colorful mat exhibitions, Mehmet Yousof, 218, The Handsome Turk,
scored an easy victory over Pat Murphy, 215, of Racine, Wisconsin.
Yousof is rapidly establishing for
himself quite a record as he is meeting all comers and scoring victory
after victory.
Basketball tournament held at Canton, Ohio, The Shaheen Barbers (a
local Syrian team) emerged victorious and won the County Class B
Championship.
The Shaheen Barbers, led by John Kanan, flashy forward of the present McKinley High
School squad, survived four rounds
of play. They will be honored at a
banquet Thursday April 11. The team
also won honors in the highest scoring combine. <
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Torrington, Conn:—The St. Maron
Athletic Club of Torrington closed a
very successful season on the basketball court Sunday, March 31, defeating the smaller yet effective quintet
representing St George A. C. of Danbury by the score of 34-18.
,
The largest gathering of the season
was on hand to do just honors
to the worthy cause of instigating
enough interest to make possible the
formation of a Syrian athletic league
among the different groups in Conn.,
Mass. and N. Y.
Of the several teamjs the St. Maron
team met, theirs was the only one
to boast a roster of Syrian boys entirely. Their record is 6 wins and 3
losses. After their games they conduct dances and socials.
They hope to create further interest for next season so that they,
may arrange a full schedule, playing
2 or 3 games each month. If there
is any Syrian group within 100 miles
of Torry, they'd like to get them
interested. They are looking forward!
to placing a .'baseball team on the
field and are open for assignments,
games to be played Saturdays or
Sundays with dances and socials
following. They would rather play
at home, but will travel to those
clubs, playing on the home-home
basis.
Last but not least, their girls challenge any Syrian group to swimming
events, distance swims, relays and
diving. Picnics would be in order
with all their aquatic meets, with
socials, too. Nice program, don't you
think?
They look forward to hearing from
interested groups.
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The roster of their club includes,
George J. Ganem, coach; Geo. George,
captain; George Keleel, Edward Keleel, Joseph and Louis George, Louis
and Paul Peters, Charles Carlin, Dave
Coury and Edward Ganem.
Canton, Ohio:—Entering the County
women whatever dare venture into
these dens; such dissipations are alien,
a masculine prerogative.
Whether in outdoor sports or in
nocturnal revelry, whether for better
or for worse, the East seems destined
for radical changes in the future.
(To be continued.)
At times many of the readers of
this column may have questions to
ask in regard to Syrian Athletes.
To satisfy your curiosity your correspondent will attempt to answer
all questions sent in. The answers
will be made either through this
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THE SYRIAN WORLD, NEW YORK, THU. APRIL 11, 1935.
Ed. Shehab Author of SYRIAN WORLD Puzzle
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The cross-word puzzle in last
week's issue is the work of Edward
Shehab, an expert in this game.
.Mr. Shehab, a witty young man and
lots of fun, as his friends know, has
endeavored in this puzzle, and others
to follow, to provide brain teasers ofj
special appeal to the readers of The
SYRIAN WORLD. He includes words
that eivery Syrian knows, names ofi
towns and cities in the old country,
names of dishes, of prominent Syrians, etc.
Eddie was born in Brooklyn but
lived with his family in Cranford,
N. J., for years, graduating from the
Cranford High School He is married
to the former Mae. Curley and now
again resides in Brooklyn. They have
two cute young children, "two
troubles", he says.
For the past eighteen years he has
CHANGE DATE
The Pyramid Players will present
"Mother-in-Law", a comedy in three
'facts, on Friday evening, May 24 in
the Odd Fellows Hall, Brooklyn. The
date has been postponed from
May 11.
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FAST SUPPER FOR
ST. GEORGE
Detroit.—A large crowd attended
the "fast supper", a la Syrienne, given by the St. George Ladies Society,
Orthodox, at St. George Community
Hall, on Sunday, April 6.
DIES AT 105 YEARS
If
Pottstown, Pennsylvania.— Nicholas
Anaissi, 105 years old, died recently
in Jeji, Syria. He was born in 1830
lin the same town and had 12 children, 35 grandchildren and 22 greatgrandchildren.
Anaissi was a member of Prince
Joseph Bey Karam's Band of Liberators and tales of his exploits are wellknown to most of the older generation.
When his children came to this
country, they used the surname,
Nicholas, instead of the family name
of Anaissi. Paul Nicholas, SYRIAN
WORLD sports columnist is one of
his grandchildren.
His eight children who survive
are Rev. Namtella Anaissi, Frere
Yousoff Anaissi, Naoum Anaissi and
Miss Labatte Anaissi, who reside in
Jeji; Said Nicholas, Mich.; Mrs. Anne
Peter, Berkley, Mich.; Faris Nicholas,
Pottstown, Pa., and Eblen Nicholas,
Calumet, Mich.
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ANNUAL SPRING DANCE
The Junior Misses will hold their
annual Spring Dance on Saturday,
May 11, at the Granada Hotel, Brooklyn.
Miss Emmeline Khoury is chairman of the committee consisting ofi
Julia Harfoush, Alice Kowkabany,
Jean Marascuila and Mrs. Antionette
Hajjar.
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REMOVAL OF FIRM
The Hudson Oil Burner Corporation,
of which Eugene N. Trabilcy is president, has moved to 847 Park Avenue,
Union City, N. J.
been employed by Harriman and
Co., one of the largest firms of Wall
Street brokers and for the past five
years was manager of their stock exchange floor department. Two months
ago Harriman & Co. merged with F.
A. Keech and now it is Harriman
and Keech.
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In 1931 he "conquered Syria," during a six months stay there and he'd
love to go back and live there, he
says. Syria conquered you, Mr. Shehab.
Crossword puzzles are his hobby
and he recently came out with "the
Lexicon."
Another of his hair-pullers will
appear next week and also the solution to last week's 'puzzle.
TO PRESENT ORIGINAL
DANCES AND MUSIC
The entertainment of Damascus
Lodge, ay 18th, will be the first of
its kind for the lodge in the past five
years. The Syrian Fine Arts Guild
will give the entertainment which
promises to be unsurpassed for classlie beauty and splendor. They will
present a pageant interpreting Masonry, its history and precepts. While
not a lesson in Masonry, it will give
an intimate insight on Masonic life.
The dances and music in the pageant
will be original compositions by artists of the Guild— An eight piece
girls orchestra will offer unusual
dance music, and will be led by Helen
Rozek, member of the Guild.
ENGAGED IN CAIRO
Mr. and Mrs. Adeeb Faris of Brooklyn announce the engagement of their
daughter, Miss Lucia Margaret Faris,
to Naguib Shehadi, son of Mrs. Noor
Shehadi, and the late Nicholas Shehadi of Cairo, Egypt. The wedding
is expected to take place soon, in
Cairo.
TRIBUTES TO GIBRAN
A public tribute to the pjoet-prophet, Kalil Gibran, will be given in
St. Mark's Church in-the-Bouwerie,
tenth Street West of Second Avenue,
New York, on Palm Sunday, April
14 at 4 o'clock in the afternoon. Ever
since 1927 "The Prophet" is rendered
at this church annually and Gibran
attended each time until his death.
FROM EAST AND WEST
(Continued from page Five)
the hard school of struggle, going
through life with the minimum of
actual labor. And what's worse I do
not feel I care to do any. To me work
must be play, in its truest sense,
before I would even give it a thought.
And whenever I do something that
I do not like to do, that even remotely resembles work, or feel is imposed on me, • I raise an unholy
howl and pull at my chains. I am
afraid I will never make an adept
of the cult of industry; I am afraid
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Mrs. Khair«illah is the former Miss
Florence Jabara, daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. F. M. Jabara of Brooklyn.
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Mrs. D. Nemir of Austin, Texas,
and her two sons, Clarence and Frederick, spent a few days in New York,
returning last week.
Clarence has an eleven-piece orchestra, composed entirely of University
of Texas men, which is considered
the best in Austin. They played last
year on the S. S. He de France, the
S. S. Lafayette, and will fill a six
weeks contracted engagement in Barcelona Hotels, Spain, if the ban on
foreign orchestras allows them, this
summer.
Miss Agnes Nemir, another young
daughter of Mrs. Nemir, who is also
the mother of Mrs. E. J. Audi of,
Manhattan, was appointed superintendant of elementary sciences in all
the schools in Glen Falls, N. Y.
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Mr. Emil Shehab of Brooklyn returned this week from Montreal, Can.,
where he attended the funeral cf
Najeeb Tabah who died three weeks
ago. Mrs. Ricnird Ayoob of Brooklyn, also (returned this week after
attending the funeral of Mr. Tabah,
her brother-in-law.
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Robert is the name that was given
to the son of Mr. and Mrs. Fred
Lutfy of Shanghai, China, who was
born a few months ago. Mrs. Lutfy
is the former Miss Josephine Ayoob,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Richard
Ayoob of Brooklyn.
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The parents of Isabelle and Louis
Hakim of Brooklyn, and other members of their family, have moved from
Wilkes Barre, Pa., to Brooklyn to reside with them.
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A girl was born last week to Mr.
and Mrs. Najib Khairallah of Beirut.
Mr. and Mrs. Abraham Rozek of
Berlin, N. H, spent a few days in
New York visiting their daughter,
Helen, now Mrs. Leon Walker.
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Mr. Joseph Abdoo of Poughkeepsie,
N. Y., sailed on the S. S. Rex on a
six months trip to Syria.
DANCE AT BAZAAR
TO WED SHORTLY
Members of the Syrian Fine Arts
Guild, Litia Namora and El-Bashara,
dancers, and Alice Mokarzel, accompanist, gave a program of dances on
Wednesday evening during the bazaar and "Vagabond Cruise to the
Near East" which is taking place
Wednesday, Thursday and Friday
evenings of this week. The club,
whichhas been used by the Guild for
all their recitals, lias been decorated
to realistically resemble the deck off
a ship and on the elaborate program
are many attractive features,—Syrian meals, menus in Arabic and English and Syrian musicians who were
attired in Arab costumes, as were
the hosts and hostesses.
A few of Gibran's paintings will be
exhibited by Barbara Young on
Thursday and Friday evenings.
Mrs. Joseph W. Ferris, director of
the Fine Arts Guild, is chairman of
the committee on arrangements.
Miss Nellie Merhige, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Amin Merhige, Brooklyn, will be married this month, after
Easter, to Mr. Nassim Khoury, son of
Dr and Mrs. Kamel Khoury, pf
Brooklyn and Boston. The engagement was annuonced at a large party
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�various groups of young Syrian organizations was manifested by the
crowds of young folks who called to
Have Guests at Animal Meeting
share in the family's happiness.
The Syrian Women's Club of Akron
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bald its first annual meeting last
The Maronite Society of Akron will
Monday evening in the Institute
hold their annual dance Saturday,
rooms of the Y. W. C. A. at 6:30 p.m.
May 4, in the (EC of C. Ballroom,
Special guests attended including
music to be furnished by Guy Kel- .
Mrs. M. Otis Hower, Mrs. Ursula Amly"s Popular Orchestra. Syrian enDerland, executive secretary of the
tertainment will not be forgotten.
International Institute; Mrs. E P.
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Bonazzi, chairman of the board ol
Mr. and Mrs. Battel were host and
management of .the Institute, Miss
hostess to several guests during the
Flora Keeney, general secretary of
past week. Visiting them were James
the Y. W. C. A.; Bsharah J. Aune
Baraky, with his daughter AHce, from
and Mrs. Gharebeh, two of the oldPittsburgh, Pa; Charley Battel of
est residents of the Syrian communDetroit and Walter Rizk of Chicago,
ity.
HI.
Arrangements for the meeting were
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in charge of club officers, Mrs. M. A.
Old faithful stork made Mr. and
Karam, president and Mrs. M. George
Mrs. Michael Nahas the recipients of)
secretary-treasurer. A Syrian supper
a bundle of joy on Thursday March
was served, followed by a program
28. They have called their first-born
of Syrian dances.
Joyce Dawn Nahas.
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Lena Nime was elected president
FLINT, MICH.
of the Young Syrian Democratic
League of Summit County, Ohio, at.
Stork Shower
a meeting of the newly organized
Mrs. Emmet Sobe and Mrs. E M.
group held Sunday, March 31, at the
Tali were hostesses at a stork shower
home of Mr. Assad Ellis. Other offigiven in honor of Mrs. Harry Tali,
cers elected are Bernice Nime, viceat the Club Alhambra Thursday,
president and Rose Ellis, secretarytreasurer. Mrs. Katharine Welker of
March 23. Out of town guests present were Mrs. K. S. Karam, YoungsCleveland spoke on the issues of Detown, Ohio, (and Mrs. Sadi, wife of
mocratic government.
Dr. Sadi of Detroit, Michigan.
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Eva Thomas and Theodore Attala,
Box
Social
bom of Akron, were united in marA box social was held at the Club
riage on Wednesday, April S, at St
Alhambra Sunday, March 26, after
Joseph's Church. The Rev. Rafoul
the regular business meeting of the
Riasbi, assistant to Rev. Agabios Riclub members. Naturally the women
ashi, pastor of the church, performed
of the club fixed their boxes in the
the ceremony. Attending the couple
prettiest way possible and just think
were Mrs. Mike Sadie and Mr. Nick
the attention given the women that
Attala.
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night—2 men for jevery box.
The couple are making their home
AKRON. OHIO
at 446 West Bowery Street with Mrs.
Mary Attala, the groom's mother
'whwe^-abeut 500 people gathered
Sunday to congratulate the bride and
groom. Mr. Attela's activity in the
Agents and Correspondents
Akron, Ohio.—Mrs. Rose Raies, 123 W.
AkrSeoWo!-Harold Maroon, 959 Nathan
Austin, Texas.—Anthony Ferris, 506 E.
Birmingham, Ala—Helen Kassouf, 1930
N. 16th Street.
Boston, Mhss.—Margaret Alexander, 201
Harvard Ave., Allston.
Burlington, Vt.—Kseph D. Corey, 183 b.
Champlain Street.
Canton, Ohio.—Mike Shaheen, 815-9th
St. N. W.
(agent)
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Canton, Ohio—Flo Namey, 829-8th St.,
Centrd Falis. KIT* JacobJaliba. 88 Ftotehe* St
Charleston, W. Va., G. Haddad, 1043 Grant
Chicago, 111.—N. S. Salamie, 4545 Hazel
Avenue.
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Cleveland, 0., G. Hamamey, 1492 W. "»
Detroit, Mich.—Adlb
Ganamey.
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Mt. Elliott, (agent)
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Detroit, Mich.—M. S. Zehra, 2280 La Belle.
Fan Elver, MM., Fred T. SahH». 342 OneqaeFlint, Mich., Helen Sallm, 612 Page
Flint, Mich.—Anna Hakin, 2625 Humboldt. (agent)
Grand Rapids, Mich.—Alex Assaley, 336
Cass Ave.. S. E.
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Jacksonville, Fla,—Miss N. S. Jabbour,
P. O. Box 1553.
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Lackawanna, N. Y.—Sylvia Halaby, 48%
Ridge Rd.
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Lansing, Mich.—Rajee R. Tobia, 637 N.
Lansing. Mien. Baby Nakfour, (09 N.GrandAv.
Lexington. Nebr. BoaaH.ShaAi
Mankato, Minn.—King George
33 b.
Front Street.
.
Manchester, K. H.—Ganeam,
390 S Beach Stree* +'&'**& „a
Montreal, Can.—JultV> £*»*'
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roche Street.
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Naugatuck, O
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party at the TaBy-Ho, Thursday,
March 28th.
Mr. Joseph Haddad
was the guest of honor. High score
was won by Mrs. Ganim Howard
and Mr. Nick Habich. Consolation
was won by Mrs. George Ferris and
Mr. George Ellis.
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Mrs. William Ellis, who has been
ill at the Mountain State Hospital returned to her home Sunday, March
31st. She is reported to be improving.
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At a recent election in Charleston
High School, Leo Moses was elected
President of the UB Class, and was
also a nominee for president; of the
student body. The four nominees
were chosen from approximately 1700
students.
Mitchell Haddad was elected a
member of the student council, representing the 11B Class.
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In his column of "Just in Sport",
Con Hardman of the Charleston Gazzette stated: "Barbara Haddad, star*
forward of the Volly Ball Dairy
Team is one of the best* basketball
players in the state." In a tourney
held at Parkersburgh, March 29, 30,
Miss Haddad received a gold medal
for all-tournament forward. She also
received the honor of being the most
outstanding player for which she
was given a silver medal.
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Visiting Mrs. Jos. R. Joseph are her
mother Mrs. K. S. Karam of Youngstown and her brother, a student ofl
law at Ohio Northern University.
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Annual Dinner-Dance
The second annual dinner-dance
of the Young Men's Social Club was
given at the Zehender Hotel, Frankenmuth, Michigan, March 31. There
were 58 present and a good time was
had by all. The boys have been quite
modest about seeking publicity but
due (recognition should be given them,
because they are a nice group of
"live wires" in this community. The
i club was organized in November of
1933. Officers were John Alex, Jr.,
first president and originator, George
Joseph, vice-president; Nathan Bosley, secretary and treasurer.
The acting officers are: George
Joseph, president; Edmund Rashead,
vice- president; Lewis Farah, secretary and treasurer.
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TORRINGTON, CONN.
Announces Marriage
Mrs. Barbara Ganem of Torrington,
Conn., last Sunday announced the
marriage, which took place last fall,
of her daughter, Mary Barbara to
George Matakinus, son of Mrs. Catherine Matakinus, in the church of
the Immaculate Conception, Amenia,
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N. Y.
CHARLESTON, W. VA.
Poughkeepsie,
>^
..ames G. Abdoo,
1 Reservoir
AK^,„>
Bio de Janeiro, , . aail.—Jeorge J. Abdue,
Rua Humayta, 67, sobrado.
Mr. Louis Simon returned to MorSeranton, Pa. A«i» Sirgany, OS-lOth Av.
«y*rase. N.Y. Wadad B. Hazourv, 7«0Univ.Av. I gantown on April 1, to resume his
Toledo, O. Benlah Gefea, 1712 Sirearter St.
mica, N. Y.—Eli Salamey, 522 Mohawk } studies at West Virginia University,
Street
after spending a few (days with his
Waterville, Me.—Philip Ferris, 104 Front
St
(corses.)
] parents, Mr. and Mrs. S. Simon.
Wilkes Barre, Pa.—Mrs. D. J. Sallit, 107
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Parish Street.
Winston.»Salem, N. C—Louis V. Daye,
The
Junior
Ladies
Social
Club en1335 V?? 4th Street.
Voungstown, Ohio.—A. B. Aune, c/o
tertained with a dinner and bridge
Youngstown-Telegram.
JACKSONVILLE. FLA.
Present "Madame X"
"Madame X" proved another huge
success of the Syrian American Club
presentations. After extensive preparation and many rehearsals, the
play was staged on the night of]
March 27 before an audience that
taxed the capacity of the Club's spacious hall.
i
The cast was composed of Nabiha
Jabbour as "Madame X", Yamna
Yeager, Hazel Farah, Mrs. William
Katibah, E D. Rahaim, Naif Musleh,
William Obi, T. N. Abood, T. Koukabany, Antone Safar, Fred Rizk,
George Zaiden, William Katibah, John
Azar, Sam Nasrallah and J. K. David
who also directed the play.
One of the pleasant incidents ofj
the evening was the presence of S.
M. Rashid, one of the organizers and
past presidents of the club. Mr. Rashid, while on urgent business in
other- parts of Florida, made it a
point to attend the affair he helped
organize. Between acts Mr. Rashid was
called upon to address the audience
for a few minutes and was received
with hearty applause.
The committee on arrangements
consisted of A. K- Nasrallah, Naifi
Musleh, T. N. Abood, E. D. Rahaim,
Sam Nasrallah and Fred Rizk, president of the club.
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OMAHA, NEBRASKA
On Sunday evening, March 31, Mrs.
Wm. G. Abboud entertained at her
home for Mr. AbboucPs birthday.
Bridge was played followed by dancing.
Miss Mazie Haddad of Ford Dodge,
Iowa, is spending her vacation with
her sister Mrs. Ben Rashid of Omaha.
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Miss Gladys Sheehan of Poston,
Nebraska, accompanied by her sister
Margaret, spent last week visiting
Mrs. Wm. Abboud.
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St. Saviours Church, of which Rev.
Elias Abboud is pastor, is conducting
Novena Devotions every Tuesday
evening at 7:30 p. m.
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TOLEDO, OHIO
Rt. Rev. Msgr. Agapios Riashi held
a retreat frcn, March 31 to April 7
for the Syriin Catholics of Toledo.
Msgr. Riashils lectures proved to be
both interesting and inspiring to
young pnd old.
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Mrs. Edna Tanber offered her home
on Oakwood Avenue for another card
party for the Syrian Women's Zahle
League last Saturday night.
Mr. and Mrs. Jess J. Ellis and their
children returned from Miami, Fla.,
where they spent the winter. They
were accompanied by their niece,
Helen Genite.
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NEW ORLEANS, LA.
Wins Free Trip to Capitol
The prospect of a free ten-day
sightseeing round trip from here to
Washington, D. C, and intervening
points, awaits Miss Hannah Abide,
17, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Rashid
Abide pf ttrih city, as her reward
for having sold more tickets than any
one of her 1500 schoolmates to the
recent exhibition-baseball game between (the Cleveland Indans and the
New Orleans Pelicans, i
A student in the senior classes of
McDonogh High School for Girls,
Miss Abide disposed of more than
450 tickets, entailing a cash return
of eighty-six dollars.
She will start the trip, with winners from other local schools, on
June 17.
DAMASCUS LEAGUE
OPEN MEETING
Detroit.— The Damascus League's
open meeting of the month, held on
Monday, April first, was turned into
a card party. Plans were discussed
for the principal affair of the League
for the season, on April 17, and at
which Antoun Abdulahad of Boston
would be the main feature.
Trust in all men denotes weakness.
(Arabic saying.)
DETROIT, MICH.
•
Archmandrite Samuel Daivd is
touring the East and will return home
by Easter.
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Julia E. Rafful, daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. p. K. Rafful, will receive her
degree from Mary Manse College in
June. Miss Rafful is studying journalism.
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Large Families Are Passe?
Mr. and Mrs. Tony Saba are the
parents of a new son, their thirteenth
child.
In May their eldest daughter, Nelli,
will be married to Fred Abodeely of
Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Double celebration!
KNIGHTS OF ST. GEORGE
AND JUNIOR LEAGUE
]
Invite You to
A
DINNER-DANCE
at
ORIOLE TERRACE GARDENS j
E. Grand Blvd. and Woodward .
Detroit, Mich.
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SUNDAY, May 5th, 7 P. M.
Make
Reservations
ADMISSION'
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<p>Salloum Mokarzel, a Lebanese American intellectual, founded<em> The Syrian World</em> in 1926. Salloum Mokarzel was the younger brother of Naoum Mokarzel, the publisher of the Arabic-language newspaper <em>Al-Hoda. </em>Together, the Mokarzel brothers ran Al-Hoda Publishing, and in 1909, they published <em>The Syrian Business Directory.</em> </p>
<p>Mokarzel created <em>The Syrian World</em> in order to document and celebrate the culture and history of "Syria." At the time, Syria referred to the modern-day countries of Lebanon, Syria, Jordan, Israel, and Palestine. The publication was primarily aimed towards second-generation children of immigrants, but Mokarzel hoped that it would also appeal to the general American public.</p>
<h4>Scope/Content Note</h4>
<p><em>The Syrian World</em> was published between 1926 and 1932 as a journal. In 1932, the format was changed from an academic journal style to a newspaper style, which continued until the periodical's end in 1935. After the death of his brother Naoum, Salloum took over the publication of <em>Al-Hoda.</em></p>
<p>The articles in <em>The Syrian World</em> cover a variety of topics spanning from the practical to the theoretical. Practical subjects include international and domestic travel, historical and contemporary Arabic and Arab-American art and literature, and the mental and physical health and hygiene of immigrants. More theoretical, philosophical, and ideological subjects include ideologies of race, the changing role of women, the formation of Syrian and Lebanese-American societies, and the political and psychological relationships between immigrants and their countries of origin.</p>
<p>All issues of <em>The Syrian World</em> are available, along with full indexes for the first four volumes. For volumes five and six, there are tables of contents at the start of the issues.</p>
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The Syrian World Volume 08, Issue 50
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1935 April 11
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Mary Mokarzel
Habib Ibrahim Katibah
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The Syrian World
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PUBLISHED WEEKLY—ESTABLISHED 1926.
VOL. VIII, NO. 49.
NEW YORK, THURSDAY, APRIL 4, 1935.
NEAR EAST COLLEGES
TO FOUND MOTION
START EMERGENCY DRIVE
PICTURE COMPANY
N. J. Standard Oil Man to
Head Drive
One hundred thousand dollars is
the goal set fay the Emergency Fund
Committee of the Near East College
Association. Heading the Emergency
Fund Committee is Whitney C. Colby, of the Standard Oil Company of
New Jersey. Other members are Dr.
William Adams Brown, president of,
the board of trustees of the American
College for Girls at Istanbul; Miss
Virginia C. Gildersleeve, dean ofi
Barnard College and trustee of the
American College for Girls, Istanbul;
Doren H. Rockwell, trustee of the
International College, Izmir, Turkey;
James C. Stephens, trustee of the
American College, Sofia, Bulgaria
anh Francis T. P. Plimton, trustee
of Athens College, Athens, Greece.
At the meeting authorizing the
raising of the emergency fund it was
decided to concentrate efforts in New
York and vicinity and Boston. The
presidents of the American colleges
in the Near East were recalled recently to lend their efforts to the cam^
paign.
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the
President Bayard C. Dodge of
the American University of Beirut
has been very acitve since his arrival
and has filled several speaking engagements at universities and churches in New Jersey, New York and
Boston. He was also entertained by
Syrians in New York and Boston.
Other engagements include dinners
by the Vassar College Assembly, the
Kiwanis Club of Brooklyn, a radio
address over WEAF, the New Historf
Society, Boston University and Twentieth Century Club of Boston.
Checks may be made payable and
mailed to the Near East College Association, 50 West 50th Street, New
York, N. Y., although a contribution J
may be designated to an individual
college.
LOOKING FOR 100,000
SYRIAN GOLD POUNDS
A report has been gathering
speed and gaining greater credence that a large amount of money
lies hidden in the little island off
Sidon to the tune of 100,000 Syrian
gold pounds. Two men first broached
the subject to the high commissariat
in order to get permSssion to dig
there for the money they believe hidden in tin cans. The two men, Philip
Saab and Elias Faddool believe that
the horde was hidden by some German
and Turkish officers as they were retreating from the English near the
end of the World War.
The government at first scoffed at
the story and refused to believe it,
and would not give the men a permit
to dig for the alleged treasure, giving as a reason that they would ruin
relics that may lie buried there. But
now, it seems, it sees some truth in,
it and is making arrangements to
start excavations itself.
Frank Ferris, who was in this country making a special study of the motion picture industry here, has returned to Syria to form a company
to make moving pictures, both stories
and newsreels.
He took with him into partnership a
photographer by the name of Jordano and they also bought all the
necessary equipment in America.
Price, Single Copy,
FRENCH FOREIGN MINISTRY MEETS TO DISCUSS
MANDATE IN SYRIA FOR FIRST TIME IN HISTORY
Alarmed over Growing Protest Arising from the
Monopoly; Cables from all over the World
Arrive at See of Patriarch in Lebanon; AH
and Nationalities Unite in Protesting
Against Monopoly
Beirut.—For the first time in the history of the French
in Syria and Lebanon, the foreign Ministry at the Quai cTOrsai
a specially called meeting to discuss the Syrian-Lebanese
in relation to the French
those countries. The
has risen so high
policy in Lebanon
ministry has
steps to study the
efforts to rectify the
Blaze; Second Within a Year
banese immigrants all
are waiting tensely f
vessels and vestments, and it was
of the meeting.
in such a state that services could
is that if it
not be held the next day, Sunday.
of dte monopoly,
The fire had eaten into the pulpit,
not then
gone down to the cellar and then
Paris and to
through a wall onto the street, before
freedom of their
it was put out. It was discovered by
ing a living and
*a passing milkman who saw flames
instances."*
bursting out of the windows of the
Cables Delate
church and notified the fire department. Hoseman John O'Brien, 23, of
Numerous cables have
Roxbury and Ladderman Joseph
all over the world to the Si* *f the
Downing of Dorchester, were injured.
Maronite Patriarch.
lender of the fight
monopoly, from
ian societies. A cable foeo* S A.
MokarzeL editor of
Patriarch lauds his
requests that the
if and when be is ready tog* to '
Damascus.—The newspapers of Daas he stated he would <
mascus have united and formed their
sonal protest, so chat a
own union. At the first meeting they
Lebanese immigrants ia
drew up a code with the following
meet him there. Other
provisions:
also voiced the same dhriiina aad «
1.—No advertisement will be acis evident that V the
cepted for less than 25 Syrian piastres
forced to go to Parts, if
does not accede to die wishes at
a line.
people, he will have
2.—Whenever a newspaper is inall over the world to
sulted they will all meet to discuss
Other cables were s
the policy to be pursued.
the See. from the Maroetae Saeirtjr ia
3.—No newspaper shall copy an
Sao Paolo. BraziL sayxag, *W* heaw
official advertisement from any other
that through your efforts!
paper and then ask the government
be saved**: from the
for reimbursement. It shall wait unSociety in Utica. N. Y.;
til the ad is sent the newspaper offiian-Lebanese Society of
cially.
Canada: from die Lebanese GmiHj la
4.—No agent in the various bureaus
Cnctnnati. Ohio, and many athm.
of the newspaper can speak authoriSuhhi Bey Barahat. preshaeM at
tatively for the newspaper.
the House of Representatives «a tfcp?»
ia sent a telegram to the iiatiaurl
thanking him for his
stand, on behalf of
Syrians. The Patriarch
thankine him aad the
support.
An Egyptian art center consisting
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of many buildings, in fact a little
All Religions Unite
city in itself will soon be erected in
Beirut—A
meeting here of the laEgypt. The Egyptian Ministry of
dependence Party of die
Education has already assigned 5000
attended by the most
Egyptian pounds for the project and
and women of Syria aad
work will begin shortly.
Speeches were delivered by
The center will include a building to
Aziz al-Hashem who opined
house Arabic art, another for modmeeting,
by Mrs. Nazik Al-Abed I
ern art, a school of art, a practical
hem. a Mohammedan
arts building, a public library on art,
Maronite patriarch on his
an auditorium for debates, lectures
fight against the monopoly aad
and classes, an exhibit hall and a
music hall.
(CoatK.aea aa page Tarn)
ARSON SQUAD STARTS INVESTIGATION INTO
BURNING OF BOSTON CHURCH; $10,000 DAMAGES
Three Firemen Injured Fighting
Boston, Mass., March 30.— Three
firemen were badly hurt when fighting a blaze that broke out in the St
George Syrian Orthodox Church on
Tyler Street, near Chinatown, of!
which the Very Rev. Solomon Fairneny is pastor. It is the second fire
within a year.
The Arson Squad, at the request
of District Chief Dennis Coughlin,
is investigating the cause of the blaze
which caused damage estimated at
$10,000. The interior was badly burned, the flames eating up many sacred
EXHIBITION ATTRACTING
WIDE-SPREAD INTEREST
The exhibition of pencil and
wash-drawings now hanging in the
Gibran Gallery, the Mezzanine,
Grand Hotel, 31st Street and
Broadway, New York, N. Y., is
attracting considerable attention
from various New York artists and
directors of other gallaries. During the past weeks a number of
distinguished men and women
from the art and the theatre world
visited the Gallery. On Saturday,
March 23, several pencil drawings
and wood carvings were added to
the collection; also a number of
manuscripts,
some
from
The
Prophet, and translations of that
book into five languages.
The exhibition continues indefinitely. It is open Monday, Wednesday and Saturday afternoons
from two to six and Tuesday and
Thursday evening from seven to
eleven. On Monday and Thursdiay it is free to the public; on
Tuesday, Wednesday and Saturday
there is a small charge of twentyfive cents.
BEIRUT AUTOMOBILE
STATISTICS
During 1934, statistics from Beirut,
show that 601 automobiles were sold
in that city. In former years the
figures are as follows: 1933—460;
1932—491; 1931—909.
Most of the cars are of American
make.
In 1934, 497 cars passed via Beirut
to be sold in Persia and Iraq.
DAMASCUS NEWSPAPERS
UNITE; MAKE OWN CODE
EGYPT TO HAVE
AN ART CENTER
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THE SYRIAN WORLD, NEW YORK, TOURS. APRIL 4, 1935.
(Continued from page One.)
TWO SYRIANS WIN
SCHOLARSHIPS
LYRIC
Charles Warren Munyer, son of
Mr and Mrs. S. E. Munyer of Oak
Park, 111., a suburb of Chicago, was
awarded the president's scholarship
at Colgate University for his first
semester scholastic record.
Boston, Mass.—Charles Habib Malik, who recently came from Heliopolis, Egypt, to study at Harvard, is
one of ten graduate students at Harvard who this year receive the Sheldon Fellowship providing them with
the opportunity to further their
studies by traveling eitiier abroad
or in this country during the coming academic year.
BONFIRE OF TOBACO
A parade in demonstration against
the tobacco monopoly and to show
support of Patriarch Antoun Arida's
stand against the edict, wound
through the streets of the little town
of Bcharre, Lebanon, and settled in
the town square to hear the speeches
of the leaders of the community.
Suddenly the students arrived and
swelled the numbers. They gathered
up the tobacco from all the tobacco
shops and dumped it in one big pile
in the center of the crowd. After
every scrap of tobacco in the town
was piled on the heap, it was burned in accompaniment to rousing
cheers of the populace, even of the
storekeepers who had enthusiastically
given up their stock in trare. The
women whooped and danced the
debke while all the onlookers combined in lusty "Vive Libnans."
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ANNIVESARY BALL
On Saturday evening, April 6, the
Caravan, Youth section of the New
History Society, will celebrate its
Sixth Anniversary with a Birthday
Ball in their new home at 110 East
59th Street, New York.
The prizes in their Fourth International Competition concerning peace
and world reconstruction will be
awarded this Spring to those youth
of Asia and the Near East who competed.
On May 11 the society will present
"A Night in Syria", one of their
series of international evenings. The
program will be announced at a later
date.
plauded the newborn unity of all
factions, saying that "the national
differences are over, as exemplified
by the glorious support which all
parties, religions and denominations, are giving the patriarch." She closed
her speech by saying, "I am1 a Syrian-Lebanese, and a Lebanese-Syrian,
and I wish to be free because I refuse to raise my children to be
slaves." Mohammed Ali Hamadi then
spoke
mentioning
the
tradition
friendship between the French and
Lebanese and said that if the French
expect the confidence of the Lebanese
they must reciprocate in kind.
Fadwa Kurban's cultured and beautiful voice
Was again heard over
the alir waves last Sunday at four in the afternoon in "La Traviata"
presented by the Opera
League
over
station
WHN. Her voice registered exceptionally well
over the air and was
very expressive in emotion and quality, and it
seems that our opera
singer, "The S y r ij a n
Nightingale", as she is
called, has finally found
her medium.
Colgate and Harvard Students
Mr. Malik is a student of philosophy and outside of his academic
work is very active in the Oxford
Group.
With the $1500 he will receive, Mr.
Malik, upon being interviewed, said
that he intends "to go to and bury
myself spiritually in Heidelberg University in Germany, Hitler and the
rest of the statesmen of Europe
willing."
He leaves the first part of June.
COLLATURA
ON AIR
During this meeting all religions
and nationalities in Syria and Lebanon were represented and laU
united in voicing their violent protests against the monopoly.
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had gathered to play and sing.
The entertainers were in native
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just singing and playing for themselves, but the 1500 in the audience
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Moses Kalookey, and Mike Hamway,
instrumentalists, and Linda Shamon,
11-year old dancer, were all attired
in the riotous colors of the Arabic
! costumes, and the typical oriental
headgear. Palm trees waved. gently
in the breeze and one imagined the
soft zephyrs of the desert playing
over the courtyard in the soft Evening.
In the ballroom upstairs, a colored
nighclub orchestra from Harlem,
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playing under the name of John
Mason's Midnight Serenaders, was the
heart's delight of anyone who likes
fast and peppy music, but there were
also waltzes for the more sentimental.
Helen Burrows, 4, and Jacqueline
Bush, 6, performed a series of dances
that received grand ovations.
The committee in charge of arrangements was headed by Sabri
Andrea, assisted by the following:
Wasphy Mudarri, George Zablatany,
George Kirshy, A. Ganim, A. Laham,
Charles Barsa, Fouzi Kahlan and
George Karneeb.
The ladies who assisted on the
reception committee, and also sold
flowers, )were Mrs. K. Nadim, Mrs.
Mary Hamrah, Anna AkeL Wadia
Zehrelban, Alice Karneeb, Alice Kirshy and Florence Massad.
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CELEBRATE BIRTHpAY
OF KING OF EGYPT
Beirut.— Three committees have
been appointed by the High Commissariat to pave the way for the Regj,
the French company awarded the
monopoly, to take over the tobacco
industryOne committee, headed
by a Frenchman, an official in the
financial department of the High
Commissariat and consisting of Syrians, chief engineers in the departments of agriculture of Syria, Lebanon and Latakiah will itemize the
tobacco remaining in the old Regi
before it was given the concession.
The second committee is headed bythe engineer of public works in the
high commissariat and consists of
representatives of these three republics. It will itemize all the machinery
in the tobacco factories; and the third
committee will set the value on the
stamps, on the tobacco in the days
of the banderole.
The birthday of King Fuad I of
ON TRIAL FOR WEILDING
Egypt was celebrated at the Royal
KNIFE IN SUBWAY
Egyptian Ministry in Washington, D.
,C, according to their annual custom.
All the foreign ministers, many repreFerris Dreeka, 43, of 317 West
sentatives and senators and other
40th
Street, New York City will be
high officials at Washington were
tried
Friday on charges of felonious
present with their wives at the
assault
and possession of a dangerous
large reception held at the Egyptian
j
weapon.
He pleaded not guilty and
Ministry.
Several hundred were
was
held
without bail by Magistrate
present.
Likewise, all over the
Jeannette
G.
Brill in Bay Ridge Court
United States, Egyptian consuls held
Brooklyn.
receptions in honor of their king.
o
A detective arrested him because he
said Dreeka slashed Stakey Sayeth
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Leisure and Amusements
in Syria
PAGE THREE
IN THE SYRIAN SPORTS WORLD
By Paul
Nicholas
Ghezzi Stars to Take Third Place
By Dr. John G. Hazam
Bathing Beaches
However attractive and indispensible occidental pastimes may be regarded in this country, they are for
the most part quite unappreciated in
the Orient. And beach bathing is
no exception to this rule. How stifling and (unbearable an American summer would be without the fun and
relaxation afforded by such popular
resorts as Coney Island, Revere Beach,
or Atlantic City! For, here, bathing
is in the widest sense a national sport
indulged in by young and old, male
and female. This is hardly so in the
East
Such oriental backwardness, if it
can be called that, is certainly not
due to any lack of natural facilities.
While motoring along the splendid
highway which runs along the comparatively regular coastline of Syria,
one cannot fail to notice the many
admirable beaches that stretch intermitently for miles and continue, in
fact, as far south as the Suez. Nor
can any enterprising Westerner help
reflecting on what a winter (and
summer) playground Syria could become; what grand resorts, beautiful
homes,
swanky
hotels,
thrilling
amusement centers, and fine bathing
houses could be established there.
What an ideal rendezvous it would
make, not only for the inhabitants 08
the interior cities, but also for the
thousands of pleasure-loving tourists
who might come from all over the
world. One^ could swim in the sparkling blue waters of the Mediterranean and dwell, if he choose, on the
rugged slopes of the golden-brown
mountains of the Lebanon so conveniently nearby. Even without its rich
historical associations and its exotic
oriental atmosphere, Syria could well
aspire to becoming the future rival
of Egypt and the Riviera.
But, alas! This is but the idle dream
of an incurable, commercially-minded
Westerner. These soft, inviting sands
licked by the white-crested waves of
a warm, crystal-clear sea might just
as well as not have been there. One
searches in vain for any signs of
their being effectively utilized or
even properly appreciated.
Rarely
have striking improvements of any
kind been undertaken. Except for
en occasional workman who is seen
shoveling the sand into sacs or baskets and loading them on the backs
of his donkeys to be sold in town for
building purposes, the beaches appear to be generally abandoned as
so much waste land. From Antioch
on the north to Tyre on the south,
with the possible exception of Beirut,
little or no effort seems to have been
exerted to develop the latent possibilities of Syria's magnificent shores.
But they are not everywhere altogether deserted. Some recognition
of their recreational value is accorded
them at Beirut where several thriving
resorts have sprung up especially
since the war. Frequented largely by
the European colonies, students of
the foreign schools and colleges, and
many westernized Syrians, these
beaches are not yet as highly built
up as are their counterparts in America. A new resort like the Junah.
is still hardly more than a collection
of roughly-constructed
temporary
shacks put on the shores by mere
squatters. What is more, during the
daytime, when the sun is brightest
and hottest, the place is quite devoid of visitors, for it is only in
the evening that the crowds begin to
arrive. Most people come only to sit
in the coffee-houses and watch the
strange antics of the Western bathers
and their brazen women-folk.
In other coastal towns like Saida
hordes of boys and young men, mostly pf the poorer classes, go to the
beaches at sunset Their purpose, it
seems, is not so much to enjoy a
long swim and lazily loll about in
the warm sand, but to take a dip or
two in order to wash off the sultry
day's accumulation of grime and dirt
Most of these persons, being unable to
afford regulation bathing suits, simply
tie a plain white loincloth about their
waists and plunge in. There being
no bathing houses, they change their
clothes behind rocks or in back of the
fishing boats drawn up on the shore.
In sach informal spectacles certainly
no women dare participate.
Blest as Syria is with such' an
abundance of alluring beaches, how
is one to account for (the failure to
appreciate or develop them? Surely,
poverty cannot be the only explanation. The true answer, I believe, lies
more in the traditional oriental conceptions of propriety, what the Westerner is likely to call downright prudery. It seems to be considered improper or even immoral to expose
one's person publicly to the extent
of wearing a bathing suit Conservative Syrians, including many Christians, appear to be more puritan than
the original puritans.
Those who
veil even the faces of their women
can hardly be expected to countenance mixed bathing at a public resort. Even Christian women show
a reluctance to run athwart the accepted conventions doubtless for fear
of making themselves ridiculous in
the eyes of their neighbors. Thus
beach bathing in the East is still
chiefly for men only.
Palestine, however, is an exception.
However strongly one may disapprove of Zionism, he cannot help
but admire the energy which the
Jews display and the unshackled existence which they lead in the Orient. Men, women, and children flock
daily to the seashores at Haifa, Jaffar,
or rather Tel-Aviv, to revel in the
TRAVEL to the MEDITERRANEAN and EUROPE
Charleston, N. C,
March 3.— Henry
Picard of Hershey,
Pa., who set a hot
pace in the $3000
Charleston
Open
Golf Tournament
came out the winner with a score of
278. Johnny Revolta
of Milwaukee was
second in the prize-taking. Picard
bettered Revolta's score by a twostroke margin.
The last day of the tournament was
climaxed by the sensational playing
of Victor Ghezzi, ace Syrian golfer
of Deal, N. J. Ghezzi shot the lowest round of the final day, a crackling
67, and ^vith his closing rush came
in to tie for third place with Harry
Cooper of Chicago.
The scores and prizes of the principal winners are: Henry Picard,
Hershey, Pa., 278 $750; Johnny Revolta, Milwaukee, 280, $450; Victor
Ghezzi, Deal, jN. J., 282, $250 and
Harry Cooper, Chicago, 282, $250.
There were twenty contestants entered in the tournament.
•
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•
Indianapolis, March 26— Mehmet
Yousof, 215 handsome young Turkish
grappler met and defeated Buck
Weaver, 228, of Chicago, in a thirty
minute match. Although outweighed
Yousof found Weaver an easy victim.
Let's watch the progress being
made by this young Adonis from
Turkey who has attracted the attention of many sports-writers because
of his sensational style on the mat.
•
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Notice to All-Syrian Basketball Teams
Here is a challenge to any all-Syrian Basketball team in New York or
Pennsylvania. The challenge comes
from the Lowell Syrian Young Men's
Association of Lowell, Mass. This
strong club would like to play one
more game this season, on their home
floor, with a fast all-Syrian team. A
satisfactory guarantee will be posted.
Any team manager interested in a
game should get in touch, as soon
as possible, with Nicholas Moses, 83
Mt. Vernon St., Lowell, Mass.
The Lowell Syrian team is compoesd of former high school and colnatural advantages which the country
offers. [And, what is more, all the
modern conveniences are there.
The Syrians have a long way to
go and a great deal to learn. Syria's
prosperity in the future should, in
my opinion, rest largely on the tourist trade, and how can it secure this
trade if it persists in its outworn
systems and its unprogressive ways?
In these respects the French administration has scarcely done anything.
A few well-developed modern beach
resorts would certainly be a distinct
asset; they might even draw some
of the throngs who yearly spend their
winters in Fgypt.
(To be continued.)
lege stars.
If this challenge is
afford a fine
ians of Lowell to
two fine Syrian trwwi A
this calibre should fa* at
to other Syrian
sor inter-district athletic
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WHAT HAPPENED THAT THEY ABASED
THEMSELVES?
By A. A. Milkie
It is said that the High Commissioner broke out in laughter until
he lay on his back.
Yes, there's some laughter that is frtore like weeping I
Then there is the monopoly of elections, which the tutoring nation had always maneuvered in its own interest. Strangely enough
she reserved for herself as an inalienable right the matter of appointing half the number of representatives, that she could use
them as tools in her hand. She did not have to do that since all
the power was hers, but she resorted to this expediency to give
her acts the appearance of legal justification. She has even monopolized the office of the presidency, appointing as president
whomever she wished and deposing him when he failed to do
her wishes.
Why then did not the Lebanese show their wrath as they are
doing now? Why did they allow her the fat of the land before,
and now raise objections over her further incursions? Why did they
yield to her their sacred constitutional rights in a representative,
elective government and accept an appointative government instead ?
Yielding one right leads to yielding another, until the whole
country is now in the grip of the Mandatory, making her in time
the rightful ruler; for possession, as they say, is nine-tenths of
the law.
Cant
Fear to Lose Their Jobs
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(Mr. Milkie of New York, special writer for AI-Hoda, is a prominent
figure among Syrians of the United States. As a nationalist writer and organizer his voice was long ago raised in defiance of the French Mandate and
of French predatory methods in the land of our origin. Immediately after
the Armistice he identified himself with a faction of Syrian nationalists who
demanded and petitioned that the United States assume the mandate over
Syria and Lebanon. The defeat of President Wilson, both at the Versailles
Conference and at home, gave the allies a free hand to pursue the very
policies in the Near East which were contributory and important causes to
the World War. The following article, which appeared recently in Al-Hoda
is a timely reminder for those who "burned the incense" before France that
her present despotic step of establishing the tobacco monopoly is not different
from many other steps she took in the past Mr. Milkie is a public speaker
of note, a poet, literary writer and special correspondent of al-Ahram, today
ihe leading newspaper in the Arabic-speaking world, published in Cairo,
Egypt—Ed.)
Today Lebanon is agitated, not by joy but by wrath, because
the Mandatory found it to her interest to monopolize the tobacco
-^mdygtry, whereas she is not there but for her own interest. The
voices of complaint and accusation have risen high unto heaven
because the authority has snatched away the last morsel from the
mouths of the people.
Petition after petition and deputation after deputation have
turned to the see of the Maronite Patriarch, requesting him to take
the necessary steps to remove this bane from impoverished LeLanon, which has been robbed of the last means of existence.
And the brave Patriarch has assumed the duty of demanding
the abolition of the monopoly by taking up the matter with the
higher authorities in Paris. And strange as it may appear the
authorities who control the means of communication in Lebanon
thwarted his efforts to present his petition by wire to Paris, making
it necessary for him to send his cable of protest via Haifa, as everybody now knows.
In the last dispatches we learn that the students in Beirut proclaimed a strike throughout the various schools and universities,
both national and foreign, repeatedly coming to grips with the
police in front of the Jesuit University and the American University. The police arrested sixty students who were demonstrating
and shouting for the long life of the Patriarch and the downfall
of the monopoly.
From one end of the land to the other a state of high tension
and dissatisfaction reigns, while in the Patriarchal see smoking has
been banned. This is but a bit of the sort of thing that is going
on there, details of which the reader finds in our papers.
France Monopolized Many Things
There are some who find it strange that such agitation is resulting
from the tobacco monopoly, whereas France had monopolized
many things, in some ways more important than tobacco. But no
voice was raised then, nor did a single'Lebanese object
The most important offices, nay all of them, were monopolized
by France, for she placed a French official against every Lebanese
official, from the presidency down to the lowest office in the Mountain. In my belief this is a greater monopoly than any France
has attempted to the present day. An anecdote illustrates the
shameful discrimination against native officials and in favor of
French ones holding the same office.
It is related that one of the Khazins (an influencial clan of
northern Lebanon noted for their wit) was employed as a gendarme, and in his company was a French gendarme in the same
rank. But the pay of the Frenchman was double that of the Le__set and the rations for the Frenchman's horse double those of
the horse ^belonging to the Lebanese. A prominent member of the
KHazin family, having heard of this, brought the subject to the
attention of the French High Commissioner.
"Let us assume for argument's sake," said the Khazin spokesman, "that the living expenses of the Frenchman necessitate a
raise, since the Frenchman drinks wine and champagne. But what
mm
Today there are in Lebanon men in office who are in fear of
losing their jobs, or out of office who seek to get in. These violate
every right in currying the favor of the authority, preferring their
own interests to those of their country, each one saying to himself, "After me the deluge!"
How long shall this treachery last? And how long shall this trust
be given people who realize not its importance? How long shall
men assume office 'whose only interest therein is to receive their
pay in silver or gold, not giving a concern to what happens to
Lebanon?
Are there not in Lebanon men of sturdier mettle, who refuse
to bow down every time they meet the imperialists, or deign not
to comply with the rulers who broke their promises and violated
their covenants?
"God reforms not a people until they reform themselves," says
a Moslem tradition. And the people of Lebanon, who were England's right arm in Egypt, as Cromer said of them, and who raised
the name of Lebanon high in every land—we see them today like
jackals in the land of their ancestorsl
THE WRONG SORT OF
POLITICS
There are many Syrians in the
United States who have a mistaken notion of their political
duties and privileges as citizens
of this great Democracy. They
construe political parties and the
elections as means for securing
special favors to themselves and
their countrymen, without any
particular regard or scrutiny of
the political principles involved.
This is the wrong sort of politics,
which responsible Syrian leaders
should discourage and denounce.
When we support a political
candidate it is not enough to
ask ourselves, "How much good
will he do us when he gets into
office?" Rather we should inquire if he is the honest, upright
and progressive candidate who
would be worthy of our support
at the polls.
Syrians are relatively late
comers in politics in the United
States. Most of them are the
sort of citizens Uncle Sam wishes
to have- peaceful, patriotic and
progressive. But some, we are
sorry to pay, have come under
the tutelage of ward politicians
of questionable merits and morals. Childishly those petty politicians pride themselves on knowing this governor or that judge.
They try to impress the less informed and less aggressive of
their own people that they are
"big shots" and friends pf the
powers that be. In this way they
practise their petty graft and
capitalize the ignorance >'of the
unfortunate. This paper does not
stand for this sort of "political
recognition" of the Syrians,
which would discredit them
among the intelligent and discriminating voters and picture
them as backward and ignorant
folks. 'In the long run people
who seek such favors from dubious sources are victimized by
their so-called friends and cast
out by those whose friendship
they should have won. They
are the gullible voters who are
overjoyed at such petty services
as releasing a traffic violator,
only to be robbed indirectly by
the political grafters in a hundred jsundry ways.
Let us have more self-respect
and more vision than that. Let
us put principles above personalities in politics. We will be
more respected by people we
oppose in the political field of
contest on honest political convictions than by cigar jfriends
who know that we know that the
common .basis of our friendship
can only be political expediency
and exchange of selfish interests.
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the ship has weathered every storm,
The prize she sought is won...."
Detroit.—Back again at my
base, after a flying trip of
She was born to dance.
three, weeks through several
From 'early childhood — at
towns and cities with conschool, at charities, at Mahsiderable Syrian and Lebanese
rajans,
and later at the Boston
populations— Lansing, Grand
Opera
House—her Dance of
Rapids, Akron, Youngstown,
the
Orient
impressed large
Canton and Toledo. For the present, and due to
audiences.
She sought the
pressure of other duties I had to give up my muchstage and was encouraged by
desired trip to Cleveland. Here's hoping I will be
celebrities.
"But
no,"
she was stifled, "nice girls
able to make it some other time!
don't dance!"
Altogether the jaunta proved successful and edAnd so she was married. Her husband was utterucating to the editor- columnist. Whereas before,
ly unlike her. For him marital duties did not exist,
his knowledge of these places was in the abstract,
and the support of herself and, later, her two daughnow it is in the concrete. Situations and problems
ters fell on her shoulders. Many a morning she
which he had seen "as though in a mirror" now
might have been seen carrying her two babes to a
he has seen face to face. Exaggerated notions were
Day nursery and then rushing to the factory where
reduced, and underestimations corrected. He is
she worked on a power machine.
wiser, more considerate and kindlier in his attitude
After years of such living she became ill, seriousthan he had been before he moved on the first leg
ly ill. Operations followed. One day while she was
of his journey to Lansing. Some information and i
still in the hospital her husband accidently shot himhelp came to him from expected sources, people
self through the spine and became paralyzed. He
recommended to him from the home office, while
died last September.
others he had not known have put him under obliTodty, by a miracle, she lives .The goal she first
gation for the genuine spirit of cooperation and
sought is won. Dancing is at last her career—her
hospitality they showed him. Among other things
happy career—by which she hopes to support hersome of the notions he had entertained had been
self and her growing girls.
strengthened and coroborated by his personal exAs a "peep" at one Bostonian, may I present Mrs.
perience.
Miriam Korkmas—the former Miriam "May" Kurey
One of these notions I like to dwell upon in this
—hereafter to be known as LA KORKMAS....
slotted space.
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For a long time I have observed and noted that
the temporal distinction between first generation
Comes word: "The next Convention will be held
and second generation Syrians was a mistaken disin Pittsfield in October."
Do you realize? It's
tinction. The distinction should be made on psythe BERKSHIRES in the FALL!!!
chological, not temporal grounds. Let me explain.
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I mean by this that it is not psychologically true
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Last
Sunday
the
path
of
all
good
Damascenes led
ihat people who were born and who had grown up
to
Union
Hall
where
the
young
people
of the St.
in Syria can be all classed under one head, while
John
of
Damascus
Church
presented
the
CROSSpeople born in this country are classed under
EYED
PARROT,
a
screeching
mystery
directed
by
another, each group showing distinct characteristics.
John
Khouri.
'Twould
give
duck-bumps
to
tell
It may sound like a paradox, but its truth grows
you more, but it was well done by Margaret Barem,
stronger in my mind the more I study it at close
Eleanor
Shagoury, Virgil Hamaty, Louis Sabbag,
range, that some Syrians born in the United States
George Makad and Herbert "Happy" Odabashi.
and educated in its schools display characteristics
and tendencies more to be expected of old-timers;
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while many Syrians born on the other side of the
While the Shanun were being thus chilled, the
Atlantic are truer Americans than many of the
Syrian Relief held another soiree to swell the coffers
second generation.
of its hospital fund... in Brookline at the home of
While on the whole the second generaton Syrits President, Dr. Elias Sawabini
ians are more progressive, more prone to unity and
As usual a large and very interesting group atcooperation, more democratic and independent, I
tended
and were greatly pleased with the pichave found some intense factionalism, religious fanatures on the Old Country
and Mrs. Sawabini's
ticism and lack of independence of judgement in
Arabian Delights... .and COCOA by order of Le
•this American-born group. It all depends, I have
Docteur!
observed, on the home training and home traditions,
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which in some instances have not been overcome by
Louise Selwyn, of the Beth Israel brigade, has
the American school atmosphere.
no patience with frisky appendix. When last week
This becomes more surprising when we further
hers suddenly got springy, she marched right to the
observe that these oblique qualities are manifested
hospital and had it divorced. (It's an inside job.
in some second generation Syrians only when dealNo doubt hers will be hemstitched
)
ing with Syrians. These second-generation Syrians
are quite democratic when dealing with Americans
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of other nationalities, compromising on petty matters
The S. E. S. elected new members. They are:
in the face of bigger issues. But when they deal
George Shagoury, President; John Khouri, Vicewith Syrans and Syrian matters it seems that an inPresident; James Assaf, Secretary; Crandon Samia,
born, congenial quirk asserts itself in them, and
Treasurer. (Ain't that sump'n?)
they revert to a type rooted in generations of fac• • *
tional politics and religious bigotry. These are
Father Fairneny presents another play written
quick to deny the charges, giving assumed motives
and directed by him, entitled: THE FAITHFUL
and cloaking their sleuthing or scratching under the
JAPANESE GIRL....at Union Hajl... .April 13....
surface to discover the hidden motives and designs.
to benefit the St. George Orthodox Church, which,
On the other hand, some of the finest Americans
by the way, needs much benefitting on account of
I have known, and some of the finest Americans I
its recent big fire. The play is in six acts. DON'T
have met on my recent trip speak poor English
forget your bizzir!
and came to this country too old to be educated
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in all the technique of a highly organized democJust heard of George Bizreh's marriage to dashing
'racy. But they are born democrats and of a stock
Lillian Shaheen; Tom Nash (Nash Cleansers) to
nearer in its intrinsic qualities to the Pilgrim
Mary Capone, an Italian; Mitchel Nashawaty to
Fathers who founded this great Republic than many
Bertha Berrad, a French maid.
descendants of those same Pilgrim Fathers.
This should not be surprising to students of psyThe weakest of men is he who cannot keep his
chology and of history. There were democracies in
secret; the strongest is he who can control his anger.
Greece, Judea, Syria and other parts of the East
long before even Europe was known, let alone
(from the Arabic.)
America. Democracy as a statecraft may gain by
Be not like those servants that serve their masters
time. We may learn more and more about the proper
on condition that they receive wages.— (Antigonus
Continued on Page Six
of Socho.)
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PAGE FIVE
By George Karaeea
Foresight:
The remarkable foresight of
erally the attribute that brings **-m _
stance, take the experience of the U»
Jessup, American missionary travehng
about twenty years ago. A contribute*
that Missionary Jessup once stopped at
of his father, near the town of
asked his plans he said that he
two schools opened in that town. "Wl^,*",
his host, "two schools'.'' The popuiuteft w*t «ai*
a few thousand! "Well," said the -nVmnwiq.
soon as I get my school open, the *YtJmfccji tefl
open one too." And that is exactly what
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Jim Elkhourdagy of Brooklyn forwards dte
->f the extreme foresight and good ju
by Imam Shofee. It seems that
were discussing their prowess and
Imam was seen coming toward
On* *f te*
group, to show that he was
rest, decided that he would s
did, and much to his surprise, the
his men from seizing the dulprit .
Instead he reached into his pocket, wok our a a
piece and handed it to the man Such an
was most surprising to the Imams
asked one of them, did you do AM
really wish to know", replied the
him and see." One of the men did. a
that the culprit, feeling that he had fteaad *
way to make easy money, tried the
m ttete
a sheik. Instead of being given -nrnrj. Ingiven one of the worst beatings at h» Ma.
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Much comment was caused recently % 4M
that the St. Nicholas Y M. C. gare
president a dinner. This is an mnail <
lives of the St. Nicks. As a matter of
bers look forward to the pleasant
members of the club are invited
is provided. However, the evening is
as it might be, because, even Hinitnh
ment is good, the speeches are short «p- lm.
perfect, the members must dig into their MB
ets to pay the bill.
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Errors
Perhaps you've wondered at the &gan*k tei
casionally appeared in this —h—ffc I*w attest
dered myself. Permit me to «pfa«» I^m
in the first paragraph the word
previous column the words "in
printed. It seems that there is a
column, and even though it is
some error has managed to creep
I'm not blaming the proofreader or tea
still I wonder what will be in the
Is It Really Inspiring'.*
We've always had a lot of fahh m
means of elucidating thought. As a
we've been known to swear by and
times, though, we've wondered
ments, whether or not this was sa___
to drink. The following letter, written by R I
the editor, to his office during his trip
west, though perhaps not bearing aa tt
all, serves to mak» a long story kx^er.
"I do not feel so good, and there is
before me. Yesterday I drank more
ever in my whole life. It has affected
What can you do with people who
if you do not dmk? You see. I
dignity of The SYRLAN WORLD,
must be able to drink his readers under te
otherwise his ability to write, his brilhaney
originality suffer by suspicion.' The
here got it in their heads that
spirits of hard drink are twins;
WeH.
for you, in case you hear they- picked *
from the gutter some day! Then you wffl I
his store of inspiration had dwindled to
of vacuity and that he was trying to
(Signed) Your uninspired and uinnspirmg
And talking about inspiration. I t*>»^ J» go oaa
and drink some for the next column
it needs some.....
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THE SYRIAN WORLD, NEW YORK, THURS. APRIL 4, 193S.
PAGE SIX
! -1
The Chronicle
By Joseph M. Abbot*
Years ago one of our Syrian physicians told me a story about a man
with a burden and even to this day
the story sticks. Younger then, impatient with anything not within the
ken of my experience, it was hard
for me to believe that men like him
existed. The character most like him
in literature is Mark Sabre in Hutchinson "If Winter Comes."
The way it was revealed to me,
in a matter-of-fact, quasi-scientific
brevity, a good deal of its drama was
lost I saw then only the sample
of the folly and dotage in men. But
pondering on it often since, the man
has loomed ever bigger; one who
had set up his own values, tried and
tested to the crucible of a seething
heart
The marvel to me since has been
the power of imponderables that hold
men to certain women—to women
like his wife: with peculiar demands:
dragging him with her through the
sties of dereliction. He married her
as most of us come to marry eventually—to the usual course of events.
One meets a woman, a spark is
touched and tilings happen. There's
no drama to that Ifs just life to
episode.
She had raven black hair that coiled
on the nape of her neck and cascaded in curls and tendrils where the
pins weren't set
Her eyes were
.iilack pools, velvety and unfathomable; and the effect of the contrast
was heightened by the colorless
whiteness of her skin. Physically she
was splendid—full bodied, inclined to
pout at the chest—and when she
married Jim, promised to run to
weight He married her when she
was only twenty.
They lived their idyl for two years.
Then the opening episodes of the
drama took their cue. At parties, the
men hovered over her like flies buzzing at a honey pot. Jim found it
increasingly difficult to drag her
away. Usually, before the evening
was over, she had given their telephone number three or four times to
different men. And the next day—<
Sunday, most likely—the phone bell
would ring its jarring summons. Jim
hated to hear it jangle.
It developed soon after that when
Jim came home, he would find Elaine
absent. The very first time, it was
because of Mrs. So-and-So
and
she insisted that I stay and try her
new mushroomi saute
then people
came in and (I just couldn't leave."
But the second time, she could hardly speak intelligibly; so there was
no excuse given-jnor asked
He noted the vacant, almost glazed
expression of her eyes and saw there
was nothing for him to do but put
her to bed—sodden and helpless as
she was. For hours, lying beside her
that night, he stared at the ceiling
and asked himself questions he felt
had no answer. Where would it end?
How? Was this merely the beginning?
He remembered the past few excesses and the bickerings that followed. First he pleaded and remonstrated;
then as a terrible fear gripped him,
he flew into rages. Once to such a fit
he slapped her and the sharp Smack!
shocked him. She stood still and
looked at him with a pained, puzzled
expression in her eyes. Her face went
deathly pale, and her hand covered
the vague red splotch on her cheek
where his hand hurt her. It wasn't
her Jim who did Ithat. Not her Jim.
Jim couldn't do such a thing to her.
But there he was standing as big as
life before her.
She burst into a
violent wave of sobbing that didn't
let up until she had cried herself to
sleep. Then came his fight to keep
from waking her, hugging her with
all his strength, and begging her forgiveness. Instead, a few silent tears
coursed down his face and he had a
taste of their salt. And that's how
those scenes would always end: first
bickering, pleading, tears and then,
remorse. The next morning there
was sun enough in their hearts for a
kiss and renewed avowals. In this
way love dug into their lives.
Whichever turn his mind took as
he lay there, the faces of men jutted
themselves—faces that pictured the
smug conceit of their manly virtues:
avid greed shining in their eyes. He
couldn't wait till the morning so he
shook her gently. She merely moved
her head restlessly and slept on.
Then as though the events of the
evening before had been joggled
alive, she gave a start and one of her
hands pawed the air in the lifeless
gesture of one in the middle of a
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disturbing dream—a gesture of repulsion—and she broke out with a
sharp, "I said don't touch me!
You
" and from there her voice
trailed into a silence which lasted
a few moments: to be interrupted
again in a dreamy, faraway voice
that Jim would never forget as long
as he lived; it held such a poignant
and child-like appeal. "Jim will understand
" she said.
The effect of that moment on Jim
was terrific. Here he had been on the
verge of walking out The limit had
been reached and the time had come
for a reckoning. Then suddenly a
dispensation of Providence had come
in the explanation revealed to three
words. It was as though |a spirit
had used Elaine as a medium to tell
him tilings were not what they seemed; that his wife was depending on
him to understand and to see her
through. He saw it now as his responsibility—deeper, more significant
because whatever he did hereafter
would rest on his conscience—to bear
with her; love her more for her
weaknesses and the follies of heit
joys.
He was supposed to understand.
FROM EAST AND WEST
(Continued from page Five)
methods of democratic rule as time
goes by, and we profit by the experiences and experiments of other
peoples. But democracy as a tendency and mental attitude is either
What? pe didn't know. He didn't
care. It was enough to know that
she had reached out to him; that she
depended upon him. to understand
certain strange unfathomable depths
in her that few men understood tot
women. That was all that was needed
and it was the alpha and omega of
the new resolution that filled him.
For the first time in weeks he lost
himself in the heavy sleep of a free
mind
Since that night Jim and Elaine;
snuggled more closely together. True,
there were many times when he catted for her and took her away from
some of the maddest, most drunken
parties he had ever come upon; from
men who just wouldn't leave her
alone—and put her to bed. Mad?
Of course. Unreal? To be sure. What
of it? That is love—for Jim. For hfan
that is tolerance.
When a friend once took it upon
himself to inquire how on earth ho
could stand the way Elaine carried
on, Jim just said in his easy, good
natured way, "You wouldn't understand I do. There are some deeper;
things in Elaine you can't see."
there or is not. Time and education
have nothing to do with it. The
same is true of progressiveness and
liberalism.
Our modern world is full of anachronism, and we Syrians, whether ef
the first or second generation, have
fallen heirs to these anachronisms.
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I. Ancient Syrian city.
5. Your forefathers'
birthplace.
9. Masc. name (abbr.)
10. Preposition.
II. A courageous man.
12. Robber of graves.
15. Warm.
16. Unbleached.
19. At that place.
20. Newspaper position
(abbr.)
21. Stand: past participle.
22. To utter wildly.
24. Measure, (abbr.)
25. An exclusive party.
28. Gives out.
29. Legislative body —
(abbr.)
30. Insect.
32. For what is Zahleh
Noted.
35. Earlier.
36. Pronoun.— (neuter
gender.)
37. Dear: masc. (Arab.)
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Si.
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40. Steadfast.
42. Continent, (abbr.)
43. Speak.
46. Republic toS. Amer.
47. Kind of tree.
48. Small mallet
49. Last in order.
51. Printer's measure.
53. Prefix: Again.
54. Summer resort in
Lebanon.
165. Important
seaport
of Syria.
DOWN
1. Syrian Republican
Leader.
2. Largest Arabic Daily
3. Business organijzation. (abbr.)
4. Prefix: Not
5. A faction.
6. Period of time: abbr.
7. A part to a play.
8. Acquiesces.
13. Allow.
14. Syr*, musical instrument
I
17. Young horse.
18. Steals.
21. Ancient languages—
(abbr.)
23. Forbid authoritatively.
26. Inquiry.
27. Ace: in Arabic.
30. Takes for granted
31. Negative.
32. A flying toy.
33. Roman road
34. Prohibit
38. To place into.
39. Large town in Lebanon Mts.
40. Secret agent
41. Popular Armenian
trade.
44. Grass.
45. Sound
flames.
47. System of weights:
(abbr.)
50. Each; (abbr.)
51. Errors expected: —>
(abbr.)'
52. Possessive pronoun.
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�THE SYRIAN WORLD, NEW YORK, THURS. APRIL 4, 193S.
CLEVELAND COMMENTS
By George Hamamey
Weddings— a whole flock of them
coming up in the next few weeks—
4he Misses S. Zlaket, E. Joseph, K.
Betore and several others signing
their names to the roster of the unusually long parade that started in
early November.
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Additions—one each to the E. Carahoolads and the J. Aftooras.
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Freddie (Heikell) and his Fiddle
now at the Avalon Club and going
to town as usuaL
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Buxom Bill and all the other
Thomases, after making their cleanup in the fruit business have turned
to new fields to conquer. Their eyes
set on the beer and club business—i
Heaven help their competitors.
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Still no signs of Mr. Katibah.
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Page Mr. S. Holmes. Mike Otto
thought he had his pocket picked.
Lightning calculation and deduction
told him, that—had done the dirty
work so he informed the constabulary.
Drring the questioning of the culprit,
Mr. Holmes, pardon me, Mr. Otto
suddenly remembered that the wallet
and pass that he thought stolen was
at home, forgotten until the damage
was done. Then came the round of
apologies, the police to—Mike to the
police, and Mike to—.
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The Rev. Archmandrite Ph. Salmone held retreat in St. Elias Church
this past week and many join in
Btating that it was one of the greatest
breaks we have ever had here when
the good Doctor came to town. His
sermons and thoughts were a privilege to hear and a grand influence
on all. To several of us he has been
an inspiration; to others a guide.
He proved to be kind, compassionate
and sincere. Understanding was one
of his greatest virtues and the ability to be understood and to convince
were his greatest assets.
Broadminded and brilliant we think him
one of the top flight Syrian philosophers of this nation.
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The whole city joins in sending
condolences to Mr. Jess Saba and
the rest of the family over the recent
loss of his grandfather, who passed
away Monday, March the 18th.
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The Rev. Fr. Meena, who has been
vacationing in the South has returned
to town and begun in his energetic
manner to take up his duties at the
St. George Orthodox Church.
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The Whist Tournament, sponsored
by the Syrian American Club, is
drawing to a close after ten hard
weeks of competition with two teams
fighting it out for the cup. The teams
of Mrs. I. Karim - A. Haddad and
Ameen Aboid - G. Haddad are making a neck and neck struggle down
to the tape. Next FridayTl tell the
tale and the Whist Champions of
Cleveland will be decided.
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A group of young Syrians have organized the Mask and Quill Club, a
FRATORITY TO HAVE
EASTER EVE DANCE
Providing What They Believe
Three Requisites for a
Successful' Evening \
The Ridge Fratority, probably the
only Syrian club in Brooklyn whose
members consist of both young men
and women, a strictly social club, is
holding another supper-dance, this
time on Easter Eve, April 20, in the
Tavern-on-the-Green, Central Park.
As they arranged ,at a previous,
very successful supper-dance, at the
Hotel Montclair, they will supply
what they believe three requisites
for an 'pnjoyable evening. The Tavern has charming atmosphere; they
have engaged Arnold's orchestra who
played for them at their former
dance,
in
smooth,
sophisticated
rhythm; end a delicious supper. The
Tavern, in the midst of the beautiful
park, also has an open terrace for
dancing.
Fred Samara is chairman of the
committee on ^arrangements. Others
on the committee are Alexandra Hawawini, George Khoury, Mitchel
Owen, and George Hamati.
Dancing will continue until three
in the morning.
dramatic and literature organization,
whose aim it is to present excellent
plays and to build a Syrian Hall for
this city. Their first production will
be presented Easter Sunday Night at
the Little Theatre of the Public Auditorium, one of the finest playhouses
of Cleveland. It is entitled, "Louder,
Please," a roaring three-act comedy
that enjoyed a successful season on
Broadway a few years ago.
The
theatre is nearly sold out and it is still
four weeks until the night of the
presentation. The club has proved itself to be just about the most harmonious of all Syrian societies.
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A couple of dances have held their
share of the spotlight during the past
few weeks—one by the Young Syrian Democratic Club and the other
by the Syrian American Democratic
Club. Both enjoyed a fine turnout.
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Ditto for the social thrown by the
St. Elias Church Society.
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Weddings—one—and very popular,
too. Miss Frances Macron, daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. S. Macron, to Mr.
E. Essey of Cleveland. This popular
young couple have just returned
from their honeymoon.
COMPLETE COVERAGE
OF NEWS
A complete coverage of news,
not a complete coverage of
gossip, innuendo and scandal, is
the record of The SYRIAN
WORLD. On both sides of the
Atlantic, every thing of importance that would interest Syrians anywhere, and particularly
Syrians of the United States, is
represented in the columns of
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Miss Sehna Bojalad returned from
Maryland and Washington where she
sang Hansel in the National Music
League's series of presentations of
"Hansel and Gretel" in those two
states, particularly in a special performance at the Whitehouse for the
President and First Lady who placed
at the disposal of Miss Bojalad and
Miss Cecile Sherman, the Gretel of
the opera, their private car to bring
them from and take them back to
their hotel After the performance the
group of young opera singers were
entertained at tea, Mrs. Roosevelt as
their hostess. Miss Bojalad and Miss
Sherman were also guests, during
their stay in Washington, of Mr. and
Mrs. A. M. Rizik.
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Mamie Shewairy of Olean, N. Y.,
has resumed studies at Rider College,
Trenton, N. J.
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Mrs. Edward Toorney, her young
son, Robert, and mother, Mrs. Labeebe Farris returned last Saturday
after a two months vacation spent in
Daytone Beach and St. Augustine,
Fla., where they witnessed the famous auto races. Mr. Tameen Farris
also returned with them after a two
TAKES UP OLD JOB AS
INSTALLATION ENGINEER
Suleiman Haddad of Brooklyn, N.
Y., has resumed his former position
with the Foster-Wheeler Corp. as installation engineer.
Mr. Haddad's
work takes him traveling all over the
continent, in Canada, Havana, and
almost all the large cities in the
United States. The Foster-Wheeler
Corp. supplies machinery chiefly to
public utilities companies.
Mr. Haddad is a graduate of the
University of Pennsylvania Engineering School and was also a student at
the American University at Beirut
weeks vacation.
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Mr. and Mrs. F. K. Saab of
Louis, Mo., are in New York and
spend a few months here.
Miss Nellie Assouf of Harmon. K.
Y., spent a few weeks in Augusta*
Ga.. and is now in Charleston, S. C
Edward and Frederick
of Port Chester. N. Y., are
ing in Miami. Fla., after
few days in Augusta, Ga.
While in New York. Senor
General Consul of Mexico in
and his family were guests of
Nahme Sudaha, Brooklyn.
sul is a great admirer of
and keeps a small flag of that
on the iadiator cap of his car.
returned to Mexico last
Miss Lottie Moore is
bridal shower for Miss Frieda
sour of Brooklyn this Saturday at
her home.
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Louis Gabriel of Eldred and ML
Harris of Olean returned after a )W»
chasing trip in this city.
DR. DODGE AT GALLERY
Dr. Bayard Dodge will apeak at
the pibran Gallery. Grand TfntaV
31st Street & Broadway, New York,
at 8 o'clock sharp, Friday April &
All are welcome as guests of ta*
gallery.
RIDGE FRATORITY
Announces
SUPPER-DASCE
Saturday Evening
MY SONG
Far from the haunts of men 111 roam,
Where the silent waters flow;
Where the pale stars gleam from a
steel-blue sky,
And the gulls go winging low.
The sky shall be my canopy
And Mother Earth my bed;
The night wind's song my lullabye
To rest my weary head.
The moon will come in a blaze of
light,
From over the distant hills,
And my heart will sing anew with joy
As with love of life it fills.
Nora Haddad
Brooklyn, N. Y.
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�?AGE EIGHT
RICHMOND. VA.
% of an Inch
% of an inch kept the Syrian-Lebanese people of Richmond from having a representative in the Richmond
Police Department; go Thomas Lewis
son of Mr. and Mrs. John Lewis, who
tacked a mere % of an inch in
height was appointed a member of
the Richmond Fire Department. Lewis
is^ the first JSyrian-Lebanese to be
appointed on either the Police or
Fire Department in this city. He will
rsport for duty on April 1.
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Party for New Home
A Bingo party sponsored by the
St. Anthony's Society, Women's Auxiliary of St. Anthony's and the Lebanon Social Club will be given Monday April 8, 8 p. m, at the Lebanon
Social Club's hall. Proceeds will go
towards the contemplated new home
which these clubs hope to move to
in the near future. The committee in
charge are Mrs. Anoel Ghosn, Mrs.
Sam Shibley, Abraham Sanyour,
Arthur J. Oley, Fred Kahwajy and
Salem T. Sanyour.
DETROIT. MICH.
DETROIT SODALITY
HOLDS INSTALLATION
Sunday morning, March 24th, St.
Maron's Syrian Church was the scene
of an interesting ceremony installing officers of the Young Ladies' Sodality.
Solemn High Mass was celebrated
by Rev. iFr. Peter Sfeir and immediately after the Gospel the Rt.
Rev. Monsignor Henry Kaufman
assisted by Rev. Sfeir performed the
-»a<i&Eempny of installation of officers
which" was very impressive. Each
officer was handed a symbol of her
duties in office.
President Eva M. Habib was pre-
THE SYRIAN WORLD, NEW YORK, THURS. APRIL 4, 1935.
sented with a gavel; vice-president
Josephine Johns—a crucifix; secretary
Bergta Habib —a recorder; treasurer
Eva Hatty—a check book; assistant
treasurer Asms Daniels—dues book;
corresponhing secretary Julia Mutran,
—pen; eucharistic committee Julia
Fadool and Thelma Fodil—missal;
Good Literature, Anne Saad—book
Study Club, Sally George—Bible:
sick committee Lucy Shaheen and
Jennie
Daher—spiritual
bouquets;
social committee Caroline Allen, Mary
Samonie, and Anne Sharbo—posters;
publicity committee, Julia Mutran
and Eva Hatty—notebooks; membership committee, Julia John and Julia
Thomas—membership cards.
Immediately following the mass
breakfast was served and the guest
speakers were: Rt. Rev. Monsignor
Henry Kaufman, Chaplain St. Mary's
Hospital, Miss Van Dyke Brownson,
president Catholic Doctrine League,
Miss Geraldine Jergensen of the
Catholic Action Federation, Miss
Louise Pastoria, Miss Labeebe Coury,
Mrs. N. H. Housy and Eva HabibL
The sodality was organized in December by the new pastor Rev. Fr.
Peter Sfeir. It began with twelve
members and at the present time
numbers around forty.
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Young Boy Dies
Sam Sophea, 11 year-old son of
Mr. and Mrs. Tom Sophea of this
city passed away on Sunday, March
23.
CHICAGO. ILL.
An eight pound baby girl was bom,
to Mr. and Mrs. George Bohakel last
month. The proud parents named the
baby Cyrina.
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Club President in Accident
Mr. William Asfoor, president of
the Syrian Progressive League of
Chicago, met with an accident in Mil-
CORRESPONDENTS AND AGENTS
{
Allston, Mass.—Margaret Alexander, 201 Harvard Ave.,
Akron, Ohio.—Mrs. Rose Raies, 123 W. Chestnut St
Akron, Ohio.—Harold Maroon, 959 Nathan St
Birmingham, Ala.—Helen Kassouf, 1930 N. 16th Street
Burlington, Vt—Eseph D. Corey, 183 S. Champlain Street
Canton, Ohio,—Mike Shaheen, 815- 9th St N. W.
(agent)
Canton, Ohio,—Flo Namey, 829- 8th St, N. W.
(cones.)
Central Falls, R. I.—Jacob Saliba, 38 Fletcher Street
Charleston, W. Va.— Gladys Haddad, 1043 Grant Street.
Chicago, I1L— N. S. Salamie, 4545 Hazel Avenue.
Cleveland, Ohio.—George Hamamey, 1492 W. 116th St
(Cones.
Cleveland, Ohio.—Pearl Koorey, 8908 Esterbrook Ave.
(Agent)
Detroit, Mich.—Adib Ganamey, 2476 Mt Elliott,
(agent)
Detroit, Mich. —M. S. Zehra, 2280 La Belle.
Detroit, Mich.— Norman Dooaihy, 3119 Brush.
Detroit, Mich.—Matilda John, 7828 Durand Ave.
(cones.)
Fall River, Mass.—Fred T. Sahib, 342 Quequechan Street.
Flint Mich.—Helen Salim, 612 Page Street
Flint, Mich.—Anna Hakim, 2625 Humboldt.
(agent)
Grand Rapids, Mich.—Alex Assaley, 336 Cass Ave., S. E.
JacksonvUIe, Fla.— Miss N. S. Jabbour, co Farris & Co., P. O. Box 1553.
Lacka-wanna, N. Y.—Sylvia Halaby, 48% Ridge Rd.
Lansing, Mich.—Ruby Nakfoor, 609 N. Grand Ave.
(agent)
Lansing, Mich.— Rajee R. Tobia, 637 N. Penn. Avt
Lexington, Nebr.— Rosa H. Shada.
Mankato, Minn.—King George, 633 S. Front Street
Manchester, N. H.— Ganem A. Karam, 390 S. Beach Street
Montreal, Can.— Julia Lean, 7010 Delaroche Street
Naugatuck, Conn.—Clair' Hamrah, 56 Scott Street
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New Orleans, La.—*
s Koory, 4444 Lafaye St
Niagara Falls, »'
-w, \ Saffire, 252-56th Street
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-^.e^ rieulah Geha, 1712 Superior Street
> ^ ^.—Eli Salamey, 522 Mohawk Street
Me.—Philip Ferris, 104 Front St
(Cones.)
Pa.—Mrs. D. J. Saint, 107 Parish Street
N. C—Lows V. Daye, 1335 W. 4th Street
•o.—A. B. Anne, c|o Youngstown-Telegrant
waukee, Wisconsin, while visiting
friends.
Bill received minor injuries on his
face and body which kept him at
home for several days.
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Mrs. Albert Abowad from Fremont,
Ohio, made an extended visit to her
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Rasheed Bohakel in Chicago.
o
GRAND RAPIDS, MICH.
Install Officers
The Syrian Ladies' Golden Links
. Society held installation of officers
Sunday, March 23, at St. George
Church. The new officers are Mrs.
Salem Missad, president; Mrs. John
David, vice-president; Mrs. Andrew
Nassif, recording secretary; Mrs.
Archie Ghareeb, financial secretary;
Mrs. Sam Ellis, treasurer and Mrs.
Sam Laham, chairman of the visiting committee. Entertainment was
furnished by the men's club and
sketches were given by Joseph Ellis,
Freida jEllis and Margaret Ellis. A
letter of congratulation was received
from St. Ephriam Society of St. Andrews church, a bouquet of roses was
donated by St. George's Men's Society, which netted $25 at auction,
and a check was donated by the
Knights of St. George.
Thursday evening, March 14th the
above spciety gave a potluck party
in the church hall. Those on the committee were Mrs. Charles Hanna,
Mrs. Alex Razzoog, Mrs. Mike Williams and Mrs. George Hoodhood.
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Easter Gift to Church
Rugs and floor coverings have been
donated as an Easter gift to the St.
George church by the Knights of St.
George. Miss Betty Ellis, Messers
George, Andy and Nicholas Missad
were in charge of purchases.
A social party is to be given for
club members and prospective raembers Monday, April 1, at the home
of Nicholas Missad. Those on this
committee are Betty Ellis and Nicholas Missad and Freida Halaley.
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Oriental Dinner-Dance
Four hundred guests attended the
St. Nicholas Oriental Dinner-Dance
held at the Moose Temple. Many
city officials and members of the
social set were present. Music was
furnished by a 12 piece orchestra.
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A surprise birthday party for Michael Nassif was given by Mrs. Michael
Nassif and Mr. and Mrs. Andrew
Nassif, at the home of the latter.
About 150 guests attended.
o
BURLINGTON. VT.
Fayette to Captain Cathedral
High Five
Phillip Fayette, son of Mr. and Mrs.
B. J. Fayette of this city, a brilliant
guard, will lead the 1935-1936 Cathedral High School basketball quintet,
as a result of elections held recently.
Young Fayette played regularly during the past season, starring in many
games and turned in several spectacular performances.
•
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Visitors
Mr. Thomas Stephens of the Stephens Construction Company of St.
John, N. B., and Mrs. Joseph Stephens of the same city are visiting
Mr. and Mrs. Michael Younes. For
many years, Mr. Stephens has been
conducting a very extensive contracting business in Maritime Provences, pooular and very well known
among a host of friends and business
associates there.
BBS
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NEWS OF OUR AGENTS
AND CORRESPONDENTS
Detroit is a big city, with over
25,000 Syrians who are well scattered
over the city and hard to reach at
any one time. It is not surprising to
have more than one agent and on©
correspondent in it for The SYRIAN
WORLD. On his return to Detroit
from his trip through some cities of
Michigan and Ohio, the editor sent in
two names, which we add now to
the other two representing us in the
Second Largest Syrian City in the
United States. They are:
NORMAN DOOAIHY, agent and
correspondent, who is a graduate of
St. Joseph Commercial College, a
member of St. Maron Society and
president of the . Syrian Basketball
Association. He is a presentable, popular and progressive young man,
married and a good mixer. We expect much from his appointment.
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MISS MATILDA or "Trr.T.TR"
JOHNS, correspondent, young, charming and popular. Miss Johns has had
newspaper experience, working in the
classified ad department of the Toledo Times. She has a large circle
of friends in Detroit, is a graduate of
Detroit Business College, and formerly of Ironwood, Michigan, where she
graduated from high school.
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MIKE SHAHEEN, agent, )son of Mr.
and Mrs. Salim Shaheen, and repersenting the largest Syrian "clan"
in Canton, is a student of Mt. Union
College, studying pre-medicine. He
is energetic and progressive.
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FLO NAMEY, is a popular young
woman, belongs to several societies,
is well-liked and active. She is a
good choice for a correspondent and
will cover all interesting news ofj
Canton for The SYRIAN WORLD in
that city.
WHY NOT RECOMMEND IT
TO SOMEONE ELSE?
It is not uncommon to hear
old and loyal subscribers of The
SYRIAN /WORLD say, "This is
the only Syrian paper I read,"
or "I read other Syrian papers
published 'in English, but The
SYRIAN § WORLD is unquestionably the best!" May we suggest to those appreciating and
faithful friends to recomjmend
this ,'favorite paper of theirs to
someone who would equally appreciate it but does not know
of it? In every progressive community are (many logical and
natural prospective subscribers
of The SYRIAN WORLD. Do
us and them the favor of making
them actual subscribers!
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<p>Salloum Mokarzel, a Lebanese American intellectual, founded<em> The Syrian World</em> in 1926. Salloum Mokarzel was the younger brother of Naoum Mokarzel, the publisher of the Arabic-language newspaper <em>Al-Hoda. </em>Together, the Mokarzel brothers ran Al-Hoda Publishing, and in 1909, they published <em>The Syrian Business Directory.</em> </p>
<p>Mokarzel created <em>The Syrian World</em> in order to document and celebrate the culture and history of "Syria." At the time, Syria referred to the modern-day countries of Lebanon, Syria, Jordan, Israel, and Palestine. The publication was primarily aimed towards second-generation children of immigrants, but Mokarzel hoped that it would also appeal to the general American public.</p>
<h4>Scope/Content Note</h4>
<p><em>The Syrian World</em> was published between 1926 and 1932 as a journal. In 1932, the format was changed from an academic journal style to a newspaper style, which continued until the periodical's end in 1935. After the death of his brother Naoum, Salloum took over the publication of <em>Al-Hoda.</em></p>
<p>The articles in <em>The Syrian World</em> cover a variety of topics spanning from the practical to the theoretical. Practical subjects include international and domestic travel, historical and contemporary Arabic and Arab-American art and literature, and the mental and physical health and hygiene of immigrants. More theoretical, philosophical, and ideological subjects include ideologies of race, the changing role of women, the formation of Syrian and Lebanese-American societies, and the political and psychological relationships between immigrants and their countries of origin.</p>
<p>All issues of <em>The Syrian World</em> are available, along with full indexes for the first four volumes. For volumes five and six, there are tables of contents at the start of the issues.</p>
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The Syrian World Volume 08, Issue 49
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1935 April 04
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Habib Ibrahim Katibah
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The Syrian World SST
PUBLISHED WEEKLY—ESTABLISHED 1926.
VOL. Vm, NO. 48.
THURSDAY, MARCH 28, 1935.
LABUNTENE, LABAN TO YOU, IS NOW COMMERCIALLY
PRODUCED BY SYRIAN COMPANY IN CITY OF DETROIT
Family Creamery, Founded in 1924, Uses Latest Methods in
Purveying Milk to Customers.
By H. I. Katibah
*
(Editor of The SYRIAN WORLD)
Price, Single Copy,
DR.
YOUNG LADS PROFICIENT
The Syrian school of the St
George Orthodox Church celebrated its first anniversary last week.
The first year has been very successful. The young lads have
shown much improvement in their
ability to speak and write Arabic
They help serve mass with the
older congregation. They recently
held a play in the church, spoken
in Arabic, which drew a large
gathering. The play was very
successful and another is planned
for the /future. There are about
fifty in the class at present and it
is growing rapidly. The ages of the
pupils range from six to fourteen.
They are tutored by John Shaheen.
aaBanaaaaafelfc"1
TO
GUEST SPEAEB
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Detroit, Mich.—Call it daring, call it Syrian shrewdness in business, call it a happy combination of luck and ability, the Family
Creamery today is a reality to be contended with. It is the only
Syrian business venture of its kind
HONOR PAST PRESIDENT
in this country, to our knowledge,
'
A dinner was held in a downtown
certainly the only one of any preSyrian
restaurant
by
the
St.
Nicholas
tentious 'claims.
'
Young Men's Club, Inc., in honor ofi
Like so many other Syrian busiMr. Fred Hitti, past president of the
nesses in the United States it is the
club in accordance with their custom.
outgrowth of experience gained from
!
Mr. Hitti was presented with an easy
employment in a similar big Amerchair.
ican concern. That with a dash of
venture, a small capital and a great
deal of native ingenuity and adaptability, has made it today one of!
the biggest independent creameries
in Michigan, lacking in none of the
essentials and paraphernalia of the
National Music League Giving This "Command Performance'' at
big chain companies, though run on
End of Tour in Maryland and Delaware; Bojalad Versatile,
a smaller scale.
Now Sings Hansel, but Formerly Sang Gretel;
The company was organized in 1924
Was Billed as "Pearl of Orient" on
by George Lutfy, George Shawy and
Tony Jacob who were independent
Cincinnati Radio Hour
distributors of milk. Later on the
three took in Joseph Cueter and
The National Music League's group of young artists who tour
Antony Simon, deceased, and started
.-urrounding states in "Hansel and Gretel", left early last Tuesday
their own creamery on East Side.
morning for a short itinerary in Maryland and Delaware, to end at
At present Jacob and Cueter have
withdrawn, retaining their interests
the Executive Mansion at Washington, D. C, where they were
as stockholders while Albert Zainea
invited to appear by the First Lady.
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SELMA BOJALAD
has come in. ,as a new partner. All
Selma Bojalad's voice will ring
members of the Family Creamery
through the Whitehouse on Saturday
come from, Damascus where, to the
afternoon when the opera will be
present day, the milch goats are driy- j performed for President and Mrs.
en by the milkman through the
Roosevelt and guests. She sings Hanstreets and milk supplied fresh from
sel but not long ago sang Gretel in
the goat's udders to the waiting
the same company, and with the
housewife, or maid.
same facility, such is this young
lady's versatility. Miss Bojalad, a
Waited for Dame Opportunity
very pretty and very charming girl
From a modest beginning they
is also member of the Syrian Fine
grew, with ups and downs, striving
Arts Guild. Although she is in her
against high odds and hard competiealry twenties, she has an exception of the huge milk trusts. They
tionally fine voice, and her tutor, an
were waiting for dame opportunity
Italian, predicts big things for her
to give them a break. And this she
and holds high hopes for her future,
did three years later, when a creamsaying "Wait, you'll be surprised to
ery was going out of business, and
see yourself in a few years. You will
the Syrian enterprisers • bought it
accomplish great things!"
with all its equipments. More of the
When she was still studying at the
latter was added to from time to
Cincinnati Conservatory of Music, a
time, as well as trucks for delivery.
few years ago, she got her first opYoung Opera Singer
The Family Creamery buys its milk
portunity to appear in operto. The
from the farmers at one-year conCincinnati Opera Co. held an audiYork, the "Big Town" and goal of
tracts within a radius of 100 miles.
tion of the young students at the Conartists, in three weeks in a Chinese
The present output of the Syrian comservatory and out of three hundred
musical
play "East Wind". This was
pany is 450 cans of 10 gallons each,
pupils chose Miss Bojalad. Speaking
a
blow.
She had to cancel this enbut has a capacity for 1000 cans. The
of that time she says in a depreciatgagement, as well as give up all
milk is pasteurized in huge glassing tone, "They were nice to me.
other engagements in her strenuous
lined boilers, from which it is pumpThey gave me fine parts." And then
program,
and go into complete reed into a cooling machine «of heatshe started her career, a young girl
tirement
for
a year on the advice
(Continued on page Two.)
still in her teens.
Simultaneously
of her teachers. So she rested at
o
she sang leads in the Cincinnati Opera
her home in Cleveland for a year.
KNOCKED DOWN BY CAR
Co., the Chicago Opera Co., and sang
Upon its expiration she then came to
Mrs. Harry Peters, who was leavonce a week with a sixty-piece radio
New York, two years ago, where
ing the same day for Massillon, Ohio,
hour when • she was billed as the
more misfortune awaited her, this
to attend the funeral of her uncle,
"Pearl of the Orient."
But this
t'me
in the form of an appendix
Nassiff IF. Rahi, was knocked down
schedule proved too strenuous for
operation
causing her to give up
by an automobile on the corner of
her.
singing for another four months.
31st Street and 4th Avenue, New
One day, during a rehearsal, hei
York, last Saturday afternoon. She
But finally she was in fine condivoice
just refused to come forth. It
was no\ seriously injured but sffered
tion and able to continue her promisliterally, suddenly broke,—and she
dislocation of a finger and bruises
CContinued on page Two.)
was scheduled to appear in New
on her head and legs.
SELMA BOJALAD TO SING AT WHITEHOUSE
IN "HANSEL AND GRETEL" FOR ROOSEVELTS
Hnn
On Friday, April 5th, at nOS p. WL
at a meeting to be held at the Mawnational Institute of the Y. W. C *U
94 Joralemoa Street, Brookfcm. Dr.
Philip K. Hitti of
sity, will speak. Dr.
a Professor of Htstorj
in the American Unrvexsirj- of.
and an instructor at rnhaalu UanV
of Oriental T inpiap i »«Mi LMeraanr*
at /Princeton. He is also one of ah*
outstanding educators an
preter of Syrian hisawry
Among his books are:
in America". "An Arab
Gentleman and Warrior of the Cioi
ades". Druae History" ~\i TnjatTl
Whos Who in the 13th Ceatmry*.
Memoirs of Usamah." Be aim o*a>
tributed to several taagaunm in Scaflish. Dr. Hitti is a speaker of exceptional distinction and
Music will rendered by
ists Naieem Karacand.
Toufic Barbara, oudist. of the Arahie
Music Club, and wiQ he assisted hy
a special chorus. No admtasan ftw
wiH be charged.
Dr. Hitti will speak
Arabic, which mar be
stood by his younger audience, although his talk will be
interesting to part
SYRIAN BANQUET FOR DR.
DODGE AT THEIR "HOME"
On March 14 a banquet was heM
by the Syrian Educational Society hi
their clubrooms in honor of Or.
ard Dodge, president of the
ican University of Beirut who is
on a visit. The Syrian
prepared by the Syrian
Society and served by the
Chapter
The welcoming
by the new
goury. who turned over the^asot m
the toastmaster. Michel Malriof,
said so aptly. "Ones home it
proper place to
friends
in the home of
Ladies Aid Society, when
Americans are exteodua
the American-Syrans.*'
Rev ShibJey Malouf. prohnhfy taw
only alumnus present, was the tars*
speaker and was followed % Or. &
C. Dodd. also of the A. U R. and
Prof. Thompson, professor of Araaae
at Harvard, and forroeriy vV the A
U. B.; J>. Sarton. Fans Mahrnit Saw*
Shamon. Rasheed Ahdutneca-,
ry Khoiaay. Dr. Ettas Sawafcaat
John Khouri.
Songs were by Sam Atttej*
Madhat Serbaji who sang a*
until he was beseeched to
Arabic.
Flowers were
Bayard Dodge—
Syrian women of Boots* I
Ladv of Svria."*
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THE SYRIAN WORLD, THURSDAY, MARCH 28, 1935.
«
ATHLETICS THRIVE IN
AKRON; FEW ARE IDLE
Many Work in Rubber Factories;
Active in Politics. No Towering
Success in Business for
Syrians of Akron
(Special to The SYRIAN WORLD)
Akron.—The city which supplies
millions of automobiles with their
shoes, end puts on the market thousands of valuable articles and knickknacks in rubber has given Syrians
- here a sense of economic security.
It may be this ;or it may be other
factors which seem, to have stood
in their way of attaining more substantial or phenomenal success in independent businesses. There are several little businesses thriving—a few
modest beer gardens, such as that run
by Suleiman and Salem Kahwaje, a
dry-goods store run by Abraham
Fadel, a few groceries and restaurants,
and a potato chips factory owned by
Kfareem Salem. This latter approaches
something of prominence and has
good prospects for further growth.
It is now one of best and most successful in Ohio.
But what the Akron Syrians lack in
business preeminence, they have attained in other fields—in athletics and
politics. For Akron, in the minds of
thousands of second-generation Syrians, is prinKarily identified as the
city which raised a Syrian Olympic
athlete. Whether the physical feats
and enthusiasm of the late John
Mallo, heavy weight lifter, were the
main incentive or result of this athletic interest, whether he was cause
or effect in the chain of developments peculiar to Akron and Akron
—Syrians, is imimaterial here. It is a
fact that Syrian young men, and even
young women, in this city take more
avid interest in athletics than perhaps anywhere else.
Three Athletic Clubs
There are three athletic clubs for
the Syrians here. One, founded by
John Mallo, and run now by his
father and younger son Offie, is a
kind of public gymnasium where
ambitious weight-lifters still seek to
approach the record set by the late
Syrian athlete. There are shower
baths, parallel bars and other gymnastic contraptions for the development of bulging muscles and steady
nerves. The membership of the club
is open to all and about fifty per
cent, is Syrian.
The Syrian Athletic Club is the
biggest and best-known in the city
for its championship teams in basketball, soft ball and baseball. !Last
year this club won the inter-Syrian
baseball championship of northern)
Ohio.
A third athletic club, the
Syrian Girls' Athletic Club, was
formed only a few weeks ago. Both
of these teams meet alternately in
the basement of St. Joseph's Syrian
Catholic Church.
Among the well-known families of
Akron are the Skaffs, the Aunes,
Rayess, Haddad, the Karams and
Sawans. Not long ago, as reported
in The SYRIAN WORLD, Mrs. David
Skaff was the only woman of Akron
at a national reception tendered by
Mrs. F. D. Roosevelt to the Chautauqua women members from all
parts of the United States. Mr. Skaff
is a well-known rug merchant. Mrs.
M A. Karam is head of the newly
organized Syrian Women's Society
of jthe International Institute. Mrs.
Rose Rayes, correspondent of The
SYRIAN WORLD, is also secretary to
.the county clerk. Fred Haddad is
deputy sheriff while his father, William Haddad, is an influential local
politician, of the Republican Party.
Another prominent Syrian is Joseph
Lahood, buyer and advertising manager for the Square Deal Groceries,
independent, which include some ten
Syrian stores. Among the old employees in the Goodyear are N. Nairn,
twenty years, and Mike Haddad,
over ten.
One Physician, One Lawyer
Akron has one Syrian physician,
Dr. Harry A. Karam, a graduate of1
the University of Akron and of Rush
Medical College, Chicago, 1932. It
also has one Syrian lawyer, Robert
I. Azar, an old political (figure and
one of the best-known criminal lawyers of the city. He is, besides, Exalted Ruler of the Akron Elks.
With three Chrisian denominations
represented, Akron has only one
church building and one priest, Msgr.
Agapios Riashi, Catholic, who came
to this country in 1920. He has written extensively in the Arabic press,
and is a graduate of "the Oriental
College of Zahle and of the Theological School of the St. Basil Order
of St. John. He has 550 communicants in his congregation who worship
in St. Joseph's Church, bought in
1915. It is considered the best Syrian Catholic church building in Ohio.
Father Riashi expressed deep concern about the future of his younger
charges, saying they are drifting away
from their parents, and that only intensive home training and Sunday
school could win them back. The
Monsignor started an Arabic school
three years ago which did not prove
successful. But the present Sunday
school, especially among the girls,
has more promise.
Among the clubs not mentioned
heretofor in this article are the Syrian American Club, the Syrian Social Club, said to be the oldest existing organization, the Syrian Democratic Club and the Syrian American Progressive League.
Jaleel Assaf'a former literary contributor to as-Sayeh and well-known
literateur, is prominent among the
socialist leaders in Akron.
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DETROIT SYRIANS NOW
COMMERCIALIZE LABAN
Successful in Bar Exams
(Continued from page One.)
graded coils passing down to a container from which it is bottled automatically. «No hand touches the milk
until it reaches the door-steps of
the customer in the wee hours of
•the morning. A complicated and'
almost human-like machine also
automatically washes the
empty
bottles and brings them on a belt
to the bottling stand. From there
they are washed by a sprinkler as
they pass out to the delivery room
and carried away in crates by the
truckmen.
)'
Part Made into Laban
A part of the milk, in bulk, at the
Family Creamery is turned into a
variety of laban which is patented
under the trade-name Labuntene. It
is fermented in a pasteurizing trough,
and gives a smooth, consistent product that is quite palatable and not
as sour as the usual laban. Many
Syrian consumers have given their
seal of approval to Labuntene and
buy it from the Family Creamery instead of going to the trouble of making it at home. Also some Americans
have developed a taste for it. It is
bottled in the same manner and under the same conditions as milk. But
at present the distribution of Labuntene is proportionately small.
The three partners in the Family
Creamery are old residents of Detroit, and ;ajl work at the place. Mr.
Lutfy is president and manager; Mr.
Shawy is secretary and treasurer,
and Mr. Zainea is vice-president in|
charge of the actual operations. Most
of the inside workers are Syrians.
SHUKRY KHOURY
Out of 540 who took the Massachusetts Bar examinations, only a
few passed, two of whom were Shukry Khoury and Fred Bunai. An
elaborate party was given in Mr.
Khoury's honor by Simon RGibany,
his close friend, which was attended
by many people from Lawrence, Lowewll, Boston, and other cities. Philip Solomon, violinist, Asexander
Thomas, oudist and Alfred Thomas,
singer, came from Providence to sing
and play at the celebration.
Congratulatory speeches were giv-'
en by Rev. Shibley Malohf, and Faris
Malouf; Rashid Abdelnour was the
nimble master-of-ceremonies.
Mr. Khoury was chairman of the
convention of the New England Federation last year.
TO SING AT WHITE HOUSE
(Continued from page One.)
WEDDING DATE
The wedding of Edna Andrews,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Abe Andrews, to Joseph Ellis of Moundsville,
W. Via., has been set for June 1.
Their engagement was announced
several months ago.
Mrs. Hanna Francis
Mrs. Hannah Francis, widow of
Selim Boutross Francis, 59 )died in
her home in Brooklyn, 195 Clinton
Street, Friday, March 8. Services
were held in St. Mary's Catholic
Church, Msgr. Paul Sanky officiating.
ing career.
Last winter she was
engaged by the National Music
League to sing in Hansel and Gretel,
and has been with them ever since.
The League has been in existence
for approximately 19 years and was
formed with the purpose of "making
America (music-conscious" and presenting the higher type of music to
old and young America, particularly
penetrating the colleges and schools.
It employs (the highest artists among
the younger talent. Mrs. Frederick
Steinway is president of the executive committee, Mrs. Christian B.
Holmes, chairman and among many
other prominent people on the board
are Mrs. Charles Guggenheimer, Walter Damrosch, Walter Naumburg,
John Erskine, Lawrence Tibbett and
Herbert Witherspoon.
Miss Boialad, while in New York,
res'des with her aunt, Mrs. B. D.
Haddad, Brooklyn. Her parents, Mr.
and Mrs. Ameen Bojalad, live in
Cleveland, and she has four younger
brothers.
"OTHER ARABIAN NIGHTS"
"ARABIAN ROMANCES AND
FOLK-TALES"
Published by Charles Scribner's in
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Illustrated by the eminent American |
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THE SYRIAN WORLD, THURSDAY, MARCH 28, 1935.
Bouriaily Scores
Leisure and Amusements
in Syria
Another Scoop
By Dr. John G. Hazam
How do people spend their leisure
time in Syria? What do they do for
amusement? Have the high-pressure
methods of entertainment from the
West any thrill for the East? Have
the movies and radios become popular institutions? And how does the
Oriental "take it"?
In the East, changes, unless imposed by force from above, usually
come but slowly. Long-established
habits and tastes can hardly be revolutionized in a day, or even a
generation. Indeed, with the possible
exception of the few semi-westernized
coastal cities, Syria remains at heart
thoroughly Oriental in its ideas of!
what constitutes a good time.
are beginning to take an interest in
these numerous hovel inportations.
But it is only the beginning.
For the most part, however, the
East still persists in its accepted
ways. The afternoon nap remains the
universal institution. In the cities
merchants, business men, professional people leave their shops and offices
to be run by skeleton staffs or by
small boys, or in some cases close
them altogether, to be reopened
around three o'clock. An unsuspecting Westerner soon learns that it
is futile, if no bad etiquette, to call
on anyone in the early afternoon;
one might just as well go visiting
after midnight.
Plenty of Time
After the Nap
To be sure, time is something the
East has a great deal of. It is in fact
the proverbial land of leisure. The
clock has not yet become, as in
America, a national fetish grown
powerful enough to enslave its
watcher. There is virtually no hurry,
no hustle and bustle, such as characterizes the average Western metropolis. After all, why do things
today that can just as well be put
off until tomorrow? Why exert one's
self beyond what is necessary or required? Surely there is something
that can be said in favor of such a
somnambulent philosophy.
And the traditional concepts of)
leisure and recreation inevitably reflect it. The usual ways of spending
one's time in the East are nearly
all sedentary. That is, one sits, often
just sits, sipping coffee, chatting,
smoking. After lunch a siesta: after
that the cafe; then perhaps a short
stroll; and finally a late dinner and
an evening's visit with the neighbors.
In the country blest with an overabundance of warmth and sunshine it
is no wonder that unnecessary physical exercise is looked upon as somewhat abhorrent. Life is quiet, peaceful, langorous.
Any other mode
might be regarded by conservative
elements as silly, improper, or even
immoral. But this ancient attitude is
due for a rude awakening in the not
distant future.
About four o'clock the Eastern
gent, roused from his sleep, puts on
his palm beach suit and his tarboush (fez), and wends his way to
his favorite cafe, where he is sure
to find his cronies. The cafe might
be an indoor affair with wide doors
facing the public square, or one overlooking the waterfront, or simply an!
open air pavilion underneath a grove
of trees. A narghili is ordered, then
some cold drinks—sus (licorice), mulberry sherbet, or Syrian ice-cream
topped by gay-colored ices and
sprinkled with pistachios. Also, beer
has become a very popular drink in
the Orient, imbibed even by the
usually abstemious Moslems. Cards
and dominoes are played, but the
favorite game by far is towli (backgammon); one hears shash bash,
ikki bir, etc. for hours on end accompanied by mouth-filling oaths and
smacking gusto. Others may sit, sip
their Turkish coffee, talk politics or
poetry, gossip, and gape at the motley crowds in the streets as they
shuffle by.
Even Women at Amusements
Already these time-honored notions are being subjected to assaults
from all sides iby the en masse introduction of new-fangled ideas and
strange contraptions from the West.
Beach bathing, athletics, nightclubs,
movies, and more recently, the radio
have come to disturb the smug complacency of Eastern existence and
worry the bulwarks of the established
moral order. What seems worse is
the fact that women, whose place
was supposed to be in the home and
who were practically barred even
from the old-fashioned amusements,
After sundown the hot sultry air
begins to cool. This is the signal for
hordes of the inhabitants to turn out,
as if bound for a fair, and make for
the parks, the 'ains (springs), or some
scenic spot. Men in their shirwals
or sayis, or decked in franji (European dress) or wearing a queer mixture of both; women veiled and unveiled, and scores of romping children constitute the usual evening
parade. In Beirut they go to the
Zaituni (waterfront) or seashore, in
Zahli and Ba'albak to the delightful
town spring, in Damascus to the
banks *>f the Barada river, in Hama
and Antioch to the edge of the River
*Asi, etc., there to sit beside the
waters on the green grass, breathe the
bracing air, and exchange with their
friends the day's news and doings.
The sunset stroll is almost a sacred
rite in the East indulged in by young
and old, peasant and urbanite.
Monte Bourjaily, General
Manager, United Features.
Monte Bourjaily— his latest coup
is a series of article by General
Hugh S. Johnson, former head of the
NRA, on present day topics
The
Syndicate has approximately 150 features,.. .Supplies to a few hundred
papers in the States
A milliondollar concern that Monte Bourjaily
literally pulled up by the bootstraps
United Feature s is a subsidiary of
the United Press....The U. P. and
Bourjaily own all the stock in the
closed corporation of the feature
syndicate
Some of the syndicate's
columnists are Heywood Broun, Westbrook Pegler,
Two of Bourjaily's
latest brilliant scoops—securing world
publication rights outside France for
Dicken's "Life of Our Lord",. and
"Napoleon's Letters to Marie Louise.'"
Chronologically
Monte Bourjaily
was born in Ketaly, Lebano
came
to America at age of six
In Methuen, Mass
Went to Syrian boarding school of Joseph Saliba, father of
George Saliba, the sound engineer of
New York
got his first smell of
printer's ink in that school.... Still
remembers how he and the boys used
to set hand type and turn the crank
of the hand press to turn out the
Arabic school paper
Doesn't remember very much Arabic now
Has been in newspaper game ever
since.... In Syracuse, N. Y., high
school founded the school paper
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VOL. Vm, NO. 48.—MARCH 28, 1935.
DR. HAZAM GOES
LECTURING
The .articles which our friend
Dr. John Hazam has contributed
to our paper have been a distinct asset Both old and young
of our readers, of the first and
second generations like them.
They are <the sort of thing for
which The SYRIAN WORLD
primarily stands, mature and accurate information on Syria and
Syrians. He has done a good
job well, and the circle of his
effectiveness in the columns of
our paper has been wide. Now
he is extending it to thousands
of Americans through the medium of the lecture platform. We
heartily wish him success.
DO NOT WAIT FOR THE
EDITOR TO VISIT
YOUR CITY!
Wherever our editor, Mr. Katibah, has gone the subscription
list of The SYRIAN WORLD
has increased, sometimes doubled and tripled. This is heartening and encouraging to us. But
it should not make some of our
agents think that now they can
rest on their oars. On the contrary his success should be a
challenge to them, to do likewise, at least in some appreciable measure. The editor reports there is "a keen need for
The SYRIAN WORLD everywhere I have visited." It is the
kind of paper that needs little
sales-talk and less high-pressure
salesmanship. A\ clear and intelligent explanation of what it
is and what its objectives are,
is usually sufficient to win a sale.
And if we only can get hold of
all the intelligent and progressive members of a community
we will have a formidable army
indeed. The majority of the
names sent in by our itinerant
editor represent economic, social
and intellectual standing in the
various communities he has visited. A story reached us about
a certain subscriber of The SYRIAN WORLD in Massillon, Ohio
who was approached for a subscription to another paper. The
prospective replied: "When you
begin to have as good writers
on your paper as The SYRIAN
WORLD I will consider the
proposition."
This is the type of potential
subscribers we advise our agents
to go after. This is the type
that will make it possible for us
to conserve and improve on the
high objectives we placed before us.
It makes one's heart
glad to know that the work he
as doing is being appreciated;
and it is a pleasure to work for
such people.
Dear agent, search out such
prospectives and go after them.
That's where you will get results, whether the editor happens to be there or not.
PAGE LABUNTENE!
The Family Creamery of Detroit should be credited for a
missionary work that deserves
high raise. In introducing Labuntene to American homes it
is performing a service which
is incomparable with the meagre
return the company is receiving
for
marketing
this
valuable
article. The health-giving qualities of the beneficial bacteria
that is found in large quantities
in the laban ferment, known as
lactobacillus Aicidopholus, have
long been ^recognized by medicine. The Russian scientist^and
physician, Metchnikoff, who died
in 1916, was considered the
father of fermented therapy. He
was the first to point out the
connection between longevity in
such races as iArabs and Bulgarians and the consumption of fermented milk. The Acidophilus
bacteria has been definitely credited with curative results in the
itreatment of chronic constipation. In Syria physicians prescribe it as beneficial food for
typhoid patients, and for many
other ailments.
One would wish that a much
bigger capital than the Family
Creamery could at present command were put behind a concerted effort to popularize this oriental brand of fermented milk.
We understand that an American, (who introduced a similar
brand, under the trade mark of
Zoolak, made a fortune out of
it. It should not be difficult for
some Syrian or Syrians to do the
same thing.
And while we do not claim
sufficient business knowledge to
dispense counsel to others, we
venture to suggest that if the
Family Creamery concentrated
its efforts at pushing this article
it anight find itself, in time na;turally, identified in the American mind with this article. This
is a great advantage as an advertising point. There are hundreds of companies that handle
and sell pasteurized milk in this
country; but mighty few that
have taken a hand at producing
and marketing laban.
So, in our little way and for
what good it may do, we wish
to page Labuntene, the shy and
retiring off-spring of Milk!
HHHHHKHHHH
Kind Corrections and Enlightenment
Editor, The SYRIAN WORLD:— I
read every word of your paper, the
second copy I have received. Your
paper interests me.
I did jnot start to read the paper
with the eyes of a critic but I came
upon several errors concerning the
Syrian people of Lansing, Mich.
The first was that I was represented
as presiding officer of the Syrian
American Workmen's Association. The
presiding officer and president of the
Association was and is Mr. Fred N.
Corey.
I, sorry to say, was not
present at the meeting for the reason
I did not know about it.
You stated that very few young
Syrians of this city go on to college
upon the completion of their high)
school courses. I can state why that
is so. There have been approximately twenty or twenty-five high school
graduates in this city. Of course,
there are about eight or ten that
have attended college.
The percentage is (very high for the the number of Syrians here.
At the present time, there are a
great many Syrians in the two high
schools in Lansing. One of the most
popular Syrians in Lansing, is little
"Blackie" Abraham, one of the cleverest (athletes in school. Blackie is
very small, but he played football and
is a star basketball player. His high
school team, Saturday, completed a
most successful season, which culminated at Flint, Mich, with their
19th
consecutive
victory.
Little
"Blackie" (was practically the star of
every game and was seldom beaten
out of high scoring honors.
In the past, we have had two AllState football players who were Syrians. At the present time, we have
many promising candidates attending
high school.
The youth of Lansing are very
young. They iare either in school
or they have not been out in the
world long enough to make a name
for themselves. Just to show you
how lyoung our youth is, I \am pne
of the oldest high school graduates
here, and I graduated but five years
ago, in 1930.
It will not be long before the Syrians of Lansing will show that they
are not to be outdone ;by anyone.
They will make the name of the Syrians well-known here and elsewhere.
Lansing, Mich.— Abraham N. Courey
do to have Syria an independent or
o
Appeal for Unity and Freedom
Editor, The SYRIAN WORLD.—
Permit me to express my opinion for
publication. I wish to speak to those
who yet have a warm spot for the
motherland be they American or Syrian born. To those who wish as I
in the least, a more independent
JUST SAY "OVER 21"
How often in childhood, with righteous vexation,
I hate the years for their tedious
flightThen, being a kid was a sad situation
And playing at "grown-ups" a source
of delight
I hate the years still but with hate
grown pathetic;
For now as they pass me on wings
all too fleet,
The bane of my childhood looms
plainly prophetic—
Since so many birthdays have made
me discreet.
Nora Haddad
country than she now is, and to those
who believe in a united confederation of Arabic nations, I say, now is
the time to act. Hitler of Germany
has paved the way.
France, today, is in a. precarious
position, in spite of her professed!
allies.
Below, I have enumerated
some reasons why.
1. She has less than two-thirds the
population of Germany.
2. She has a very low birth-rate
among the leading powers.
3. She has a very high ratio of old
to young as a result of the war, andi
thus has a lessened man-power than
would otherwise be had.
4. Industrially she is inferior to
Germany as well as lacking the general inventiveness of Germany; the
latter is a big factor.
5. She has a large number of discontents and oppositionists.
6. Her No. African colonies are becoming restless and discontent.
7. She cannot absolutely rely on
help, especially of the English, who
unless they foresee invasion will
keep aloof of war. Russia is unreliable. Poland is now favorable to
Germany. Italy may be relied upon
but will have to divide her forces
lor her No. African colonies, and
Abbyssinia will see her opportunity
for a coast line.
8. A Pan-Islam uprising means an
opposition of 250,000,000 or more
Moslems which even Russia must be
worried by, as well as England,
France and Italy.
These are sufficient reasons for
Syria to add the following threat.
She can declare herself in favor of
aid to Germany in a war with France
unless (independence is granted. For
her independence, Syria can agree to
provide a certain number of highly
trained troops to aid France for stay
during the next twenty years. These
troops would in peace time be a unifying element and policing element
and would thus enable stability of
government. If this threat is looked
upon as purely fictitious, word can
be sent to Germany of her alliance.
Syrians can be sent ;to be trained
industrially, technically, and in military methods. We can do our part
by lending encouragement and advice to our countrymen in then*
homeland. Now the point is shall
we do something about jrt or not.
Perhaps someone else has a better
plan. At least let us unite on some
method and free our brethren of European dominance and oppression.
Ft. Wayne, Ind.— Thomas G. Ember
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Funds for Two Months More
Editor,The SYRIAN WORLD:—The
supper-dance which was to be held'
at the Plaza Hotel on May 4th, under the auspices of the Syrian Ladies'
Aid Society, has been postponed,
owing to a- general feeling that a
later date would be more suitable.
The change of date will be announced
in due time.
In the meantime, we hope that our
good friends will (continue their
generous contributions, to make possible the furtherance of the charitable work of the society during the
summer months. The funds on hand
at present are sufficient only to put
program across for two months more.
We sincerely trust that through the
response of our good people, we will
be in a position to continue our work
during the summer.
Syrian Ladies Aid Society
Lydia N. Tadross, treasurer.
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THE SYRIAN WORLD, THURSDAY, MARCH 28, 1935.
Peeps at Bostonians
By H. I. Katibah
THE SPIRIT IS WILLING, BUT. .. .
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Toledo, Ohio, jMarch 22.—The
date line in this article is not
relevant. It serves to inform
my friends and others who
scan this column ;that I am
still wandering, and at present am in this city. It could
have been written in any American city, town,
village or Hamlet—wherever Syrians are found. It
is said that "when a Greek meets a Greek they
open a restaurant." We could as truly say, "When
a Syrian meets a Syrian they organize a society."
And when you come back after a few months you
wiH find that the original society has split into two!
In some of the towns I visited, where Syrians
could not number more than a thousand or twelvehundred, I was positively assured there were from
fifteen to twenty societies. In one town I found
there were' three societies which carried the same
same, "Phoenician."
And yet, when you first approach a Syrian community, the first thing you hear is a deploration of
such a state of things. There is an intense, almost pathetically earnest desire and yearning for
"unity" and cooperation. Everyone you talk to
points the finger of accusation to somebody else.
He or she is quite ready to forgive and forget in the
name of "unity." But there is always some "if"
which stands in the way.
This state of things is not only true of the old
generation Syrians and Lebanese, but of the younger generation also. A public-spirited young man
in Youngstown who has kept himself as unintangled in the sorry state of dissension and bitter
acriminations now poisoning the atmosphere of the
Syrian colony there, confided to me his utter dismay of the whole situation.
"It seems", he said, "as though you are against
a /dead walL The younger generation Syrians are
just as bad as their parents in this matter, and I
can think of no remedy or way out."
Both the Syrian Arabic and English papers in
this country have written extensively about this
social malady that seems to be accentuated in us
Syrians, bind against which (we seem to have developed no immunity. They have discussed the
causes and offered various remedies in countless
p-ticles. But I believe, as far as I have found out,
they have made a mistaken diagnosis.
Ou-.- Syrian journalists and reformers have usually
assumed that we lack the good intention, the spirit
of self-sacrifice and ultruism, the sense of loyalty,
to make an effective unity possible.
Important as these considerations are, I hold they
are beside the point and do not apply to our peculiar situation. I believe we do not lack any of
these goodly virtues, and sometime I feel we have
a little too much of them. It is not lack of loyalty
that leads to our lack of unity. It is mistaken
loyalty. It is not self-sacrifice that we need. It
is wise economy in such self-sacrifice, jit is determining worthwhile objectives for our altruistic
efforts.
The Syrian who devotes much of his energy and
time to further the aims of a society formed after
his hometown in Syria or Lebanon, is not selfish.
He is often short-visioned. He is expending too much
on something that is not sufficiently big, and can
not hold the fire of his enthusiasm long enough. To
organize in the name of bridge or dance or "social
activities" and turn away from: such objectives as
education, civic interests or economic betterment
is to commit one's self to something that cannot
challenge the depths of his loyalty.
It is because we are "loyal" to too many petty
things that we cannot consecrate ourselves for the
One Thing that's Needed. We act like so many
Marthas fluttering and fussing about the kitchens
of camel aims and petty objectives. Is it a wonder that we soon fall away, begin to quarrel among
ourselves and accuse one another of selfishness?
Then again, we do Hot lack the principles and
qualities that make for organization and unity as
much as we lack in the technique and technology
of these things. We fail to realize that no, unity
can be sustained long enough to achieve its own
objectives when each is intensely wrapped in his
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By Margaret Alexander
(Warning: This news is stale!.
PEOPLE ARE KNOWN BY
DIFFERENT THINGS.. I for
being a laggard, Rasheed Abdulnour for his wit, Popeye
for his Spinach
but the
Rihbanys are known for their
entertainment
Each week-end their home
on Hudson Street resounds
with hilarity, and the aroma of Syrian delights,
flavored with a dash of old Mexico (for these good
people come from there) has stirred the appetite
of many a door-squatting neighbor.
Is it any wonder then that Simon Rihbany's
party in honor of his friend, Shukry Khoury, when
his friend passed the bar a few weeks ago, was
such a gala affair?... .It was 100% Syrian, if you
will discount the songs of Najla Khoury (but who
would!)
Rasheed Abdulnour master-c^remonied. It was
he who called our attention to the fact that the
dear Lord giveth even as he taketh away. In this
instance he taketh away the great Oliver Wendell
Holmes and giveth to us soon after ATTORNEY
SHUKRY KHOURY!"....
The much-liked Faris Malouf was the first to
offer his congratulations, followed by the Rev. Shibley Malouf, Adeeb Jabbour and Charles Mallek
(who is a student of Philosophy at Harvard and
who has won a $1700 scholarship to Oxford).
From Providence came the renowned violinist,
Philip Solomon, and his oudist, Alexander Thomas,
and Albert Thomas, whose voice has sparkle—especially when he sings tah-too-art. There was also
"Nassour" with his clever attabas, and another
gentleman who, with one hand over his ear, sang
songs that wrung ecstatic exclamations from those
who heard
(from most of those who heard) and
sonorous-voiced Sam Attaya, and, not leastly, Lillian Nackley
We couldn't keep our eyes open, so we left at
four
when things were practically beginning.
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On April 5 a testimonial dinner is to be given for
this brilliant young man at the Hotel Lenox. Joe
Thomas, of Norwood and Boston, and Shukry's
roommate, chairmans the Committee of Plans
assisted by Mrs. Joseph Nackley, Mrs. Sam Attaya,
the Misses Lulu Murr, Emily Debs, Gladys Shibley,
S. Kay Peters, of Dover, N. H., and Simon Rihbany.
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On April 13 Shukry, with a brand-new moustache
and glasses, sails for his home in Palestine to visit
his family and receive a paternal slap-on-the-back.
Accompanying him will be his brother, Nicholas,
and his roommate, Joe Thomas.
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"One's home is the proper place to entertain one's
friends. So in the home of the Syrian Ladies Aid
Society, Syrian-Americans extended welcome to
American-Syrians"...said Mr. Michel Malouf, toastmaster, at the banquet given recently by the S. E. S.
in honor of President Bayard Dodge, who is here
on a brief visit with his wife.
Among the honored guests were Dr. S. C. Dodd,
Dr. Sarton and Prof. Thompson (who speaks Arabic
with a Scotch burr!)
of course, our own shining
lights contributed to this memorable evening. First
by the new president of the S. E S., George Shagoury; Rev. Shibley Malouf—whose enthusiasm
carried him on too long, but whose ardency for his
Alma Mater made the sin forgivable; Attorneys
Faris Malouf, Elias Shamon, Shukry Khoury; Dr.
Elias Sawabini; Rasheed Abdulnour; John Khouri.
The speeches were punctuated with songs by Sam
Attaya and Madhat Serboji, accompanied by the
Armenian "Harry" and his trio. Flowers were presented to Mrs. Dodge by the Syrian Women of
Boston.
The dinner was prepared by the Ladies Aid and
served by a bevy of attractive Junior Chapter
members.
What ho! Have Syrian musicians had their ears
to the ground and heard the rumblings of youth
against the boring ya-lals?
It would seem so
from the catchy tunes in "The White Rose", sung
by Mohamed Abdel-Wahab. (Hearken, maid, Abdel(Continued on Page Seven)
FACE
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WHAT'S IN A NAME?
By George
The above title has appeared
some time and dozens of
suggesting names and giving _
titles are not original. Not that fax i_
of deliberately stealing them from other
these titles have been used before,
the offer goes on. I'm not ready to
ning titles add. maybe youTI be the*
of a subscription.
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Lansing, Mich. Please note:— -Trunki
Nicholas, for your contribution. Keep
the titles, maybe well use then. To
while interesting, is not new. It las aat irwh
peared before, but has had vari
some time ago I was late for
:ng effects of 'morning after'.) When
the boss, I couldn't think of a
to give, so I told him that I had to
miles (modified) last night When he
the reason I said, "I had a dream that j
took me for a long ride into the country *
broke down and we had to walk back. 1
tired that I had to go back to steep.**
Slips that pass in the night (
Literary Digest)
A certain English-Arabic newspaper
out West shows in its masthead the
•'Subscription Rates. S2.00 per year.
advance in the U. S. S3.00 per year a
countries." Perhaps they don't know that «Ts
Foreign countries who have not paid
Spring and Poetry—in School Work
Young Tom Rizk. attending school in New Yozftfc
found this poem in his arithmetic book,
well enough of it to send it to this column:
As I was going to the town of fficks.
I met a man with seven kids.
Each kid had seven sacks,
Each sack had seven cats
Each cat had seven kits (kittens)
Kits, cats, sacks and kids.
How many were going to the town
Let's see how good you are, send in your
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More Puzzles
Michael Sirganey, 15, of New York,
following: It seems that one day two Syrian
bought a box of apples. They divided the box
ly and each received thirty apples. One st
apples at three for one cent, realizing ten
the other at two for one cent, realizing
cents.
The following day one of them
another box containing sixty apples, and
on the previous day's sales was willing to
twenty-five cents for the apples. He sold
five for two cents, realizing only twenty-four
The pedlars are still arguing about the
penny.
A GLIMPSE AT MAINE!ACS
By Philip Ferris
Norman Ayoob, erstwhile whiskey king of
tral Maine has returned to his beloved
land of Potato-fed farmers and contented
His departure left a sore spot in the hearts of lanumerable farmerettes of South Gardiner
Flash—
The wedding of Thomas Attaya to Frances
a long anticipated event,—an attractive young
with Tom's diminutive but aggressive brother. Dick.
as best man and demure Charlotte Sahtey
honor
Anothei match that left us
was the middle aisle act of Chick Wuaacaa
Hazel George, made more glamorous by the fact
that they eloped—it was a surprise corning from
two people who were always so shy in
Amour
The last but by no means teas
was that of James Mitchell and Madeline
an event that monopolized the general
in the community—both popular j cuing
Three more weddngs follow after Easter.
tainly "hit the spot" in the Pine Tree State.
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DID YOU KNOW-^That the Syrian A C. a
club, and the Lebanon Girls Club have
and formed one club, the Syrian Mutual
tion
That Colby College girls are
Syrian women grammar
That Joe Ferris, a Student at St. Francis Xavier U. in Nova Scotte baa
Continued on Page Six
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IN THE SYRIAN SPORTS WORLD
By Paul Nicholas
the forthcoming series. Their expert
playing was thoroughly enjoyed by
the onlookers.
Among the ranking players who are
expected to take part in the club's
series will be Babe Ruth's daughter,
who is among the top-notchers of
the feminine paddle wielders.
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Basketball is Their
Forte in Waterville
From Waterville,
Me., my SYRIAN
WORLD colleague
writes me thus:—
"Waterville, Me., is
literally reeking
with Syrian youths,
commonly called
the dominating element in basketball
here.
Once more
the Syrians rise to prominence as
they emerge from a short period of
obscurity, during the football season,
to capture all laurels in basketball.
Although their brothers before them
set a difficult stride, this younger
generation of athletes bids fair to
even outclass the sterling records of
the former. Shades of Karter, Ferris,
Nimon, Saliem and Joseph once again
flash across the polished courts in the
person of these youngsters who are
constantly adding to the fame and
prominence of an already eloquent
Syrian reputation.
Nor does this unequalled superiority of Syrians in this sport end here.
From the Junior High School down
to the lowest grades in the grammar
schools, the Syrian youngsters, six
years, old up, seem to possess a natural tendency and an unexcelled
technique in basketball. For example,
up from Junior High next year, come
Elias Bolus and Gabe Hikel, two
athletic youths, if ever anyone can
be called athletic. They bid fair to
^becoming two of the greatest basketball players ever turned out of a local
high school.
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Bay Ridge Champ to Enter Series
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Accompanying Team to Bermuda
Burlington, Vt— Fred J. Fayette,
poplar and well-known in this city,
a sophomore at Harvard Law School,
is accompanying the Rugby Team to
Bermuda where he will participate
in the games there. The team is
leaving at the end of th^s month.
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Atlantic City, N. J., March 14.-^Jot
Son, 180, of Philadelphia scored a
technical knockout over Eddie O'Day,
189, of Cleveland in the first round
of a 6 round bout.
It took Referee Joe Mangold just
one minute to decide that O'Day was
no opposition for the popular Syrian
heavyweight. The onslaught of blows
that greeted Eddie was more than he
could stand.
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Minneapolis, March 18.—Al Ettore,
190, fast Philadelphia heavyweight
knocked out Art Sykes, 180, New
York Syrian, in the seventh round
of the ten-round semi-windup here
tonight.
Up until the fifth round Sykes appeared to be the aggressor but the
Italian opened up and had the Syrian
weakened in the sixth. At the bell
for the seventh the Philadelphian
came out to finish the New Yorker
in about one minute. Sykes received
favorable comment for his style of
fighting even though he was defeated.
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Washington, D. C, March 25.—
Petey Sarron, 129, defeated Joe Rivers, 132, of Long Beach, Cal., in ten
rounds. Petey, a Syrian, hails from
Birmingham, Ala., and is the featherweight champ of the South where
he is very popular. The last time he
visited his hometown he was met,
literally, with a brass band, flowers,
and the mayor. Twice he has fought
Fred Miller, world featherweight
champ and lost very close decisions.
He is ranked among the first five
featherweights of the world but he
is also classed as a lightweight
New York.—In a series of table
tennis exhibitions co be played by
ranking national champions and inter-city title holders, Al Elhilow, Bay
Ridge champion, and son of Mrs.
Selwa El-Hilow, Brooklyn, will uphold his title and perhaps gain higher
ones in the sport that has become
a national game along with bridge
and golf. The series will be sponsored
by the Men's Club of the Church of
Immaculate
Conception, Stapleton,
Staten Island, according to the S. I.
Advance.
Al and Bob Maleny, vice president
of the New York State Table Tennis
Association, gave an exhibition match
on the club's new regulation table at
the meeting held last week to discuss
Joe Saidie, the genial pharmacist
of Fifth Avenue, New York, backed
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his fights in Australia, not very long ! be ranked among the best.
How well it would be for these orago, and within six months Joe reganizations to instigate among their
ceived a check for 12 grand. Sarron
youthful members the urge to form
won every fight in Australia, Saidie's
athletic teams. The more popular
home country, and according to Saisports would be baseball, football and
die, "Sarron is a grand boy, a cleanbasketball. Such sports as boxing,
cut fellow and if it weren't for a
wrestling, tennis, golf and track are
cracked finger he got in Australia
also suggested as possible fields of
he'd be winning every fight here too."
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competition for Syrian athletes.
Surely in each organization there
An Appeal to Syrian Clubs
are some members who are interThe Syrians in America have inested in this worthy movement. If
vaded many fields and they have
each club could boast of at least one
shown their true worth by being
athletic team this fact would draw
classed among the best in medicine,
the interest of outsiders to the proliterature, teaching, commercial art,
gress made by Syrians in the sports
business and politics.
world.
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Your
correspondent
will be very
We now have quite a few pioneers
glad
to
hear
from
any
clubs
that have
in the sports world. If the various
an
lactive
athletic
board.
clubs sponsor Syrian athletes it would
not be long before our athletes would
A.
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Importers of Fine Oriental Rugs
276 Fifth Ave,
Telephone:
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New York, N. Y.
Bogardus 4-4345.
122 S. Evans St., Pottstown, Pa.
HISTORY OF "THE SHEIK" IS HISTORY
OF THE NEW YORK SYRIANS' PROGRESS
Oldest Syrian Restaurant in New. York Saw Heyday of Syrians on Washington
Street and Now Serves Them on the Avenue
"The Sheik," the original Sheik in
fact, well-known to many New Yorkers, both Syrian and American, celebrates its twenty-fifth anniversary this
year in a quarter century of service
to its countrymen and to the many
Americans who relish the Syrian
dishes.
The Sheik Restaurant, whose proprietor is Simon Kirdahy, was formerly on Washington Street, there catering to the Syrians and the Wall
Street brokers who made it their
rendez-vous. Kirdahy has built up a
reputation, for cleanliness and quality.
With the true pride of anyone who
does his job well, Kirdahy prides
himself on the pure butter that goes
in the making of his food, on the
freshest vegetables (no canned goods)
and on the highest grade pastry that
they make on the premises. And
another point of pride with him is
the quiet atmosphere in his restaurant. He never allows gambling in
his establishment.
He has had the pleasure of being
host to many parties in his house,
parties of firms you would recognize
in a flash but his latest are celebrations of groups from International
House and New York University.
He saw the Syrians in all thenglory on Washington Street. He remembers and knows all the big business men of our community who used
to live there or whose offices were
there.
Some were peddlers who
have risen in the world, have made
money and have built up enviable
business houses. The stories he could
tell, real success stories of the Syr/ ians of the "Street" would make your
eyes pop. The Syrians cf Washington
Street, however, outgrew the little
Street and moved uptown, to fashionable Fifth Avenue. And true to his
desire to serve Syrians, not only
Americans, he moved with them,
moved nearer his customers, who are
also phis friends. He is now in the
heart of the fashionable district. In
this district it has been estimated
that there are thousands of Syrians.
On every block ere several Syrian
firms, high ejass firms in rugs, lin-
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SHEIK
241 Fifth Avenue
ens, laces, negligees or underwear.
Each of these employs many Syrians,
and on the side streets, streaming
from the Avenue, are numerous Syrian and Jewish factories and other
houses who also employ hundreds
of Syrians. So it would not be farfetched to say there are a few thousand Syrians working in that district.
On every last Thursday of the
month Mr. Kirdahy employs Syrian'
musicians and singers, making it a
right gala evening. His restaurant
is located at 241 Fifth Avenue, just'
off 28th Street.
MAINE-IACS
(Continued from page Five.)
crashed the social circle in his debut
at the High-land Ball
That Margaret Alexander, Boston columnist, is
most Maine-iacs' favorite writer
..That
Father
Philip . Nagem,
brilliant young pastor of
the
local Maronite Church, plans an
elaborate Mahrajan to be held for
three days this sumimer
That Fouad Saliem, popular Colby student
sends articles written in French dialogue to Ima Wanderer's column under the name of Joe LaFlamme
That ,the Royal Cafe, only Syrian
restaurant in Maine is now under
the able management of Buxom Eva
Stevens
That Charles Stevens was
appointed clerk to the Common Council by the Republican city government
That Waterville Syrians have
gone politically crazy!
Until we
meet again.
PYRAMID RESTAURANT
Noted for its clean food,
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and reasonable -prices.
Proprietor
KARAM FRAM
185 Atlantic Ave.,
Brooklyn
Accessible to All Subways
Tel.: MAin 4-9446
RESTAURANT,
New York, N. Y.
Invites you to partake of delicious Syrian dishes noted for their
quality tastiness.
Tel: MUrray Hill 4-9143
Home-made
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Just Plain Facts
PLANNED FOR DAMASCUS
Social Notes
By Philip Khauli
Arabic Home and Garden
Scenes to Feature Stage;
Dancing in Separate
Ballroom
A very novel entertainment will
be the affair of the Damascus Fraternity next Sunday, March 31, according to Assad Mudarri, president of
the fraternity. The affair Will be
held in the Knights of Columbus Hall,
One Prospect Park West, Brooklyn.
Two halls have been engaged, one on
the second floor for the Arabic entertainment and one on the fourth
for dancing.
Both entertainments
will start promptly at 8 p. m. The
name of the dance orchestra was not
made public. However, according to
Charles Barsa, the same orchestra
played regularly over the radio and
is at present under contract to a
famous Harlem, night club. They
will supply their own entertainment
besides that arranged by the fraternity. Jacqueline Bush and Helen
Burrows will give a specialty dance.
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The stage of the lower ballroom
will be decorated in oriental style
for the entertainers who are Najeebee
Murad, Antoon Abdelahad, Russel
Bunai and Constantine Souss. The
accompanyists are Fathalla Abyad,
Nairn Karakand, Toufic Barham, Joseph Sirganey, Moses Kalookey and
Mike Hamway.
Sabri Andrea is chairman of the
entertainment committee.
NEWS OF OUR AGENTS
AND CORRESPONDENTS
Philip Ferris, our correspondent
and agent in Waterville, Me., writes
an intimate yet interesting letter that
we see fit to pass on to you: "Maine
Syrians have suddenly come to the
conclusion that to subscribe to the
SYRIAN WORLD is to invest a comparatively small sum towards the
progress of the Syrian race throughout the world. Very recently, three
new subscribers, starting with this
issue, expressed that thought to me;
Wesley Sayer, an intelligent young
man whose forefathers were pioneers
of education, now a student at Coschool; John Joseph, oriental grocer
who is also in demand as a singer
throughout Central Maine and Thomas Bolus. It did not take a great
deal of persuasion to get Mr. Bolus
to subscribe. Being the father of several children, he foresaw the advantages his children would derive
through perusing the pages of such
a universally popular paper as the
SYRIAN WORLD. No doubt many
other Syrians of this locality will
readily follow his example."
Besides the three subscriptions he
encloses, he also sends in two others
obtained by his buddy Charles Nemer
who is now in Norwich, Conn. Continuing, he says, "I send Pine Cones
to Charles Nemer, SYRIAN WORLD
agent of Waterville who is now in
Norwich While there he proved the
true WORLD friend in digging up two
new subscribers which I enclose."
Mme. Bakei Von Pauz, M D. from
Holland and Mme. Malatier Sillier of
France were guests of honor in Damascus at a meeting of the International Women's League, recently. An
intellectual group of our women, consisting of both Mohammedans and
Christians, attended this forum, in
honor of the distinguished guests.
Mary Ajamy, well-known poet and
journalist of Damascus, first spoke
about "What the Women of the East
think of the international organization of women."
Dr. Von Pauz spoke in English
with Miss Afeefeh Saab, principal of
a girls' school in Damascus interpreting. She said, "Forty million women,
of all nations, are now members of
the League. The highest aim of the
league's program is to raise the
standard of women in general, and
to help the world in its international peace movement."
Mme. Siller then spoke, in French,
about the condition of women saying that the society's purpose is not
to encourage woman to come out of
her home, nor to neglect her original
duties that were first put on her
shoulders, but to teach woman to
put her heart and soul in bringing up
her sons, whether at home Qr at
camp."
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About a year ago, I still remember
Antony Bitar telling me something
about a "dream" he had in mind.
That dream seems to have been realized after "years of experimentation
and research."
It is really pleasing news to learn
that our well-known druggists, Bitar
brothers of Brooklyn have discovered
a chemical formula, which they have
been trying out on friends for the
past few months, a grand tonic mjade
of "Khulasat-ul-Bucool"— cream of
roots—for the appetite and general
well-being of the body. The tonic
is splendid in cases of anaemia.
Their name for the tonic is Voltol
and it was "OK'd" by the Board of
Health, said Mr. Bitar.
MISS NABHAN TO HAVE
QUIET HOME WEDDING
This Saturday evening, Miss Mabel
Nabhan, daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Elias Nabhan of Brooklyn, will be
united in marriage at a quiet wedding in the home of her parents, to
Mr. Michael M. Wilve of Manhattan.
The parents of Mr. Wilve reside in
Syria. Their attendants will be Miss
Najla Nabhan, sister of the bride
and Mr. George Wilve, brother ofj
the groom.
After the ceremony a small reception will take place for relatives and
a few friends of the families.
The young couple will make their
home, on their return from a honeymoon, in the apartment they have
taken at 112th Street and Riverside
Drive, Manhattan. Miss Nabhan is a
designer for a large New York evening pown house and is a member of
the Syrian Junior League.
JERE J. CRONIN INC.
One of the best and most up-to-date chapels, without charge,
own building, garage, five limousines, five licensed funeral directors—enables us to continue our low prices.
115 Atlantic Ave.,
Brooklyn, N. Y.
~«*fe.ii.
TeL: MAin 4-1398,
1399, 8130, 3655
Miss Marie Nahass returned last
Thursday from a vacation in Bel Air,
Florida. Miss Nahass is the owner of
the exclusive ladies' apparel shop
on Fifth Avenue, New York, Maison
Burano.
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Zack Halow of Halow Dry Goods
Co., and Abraham G. Abraham both
of Pittsburgh, Pa., drove to New York
on a buying trip and returned after
a brief stay.
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Mrs. George Mackool and her three
children and sister, Josephine Nicholas, all of Detroit, sailed on the
S. S. Saturnia for Europe and Syria
last Wednesday. They were driven
here Monday by Mr. Mackool and
Charles Nicholas who returned after
seeing them off.
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Gabriel Howie left for the Philippines lest Sunday on a four months
trip.
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Mr. and Mrs. Fred Sabbagh held
a large party at the christening of
their two year old
Fred
bagh, Jr.. Saturday
Farid Farkouh of Patersoa, X.
offurated.
^aitaftali
god-father and airs. KfeaH
god-mother. C<
Zenideen and
Badry Farkouh
spoke, also young
recited an original poem.
A birthday party
Sunday in honor of
yab of Revere. Mass.. by
Beshara and George
Brooklvn.
Saad Aboumrad
lyn last week after
months in the
rida and W;
The St Nicholas
holding a party at the
and Mrs. Saad
day evening.
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FROM EAST AND WEST
AKRON, OHIO
"Doing Their Part"
Despite the fact that this is the
Lenten season, the young folks here
are not forgetting to "do their part"
so far as getting ready for June
brides is concerned. They're on their
way.
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A colorful formal engagement party
was given to announce the betrothal
of Florence Ferris, daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. P. Ferris, to George Ferris.
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The engagement of Alice George,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Elia George,
was announced, to George Hanna,
son of Mr. and Mrs. Tom Hanna.
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George S. Haddad, 35, was married
to Cleo Nicholaides, 26. They are
making their home at 1123 Taylor
Street.
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Engagement
Louise Karam, daughter of Gabriel
Karam, was engaged to George Sam,
only son of Mr. and Mrs. Elias Sam,
on March 16. Relatives land many
friends were present at this formal
engagement. The wedding date, which
may occur in June, will be announced
later.
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Mercedes Haddad, five-year old
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. T. Haddad
who has been seriously ill for some
time in St. Thomas Hospital, is much
improved and will be brought home
this week.
Five>
(Continued from
own prejudices
will not give in to the other. A*
.every unity there must be not
sacrifice, but also
{concession. And these
jo the principle, but to the
of unity. We play the gam*
vehemently and wfaole-heartedfy. but
we pay no attention to
the umpire
We have
yet the philosophy of
which might be mistaken bat far
sake of conserving the desired
must be abided by.
This, in my opinion, is the
diagnosis. The spirit tr us is w
but the flesh is weak...
PEEPS AT BOSTONIANS
FW* |
(Continued from
Wahab is no bewhiskered old f
man, but one with a smile a
song like Ramon Navarro. But
the likeness ends, alas! Aha, for ft
must be strict conventions tbat
love a technique like his!*
see this Arabic Musical Drama.
was made in Egypt It's tanas at
worth-while. IT1 let you
week if Alexander Tradd is
it to your town.
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(P. S—I'm fine again, taaasc. CHfer
my shins got whacked, and asjr saBr
got broke. Other than that ft* afi
as I was
or iaaat were?)
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and
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?AGE EIGHT
BURLINGTON, VT.
To Be Married
A marriage license was issued" in
this city to Mr. Anthony Albert
George and Miss Virginia Lawrence.
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Returns
Miss Madeline R. Fayette, former
corespondent
to
The
SYRIAN
WORLD has (returned after several
weeks of absence, where she had
been visiting in Lebanon, N. H. and*
Sure, Vermont
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life. Mike Ziter who has been visitimg in this city has returned to his
kerne in North Adams, Mass.
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Party for Athletic Fond
Approximately 65 were present at
a St Patrick social and card party
given by Mount [Lebanon Athletic
Association at the home of Mrs. Sarah
Hiomas.
Emery P. Corey, president of the
acganazation donated a cigarette stand
which was won by Mr. Peter M.
Handy who turned it over to the club
to be auctioned again and this time
it went to Mr. Daniel S. Allen highest bidder.
Nelson Brice, (Vermont's Champion Harmonica Kid), played Arabic
and American selections on the harmonica and on the accordion. Fred
Hendy tap-danced and there was
various other entertainment.
The proceeds from the card party
will go to the Athletic Association's
activities, the first of which will be
baseball.
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Guest Speaker
•w- At a recent monthly meeting of
Our Lady of Lebanon-American Society at the Knights of Columbus
Home, Mr. Mike Ziter, president ofi
the (Rock of Lebanon Society of
North Adams was the guest speaker.
He gave an interesting and instructive talk on the aims and purpose
of organization and stressed the need
THE SYRIAN WORLD,
THJIRSDAY,
of cooperation for progress and accomplishments.
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New Society Organized
Winooski, Vt—A new society, St.
Joseph's Brotherhood, a fraternal and
charitable organization was formed
a Jew weeks ago. The following
officers were elected to serve for the
ensuing year:
Louis Jabour, president; Thomas
Jacobs, /vice-president; George Jacobs, secretary; and Mike Abraham,
treasurer.
Raymond Simon, Joseph Handy,
Joseph Shattie, Fred Norful, Herbert
Tamer, Abraham Nichlas, Abraham
Leo, and Sam Leo were elected
trustees.
o
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TOLEDO, OHIO
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MARCH 28, 1935.
bah at their home on Craigwood
drive.
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Easter Eve Frolic
The Sigma Alph Phi fraternity is
sponsoring an Easter Frolic on Easter
eve, April 20, at the Maumee River
Yacht Club. A large crowd is expected to attend Last Saturday night
the fraternity gave a smoker at the
same clubhouse for its members and
a few friends.
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Brooklynites in Toledo
Mr. and Mrs. George Malko Karkenny of Brooklyn, N. Y., arrived in
Toledo Wednesday March 20. Mr.
Karkenny returned leaving hlis wife
to visit her mother Mrs. George
Fakehany who is ilL
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"White Rose" Popular
The White Rose, an Arabic moving
picture featuring Abdul Wahab, famous Arabic singer, ran three succeasive days in Boston and each time
to "standing room only" audience.
HOUSTON, TEXAS
(From the Bulletin of the Southern
Federation of Syrian Clubs)
The Federation is considering a
plan to have individuals as honorary
members of their body, persons whose
distant places of residence prohibit,
them from actively joining, but who
would lend their support in otherways. Details are being worked out
Designs for a flag for the Federatkwa
are also fxing considered.
Card Party for Church
Mrs. Abe Geha is sponsoring a card
Editor in Toledo
The Mardi Gras dance held by the
party for the Annunciation Sodality
On Saturday night, March 16, H.
Syrian American Club in New OrSaturday night. The proceeds are to
I. Katibah, editor of The SYRIAN
leans, attracted many visitors from
go to Rev. Paul Maloof who is enWORLD, gave a lecture and {showed
distant points, including J. M. Bowab,
deavoring to build a Syrian Catholic
slides from pictures taken in Syria,
president of the Federation; Albert B.
church
in
Toledo.
Lebanon, Egypt and Palestine before
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Koorie, chairman of ^he Board and
a small but (responsive audience in
John G. Haddad, vice-president for
Install New Officers
the auditorium of the National Catho,' The Syrian Women's Welfare Club
Louisiana.
lic Community House. Mr. Katibah
e
i
recently installed its new officers, as
was introduced by Dr. Najib Sallume,
follows: Mrs. George Ghiz, presiCANTON, OHIO
prominent physician of Toledo.
dent; Mrs. Charles Abrass, vice-presOn Tuesday night March 19, Mr.
Announce Wedding
ident; Mrs. Albert Corey, treasurer;
Katibah was the .guest of Mr. Paul
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Rizk of WhiMrs. Joe Brepham, assistant treasFakehany at the Rooseveltian Club
chita, Kansas, have announced the
urer; Mrs. Jacob Zouhary, Arabic
held at their club cafe, where he met
marriage of their daughter, May Barsecretary; and Mrs. Abe Geha, Engmany interesting personalities from
bara, to Mr. Michael Kanam, of Canlish secretary. Other members assist
the Syrian colony.
ton. The marriage ceremony took.
with buying, visiting etc. The club
place at Whichita on February 16.
A social gathering was held at the
is rehearsing its annual play to be
home of Toledo's correspondent in
The couple will freturn to Canton,
given April 28, at the Roi Davis
honor of Mr. Katibah, where the
auditorium The play is a melodrama
Ohio on March 29, where they will
editor of The SYRIAN WORLD met
entitled "King Louis XIV." Shaumake their residence.
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some of the younger crowd. In course
kie Ravess is the producer and
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At a combined meeting of the Men
of the evening brdge was played and
director.
and Ladies Syrian Benevolent Societhe guest of honor proved that not
Also Install
ties of the St. George Syrian Church
only was he an editor and an author
The Zahle Society of Toledo and
which took place in the auditorium of
but also an authority on bridge.
Mr. Katibah was the dinner guest
surrounding towns held installation of!
the church on Sunday, March 24, inat the home of Mr. and Mrs. Michael
new officers Sunday March 17 in
stallation of "the newly elected offiMonroe, Michigan at the home of. cers of both societies took place.
Habib. Mr. and Mrs. Albert Jamra
Thomas Joseph. The new president
gave a dinner in honor of Mr. KatiThe newly installed officers of the
is Thomas Joseph; Nicholas Lawand,
Men's Society are as follows: Salem
vice-president; Abe Fadell, secretary;
Shaheen, president; S. M. Shaheen,
and Joseph Tanber, treasurer. The
vice-president; Namey Abood, treasretiring president is Moses Tanber.
urer; N. N. Shaheen, secretary; Chas.
Allston, Mass.-Margaret Alexander, 201 Harvard Ave.,
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Sabb and M. Kousaie, assistant secAkron, Ohio.-Mrs. Rose Raies, 123 W. Chestnut St
To Be Married
retaries; The Board of Directors are
Akron, Ohio.—Harold Maroon, 959 Nathan St
Wadea Darah and Fred Mickel will
F. M. Shaheen, Davis George, NichBirmingham, Ala.-Helen Kassouf, 1930 N. 16th Street
be married in May.
olas Betros, and Sliman Esber.
Burlington, Vt-Eseph D. Corey, 183 S. Champlain Street
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The following officers were inCanton, Ohio,-Mike Shaheen, 815- 9th St N. W.
(agent)
John Haddad, Toledo merchant, is
stalled for the ensuing year for the
Canton, Ohio,-Flo Namey, 829- 8th St., N. W.
(corres.)
Ladies' Society: Mrs. S. M. Shaheen,
in New York.
Central Falls, R. I.—Jacob Saliba, 38 Fletcher Street.
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president; Mrs. N. H. Shaheen, viceCharleston, W. Va—Gladys Haddad, 1043 Grant Street
Mr. and Mrs. George Abrass bappresident; Mrs. N. Abood, treasurer;
Chicago, EL— N. S. Salamie, 4545 Hazel Avenue.
tized their infant daughter, Patricia
Mrs. Martha George, secretary; and
(Corres.
Cleveland, Ohio.—George Hamamey, 1492 W. 116th St
Ann, with Rev. Maloof officiating.
Mrs. N. N. Shaheen, assistant sec(Agent)
Cleveland, Ohio.—Pearl Koorey, 8908 Esterbrook Ave.
James BouHamrah of Cleveland is
retary.
(agent)
Detroit, Mich.—Adib Ganamey, 2476 Mt Elliott,
god-father and Josephine Haddad
The Committee was as follows:
Detroit, Mich. —M. S. Zehra, 2280 La Belle.
god-mother. A dinner followed.
Mrs. Chas. Ferris, Mrs. Richard Saik•
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Fall River, Mass.—Fred T. Sahib, 342 Quequeehan Street.
ley, and Mrs. Duke Kanam.
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Flint, Mich.—Helen Salim, 612 Page Street
Mr. and Mrs. Abe Geha pf Kansas
Flint Mich.—Anna Hakim, 2615 Humboldt
(agent)
City, Mo., came to Toledo to visit
Following the Church Services,
Grand Rapids, Mich.—Alex Assaley, 336 Cass Ave., S. E.
Mrs. Geha's mother, Mrs. George T.
baptismal ceremonies took place for
Jacksonville, Fla— Miss N. S. Jabbour, c|o Farris & Co., P. O. Box 1553.
Giha of Toledo who has been ill.
Marie, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
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Lackawanna, N. Y.—Sylvia Halaby, 48% Ridge Rd.
Chas. David on Sunday March 24.
(agent)
Mrs. George Abde volunteered her
Lansing, Mich.—Ruby Nakfoor, 609 N. Grand Ave.
Lansing, Mich.—Rajee R. Tobia, 637 N. Penn. Ave.
home for a card party to be given
To Enter Tournamert
for the Syrian Women's Zahle League.
Lexington, NelRosa H. Shada.
The St. George Syrian basketball
Mankato, M'
- ' George, 633 S. Front Street
A large crowd attended.
team, city and county champs, have
o—
Manchestr
»*£?
'«" A. Karam, 390 S. Beach Street
been invited to enter the interstate
Montre- .«?£,
"*n, 7010 Delaroche Street
tournament which is to be held in
DETROIT, MICH.
.aire Hamrah, 56 Scott Street
the City Auditorium the 1st week
Syrian Replaces Syrian
C^Augustas Koory, 4444 Lafaye St
in March. Only the best teams are
N' - > -*
«V * *4, Y.—Marie Saffire, 252-56th Street
The Grocer's Spotlight of Detroit in
selected to enter and Canton was
its issue of March 15, tells of the rehonored.
signation of T. Zine, thus; "Grocers
30th Street
The team consists of Frank Ferris,
Rua Humayta, 67, sobrado.
throughout greater Detroit will be
city class A star, John Kanam, Mcsorry to hear that J. J. Gielow &
Scranton, Pa.—Agnes Sirgany, 443-10th Avenue.
Kinley Hi varsity flash, John Betros,
Sons, crack salesman, T. Zine, that
Syracuse, N. Y.—Wadad R. Hazoury, 700 University Avenue.
captain and high scorer of the Senior
big
manof
muscle
and
power,
is
Toledo, Ohio.— Beulah Geha, 1712 Superior Street.
Church League. Others on the team
leaving
us
for
a
time."
Mr.
Zine
is"
Utica, N. Y.—Eli Salamey, 522 Mohawk Street
are James Rahal, Cookie Kanam, Nick
going to Syria, and his place will be
Waterville. Me.—Philip Ferris, 104 Front St
(Corres.)
and Carl Georges. Ernest Abood is
taken
by
Charles
Joseph,
who
has
Wilkes Barre. Pa.—Mrs. D. J. Sallit, 107 Parish Street
mhnager and die game booker of the
also
had
many
years
of
experience
in
Winston-Salem, N. C-Louis V. Daye, 1335 W. 4ft Street
! team.
the
grocery
business.
Youngstown, Ohio.—A, B. Aune, c|o Youngstown-Telegram
CORRESPONDENTS AND AGENTS
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<p>Salloum Mokarzel, a Lebanese American intellectual, founded<em> The Syrian World</em> in 1926. Salloum Mokarzel was the younger brother of Naoum Mokarzel, the publisher of the Arabic-language newspaper <em>Al-Hoda. </em>Together, the Mokarzel brothers ran Al-Hoda Publishing, and in 1909, they published <em>The Syrian Business Directory.</em> </p>
<p>Mokarzel created <em>The Syrian World</em> in order to document and celebrate the culture and history of "Syria." At the time, Syria referred to the modern-day countries of Lebanon, Syria, Jordan, Israel, and Palestine. The publication was primarily aimed towards second-generation children of immigrants, but Mokarzel hoped that it would also appeal to the general American public.</p>
<h4>Scope/Content Note</h4>
<p><em>The Syrian World</em> was published between 1926 and 1932 as a journal. In 1932, the format was changed from an academic journal style to a newspaper style, which continued until the periodical's end in 1935. After the death of his brother Naoum, Salloum took over the publication of <em>Al-Hoda.</em></p>
<p>The articles in <em>The Syrian World</em> cover a variety of topics spanning from the practical to the theoretical. Practical subjects include international and domestic travel, historical and contemporary Arabic and Arab-American art and literature, and the mental and physical health and hygiene of immigrants. More theoretical, philosophical, and ideological subjects include ideologies of race, the changing role of women, the formation of Syrian and Lebanese-American societies, and the political and psychological relationships between immigrants and their countries of origin.</p>
<p>All issues of <em>The Syrian World</em> are available, along with full indexes for the first four volumes. For volumes five and six, there are tables of contents at the start of the issues.</p>
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The Syrian World
PUBLISHED WEEKLY —ESTABLISHED 1926.
VOL. VIII, NO. 47.
NEW YORK, MARCH 21, 1935.
TWO FORMER EDITORS
DISMISS CHARGES
IN SURPRISE WEDDING
AGAINST DR. HANNA
Like Knight of Old, Joseph N.
Maloof Kidnaps Najla Bellamah
from Boat on Which She
Was Booked to Sail
for Syria
Najla Bellamah, a prominent young
woman of Montreal, Canada, and
well-known to Syrians throughout
America for her literary works, and
Joseph <N. Maloof, dean of Editors in
this country and now a manufacturer of fine lingerie, were married
suddenly ion Saturday morning, March
16, (by Archimandrite Paul Sanky, in
Mr. Maloofs home, 131 Joralemon
Street. Miss Bellamah was intending
to sail I that same morning with her
brother, Joseph Bellamah, for Syria
to reside there.
.
The couple had been good friends
for years and there was an understanding between them recently, they
confessed, ibut they did not decide
to get married until that morning.
As Mr. Maloof jokingly put it, he
wanted to save her from sea-sickness
and decided on the sudden move,
taking her by storm. Her brother
continued with his plans, sailing on
the Conte de Savoia immediately
after the ceremony. Mrs. Nazira Maloof and her son, Michel Maloof
stood for the couple.
Miss Bellamah was prominent in
Arabic literary circles, haying been
the editor and publisher of "Al-Fajr",
The Dawn, a magazine dedicated to
Syrian women, and was the ,author
of numerous articles that appeared
in many Arabic papers throughout
the country. She first appeared in
English jin The SYRIAN WORIJD
writing several articles on social
problems that aroused wide-spread
comment. The bride is also a noted1
speaker.
Mr. Maloof edited and published
one of the first Arabic newspapers
in this country, "Al-Ayam", The
Days.
IBN SAOUD ESCAPES
ASSASSINS' BULLETS
Three assassins last Friday attempted to take the life of Ibn Saoud,
king of Sauodi-Arabia in the courtyard of the Mosque in Mecca, the
goal of faithful Mohammedans pilgrims. Emir Saoud the, son and
Jieir of the 55 years old king, jumped
on the leader of the trio and grappled
with Mm until the royal bodyguard
shot down and killed the would-be
murderers, who were believed to be
natives of Yemen, the country which
Ibn Saoud defeated last year in
battle.
The king then calmly turned again
to the stone, kissed it and walked
out majestically with his entourage.
He is one of the most colorful figures in the world today and is noted
for his fearlessness and ruthlessness.
He is a strict Mohammedan, touching neither liquor nor tobacco and
is said to have had in his lifetime
at least one hundred wives.
Egyptian Physician of Miami
Cleared
The Grand Jury last week refused!
to vote an indictment against Dr.
PuadHanna, accused by Wialter Reade,
head of a chain of theatres, of extortion, after Dr. Hanna, an Egyptian
physician of Miami, Fla., now in New
York, waived immunity and appeared before them.
Reade accused Dr. Hanna of attempting to extort $5,000 from him,
with the threat that he would tell
Reade's wife of his recent trip to
Miami with another woman.
Dr.
Hanna explained that the bill was
for professional services rendered,
including his attendance on Reade
on the trip tol New York from Miami
Dr. Banna's reputation had been
declared impeccable by all who know
him.
NE'ER WAS MAUD'S
BRAY TRUER
For those who are afflicted with
nostalgia for Syria, once in a while,
the braying of the donkey over the
air waves Sunday, March 10, during
the street scene in Cairo, must have
brought pangs of longing. The braying was realistic and the whateveryou-may-calMt of the camels, anyway the sound they make, came over
the air waves of station WABC, between 12:45 and 1 p. m. to thrill the
auditory nerves of the hundreds and
thousands of Syrians listening intently.
And it was not very disappointing
Price, Single Copy,
BEIRUT COLLEGE STUDENTS PROTEST IN
ACTIVE DEMONSTRATION AGAINST
Take up Cudgels in Active Protest; AH bat One
Represented in March; Students
by Force
Beirut.—Students, representing six colleges,
through the streets of this city, in a rousing protest
cent tobacco monopoly. The Freres College, which
BOYCOTT TOBACCO
BY NOT SMOKING
Beirut.—Reports were received
from several cities and sections
of the country that (their inhabitants had stopped smoking as a
protest against the tobacco monopoly.
Among
the boycotting
cities are Tripoli, Hadath "alJubi", Hasroun, Bazoun, Mijlayah,
Bcharre, Zgarta, all Northern Lebanon, Kisrouan, Batroun, Jbail,
Matn, Ashkout, Zahle, Hama, Damascus.
to realize that they were not real
donkeys and camels in the studio in
Cairo, but the master imitator of
animal noises, iSl-Far.
The other
sounds in the portrayal of a typical
Cairo street scene also originated in
the studio.
There was a little static on the
program,—it came from thousands of
miles away after 'all, but the Kanoun
solo, by Mustapha Bey Rida, president of the Royal Institute of Arabic
Music in Cairo, assisted by the Oriental Radio Orchestra of Cairo, was
one beautiful song. The melody and
rendition of the piece was a treat.
The program was one in a series
of international broadcasts of the
Columbia Broadcasting Company.
RARE FIND IN PALESTINE CORROBORATES
BIBLE ON DAYS OF KINGDOM OF JUDAH
Authorities Acclaim It as a Very Important Discovery, Records of
That Period Hitherto Having Been Limited to Few
Inscriptions on Pottery
A very important discovery was made in Palestine last week in
the unearthing of archives containing Hebrew inscriptions which
cient name for Tel Adduweir, and
'give the names of the most famous
the King of Jerusalem, because names
Israelites during the period of the
of Israelites of that period in the
(Kingdom of Judah mentioned in
Bible are I mentioned
the Bible.
Up to now, the Amarna tables, disThe discovery was the work of a
covered in 1880, were the only supBritish archeological expedition headport the Bible story had in point
ed by J. L. Starkey and was made
of inscriptions. They recorded the
at Tel Adduweir, between Beersheba
correspondence between the Palestinand Gaza. It is looked on as of)
ian and Syrian Princes and the Fhaunique importance because hitherto
roahs
who ruled Egypt between the
the only available records of that
fourteenth
and fifteenth centuries beperiod mentioned in the Bible were
fore Christ and also told of the into be jfound on a few pieces of potvasion of the Hebrews before the
tery, which disclosed only two or
times
of Moses. They were written
three inscriptions. The archives date
in Assyrian cuneiform on clay, while
back to between 900 to 600 B. C. and
the latest archives discovered are in
apparently belonged to the leading
Hebrew on porcelain.
Prince of Judah. They are engraved
Professors of Semitics and of theon porcelain in ancient Hebrew script
ology, the Associated Press reports,
in true Biblical language.
both regard the find as of the "utPart of the inscriptions appear to
most importance" and a "great disbe an exchange of correspondence
covery."
between the Viceroy of Lachich, an-
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sented in the
ican University of
the Islamic OiHsgi,
Patriarchal Cnfcqp.
College.
Hundreds of
streets of the
paraded to the
they were met by
tempted to qacA
sued and four stu&sts
They were
Sassin. Gabriel
Khoury.
Those students
ticipate in the <s
blacklisted and
in various poblk
Fifteen cars, fified
went ime<n»tety to
the Maronite
him. The
to a movie.
active protest
when the
the belief
further trouble,
greeted by
and were
On
they continued
numbers fawTHinhig by
as they progressed
College to the
But at the tfshreisfey
by an evwi llnmmM conlMk of
were arrested
Beirut.—The
department ai
of the
on their
only on persuasioa of the
heads, and after they sen* a
signed by 686 studeMs. to lifetry in Paris aad to
Nations in Geneva.
DEMOCRATIC CLUB
OUT FOR MCGEE
Thomas J. lfc.G'i n.
leader of the 9th I
Brooklyn, spoke tojfaai
Democdatie League at 4
mocraey Club House.
ins that it is the oaty
mocratic Club remgniatd m
trict and welcomed it to 1
of the New
Other
Awad J. M. Khorary.
"Ash-Shaab"
President at the dafe, E. J
presided
�THE SYRIAN WORLD, NEW YORK, MARCH 21, 1935.
GRAND RAPIDS SYRIANS NORMAL COMMUNITY
DESPITE DEPRESSION IN FURNITURE CITY
Just Plain Facts
By Philip Khauli
Fairly Large Number of Youth
Go to College; Participate in
Government Activities
(Special correspondence to The SYRIAN WORLD)
Grand Rapids, Mich.—The Syrians of this once prosperous city
illustrate what happens to a community that is almost totally dependent on a single industry. The rise and fall of that industry
registers a similar rise and fall in the economic and social life of that
community, almost immediately. In
seine, president of St. Ephram, who
a big city like New York, where
graduated from St. Louis Medical
the factors of economic life are so
School in 1932, having done his uniVaried and so indirect, it tbkes a
versity work in Notre Dame and
comparatively long time to feel the
University
of Michigan.
He is a
immediate effects either of 'deprespromising surgeon, connected with
sion or revival. But in a city like
St Mary's Hospital and on its teachGrand
Rapids,
practically
built
ing
staff, also a member of the Kent
aronud a few furniture factories, the
County
Medical Association and of
very economic existence of the popthe
American
Medical Association.
ulation is vitally linked with the
Dr. Richard Elias is a dentist, gradwelfare of those factories.
Until
uate of the University of Michigan
very recently Grand Rapids stood
Dental
School in 1933. Two have
for the best and highest in furniture.
taken up scientific professions, both
Factories Closed Down
i engineers. They are Alex Assaly,
agent and correspondent of The SYRBut at present all the furniture
IAN
WORLD, and Naseeb Damoose.
factories of Grand Rapids are closed
The
former
is assistant chief chemist
down, through economic pressure
of the Grand Rapids Varnish Comand cheap labor of the South. The
pany, and the latter is sanitary enSyrians. here, like the rest of the
gineer of Grand Rapids in charge
population, have suffered acutely in,
of the sewage department. Both are
consequence.
recent graduates of the University
There are two churches in Grand
of Michigan, and Mr. Assaly is, beRapids, both Orthodox, and two
sides, president of the Delta Sigma
priests, Iconomos Philip Assaly, and
Gamma.
Another university man,
Father Abraham Zaine. Built in the
lawyer, and graduate of the Univerdays of afluence and also of the
sity of Notre Dame, is Joseph Deeb,
notorious Russian-Antiochean conwho is assistant manager of the
troversy, they now feel the pinch of;
local Home Owners Loan Corporathe lean days, and thoughts of unity
tion,
i
- '
are uppermost in the minds of all
James Sherman f(Sharma), selfthe Orthodox communicants here as
made man of efficiency and capabileverywhere in the United States.
ity in his line, is city-'food inspector
There are about forty Catholic famwho has Iwon a firm place for himilies who have no church of their
self 'as a shrewd buyer and honest
own but go tot St Andrew's in the
government official. His purchases
city. Corresponding to these religifo» relief and other city supplies run
ous bodies are three societies, the
into several car loads every week.
Knights of St George, St. Nicholas
Store-Owners
Young People's Society and the Society of St Ephram, Catholic. Another
There are between fifty and sixty
society, non-denominational, social
Syrian store-owners in Grand Rapids,
land educational in its aims, is the
some doing quite well. Ellis Bros,
Delta Sigma Gamma. It is restricted
are considered the owners of the
in membership and composed of
largest wholesale produce place in
young folks of both sexes. Prominent
western Michigan.
Edward Ellis,
speakers are sometimes invited to
president of the firm, is a member
address the organization, and memof the Grand Rapids Chamber of
bers contribute to various discussions
Commerce and has been on several
in their regular meetings.
civic comin&ttees of this city, also on
the advisory committee of city marProgressive Community
kets. Among the local literari -5
For their number, from 1200-1500,
Alex Mallick, contributor to Arabic
the Syrians of Grand Rapids may
newspapers. The socialist party of;
be considered a normal and proGrand j Rapids also claims a Syrian,
gressive community. There are about
Frank Koorey, executive secretary of,
twenty who are either attending
the local social party, and assistant i
colleges or are recent graduates.
supervisor of the Michigan UnemAmong the latter are Dr. A J. Tesployment Census, said to be the first
Review of Life of Late Brilliant
Financial Authority
The death recently of the first Syrian to receive the title of "Sir", conferred on him by his majesty, King
George V, and the title of ."Pasha",
bestowed on hm, during the Ottoman Empire, Sir Said Shoucair, who
ifor forty years held the highest office
in the Department of Finance in
Egypt was the end of a remarkable
career. Possibly his name may not
stir up the emotions of the younger
generation, I, therefore, feel it my
duty to repeat the stories carried in
all the newspapers of Syria, Egypt
and England.
Sir Said phoucair was born in
Schwefat, Lebanon, 1868. He <was educated at the American University
of Beirut at that time known as the
Syrian Protestant College, and upon
graduation he taught Arabic there
for three years, fn collaboration with
his colleague and classmate, Joseph
Aftimous, now a well-known engineer
of Beirut he wrote an Arabic grammar of high standing, known as
"Teeb-ul-Arf Fi Fannis-Sarf."
Called to Sudan
. In 1899 he accepted the position
of associate editor on the al-Muktataf, one of the best scientific and
literary magazines in the world, published lin Cairo. Although this field
seemed promising, Sir Said left this
position after a year to occupy a
rriuch higher position. He was advanced to the post of director general
of Sudan Department of Finance by
his close friend, Lord Kitchenner.
It was in this post that the financial
genius achieved his brilliant career.
In 1919, immediately following the
census of its kind in America, with
3000 enumerators for the whole
state. Hattem's candy store/ is quite
an attraction in this city, and one
of the best in Michigan.
The reader imay now ask, since
Grand Rbpids is the furniture city
par excellence are there no expert
Syrian furniture man?
The answer to your correspondent
who asked the same question was—
Charles Bendekgy, carver *nd designer of note. The name indicates
a similar occupation by his forefathers of Damascus and means GunSmjth.
Another expert furniture
worker is Habib Zachm.
Altogether, and in spite of the present acute depression in Grand
Rapids, the Syrian community here,
I repeat is both normal and progressive. That's saying much these
days.
.^
World War, Sir Shoucair was called
on to help the new Syrian government put its finances on a sound
scientific basis. Following this he was
invited to London to help the British
Foreign Office on financial questions
connected with Egypt
Urged to Keep Post
Around 1920 Sir Shoucair felt that
it wag time for him to retire. He
had returned to Sudan and felt that
the work was too strenuous for a
man of his age but the government
of Sudan urged him to keep his post.
Sir Shoucair lived during the generation that/produced the great scholars: Dr. Jacob Sarrouf and Dr. Ferris Nimr, editors of al-Muktataf and
al-Mukattam. Besides being considered an authority on financial and economic questions, he was also a poet!
He loved clasic poetry in both Arabic
and English
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Decorated
He was decorated by the Egyptian
and British governments, receiving
Ititles and medals from both, the
last of which were the Mirimaran
medal and the order of Knight of
British Empire.
The official organ of the American
University of Beirut, Alumni Bulletin, carried his life story upon his
death It also quotes from his last
letter to the General Secretary of,
Egypt: "Owing to indifferent health,
and the pressure of work I have
been unable to write you for some
time
I have become old and inactive as a result of a brain hemorrhage I had some four years ago."
Sir Shoucair passed away last December 24 and is survived by his
wife, Lady Shoucair, two sons and
one daughter. Lady Shoucair is the
daughter of Ferris Nimr, editor and
publisher.
ESPECIALLY WANT YOUNG
SYRIANS TO ATTEND
On Palm Sunday, April 14, a celebration of tribute to Kalil Gibran will
be held in St. Mark's-/in-the-Bouwerie Church at 4 p. inn. The rector, Dr.
Guthrie, is especially desirous that
young Syrian-Americans attend.
Last Sunday poetry vespers iwere
held in the Gibran Gallery, on the
Mezzanine of Grant Hotel, Manhattan, atkj 4:30 p. m. Barbara Young
read from the works.of Gibran and
from the poems of Sidney Lanier,
whose works Gibran read much and
greatly admired. Alice Mokarzel gave
piano selections.
Michael Kenneally,
well-known
Irish singer, sang folk-ballads.
These poetry vespers will be held
each Sunday at the same time.
The most noble of nobility is thr
disobedience of passion.— AKw
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�THE SYRIAN WORLD, NEW YORK, MARCH 21, 1935.
BANQUET IN HONOR OF MOKARZEL
TURNS INTO POLITICAL FORUM
IN THE SYRIAN SPORTS WORLD
Speakers Discuss Vital and Critical Questions Dealing with
Conditions in Lebanon and Syria
Syrian Cheers Syrian
Miami, Fla., Feb. 18.
P e t e y Sarron,
scrappy Ettle Syrian from Birmingham, Ala., added
another win to his
fast-growing string
of victories. In the
wind-up Sarron
hammered his way
to a ten round decision over Patsy Severo of Pittsburg. Both battlers weighed 129 lbs.
Syrian cheered for Syrian when
Johnny Gilbert, famous Syrian jockey,
cheered Petey Sarron to his victory.
Gilbert was in a ring-side seat to
watch his country man's fistic abilities.
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A good old-fashioned banquet consisting of many and enthused
speakers delivering masterpieces of oratory, in Arabic, on vital
problems confronting Syria and Lebanon, yet in the modern way,
logically and quietly, took place last
Thursday night in the Grand Ballroom of the Towers Hotel, Brooklyn,
in honor of S. A. Mokarzel, editor
of Al-Hoda, |on the occasion of his
return from the old country a few
weeks ago. The banquet was sponHusband Flies from Oklahoma
sored by the Lebanon League of
City for Funeral
Progress and attended by literary
figures and others of Mr. Mokarzel's
Mrs. Fred Chambart, 23, of Oklafriends.
homa City, Okla., the former CatheThe banquet was in honor of Mr.
rine Sadaka of Brooklyn, I died in the
Mokarzel yet his presence, as guest
Methodist Episcopal Hospital, Brookof honor, due to his initial active
lyn, after an illness of three months.
interest in his homeland and his
She is the/daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Bashara Scores Another Draw
continued literary attacks on restricN. Sadaka, and last week had retions imposed on his fellow countrySt. Paul, Minn., Feb. 16.— Ellis
turned with her mother after the
men abroad and in this country preBashara, Oklahoma Syrian wrestler,
latter's visit to see her in Oklahoma
cipated a flood of parallel attacks on
continued his wrestling campaign toCity. Mrs. Chambart improved upon
the abuses suffered by the speakers'
night before a capacity crowd of
her arrival here but later developed
brethren abroad. The tobacco mon- ' serious complications resulting in
5000 excited fans. Again our Syrian
opoly was heatedly attacked; social,
grappler wrestled to a draw. This
her death. On her trip to New York
economic and political conditions in
time his opponent was George Deck,
she was carried from train to train
Syria and Lebanon were discussed,
in a wheel chair.
Owatonne, Minn. The time of the
and constructive criticism offered to
bout was thirty minutes.
Her husband flew from their home
rectify them.
Many sport writers who have
in Oklahoma City to attend the funewatched
Bashara in action compare
Naoum Hatem, president of the
ral in St. Nicholas Cathedarl, with
Lebanon League of Progress, deliverArchmandrite Hanania Kassab, ArchFLINT, MICH.
ed the opening address land intromandrite 'Samuel David of Toledo
duced the following speakers who
who is visiting here and Rev. Basil
Party for NewJy-Weds
lauded the efforts of Mr. Mokarzel
Kerbawy, officiating.
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Mansour
on behalf of his countrymen: ArchThe body was interred in Mt. Olivet
were hosts to 125 people at the Club
mandrite Paul Sanky, Patriarchal
Cemetery. Dr. R. G. Haddad and
Alhambra Ion March 9 at a reception
vicar of the Melchite Catholics in
Toufic
Fackre rendered eulogies at
they held in honor of Mr. and Mrs.
tills country; Rev. M. Stephen, pastor
the grave.
Edward Monsour, nee Mary Kalil,
of Our Lady of Lebanon Maronite
Besides her husband and parents,
who were married on February 28,
Church,
Brooklyn;
Archmandrite
the deceased leaves a one year old
in Mishawka, Ind. Guests were preHanania Kassab, Najib Diab, editor of
daughter.
sent from Mishawka, home of the
Muraat-ul-Gharb; Dr. Najib Bar—obride; Detroit, Flint and Lansing.
foour, Miss Najla Bellamah, now Mrs.
Joseph N. Maloof; Nadra Haddad,
LADIES AID SOCIETY
Johnny Fayad sang Arabic and
Assad Milkie, Nassib Arida, assistant
American songs, accompanied by Mr.
CANCELS
SUPPER
DANCE
editor, Al-Hoda; Dr. R. T. Deen; Dr.
Shishin, both of Detroit, while T. C.
F. I. Shatara, Michael Aboussleman,
Henry's
Orchestra furnished the
The supper-dance announced by
Sabrii Andrea, Jamil B. Hoiway, atmodern rhythm for the younger
the Syrian Ladies Aid Society to
torney; Farid Rohaim, president of
folks. Louis Farah of Flint gave a
take place Saturday, May 5, in the
United Djezzine Society; Najib Bader,
tap dance.
Plaza Hotel, Manhattan, has been
president, Sons of Lebanon, Lawcalled off and will probably take
The young couple will make their
rence, Mass., and also representing
place sometime in November, it was
home in Flint
Gibran Society of Fall River and the
announced by the society. A reMrs. Amina Mitrage j*nd Mrs. B.
Lebanon American League of New
lease stating the reasons for their
K. Farah were hostesses at a bridal
England; A. A. Haddad, Alexander
decision will probably be sent out
shower given at the Club Alhambra
Antoun, secretary Lebanon League
next week, they further stated.
in honor of Mrs. Edward Mansour,
of Progress, and Najib N. Ghassoub.
formerly Mary KaliL
Najeebee Morad and Antoun Ghosn
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of Boston sang the- National Anthem,
ditions confronting the harassed popAnnounce Engagement
at the opening of the address, aculace and the heavy taxes that burcompanied by Nairn Karacand, violindened them.
ist. They also rendered other selecMr. and Mrs. Ferris Abado anAt the end of the meeting, Peter
tions during the evening.
nounced the engagement of their
George, attorney, offered a resolution
daughter, Victoria, to Albert Salim.
Mr. Mokarzel, the last speaker, told
that cables protesting tobacco mon!
son of Mr. and Mrs. Elias Salim. at
of observations gathered on his trip,
opoly be sent to the League of Naa,'party held at the home of Mr. and
stating that all newspapers in Beirut
tions in Geneva, to the French High
Mrs.
Abado March 10. The weddinsr
are embittered against the French
Commissioner in Beirut and to the
will
take place the latter part of j
policy in its management of Syria
Foreign Ministry office in Paris, thus
May.
end Lebanon; and that the people
testifying to the sympathy of the
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there look to their American brothers
immigrants here with their fellow
Mamie
Shemes
was
hostess at a j
for moral support. He further encountrymen abroad. It was eagerly
bridge
party
in
honor
of"
her aunt, 1
larged on the grave economic conand unanimously accepted.
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MOTHER; DIES HERE
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TRAVEL to the MEDITERRANEAN and EUROPE
PAGE THREE
his mat tactics to
Kong) Kasfaey. B
steals the nbow 1
methods. Barbara's
much like Kasfaey3
dlring a
Omaha he
ed upon Adam
A picture of this
peared in many sport
out the countrv.
Second Straight tor TM*"
New Orleans, Feh U.
shara, Norfolk Syrian,
with his second' straight 1 m toij
in a short time. ""Iboto"
lbs., hamraei^d his way 1
10 round decision omr Lew
St Louis. Terry also
lbs.
Once again it
Bashara has
ring form and we ill 1
will continue to pound
victories.
122 S. Evans St,
I hear that Abe TTwiwy in
much better and is vacabenaag to St.
Petersburg. Ffau spending a tot nt
time with Mr. and Mrs.
Seroor.
Mrs. Charles Shemes. 1
her marriage was Laura
Toledo. Bridge honor*
by Helen Salim and
MM M"
T-ood time Party*
A "Good Time Party*
the Alhambra Club
of the club acting as
prize for the Print WaAkt
by Mrs. Anton Khouri and
Farah
Refreshments weterue of the
of the city
-Able mention. General
was Mrs. Ameen Faraaa;
mttee. Anne Kackcn and
Salim: decorations and nines. Mrs.
Anton Khouri and Mrs. Jasegn at
Joseph.
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The Bon Ami Onh held a
followed <t*y a bridge nartv
home of Mrs. Joseph It
Wednesday evening, Match 1
were made for a
honors went to Mrs. J Cntejr anl
Helen Salim
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to reach The SYRLVV
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will be held in some public park
or private sports club, or a raininsured boat-ride, with limited
passages, a little higher fare,
and a better boat.
It will help the' decision of
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and vicinities give their opinions
to this office, either personally
or ,in writing. Let us keep up
thef splendid start we made last
year. It {was a magnificent show
of Syrian (cooperation, sportsmanship and, under the circumstances, more than ordinary orderliness.
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IN ACCIDENT
Margaret Alexander, of Boston,
who conducts the column "Peeps at
Bostonians" in The SYRIAN WORLD,
was badly shaken up in an automobile accident last Tuesday evening.
She was not injured. She was being
driven\home by her employer's son,
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is near Miss Alexander's. The accident ocured on Commonwealth Ave.
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VOL. Vin, NO. 47.—MARCH 21, 1935?
IN THE SPRING
A young man's fancy may
turn to thoughts of love. It may
turn to a number of things. Now
we are thinking of our own
young1, men's fancies here in New
York and neighboring places
which have turned, among other
things,
to baseball,
running,
jumping and other. forms of
athletics..
.'
It is the time of the year to
think of the Annual Athletic
Meet sponsored by The SYRLAN WORLD. We are anxious
to make this year's meet more
successful than last year's. We
hope there are more young men
practicing this year, with the
object of entering the Traces and
the baseball game in the Second
All-Syrian
Athletic
Competitions.
We are equally desirous and
hopeful of a more successful and
orderly boat-ride, if such boatride is to take place.
We say this because last year
a great deal of confusion and
headache resulted from lastminute buyers of the boat-ride
tickets, making it impossible to
determine the number of passengers beforehand, not even a
day before the date of sailing.
Hundreds waited to the very
morning of the sail, which,
thanks to the stars of the previous night, provided ideal sailing
weather.
This procrastination
gave rise to much misunderstanding and much unnecessary
trouble, as well as much undignified loss of temper. What if
it were raining that morning?
Only the sponsors of the boatjride would have lost and suffered.
To avoid all this, we can see
but two alternatives—either an
athletic meet without a boatride, in which case the .meet
Flint Raises Problems;
Open for Your Opinion
Editor, The SYRIAN WORLD:—
Why should the younger people have
affairs of any description and exclude
the older folks? It seems that some of
the younger members have aroused
a bit of antagonism with ,the older
people because we make it quite
plain that on many of our affairs we
do not want the older people with
us. Then again, we do have affairs
which merit an invitation to the older people. On so many occasions the
older people just want to be there
to look on with disapproval and this
is what we do not like. One party
made it quite plain that the older
people enjoy doing the things that
we do but we don't want them particularly in everything that we do.
Once in a while is alright, isn't it?
Are we wrong or aren't we entitled
to having our own gatherings to
Create understanding among ourselves?
2.—Just Irecently there was a project undeserving which would have
talent of every individual club represented in one grand affair for all
of the Syrians of Flint. That would
have meant at least six clubs represented and each giving a performance of its own arrangement
dramatics, dancing, singing or whatever. We thought it would be the
beginning of an understanding and
and junity among; the Syrians here.
One of the groups opposed) the project and it was left at standstill. Why
is it that the Syrians always have
two different groups and one seems
jealous of the other and each is too
AL-MUTANABBrS THEME
Come, live esteemed or die bemoaned,
Wearing your sword of chivalry;
Not as before in poverty's doom,
Degrading Death in Age's bloom.
Methinks in Fire some garlands loom,
More lucky they than Paradise.
My forbears gone to me bequeathed
No stately name that I adore;
The praise of feats that I achieve,
The Days will yet to them restore.
How oft a coward sinks subdued,
As sucklings shake their fists at Pain.
Nakhlah! My native soil adieu,
like Christ with Israel I with you!
A horse's back shall be my haunt;
A brazen doublet for a shirt.
To dominate my own career,
Let not base Fate for once aspire!
Edward Jurji
University of Pa.
If they know of a good report they
hide it; an evil one they proclaim;
and when they do not know they
lie,— AH.
hard-headed to give in to the other?
That is a vital argument here in
Flint and we were i very much vexed
to think that no matter what we venture to do there is always that friction which comes up and there you
are just where you started— no
motive and left at random. Can't we
educate the more narrow of the pop-t
ulace and make them realize that
they are setting a very poor example
for the younger folks. Even if the
younger generation is supposed to be
more intelligent—maybe not that but
just more broadminded than the
older folks—that feeling of antagonism leaves some kind of a mark
on them.
We would appreciate your opinions
on the above questions and hope we
can look forward to reading your!
views on same in your very interesting editorials, that is if we are not
taking your valuable time from more
vital subjects.
Some of the Younger
Flint Mich.
Men and Women
MONEY WELL-SPENT
Editor of The SYRIAN WORLD:—i
Enclosed please find my check for
four dollars which is well-spent I
don't know how I ever did without
The SYRIAN WORLD.
Also do want to say that .any Syrian who doesn't read The SYRIAN
WORLD doesn't know what he's
missing.
,
Nash Najame
(Aerial Photographer for
Caripito,
Standard Oil Co.)
Venezuela, IS. A.
HTNTS TO OUR WRITERS
Our correspondents and others'
who send in news items, may be
aware of certain pointers but slip
up on them occasionally. Here
they are:
1st—Omtadssibn of first names.
You may not believe it but intelligent people send in copy,
sometimes important, with only
last names, and how distinctive is
a Koury from » Koury (or Couri)
or Haddad from Hadad?
Such
items cannot be published.
2nd.—Failure to mention place,
date, etc., also result in discarding of news.
3rd.—Editorial opinion in a news
item is sure to be sadly ignored.
So don't waste your time, and
4th.—Remember that Hhe deadline is Tuesday night!
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Passion is stronger, but mind is
more useful.— AIL
NEWS OF OUR AGENTS
AND CORRESPONDENTS
The SYRIAN WORLD has been
fortunate, so far in acquiring the services of accomplished and educated
young men and women as agents
lagid correspondents. Living up to
this standard, it welcomes the assistance of Irene M. Nicholas of Lansing, Mich.
Miss Nicholas, daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Said Nicholas of Calumet
was graduated from Northern State
College at Marquette, Mich., and
pursued higher studies at Marquette
University at Milwaukee, Wise., and
at the (Michigan College of [Mining
and Technology at Houghton, Mich.
Throughout her school career she
was actively identified with dramatics, newspaper Work and the leading Greek sororities.
Prior to entering government work
in 1930, she taught in Northern .
Michigan hchools. Today she is engaged in government work in Lansing
and still finds some time to supervise and teach the Americanization
classes of the federal and state governments. Miss Nicholas, an experienced educator, has been lauded by
leading educators for her 'work in
this field. She has also been in demand as a speaker on Syrian topics
and has also written articles about
the Syrians for local publications.
Mrs. Rose Rales, our former correspondent in Akron, has yielded to
our editor's request to resume her
connection with The SYRIAN
WORLD, despite her many activities
and her responsible jab.
She is
secretary to Sam, J. Cole, clerk of
court/ of Summit County. Born in
Damascus, she came to' this country
when still a young girl. She is a
graduate of Hammel Business University of Akron, married and has
two children, a girl of 11 and a boy
of 10.
•
•
•
A. B. >Aune, our new agent and
correspondent in Youngstown, is a
newspaper man by profession. On
Saturday, March 15, he celebrated
his tenth year of association wittt
various American newspapers.
AH
present he is in charge of the accounting department of the Youngstown-Telegram, a Scripps-Howard
newspaper. The editor was highly impressed with his professional attitude
and ability. Incidently, Mr. Aune
is a brother of Mrs. Raies.
Both Miss Cecilia and Miss Sarah
Yazbek, who faithfully served thi«
paper in the past deserve our most
sincere gratitude.
•
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•
In Grand Rapids, Michigan, we are
glad to add to our list, as agent and
correspondent Mr. Alex Assary, son
of the Rt. Rev. Iconomos Philip
Assaly of the same city. He is popular among all the younger sets of
his community. When a student In
Michigan University he took special
courses in the history and culture
of the East also a course in Arabic.
He is a scientist, holding at present
the position of assistant chief chemist
of Grand Rapids Varnich Corporation.
To all those who sympathized with us in the time of
our bereavement in the death
of Mrs. Ray Cyre we extend
our heartfelt thanks.
The families of
Cyre
Ganim
Dagber
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PAGE
fivm
HOPE THE ETERNAL SPRIN€
By Aziz Araj
By H. I. Katibah
SOCIAL CONFORMITY
By Anna Bshoof
By Some of Her Contributors.
Canton, Ohio,—Capacity for
progress has often been defined as ability to conform
(one's environment. I stand
to object to this definition.
On the contrary, I hold that
capacity for progress, and
what is fcnore than progress, for creation, is the
ability to conform one's environment to one's self,
one's aspirations and intended destiny. It is not
the conformists who usually achieve the things
which have distinguished £ period Jin history and
identified the moments of TIME. Men and women
are not known by jihe 'ages they lived in, or the
peoples who formed their backgrounds and gave
them the spiritual materials for their colorful
careers. The reverse is true, the ages and the
peoples are known by those individuals.
And it is not the desire for progress, the inner
urge to follow!a chosen ideal, that drives so many
to conformity as the fear of being discovered as a
non-conformist. This negative virtue accounts for
so much of social orthodoxy, and for a lot of the
spurious sophistication why we "should be and
do like other people."
<,
To us Syrians in the United States this is becoming a vital question, a matter of almost immediate choice and action. Our second generation have reached a point where they are deciding their own ideals and destinies, often with utter
disregard for what their parents say. And it is
(just about this point dn their development when
they are faced with that fearful and terrible social
m:mster, the fear of non-conformity, which has
dwarfed the individualities of so many of them.
Their parents did not (have to make the choice.
They were not even aware of the monster that
seems to scare so many of their children. If the
Syrian or Lebanese parents spoke English with a
"foreign" accent, if they'sang 'ataba or m'anna with;
strident and non-too-musical a voice, if they wept
end wailed unashamed at funeitels'and struck their
H?ncb together to the swing of the dirgeful nadb,
nobody expected anything different, and the parents
themselves were blissfully oblivious to what their
"American" neighbors had to say, to their snickering and criticism behind their backs. To the Syrians the Americans were just as queer in many
other ways. In nine cases out of ten the Syrians
lived in colonies that were often patterned on the
ethnical cleavages that existed even in Syria and
Lebanon themselves. In Boston Hudson Street was
a replica of Qassa' or Bab Sharqi, the Syrians in
this town from which >I write come mostly from
TJrnah, not far from Damascus, in Grand Rapids
they hale from Rashayyah or 'Aitah-1-Fukhkhar,
in 'Jacksonville, Fla., from Nabk, and so on. And
when good fellows of the same town of origin come
together, who cares how much noise $hey make, or
in what accent they speak their English or even
native Arabic? The Syrian and Lebanese colonies
were little islands in the sea of Americanism. The
gentle splashes or angry lashes of American public
opinion left them alike unaffected and unconcerned.
Such atmosphere as surrounded these [Syrian colonies was conducive neither to Americanism nor
to conformity. But it often proved fertile medium
for individual distinction. The myriad factors of
inhibition that keep so many of us from achieving
success were blissfully absent from them. Sometimes their success stories read more like audacious
fable than normal fact
i
But with the children, with the "disinherited"
second generation, it is different. The school and
street proved |oo strong for the home. And, alas,
in most cases the Syrian home was to blame for its
indifference and preoccupation in material considerations. The parents gave little time for their
children's education and proper conditioning. The
result could not be anything else than isocial chaos,
confusion and anachronism.
If the second-generation Syrians wish to capture
something of the daring initiative of their immigrant
(Continued OK Page Six)
LLNT SACRIFICES
Josephine Haddad—buying clothes; Eddie Saydah—a good bender; Ernie Zaloom—Frat ring; Eddie
Kaydouh — debutantes; Al Shaouy —wise cracks;
Billy Samara—crashing dances; Elias Hamra—bridge;
Joe Sturgess—oysters; Vivian Zaloom—Jiji; Josephine Halaby—seeing the sites; Nellie Merhige—
shopping; Madeleine Haick—Muneer; Victor Hamati—Port Chester; Bill Nahass—strumming the uke;
Nora Haddad—horseback-riding; Flo Azar—many
for one; Fred Samara—belching good ' time; Sue
Azar—dinner-at-eight; Gabe Khouri—rushing to the
bank; Gladys Jabara—Blue Moon (S. R.); Teddy
Tadross—Snooty (the diner) Rendezvous; Eddie Saadi—Sweet Sue; George Magella—women; Albert
Shehab—dancing; George Tadross—his line; Madeleine Maloof—change of coiffure; Adele Shehab—her
sweetness; Eddie j Zraick—appendix; Victoria Shamas—tennis; George Kaydouh—French letters; Eddie Merhige—Carmen; Jimmie Howie—Mecca; Mary
Kaydouh—Canada; Violet Zrike—social gatherings;
Eddie Shoucair—SOS; Jo Masnouh—food-spreads;
Nora Majdalany—politics; Vic Nader—carrying;
Yvonne Kaba—even temper; Mary Samen—her sidekick; Mike Merhige—publicity; Joe Ganim—his
"stooges"; Nack Khoury—arenas; George Karneeb—
sarcasm; Margaret Hatem—her "girls"; Freddy Beshara-^June in January; Eddie Bach—miming;
Tom Faddool—tuxedo; George A. Ferris—five o'clock
train; Monte Bourjaily—a good scoop; Najib Sydnawy; needy kids; George Khoury—Fuller brushes;
Al Zrike—radios; George and Katherine Saliba—
cooing with Joey; Jean Dabas—avoirdupois; i James
Glayat—involved letters; Mike and Rose Teen—
Fifth Avenue; Helen Malhame—Sussberg-Feinberg;
Astory Shaleesh—jumping off balconies;- Leon Khouri—selling tickets; Edith Khoury—books; Mrs. Jos.
Ferris—the Guild; Joe Ferris—enigmaticity; the Jabaras—buying tickets; Lebanon League of Progress—speeches; Jos. N. Maloof—bachelorhood; Najla Bellamah—single blessedness; Philip Khauli—
patience; Dr. Deen—a few friends; Freddy Abdelnour—brotherly advice; Eddie Abdelnour—panting;
Mitri Abdelnour—Sleetex; Rose
Malouf—smart
clothes; Alex Antoun—harangues on Lebanon; Joe
Tanous—airplanes; George Abo-Olga; Selma Milkie—Junior League; Mrs. S. A. Alkazin—housekeeping, Melba Peters—giving away things; Philip
Kahwajie—movies; Nasib Arida—tolerance; A. A.
Haddad—wit; Najla Macsoud—crocheting; Lyla Mabarak—sympathetic ear; Alice and Rose Mokarzel—
Cranford; Helen Naufal—Federal Reserve; John
Trabulsi—civic interest; (Dr. Shatara, Dr. Alkazin—
low voices; Sally Mussawir—sweet giggle; Freddy
Zrike—car; Mrs. N. Trabulsi—charming accent;
Maud Aboarab—dimples; Louise Dibs—Manhattan;
Lily Trabulsi—exams; George Ayoub—silence; Eddie Dibs—dry humor; Alice Hamrah—black evening
gowns; Elias Borab—jollity; H I. Katibah—the West;
Alice and George Abdelnour—married bliss; E J.
Audi—"fidak"; Nick Makanna—seclusion;
Peter
George—iron-bound conventions; Selma Uniss—
."the' Oriental touch"; Rosemary Lian—guiding;
Al Eade—loafing; Billy Arida—foreign atmosphere;
Freddy Arida—"Design for Living"; Albert Jacobs—
tennis champ; Emily Tweel—her tiara; Najla Azar—i
artistic efforts; Alex Hawawini—crowning glory;
Alex Riachi—Chrysler; "Beauty" Mokarzel—fleas;
,' ticky Arida—nurses; Emil Ferris—bedroom eyes;
Esther Atiyeh—books; Marie Mallouk—the great
poet; Fred Atiyeh—pineapple pde-; Eddie Ayoub—
canned heat; Sam Shamas—milk; Muneer Salamy—
motoring Madeleine home; Anthony Bitar—health
tonics; Charles Trefz—chewing gum; Slim Nasrallah—bars; Bill Dowaliby—hill-billy songs; Fred
Faris—minding Emil; Elsie and George McKaba—i
solitude; John Matouk—vacations; Ned • Katen—
something very tall; Mrs. N. Tadross—business;
Mich. Dahood—sense of humor; Phil Katen
his
song-book; Mme. Marie el-Khourie—Palm Beach;
Couri Bros.—$60,000; Sabri Andrea—announcing;
King Solomon—protecting pals; Daisy and Violet
Hamid—reserve; I Mrs. Shaheen—open house; Selim
Trabulsi—naps; Freddy Dibs—dancing; Fred Tra(Continued on Page Six)
I introduced myself to Saga. We talked
home
about Syria. I mentioned bis people, the
death of his father; his toother's sorrow and solitude, and finally her worries because she never
hears from him, her only son. He received the
news as if I were talking to him of strangers. AH
he said was, "Well, well do you want more Arak?
How do you like America?"
When I mentioned the fact that I had studied
under Sister Blanche he seemed to waken, rfis
eyes brightened, "She still teaches musk docaWt
she? Did you study under her?"'
"Four years," I answered, "I had to leave
for advanced studies."
"Sister 'Blanche. ..Sister
" he mused a
"and I suppose she taught you to play
pieces, Priere D'une Vierge, for instance?"
He left his seat, walked toward a heap of sheet
music, and after searching a short time said, "Here
is your piece, play it for me." He was insistent. I
had to comply.
I wished to impress him so I applied all my
energy. I expected applause, I had never played
better, but I was disappointed He was angry,—
his eyes were bloodshot. "You have no soul Why
you have no stuff in you! Didn't Sister Iffiinrha
tell you so? Didn't she tell you?"
"You mean
"
"Like all the others, rational animals. Listen!
Here is the way it is played"
He seated himself at the piano, drew himself lay,
and began. I heard the murmur of a prayer
elevating... ardent... devotional. When he had
finished he addressed me in an apologetic tone:
"I didn't mean to be harsh with you, but it to
not only the art of running one's fingers skiOfuBy
over the keyboard, .it is a question of feeling and
of prayer.
Most men are satisfied with being
mediocre. That is why few ever amount to anything."
Later I visited him again. I wanted to get
to write to his mother. I brought up the
I told him that his mother often came to
mine; that when I mentioned his name in nqr
his mother cried for joy; furthermore, that 1 had
been fabricating good reports about him to please
his mother. He was enraged He jumped from his
seat and shouted," What is the matter with yont
Why did you do that?"
Then suddenly he drooped as if in shame, his
husky voice murmured, "I am dead to her.1*
I protested "But why? What is the reason?"" But
he would not divulge the secret
One day when I was again at hb> home a little
girl about nine years old came in with music
under her arm. She greeted us wiA a
"Hello" and after being introduced went
to the piano and began practising. We went to a*
adjoining room to have a glass of Arak I noticed
a radiant smile settle on his features. He was a&
attention to the girl's practice. Now and then he
would shout to her, "Not enough spirit das titan,
Norma." The girl would then briskly repeat the
same air.
He became more friendly and more
with the more Arak he drank.
"I am training Norma to be a great
She shall fulfil the task I should have
You wonder at that? You will wonder
I tell you that I was born and destined to he a
great musician.
"Why am I not? I shall tell you.
"I studied under Sister Blanche as you <hd
should have become a great musician. It
I
"And why didn't you make the best of
talents?" I whispered anxiously.
"Because of my parents. Therein bes the
why I do not write. One day I was playng La
Priere D'une Vierge for Sister Blanche. A—v the
well-known musician of your town
ready had six years of music hut
make anything of it When Sister
me play that piece she sent for A and asked
to listen to my playing. When I finished she
him that that was the way he would have to
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THE SYRIAN WORLD, NEW YORK, MARCH 21, 1935.
[The Chrontk
By Joseph M. Abbott
It was the first time the problem,
came through my door and I must
admit I {didn't like facing the fact
which her presence and youth invplied. She was hardly more than
nineteen and hers was as much a
(duty visit as mine was a duty welcome: a situation which certainly
would leave me bogged. There wasn't
much to talk about really, except the
extra-curricula affairs at Northampton; goings-on so much magnified by
the young.
By about ten o'clock J. had become
resigned to the idea that though I
was nearingjmy prime, there was no
use feeling like a stray dog merely
because a girl's cheeks dimpled with
laughter. After all, life for the millions of "forties" must begin at the
summit of forty.
But ,she wouldn't let the platitude
stand. Unconscious of the castles
she was tumbling, she rose impulsively in the midst of a sentence, came
to where I was standing, stretched
out her hands in the most innocent
surrender and said, "Ifs so good
seeing you because I can tell you
all the things that one ought to tell
her father
But isn't it funny—does
anyone ever confide in her father?"
• That deflated me. It left me cold
and weary; 'but Fm sure she was
quite unaware of it It seemed as
if I couldn't stand another half hour
m the place with her. I suggested
a leisurely stroll to the subway and
so home and early to bed. The chatty
chit fwas flighted for I had promised
to bring her past some very interesting examples of architecture.
Nearing Seventh Avenue, she stopped and sfdd, "What a queer place
for a bar!" I glanced down. It was
a brownstone basement done over.
Red check gingham curtains were
gathered apart and through the window I saw that the bar was crowded:
men and women seated and standing.
I had been there once before but it
was more than two years ago, and
at that time it was a speakeasy.
"Would you like to have a beer?"
«- She gurgled excitedly, as though I
had offered her champagne. "Oh,
won't it be fun," she gushed, and
we tapped down the steps and went
in. I could just about squeeze her
through to a stool-chair at the bar,
and the beer having been drawn for
us, we both glanced about at the
motely crowd. Some were seated in
Dutch squares against the wall opposite the bar and the rest of us were
crowded before the stemware glinting in front of the mirror. Toward
the rear, the place opened out into
a larger space where tables and
chairs were set.
At the end of the bar was a baby
grand over which the piano player
was pounding like a mad monkey.
Then he stopped a moment, ran into
a short prelude and with an opening note, three men walked to a spot
behind the bar and began to sing
snatches of near ribaldries. Millicent
giggled. It was all such fun—sipping
beer at a bar and so many queer
looking people on either side of us.
The mumble and buzz of talk—spirited, whiskey-voiced—rose and fell.
Hie songsters' efforts were an obligate Frank, unabashed voices shouting words. Millicent turned to me
and in a voice raiseti to a subway-
roar key said, "Look at their funny
faces
and their
big
mouths!"
Which of course qualified her as a
good critic of sound.
She laid her copy of the Philosophy
of Plato on the counter the better
to lift her glass of beer. The bartender smiled at her indulgently because she was so innocent (and pretty.
He wiped off the space around her
book, never realizing his rag ,was
close to hallowed pages. She smiled
at him, too, and remarked to me
in an excited whisper that he looked
exactly like Clark Gable. He decidedly did—looking at him—and I
saw he knew it: posing in negligent
attitudes. Frequently they smiled at
each other understandingly in the
weird light. He smiled at innocence
and she saw him as the sophisticate
about whom she had the usual conceptions the young and inexperienced
harbor.
Once he touched her copy of the
much thumbed Plato—probably by
accident—and she called my attention to his action. He walked down
to the other end of the bar, giving
her the ch&nce to tell me she was
sure that here was an individual
who, like Plato, knew what life was
all about. And I
acquiesced Well,
why not? The young can win any
argument with both feet tied And
anyway, who can say what life is?
Millicent was particularly fascinated with the stolid unattached man
standing aloof (against the red curtains. His expression never changed
during the two hours we were there.
Shortly before she called my attention to the strong-jawed mummy,
she Jhad remarked "that she didn't
like the girl sitting next to her but
one. The girl's facial was faultless.
Black hair, dark eyes that stared
fixedly before her and a smile that
was hideous in its set readiness to
flatter the three men who hovered
about her. They talked to»her, at
her, across her to each other while
she sipped and smiled implacably.
She was a potted form, shaped and
mechanized to adom any bar supporting three (men.
The blondes seated on my pther
side and next to the wordless mummy
seemed much more human.
She
placed a dollar on the bar and left
the change there. As her glass was
emptied, the bartender lifted it in a
motion which was both a signaled
query and a function. She nodded
and, Presto! the glass was, filled.
One man walked up to her, said
somethLig, and walked off again. He
called her Lena. A common enough
name and it seemed to serve her
right somehow. Then another spoke
to her, stayed a moment and he, too,
left Each time she answered in a
word-clipped brevity and then turned indifferently to her glass. All of!
which* didn't puzzle Millicent a whit
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To her Lena was no more than a
sophisticated girl acting a part in a
nicely painted picture.
But for my part, it wasn't until
we were about to leave that the veil
was lifted and a certainty of feeling—i
it was a moral certainty—explained
the mystery of her nature and the
clear force in the meaning of the
man's actions, or lack of action. Observing them and this time connecting them, I discovered a silent battle
of purposes between the strongijawed xtixaapxy and Lena—fought in
the mirror in front of thenr* eyes
locked and then disengaged
to sip,
to look around and to add other
shams of appearances. The question was: would she go with him
when they left? A very simple situation: but for a long time their
silence and the fact that I didn't
look at them, indirectly through the
mirror, baffled me.
DAMASCUS FRATERNITY
REORGANIZES; ELECTS
Former Bostonian Elected
President
Elections in the newly reorganized
Damascus Fraternity were held on
March 7th last in their clubrooms,
264 Henry St, Brooklyn. The club
already (has over two hundred members. The following were elected:
Assad Mudarri, president; Selim Mallouk, honorary president; Abraham
Mouakad, vice-president; Abdallah
Barssa, treasurer; Habeeb Massabny,
secretary and Abdallah Shaker, assistant secretary.
Plans ^vere discussed regarding an
entertainment and dance to be held
in the Knights of Columbus Hall on
Sunday March 31.
It was near time for Millicent[s
bright mind to begin to understand
and to sponge on the facts of life:
(Continued from page Five.)
so I urged an immediate recess of
class. Leaving her at the turnstile
parents; if they desire creativeness
and returning home, I was elated
I
miore
than social conformity; if they
with the thought that if age crookreally want to be themselves, and not
ing into crabbed years walked arm'
what they think they should be; il
in arm more often with youth, the
they shall not become slinking creagrey years would only creep Up on
tures
with a blushing apology or an
the unaware and then when death
exaggerated
inferiority complex, it
came it would be beneficiently sudis time for them to steer bravely and
den. The way we all want to go—
sanely their little ships of destiny
in a ripe old age but in the middle
with
the same prophetic vision and
of a resurgent -flow to youth.
fearless love of adventure that.charCertainly I would never have
acterized their sea-faring foresires.
noticed what I Vdid if Millicent had
Self-possession, with .a thorough,
not been with me. There was the
knowledge of one's self, is more likesardonic idea in my mind too, that
ly to be their safe guiding star than
she had been looking for life; even
the
luring false-lights of social conpointed it out to me who merely reformity.
,
cognized it again, but she was left
still to be tagged. If I had been
alone there, I would have been
Joe Saidie—his customers; Michel
minding my own business in a most
Auda—fringes at Philip Trabulsi's;
furtive way—mumbling into my beer
Valentine Trabulsi— piano lessons;
—which isn't by a long shot the very
Mrs. Sleyman—painting; Lily Hadad
best kind of Efe.
—mink capelet; Beebe Siyufy—retirement; Eddie Shamas—advice; Adele
John Macksoud—Prospect Park; Leona Tanous—her New York boy(Continued from page Five)
friend; John Macksoud—the fireside;
George Saleeby— his promptness;
bulsi—Alice;
Alex Nahas—rumble
Margaret Saydah— smoking;
Dr.
seats;
George
Shiya—remoteness;
Dodge—Syrian skies; Assad Milkie—
George (Curly) Tadross—toastmastersubtlety;
Said Harfoush—Djezzine
ing; Richard Macsoud — jevading
Society; Albert Bittar—winning smile;
scheming mothers and girls; Michel
Farid Rohaim—booming voice; Sally (
Hadad— kindness; Walter McKaba—i
Nahas—Harlem strut; Edgar Zaloom'
stepping out; Eddie Shehab—cross—bartering; Joe Abbott—his youth;
word puzzles; Henry Hadad—teasing;
Elia Khouri—Beirut-for-Homs; Aleer
Eddie Rizk—wisecracks; Helen TraCouri—Mayor La Guardia's rug; Monbulsi—solo dances; Viola Arida—
roe Naufal—Magellas; Mary Milkie—
"taking it"; Lily Saydah—aloofness;
jokes; Rosemary Teen—nervous enFred Saidie— grand complexion;
ergy^ Joe Sharbel—coffee; Mary
George Dagher—his diamond ring;
Mokarzel—fresh air.
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DR. ELKOURIE GIVES
RADIO ADDRESS
One of Monthly Broadcasts by
Southern Federation Presented
by Affiliate Member Clubs
In its [series of monthly broadcasts,
each by an affiliate member club,
the Southern Federation of Syrian
Clubs last week presented the Good
Citizenship Club of Birmingham,
Ala. Dr. H A. Elkourie, president,
and a well-known orator, delivered
an address in which he told of the
work of the Federation and also ofj
the "glorious and glamorous history
of thei Syrilans" from the times d
the Phoenicians, and even back to
Biblical days. "One of the fundamental purposes of the Federation",
he said, "is to introduce into our?
American life traditions and influences of Arabic thought and literature to help raise the standard of
hum^anitarianism, socialization, tolerance and; good will." He also reviewed the record of the intense
loyalty of the Syrians to their adopted land.
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Continuing, he said, "Excavationists, representing the greatest seats
of learning, have resurrected from
the bowels | of Eastern lands uncontradictable revelations of cities, magnificent edifices, architectural wonders that have left the world in a
idaze of awe and thrills. These miraculous achievements seem to indicate that even now, with all our
mechanical instruments, we will have
to add a lot to our present realizations to approach the achievement
of those men of old"
Following his address (two artists
were introduced. Mrs. Josephine
Sharbel sang "Jewel Song" from
Faust, Mozarfs "Wiegnilied" and
"Dream Dawn" by (Powell, and Miss
Zane Monsour, a radio artist, sang
"WaKllie min Algharam" and "Lost
in a Fog."
The following day numerous con-
Hope the Eternal Spring
(Continued from page Five)
if he ever hoped to become a great
musician.
He flew into a rage,
struck at me, and violently clawed
at my (eyes attempting to pull them
out
"Sister Blanche screamed for help.
We'were separated My family quarrelled with his. After a time the talk
subsided and our families made peace.
And I, I who was the true musician
was forbidden to study music, because Papa didn't want to quarrel
with the neighbors. So they would
waste my genius, my life's work and
ambition! In vain I cried and begged.
"One night I stole some of my
mother's jewelry. I sold it and bought
a steamship ticket to this country."
"But you could have studied music
here."
"I had to live. I had to work. I
saved money, but my fingers became
stiff; I grew old. My heart was full
of hatred. I practiced nights^ but
music and rancour do not mix. Now
it is too late.
FEDERATION HOLDS
ANNUAL ELECTIONS
Edward
Social Notes
Leon Elected
President
The Syrian-American Federation, a
strong organization composed of prominent business and professional
men, held its annual elections last
Thursday evening in their building,
123 Schermerhorn Street, Brooklyn.
Edward Leon, an attorney, was
elected president; Other officers elected are George Solomon, 1st vice-president; George Mabarak, 2nd vicepresident; Elie Khouri, treasurer and
Thomas Amoury, secretary.
Joseph W. Ferris is the retiring
president and other officers last term
were Wade Gorra, 1st vice-president; George Solomon, and' Elie
Khouri and Thomas Amoury who
succeeded themselves this year in
their respective offices.
The treasurer's report was read
and accepted. Further business finished that night was the election of a
Clubroom Committee, consisting of]
Joseph Mallouk, chairman; Elias Borab and Essa Bateh. The Welfare
Committee was also elected as follows: George Solomon, chairman;
Abraham Lian, George Mabarak and
Michael Borab. Mr. Said Akel was
re-elected chairman of the House
Committee and Elias Borab was
elected chairman of the membership
drive they will conduct.
Mr. Leon intends to appoint an
entertainment committee with the
view in mind of having an entertainment at least once a month.
gratulatory messages were received
by Dr. Elkourie from educators and
artists lauding his speech and Wie
musical program.
The Federation is having its annual convention this year in Jackson
City, Miss.
"But music has always been in my
heart; it has always resounded in
my soul Song, vast and undulating overtures, glorious symphonies,
dashing fugues and smart playful
minutes, all these and more have
lightened my dreams.
"But I cannot fcvrite them. If I could
only learn to write the songs that
abound (within me, if I could only
do that!"
For a while he drank in /silence.
Then, "But my Norma will do that
for me some day. She is my own,
a born musician too. My Norma is
American bom. I would have nothing to do with Syria
"
He seemed in despair. We continued sipping in that awful strained
silence that tore at my heart.
When I was about to leave he
falteringly said, "You had better
forget what I have told you. When
my Norma becomes a great artist,
when she fulfills in the world what
her father was .destined to do, the
critics, the commentators, the students
will say, HER FATHER TAUGHT
HER HE WAS A SYRIAN."
Selma Hanna returned last ThursMr. A. Shahood of Biuoajy^
day on the S. S. Conte de Savoia i turned from a month's visit to
from several months vacation spent j daughter, Mrs. Sam Zogheb. and
in Syria and departed two days later
Zogheb, in Beaumont, Tents.
for Jamaica, B. W. I., where her
mother died recently during her abA A. Haddad.
sence.
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SYRLAN- WORLD, left
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Thomas J. McGee, Democratic leadthe Eastern
er of the 9th Assembly District, and
Mrs. McGee, /ivere guests of honor
Alfred J. Domit of
at a dinner party given by Mr. and
rived in New York last
Mrs. S. A. Mosallem of Brooklyn
business trip.
Wednesday, March 13.
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Hanna,
A farewell party was given last
for Warner Bros, left on
Friday for Mrs. Atarad Kanaan of
of last week on a five weeks
Niagara Falls, N. Y, who had spent
Jamaica. B. W. I., to
the past seven months with her
sister and brother.
daughter, Mrs. Habib Bishara of
Brooklyn.
A seven pound son
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week to Mr. and Mrs.
A safsouf party was given by Mary
ly, Brooklyn.
Akel at her home Saturday, March 9.
Among the guests were Marie AbousAfter a vacation spent m
sleman, Marian Musallem, Eleanor
Mitchel Andrews, son of Mr.
Ellis, Jean and Mary Saad, Alice
Mrs. Abe Andrews of Detroit,
Koury, Louis Hakim and Richard
a few days at the home of Im
Esahak.
Mrs. M. B. Matta of
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Joseph Tanous, son of Mr. and Mrs.
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turned from a month's vacation in
N. J. is spending several weeks
Florida.
Charleston, S. C.
RECUPERATING AT HOME
Edward Zrike, son of Mrs. Mary
Zrike, Brooklyn, is now recuperating
at home from an appendix operation.
He had been rushed two weeks ago
to Adelphi Hospital, Brooklyn, from
Harvard University where he is a
student, after a severe attack. He
left the hospital last Monday and
expects to return to Harvard in a
couple of weeks.
Chediac Funeral
Funeral services for Mrs. Nazha
Said Bsheer Chediac, who died on
Wednesday of week before last, were
held the following Saturday morning in Our Lady of Lebanon Church,
Rev. tM. Stephen officiating.
Relatives from Connecticut, Massachusetts, and Pennsylvania attended.
POSTPONE DEDICATION
The dedication of the St Nicholas
Church Club, scheduled for the evening of March 17, has been postponed to May 5 due to the death of
the daughter of the honorary president, Nahmie Sadaka.
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One thousand people
Arabic concert by
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day in the Brooklyn Academy ml
Music. Karim Sandouk
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committed of business men
who sponsored the recital, as
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Arabic rausic, on
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orchestral offerings
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Kazin. Asma Sabbagh I
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An original comedy slot, in Arab*.-.
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THE SYRIAN WORLD, NEW YORK, MARCH 21, 1935.
KEARNEY, NEBR.
songs of the various nations represented.
To Establish Arabic Classes
for Young Folks
This year's edition of 'International Night" was held several weeks
ago and Syria was represented for
the first time. Camille Nicholas was
in charge of the Syrian program.
During the course of the evening
Mr. {Nicholas gave an address of
welcome, in our native tongue, which
was very well received. Mrs. Allan
Londer, directress of the program interpreted the Arabic address. At the
conclusion of the program Mr. Nicholas /answered many questions regarding Syria.
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Rev. Athanasius Rihbany, formerly of Boston, Mass., and now pastor
of the St George Orthodox Church,
Inc., of Kearney, will soon establish
a school for Arabic The lesson will
be given every week day, after public
school hours, probably about 4:30.
All Syrians, from five years up, both
boys and girls, are invited to attend.
Rev. Rihbany will be the instructor
and tuition is free. Church services
and Sunday School are conducted
every Sunday morning.
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AUBURN, NEW YORK
Prepare for Spring Opening
The Misses Delia and Rose Stevens of this city spent two weeks in
New York City in preparation for the
annual spring opening at the John
Stevens Department Store, one of
Auburn's leading stores.
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LACKAWANNA, N. Y.
Two Deaths
Lackawanna recently lost one of its
leading Syrian citizens, Sam William,
44, who ,died Suddenly on Saturday,
March 9. He is survived by his
widow, two sons, James and Nelson,
and a daughter, Marcelline.
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A. Khoury, Buffalo, N. Y., died
Wednesday March 13 after a long
illness. He is survived by his wife,
two sons and three daughters.
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POTTSTOWN, PA.
International Night
"International Night" is an annual
event sponsored by the local Y. M.
C. A. The program includes talks,
short dramatic sketches and folk
BUFFALO, N. Y.
Couple Married
Mr. John Sassin and Miss Afire
Sarkis were married last week in
this, their home city, by Msgr.! Francis
Shemaly.
MC COMB, MISS.
Give Banquet for Visiting
Couple
The Syrian Gala Club gave a dinner-dance in the Poem Room of the
Hotel McColgan in honor of Mr. and
Mrs. I. J. Kofoure of Indianapolis,
Ind., who are visiting relatives here.
Other visitors were Mitchell Thomas
and I. Malouf of Monroe, La., and
Madeleine Kalil of Columbia, Miss.
The Kofoures were also entertained
at a bridge party at the Abdalla
home.
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Among those who attended the
Mardi Gras carnival in New Orleans,
in company with Mr. and i Mrs. Kofoure were Sydney and Annie Abdalla, Shaffer Mickal and Emile
Kalil
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Miss Olga Shamis of Bastrop, La.,
and Miss Madeleine Counon of Monroe, La., spent a few days here with
CORRESPONDENTS AND AGENTS
Allston, Mass.—Margaret Alexander, 201 Harvard Ave.,
Akron, Ohio.—Mrs. Rose Raies, 123 W. Chestnut St
Birmingham, Ala.—Helen Kassouf, 1930 N. 16th Street
Burlington, Vt— Eseph D. Corey, 183 S. Champlain Street
Canton, Ohio,—Mike Shaheen. 815- 9th St N. W.
(agent)
Canton, Ohio,—Flo Namcy, 829- 8th St, N. W.
(corres.)
Central Falls, R. I.—Jacob Saliba, 38 Fletcher Street
Charleston, W. Va.— Gladys Haddad, 1043 Grant Street
Chicago, 111.— N. S. Salamie, 4545 Hazel Avenue.
Cleveland, Ohio.—George Hamamey, 1492 W. 116th St
(Corres.
Cleveland, Ohio.—Pearl Koorey, 8908 Esterbrook Ave.
(Agent)
Detroit, Mich.—Adib Ganamey, 2476 Mt Elliott,
(agent)
Detroit, Mich. —M. S. Zehra, 2280 La BelleFall River, Mass.—Fred T. Sahib, 342 Quequechan Street
Flint, Mich.—Helen Salim, 612 Page Street
Flint, Mich.—Anna Hakim, 2625 Humboldt
(agent)
Grand Rapids, Mich.—Alex Assaley, 336 Cass Ave., S. E.
Jacksonville, Fla.— Miss N. S. Jabbour, do Farris & Co., P. O. Box 1553.
Lackawanna, N. Y.—Sylvia Halaby, 48% Ridge Rd.
Lansing, Mich.—Ruby Nakfpor, 609 N. Grand Ave.
(agent)
Lansing, Mich.— Rajee R. Tobia, 637 N. Perm. Ave.
Lexington, Nebr.— Rosa H. Shada.
Mankato, Minn.—King George, 633 S. Front Street
Manchester, N. H—Ganem A. Karam, 390 S. Beach Street
Montreal, Can.—Julia Lean, 7010 Delaroche Street
Naugatuck, Conn.—Claire Hamrah, 56 Scott Street.
New Orleans, La.—Augustus Koory, 4444 Lafaye St
Niagara Falls, N. Y.—Marie Saffire, 252-56th Street
Pottstown, Pa.—P. NichoJv"* S. Evans.
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Richmond, Va.—S. T. ^'V^
N. 30th Street
Rio de Janeiro, Brazvx, $<
Abdue, Rua Humayta, 67, sobrado.
Seranton, Pa.— Agr y;.
.^43-10th Avenne.
Syracuse, N. Y.-^^**?
Y--./"**
*£azoury,
*3azoury. 700 Univi
University Avenue.
Toledo, Ohio--.^^
A£& 1712 Superior Street
Utica, N. Y ^F<p*\, 522 Mohawk Street .
Waterville, Mt/* ^# Ferris, 104 Front St
(Corres.)
Wilkes Barre, Pa. *^rs. D. J. Saffit, 107 Parish Street
Winston-Salem, N. C—Louis V. Daye, 1335 W. 4th Street
Youngstown, Ohio.—A. B. Aune, c|o Youngstown-Telegram
Youngstown, Ohio.—Sarah Yazbek, 409 Kyle Street
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friends and relatives after visiting
the New Orleans Mardi Gras festival.
CHICAGO, ILL.
By Sarah Ryia
One Killed; One Injured in
Auto Accident
Jabran Mussallem was killed in a
motor accident here two weeks ago.
He was jen Iroute to Oklahoma City,
with a cousin, Haleem Cory, when a
tire blew out, causing the car to turn
turtle killing Mussallem and seriously injuring Cory. Funeral services
were held Saturday, March 9. The
body will be removed to Los Angeles,
CaL, upon the moving there of his
family.
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Michael Mussallem, oil man o£
Muskogee, Okla., spent a few days in
Chicago with his brother, Charles.
While here he attended the funeral off
his cousin, Jabran.
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Bridge Experts's Father Dies
Joseph Haddad, 69, passed away on
Friday, March 8, after a prolonged
illness of five months. Funeral services were held Monday March 11;
burial in Elm wood cemetery. Many
friends from other cities came to
Chicago to attend the funeral
The deceased is survived by three
daughters and three sons. One son,
Louis, is the famous radio exponent
of contract bridge; another, George,
a prominent Chicago attorney.
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Former Chicagoan Dies
A. Jabour, formerly a resident of
Chicago, passed
away Saturday,
March 9, at Galesburg, 111., where he
resided for the past five years. He
is survived by his widow, Melia.
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Syrian Aid Society Dance
A dance was held by the Syrian Aid
Society on Saturday, March 2, in the
Sherman Hotel, resulting in a big
success, 500 persons attending. Music
was furnished by George DeCarl and
his orchestra.
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STOLEN BY GYPSIES;
RETURNED TO PARENTS
Blood Tests Prove Boy Stolen
Twenty Years Ago to Be
Their Son
Steubenville, Ohio.—Gypsies twenty
years ago stole an infant ison of Mr.
and Mrs. Tony Mahfood of this city
and it was only last Tuesday that
he was reunited with his parents who
are also the parents of i eight other
children.
The father, a dry goods "merchant,
never gave up the* search for his
missing son, and continually inserted
advertisements in newspapers.
A
year ago the abducted boy, James,
ran away from the band of gypsies
and has just located has family
through a newspaper advertisement
Blood tests proved the relationship
to the satisfaction of the parents.
WESTERN PORT, MD.
Big Funeral for Young Boy
William Mansour, 19, son of Mr.
and Mrs. Necib John Mansour, passed
away Friday, March 8, of pneumonia.
Funeral services took place in St
Peters 'Church, with a solemn high
mass.
The church was "filled to
capacity, hundreds of relatives and
friends from out of town attending,—
New York, New Jersey, Ohio, Michigan, Long Island, Virginia, and West
Virginia.
Seventy-five wreaths of
flowers were sent, and approximately
two hundred people contributed for
as many masses, to be said for him
throughout the year.
Aziz Tanous of Lawrence, L. L,
attended the funeral, also Mrs. Peters,
and Lily Corey of Brooklyn and
Joseph Peters of Bayonne, N. J.
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BARRE, VT.
"Gram", 94, Dies; Went to Mass
Daily; 43 Great-Grandchildren
Mrs. Jennie Ziter, 94, familiarly
known as "Gram?' by practically all
the Syrians in New England, as a
term of affection, passed away SaturMrs. Charles Mussallem has been
day, March 10, at the home of her
sojourning in Palm Beach, Fla., for
j son, David Joseph Ziter, Barre, Vt.,
the past two months.
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after a three months illness brought
on by her advanced age. She beSaigh-Mayer Wed
came 94 years of age the previous
Olga Saigh was recently married
Tuesday. Funeral services were held
to George Mayer in a quiet ceremony.
in St. Monica's Church. The body
Marie Dowaliby was maid-of-honor
was entombed in the vault at Elmand Eli Saigh best man.
wood Cemetery where it will be
buried in the spring. Before the
funeral Michael G. Ziter of North
HOUGHTON, MICH.
Adams, Mass., president of the Rock
of Lebanon Society there, gave an
Newly-Weds Feted
eulogy, in Arabic.
The home of Mrs. Sophie Brady
was the scene of a post-nuptial party
when Mrs. Brady and daughter, Mrs.
Azar Kirkish, entertained Mr. and
Mrs. Nicholas Hydar of Ironwood.
Prior to her marriage Mrs. Hydar
was jNabeeha Brady, a prominent
member of the Syrian younger set
of Northern Michigan and also well
known in New York where she was
a frequent visitor at the home of her
aunt and uncle, Mr. and Mrs. Michael
Saydah. Besides local friends, outof-town guests were present including Mr. and Mrs. John Albert, Miss
Rose Isaacs, Ironwood; Said Nicholas family, Calumet; Mrs. Constantine Kerbin, Mr. and jMra Michael
Kerbin, George Kerbin family, Hancock; Mr. and Mrs. Sam Jacobs, Mr.
end Mrs. Michael Koury of Jron
Mountain.
People from all over New England
attended the funeral.
Mrs. Ziter, nee Corey, was born in
Mt. Lebanon, was married there in
1866 and has lived in New England
since 1912. She was the last survivor of 18 children.
To the people of Barre, she was a
familiar figure, going early to church
every morning, in her characteristic
black dress and black shawl, never
missing a day at mass in St. Monica's Church.
Five of her ten children are living,—David, with whom she lived;
Herbert of North Adams, Louis of
Littleton, N. H.; Mrs. Peter Corey
and Mrs. Amos Corey of Barre. She
also leaves 27 nephews and nieces,
37 grandchildren and 43 great-grandchildren.
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<h4>Biographical/Historical Note</h4>
<p>Salloum Mokarzel, a Lebanese American intellectual, founded<em> The Syrian World</em> in 1926. Salloum Mokarzel was the younger brother of Naoum Mokarzel, the publisher of the Arabic-language newspaper <em>Al-Hoda. </em>Together, the Mokarzel brothers ran Al-Hoda Publishing, and in 1909, they published <em>The Syrian Business Directory.</em> </p>
<p>Mokarzel created <em>The Syrian World</em> in order to document and celebrate the culture and history of "Syria." At the time, Syria referred to the modern-day countries of Lebanon, Syria, Jordan, Israel, and Palestine. The publication was primarily aimed towards second-generation children of immigrants, but Mokarzel hoped that it would also appeal to the general American public.</p>
<h4>Scope/Content Note</h4>
<p><em>The Syrian World</em> was published between 1926 and 1932 as a journal. In 1932, the format was changed from an academic journal style to a newspaper style, which continued until the periodical's end in 1935. After the death of his brother Naoum, Salloum took over the publication of <em>Al-Hoda.</em></p>
<p>The articles in <em>The Syrian World</em> cover a variety of topics spanning from the practical to the theoretical. Practical subjects include international and domestic travel, historical and contemporary Arabic and Arab-American art and literature, and the mental and physical health and hygiene of immigrants. More theoretical, philosophical, and ideological subjects include ideologies of race, the changing role of women, the formation of Syrian and Lebanese-American societies, and the political and psychological relationships between immigrants and their countries of origin.</p>
<p>All issues of <em>The Syrian World</em> are available, along with full indexes for the first four volumes. For volumes five and six, there are tables of contents at the start of the issues.</p>
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<a href="http://hdl.handle.net/11299/175685" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Annotated Index to the Syrian World, 1926-1932</a> at the University of Minnesota Immigration History Research Center Archives
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The Syrian World 5£
PUBLISHED WEEKLY —ESTABLISHED 1926.
VOL. VUI, NO. 46.
1
NAME NEW AVENUE
AFTER A SYRIAN
BEIRUT TO HAVE
RADIO STATION
Late Nahmee Jafet, Wealthy
Manufacturer, Was Famed
for His Charitable
Activities
To Be Built Soon
Sao Paulo, Brazil.—One of the most
beautiful new avenues in this city
was named in an official ceremony
last week Avenue Nahmee Jafet,
after the late Syrian manufacturer
of that name, who died a few years
ago.
I
The Mayor of Sao Paulo, the highest government officials, representatives! of labor unions and many civic
leaders took part in the dedication
ceremonies and spoke. At one end of
the street a metal plate was hung with.
the mame of the street engraved
on it
Theilate Nahmee Jafet was a very
wealthy man, conservatively reported to be worth $20,000,000. His philanthropic deeds and civic improvements were widely known throughout South America. His brothers and
sons now manage the business, a
textile concern, with factories that
vie with the best in the world. He
was a native of Schweir, Lebanon
'
NEW YORK, MARCH 14, 1935.
Beirut—A statement was issued by
the offices of the (French High Commissariat here that plans are completed for the building of a radio
station 'in Khaldie.a town near Beirut, but that the studios would be
in Beirut itself.
It /was understood that the Commissioner has ordered the necessary
equipment ^from French factories but
it is not yet known whether the station will be given to a company or
irun by the government itself.
o
SENEGALESE SOLDIER
CRAZED, KILLS NINE
Beirut.— A Senegalese soldier in
the French army suddenly went
mad, this week, and ran amuck in
'the streets of Beirut wiith a gun,
shooting right and left.
He was
not captured and subdued until he
had killed nine people.
The twenty-fifth anniversary of the
Arabic - newspaper, Al-Bayan, was
celebrated last Sunday evening in the
Colonial Room of the Hotel McAlpin,
Manhattan, with a banquet attended
by all the editors of Arabic publications and many other guests.
Dr. R. T. Deen, a fellow Druse of!
Mr. Sleyman Baddour, editor of AlBayan, and sponsor and chairman „pf
the affair, spoke and turned over
the gavel to Mr. Assad Milkie who
in turn introduced the following
speakers: S. A MokarzeL editor ofl
Al-Hoda; Najib Diab, editor of MJraat ul-Gharb; Joseph M. Khoury,
editor of Ash-Shaab; Elia Mady, editor of As-Sameer; Jacob Raphael off
Al-Akhlak, also Dr. R. G. Haddad,
Richard Ayoub, Nasib Arida, Nadra
Haddad,
S. Nasrallah,
Danbury,
Conn, ;lfarhan Himada, Assad Mudarri, Dr. Lewis Aide, and Nazikn
Adhamy.
Mr. Milkie then presented to Mr.
Baddour the royal Arabian outfit
sent by His Majesty, Abdul Aziz
Ibn Saoud, king of Saoudi Arabia,
consisting of a gold embroidered1
abba, kaffiya and a robe. Dr. Deen
read the letter from the king which
accompanied the gift.
A check, in the amount of $2,000,
collected over a period of months by
Dr. Deen for the editor of'Al-Bayan,
was presented him by the doctor.
The dinner was a departure from;
the usual custom, of seEing tickets
to jubilee banquets. With it Dr. Deen
instituted his idea of inviting the
guests to partake of the dinner at
the behest of their host, Mr. Baddour.
Copy.
WORLD'S OLDEST CITY FOUND IN SYRIA;
SCIENTISTS EXUIT; DIGGING
They Expect to Push Back History of Man Nearly 100
to Discover Oldest Civilization
DR. HITT1 TO SPEAK
AT INTER. INSTITUTE
Dr. Philip K. Hitti, professor at
Princeton 'University, will speak in
Arabic under the sponsorship of the
International Institute, 94 Joralemon
Street, Brooklyn, the evening of
April 5.
ARAB JEWISH TENSION
STILL HIGH IN ALGERIA
The Moslem-Jewish tension still
continues high in Algeria, and wealthy
Jewish families are sending their
families to Paris in fear of a new
outbreak, (according to the Jewish
Telegraphic Agency.
The French authorities do not underestimate the situation and are prepared for any eventualities, it was
reported
SYRIANS WHO EAT THEIR OWN BREAD WHEN THEY
EDITORS ALL JOIN
CAN, INVADE FIELD OF AMERICAN BUNS, ROLLS
TO HONOR BADDOUR
Silver Jubilee of AI-Bayan
Celebrated Last Sunday
Price,
Eagle and Cloverland Baking Companies Supply Millions of Sizzling
Puppies with Their Cooling Jackets
Scientists are
thirteenth city they
in a trench
on the plains of
tamia, thus aAjiwg
to the history of
archeologists of the
of Oriental Research
eleventh city m ti
mound of historic
mated its age m 3» a
new city they believe 1
to 6000 B. C
c
TW
They are
ing to dig still
go six to eight
die present
The mound,
cities, buflt
lies near the T%ris,
of Mosul.
The United Press
oldest civilization wiB 1*
the bottom of the
back history 100 ( ttfarits
knowledge of the first human SMA~
ization, that of the
culture in the Tigris n >Hi j
———o
—
FIND COMMANDMENTS
TABLET IN ARAMAIC
By H. I. Katibah
(Editor of The SYRIAN WORLD)
Detroit.—If you visit Detroit and a sudden yen should seize you
to (sink your teeth in a Coney Island special, it is more likely than
not that the elongated cooling jacket which holds the hot dog in
its bed of mustard comes from one or the other of two Syrian baking companies—The Eagle Baking
poli, worked his way up in an AmerCompany or the Cloverland Baking
ican bakery to a foreman's position,
Company. And that goes for the
learning the trade from A to Z. He
roundish bun that takes care of the
confided in his 'friend Albert Lewis,
hamburger, or rests on your saucer
who had saved some money from a
along with the marmalade or jam.
good payihg job as an "internal
For Syrians, who eat only their
grinder" in an automobile factory,
own bread when they can, have inand agreed to start a bakery tovaded the American baking field in
gether. Mr. Lewis acted at once, and
Detroit Trucks of these two complans were laid out in 1918 for the
panies deliver thousands of rolls and
infant industry that has since grown
buns fresh every morning to numerinto healthy manhood. They started
ous groceries and drug stores. And,
with little equipment and one horseas in the case of other Syrian indrawn wagon. JNow their bakery is
dustries in Detroit, there seems to be
considered one of the most up-toa magic affinity between the towns
date and fully equipped anywhere,
from, which those industrialists come
with huge dough mixers, automatically regulated ovens and other maand the industry of their choice. The
chinery for rolling the dough. Four
Syrian bakers of Detroit all come
automobile trucks deliver their rolls
from ial-Kuran, Lebanon, or Tripoli,
and buns every morning to their
the metropolis of al-Kurah, with exregular customers. The Eagle Baking
ception of one who comes from MashCompany has a branch in Chicago,
gharah.
managed by a third partner, Walter
A Fruitful Suggestion
Rick, who comes from Mashgharah.
Investigation convinced the original
The first of these bakeries —the
partners that there was a good field
Eagle .Baking Company, in point of
for their rolls and buns in that city,
time, is also probably the first such
and the Chicago branch was founded
Syrian concern in the whole United
in 1929 (at the suggestion of an
States specializing in this line. Its
American foreman who had \a wife
birth was due to a suggestion which
a friend gave to another, and to a
living in Chicago). Rick was night
quick decision on that suggestion.
(Continued on page Four.)
Elias Ammuny, who comes from Tri-
Unearthed by a recent flood.
tablet ion which were
ten commandments in
discovered by Nairn
archeological inspector of
Wadie Towfak (Valley of
near Nahlus. Mr.
covered an ancient
photographed both of them. They
believed to have been nwM
an ancient city, most tekecy
back to the Roman em TW
tine office of Archeology expecti
start excavation work soon m
spot.
o
IMMIGRANT STAITSSICS
A report of the Jewish
Agency states that during
of January. 1935. 4336
Palestine. 259 of them
their total wealth
$350,000.
PHENOMENA!
Jerusalem,—A fee—I
a piece of land to slide 5
with its trees and shrubs
in Barka. near here. The
port of it is that they are
ing hardly in their
o
APPEAL TO HOMELAND
The Lebanese
recipient of an appeal «nt Igr
Lebanese in Ecuador. South Am
ica, requesting assistance *» the {
errs- stricken immigrants there i
want to go back to
�PAGE TWO
THE SYRIAN WORLD, NEW YORK, MARCH 14, 1935.
Ba'albak, Abode of the Gods
JOSEPH SALES
ELHELOW
By Dr. John G. Hazam
(In this, his fourth article on The
Temples of Ba'albak, Dr. Hazam
eloquently describes the temples of
Jupiter, Venus and Bacchus, as they
are now, in majestic ruins. He also
tells of the efforts of the French
mandate to restore them.
hundred yards away, it stands isolated and in semi-preservation. Constructed in the form of a polygon, it
was encircled by a row of eight
graceful columns (some of which are
extant)
supporting the star-like
points of its , projecting cornices. At
some period in its history it had
been converted into a Greek Christian
chapel dedicated | to the pious St.
Barbara. Needless to remark, the
pulchritudinous goddess of yore would
hardly have approved of that.
On a high elevation at the head of
the main court of the 'Temples of
Ba'albak, overlooking and dominating the whole acropolis, stands the
largest and most important of the
sanctuaries, the Temple of Jupiter,
the chief god of the Grateco-Roman
pantheon. He is here depicted as a
beardless youth with a kind of scaly
tunic or cuirass holding a whip in
his right hand and thunderbolts and
ears of grain in his left The building used to have a peristyle, or^ surrounding colonnade, consisting of
fifty-eight giant columns—ten each in
front and back and nineteen on either
side. The shafts are all perfectly
round and smooth, and, > strangely, do
not taper toward their Corinthian
crowns. Composed pf only three sections held together by bronze clappins, each column is seven and one
half feet thick and sixty-two feet
high.
Apart from the temple area, there
are a few other places of interest in
the environs of Ba'albak. Cut into the
upper slopes of Shaikh Abdullah are
severed Phoenician rock ,tombs the
contents of wh;eh had long since
been rifled; the largest of these appears to have recently been used as
a burial vault by a local Christian
congregation. Also, off to the /edge of
the town, there are some ancient
catacombs, or underground caves,
where the early ^Christians, whose
novel cult was yet unauthorized by
the Roman emperors and hence had
to be "bootlegged", came surreptitiously to worship in peace and safety.
Stately Sextet Endures
Exploitation
Unfortunately the corrosive forces
of time, the quivering convulsions of
earth, and the ruthless activities of!
men have wreaked a havoc beyond
repair. For us, precious little survives. There (is a cornice sculptured!
with the bulky head of a growling
lion whose wide-open mouth served
as a water drain for the roof. World
"""^renowned and by far the most impressive are the six lateral columns
of the great temple—all that are left
of the original fifty-eight. Towering
majestically over all the other ruins so
that they can be seen at a considerable distance from the town, this
stately sextet endures, staunch and
(defiant to the last, a noble symbol
of a long vanished day.
Temple of Bacchus
To the left of Jupiter, on a lower
level, is the smaller temple of' Bacchus, the god of wine and good)
cheer, probably the best preserved
Roman building in all Syria. Its
Walls, which are approximately half!
of their former height, and nineteen
of its forty-six Corinthian columns
are still erect. One decapitated column which had somehow been torn
from its base now leans vertically and
precariously against the bare side
wall.
The doorway, quite intact except
for a cracked lintel at the top, is
monumental in its proportions, yet
delicately engraved like an ornate
picture-frame. The interior is embellished with niches capped by entablatures, fluted columns with their
acanthus crowns, and a high altar at
the farthest end. Here and there
are discovered exquisite carvings of
dancing bacchantes, cherubs, satyrs,
genii, etc., executed with masterly
skill and rare artistic taste. Nevertheless, it was in this very place
that barbaric orgies and unspeakable
debauchery were periodically practiced in the names of the everlasting
gods.
little Shrine of Venus
The third and last of the temples
is the little shrine of Venus. Located
not on the acropolis proper but a few
The Catacombs
Ever since the Byzantines demolished the temple of Jupiter to erect
their basilican church, and the Arabs
subsequently wiped out that church'
in order to transform the entire
acropolis into an impregnable fortress (which the Crusaders scarcely
dared to approach), the ruins ofj
Ba'albak have been generally regarded by the inhabitants as a convenient source of ready-made building material to be exploited in favor
of their mosques and churches, their
houses and garden walls.
Doubtful Restoration
But the townspeople have not been
the only sinners. It is a well-known
fact that the German scholars who,
following in the oriental train of
their ambitious kaiser, returned to
Berlin loaded with many a precious
souvenir extracted from Ba'albak's
hoary monuments.
At the present
time, the acropolis is being further
excavated and "restored" under the
direction of French archaelogists and
engineers, paid, of course by the Lebanese government. In view of the
past record of Western diggers in
Syria, Arab patriots find no reason
'o suspect that the French are any
less covetous.
The patriots have at least a few
grievances with which the visitor
might heartily sympathize. They claim
that the French, in their desire to lay
bare every vestige of Roman handiwork, are actually tearing down some
of the Arab remains and selling the
stones to private individuals for
building purposes! Why the Arab remains, many of which enhance the
charming beauty of Ba'albak, are to
be regarded as of any less historical
value than their predecessors, is a
question that has yet to be satisfactorily explained
Prohibitive Admission Fee
The other and more pungent grievance is the almost prohibitive charge
of admission to the temple precincts.
It costs the equivalent of well over
two dollars, including the necessary
guide's fee. Exorbitant as this might
be regarded even by the foreign
Editor of Al-Khawater, Arabic publication in Mexico, shining
flffure in Arabic literary
world, poet and author, who
died March 9. He is survived by his wife and children.
HELAL JOINS OPERA
COMIQUE ON TOUR
Hartford and Chicago in Itinerary; American Stars, Operas
in English to Be Featured
The New York Opera
start a season of operas
American artists, first
Conn., at the Bushnell
ginning Thursday, and
Auditorium, in Chicago, after which
it will return for an engagement at a
local theatre. The operas will include Offenbach's "Tales of Hoffmann'?, "La Vie Paris&ennef' and
Johann Strauss" "Fledermaus." Elvira Helal, Syrian soprano, has been
engaged among other leading artists,
to sing in them;
Comique will
in English by
In Hartford,
Theatre, bethen in the
Mrs. James Roosevelt is chajrma*
of the new "committee of life members", sponsors of the Opera Comique,
and Mrs. Paul D. Cravath is president of the company.
tourist, who, after a while, grows
accustomed to being flagrantly bilked
(though he can enter the older acropolis at Athens, Greece, for only
forty cents), what makes it particularly galling is the fact that thia
fancy price applies with equal force
to the inhabitants of the Lebanon
and Syria themselves.
manifest perversion of justice, the
increasingly unpopular French administration would do well to immediately correct
Even the very residents of Ba'albak, unless they can prove to the
satisfaction of pae officials that they
were born in that town, are subjected to the same charge. Since
two dollars is often more than the
average native laborer earns in an
entire week, many an honest, hardworking citizen to whom this monumental heritage rightfully belongs,
at least in theory, is thus automatically deprived of the satisfaction and
enjoyment of seeing it. Indeed other
people, besides hundreds of the peasant folk, who continually pass through
Ba'albak are denied the privilege of
examining its noble contents. Such a
Sight Worthwhile
Of course, to those who can easily
afford it, the sight of the ruins, particularly at sunset, is worth many
times the rate of admission. For, after
all, Ba'albak is the Abode of the
Gods. Those who wandered everywhere and gazed upon the famed
wonders of all lands are inclined to
reserve their superlatives for the
City of the Sun. Of it Frank T. Carpenter, the noted English traveller,
writes: "I have seen most of the
world's mighty ruins"—the tombs ofj
the Mings in China, the temples of
Karnak in Egypt, the temple of
Boro Boedor in Java, fthe Taj Mahal
in India, etc., etc., and, he concludes:
"All these are wonderful, but Ba'albak is their superior."
"OTHER ARABIAN NIGHTS"
"ARABIAN ROMANCES AND
FOLK-TALES"
Published ,by Charles Scribner's in
New York and London.
Illustrated by the eminent American |
artist William M. Berger.
Recommended by Association of
American Librarians among good
books for children.
�THE SYRIAN WORLD, NEW YORK, MARCH 14, 1935.
PAGE THWES
\>
KATIBAH MAKES ROUNDS DR. HAZAM STARTING
OF THREE CITIES IN WEEK
LECTURE TOUR OF
EASTERN STATES
Syrian World Message Received
Enthusiastically by Hundreds
Who Hear Him; Said, "I am
Discovering My People on
This Trip." Cleveland and
Toledo Next Cities in
Itinerary
(Special to The SYRIAN WORLD)
Akron, Ohio.—Leaving Detroit on
Thursday afternoon, Feb. 28, H. L
Katibah, editor of The SYRIAN
WORLD, covered hundreds of miles
and spoke before hundreds of men,
women and children who came out to
hear his "message of The SYRIAN
WORLD" (and to see his valuable collection of slides, some of which are
considered very rare.
Accompanying Mr. Kotibah from
Detroit was Rajee R. Tobia, the new
agent in Lansing and an old friend
of the .paper, who also went with
the editor to Grand Rapids, staying
with him till Saturday.
The crowd at Lansing, owing to
short notice, was not very large, but
proved receptive and responsive. Mr.
Katibah spoke in the hall of the Syrian American Workmen's Association
with Abraham N. Courey of the
association presiding.
The following evening a large
crowd in Grand Rapids, estimated at
over 200, was awaiting the editor of
The .SYRIAN WORLD at St. George's
church (Orthodox), where he was
introduced by Dr. A. J. Tesseine.
Father Abraham Zaine, pastor, Aiex
Assaley, president of Delta SigmaGamma, and others also spoke. Music
was supplied for the occasion by the
"Hawaian Serenaders," in what turned out to be their first appearance.
Saturday was spent in visiting and
seeing the sights, the editor having
been the guest of Dr. and Mrs. Tesseine, and of Mr. and Mrs. T. Nabkey.
«•! ]
Will Illustrate with Slides He
Made While Traveling in
the East Last Summer
(Special to the SYRIAN WORLD)
In a few days Dr. John G. Hazam,
professor of history, will start on an
extensive lecture tour through several of the eastern states. He is scheduled to speak on a number of important and vital topics relating to
the Near East.
For several years Dr. Hazam has
made a thorough study of all aspects of
oriental history and civilization, and
has taught Buch subjects in three
different universities. Last fall he returned from an exciting trip to Syria
and Lebanon, Palestine and Transjordania, where he made a careful
investigation of existing conditions,
met most of the important Arab leaders, both Moslems and Christians,
and took many interesting pictures.
Since then he has been lecturing on
international relations for the Department of Education of the state
of Connecticut
Recently, the Travelers' Lecture
Bureau, 400 W. 118th St, N. Y. C,
engaged Dr. Hazam for a ten weeks
speaking tour devoted to an interpretation of the life and problems of
the Arabic East.
Dr. Hazam's list of lectures is as
follows:
1. Did Great Britain betray the
Arabs?
2. Why the Arabs oppose Zionism
in Palestine?
3. Islam, old and new.
4. Arabic contributions to European civilization.
5. Veiled women of the East
6. Near East today (illustrated with
stereoptican ! slides.)
Leaves for Akron
Taking the midnight train from
Grand Rapids to fill an engagement
at Akron on Sunday evening, *Mr.
Katibah was entertained at at dinner
party 'in the home of Mr. and Mrs.
David Skaff, just previous to a lecture he gave under the auspices of
the Syrian Women's Society of the
International Institute, a branch of.
the Y. W. C. A. Over 350 filled the
auditorium of the Y. W. C. A. building.
Mr. Katibah contrasted his first
visit to Ohio, when he was working
his way through the university 19
years ago, with this visit. He said
that during the first one he discovered the American people, "but in,
this one I am discovering my own
people." He spoke highly of the successful Syrians in little towns and
cities, but urged his listeners that
the "time of worrying over and of
complete absorption in our economic
security should be over by now."
He pointed out that the appearance of
The SYRIAN WORLD was providen-
LITERACY STATISTICS
An official release in Lebanon contains the information that 308,000 in
Lebanon are illiterate, or 53 per cent,
of the total population. Among the
religions, the figures are 63 per cent,
of the 'Moslems; 83 per cent, of the
Islam Shia; 53 per cent, of the Greek
Orthodox; 38 per cent, of the Maronites and 38 per cent, of the Melchites
• are illiterate.
tial, coming at a time when it is
most needed
The speaker was introduced by Mrs.
Amelia Bonazi, chairman of the
Institute. Mrs. Alma Farinacci, secretary, Mrs. Amberlang, executive
member and Mrs. M. A. Karam,
president of the Syrian Women's
Society {of the Institute, were present
on the platform.
From Akron Mr. Katibah will
proceed to Cleveland, then to Toledo,
and will be back in Detroit on or
about the 24th of the month.
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IN THE SYRIAN SPORTS WORLD
By Paul Nicholas
Miamii Fla., 'March g
4.— Vic Ghezzi of
Deal, N. J., entered
the
International
Four Ball Golf
Tournament at the
Miami
Country
Club with Willie
Klein of Miami as
his partner.
The
spectacular!'
playing of this team carried them into
the semi-finals today where Henry
Ricard and John Revolta made a
thrilling comeback on the final nine
holes to defeat Ghezzi and Klein one
up bn the 36th
Vic Ghezzi is a Syrian who has,
through his remarkable golf playing,
earned the right to be ranked among
the top-rnotchers in this sport. He
recently finished fifth in the Sixth
Annual Aqua Caliente Open in Mexico.
There were sixteen teams entered in the International Four Ball
Tournament
•
*
•
Hialeah Park, Fla., March 9.—The
VISITING PRELATE
CONDUCTS RETREAT
Distinguished Linguist; Friend of
King of Arabia, Who He Says
in Interview with SYRIAN
WORLD Reporter, Favors
Catholic Priests
By Augustus Koorie
New Orleans, Lr.—Members of the
Syrian colony of New Orleans were
recently honored by a visit from the
Right Reverend Monsignor Michael
H. Abraham Assemani, pastor of the
Church of the Sacred Heart of Michigan City, Indiana, who conducted a
Lenten mission for them.
Monsignor Assemani (a descendant
of an ancient line of a Syriac family
that has provided the papal courts
and ecclesiastical universities with
very brilliant men), and himself a
man of a genial, winning personality,
has often been cited for his part in
the spiritual, temporal and educational progress of his native land.
Numbered among the prelate's international circle of friends is Emir
Abdallah, King of Transjordandan
Arabia, descendant of Mohammed.
Their friendship, of many years
standing, had its inception over a cup
of black Turkish coffee.
"He let me take movinn pictures
all over his palace. No commercial
photographer could come near there,"
Rev. Assemani proudly remarked.
"My friend, the King of Arabia,"
added Father Michael (to use his
way of referring to himself), "de-
racing season of
to a close today
seventh and richest
Approximately 20.000 tarf
braved a steady ram to
Derby"
Black Helen further ]
of Colonel E. R.
in an easy winner by
Don Meade was die rider of
ner. Black Helen's h»**»re
$6.90 for a $2 bet The
jockey Johnny Gilbert
Mantagna to take second
tagna caused a loot of
first when he refasad 1
stall and was placed or. the
He started slowly but
skillful riding of Johnny
brought in to pay SlXSt to ;
$5.50 to show Gilbert's aao
tered the race as a B to 1
Third place in this colorful
was taken by Romam
Florida racing scene i
Tropical Park in Coral GaJhtes. Th*
season is from March IX. m\rj
April 1.
122 S. Evans St. Mtitiwi ft
scendant of
Catholic clergy markedly.
and visits the schools j
little speeches on special
he makes all others kiss
Orthodox priests, ministers i
one.
But the Cathohe
shakes by the hand, anal An ha>
claps for coffee."
Cosmopolitan Hftnwftjanr Asaeaaaa*
is an accompl:shed
ing Syriac. Spanish. Fwa»da»
Greek. Hebrew. Arabic. Twfcssk and
many other languages.
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sally belo
does not)^Behi
sentatiw .... tht
Jerusalem
Equestrian Ordei
chre (and its president in ABM*
He is also a member of the Sa
Academique dTEstoire Intnwaba
and an Officer d'AcadewJtv **t
orary bestowals of Syria** proawl
France- In addition to wearing
Star of Merit of Lehaaw
him by Syria, he is am
member of the Imperial i
Geographical Society of
While in the City, he was
ually feted at a rouad of
receptions at the homes «f
civic and social leaders.
as well as Syrian.
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WORTH REPEATING
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TO STOP SALE OF LAND
TO JEWS
Jerusalem,.— The Grand Mufti of
Palestine is reported to be organizing a land company with capital of;
$300,000 to assist Arabs in their financial troubles and thus prevent them
from selling their lands to Jews, according to the Jewish Telegraphic
Agency.
It .was reported that,; in addition
to the Huleh land the Jews bought
in Palestine, they also succeeded in
obtaining part of the Huleh land on
the Syrian side.
Draining the swamps in the Palestine Huleh side will begin soon.
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It is with regret that The SYRIAN WORLD announces the resignation of Joe Ganim, author ofl
the column Is That So!", and
that it will lose the valuable services of that capable columnist.
NEWS OF OUR AGENTS
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Akronites will notice that John
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WORLD, and ,tha^ Mrs. Rose Raies,
former representative of the paper,
will again be with us, acting in that
capacity.
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We are pleased to inform Grandi
Rapids that they will now be ably
represented in the K columns of The
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Assaley, graduate of Michigan University, fis popular with the younger
set Dr. A. J. Tesseine has kindly
offered to assist him and give him
h,is full cooperation.
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Two newj cities in point of SYRIAN
WORLD representation are being
added this week.
Besides /Grand
Rapids, Lansing will now have as a
representative Rajee R. Tobia, a popular young chap, who has the distinction of being versed in Arabic as
well ps in English. He has a wide
acquaintance among the Syrians of!
Lansing who can depend on him for*
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(Also representing Lansing will be
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of The SYRIAN WORLD through
the services of Miss Sylvia Halaby,
whose fine spirit of cooperation and
interest we appreciate.
We welcome this young lady from
Lackawanna (her address is on page
8), and welcome her with all our
(ink-stained) hearts and clasp her to
our (journaBstic) bosoms.
LEAD IN DETROIT RAKING
INDUSTRY
(Continued from Page One)
superintendant of Grenan Baking
Company before joining the Eagle
Baking Company. I was told he
studied at the American University of
Beirut The (three partners came to
America about the same time, 1905,
settled in other parts of the States
and finally came 'independently to
Detroit
Cloverland Organized 1922
A few years after the Eagle Baking
Company was founded, another Syrian bakery, the Cloverland Baking
Company, was organized in 1922. The
partners in this latter one are Assad
Nicholas and George Mackool, both
from Kurah. There is very little difference between the two bakeries.
Both use the latest machineries, both
have a seven-day service, 24 hours
every 'day, and both have good business connections. I was told by a
member of the Cloverland Baking
Company that in the summer of 1929
their company almost broke the
world's record in number of rolls
and buns baked, 49 millions, coming
second to a bakery in London. The
combined production of the Eagle
Baking bakery, in Detroit and Chicago, is probably bigger than that o£
Cloverland, which is reported to do
the biggest business, than the former
and among whose customers are the
Cunningham d|rug stores and the
White Towers.
The learned man is as superior to
the worshipper as I am superior to
the least of you.—Mohammed.
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Hit
AND
Miss^
By A. A. Haddad
Q. What is a monopoly?
Ans. It as what the
Syrians and Lebanese
are now agreed on not
to agree on.
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After all these mandates, I say that a
womandate is better
than any mandate.
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Readers: if you don't like my lines
please look at my picture and you
will then prefer them.
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Perhaps Mr. Katiibah is like prosperity, he is on the way, but God
knows where he is.
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By the newspapers I find that even
the bootleggers and the highway men
can say too, t"We do our part."
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People everywhere are complaining of taxes and I am afraid the
govrenmient will see to it to tax their
complaahts.
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It is Lent now and people are all
vowing to refrain from something
they 'like. I (would like very much to
pay my rent.
CORRECTION IN ANDREWS STORY
We regret that in the story on Abe
Andrews, which appeared in the issue
of Thursday, I March 7, a serious
omission was made. Mr. Andrews
has two sons assisting him, MitcheL
whose name was mentioned and who
k a Yale graduate, and Edward, a
graduate of the University of Michigan, whose name was inadvertently
omitted.
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GIVE ME THE POOR
Give me no cleverness, no shrewdness, no outward perfection
The* traits which so many adore
The "Comme il rout", smoothness that
covers the cunning,
But honest simplicity that counts with
me more.
So many of us are but braggart pretenders
So many but apes without a thought
of our own.
So many are careful of the slightest
demeanour;
In manners and sleekness are never
outshown,
But when an issue that calls for a
bit of mercy, help, sympathy, a
word full of cheer,
We shift it, we dodge it, we manage
to nip it,
And kill it, and throw it by the
winds to be blown.
I know not, I might be a Hrfle mistaken,
But one thing Tm certain, no matter
how bad,
No matter how backward, even
though you're a boor,
If ever you're helpless, desperate or
stricken,
The first to give yon a hand are
the poor.
Anis Khoury
The bosoms of men are the chests
of secrets; the lips are their locks,
and the tongues are their keys. Let
each one keep the key of his secrete.
Ami Ibn-nl 'AM.
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By H. L Katibah
JOTTINGS OF A TRAVELLER
Akron, Ohio.— About four
years ago, on another trip that
I took to the Middle West, I
made the discovery to myself
that Main Street has almost
passed away before Sinclair
Lewis had given it sufficient
publicity. So powerful have been the agencies of
standardization in our midst—the radio, the talkie,
the syndicated press and the chain stores. Almost
any middle-sized town in the United States today,
from Michigan to the Gulf of Mexico and from
New York to Los Angeles, is a miniature Chicago
or New York, Differences there are undoubtedly,
but it takes more than a brief visit to discover
them.
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And while it may be quite unfair for a transient
traveller to make observations and draw conclusions from these about the people he had met, I
offer my jottings for what they are worth.
With this qualification, and having in mind the
contrast between conditions and circumstances with
which I was only briefly acquainted, as they affect
our Syrian people, the reader may allow me some
sweeping observations.
Because of the cosmopolitan nature of New York,
where the foreigners are taken very much for
granted, where racial prejudice'is at its minimum,
I find the Syrians there more self-contained and
self-sufficient than Syrians I have come across
around here. There may be no more social intercourse between Syrians and others in New York
than in Lansing or Akron, but that's because there
is little social intercourse as such in the city of Sky
Scrapers. When such an intercourse does exist, it
seems to me, it is more on a plane of equality and
mutual recognition in the Big City.
On the other hand, (due to the proportionately
larger number of Syrians pa a small community,
often placing them in a position to be the balance
of power in political rivalries and elections, the
Syrians in the Middle West, and that's true of Syrians everywhere, I think, except in the large cities,
are more politically active)in their various communities and more politically recognized You find
a man like Make Ellis in Grand Rapids who is a
member of the Chamber of Commerce and member
of the advisory committee on city markets, or a
Sanitary Engineer like Haseeb Damoose. In I Akron
you find a political mediator like Bill Haddad who
exercises quite an influence in dity politics. These
are just names taken at random that have come
very recently under my notice. Others, in connection with general reports appearing in The SYRIAN
WORLD, must have come to the notice of the
reader. I am sorry to hear that my friends N. G.
Bashara and John Coury have lost in the primary
race in Detroit But, as I said 'in a talk in that
city, New York Syrians wouldn't even dream of
running for a dog-catcher's job, let alone a judge
in the circuit court! When it comes to elections
and offices dependent on votes, the Syrians of the
Middle West amount to something; the Syrians of
New York amount to next to nothing.
But politics are held in disrepute by New Yorkers, and many Syrians, as many others there, would
not waste their time on such trivial things!
There is a healthier middle class of Syrians in
most towns I visited than in New York But on
the average there are more Syrians in that city
who take advantage of cultural and educational opportunities. The lower strata who spend most of
their leisure time in the cafes and pool rooms are
about the same everywhere.
Besides, there its a broader distribution of independent business, more merchants who own their
places, more employers in the towns I have visited.
What is more important, the Syrian business men
around here come nearer to the highest standards
of business prevailing in the community. To find
the best grocery store, the best restaurant, the best
beer garden or the best candy store in the hands
of a Syrian in these parts is not uncommon. There
is, too, a healthy variety in Syrian business here.
The Syrians of New York have to go some before
they reach such a stage.
And what about the younger generation? In places
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WHAT'S IN A NAME?
JUST PLAIN FACTS
By George Karneeb
By Philip KhauK
Sue Me.
In the issue of February 14th, under the name
of Anna Bshoof, I made a statement for which I
want to apologize, first, for hiding behind that nom
de pluiiic, secondly for making a gross misstatement I was informed that Kassab Bros, had closed
up shop in order because N. A. Kassab was going
to Palestine.
If that statement has caused them the loss of any
business, I am most sorry. It seems that Farid
Haddad has taken ( charge. How could I hurt a guy
who is a friend of mine.
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Suppose There Had Been a Missing Link
We've received cards from) friends in the tropics,
when the mailman had to climb through two feet
of snow to our letter box. We've gotten them from
friends at a nice cool resort )when we were about
Ito drop from the heat We've gotten them for bad
news and good. The tops though were the novel
post cards sent by H L Katibah to five of his
friends. It was one continuous letter and continued
on each other's card They had to get together to
read his message.
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Just an Old Syrian Custom
Some customs are rather strange. And then
again, they're so comlmon place that we sometimes
fail to notice them. For example some people here
wear frat pins to show they attend or have attended
college. Some people wear crosses to show they
attend church. The racketeer and the politician
generally wear diamonds and the business man
usually has shining nails. Which leads us to the
white collor workers in certain parts of Syria. They
show their class by allowing the nail on their small
linger to grow ridiculously long.
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Then Came The Dawn
This is an actual fact. The same party who wondered how American women climb way up above
the ground to hang out their wash, had what is
comtoonly known as an embarrassing moment. When
he first came to America, he entered the country
wearing Arab clothes. People followed him, thinking the circus had come to town. His friends took
him to a store and outfitted him with American
clothing and that evening they took him to a hotel
to spend1, the night He naturally was worried. His
first night in America, and alone in a strange place.
He was so worried that liki the morning, when he
awoke and struggled with his new clothing, he managed to put Shis trousers Ion backwards. Strange
he thought. Someone must have come into his
room) and changed his clothes. When ftus friends
arrived, they found a much excited man, shouting
to people that he had been robbed, but he was not
understood. They pacified him and asked the
trouble. He said, "Someone stole my pants last
night and changed them for these. Mine had buttons
in the front."
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Be thou not impatient, onr let depression o'ertake thee;
For success perishes between impatience and depression.
— Ali.
Those who remember their praise of God are more
heedless than those who forget it—
Abu Bakr al-Wasiti.
It was probably my good fortune
myself in a circle of musicians, in j
of real classical oriental music, last
noon.
Perhaps for the first time in the _
music we can safely say we are mring a atv
of advancement in oriental music, that «
"pathetic" music is to be harmonized •mi to be
newly lyrically and spiritually woven.
In 213 Court Street in one of the r
tial sections of Brooklyn, in an empty
ed house, a group of Syrian _
hearse for the realization of their
occas'on of the first anniversary of
on April 28 in the main hall of t_
Music. They are only ten. including tw
and the director, who is putting all his
soul in the new classical Arabic »^pi*»
Three pieces of the concert's
ed when I was there and what
poetry in the bosoms of these
It is almost impossible to tell
column how greatly I was
spirit evident in these artists. It
their faces.
"We are aiming to have a
to turn the Arabic music into _
sion, nor to leave it unrhythmical.
Petro Trabulsi, the well-known
cian. H;s club, of which he is
picture of his dreams and
Trabulsi Talent in Conducting
It gives me great pleasure to say a
Petro Trabulsi, not only as a lyrical
ist but also as a promising
new classical music. His aim
individual stardom, but his hope
to place our lyrical poetry on the tap «f
horizon. The ambition that
to raise his every colleague
oriental music.
In his orchestra are Louis
Rounriyyah, Abraham Mnwyfi
Skaff, singer; Toufic Moubayad,
oudists; Johnny Romey, cello; Albert
net; Joseph Askar. drummer;
singer; and Mary Karam. dancer
kanounist but Trabulsi said he
soon.
I'd like to add here tKa^
known as "Najashi", one of the
beloved of our singers, cooperates,
ing a capable hand in the aims and
It is said that Ad-Darweesh of
star who appeared with the a
combining the European and
Abd-al-Wahhab will lead the .Arabic
to new inspiration, but in my
bulsi is going to rise die >»ig*««^ i
derful world of Arabic
Musical Get-Togethers
Charming musical and social
place, approximately oace a
Maloofs studio in Carnegie Hall Mr
well-known artists to play or siag
all around;—the artists of course
regular prices, performing far a
the guests pay one dollar each, to
services, and for the refreshments.
Each evening is limited to fifty
dio accomodating that many comfortably,
times you have to make
advance.
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Among the artists who appeared to date at
times, during these musicals, were The SOIK|
ers", a trio of WOR girts.
Metropolitan star, at the last
ago; and Emile Maloof, skilled
Longina Werglaz, soprano and
WOR baritone; Robert Hansen.
one is planned for the evenmg of
Mr. Maloof said that many young Tjiiiw
and girls are meeting each other for the feat
at his concerts and that he is
them together. But the "»""^
part of the evening's program,
takes place until three in the
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THE PASSING ON OF OMAR SPEAKER TELLS OF
LODGES IN SYRIA
Or a Eulogy on a* Great Pal
By Eniile Maloof
By Joseph M. Abbot*
One of the most striking points in
the phenomena of modern life is the
rapid exchange of the various arts in
the different national cultures through
the quickened means of transportation and communication. Indeed, the
mercurial flux of forms, manners
and thought is the order of the day
all over the world; so that teven in
industry and agriculture no nation;
can produce a new mouse trap or a
surplus crop without immediately
affecting the industry and lives of
millions elsewhere.
Clarence Nemir who will soon be on
his way to Spain with his orchestra,
will be one of the factors in the exchange of cultural forms. While he is
building his dream world here, his
baton will weave the air in the grill
of the Terramar Hotel near faraway
Barcelona, and Spain will dance to
the American Piper.
I'm one who envies him. He is only
twenty-five—or so he seemed when
I met him here last year at the home
of his sister. When I was his age I
built dream worlds of my own and
it seemed then that only six months
or so would pass and I, too, would
be on my way.^But for me it was
to spread the American creed of fair
play, direct and honest dealing, and
a quick initiative in getting things
done. However, dream worlds buttressed only in hope, totter and quickly fade.
~ TRis will not happen with Clarence
Nemir. His vision must have been
stronger: the will of his urge deeper
trenched in his life. Twice before
he had gone abroad as a member
of an orchestra. This time he has his
own orchestra drawn and organized
from the student body in the Unity of Texas.
considering the actions and the
evements of others, one is often
me to take on the maudlin tones
of a sentimentalist—or of one whose
s had soured—and rather sponges
the next fellow to draw to himsome of the new luster. Just as
now, for instance, when I talk of
the time I planned to go abroad in
one capacity or another and failed.
The failure gives me the privilege
of at least bequeathing my; share of
the task and the pleasure planned
myself. Though it may be stretcha point, his trip is vicariate.
Persons who have finally come to
share the views I now hold are boundto take on the broken threads of
a design for living worn and ripped
by time, and try to weave them again
on the fabric draping others. The
grace in sponging is in handing the
next man his due at the same time,
'and I am trying in a very inadequate
way to do just that when I speak
of Clarence Nemir.
His case reminds me of the son
of Mr. Peters, the minister at Washington, from Switzerland. He continued post graduate studies at Yale
and then studied American business
practices in a bank. From the memory
of my association with him in the
Bankers Trust Company, I can't help
but link him with young Nemir.
Both are emissaries, as it were, of
good will and of cultures which,
though not opposed in aim, need
their exponents in the persons of
young people like Nemir and Peters.
It is conceivable that the sounding
of international peace can be found
in the plasticity of youth "that takes
on, jabsorbs, understands and explains. We of an older generation
are too set—sometimes too fossilized—
to either understand or appreciate
the good in the run of most men.
Nemir is about to emlbark on one
of the major adventures that come
within a span and there fere only
castles looming up before him—!
castles with draw-bridges down.
In the Odyssey of Nemir, his associates and the two girls with them,
I see something deeper than the
taking on, merely, of a task to be
done. It goes deeper than ;that. It
means coming back from Spain and
giving us some of the lilt and color
of its tones. And in the exchange
Barcelona will find some movement
in the American rhythm which it
can graft on to its own.
The report from Austin, Texas,
published on another page of this
edition states that Clarence's brolher
Fred has joined the orchestra for
the term of the contract. Fred, I understand, is younger—an accomplished
pianist already seasoned in a number
of recitals. This brings up the intriguing idea /that both young Syrians are in effect returning to one
of their ancient homelands.
Over
Fred's piano the brilliant shawl of
Spain will be draped and the question that comes to my mind is a quite
natural one. Will either of them find
a fiery lass to wear it forever and
ever?
FROM EAST AND WEST
(Continued from page Five.)
I have visited they are more dependent, morally as economically, on
their elders, often more Americanized, though in a less desirable sense,
than our youth in New York. Yet,
there is a more tense consciousness
and awareness of their Syrian, and
Lebanese nationality. The tendency is
either to ignore their racial distinction and forget it altogether, or to
assert it more than necessary. The
healthy ideal of a truly American
citizen rooted in his past, repeatedly
advocated in Tffe SYRIAN WORLD,
ds a rare bird indeed in these parts.
But such rare birds do exist.
In general one may say that the
development of the Syrians in the
Middle West is a healthy one that
requires a little guidance and leadership. There is more enthusiasm,
more response and more sense of
civic responsibility in this section of
the country. In some places there is
also genuine leadership. But the concentration of opportunities, especially
for a healthy development of a Syrian American consciousness, is much
less than it is in New York.
Charles H. Johnson, past Grand
Master of the Grand Masonic Lodge
of the State of New York, was guest
speaker of Damascus Lodge, 867 T.
& A. M., in their temple at Clermont
and Lafayette Avenues, Brooklyn,
Wednesday, March 6. Mr. Johnson is
at present grand secretary, and has
just returned from a trip through
the Near East, visiting Palestine and)
Syria, particularly the Lodges •there.
Syria alone is reputed to have eight
Masonic Lodges, under ithree jurisdictions, French, Scottish and American, the American under the direct
jurisdiction of the New York State
Grand Lodge.
Mr. Johnson described existing conditions 'there and proved himself
well-informed on the political, social
nd economic status and conditions in
Syria.
A goodly number of 250 heard his
talk. Non-members also were present at this open meeting.
He disclosed very interesting facts
concerning Syria and also about the
lodges, stating that one lodge in Damascus was supporting a school attended by 400 students, and had also
recently erected its own building.
He said that the lodges are doing
well, and also that he was very much'
impressed with the fine courage of
the people in Syria during the chronic depression, that they were bearing
up determinedly and cheerfully.
o
About three months ago news of
the passing on of Omar was received
by his former master, the writer, and
it was just as if his best friend had
died.
The purple-hued hills of Southern
California, a vast expanse of land,
where the scenic beauty reminds one
of our land of birth, Syria, was the
setting in which Omar lived a colorful life. This Ifiery Arabian steed,
pure white, of such harmony of line
and form was the envy of most horse
owners.
Brought from the Orient by a millionaire fancier of horses, Omar lived
in the lap of luxury in Southern
California. He took part in a number
of moving pictures, nobly discharging his duty as a true Arabian horse.
He finally found his way into the
possession of the writer. They became
so attached to each other that they
were inseparable. Every morning when
his owner went to the stables for
his morning ride, Omar would winnie
at his approach and stamp his beautiful feet. Dressed in his bridle and
saddle, black mounted with silver,
Omar would arch his slender neck
and his intelligent eyes expressed a
hearty greeting to his master. He
would then look around /for his pal,
Duke—a graceful English Llewellensetter black and white spotted,
with a lovely long fanlike tail. Duke
would bark and prance around his
friend Omar. Wherever Omar went
with his master, Duke went along,—
a happy and harmonious trio. They
liked being alone, together. And then
at night, only one who knows the
moonlight nights in California can
truly appreciate the picture this steed
made, silhouetted against the hills
cantering through the trails.
HIT BY CAR
Eleanor Karam is in the Norwegian
Hospital, Brooklyn, for treatment of
injuries suffered when a car hit her
as she was going to church Sunday
before last.
FALLS IN SUBWAY; HURTS
ANKLE
Margaret Fiani, Brooklyn, fell on
the subway stairs, severely injuring
her ankle. She is in the Shore Road
Hospital for treatment.
Miss Fiani is a designer for the
negligee firm of George Kateb & Co.
But one Easter morn, Omar, his
owner and Duke, in company with
300 other horses and riders, went
single file to one of the bowls for the
sunrise exercises. His master noticed
that Omar displayed a positive limp.
He dismounted, thinking that a stone
may have been caught in hjs hoof,
but on examination found none. On
their return from the exercises, a
veterinary discovered that the horseshoer drove a nail too deeply into
Omar's right front hoof, and an operation had to be performed to remove
the injured nerve but the "King of
all Horses" was permanently in-
jured.
Finally the depression caught up
with Omar's master and separated
them. Omar was left in the care of}
the stables who found great difficulty
in having anybody else ride him. The
only ones who felt secure on his
beautiful back were children and
women,—so you see what a great
sense of responsibility Omar had.
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BFST BEER GARDEN RUN
BY SYRIAN IN LANSING
Also Only Independent Arak
Company Under Government
Control. Syrians of Lansing
Mostly Workers, but Have
Big Number of Government Employees
(Special to the SYRIAN WORLD)
Lansing, Mich.—There is nothing
especially suggestive of . drinking
saloone and drinking traditions in Deir
Miroas, near Jdaidat Marj-Uyoun,
• unless it is the spring from which the
townspeople fill Itheir jars. But so
strange and inexplicable are the
turns of destiny and the effects of
circumstance and time that, with so
many Germans and Dutch in Michigan, it is a Lebanese who is credited
with having the best beer garden in
the capital of this , state, jln fact the
Palace Garden Wight Club, owned by
Mike N. Nakfoor, is one of the best
in the whole state. It is a spacious
one-story building, 155 ift. by 65.
Music and floor shows are given,
and it 5s pot uncustomary to see
among the guests the mayor, high
government officials, as well as country swains with their flames. Mr.
Nakfoor is 'also the owner of the
Strand Hotel.
Another namesake
Sam Nakfoor, in partnership with
Sam Abood, runs a beer garden and
restaurant combined, the Royal Palms
Garden. S. Nasif, Abraham Nakfoor
and Joe Farahat were named among
those who have well-known beer
gardens and luncheon places'in Lansing.
Government Jobs a Specialty
Next to beer gardens the specialty
ml the Syrians of Lansing seems to
be holding government jobs. There
are at least twenty high school girls
who are employed as stenographers
an the various departments of the
slty and state governments, while
Irene Nicholas, an ardent reader of!
Hie SYRIAN WORLD who has
sound all its issues to date, holds an
important secretarial position in the
state department of education. Mack
If. Nasif, graduate/of Michigan State
College, is a chemical engineer in the
state laboratory.
GUILD TO PUT ON
. PAGEANT FOR LODGE
What promises to be unusual in
the form of entertanment, will be
presented by Damascus Lodge
867, F: & A M., on May 18 in the
Masonic Temple, Clermont and Lafayette Avenues, Brooklyn.
The Lodge at that time will hold a
pageant depicting the history of the
Masonry to be arranged and performed by members of the Syrian
Fine Arts Guild, featuring colorful
dances and costumes. After the entertainment a dance will be held.
BOSTON MARONITES
BUY NEW CHURCH
TO DEDICATE NEW
HEADQUARTERS
St. Nicholas Church Club will formally dedicate its new club rooms
and Sunday school hall, 349 State
Street, Brooklyn, this Sunday at S
p. m. with appropriate ce emony. An
interest4 ng program has been prepared and Archmandrite Samuel
David will speak. Sonia Simonivitch,
violuvst, will play. The dedication
exercises are open to the public, free
of charge.
At the same time there will also
be formal installation of honorary
officers of the organization, two of
whom are Archpriest Basil M. Kerbawy and Archmandrite Hanania
Kassab.
Boston, Mass.—A new church has
been bought by the Maronites of this
city, on the corner of Shawmut Ave.
The Arabic radio group of station
and Rutland St., 100 feet Jn length.
WBBC, with their announcer, Mr.
Adjacent to at is a four story brick \
Sabri Andrea, and Constantine Sous,
residence for the preist, Msgr. Esoudist, will also be present.
tephan Dwaihy, who is also the patriarchal representative in the United
States.
BRIDGE AND BUNCO PARTY
tions of the Arabian Nights and the
Rubaiyat. He has learned to speak
and write Arabic as well, and is a
subscriber and constant reader of
The 'SYRIAN WORLD.
1000 in Lansing
Extensive Booking
Young Syrian
Austin, Texas.—Cbamtm
•Ms i
hrattter F**d
concert pianist wna a
career before bicx. has
ed to bring bis ten
for the season to the
in Arenys.
Arenys is one of the * *%?
resorts on the
tne contract is
resort. Mr. Xenvr
in other cities on the
Clarence Nemir has
twice before
Scan orchestras and since then In
organized one of hts «
from the student body «f
s'ty of Texas in dies city- VHn
also will go two
and dance during i
The orchestra w*Q
The Lilola Club held a benefit
York about Mar 1 and
bridge and bunco on Saturday evening. March 9th, in the club room, ; already been made a
Cunarders to take dx
94 Joralemon Street, Brooklyn. Over
sailing date is May S.
one hundred attended. Fifteen tables
tbaar
stay here. Mr.
for bridge were set in the recreation
fill one
room and about as many for bunco
Manhattan
across the hall in the club room.
its annual affair the
A prize was given at each bridge
orchestra's stay heae.
table and one grand prize for bunco
Fred are brothers nf Mrs. K J
Was won by Nack Khoury.
a physician of Hew Ywk CM*.
Following this the young people
danced for a while and then Joe
HOLDS SUPPER-DANCE
Sirgany entertained by playing his
banjo and singing several American
Emi! Khoury. of Blew Y«s* CM*.
and Arabic songs. The crowd apheld a supper-dance bat
plauded enthusiastically and asked
night in the Bruufclja
for several encores which he generwhich was attended by
ously gave.
New York and Brooklyn.
The number of Syrians in Lansing
approximates 1000, mostly workers
for Oldsmobile and Reo. Among
these are two foremen, A. N. Coury,
president of the Syrian American
Workmen's Association, and Frank
J. Kassoff, both of whom were influential in securing employment to
many Syrians in this city.
There are kio Syrian churches in
Lansing, but visiting priests hold
services occasionally in one of the
two halls: in the Syrian American
Workmen's for the Catholics and
Maronites, and in the Syrian American Unity Hall for the Orthodox.
Archmandrite John Hindy of Detroit makes frequent visits to Lansing,
but visits of the Orthodox and Maronite priests are few and far between.
Albert Hakim of Wilkes Barre was
Besides these two organizations
in New York arranging details for
there is the Phoenician Club for
his wedding which will take place
young men and women, non-denomin the near future.
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inational, and "Al-As-Hab," a social,
non denominational club. There is a
James Howie of Brooklyn returned
goodly percentage of the Syrian youth
last week from a vacation in Berwho go to high school, but few take
muda.
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the next step,—to college. Among
the latter is Solomon Courey who is
Emil Bahah is returning to Cairo,
studying mechanical engineering at
Egypt
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the General Motors Institute in
Flint.
A Sweet Sixteen party was held for
Some of the successful Syrians in
Anne Mosleh, daughter of Mr. and
Lansing include Charles Ellis and j Mrs. Naif J. Mosleh, Brooklyn, last
Abraham Hasbany as
wholesale
Sunday. The birthday party was a
grocers, and Mrs. R. Samara who runs
complete surprise arranged for her by
an attractive art linen shop.
her sister, Josephine, who had invited
The Syrians here are quite active
all her friends, including her classin politics, both in the Democratic
mates in the St Joseph Junior High
and Republican parties, and almost
SchooL
all their workmen are members of,
federation unions.
Social Notes
A budding business in Lansing that
promises a big future is the Oriental
Liquor Company of Rajee R. Tobia,
former assistant highways engineer,
and Harold Hanes, private banker.
This company, an independent one,
produces the finest brand of arak,
made of grape, alcohol and anise
aeed. So far the State of Michigan
has bought all that the company has
been able to produce, but Mr. Tobia
and his partner have plans for expansion into other states. As Michigan controls the sale of all alcoholic
products within its borders, the Oriental Liquor Company is strictly under state control and must come up
The best of friends is be who shows
to the standards and regulations of
you no more friendship when you
the state. Mr. Hanes is an amateur
become rich, no less when yon beorientalist and book lover. On his
come poor.— Ahmed Ibn Kais.
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the books of Rihani, Burton, Lane
"Contentment is an inexhaustible
etc., as well as many valuable edi- ! treasure." — Tradition of Mohammed.
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THE SYRIAN WORLD, NEW YORK, MARCH 14, 1935.
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BIRMINGHAM, ALA.
Three Deaths Recently
There has been an |itmosphere ofl
sadness prevailing among the Syrians
of Birmingham due to the fact that
there have been {several deaths recently.
William Adrey, eldest son of Mr.
and Mrs. Adrey died at his home
after having been ill over a year.
He is survived by his parents, three
sisters, Victoria, Mrs. Joe Resha, Mrs.
Eh" Koury of North Carolina, and
three brothers, Phillip, Taft and
John.
.
Mrs. A Fadool passed away after
a short illness. She is survived by
four sons, her ? husband having died!
a few weeks previously. \
Mrs. Lamya Kalil Azar died suddenly at the 'home of 'her daughter
Mrs. John SharbeL She is survived
by her daughter, Mrs. Sharbel and
one son, Richard.
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Salerno-Bohorfoush
Margaret Salerno, daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Frank , Salerno and Jimal
Bohorfoush were married at St
Paul's Church. Miss Nellie Salerno
attended her sister as maid of honor
and Louis Bohorfoush served as best
man to his brother. Ushers were
Thomas and Andrew Giardina.
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Mr. and Mrs. >Alex Shaia are die
parents of another son born March 1.
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The Syrian Young Men's Society
gave a social honoring the members
of tiie Good Citizenship Club at the
St Elias Church Hall.
Mr. Mershed Abdo,, Syrian writer
from Detroit and Reverend John
N?«K«sum were guests of honor. Mr.
Adbo was honored with a life membership in the Syrian Young Men's
Society and an emblem, was presented him.
Dr. H. A. Elkourie, who was chairman of the occasion, introduced the
following speakers and musicians:
Father Namnoum, [N. I. Rookis, Zane
Monseur, Louise Monseur, Charles
Mickwee, Edna Kassouf, T. Joseph,
K. H Webby, Roger Bit, Fred Melof,
George Shaia, Elias Kassouf, Floyd,
Meshad, William Zarzour, Joseph Tanory, .Wallace Meshad, Helen Kassouf.
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nished music. The program of the
evening was concluded with dancing
and refreshments. This was the most
successful political meeting ever held
by a Syrian group here.
A Whimpy party was given by the
Sorelya Club at the home of Miss
Olive Bohorfoush. Bunco was played
during the evening, followed by dancing.
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After a long illness of about one
and a half years, Mrs. Sadie Nahas,
62 years of age, passed away at her
home on February 26th She is survived by two sons, Mansour and
Massoud, both of Akron, two daughters in Syria, and twenty-one grandchildren. Burial was in Mount Peace
Cemetery.
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Massad-Michael Wedding
Skating Party
The Exoelsoir Club entertained with
a skating party at the Y. M C. A. recently. This was an enjoyable occasion as there were quite a few
who hadn't jtried skating since they
wore pigtails and knee breeches. Over
fifty guests attended this affair which1
was given in honor of the newlyelected officers.
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Invite AD Birmingham Syrians
The jSyrian ^Social Club gave a
party to which all the Syrians of
Birmingham were invited.
Syrian
songs and dancing, and later a dance
for the younger people completed the
evening.
AKRON, OHIO
Motion Pictures of Holy Land
Akron, Ohio.—Elias Howat former
Akron
Times-Press
photographer,
showed motion pictures of the Holy
Land, after adjournment of a meeting of the Syrian Republican Civic
Club, i held at the Raies home, 123
Chestnut Street Prosecutor Herman
E Werner and Clerk of Courts Sam
J. Cole, speakers of the evening,
were presented by George Aune,
president
Mr. Walter Stotler dramatized
"Boots" by Rudyard Kipling; solo!
selections were had by Miss Catherine Koury pf Canton, Ohio. E. K.
Francis from Toledo, Dr. P. Farris,
Freddie Aune and R. L. Stotler fur-
CORRESPONDENTS AND AGENTS
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Albion, Mass.—Margaret Alexander, 201 Harvard Ave.,
Akron, Ohio.—Mrs. R. Raies, 123 W. Chestnut St
Birmingham, Ala.—Helen Kassouf, 1930 N. 16th Street
Burlington, Vt—Eseph D. Corey, 183 S. Champlain Street
Central Falls, R- I.—Jacob Saliba, 38 Fletcher Street
Charleston, W. Va—Gladys Haddad, 1043 Grant StreetChicago, I1L— N. S. Salamie, 4545 Hazel Avenue,
aeveland, Ohio.—George Hamamey, 1492 W. 116th St
(Cones.
Cleveland, Ohio.—Pearl Koorey, 8908 Esterbrook Ave.
(Agent)
Detroit, Mich.—Adib Ganamey, 2476 Mt Elliott,
(agent)
Detroit, Mich —M. S. Zehra, 2280 La Belle,
Fall River, Mass.—Fred T. Sahib, 342 Quequechan Street
Flint Mich.—Helen Salim, 612 Page Street
Flint, Mich.—Anna Hakim, 2625 Humboldt
(agent)
Grand Rapids, Mich—Alex Assaley, 336 Cass Ave., S. E.
Jacksonville, Fla^- Miss N. S. Jabbonr, e|o Farris & Co, P. O. Box 1553.
Lackawanna, N. Y.—Sylvia Halaby, 48% Ridge Rd.
Lansing, Mich—Ruby Nakfoor, 609 N. Grand Ave.
(agent)
Lansing, Mich.—Rajee R. Tobia, 637 N. Penn. Ave.
Lexington, Nebr.— Rosa H. Shada.
Mankato, Minn.—King George, 633 S. Front Street
Manchester, N. H.- ^anem A. Karam, 390 S. Beach Street
Montreal, Can.'ean, 7010 Delaroche Street
Naugatuck, C' .»'V£ Hamrah, 56 Scott Street
New Orlear _ V^"
Koorie, Item-Tribune.
Niagara
jpx w
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* Saffire, 252-S
Pottsto
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<^>tas, 122 S. Evans.
W<* -V V"
- ' Sanyour, 19 N. 30th Street
Ri *^'..«S?V> 4<^ iil— George J. Abdue, Rua Humayta, 67, sobrado.
_4 rfnes Sirgany, 443-lOth Avenue.
Syracus ^ ..—Wadad R. Hazoury, 700 University Avenue.
Toledo, C
.— Beulah Geha, 1712 Superior Street
Utica, N. Y.— Eli Sahuney, 522 Mohawk Street
vVaterviue, Me.—Philip Ferris, 104 Front St
(Cones.)
Wilkes Barre, Pa.—Mrs. D. J. Sallit 107 Parish Street
Winston-Salem, N. C—Louis V. Daye, 1335 W. 4th Street
Youngstown, Ohio.—Sarah Yazbek, 409 Kyle Street
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Survived by 21 Grandchildren
At a simple wedding ceremony,
Wednesday afternoon, February 6th,
Miss Margaret Massad became the
toride of Mike Michael of Cleveland,
Ohio, at St George Orthodox Church
Rev,/ Father Elias Mina wf Cleveland,
Ohio, officiated. The bride is the
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Abraham
Massad The couple are now making their home in Cleveland, Ohio.
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Two Dances Over Week-End
Two colorful dances marked a successful week-end for the Syrians in
this community. The Syrian A C.
held their dance at the K. of C. Hall
on Saturday, March 9th, and the
Mallo A C. having their dance in
their own club rooms in the United
Building on Sunday, March 10th.
Both dances were very well attended
considering the Lenten season.
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Club Elects
John Simon became president of
the Syrian Social Club following his
election Sunday, March 10th, at a
meeting at 100 East Market Street.
Mr. Simon succeeds Mrs. Rose Raies,
who, in turn, was elected secretary.
George Aune is the new vice-president and Mrs. A. S. Karam, secretary.
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National Dishes for City Officials
A Syrian group of Akron honored
Sheriff James T. Flower and his staff
at a banquet featuring the Syrian
national dlishes last Sunday, March
10th, ^t the Anthony Wayne Hotel.
Among guests present were Mayor
I. S. Myers, Safety Director Walter
O'Neil and other officials of the city.
Peter Ferris and M. J. Estafen served'
as chairman /and toastmaster.
YOUNGSTOWN, OHIO
Mr. and Mrs. Kelly Alexander are
the parents of a nine pound baby boy,
born last Tuesday. He will be named!
Louis.
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Help Church
Mrs. Shamseen Saba was hostess at
a pard party held last Sunday evening Bit St Maron's Church auditorium
for the benefit of the parish
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Plan to Have Play
The regular meeting of the Y. S. A.
Club was; held at their temporary club
rooms |in the Y. M. C. A Building
Tuesday evening with Raymond Rohanna as host. Returns from the card
party and bingo game were made
and plans were discussed for a play.
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MASSILLON, OHIO
Najim Jos. Albo-Nassar, 68, died
last Sunday morning, March 10, after
an illness of three days from a heart
attack. He had been in this country
06 years.
Funeral services were
Wednesday.
RICHMOND, VA.
Elected to Fraternity
Eugene Baroody, son of $fix. and
Mrs. T. A. Baroody, was elected to
Phi-Beta-Kappa national honorary;
scholarship fraternity. The distinction of election to Phi-Beta-Kappa is
considered the highest honor which
can be conferred to an undergraduate
at the University of Richmond. Election to the Fraternity is based on
scholarship promise of future attainment and character.
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Party Well-Attended
A card party which was held by
the Lebanon Social Club in their hall
last week was well attended. Mrs.
Raphael Saady won the grand prize,
Mrs. Anna Shulleeta and Mrs. Thomas
Lewis won the prize for the highest
single game, and Mrs. Nemir and
Mrs. Harry Shaia won the consolation
prize.
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BUFFALO, N. Y.
Hold Anniversary Banquet
Establishment of a federation of all
the local Syrian organisations with a
central governing body wias proposed'
at the 13th anniversary banquet of!
the Syrian-American Citizens Club
held at the Roxy Hall Sunday. Three
hundred attended including representatives of all the local societies.
Joseph Ferris was chairman of the
banquet and Abraham R. Salamey
toastmaster.
Among the speakers
were , Solomon Tebsherany, James
Hage tend members of the other
societies present.
Arabic songs and music (were offered by Louis Schaeffer, George
Berbary, Eli Shahaby. Miss Selmh
Kassouf opened the banquet with the
piano rendition of the "My Country
Tis of Thee."
RALEIGH, N. C.
N. CAROLINA FRAT. HAS
HIGH IDEALS
Held Meeting and Party Last Week;
Katherine Rashid a Sponsor
Durham, N. C—On Sunday afternoon, March 10, the seventeen members of Phi Qou Alpha held their
meeting at the home of C. K. Fadail
and his son, Joseph, land daughter,
Alice, in Raleigh, N. C.
The fraternity is composed of outstanding young men who have chosen'
for their purpose the social betterment of the (Syrian people and the
perpetuation of ambition toward success in the young Syrian-Americans.
At this meeting Albert Thomas ofl
Thelson, N. C, was initiated.
The officers include: president, Albert Ellis; vice-president, Philip
Doddour; secretary, J. R. Salem; and
treasurer, John Faris.
Following the meeting a birthday
dinner was given for Joseph Fadail.
Miss Kathryn Rashid, of Duke University, a sponsor for the occasion,
was escorted by the president, 'Albert
Ellis of the University of North
Carolina.
MemSbers of the fraternity include
Albert Ellis, Chapel Hill, N. C;
Philip Doddour, J. R. Salem, Raleigh,
N. C; John Faris, Joseph Rashid,
Chapel Hill, N. C; Louis Nassef,
John Zaytoon, Louis Zaytoon, Albert
Romonur, Hfeppy Romonur, New
Bern, N. C; Louis Farfour, Leslie
Farfour, PhiMp Baddur, Goldsboro,
N. C; Albert Simon, George Haddad,
Kinston, N. C; John Faris, Wilson,
N. C; Mitchell B. Faris, Albert
Thomas, Joe Fadail, Raleigh, N. C.
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<h4>Biographical/Historical Note</h4>
<p>Salloum Mokarzel, a Lebanese American intellectual, founded<em> The Syrian World</em> in 1926. Salloum Mokarzel was the younger brother of Naoum Mokarzel, the publisher of the Arabic-language newspaper <em>Al-Hoda. </em>Together, the Mokarzel brothers ran Al-Hoda Publishing, and in 1909, they published <em>The Syrian Business Directory.</em> </p>
<p>Mokarzel created <em>The Syrian World</em> in order to document and celebrate the culture and history of "Syria." At the time, Syria referred to the modern-day countries of Lebanon, Syria, Jordan, Israel, and Palestine. The publication was primarily aimed towards second-generation children of immigrants, but Mokarzel hoped that it would also appeal to the general American public.</p>
<h4>Scope/Content Note</h4>
<p><em>The Syrian World</em> was published between 1926 and 1932 as a journal. In 1932, the format was changed from an academic journal style to a newspaper style, which continued until the periodical's end in 1935. After the death of his brother Naoum, Salloum took over the publication of <em>Al-Hoda.</em></p>
<p>The articles in <em>The Syrian World</em> cover a variety of topics spanning from the practical to the theoretical. Practical subjects include international and domestic travel, historical and contemporary Arabic and Arab-American art and literature, and the mental and physical health and hygiene of immigrants. More theoretical, philosophical, and ideological subjects include ideologies of race, the changing role of women, the formation of Syrian and Lebanese-American societies, and the political and psychological relationships between immigrants and their countries of origin.</p>
<p>All issues of <em>The Syrian World</em> are available, along with full indexes for the first four volumes. For volumes five and six, there are tables of contents at the start of the issues.</p>
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The Syrian World
PUBLISHED
VOL. VIM, NO. 45.
WEEKLY —ESTABLISHED 1926.
NEW YORK, MARCH 7, 1935.
SERVICES IN CHURCH
FAMOUS EGYPTIAN
HE SERVED 20 YEARS
DOCTOR LECTURING
Church Organizations March in
Body; New York Bishops
Officiate at Funeral
Scranton, ?a.—The{ funeral of Rev.
Atanassous Simon, pastor of St Joseph's Syrian Church, was held the
mprning of ."Thursday, February 28,
many coming in the early hours to
do htm honor. The last solemn rites
were performed by Msgr. Paul Sanky
of Brooklyn assisted by Msgr. Bernardos Ghosn, New York City, at
10 o'clock.
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Members of several organizations
connected with the church which
Father Simon had served for the past
decade marched in a body to the
church Rev. John Koury of Wilkes
Barre served as sub-deacon at the
high mass and Rev. Joseph Solomon
of St. Ann's Maronite Church assisted.
Msgr. Ghosn paid tribute to the
life, character, work and zeal ofi
Father Simon saying that "he was a
true priest of God. He wanted nothing yet he had everything. He asked
for neither rewards nor compensation."
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Seated (in the sanctuary were approximately fifty priests. Interment
took place in the priests' plot in the
Cathedral cemetery.
Pallbearers were Bedway Mokarey,
Alex Hazzouri, John Abdo, Joseph
Joseph, Kalil Algaway and Joseph
Ackoury.
AOINGTISHWTEELS
CHURCH UNITY NEAR
Tells Canton Club Better Understanding Prevails
me
Canton, Ohio', Feb. 27.—In a talk
to members of the Churchmen's
Luncheon Club on "The Syrian,
Church", Rev. > Antony Bashir, of
Brooklyn, said, "I believe we are
coming nearer to a unity of Christian churches." It was his belief!
that ill-feeling between denominations, that had its beginning in the
middle ages is slowly giving way to
brotherhood and understanding, adding that "ignorance and geographic
walls divided men and made them
forget brotherhood.
"Efforts are being made", said Rev.
Bashir, "to band all sub-denominations into one united Orthdox Church.
Orthodox churches are (known as
Syrian, Greek, Russian or otherwise,
according to the predominating race
of people in the respective memberships."
.
Rev. Bashir is the acting Bishop
of the Syrian Orthodox Churches of
North America.
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NEW MINISTRY IN IRAQ
It was reported from Basra, Iraq,
that King Ghazi I has appointed
Jemil Medfai.to form a new ministry
to take the place of the old cabinet
that went on strike. It was understood that the ministerial crisis is
now over.
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Invited by the American Medical
Society to lecture iin this country, Dr.
Mohammed Ali Orfah, professor at
the Egyptian University at Cairo
and specialist in internal disorders,
has already spent several months in
the States lecturing to large audiences, of doctors who enthusiasticly
welcomed him.
Dr. Orfah became well known here
after the publication of his book in
English on internal diseases.
On Wednesday of last week he
delivered a lecture at the Medical
Center, Fifth Avenue, New York,
before doctors from, all over the
country Jwho came to hear him. After
the lecture he was honored at a banquet
Yesterday, Wednesday, Dr.
Orfah gave a lecture on Egypt illustrating it with slides, at the Mt.
Sinai Hospital, Brooklyn.
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PERMANENT EXHIBIT
IS FORMALLY OPENED
Prominent Men and Women
Sponsors; Rutgers Professor
Speaks on Gibran's Influence;
Mokarzel Tells of Tomb
in Bcharre
A permanent exhibit of the pencil
and wash drawings by Kahlil Gibran
was formally opened last Sunday
evening in the Gibran Gallery in the
Grand Hotel, 31st Street and Broadway, New York.
Barbara Young, poet and Gibran's
literary executrix, paid the introductory tribute to the late Syrian
poet and prophet, adding that the
exhibit fulfilled one of Gibran's fondest dreams of which he wrote in
1931, "If I should die tonight remember that one of the dearest
dreamjs of my heart is this dream—
that sometime, somewhere a body of
work, perhaps fifty or seventy-five
of the paintings shall be hung together in a gallery in a large city,
where people may see them, and perhaps love them."
Miss Young then presented Michael Kenneally, an Irish singer, whose
rendition of folk ballads had often
given Gibran much pleasure, Mr.
Kenneally sang \ repeatedly lat the
request of the audience. Miss Anne
Pierce was the first speaker.
Mary Ellen Ryan, formerly associated with the Theatre Guild, gave
a reading of the chapter on Mary
Magdalen from "The Prophet." Dr.
H. Douglas Wild, doctor of English
at Rutgers University, spoke on the
influence of Gibran's works in the
college classes and in their life outside of school.
Miss Young introduced as the final
speaker a countryman of Gibran, S.
A. Mokarzel, editor of Al-Hoda, who
had recently returned from a visit
to Gibran's birthplace in Bcharre, Mr.
Mokarzel described in detail the resting place of Gibran in the monastery
of Mar Sarkis and of the museum
(Continued on page Two.)
Price, Single Copy,
ANOTHER CONCLAVE OF BISHOPS IS
CALLED TO DISCUSS TOBACCO QUESTION
Patriarch's See Center of Personal and Written Protests aad
Complaints; High Commissioner Winning
High Officials
MIAMI DOCTOR HELD
ON EXTORTION CHARGE
Dr. Fuad Hanna, Miami physician,
was arraigned in Jefferson Market,
Court, Monday on a charge of attempted extortion. Trial was set for
Thursday, March 7th
Charges were preferred against
Dr. Hanna by a patient, who had
met him, in Miami and asked to be
accompanied to the patient's home in
New York, after a slight heart attack. While enroute, Dr. Hanna informed his patient that the fee would
be $5,000. The patient, Walter Reade,
asked railroad police to have detectives meet the train and arrest
the doctor on a charge of extortion.
At the West Thirtieth Street station,
where they were taken, police declined to arrest Dr. Hanna. Reade
was compelled to swear out a complaint before he could effect the
arrest
In (denying the charge, Dr. Hanna
said the fee was most reasonable
because the journey caused him to
relinquish all other practice.
According to word received from
Miami Dr. Hanna had a twenty year
record as a good practitioner there.
He studied in Vienna, Germany and
at Johns Hopkins University.
He
has been attached to the Presbyterian Medical Center in New York as
well as the Chicago Memorial Hospital. In Florida he is a member of
the Dade County Medical Association and had offices in Miami for
some time. A few years ago he
operated the Battle Creek South
Sanitorium.
At the offices of the Royal Egyptian Consul, it was said that they
knew Dr. Hanna well and he has
always been known to have an excellent reputation.
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REGENT FOR ILL
KING OF EGYPT
It was reported in the London
Daily Herald that a regent will most
probably be appointed in Cairo to
take over .the duties of King Fuad I
who is dangerously ill, and that most
likely Toufik Nassim Pasha, present
premier, will be chosen to fill that
post.
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Syrian Manufacturers Meet.
to Discuss High Tarrif
Due to the high tarrif charged on
manufactured goods in Damascus,
land other Syrian cities, a meeting of
manufacturers was called to find locations for new factories in Palestine.
Duties in Palestine are very low, and
in some instances many manufactured
articles are entirely duty-free.
The situation in Syria
over the tobacco
serious. Another
ops at the Patriarch's as*
has been called for
results of which will be
lie, and a report made ve
High Commissioner in
Henri de MarteL and
sent to the Fc«ign office in
Mattel is still arm in nil
mination to keep the
and Patriarch
man for Syria and Lebanon, is
ly determined to have it
The Patriarch's see at
being swarmed daily
from all over the country
to voice their protests a
their troubles and the
them by the tobacco
creed by the French
is depriving them of means af
ing their living
The Patriarch and the
missioner are stul at
despite efforts to heal the
The mandate is
win over as many hi
possible in the Syrian
governments and has
getting several to
of protest against the Patriarch's
tion as spokesman, far
protesting against his
tion as the mouth-]
The Arabic w
recently carried an
a prominent lawyer
Akel urging the people not a>
cigaretts and not to
cott and protest
monopoly.
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BROADCAST FROM CAIRO
On this Sunday. March «%,
series of
the Columbia
Will present a broadcast from
Egypt, at 12:45 noon a» M» n> am.
The program will i.iavahU af a taaaV
ing from the Koran by
Sultan; Ronoun
tapha Bey Rida. ptewtaat at
Royal Institute of Arabic
Cairo; music hy die
orchestra; the singing of
tian National Anthem am
of animal noises by the fiansaas an%»
ental mimic El-Far.
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MODERN AND ORTHODOX
JEWS IN CLASHES
The Jewish Telegraphic
New York reports that
place last Saturday
Orthodox Jews and the
in Tel Aviv
The Orthodox
of the modern Jews
refused to dose on
clashes did not break
arrived.
Ten were reported
ten imprisoned
�THE SYRIAN WORLD, NEW YORK, MARCH 7, 1935.
PAGE TWO
Ba'albak, Aboch of the Gods
IN THE SYRIAN SPORTS WORLD
By Dr. John G. Hazam
By Paul Nicholas
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The real glory of this Abode of
the Gods is its spacious courts and
its beautiful temples. These were
laid out according to a rather simple
architectural plan: a grand gateway
leading into a forecourt followed by
a main court and finally the Temple
of SJupitor. All were so arranged in
a direct line that anyone looking in
from the entry could see clear
through (to the principal sanctuary.
Originally the acropolis precincts
were entered through a most imposing gateway made up of a flight of!
steps well over one I hundred feet
broad At the top was an even
broader horizontal vestibule (propylaea) flanked by two lofty towers
and divided by a battery of twelve
stalwart pillars. Today only a narrow, hideous staircase erected by
the order of former German Kaiser
in 1905 and the broken stumps of!
the ancient columns remind us of
the former grandeur.
Remains of the Glory
The vestibule opens the way to an
arcaded forecourt built with geometrical precision in the shape of a
hexagon nearly two hundred feet in
diameter. Once a row of pillars supported the arcade, while the floor
was covered with colored mosiacs in
intricate patterns, but all that is visible now are fragments of 'flue walls
and few little patches of mosaics.
Penetrating another gateway we
pass into the matin court, frequently
called the court of the altar. Around
'-ttense- sides of its immense area,
which is about four hundred fifty
feet square, ran Sn olden limes a
handsome colonnade consisting of
eighty-four Corinthian columns. Particularly astounding is Jthe fact that
many of these columns axel of rich!
rose granite, a type of stone not to
DIES OF CHILDBIRTH
Mrs. Mary Cyre, wife of Ray Cyre
tend niece of George C. Dagher, died
in Long Island College Hospital,
Brooklyn, Sunday morning. Her first
child, a daughter, was born two
weeks ago.
Mrs. Cyre. is survived by her husband, her uncle, her mother, Mrs.
EfBe Ganim and brother, Joseph
Ganim, columnist of The SYRIAN
WORLD.
Services were conducted last Tuesday in Our Lady of Lebanon Church,
Rev. Mansur Stephan officiating. Interment took place in the Dagher
plot at Holy Cross Cemetery.
Honorary pallbearers consisted of
be found anywhere in Syria. Incredible as it might seem, the source
from which this granite came, according to scholars, must have been)
the upper Nile valley in Egypt The
heavy, bulky drums were evidently
loaded on large, sea-going barges,
rowed down the river and across the
Mediterranean, perhaps to Jubail
<where similar columns are also
found), thence dragged over the rugged Lebanese mountains all the way
to Ba'albak. What a job, (what a
spectacle that must have been! And
yet these columns (or chunks of
them) appear as smoothly finished
and fresh as if fashioned but yesterday.
|
Then and Now
The same court was doubtless the
center of outdoor worship where
thousands of pious Romans attended
and participated in the religious ceremonies performed by their pagan
priests bedecked in gorgeous vestments. In the midst stood the great
altar, square, flat-topped, and elaborately sculptured on all sides; on it
fatted animals were ritually slaughtered and burned in sacrifice to the
many gods of HeliopoKs.
Rochester, Minn: Doctors of Mayo
Clinic have issued a statement that
Abe Kashey is suffering with temporary paralasis of the lower limbs.
Abe's vigorous constitution has given
the doctors confidence in the wrestler's recovery.
Kashey will be away from mat
activities for some time and bis
many friends are anxiously waiting
for his complete recovery.
SYRIAN SPORT FLASHES
Des Moines, la: Ellis Bashara, in
a twenty minute wrestling match,
drew with Alf Johnson of Minneapolis, Minn.
Bashara weighed 225
lbs. 15 lbs. heavier than his opponent
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•
Washington, D. C: Petey jSarron
of Birmingham, Ala., won the decision in a ten round boxing match
with Joe Rivers of California, in the
feature (match.
Sarron scaled 126,
four pounds less than Rivers.
a * •
New Orleans: When "Toots" Bashara was out-pointed by Jumbo
Rovina {in ten rounds it was his
Elmira, N. Y.: Arty Sykes, Syrian
heavy-weight of this city is in training for hds coming eight round contest with Roy Lazen, the New York
heavyweight challenger.
•
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Chicago, 111.: Art Sykes, heavyweight was defeated in a bout
against R. Lazer of New York at the
Marigold Gardens, February 25 by
a decision. Marked fatigue shown
by Sykes in the eighth round was
the cause for this decision.
122 S. Evans St—Pottstown, Pa
At present, apart from the stoutly
built walls with their ornate niches,
the glory that was Ba'albak's lies
littered with wreckage. The court
is filled with tumbled-down masonry,
sections fof friezes, bits of capitals,
and prostrate pillars like giant sequoias felled by a powerful tornado.
All is confusion. Of the altar only
half is extant, and that is badly
chipped and damaged Of the later
Byzantine basilican church and the
lustration basins scarcely a trace is
left Yet Ba'albak's temples remain
splendid even in their decadence.
(To be continued)
members of the St. Nicholas Y. M.C.
Rev. M. Stephen, Msgr. Francis
Wakim and Archmandrite Paul Sanky officiated.
Three masses will be held for the
repose of her soul in Our Lady of
Lebanon Church on Thursday, March
7, at 8:30 by her fellow employees in
the Cancelled Securities department
of the Chase National Bank; on Sunday at 10:30 by her uncle, Majid
Naccash of Cedarhurst, L. L, and
another will be held sometime next
week.
Enough praise for learning that it
is claimed by those who have it
not— AIL
His works were opened to the public view in a permanent exhibit opened at the Grand Hotel last Sunday.
(Continued from Page One)
"OTHER ARABIAN NIGHTS"
"ARABIAN ROMANCES AND
FOLK-TALES"
Published by Charles Scribner's in
New York and London.
la
Fort Worth, Tex.: After losing two
straight, "Toots" Bashara of Norfolk,
Va., came back and won a hard
fought bout, from Carl Schaffer of
St. Louis. It was the main bout of
the evening. Both boys weighed 138
pounds.
•
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•
Detroit, Mich.: Jim Londos, 199
lbs., threw Mehmet Yousoff, 210 lbs.,
of Istanboul, Turkey, in 45 minutes.
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THE LATE GIBRAN KAHLIL GIBRAN
PERMANENT GIBRAN
EXHIBIT OPENED
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second major defeat in two weeks.
"Toots" at 138 lbs. gave away 8%
pounds.
Illustrated by the eminent American |
artist William M. Berger.
Recommended by Association of
American Librarians among good
books for children.
containing his effects and oil paintings, sent from his studio in W. 10th
Street, New York. He paid fitting
tribute to Barbara Young for her
untiring effort and devotion in making public Giban's works and told
of how the natives of Bcharre sent
their warm greetings to the American poet and assured her of a sincere
welcome upon her anticipated arrival In Gibran's birthplace.
The exhibit will be open Monday,
Wednesday and Saturday afternoon
from two to six and Tuesday and
Thursday evening jfrom seven to
eleven. On Monday and Thursday
it is free to the public; on Tuesday,
Wednesday and Saturday there <is a
small charge.
Among the patrons are Mrs. Frank
L Babbott, Dr. Borje Brilioth, Emma
R. Breakenridge, Florence Brobeck,
Mr/. Martin Brown, Upton Close,
Dr. and Mrs. Bayard Dodge, Mrs.
Haryot Holt Dey, Mr. and Mrs. Hugo
Duke, Harry Edmonds, Mr. and Mrs.
Burton E. Emory, Marianna Gibran,
Mrs. Florence Hamilton, Anne Sherman Hoyet John Sterling Haney,
Michael Kenneally, Mrs. James Lees
Laidlaw, S. A. MokarzeL Capt and
Mrs. Leonard W. Osborne, Rhoda
Prien, Anne Pierce, Mme. Henriette
Sava-Goiu, Ruth St. Denis, |Dr. H.
Douglas Wild Theodore Von Ziekursch, Mrs. Max Kaufmann.
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ABE ANDREWS, ONCE A SMALL TOWN GROCER, BUILT MERCHANT BEATEN
A LITTLE EMPIRE OF FRUIT INDUSTRY IN AMERICA
0F0RGANIZ1NC
BY THUGS; ROBBED
Held National Record for Handling Fruit and Vegetables, Unloading
15,000 Carloads a Year—Average $9,000,000 Worth of
Business for Detroit Alone
FIRST INTERVIEW EVER GIVEN BY WHOLESALER
By H. I. Katibah
(Editor of The SYRIAN WORLD)
DETROIT.—"Hello! Yes, this is Abe Andrews."
"Yes, we are in the market for onions but they must come in
saxoline bags of fifty pounds each.
No, they don't take them in hundred pound sacs. People of
v
Detroit are peculiar that way
1414 of tomatoes, 1467 of peaches,
"No, there is no price for potatoes;
1469 of cabbage and 644 of strawit is not worth, the trouble to handle
berries—a total of 18,882 'cars on
themi.
those seven commodities alone. From
"Yes, wa wffll be responsible for
1918 to 1928 in Detroit alone the
the truckage from Windsor; we will
volume of business done by Andrews
send our pwn 'jmen for them. Good
Brothers averaged about $9,000,000 a
bye."
year, and in carloads not only the
I was in ,the Detroit Union Prothird, as commonly supposed, but
duce Terminal, said jto be the best
even the first produce handlers in the
produce terminal in the whole world,
whole United States. Now Charles
where I went to see one of the bigAndrews is in California and Abe
gest and most romantic figures in
Andrews is in Detroit, the only operthe history of Syrian immigration ini *
ating centre of this vast fruit and
this country; and one of the most invegetable empire. And it is whisperteresting men I had the pleasure of
ed pi business circles that, Abe Aninterviewing in my newspaper career.
drews is coming back, in spite of the
Here; before me, in a well appointhuge chain stores and the powerful
ed office on the second floor, and
organizations these control. The Depeering from behind octagonal rimtroit firm is known as present as
less eye-glasses, with his gray eyes,
"Andrews Brothers of Detroit, Inc."
his thick, joined eyebrows, high foreMr. Andrews' son, Mitchel, a gradhead and from lips, denoting deteruate of Yale University, is now helpmination and decision, sat a man who
ing his father. And Abe Andrews
once ruled over la little empire of inis proud of his son who went to Yale
dustry. Undaunted by reverses that
to study the produce business scientihad swept him and many bigger than
fically. But, we suspect, Mitchel has
himself, he was preparing for a
much to learn from his father's vast
comeback at an age when most
experiences and first-hand knowlbusiness men's thoughts turn to reedge of fruits and vegetables.
tirement, to a luxurious home surOther Syrian business men rose
rounded by formal garden, to the
from humble beginnings to places of
warm clime of the South or to travel
dominance and wealth But it is
abroad.
hard to parallel the romantic and
But Abe Andrews, whose name is
colorful story of the rise of Andrews
a trade mark of quality Jo freight
Brothers, competing as they did from
men, to fruit growers and brokers
the start with big shippers, freightmen,
and to connoisseurs of fruit and vegebrokers and shrewd speculators in
tables, is a man who does not know
a business that (required a great
the word "retreat" in business.
deal of stamina, rough going and
At the height of his career the
long-distance figurings. It is the boast
firm which he and his brother;
of Andrews Brothers that their check
Charles founded and was known as
was good for any amount, and that
"the House of Quality", operated on
many producers sent whole carloads
a stage as big as the United States
of fruits and Vegetables to them on
itself, even as big as three continents.
consignment, trusting in their sterlFreight cars from the South, from
ing honesty and efficiency.
the West, from Maine and Canada;
ships that plied the seas from Cuba,
Charles and Abe Andrews came
Brazil, Guatemala and Egypt, earned!
to America about 40 years ago. They
untold tons of fruit and vegetables
came as young men from the town
to Andrews Brothers Company's
of Zahle, which has produced so
warehouses in Pittsburgh, Columbus,
many enterprising men of business
Cambridge (Ohio), Dubois or Dein the seven quarters of the world.
They opened a little confectionery
troit.
and fruit store in Cambridge, Ohio,
To give the reader an idea of tse
with only $10 ^capital. Business grew,
extent and importance of the indusand Andrews Brothers were keenly
try which these brothers built up, it
alert for every opportunity. Their
is only necessary to quote some
business grew by leaps and bounds.
figures.
During 1916 the railroad
They opened their first wholesale
records show that the Pittsburgh
fruit store in Cambridge in 1900. In
branch alone sold and distributed
1911 they decided to enter the Pittsthe following: 3475 cars of apples,
burgh market, so centrally located,
1578 of cantaloupes, 7392 of potatoes,
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Pittsburgh, Pa.—While ~in Cleveland recently, Amin Mufarrij of this
city was held up and assaulted by
nine negroes who stole from him
$30,000 worth of linens, antiques and
tapestries.
He was badly injured
and stitches were taken in a cut on
his head.
Five of the negroes were later apprehended and put in jail and some
of the goods returned.
Mufarrij was in New York this
week and left for Texas.
to ensure steady supplies for their
growing i business. Then it was that
they adopted the slogan, "The House
of Quality", specializing in quality
fruit and produce. The idea proved
a gold mine, for before that time
little attention was paid In the fruit
freight business for the quality
market
/
"While practically all the receivers
of fruits and vegetables in Pittsburgh," reminisced Mr. Andrews,
"were pessimistic as to making a
success of the best quality on the
Pittsburgh market, yet it proved that
the Pittsburgh trade had long been
waiting for a firm that would put
quality first"
From there on, the progress of
Andrews Brothers was a matter of
mathematical progression, adding
gradually to the huge structure, employing specialists in all fields and
making use of the most modern and
efficient means of information and
communication in the marketing of
their carloads of fruits and vegetablesAt the height of their careers they
operated from seven strategic centers,
with a warehouse in each center-—
Cambridge,
Columbus,
Pittsburgh,
Akron, Dubois, Detroit and Cleveland. Quality produce growers and
fruit fanciers everywhere knew the
name of Andrews Brothers, and many
were the letters of gratitude from
those producers on the prompt manner with which they handled their
product, and the "top prices" with
which they sold them in the open
market.
One wonders why this amazing
-tory of success had not been told
before. For except for vague generalities little had been written about
the Syrian fruit empire builders before. Well, one reason comes in
this admission, which Abe Andrews
j made to me, smiling, as we parted:
»"Mr. Katibah, this is the first newspaper interview I liave given anybody."
"Do you mean any Syrian newspaper man?" I asked.
"No, any newspaper man at all,"
came the startling reply.
A CORRECTION
Dibs in Active
Negligee and
Industries, Both Preponderantly .Sjuien
In a small office in the *
of the International
Worker's Union sits
His is a pretty large
for one as young as he.
ing negligee
turers come to 1
differences. One
was placed in such i
position. Back in 1933.
strumental in
Syrians under the
able, and those at the
I. L. G. W. U. felt that be
most capable in K»««iK^ the
and underwear industry, da* to
fact that the trade
almost entirely of Syrians.
Quoting the publication
in its February issue. *
the
ian membership of the
is larger than any
America.
The ^ organisation of
Syrian workers represented a
task. In many
ufacturers would
countrywomen. If the i\i*MsW,tMrer%
birthplace was
be sure that most if net aB ef ail
employees, hailed from that city W
it was Aleppo or
town, his workers <
had also seen the light of day as
city. In many ir
a family relationship. & ts
common to find some of the
ers and employees en
attending weddings.
funerals together.'*
tinues with.
ships, during the
Syrian workers
a courage and
forever be
of our union, to
It goes on to say
general strike.
usually ran from t8
time was generally paid at the teftn
of single
holidays
tories operated
ing day
cutters, en
to work Sundays and late ef
was sent to
under
mediately after
would find
out of
almost
sweatshop a
tion. a 3T*i
a minimum
established.
and an equal
during stack
comphshed. :
holidays end
overtime.'*
"At first".
Miss Selma Bojalad is a lyric colloratura, and not a contralto, as I prehensrre,
stated last week.
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sults.
The Egyptian Wafd elmployed English and American
lawyers and (publicists to do a
political job in a political way
as politicians understand
it.
That's how Syrian and Lebanese
nationalists should do-jt.
Isn't it possible, for this once
at least, for the Arabic newspapers in the United 'States to
come to a compromise, if not!
an understanding? Let the matter of local national issues rest.
Leave the question of the Mandate and French rule in abeyance for the present.
Let all
nationalists unite in demanding
an account from the French Republic on the basis of the: principles laid in the League of Nations covenant for the exercise
of the Mandate. This is restricting the issue in order to get immediate results, and in order to
pin France to something definite
and obvious.
Let us strike while the iron
is hot!
Dark chilling fears beset this human
clay
But strange ambitions waft his soul
to heaven
And with their fiery luscious juices
leaven
His sinking soul and heralds fancies
sway;
\
Cold reason with disgust is swept
away
Its regal seat to speculation given.
I have now. counted nigh to twentyseven
And in experience lived a longer day
And every darling dream I've treasured deeply
And every darling scheme I d*dj
embrace
And my own Rose and Clare have
parted sneakily
And of their tissues I have left no
trace.
Strange ifate, strange disappointments
I would say
But stranger hope that still upholds
the day.
Anis Khoury.
^Hft
FINAL COMMENT ON
WTE CONTEST ESSAYS
Miss]]
Christ said
•ed are the meek for
they shall inherit the
earth."
Poor meek
banks!
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Mussolini boasts of
seven million soldiers
but he has nothing on
any mosquitoes chief.
If the taxes keep on increasing so
rapidly who will not be (of the nudist class in the future?
•
We all desire
state preceding
pass 1929 on the
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to go (back to me
1914 but dread to
way.
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"Jimmy Walker will come back to
New York1'—headline. Well, its alright for Jinunie to do that providing New York doesn't go back to
Jimmie.
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big step towards making them conscious of Hheir position as individuals
in a larger society, thereby making
them better citizens, which result is
a tremendous contribution to the
nation." j
Another nominating Mr. Katibah
says in part: "....He is the interpreter of Oriental cultures and by
his editorials (concerning the changing East has gained for the Syrians
the proper respect among the ethnic
groups in America. America owes
him a debt for the versatility of his
publication, because it takes a master
craftsman to produce a paper that
is read toy young and old, philosopher and laborer
Mr. Katibah
through The SYRIAN WORLD has
aroused sympathetic understanding;
planted intelligent information and
won appreciation and has acted as
mediator between both generations.
The evidence of racial consciousness
among the Syrian-American youth
testifies to the latent vital powers
that can be molded into an efficient
power for the good of both the Syrian race and American nation."
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Communists in Syria
Editor of The SYRIAN WORLD:—
May we bring to your attention a
short article in the latest issue of!
"Current History"? It follows: "The
Comte de Martel, the French High
Commissioner *n Syria, has to deal
not only with a nationalist resistance
which is not always passive but also
with a Communist movement which
is said to be growing rapidly. Late
in January the French authorities
took steps to combat the latter
menace. Five Red newspapers published in Europe were burned andj
a number of Communists' meeting
places were raided and closed"
Michael Sirgany
New York, N. Y.
George Boulus
Clearing up Matters
Editor of The SYRIAN WORLD :There is a rumor circulating that the
St Nicholas Y. M. C, Inc., Is sponsoring the organization of a church
club. May I ,use your columns to
dispel that rumor definately?
The St. Nicholas Y. M. C, Inc., is
absolutely Non-Sectarian, and is in
no way connected with any church
or any other organization.
May I take this opportunity to
MB
AMP
By A. A. Haddad
Readers' Forum
Continuation of the wind-up of the
contest closed last week brings up the
fact that of many essays /received in
"STRIKE WHILE THE IRON
this office too late for consideration
by the judges, E. >1. Audi, Dr. S. Y.
IS HOT!"
Alkazin and Nasib Arida, one deserves mention because of its good
The uprising against the resconstruction, interesting style, and
torataon of tobacco {monopoly
the thought behind .it Its author is
in Syria and Lebanon is just
like a boil on a sick body. It
Albert Rashid, Detroit, IMich.
is the outer symptom of a seriIt also would not be amiss to menous condition. It is the last straw
tion here other prominent men nomthat broke the camel's back.
inated in essays which were not pubAnd what a patient and longlished. (The essays were judged solesuffring caxriel he has been!
ly on their literary value, and not
on the choice of the men nominated.)
One happy result of this politOther Syrians in the public eye
ical revolt, as pointed out in
who
have made (Contributions to the
this paper in a previous issue,
American
nation in 1934, and chosen
was the spirit of reconciliation
in essays contributed in the contests,
and unity that pervaded facare M. T. Halbouty, for bis experitions and leaders of every politiments and inventions in oil drillcal hue in that unhappy land.
ing; George Saliba, for his improveWhen Fakhri Baroody, the firements on sound recording; Jamjle
brand of the Syrian nationalists
Kanfoush, for his chemical experiin Damascus, calls on the Marments resulting in mjore effective inonite Patriarch in Lebanon and
secticides; Abe Mickal, Lousiana
places in him the trust and asState U. football star who achieved
pirations of the Syrian nationnation-wide
fame; Monte Bourjaily,
alists, it is an eloquent sign that
general manager of United Features
needs no interpretation.
Syndicate who obtained rights to
With Syrian politics and movemake public for the first time in
ments over there we can have
history Dicken's Special Christmas
little to do directly. NevertheCarols for his children and Napolless, there are many ways in
eon's love betters to Marie \ Louise;
which we can help. We trust the
and Dr. John G. Hazam, historian.
Arabic press in this country and
Excerpts are here given of two
in South America will (not be
essays which dominated H. I. Katisatisfied this time with lengthy
bah, editor of The SYRIAN WORLD,
articles and burning cables of
to the post of having contributed
protest to Paris, Beirut or Washmost during 1934 to the \ American
ington.
The past should have
nation. They are mentioned here
taught us by now that these axe
because they were not entered in
as effective as pop guns against
the contest.
|
a regiment of French heavy
«
Mr. Katibah has been instruartillery.
Instead of doing this
mental in uniting the Syrian colony
may we humbly suggest that the
and rendering it much more 'social'
right way is to appoint an interconscious through the medium of his
national lawyer who will attack
writings.
the question in Geneva from the
«
His work is a vast one, not
international
constitutionalities
only
giving
his readers new interest
or lack of constitutionalities of
in
each
other's
affairs, but also in inthe various predatory actions of
stilling in their minds new thoughts;
the French High Commissioners
.This means of 're-uniting' a class
in Syria and Lebanon in the
of people thru their descendants and
past.
making them conscious of each other
This is the way other nationand of their particular 'society' is a
alities proceeded and got re-
VOL VOL NO. 45.—MARCH 7, 19357
I
SONNET
Anyway Jimmie is doing whatMojhammed did when he wanted the
mountain to come to him.
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. I jhope France doesn't test our protests and then say,—in peace they
rest
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People talk about gold but I have
nothing of it but the silence.
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Syria is full of relics and clerics.
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In Cuba "safety first" means not
to jay-walk and not to be elected
president of the republic.
Conditions will improve
many conditions.
but
on
SYRIANS PROTEST
AGAINST ASSYRIANS
A protest was made by the youth
of Horns to ((he High Commissioner ,
in Syria against the moving of the
Assyrians to their country. It demanded that their protest be heeded
and that it also be sent to the Quay
d'Orsai in Paris.
YOUNG DOCTOR SUCCUMBS
New Bedford, Mass.—Dr. Raphael
Nassar Joseph, 25, died last Saturday
morning from inflammation of the
lungs.
Sixty specialists were called from
Boston, Fall River, New Bedford and
Brockton, but were unable to save
his life.
CHANGE DATE OF MUSIC
LECTURES
The music appreciation lectures being given by Irving Landau under
the auspices of the Syrian Junior
League will be held from next week
on, on Tuesday evenings, instead of
Sunday afternoons, in their clubrooms, 123 Schermerhom Street
The lectures have proved increasingly popular and the date was
changed at the request of many who
could not attend Sundays.
Already, five out of the ten have
been given.
thank you for the cooperation you
have given our organization?
We
assure you we appreciate it
St. Nicholas Young Men's
Club, Inc.
Brooklyn—
Najib Sydnawey, pres.
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WHAT'S IX A SAME?
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rrotu ^atft and Uleat* 1 Peeps at Boslonians^
By H. I. Kati'oah
A TRIBUTE TO AN OBSCURE FRIEND
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DETROIT—Happy indeed are
they whom the tumultuous
stream of life leaves behind
in its side j eddies by the calm
and quiet of its banks. Whenever I see a married couple
of those contented and'settled
souls, quietly passing their lives together in the
shady gardens of love, so blissfully oblivious to
the tinsel of fame and the heartaches of foolish,
ambitions, I send them underbreath a benediction
from the bottom of my souL Theirs, I say, is a
genuine existence. They chose the little morsel of
happiness and it was given themi Mephistopheles
never lured them to the dizzy heights of glory and
conquest, land they never fell into the abyss of
disappointment, or even the deeper abyss of realization that the greater the success the greater the
soul's craving and the keener its thirst and hunger.
Such is,the lot of my friend Walter, or Wadi' as
I knew him first about thirty years ago. We were
then little boys in the missionary school in Damascus. He was the city lad, from a humble and Godfearing Christian family, and I was the country
boy who was sent to the cty early to life to start
on |the steep and rugged road of education. He
looked after me, invited me to meet his folks and;
took my side in the childish squabbles of the boarding school. I looked up to him as to an elder
brother, with no little admiration and some awe.
For he was somewhat of a mechanic and could
talk even then of such things as automobiles and
airplanes with an air of familiarity, as if they were
common-day affairs. Besides, he was handsome,
with blue eyes and light hair, and the girls made
sheepish eyes at him in the Sunday school. He
was one of my heroes in my school-boy days.
When I heard that Walter was in Detroit, my
heart jumped with joy. I had always thought he
was in Australia, where his family, and he himself
had' been before returning to Damascus. Yes, that
was an added reason for my admiration of Wadi'
who could speak English so fluently, even with an
accent that was as distinguished to my ear as the
brogue of our Irish principal.
The memory of those innocent days, when our eyes
were first opened to the wonders of the world
through the pages of a geography text-book, made
my heart depressed. And the feeling I first experienced when a mutual friend told me about Walter being in Detroit was like that of discovering
someone alive whom you thought had passed away.
For I never thought of meeting Walter this side
of the Jordan River.
Like so many Syrian youths of his calibre and
antecedents, Walter had his ups and downs in
America. He worked for others, made some money,
invested it in a store, achieved a measure of success, lost, started over again, regained his losses
and doubled his original investment. Then came
the crash of 1929 which left so many of us too discouraged and weary at heart to try once more.
Now Walter is working for the Great A. and P.
H'„ is in charge of the banana department of that
huge concern, and looked upon as quite an authority on fruit, especially the pesky banana. I was not
surprised to learn that Walter was one of the first,
if not the first, to use celophane for wrapping in
this country. He imported it from Germany and
France long before the Duponts bought the formula
and patents from the European concerns and made
history with this now indispensable product in this
country. He was also one of the first to introduce
the pitted dates, stuffed with nuts, in the United
States. Lack of sufficient capital made him give
up, and other concerns now are reaping golden
profits from this original idea.
Finally he decided to work for a huge industrial
machine in which he could be a useful cog. He
works long hours, but goes home to a loving wife
and a little baby, who wait for him anxiously and,
count the minutes to hear his familiar footsteps at
the door of the cottage in the suburbs. In the few
years Walter has been with the A. and P. he has
mastered his line very thoroughly. He is considered
an authority on air-conditioning as applied to fruit
storages, devising many of the features in the banana
coolers of/the A. and P. warehouse in Detroit He
Continued on Page Six
I
By George
Oh I See, Said the
By Margaret Alexander
THE SUN BURST THROUGH
THE (CLOUDS LAST SUNDAY AFTERNOON AS THE
statuesque bride, Adele -Deraney, stepped from her limousine, and leaning on the
arm of (her brother, Nicholas,
walked up the long steps of
St Paul's Cathedral, down the aisle to the flowerbedecked altar and took her place beside her betrothed, Michel Habeeb
As the strains of the
wedding march faded, the sonorous voice of Dean
Sturgis was raised in the impressive Episcopalian
marriage ceremony.
In her entrained gown of shimmering white, her
coronet fashioned of tulle, long veil flecked with
orange blossoms and carrying gardenias, the bride
made a regal picture. Miss Ruth Deraney, attending her sister, was tall and bright in a yellow net
gown and bouquet of talisman roses. Mr. Edward
Habeeb served his brother as best man.
Mrs. John Deraney, mother of the bride, chose a
navy blue gown for the occasion. Her corsage was
of gardenias. The mother of the groom, Mrs. Toufic Habeeb, was gowned in mulberry velvet The
ushers were Mamie Habeeb, a brother of the groom,
and Ray Mourad
Many friends attended the ceremony and reception which was held in the vestry. After a brief
honeymoon the couple will make their home in
Methuen
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Betrothals seem to be the order of the House of
George J. JChouri
first Fred and now John.
His school ring, we understand, reposes on the
lily-white hand of Rita, attractive daughter of the
Saleem Zahralbans of Brooklyn, New York. The
Wedding March must wait, however, until Johnnie
marches hunself out of college
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At last THE CROSS-EYED PARROT will be
presented On Sunday evening, March 24, at Union
HalL This melodrama has occupied the mind of
the St. John Young People's Assn. for months and
ought to be good!
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Arguments have always had a strong appeal for
peace-loving Syrians. With the advent of women
into this field, do you wonder that the West Newton St. clubrooms proved to be close-quarters for
the crowd that gathered there last Monday night
to hear the Women's Club debate against the Syrian Educational Society on Resolved: That Science
Has Done More for Humanity than Religion
For Science's sake, as they delivered their maiden
speech, "Betty" Ayoub's knees and voice shook
rhythmically, Mary Hessney's heart fluttered in her
throat, Mrs. George Barakat (Katherine Makanna)
alone seemed composed
And what a battle did
the two men put up for Religion:—Tom Salemi, with
his King's English, clipped and to the point, and
John Mark, fired with the enthusiasm of a new
convert. (John Mark is the son of Sheik Ouseiran
who gave up his title and claim to his father's vast
estate and fled for his life to this country in 1928
vrhen he dared to renounce the Moslem faith to
embrace Christianity. He is known at college as
a champion and undefeated debater. But more about
this young effendi in some later issue.)
THE WOMEN WON!!!.
The Judges were Mrs. Elias Malouf, "Gus" Sakakeeny and Wadie Shakir.
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The most vital note of the evening was sounded
in the closing speech of the Chairman, Miss. Theoit is a privilege for the Syrian women to debate
Syrian men. Fifteen years ago it would have been
dora Scoff, President of the Women's Club. I think
impossible," she said "It is due to the vision of
some of our Syrian men here in Boston and partly
to the members of the S. E. S., who invited us to
come here tonight that the education of Syrian
women was made possible. Therefore, I think it is
a great privilege that we can stand today on an
equal basis and debate the Syrian men of Boston.
" "IF TfflS'pEBATE HAS PROVED NOTHING TONIGHT, IT HAS PROVED ONE THING: THE VAL(Continued on Page Six)
In Arabic, instead of
sometimes write the word
the same. Assad Antoon tells
ing a small town merchant w
dise from a New York dealer,
er wrote the word "sharho"'
bill A few days later the
city and appeared at the dealer's
plaint Jit seems that there
shipment. A long explanation
On returning to his
was asked by his partner about
ho". In order to simplify the
ner said, "You are a jackass i
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Eighth Wonder of the World.
s
A visitor from Syria was
ders of New York. He
bridge, the Manhattan bridge.
ing and the other usual
show visitors. Finally the
by his host, and was admiring
the back window of the
probably wash-day and the
hanging on the several lines.
the visitor more than all the
and he said to his host, "I i
they build those marvelous
stand how they put up those
but you haven't told me bow
out on a rope, way up above the
their wash"
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Perhaps That Religion Was Too!
A friend, who prefers to
writes in to relate the
antenna
cleric in Syria who was
of religion, using a walnut as
out the religions to keep our
He held up the nut and said "the
is like the outer skin of the nut too tar
real religion to mean anything" and he
to remove the green wrapping anal fhraoi
He then pointed to the hard shell of
said "the
rehgion
and also fit to be thrown out.'
break the shell, and continued
ing at the nut He said, "BOUT
have a fine skin clinging to the
is like the
rehgion. While
religion, it is superfluous and
our religion is just like the meat of
had just succeeded in removing the
displayed the meat in his hand To his
tion, the congregation beheld a
Maybe He Didn't Like Their
At the recent S. O. & dance JUiwial
pened to annoy those who wanted to
featured singers. It seems that the .
who accounted for at least 3S at
present and paid for. were being
noise, although it can be said
haved better than lots d sn-eaBBi
However, the piece-de
ber of the S. O. &
their liquor, and then later in the
eroundt blaming all
Jolly Rovers."
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THE SYRIAN WORLD, NEW YORK, MARCH 7, 193S.
One Man's Opinion
RELATES UNIONIZING
NEGLIGEE INDUSTRY
Syrian Boys Fail to Realize
Modernity of Syrian Girls
(Continued from pag« How)
By Abo Baji
I have been asked my impression
of the Syrian girl of today. She is
somewhat a revelation to me\ having come out of obscurity and taken
the place in this world that she has
long deserved and coveted. She is
very different from the Syrian girl
I knew fifteen (years ago, who was
hidden under the protecting wing
of the ancient customs of our people
in which they protected the highest
ideals known to mankind—the sanctity of their women-folk. This, however, made it impossible for a young
man to court a girl the way he can
today, and',we are thankful that the
parents of the Syrian girl of today
have been broad enough to modernize themselves.
\
I recall the time when, if a Syrian girl went out with a Syrian man
alone she was considered engaged.
The only thing left was the engagement ring, and the size of the stone
played a great part in the desirability of the young iman in question.
The parents of the girl saw to it that
the prospective husband for their
daughter was able to secure her future. In these transactions, however,
love and romance played a meager
part It was a cut and dried proposition, and Ittis surprising to see the
successful results of these marriages,
which can be charged directly to the
hi^h. ideals and background ^of our
Syrian race, as the loyalty of the
Syrian wife was questioned. In fact,
the fundamental characteristics of the
'Syrian gSrl vxe love and loyalty tol
her Home. -Distasteful divorce proceedings, which our occidental sisters seem to cherish so much, were
almost negligible.
Our girls have shown an adaptability from ,the psychological point
of view in keeping with the times,
still retaining the poise and dignity
that has so characterized them.
A Change for the Better
Now ,it is possible for a man to
meet a girl without immediately declaring his intentions. No doubt, we
all realize that our girl, above all,
has the desire within her heart to
create a home and rear a family.
She is, in my estimation, different,
but generally similar to most of her
sisters in that she loves romance and
wants that love reflected in some man
who 'is worthy of her trust
It is really deplorable to see the
number of fine, well educated, good
looking Syrian girls who are not
married, and I think that these girls
are unmarried because while the
girl of yesterday was held in obscurity by her parents, the boy was
allowed to get out into the world,
and take on the so-called modem
ideas, becoming absorbed in this atmosphere. Knowing the extremely
narrow viewpoint of most Syrian
parents, mjany boys thought that they
would not be considered after living
through the modem age, and felt
that the average Syrian girl was unapproachable. This held true especially until very recently.
We should be proud of our Syrian
sisters. They are to be commended
most highly for their market advancement both educationally and
socially. Of course, you realize this
article is general, there are exceptions, but we trust they will not be
too many.
was natural for them to feel so. For
them (just as for the workers, it was
a novel experience. With this difference, of course, that while 'the
workers welcomed the union, the employers looked upon it as an imposition! and an encroachment on their
property rights. In the course of
time, however through occasional
conferences and the actual handling
of disputes, a better understanding
was created....."
Back in 1933, "Arthur was a cutter employed by iJebaily & Longschein, negligee manufacturers. While
at lunch one day, sitting at another
table were several other i cutters, discussing the new unions that were
being organized in several trades.
They seemed to think that a negligee
union would be a very good thing,
but, as one of them said, "Syrians
can never be organized under any
union they will not .Cooperate."
Dibs Aroused
This seemed to anger Dibs. Why
couldn't Syrians be organized? They
controlled the negligee industry, and
any group that could manage an industry as large as that, certainly
could be organized. He went to the
other table and said so in no uncertain words.
It was he who then went around
to shops, stopping the power and
sending employees to the union headquarters. The ^resulting two weeks
strike created the changes shown in
the article from "Justice."
Dibs then returned as cutter, and
about two months later he was called
to the union headquarters and given
the position he holds today.
PEEPS AT B0ST0N1ANS
(Continued from page Five.)
UE OF EDUCATION OF BOTH MEN
AND WOMEN!"
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What a thrill it was last Thursday evening to sit beside the radio
and Jhear Attorney Elias Shamon's
fine voice come over the air in a
weekly broadcast on current state
events by prominent state Republicans!
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Hail, two more Muaarri girls!
one to the Nicholas Mudarris of Cambridge, and another to the Mitchel
Mudarris of Boston
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Since has arrival here some months
ago from Brooklyn, Dr. Kemal
Khoury, of East Brookline Street,
has been much )Jn demand as a public speaker.
Particularly by the
Mothers' Club at the Denison House
and South End Club House. Recently this distinguished gentleman delivered a beautiful Arabic sermon at
the evening service of the Church of
All Nations.
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WANNA SMOOTH KICK?—Get the
Michel Attas behind the bar and ex-
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good reasons, to no less a man than
that great benefactor and humanitarian, George E. Post, the [famous
surgeon who for 42 years has taught
surgery in the American University
of Beirut. In this Arabic edition my
distinguished friend, Philip A Hitti,
PEL D., of Princeton University, has
a very interesting chapter on the
History of Arab Medicine. I have
no doubt that this work on Cancer,
the first of jits ,kind in the Arabia
language, will be both beneficial and
interesting to the Arabic speaking
world. As a physician, I can only
say that this is one of the most complete works on Cancer I have eveff
read.
Rashid Taky Deen, M. D.
New York City.
GET THOSE BOOKS
"The Problem of Cancer"
Author: Wm. S. Bainbridge.
Translated into Arabic by Dr. Jos.
A Hitti and Shakir K. Nassar, Beirut
After several years of study here
and abroad and painful persistent research work, William Seaman Bainbrdge, A. M., f/L D, C M, L. 1+ D„
and a well known surgeon in New
York City, has written and had published in 1914 a book "The Problem
of Cancer." The book was translated
to Spanish, French, Italian, and Polish, and now I have just finished
treading the same book in Arabic.
The Forty Days of Musa Dagh,—>
Author, Franz Werfel,— Translator,
Geoffrey Dunlop.
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As one of many Arabic speaking
physicians in this country, coming
from the Near East, and being conscious of the fact of what the East
did contribute jto the West in medicine and science, and what the Arabs,
particularly, have contributed to the
medical world, I cannot but express
my gratitude and satisfaction not only
to Dr. Bainbridge, and my congratulations to him on this, his beautiful
work, but to Joseph A Hitti, M. D.
and Shakir K. Nassar, B. A, both of
Beirut, (who did the Arabic translation. In this edition the author has
added his latest information and discoveries on the subject The Arabic
edition, (a book of 219 pages printed
on beautiful paper by the American
Press of Beirut, is dedicated, and for
The heroic tale of a band oft
Armenians, men, women and children
encamped on the sumnHit of Musa
Dagh in northern Syria, resisting the!
Turks for forty days against in-<
credible odds, fe told by Franz Werfel an has "Forty Days of Musa Dagh."
Werfel visited Syria in 1929, heard!
the historical incident and remained
in Syria until he was familiar with
every detail of this heroic event. The
result is a powerful narrative novel.
Werfel describes the fortification of
Musa Dagh, the building of living
quarters, division of food and goods,
the forty days of struggle, internal
troubles and starvation.
N. S. Salamie,
Chicago, 111.
FROM EAST AND WEST
bananas than you can find in the
Encyclopedia Britannica.
But Walter's chief avocation and
relaxation, it seems, is to dance his
little baby on his knees and coo to
her. This baby, a girl, was horn to
my friend and his wife after 14
years of happy marriage. No wonder
they love her with a devotion and
concern that almost amount to worship.
Other friends of mine have made
a bigger and noisier stir in life, but
I do not know of any that seem to
be happier, and take life with more
serene composure.
(Continued from page Five.)
has also helped install air-conditioning equipment in Flint, Toledo, Cincinnati and Louisville, Ky. You would
never know how troublesome and
tempermental the homely banana is
until you hear Walter talk about it
And perhaps the knows more about
pect most anything in the way of a
kick punch or Wallop!
Leave it
to these Canadians!
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YEMEN~JEWS IMMIGRATE"
TO PALESTINE
My apologies to Mrs. Ramza Abdelahad. Last week we announced the
engagement of her "only son" Tony.
Forgot all about Charlie
So easy
to forget a fella when he's under
Flirting Age
and Tony ,is only 19,
not 21. — Au Revoir!
One hundred and sixty Jews from
Yemen, Arabia, arrived in Palestine,
their passports visaed. The Arabic
papers in Palestine report that Jews
there plan to give them employment
to supplant the natives.
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S. 0. S. HOLD FIRST
ANNIVERSARY DANCE
By George Karneeb
While the first anniversary ball
of the Syrian Orthodox Society held
last Saturday was not the quietest
or most decorous of the year, it certainly was gay. What promised to
be the finest display of talent ever
aiven. was spoiled by guests, who
evidently, wanted to dance, and not
be bothered with entertainment, no
matter how good the singing or exceptional the dance team. Perhaps
it was the jolly atmosphere of the
newly decorated ball-room of the
Hotel Bosert that was conducive to
the mood of the crowd. However,
no one seemed interested in the fact
that Victor Nader sang their favorite
songs, "June in January" and "Be
Still My Heart", or that they were
drowning out the melodious voice of
Ted Holway when he sang "Blue
Moon" and "Isle of Capri." Perhaps
they didn't recognize the ability that
was quickly snapped up by WINS,
and by the author of "My Little
Margie", who is personally taking
care of Ted's singing instruction.
Even Geo. Norman's orchestra seemed
to take up the impatient mood of the
crowd. They failed to give Pancho
and Dolores a second chorus to
finish their much advertised "sensational dance whirl." Even the danc'i looked astounded at such an
unemotional finish!
Four year old Jean Harris opened
the entertainment program with a
recitation followed by a waltz clog
and a buck and wing.
Edward Shoucair headed the committee on arrangements.
RIDGE FRATORITY TO
HAVE DINNER DANCE
The* Ridge Fratority, a club composed of young men and women, will
hold its second dinner-dance, this
1&ne in the Tavern-on-the-Green,
Central Park, New, York, on April 20.
The club held its first affair last
December, a successful dinner-dance
at the Montclair Hotel.
BUSINESS MEN SPONSOR
BENEFIT FOR KARACAND
Symphonic arrangements will be
made of two new overtures written
by Nairn Karacand, to be featured
on a program to be given by him at
the Brooklyn Academy of Music on
March 17th.
The affair is being sponsored by
a group of business men, headed by
S. N. Ayoub.
Eddy Hamden and his Californians
will play dance music in the ballroom of the Academy.
CLUB HAS NEW CLUB ROOMS
The St. Nicholas Church Club will
hereafter be located at 345 State
Street, Brooklyn. Their first meeting
will be' held at 8:30 p. m., Monday
March 1L 1935. The remodeling of
the clubrooms was done by the mem-
MOTHERS ORGANIZE
BRINGS LATEST
FASHION HINTS
A new mothers' club has been organized at the International Institute,
Brooklyn, known as the United Syrian Women's Club. The following
were elected: Mrs. Elias Assey, president; Mrs. Joseph Farrah, vicepresident; Mrs. R. Hajjar, secretary.
A short musical program preceded
the elections. Helen Jerro sang Arabic
selections. The organization will meet
monthly at the Institute.
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Miss Rose Malouf, accessory buyer for
Bergdorf-Goodman, Fifth
Avenue, New York, returned last
week on the S. S. Manhattan from
one of her numerous yearly trips to
Paris, and reported the latest hints
from that center of fashion.
According to a report in the Women's Wear Daily, Miss Malouf brings
back the information that navy blue
hosiery will be worn in the daytime and silver-toned hose in the
evening. Another important color
range, she says, are the East Indian
tones in the new scarves which are
being made in a wide variety of fabrics, including gossamer material
which can be draped around the head.
SYRIAN LADIES' AID
PLAN SUPPER-DANCE
Plans were completed by the Syrian ladies', Aid Society, to hold their
annual spring supper dance in the
grand ballroom of t&e Plaza Hotel,
New York, on May 4th. The proceeds will be used to dispense relief to the poor of the Syrian community.
Mrs. Lydia N. Tadross, treasurer,
is in charge of | reservations.
Snakeskin and heavy doeskin will
be made into gloves, and handbags
will be on the classic English type
of fine leathers. Novelty jewelry is
also being made of fine leather designed to match the handbag; wooden jewelry is being featured and
gold leather jewelry for evening.
In the quiet
restaurant of
Department Store,
Syrian Ladies Aid
luncheon, and
bridge last
substantial "y^ of
relief work was realised.
is one of several held **qJB
their fund to aid tb
Many young WOCB
the older women of
attended.
A.r.tr
buL
The
Town
New
March
were in
Antakr,
Y.
Mrs
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dinner is
Hall dab, IS Veal 4B*d 9k.
York,
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Social Notes
Lucia M. Faris, daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Adeeb Faris of Brooklyn,
sailed Wednesday, February 27, on
the S. S. Rex for a cruise to the
Mediterranean. She plans to visit
relatives in Cairo and in Syria.
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The Syrian
tion are giving a
rooms, Brooklyn, Match
Rev. Basil M.
the St Nicholas
Friday from bis 6
Mile. Clairouin translated into
French Tagore, p. H- Lawrence and
Henry James, and more recently
adapted for the French stage "Reunion in Vienna", "Porgy" and "Design for Living."
Mrs. N. Sadaka returned from ,
Oklahoma City, Okla., where she
visited her daughter, Mrs. Fred
Mr. and Mrs.
Shambord, who returned with her
their son, Herbert ef
mother to Brooklyn.
for a three *""—*frff tow eff
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She was instrumental in helping
Mr. Bourjaily secure the publication
rights of Napoleon's love letters to
Marie Louise for United Features.
Mi\ L Tweel of Brooklyn returned
from a ten days vacation in Lakewood, N. J.
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ARRIVES EXACTLY YEAR
AFTER DEPARTURE
Mrs. Nellie Milkie Lordie is leaving on Monday for Los Angeles,
Cal., for a three months visit with
her aunt, Mrs. George Fuleihan.
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Sahdalla Sabbagh of Brooklyn returned on the S. S. Aquitania today,
Thursday, after a year spent in Syria.
He sailed for that country exactly
a year ago, March 7, 1934, on the
same ship. Accompanying him was
his sister, Wajeeha, a sister-in-law
and niece and nephew. While in
Syria Mr. Sabbagh sent his mother
here, about four months ago, and now
the whole family will make their
permanent residence in Brooklyn.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Barsa of
Brooklyn returned home last Saturday after a vacation spent in Florida.
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A girl was born last Monday in
St. John's Hospital to Mr. and Mrs.
Bahij jKaten of Brooklyn.
One of the best and most up-to-date chapels, without charge,
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Misses Ruth
Maskini returned to
week spent in JSew Tack,
at the Waldorf-Astoria
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Mr. S. M Rashid ef
N. Y. returned to Y<
last Saturday
weeks in New York.
A son was bom to
George Mckaba rf
day in the Shore
Mr. and Mrs.
by motor for ltta^^ pfev
_ESJ^BJLMSH£D i
DIGNIFIEI
The SYRIAN WORLD extends its
deep sympathy to Joe Ganim on the
death of bis sister, Mrs. Ray Cyre.
JERE J, CR0NIN> INC.
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A sterling silver
donation of Mrs.
was won as a door
toon Saydah. afttt
president, won it aa
The Trustees of the Near East Colleges are holding a dinner in honor
of Bayard Dodge, president of the
American
University
of
Beirut;
Homer W. Davis, president of Athens College and Paul Monroe, president of Robert College and the
FUNEI
I as low as
115 Atlantic Ave.,
Brooklyn, N. Y.
Ladies Aid Has
Series of Nacaert
for Needy
DINNER FOR THREE
N. E. COLLEGE HEADS
HOLDS TEA FOR FRENCH
VISITOR
Monte F. Bourjaily, general manager of United Features Syndicate, had
a reception and tea in his home
Wednesday afternoon for Mile. Denyse Clairouin, French translator
and writer who is in New York for
the first time.
REALIZE LARGE SW
FROM
The eni
the societybridge: Mrs.
loof. Mrs. S.
Hadad. and
ENTERTAIN VISITING
EGYPTIAN PHYSICIAN
Mr. Assad Milkie and his daughters, Selma, Mary and Mrs. Nellie
Lord'e, are entertaining at dinner
this evening Dr. Mohammed Ali Orfah, professor at the Egyptian University at Cairo and specialist in internal disorders, now on a lecture tour
in this country, together with the
acting Egyptian consul in New York,
Toufik Ismael and a secretary of the
Royal Egyptian Consulate.
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THE SYRIAN WORLD, NEW YORK, MARCH 7, 1035.
CLEVELAND, OHIO
BROCKTON, MASS.
AKRON, OHIO
Bukhair-Zlaket Wed
The Nifty Lebanese Girls ,'of Brockton met recently at the home of Mrs.
Peter G. Asiaf. The next meeting
will take place in jthe home of Mrs.
Peter Hashemi The club was organized to promote unity among the
young Lebanese girls and to discuss
politics 'of the day and other educational topics, and also for socials.
Mrs. David Skaff spoke at a meeting of the Chautauqua Women's Club
of Akron, on her irecent trip to Washington to attend the banquet tendered by Mrs. F. D. Roosevelt for the
National Women's Chautauqua Club.
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Miss i Ann Elizabeth Bukhair,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Alexander
A. Bukhair, and Mr. Nicholas Zlaket
were married February 16 hi St
Anthony's Church, Rev. Joseph Komaid, Cleveland, and Arch. Agabius
Riasha, (Akron, officiating.
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The bride was attired in a white
taffeta gown With a long train. Her
tulle veil was held in place with
metallic gold brocade, and she carried lillies of the valley. The bridesmaids, Adele Bukhair, Mrs. Nuienv
Bukhair, Caroline Kaim and Victoria
Shalala, wore dresses of pastel
shades, turbans to. mutch and carried
pastel roses.
The matron of honor, Mrs. Carl
Unis, wore turquoise blue crepe and
Sophie Zlaket, maid of honor, wore
powder blue lace.
SYRACUSE, N. Y.
Jamile J. Kanfoush, manufacturing
chemist of this city, returned to Syracuse from: a trip, during which he
placed on exhibition at the Madison
Square Garden Dog Show, his new
product FLEX.
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The FLEX exhibition created widespread interest, and favorable comment In addition to FT EX, an efficient flea spray, Mr. Kanfoush has
created and placed on the market
LEX, a bird spray; MOTHNONE, a
mothproofing liquid, and KILFAST,
an insect exterminator.
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The groom was attended by his
brother, William Zlaket and ushers
were James Solomon, Charles Zakas,
Elbert Otto, and Mike Caraboolad.
The Carvaneer Society sponsored a
little Sammi Caraboolad was ring
bearer and little Patsy Taveme, ' card party on Wednesday evening,
February 27th
The arrangements
flower girl, completed the bridal
committee comprised the following:
party.
A large reception was held in the
Mrs. Philip Shehadi, chairman; Miss
home of the groom. The couple are
Ruth Aborjaly, Miss Evelyn Shehadi
on a six weeks honeymoon trip in
and Mrs. Thos. Nojaim.
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California visiting the groom's uncles,
Najeeb I Zlaket of Arrahem and Kalil
NIAGARA FALLS, N. Y.
Zlaket of Santa Anna.
A Valentine Dance was held February 17 in the hall of Our Lady
POTTSTOWN, PA.
of Lebanon Church by (the Junior
in opening their drive for new
Syrian Sodality for the benefit of the
members, the Syrian-American Sochurch Music was by Lew Brewstoial Club of Pennsylvania held an
wer and His 'Band.
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open dance for all who were interested in the club, last Sunday in
Mr. and Mrs. John Joseph recently
St Maron's Hall in Philadelphia.
announced the engagement of their
—T<Joe—£3r>fi» local heavyweight boxer,
daughter, Mary to Willis Williams,
acting as master-of-ceremonies, in-i
of FJmira. A party was held in
troduced Miss Maddell Anthony and
their honor in the hall of St George
James Spade, both well-known singOrthodox Church. The ISaffire Trio
ers. The Captivators, a radio orchplayed oriental and dance music.
estra, furnished the music.
The committee in charge of the
PRINCETON, W. VA.
dance consisted (of Annie Sofi, KathFarid Nassif Wehby, 34, died here
arine Koury, Paul Nicholas, G. B.
Constantine and George Constar 'i>e.
February 14th. ;He is survived by
The club plans another dar of ir
hiis widow and three sons. He was
born in Antoora, Lebanon.
the near future.
C0RRFSH3NDENTS AND AGENTS
<nder, 201 Harvard Ave.,
Allston, Mass.—Mar'
100 E. Market Street
Akron, Ohio.— Jor
eti Kassouf, 1930 N. 16th Street
Birmingham, Air
h D Corey, 183 S. Champlain Street
Burlington, VtJacob Saliba, 38 Fletcher Street
Central Falls
Charleston,
Va.~ Gladys Haddad, 1043 Grant Street
. Salamie, 4545 Hazel Avenue.
Chicago, I
(Corres.
George Hamamey, 1492 W. 116th St
Clevelan
(Agent)
Clevelr . Oi —Pearl Koorey, 8908 Esterbrook Ave.
(agent)
UcK—Adib Ganamey, 2476 Mt Elliott,
Detr^:
tick —M. S. Zebra, 2280 La Belle.
De> '
Rivea Mass.—Fred T. Sahib, 342 Quequechan Street
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n.— Heler Salim, 612 Page Street
iich.—Anna HaMm, 2625 Humboldt
(agent)
nville, Fla.— Miss N. S. Jabbonr, c|o Farris & Co., P. O. Box 1553.
jgton, Nebr.— Rosa H. Shada.
- jikato, Minn.—Ki~>g George, 633 S. Front Street
Manchester, N. F
>nem A. Karam, 390 S. Beach Street.
Montreal, Can
v >an, 7010 Delaroche Street
*amrah, 56 Scott Street
Naugatuck,
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New Orle
A Koorie, Item-Tribune.
Niagara
^
rie Saffire, 252-56th Street
Pottr .y^f
V~jolas, 122 S. Evans.
Ri jJ7»
^ " Sanyour, 19 N. 30th Street
Rio ?*^£v'^••', A .-azil.—George J. Abdue, Rua Hmnayta, 67, sobrade.
Scranto
. ^* Agnes Sirgany, 443-10th Avenue.
Syracuse, > ¥.— Wadad R. Hazoury, 700 University Avenue.
Toledo, Ohio.—Beulah Geha, 1712 Superior Street
Utica, N. Y.—Eli Salamey, 522 Mohawk Street
Waterville, Me.—Philip Ferris, 104 Front St
(Corres.)
Wilkes Barre, Pa.—Mrs. D. J. Sallit, 107 Parish Street
Winston-Salem, N. C—Louis V. Daye, 1335 W. 4th Street
Youngstown, Ohio.— Sarah Yazbek, 409 Kyle Street
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TOLEDO, OHIO
A High Requim mass was held on
February 24 for the late Najib Rayess,
in St George Orthodox Church, Toledo. He /died in Basbaya, Lebanon,
at the age of 62, and is survived by
two sons, both of Toledo
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New Fraternity Organized
Thirty-four young men of Toledo,
recently organised a fraternity known;
as "The /Victors", named in honor of{
His Eminence the late Archbishop
Victor.
The. Very Rev. Archmandrite Samuel David is aiding the members.
He is interested in all Syrian activities of the younger generation.
The first activity of the society will
be a dance at Page's auditorium.
Those on the committee are Abraham
Haddad, chairman; Joseph N. Haddad, Mike Saba, Jr., George Deeb,
Richard Joseph, and George Assely.
Syd Friedlander and his orchestra
will play for dancing. There will
also be special entertainments.
The officers of the fraternity are
Michael J. Damas, president; Simon
Hanna, vice-president; Joseph Haddad, treasurer; Eli Lutife, secretary
and Alfred Shaloup, sergeant-at-arms.
Meetings are held the second and
fourth Sundays of every month.
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FLINT, MICH.
Fourteen guests were (present at a
surprise birthday party given for
Hazel Joseph by Ann Hakim on Feb.
23.
Bridge prizes were won by
Helen Kelush, Lydia Ellis and Louise
Joseph. Miss Ellis was a visitor from
Saginaw. A local tea-cup reader entertained by telling fortunes.
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The regular meeting of the Bon
Ami Club was held at the home of
Mrs. Harry Tali, .on February 27.
Hazel Joseph,1 and Julia Farah were
appointed delegates to a meeting of
representatives from all the Syrian
Clubs in Flint, |to be held ,'at Ithe Club
Alhambra.
Bridge playing followed, . Louise
Joseph and Ann Hakim won prizes.
The members of the club surprised
Mrs. Tali, with a shower of baby
gifts.
The next meeting will be at the
home of Mrs. J. R. Joseph on March
13.
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DREXEL HILL, PA.
A birthday party was given to
Arthur Webber, 6, by his mother,
Mrs. A. H. Webber (nee Rose Shikany).
About twenty guests attended.
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SEATTLE, WASHINGTON
Elizabeth Shikany, of Chicago, wno
has been visiting her cousin, Mrs.
Sada Shabook in Seattle, Washington, was called to her home En Chicago due to the illness of her mother
Mrs. O. N. Shikany.
GHAZI ENEMY NO. 2
A report appearing in "Fmstm,''
states that the Jews in Palestine hold
King Ghazi I of Iraq their enemy
number two.
Enemy number one is Hitler.
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LAUDS ROLE OF ARABIC
PRESS IN UNITED STATES
Calk Them Double Agencies of
Americanism
Detroit— A comparatively small
but appreciative audience heard K.
I. Katibah, editor of The SYRIAN
WORLD, at St. Maron Hall on Sunday evening, February 24th Due
to several deaths in the community,
one of which WBS on the very night
of the lecture, many were prevented
from comSng. The last to i die, George
Mitry, a popular man in the colony,
lived next door to the Hall. Some
friends suggested the postponement of
the lecture, but Mr. Katibah's schedule was filled till the 24th of March.
About a hundred attended.
Mr. Katibah spoke on problems
that face "our rising generation in
this country who have lost contact
with their past, and are at a loss lb
their present."
He quoted Louis
Adamic, in an article appearing few
months ago in Harper's (magazine,
and reviewed in The SYRIAN
WORLD, to show that the second
generation of our immigrant folks
need the steadying influence and
prestige that come from a full realization of one's past, a sense of continuity and belonging that are essential for normal development The
Arabic press was praised by the
editor, despite its weak and disgraceful points, blame for which he laid
mostly on the readers. He called!
the Arabic papers published in this
country "double agencies of Americanism", teaching our (elder Syrians
in the United States the elements ofi
American life and culture, and incidentally carrying that message to
the Arabic-speaking countries abroad.
At the same time, he pointed out
they "kept the fire of Arabic culture and Syrian traditions alive in
the hearts of our people here." Mr.
Katibah gave credit to the Arabic
press in the United States for producing a whole school of Arabic literature, genuine, liberal and vigorous,
which had lasting influence over the
present literary Arabic renaissance.
He said that writers like Gibran,
Rihani, Rihbani, Neimy, Arida, the
Haddad brothers, Madey, Ayyoub and
al-Hajj, owe their first opportunities
for writing, land in some instances
their rise, )h> ithe Arabic press.
From there Mr. Katibah spoke off
The SYRIAN WORLD as a bridge
bringing together both generations,
old and new, East and West a medium of interpretation and of Americanization also.
i
Mr. Antoun Azoury, former president of St Maron I Society, presided,
Dr. W. F. Courie and John Coury
(also spoke. Dr. Courie recalled his
bid! friendship with Mr. Katibah
when both were students in Boston.
NEWS OF OUR AGENTS
AND CORRESPONDENTS
Will readers and particularly Bostonians note that Margaret Alexander's SYRIAN WORLD address is
now that of her home 'in Allston as
on page eight?
By the way, we wish to compliment her for keeping her New Year's
resolution, rather the one that was
handed her. No more ripping ol
hair and gnashing of teeth as the
paper is going to bed and still no
column from our Bostonlan.
We
breathe more freely now because she
gets it now a couple of hours before the deadline And, sincerely,
that is grand of Miss Alexander.
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<p>Salloum Mokarzel, a Lebanese American intellectual, founded<em> The Syrian World</em> in 1926. Salloum Mokarzel was the younger brother of Naoum Mokarzel, the publisher of the Arabic-language newspaper <em>Al-Hoda. </em>Together, the Mokarzel brothers ran Al-Hoda Publishing, and in 1909, they published <em>The Syrian Business Directory.</em> </p>
<p>Mokarzel created <em>The Syrian World</em> in order to document and celebrate the culture and history of "Syria." At the time, Syria referred to the modern-day countries of Lebanon, Syria, Jordan, Israel, and Palestine. The publication was primarily aimed towards second-generation children of immigrants, but Mokarzel hoped that it would also appeal to the general American public.</p>
<h4>Scope/Content Note</h4>
<p><em>The Syrian World</em> was published between 1926 and 1932 as a journal. In 1932, the format was changed from an academic journal style to a newspaper style, which continued until the periodical's end in 1935. After the death of his brother Naoum, Salloum took over the publication of <em>Al-Hoda.</em></p>
<p>The articles in <em>The Syrian World</em> cover a variety of topics spanning from the practical to the theoretical. Practical subjects include international and domestic travel, historical and contemporary Arabic and Arab-American art and literature, and the mental and physical health and hygiene of immigrants. More theoretical, philosophical, and ideological subjects include ideologies of race, the changing role of women, the formation of Syrian and Lebanese-American societies, and the political and psychological relationships between immigrants and their countries of origin.</p>
<p>All issues of <em>The Syrian World</em> are available, along with full indexes for the first four volumes. For volumes five and six, there are tables of contents at the start of the issues.</p>
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Habib Ibrahim Katibah
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Syrian World
PUBLISHED WEEKLY —ESTABLISHED 1926.
VOL. Vm, NO. 44.
TO SING LEAD IN
OPERA HOSES
After suffering many postponements
from the past summer on, when it
was to be presented at the Coliseum,
the new opera "Moses," will have its
premiere Friday and Saturday evenings, March 1 and 2, in the Hippodrome by the Chicago Opera Company, under the direction of A. Salmaggi.
"Moses", a spectacular grand opera
by Rossini in four acts, has a record
cast of 500 (people, its theme dealing with "The Dividing of the Red
Sea."
Miss Elvira Helal, Syrian soprano,
who has been with the company
since it has been in New York, will
sing the lead
o
AL-HODA CELEBRATES
THIRTY-EIGHTH YEAR
The thirty-eighth anniversary of!
Al-Hoda only daily Arabic paper in
the United States, was celebrated on
George Washington's Birthday. AlHoda was born in Philadelphia 38
years ago as a weekly. When it was
moved to New York several years
later, it was published daily. The
late N. A. Mokarzel was founder and
first editor.
In honor of ,'the occasion, S. A.
Mokarzel, editor and publisher, held ,
a dinner for the employes and writ- I
ers of Al-Hoda in the Lebanon Restaurant, New York City, the day of
its anniversary.
o '
WIFE DENIES NUDITY
WITH STRANGE MAN
HUSBANDS DIVORCE SUIT FAILS
A new item of evidence in divorce
actions was presented in the suit of
Thomas Bsheer against Mrs. Dora
Bsheer. Bsheer told Justice James
Dunne he found an unidentified man
partly undressed in his wife's bedroom when he raided it with friends.
His wife was also there partly undressed, he said
Wife Claims Trickery
Mrs. Bsheer denied the implication, saying that a neighbor had
brought the man in to introduce him,
and had left for a few minutes on
some pretext. That was when her
husband came in and found them
She said she later found out that the
neighbor was employed by Bsheer as
an investigator.
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PERMANENT GIBRAN
EXHIBIT TO OPEN
A permanent exhibit of the drawings of the late GSbran Kahlil Gibran, will be opened by his literary
executress, Barbara Young, wellknown poet, Monday, March 4, in
the Mezzanine of Grand Hotel, New
York.
,
On Monday, Wednesday and Saturday it will be open from two to
six in the afternoon and on Tuesday and Thursday evening from
seven to eleven. It is free to the
public on Mondays and Thursdays.
On the other days there is a nominal charge..
NEW YORK, FEBRUARY 28, 1935.
In reply to the many inquiries received by the office
of The SYRIAN WORLD, we
take this opportunity to explain that the paper last week
was mailed as usual, Thursday evening. There being no
mail Friday, George Washington's Birthday, and only one
delivery on Saturday, the paper was received by our subscribers several days later than
usuaL
MR. MOKARZEL, JUST RETURNED FROM ABMAft,
GIVES FIRST-HAND INFORMATION ON
Saw Highest Officials of Syria, Lebanon, French
Foreign Ministry in Paris in Voicing Protest of
in America Against the Monopoly;
Demonstration Ever Seen in Beaut
for Late N. A. Mokarxel
Funeral, He Says
(By a Staff Reporter of The SYRIAN WORLD)
Interviewed on his return from a tour of Lebanon. Sjrfan, EcPffc.
France
and other countries where he was enthuatasticaJQjr reecraajal
BRAVES ICY WATER TO
as
the
spokesman
for the Lebanese and Syrians in America. 5. \
PREVENT SUICIDE
Feb. 21.—Anthony Farah, 26, of
Mokarzel editor «f
S. A. MOKARZEL
Brooklyn leaped off the top deck of
ported his
a Brooklyn bound Pennsylvania Railthe situation
road ferryboat to save a woman who
of the tobacco
had attempted suicide.
Conte Charles
It seems that the woman had been
High Co
unemployed, and when the boat was
Some of the
about 75 feet from the Brooklyn
lem, which were sot «
shore, the woman jumped off. Mr.
tiie papers of
Farah slipped off his overcoat, jumped
revealed several
in and supported her until deckto the
hands threw him a line.
outgoing
o
subject of the
A New Kind of Walk-Out
up. Patriarch Antoun Arid*.
ard-bearer of the
Ali Jawdat, Prime Minister of Iraq,
form the majority in
is without a cabinet. It seems that
retry sent a cable
political unrest caused such friction
under French saamtokr) to
between him and his cabinet that
Foreign Ministry
they resigned A new cabinet will
ing against the
eral previous proaesti
be set up without much delay,
missioner in Beirut
deaf ears.
Angered by this
going over his
of keeping the
for a time as he had
Telk of Persistence of a Few "Tarboushes"; of Victory of A. U. B. Football
mediately declared the
Team; of Practical Teaching of Modern Agricultural Methods
and thus brought
to Peasants; Like Schoolboy Himself in Humility
nationalistic spirit
country, precipitating
pects(By a Staff Reporter of The SYRIAN WORLD)
"The most notable
ia and Lebanon, today."'
What was probably the most decorous yet jolly dinner of the
karzeL "is the
which is In i maim
season was the one given to Dr. and Mrs. Bayard Dodge by the
people had been
alumni of the American University of Beirut, of which Dr. Dodge
weight of taxes and tfce
is President, at the Town Hall Club
adverse conditions far a
rose, and, carried away by his enlast Saturday evening. The alumni
thusiasm for his alma mater, said a
but the straw that brake
and friends of the university were all
few words of appreciation, "of the
back was this tobacco edict. Cat a»
present to receive their distinguished
tender memories of my college days."
previous occasion
visitor and his wife, on their visit
unanimous public
Dr. Shatara Inspiring
here.
country as that evinced fa
Dr. F. I. Shatara, surgeon and phy- '
to the monopoly.
Mr. Nasib Trabulsi, chairman of
sician of Brooklyn, was then called
"Patriarch Arida called a
the dinner for Dr. Dodge, turned the
upon, and gave an inspired and
gavel over to 'Dr. Philip K. Hitti,
of bishops who
glowing tribute to his alma mater,
for two days
professor of oriental languages and|
expressing his great admiration as a
They declared that the
history in Princeton University. Dr.
student for the founder of the colHitti spoke extemporaneously and
(Contfaaed an
lege, Daniel Bliss, who was president
briefly on the origin and history of
when Dr. Shatara attended the unithe A. U. B., at the time it was
versity. He spoke of his great digHURLED BY PASSING CAR
known as the Syrian Protestant Colnity, befitting the office (of president
lege, and now since /the time it was
of a great institution, also of his
Marie Howatt. ilnnjinil of M. m.
given its present name, after the
humaneness and sense of humor. Dr.
Howart
of Ridge
World War.
Shatara related how beloved he was
was standing oa the
by his students.
Dr. Haddad Enthusiastic
ner of 16th Street and Ha
Although the doctor has a soft
last Thursday Tnernfafe
Dr. Hitti then read the speech prelow voice, his listeners seemed spella street car to take her to lak. A
pared by Dr. R, G. Haddad, physician
bound while he spoke. He was
passing car hit her and (fang far fa
of Brooklyn, and also an alumnus,
roundly applauded when he had
the road She was taken to St.
which Dr. Haddad had sent, regretfinished
cent's Hospital where X-rays
ting that he could not read it pertaken.
Her injuries were met
Dr.
Morey
Prepossessing
sonally, due to a sore throat. He
serious.
She suffered froaa
wrote glowingly of his days at the
Dr. Charles R. Morey, head of the
and a cut on her bead aaa
university. Dr. Hitti then discovered
archeology department of Princeton,
on her arms and thighs. She
Dr. Haddad among the guests, and
taken home this week.
(Continued on page Seven.)
called upon him to rise. Dr. Haddad
DR. DODGE DESCRIBES PRESENT A. U. B.
TO ALUMNI WHO LISTEN INTENTLY
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THE SYRIAN WORLD, NEW YORK, FEBRUARY 28, 193S.
PAGE TWO
Ba'albak, Abode of the Gods
JOHN W. COURY
JOHN COURY ADVOCATES
NIGHT COURT FOR CITY
By Dr. John G. Hazam
n —
Hie first structure, that to Jupitor
Heliopolitanus, as- he was called, i|s
said to have been initiated by the
Emperor Antonius Pius (138-161 A.
D.), while the later ones to Bacchus,
the god of wine, and to Venus, Ihe
goddess of love, were not entirely
completed until the time of Caracalla
(211-217), the emperor whose mother
was a Syrian and who is I credited
with having added the court-yards
and the yestibules. In the course
of time all of these buildings have
undergone considerable and repeated
alterations first by )the Byzantine
(Constantinople) Christians who converted the temples into churches,
and, later, by the Moslem Arabs who
changed them into fortresses and
mosques. And we have not mentioned the irreparable havoc wrought by
court and out of its masonry a
Christian church done in basilican
style. Thus for the next few hunidred years, Ba'albak, the former hotbed of paganism, became a center of!
Greek Christian worship.
However, the temples were destined to undergo further and more extensive transformations.
After 635,
when that famous warrior Abu Ubaida and his invincible Arab cohorts
swept into the city, the whole temple
area was converted into a strong and!
impregnable fortress. That seems to
be why the Arabs still call it "alQala" (fortress). The basilican church
was torn down and its gilded dome
is said to have been removed to
Jerusalem where it was placed over
the mis-called mosque of Omar1
(Dome of the Rock) then being built
by the energetic Abdul Malik. From
the stones thus made available there
Claims Big Following Among
Polish, French and Other Racial
Elements in Detroit
Elections Race
Detroit, Feb. 20.—John W. Coury,
dapper,
handsome candidate for
Judge of the Common ! Pleas Court
in the forthcoming primary elections,
is confident of his own victory. This
he contributes not merely to the fact)
that he has a large following among
his own and other nationalities in
Detroit, but to the fact that he has a
definite program.
Aspires to Judgeship
The major plank in Mr. Coury's
program, according to a jrecent interview in one of the city's dailies,
is a night court to save time for employed people and for those whe
cannot afford to retain attorneys. Mr.
Coury believes in organized labor,
and will endeavor to devote much
of his time to advocating and campaigning for a living wage for the
working man.
wits sufficiently for a general aptpraisement, he wonders at such a
marvelous engineering and architectural triumph so worthy of the sublime greatness of imperial Rome.
Ba'albak is done on a grand scale
in the grand manner. Its temples and]
Active in Mr. Coury's campaign is
shrines rise from the surface of a
Leonard Kinast, his campaign manmammoth acropolis that covers a
ager for the Polish district and formspace of several acres. This acroer campaign manager of U. S. Conpolis, which, as one would expect,
gressman John Lesinski. He is county
might have been located on the highclerk of Wayne. Among the French
est point ih the immediate vicinity,
and Belgian population, Hector Beausuch, for example, as Mount Shaikh
lac is taking care of Mr. Coury's
Abdullah, rests instead on an imprimary votes. Mr. Beaulac is editor
mense, purely artificial vault situatof a French paper and assistant
ed near the foot of that mount and
manager of the Metropolitan Life
below the modern town. The vault,
Insurance Co. While Edward Maroconsisting of gigantic stone blocks, is
ney, postmaster of Trenton, Michigan,
pierced by long spacious tunnels
and also county clerk of Wayne, is
which cross each other at right
a third campaign manager working
angles deep in the dark subterranean
for John W. Coury.
interior.
Mass meetings and speaking enIndeed, the hulking blocks of
Ba'albak
. IteewuitractHm of the Temples of
gagements
keep both John W. Coury
masonry are in themselves one of
late Jean Debs.
and N. G. Bashara quite busy these
the chief attractions of Ba'albak. A
evenings, as the date of the primary
few monster ones, each over sixty
blossomed forth near the temple of
die recurrent earthquakes. Indeed,
elections, March 4th, draws near. Mr.
feet long and a dozen thick, lie im»
Bacchus an exquisite little mosque,
the wonder is that after approximateBashara is running for Circuit Judge
bedded in the exterior wall of the
still in fair preservation.
ly a thousand eight hundred years
of the County of Wayne. Both are
vault about thirty feet from the
Ba'albak also suffered considerably
anything at all is left of the ancient
members of the local bar association
ground. How these were ever hoistfrom the many medieval wars, some
and well-known lawyers.
edifices.
ed up there and set in so accurately
What aroused the keen reesntment
between rival Arab Emirs (princes),
is one of the impenetrable mysteries
of the Byzantine lemperors were the
others with the Byzantines, the FatiDETROIT GROCERS VOICE
which Jnever fails to baffle the immids of Egypt, the Mongol hordes
pagan orgies and drunken debauchOPTIMISM
pressionable visitor.
from Central Asia. Such names as
ery that were part of the old Romani
But there is one more block even
Zanghi, Nur ad-Din, Salah ad-Din,
rites.
Frequently children were
Detroit, Mich.—Louis R. Shamie,
bigger than any of these. On the
Hulagu, Timur, etc., which conjure up
hurled from the lofty vestibule of
manager, and N. v George Bashara,
outskirts of the town in the old
armed knights with flashing swords
the temple, as offerings to the goddess
candidate for Judge of Circuit Court,
limestone quarry, whence the materand crested lances, and sallow-faced
Venus. Before Christianity was rewere speakers at the 47th birthday
ials of the temples were originally
warriors from the steppes of Turkescognized as legally authorized religion!
party of the Detroit Retail Grocers
obtained, there is a rock so colossal
tan—all appear at some time or other
in the empire, the Christian converts
Association, held last Sunday night
in its dimensions, so ponderous and
before the embattled walls of the
of Ba'albak were often persecuted.
at Hotel Statler.
More than 1500
unwieldy in its mass, that the ancity's mighty citadel.
Destroyed,
When Constantine the Great, at the
persons were present at the dinner
cient workmen were apparently unsacked, and rebuilt—such is the hecand entertainment that followed.
beginning of the fourth century,
able to remove it even after they
Judge Joseph A. Moynihan, one of
found it politically expedient to
tic history of Ba'albak.
had cut, shaped, and polished it
the
speakers, declared that Detroit,
adopt the new cult as the state reBudged only a few feet from its
No one can view the vast expanse
ligion he took measures to suppress
"while the hardest hit of any city,
virgin
bed,
this
solidly
intact
titan
of the ruins of Ba'albak without exhas staged the greatest comeback
the barbaric Roman rites. Theodolies securely on its side partly buried
periencing a keen sense of bewilin the history of any municipality."
sius is said to have gone a step
in the earth. It is seventy feet long
dered awe and breath-taking amazeThroughout the affair optimism was
further by destroying the temple of)
and
fourteen
feet
thick—wide
enough
ment When one has recovered his
voiced
by representatives of the groJupitor and constructing in its main
for two motor cars to be driven
cery
business,
many of whom in Deabreast over it. Its weight is estroit are Syrians.
timated to be one thousand five hundred tons! If it were dismembered
CONSTABLE VISITS HERE
and subdivided into small segments,
the engmeers say, a large two-story
"OTHER ARABIAN NIGHTS"
Visiting New York last week was
mansion, complete in every detail,
Francis
Simon, constable!of the Procould be easily constructed from its
"ARABIAN ROMANCES AND
vidence,
R. I. County Police.
parts.
When
the
statement
is
made,
FOLK-TALES"
even to a skeptical Amercan indocCASTING NEW PLAY
trinated with the supercilious superPublished by Charles Scribner's in
latives
of
h's
own
country,
that
this
New York and London.
The Pyramid Players are now
is the largest stone ever quarried,
casting for their new play, "Mothersomehow he is not even inclined to
Illustrated by the eminent American
in-Law," written by Wilber Brum.
doubt it.
artist William M. Berger.
The play will be under the super(To be continued.)
vision and direction of Edward Bach.
Recommended by Association of
I beguile life's many tribulations
American Librarians among good
with ethereal hope
And should the lion bare his cusp
books for children.
Oh God. how painful is fhe world
believe not he will treat you with a
•without this soothing dope,
smile.—Old Arabic proverb.
old Arabic quotation
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PAGE THREE
THE SYRIAN WORLD, NEW YORK, FEBRUARY 28, 1935.
SYRIAN SLAUGHTERERS HADE LAMB MEAT POPULAR
IN MICHIGAN, MALOOLY AND AZAR HOLDING RECORD
Meat Industry in Detroit Dominated by Lebanese from Zahle,
Others Following to Make Meat Center
WOLVERINE, ANOTHER ZAHLE CONCERN, NEW ADDITION
By H. I. Katibah
(Editor of The SYRIAN WORLD)
(This is the fourth article by the editor, who is in Detroit, on prominent
in that city and vicinity.)
Detroit.—There must be something in the fact that almost all
Syrians engaged in the slaughtering and meat-packing industry in
thb city come from Zahle. The explanation suggests itself when
we further learn that these Zahlite slaughterers and meat-packers
specialize in Iamb. Well, those oi
with newly solicited accounts of the
you who know their town traditions
Great A. and P., the R. MacMillan
and preeminences have already
Co, and the wholesale meat trade.
guessed 4t Yes, the best kibbi is
Not
satisfied with this, Malooly and
made in Zahle, and without lamb
Azar purchased an adjoining plant
meat kibbi is (just unthinkable.
and extended their activities to such
Was it therefore to secure a steady
by-products as wool pulling, sheepsupply of lamb meat for themselves,
skin pickling and tanning. These
«r was it a sort of missionary zeal
latter
have been temporarily disconthat drove the Detroit Zahlites to go
tinued
(since.
into the meat business and make life
a terror to a Jot of bleating lambs
Record 3,600 Heads
in the meadows and farms of the
When the plant is running at full
State of Michigan?
production rate, the firm slaughters
In New York, end perhaps other
more than 3000 lambs and heads of
cities, the local butchers look after
cattle a week, their (record being 3600.
the daily supply of lamb meat and
Most of this, however, is lamb. The
liver for the Syrians; but in Detroit
storage capacity of the I plant is 7500
the idea suggested Itself to an enterin lambs, 3500 in calves and 1000 in
prising group of Zahlites, and Zahcattle.
lites are nothing if not .'enterprising,
to take it up as a serious business
My informer, Tom Kazel, assured
and extend its market among Amerme that when Malooly and Azar
icans. (
started there were few slaughterers in
the district, but since then there has
Origin of Malooly and Axar
been formed a regular meat market,
with meat-packers and slaughterers
That's the origin of the firm of
Malooly and Azar,, perhaps the bigmoving in the neighborhood As a
gest and most up-to-date slaughterresult of Malooly and Azar specialers in Michigan, and certainly by far
izing in lamb, the consumption of
this meat has grown considerably
the biggest purveyors of lamb meat,
among Americans who, hitherto, had
not only in this state but in the
looked upon lamb 'meat as a novelty,
whole United States, we are inand not without a little prejudice.
formed
Sanitation and efficiency are the
At present die firm is camposed
keynotes of this business place ia
of Ameen Malooly, founder, who la
the Eastern Market district of Desomewhat of a literary man, painter
troit, .and the center of the meatand scholar, Abraham Azar of Ablah,
packing industry in the city.
A
a town near Zahle, and N. K. Boudia,
three-story building, with glazed tile
Melody's uncle and formerly a merinterior, its own refrigeration plant,
chant m Watertown, N. Y. Mr. MaIts atr-tight cooling rooms and its
looly is an active member of the
modern slaughtering equipment, the
Zahle League, for which he comMalooly and Azar establishment has
posed an anthem, and a sponsor of.
• space capacity of over 20,000 square
Our Lady of Redemption Church,
feet.
Wolverine, Abo of Zahlites
The firm grew out of a little retail copartnership in 1920, located at
A few months ago another meat2001 Russell Street In 1925 the volpacking and slaughtering firm, comume of business necessitated expanposed, too, of Zahlites, came into exsion, and the firm was moved to
istence, and was called the Wolverine
its present location at 2510 Orleans
Packing Co., Inc. ' It is also located
Street.
in the Eastern Market district This
firm, composed of N. Bonahoom, N.
A year later further improvements
Housey, S. Damous and Richard Jawere introduced, which proved inbalee, has a business capacity now
strumental in securing business conof 300 lambs a week, and from 50
tracts,from Ford Motor Co. in 1927,
to 60 calves. It is doing well, and
and the Kroger chain stores in 1928.
follows the latest methods of the
in 1929, Jwith earned additional capiindustry. Mr. Damous, son of Shibly
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IN THE SYRIAN SPORTS WORLD
By Paid Nicholas
A regular feature of "The Ring",
the country's leading boxing magazine, is the rating of the boxers for
the past month. For each of the eight
divisions there is listed the champion
and the next ten prominent fighters,
listed according to their ring prestige.
For the month of January, Petey
Sarron ia sixth in the listing of the
featherweights of the world
Sarron received national recognition when he defeated Benny Baas
in September, 1934. His presence in
the ring is inspired by has ambition
to win a championship.
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I have heretofore confined my
writings to boxers, wrestiers, football players, and ;golfers, but with the
sings of spring, "around the corner,"
our mutual sport interest turns toward our nation's favorite summer
pastime, baseball.
In my attempts to gather information regarding Syrian baseball players, I searched through all available
TELLS QF MONOPOLY
(Ceatinaed frees page One.)
should be opposed as straining the
freedom of commerce and depriving
the people of their principal source
of gaining a livelihood
"The significant point," continued
Mr. Mokarzel, " is that the Maronites
formerly were the staunchest supporters of the French Mandate in
the East and for them now to lead
in the opposition against the predatory policy of the mandate, indicates a radical change in sentiments which may lead to critical
consequences, especially since tile
Nationalists in Syria have seized the
occasion to bring around a rapprochement with the Francophiles
(pro-French) and to uphold the patriotic stand of the Maronite Patriarch."
With an intense love for his native
country leading him to study the
economic, social and political conditions there accurately during his several months sojourn, Mr. Mokarzel
is able to reveal authoritative and
close observations of me country. He
has promised, within the next few
weeks, from time to time, to give
The SYRIAN WORLD other interviews on important subjects he
studied there.
Damous, representative in the Lebanese Parliament from Zahle, is
manager of the new firm. Bonahoom,
who had wide contact with! several
grocery stores in the city before taking up this business, b said to be
one of the oldest Syrian immigrants,
having come to this country in 1902,
and for the last 13 years a resident
in Detroit. The Wolverine has found
a ready market for its products from,
the start, I was told
'
records but to niy
ment there
players. So with
haps the records
wrote to the publicity
of both the National a
League for any
tans in this large
The replies from these
out the sad truth of the
there were no Syrians i
Surely there trast be i
w'th an
mer pastime,
hopes that in the acac
readers will be able to
of any young Syrian who
ball
In the larger Syrian
this country
Syrian boys dubs
sented on the
agers of any
in touch with die
umn it will be greatly
122 S. Evans
FROM EAST AND WEST
(Continued treat
RaaO
that we do not try our feast is ass*
up to die practice of
era American
other in aesumii
are perfect in this rupees. S
going to waive die
a»e. tar
present that all
tions are so auiieccabfet
in this matter of dasrsasaaaasc
am not going \So wares the ssaaa **a
we are all human, and taaat a I
patience and
more to be
to an impersonal standard at
ctency. At least, this
our transitional
we Syrians m
The only way to
chastisement you
to us is to
scribers to
"modem", so that we
accordingly, or
we may treat
way. But is that practical, I
Mr. Peters?
I know you are
but am afraid you are eaty
right which
wrong.
P. aV I m
forward you just this
which we will charge
Please accept it with my
Look
to Orion
sight
And I will leek
tiUating
Perchance ear
And soothe
plight
The purpose of Jehovah God as expressed hi the
Righteousness on earth under the rule of Christ
eliminate crime. Jehovah's witnesses inform die
and of the abundant blessings for all in his
ahead.
Avail yourselves of das preefoas good sews which is free,
recorded lectures, books and booklets and answers is year
Inquire ef
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THE
SYRIAN WORLD
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MARY MOKARZEL
Business Manager
nouns is always a sign of good
writing. But to string out'proper
nouns in a list of stereotyped reports, such as So and So gave
a (party, and So and So were
present, is about the most stupid
and inane way of handling proper nouns. Even straight gossip
of the Walter Winchel school
is more interesting.
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RIGHT USAGE OF PROPER
NOUNS, OR HUMAN INTEREST AS THE KEYT NOTE TO NEWSPAPER
INTEREST
Detroit was never so thoroughly covered in any Syrian
newspaper before as it is being
covered by our editor reverting
to his old role of correspondent. He is doing now "for The
SYRIAN /WORLD what he did
for the "Brooklyn Daily Eagle,"
the "Boston Globe" and the
"Detroit News'' five years ago,
when he acted as their special
correspondent in the Near East
over a period of a year and a
half. Only he is doing it right
here in a limited section of the
United States.
Readers outside of New York
had always complained that not
enough was written about other
communities in The SYRIAN
WORLD. We always suspected
that the trouble was not lack
of material, but lack of journalistic vision and initiative in our
correspondents. It takes a long
time to learn how to do the obvious things, and to do them in
the only obvious way. So many
of our budding writers think
that tmless an earthquake takes
place, or a murder, or maybe
a dance! there is nothing to
write about. To discover romance and adventure in a grocery business, in a meat-packing
concern, in the yarns of the oldest immigrant, in a retired and
aloof scholar, in a hundred and
one unheralded and silent adventures of our common life
under the surface of humdrum
routine and daily work, takes a
full-fledged reporter, with Jong
experience to fish out the information and bring out its salient points to the attention ot
the unsuspecting and surprised
reader.
The proper use of proper
"Human interest" is a much
maligned term in newspaper'
parlance; and it is almost missing in some of our Syrian papers
in this country, and others can
stand a lot of improvement
along thia line. This is true of
jrhe English as well as of the
Arabic ones. It is Wme |foT those
papers to learn that the true way
to
"newspaper
interest"
is
through "human interest".
If
Syrian 'papers Uan make their
readers more interested in the
people they write about, giving
definite information about persons worthwhile, instead of indulging in broadsides of names
imbedded in colorless generalities and nauseating platitudes,
they would do much to stimulate circulation. People everywhere are (interested .'to know
what other people are doing;
but they are not interested in
memorizing names of those who
attended a ibanquet, a dance or
an annual election. These should
be disposed of in as short a
space as possible; and if dwelt
upon, there should be meaty
copy given to justify the expansion. This is elementary journalism, but is seems it is worth
repeating here.
NEWS OF OUR
CORRESPONDENTS
AMDMiss]]
By A. A. Haddad
The New Orleans correspondent
to The SYRIAN WORLD, Augustus
Koorie, lost so much > time from college when he underwent a tonsillectomy, that he had to leave and will
resume his,studies next year. He is
back again regularly with the ItemTribune of New Orleans, and of,
course with The SYRIAN WORLD.
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Louis V. 'Da ye, our ambitious and
energetic agent in southern states,
is on the road again for The SYRIAN WORLD and when last heard
from! Was in Columbia, S. C.
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Nicholas S. Salamie, the busiest
bee in One SYRIAN WORLD bonnet, with three occupations to take
Up all his time, including that of
sending in subscriptions to The
SYRIAN WORLD, and timely news,
has moved. His new address is given
in the list of agents and correspondents, page 8. Chicago, attention!
.
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JUSTIFIED SUPPORT
Now that,we have candidates
running for important offices in
some of the i biggest cities, let us
pause before we get hysterical in
response to the cry, "Support
him; he's a Syrian."
We will support him if he
is deserving, more so if he is a
Syrian.
But let us keep in >mind that
we will not back him simply because he is a Syrian but because
he is a man worthy of anybody's
confidence, and who will serve
his office honorably;
Let us examjne the man s
qualifications, and support him
to the limit, if we find them
satisfactory.
Syrians all. over
the United States will give him
support, if not actual then in
morale" "They also serve wl
i„ of
only
stand and wait
But, also let us have the
courage to oppose him if we do
not find him worthy of a public
trust.
If we support a candidate who
is unworthy of our trust, and he
is raised to an office of responsibility, he will be a disgrace to
our race, and not an asset, even
though he command a high position. We want men representing us who will be a credit to
the Syrians.
SAOUD GRANTS AMNESTY
TO POLITICAL EXILES
In an announcement January 25,
King Abdel Aziz Ibn Saoud, ruler
of Saoudi Arabia, granted amnesty
to the political exiles of his country,
bidding them return to Hijaz as
there was 'no longer any reason for
their banishment
Wmmsm
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TO SPEAK ON BEETHOVEN
Irving Landau's music appreciation lecture this Sunday, March 3, the
fourth in a series of ten sponsored
by the Syrin Junior League, will
be on Beethoven,
These lectures take place every
Sunday afternoon in the League's
Clubrooms, 123 Schermerhorn Street,
Brooklyn.
\
The next six lectures will be:
March 10, Schubert, Schumann, and
Chopin; March 17, vBerlioz and Liszt;
March 24, Wagner and the opera;
March 31, Tschaikovsky and Brahms;
April 7, Franck, Debussy and Ravel;
and the ,tenth, April 14, on the modern schools: Stravinsky, Schoenber,
I
etc., music in America today.
CAPTURES THIEF IN
BATHROOM
On returning home recently, Fuad
Nasser, of Gates Avenue, Brooklyn,
found a thief in his bathroom. The
thief attacked Nasser, inflicting a
deep gash in his hand. Nasser threw
a chair through the bathroom window in order to attract attention.
Neighbors, hearing the noise and
shouting, rushed in and captured the
thief, who proved to be a Mexican,
Pedro Sheiko by name. He was ar-
Editor of The SYRIAN WORLD.—
The progress of the Syrian Fine
Arts Guild has interested me greatly.
It is a fine institution in our community, one that should receive
everyone's support
May J make a humble suggestion?
It may not be in the line of the
Guild, not being classed as a fine
art, but it would be a great improvement in the community.
I suggest that the Guild start a
class in ballroom dancing for the
men? I am sure it would be welcome and heaven knows they need
it badly, and the ones who would
profit most by ft would be their
wives.
Brooklyn.
A Wife.
o
Editor of The SYRIAN WORLD.—
Our members were more than pleased
with your newspaper and unanimously voted to subscribe to tt
Lebanon-American Civic
Lawrence, Mass.
(Association
<*.. ' '. 'X < "m mj,LI] " " mmy>i».««it«f-
Someone found bank
securities amounting to
over 42 thousand doilars and
returned
them to the owner.
A few days later he
was found
crazy.
Many seem to think
lie was crazy before
he found the securities.
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Jimmy Walker claims that he is
pennyless. But he is million dollarless too?
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The French mandate in Syria is
shaken, and nobody can inform me
whether it is shaken like a leaf or
like a stick.
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My picture in this column is a
good punishment to the readers of
these lines. \
(Mr. Haddad is much better looking than his picture.—Ed.)
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Three things in which I am still
at loss:
1. Who started the World War?
2. Who won it?
3. Who paid its debts?
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The best j place to sit on in New
York is a vacant seat in any subway train.
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It seems to mte that Europe wants
peace dead or alive.
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Other oppressed nations strive to
drive out of their countries the foreigners, but we in Syria strive to
keep the foreigners from driving us
from our land.
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BIRTH RATE DECREASING
The Jewish Telegraph Agency reports that the birth rate among the
Jews in Palestine has dropped alarmingly in the past few years. It has
decreased from 25,000 in 1914 to
19,000 in 1932. This worried the offices of Zionism so much that propaganda is being spread to increase
the birth rate.rested. Nasser had to have his hand
treated by a surgeon.
NOT OUR ERROR, PLEASE!
Editor of The SYRIAN WORLD:—
I noticed an error in your announcement of the address of M W. Charles
H. Johnson.
Dr. Johnson will be a guest at
a Syrian dinner at the home of Mr.
and Mrs. Joseph Ferris, 8 Monroe
Street, Brooklyn, New York preceding his address at Damascus Lodge.
I want to take this opportunity to
thank you for the publicity you have
given the affairs of t5ie Lodge, and,
to assure you that this will be one
of the outstanding events in the
affairs of the Lodge.
Very truly yours,
F. I. Shatara
(Master of Damascus Lodge'
(Mr. Johnson, Past Grand Master
of the Grand Lodge of New York
State, will speak for the Damascus
Lodge on March 6 on his trip through
Mediterranean dries recently.—Ed.)
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THE SYRIAN WORLD, NEW YORK, FEBRUARY 28, 1935.
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WHAT'S IN A NAME?
rrowu %lddz auid West
By H. I. Katibah
YOU ARE RIGHT, MR. PETERS, BUT
ONLY HALF RIGHT!
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to
DETROIT.—There were many letters, personal and
business, that I took with me on my trip to answer at my leisure. And when I tell you that I
bave not written a single letter to my relatives
and Mends since I left New York, now almost a
month, you will understand how preoccupied I
bave been.
But there is one letter that I wanted so much
to reply to tin my own column, although it is addressed to The SYRIAN WORLD. It touches upon
a matter that certainly deserves a column, and involves so many questions that should be of interest
to a much larger audience than the members o£
The SYRIAN WORLD staff. I am going to reproduce the letter here, and then give my comments thereon. This is the letter, literally given:
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"Hie SYRIAN WORLD,
55 Washington St, New York, N. Y.
"Gentlemen:
"Altho this letter is sent from the address I used
to reside formerly at 41 Belmont Ave. Garfield N. J.
I Just received a statement from you for $3.00 for a
year's subscription got your mag. for which I
never subscribed. My original subscription was a
present from a friend of mine and at the expiring
«f the term I never asked for a renewal therefore
if you sent me any additional or extra issues you
done so at your own risk and expense. Please permit
me to voice my opinion on the above subject Altho
we've all been in this country a good many years
and we've learned a good deal of the American
people and their practical and modern business
methods there's one tiling yet that the editors of,
oar various papers and magazines are ignorant of:
or they ignore intentionally and that's to live up
to the printed matter on their statement which says
'all subscriptions payable, in advance.' Now isn't it
the practical and sound and logical thing to do
upon failure to receive advance payment on your
part to cease the sending of your magazine.
"But instead of doing so you keep on sending
flie same even in cases where you were told to
eease and then you Start to delude us with statements trusting that we'll pay the same out of embarassment
. "Now don't you think that ifs about time this
infernal custom on your part was done with and
for all time: .
Tm Syrian born and I'm proud of my nationality
and heritage but I'm prouder still of our ability to
adapt ourselves to the customs and time of our
locality regardless of the clime so please become
practical and modern and cease being a source of
nuisance to your long suffering fellow countrymen
and I'm sure that the result will be of mutual
benefit
Yours truly
George L. Peters",
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"To hear is to obey," as the classical Arabic saying goes, my dear Mr. Peters. We are ready to
jump through the hoop for you at the crack of the
whip. But in the name of reason and logic to
which you appsal, be a little reasonable yourself,
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and
To say the least your letter is unjustifiably harsh,
and I suspect your grievance is somewhat exaggerated. In the first place, I know for fact that
once we are told to discontinue sending our paper
we do so at once and without much ado. But here
is the rub. You ask us to he modern arid practical,
and you never say anything about the hundreds of
•ur delinquent subscribers, who f unlike you DO
want our paper, and also unlike you are not so
modern and practical themselves.
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Mr.
rnroe
Hxdsdge.
iy to
have
and,
one
the
I can cite tens of cases where the discontinuance
of The SYRIAN WORLD for: non-payment on time
bad actually aroused resentment and chagrin on
the part of the discontinued party. Here are some
of the replies we get: "What's the matter, cannot
you wait a week or two;" l1 am sorry, the bill was
so small I overlooked it;" "If you are so much in
a hurry about.my subscription, please discontinue,"
etc. etc. These are riot hypothetical cases, but actual
ones that could be substantiated from our files at
the office.
Mr. Peters commits two mistakes—one in assuming
edge'
[aster
York
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rough
2d.)
(Continued on Page Seven)
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By George Karneeb
Formality of City Authorities:
As a general rule, government, state and city
authorities are most formal in the verbiage of all
letters, pamphlets and rulings sent to the public.
The peak of formality was in a letter sent to the
publication Al-Hoda (Syrian for "The Guidance")
by the Triboro Bridge Authority. It was addressed
to Mr. Alfred Hoda. i
Eccentric?
One of the strangest characters of old Washington
St, New York, was probably Rev. Hanna Shammya.
He was given at honorary degree of D. D. from
the Academy of St Petersburg, Russia. He believed in a very simple life, never eating meat or
using anything that involved the killing of animal
life. Even his shoes were made of cloth. One
day, a friend of his remarked that the buttons on
his clothes were made of the bone and horns of
animals. He proceeded to remove every one of
them. Although he was never unfrocked, he stopped
conducting services in his church because, he said
"I am as much a sinner as anyone in my congregation." He is probably the first cleric to admit
he is only human
Another Endurance Contest;
Recently visiting Luke Nebhan of Brooklyn was
George Ganem of Torrington, Conn. Mr. Ganem
is somewhat of an authority on sports, having played
on several college teams. His prize experience is an endurance golf record he hung up recently. He played
thirty-six consecutive hours, stopping for nothing.
At night the golf course was illuminated by floodlights,
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Modern Comforts Appreciated
A noted Egyptian lady, the widow ,of a Pasha
visited here recently. Many newspaper people tried
to interview her, and many people were interested
in her reactions to America. She made many statements, some of which never reached the newspapers. One statement however, which was probably lost on those not familiar with Egypt was "the
marvelous plumbing here which one does find inj
many parts of Egypt" They probably thought she
meant the running hot and cold water, anyway.
Helpful Illustrations
One of the feature writers on The SYRIAN
WORLD has a story in this issue about Ba'albak
The staff decided that a feature of that nature requires pictures. A search was instituted through
the morgue (News and picture file) to see what
could be found The search proved interesting. In
one section of the files we found a series of animal
pictures. There were cats, dogs, mice, monkeys,
snakes, wolves and a conglomeration of other animals. Investigationi disclosed that a former editor of
a Syrian paper used these pictures, not to
illustrate children's stories, but to illustrate h'.s
impression of people he wrote about
K I D D E R S
One who signs M. M. from Brockton, Mass. sends
a contribution, the like of which makes editors
grey-headed. It describes an affair held by some
club in his (or her) city, and is faithfully reproduced here in part: "Other events of the dance eve.
which take place at the Intermission doctor X—
of Brockton a member speak a word of thanks to
whom come nd except the invitation and repeat
The echo of the project.
"The Oriental dance. A lady from B— she appear in the dance floor with black dress upon
emaciated body. Moderat the figur remid you a
mother of sorrow or tame deer Besid the waterfall of Kodeesha."
If the party who wrote this is really serious, I
apologize.
A FREE SUBSCRIPTION TO THE
SYRIAN WORLD WILL BE GIVEN
To the person who sends in the most interesting
contribution, with an original title for this column.
Three month subscriptions will be given as second
and third prizes. These prizes will be given every
month. Non-subscribers are welcome
Contributions must be 100 words or less, titles 15
letters or less. Employees of The SYRIAN WORLD
and their families are not eligible. However, this
does not prevent correspondents or other unsalaried
persons connected with The SYRIAN WORLD,
from contributing.
Any anecdote or short story pertaining to Syrians, and taken from real life is acceptable. When
articles are used, whether winners or not, they will
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POLLY I*¥
That ghi
who tries to 1
friend by
of other Jboys
in bar
whiskered trick,
a
works
t a
boy
friend
(also »*»
Ridge) is trying to gain first place with an ali
who now walks alone—well wager she went
it too difficult
That mother m Bay
speaks of her daughters'cocquesSs
is a sufficient audience (one i *"*^
mamas of males)
That girl in
who leads her boy friend around by
woke up one morning to find that on
he realized there were other fish in
That girl in the vicinity of Prospect
adieu to one caller just as the other tmm it
preaching the house—bow does
evitable that some day they will meet sad
Record of a well-known Bay Radge
engagements made—101 not kept
what an all-time record
STATION SGC, operating from the Park
Hotel
What a time, what a tear, what a
the folks here are having, wLuitevw 1
you're going to be sorrier than
beautifully dressed and charming
their dapper escorts is die Xquisste
decorated Louis XV Room—one of
in town—what an Nticing
easily see that the Syramar spared no expense
making this one of the most
of the year—just a minute folks
word or two about the club
zation of golfers and willingyear it holds tournaments in Delai
which attract a big following—it
the most popular clubs there
here are rubbing elbows with rug :
with lawyers, salesmen with us, and
JOE MOSS and HIS BOYS start the evening*
vities by rendering a few popular
couples are now gliding gracefully,
to the rythmic strains—we notice that sane «l
who ordinarily do the Square Dance
the music are keeping time with the
—and now ladies and gentlemen «l try t
hold of Mike Teen (no relation to
popular and likeable chairman of ti
Committee on Arrangements to step an In
Radio Mike and say 'He'kT—we nearly bad
but someone whisked him awayin the meantime well turn the
say Radio Mike each time, so you
name Mike with the chairman of the crcniag} ah*.
we were going to let you listen to on Pin. Wmebt*
Saydah's welcome speech, but
we'll tell you that he thanked the
them a most pleasant evening—LISTEN, to '
tone Fernandez, he's going to sing a lew
numbers—now, wasn't that delightful
encored him and he's giving us
What's this, now—oh, yes Pancho and
and very promising dance team—sorry yon cast
see this, for this couple certainly know then* ataf§— '
what a happy, glowing audience—they're baitog a
grand time, thanks to the untiring ecktrts of Jan
Balish, Elias Borab. Wadie Bader. Wadfe Kauri.
David Malhame and George Tadross. a
nouncer, J. G., signs off with the hope !
amar will hold a Semi-Annual Dance
Good-Night. Please stand by for
ments.
GOINGS AND COMINGS... The Boat carrying the
bride and groom, Mr. and Mrs. Salansy. ^"%n*? Be*mos and Wadie Karsa to China will pass the beat
bringing George Macksoud from China
Mr. awl
Mrs. George Mabarak on their annual trip » Bttmuda.... Selma Milkie and her sister Htffc we
leaving for the Coast
Mae Sotel in Florida
and as we type this we get a desire to GO—to*
no such luck until Beach Time comes along
appear with the contributor's mnr
This contest will continue, even after
chosen, for stories and anecdotes.
�.isacs «v.S—
f AGE SIX
THE SYRIAN WORLD, NEW YORK, FEBRUARY 28, 1938.
S5
CONTEST CLOSES
Chronic*
By Joseph M. Abbott
During my few days boredom with continent and Egypt with three mensmooth men; blather talking but
Madame La Grippe, I took up the
satisfying. Her life with them disRelated reading of D. H. Lawrence's
•Lady Chatterley's Lover" and its solves into ia refined and mannerly
promiscuity; any one of her chosen
ebridged second sequel, "Lady Chatter-ley's Friends." Those of my read- nights, one of mood and whim.
In the end we have a picture of
ers who remember the story will reMellors, her husband, waving her
efelllthat <Sfir Clifford Chatterley refBrned fromj the war paralyzed from and her three satellites good-bye outaide of Shepherd's Hotel. He had
the waist down. So Lady Chatterwon her from the) other three for one
fey, young, attractive and with the
experience ,of satisfaction already a night; hut he couldn't stomach the
idea of wooing her continually on
ettemory of her college days in Germany, determined to devote her life that basis. At that point Lawrence
leaves "us with the inference that
fc her husband's happiness.
Lawrence, however, was too much Mellors returns to England where
(be realist to invoke the /unreal. He love's menstruum &» somewhat more
fed Lady Chatterley along paths orderly.
The meanings and yearnings of a'
atented with flowers and she stopped
rflen Ito pick both the daisies and woman like Constance Chatterley,
fie roses. At about the fortieth page, whatever her extenuating circumfife palled on Lady Constance: and stances, left me cold. I see in Lady
$ough life teemed all about iher, the Chatterley another, Iris March who,
in the "Green Hat" by Michael Arhungers within her were left un^BWflgod- Lady Chatterley saw that len, had - the great fire in her life
even the dirty |oolliers who (trudged quenched, never to be refired; so she
Home from the mines, somehow had compensated by building a series ol
tir Kves fulfilled. But what was little smudges till she came to her
tragic end.
re for her?
It seems to me that Lawrence's
Something seethed within her and
the highly intellectualized discussions works show a great fund of understanding, correct understanding, cJ
irith her husband and his literary
the emotional psychology that motivfriends left her inert and quite with<£rt meaning. In fact the horror of ate men and women. It also would
her ' situation: its barrenness, was seem that he leaves his principal men
and women on the fence for his reademphasized when her husband casueHy suggestedj she m&ght have a child ers to place as they will—in the
lay another man so long as he did mires or in resolution to happiness.
tjot Itnow who the father was. As Perhaps the mystery of the question
{hough she (could bear a child for mark had been his aim because he
any man she didn't care for more understood the futility in daring women. Perhaps he knew too well that
(Ban her husband.
women cannot, like men, hold the
Then came JMicbaelis, a> successful
author. Her emotional life with him shaggy haired beast by the tail, let
began casually: and just as casually ilt drag them over scented beds of
ended She didn't love hint |He flowers m emotional flights, and then;
didn't love her. Their liasons were go back home as though nothing at
sserely moments of excitement and all had brushed them by in the
casual game of snap the whip with
•he was left Where she .had begun.
Ihat phase ended almost a* soon as the lute player.
Aa for Lady Chatterley, if I were
•S had started.
Mellon, the gamekeeper on her to write her third sequel, I'd have
husband's estate, Was an embittered her finally tied to a hop joint from
man when Lady Chatterley first met which, only a short space on, lead
the sudden and headlong steps to
him. He had married a shrew "to
aphe himself" as it were, and later suicide. One can't take to the mud
«ave her up as a hopeless mess. He and dregs of life without eventually
led been in the war, came out a hastening the quick end and lay
I
lieutenant, and when he returned to there forever.
And
as
I
told
a
friend
of ma
Sngland all he wanted was to be
felt alone. Mellors regarded women with whom; the books were reviewed,
there's no doubt in my mind that if
with the world-weariness and cynithe
three men didn't wish to spoil
efemj of one who knew them for only
a
good
thing by individually going off
the harm they did.
in
a
huff
because possession wasn't
It is not surprising therefore that
tte disliked the intrusion when for exclusive—well and good. That's their
days Lady Chatterley hovered about affair. But Mellors—how many Mellors are there |in the world; uprooted
his hut as he puttered around the
and enmeshed against their original
pheasant nests. Then one day, he
will by the Lady Chatterleys that
Caught her fondling a mite of a life
somehow end in futilities? And I
fust begun, a chick pheasant, and he
wonder if Lawrence tried to say that
eaw the tears drop on bar hand as
men and women are but clay: creashe bent her head over the bird. The
hate in him died and the warmth ol tures of flesh and mood: none with
like demands; and BO, who is to fling
Ife again "possessed him. There and
the first stone?
(hen they were enmeshed.
At tins stage, one of her thoughts
Is that in this mechanized world we
are, most of us, but men and woNoted for its clem food.
anen with intellects chained fto beautiPrompt and courteous service
ful, unfulfilled bodies: that all of the
sweetness and meaning of life was in, and reasonable trices.
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The contest, "Who> are the three
Syrians who contributed most to the
American nation in 1934?", closed
this week. The winners are: .Charles
Koury, first prize. Second prize goes
to E M Sbjeppe of Brooklyn, and!
third prize to James J. Arraj ol
Worcester, Mass. Others who received honorable mention were;
"Toufick," Cincinnati, and Joseph
Anthony, Jewett City, Conn. The
winning letter follows:
>
Editor of The, SYRIAN WORLD:—
Before presenting my list of three
Syrians who did most to the American nation in 1934, allow me to compliment the stand which your paper
has taken in! this contest I refer to
the choice of words with which you
stated the subject It is undoubtedly
interesting and important enough to
find out who the "greatestf* Syrians,
or the most "prominent" Syrians,
were in 1934. But, for us Syrians
in this country, it is more significant
that this greatness or this importance
should be construed as a distinguished service to (the American nation.
This, I take it is true Americanism.
I am going to be brief in naming
my candidates and in giving the
reasons that led mte to believe they
deserve the honor of this preeminence.
My candidates are: Dr. Michael
Shadid of Elk City, Okla.,; Prof.
Philip K. Hitti of Princeton, N, J.,
and Mr. Joseph K\ David of Jacksonville, Fla.
I choose .the first because of his
unique contribution to the new social
order that is dawning on us in this
country, as to every other country in
the world. To set an example in
such a novel matter as a cooperative
hospital, to j be the first |one to have
done such a thing in this country,
is unquestionably a great contribution.
I
In the case of Prof. Hitti, the contribution may not be so obvious,
but is just /as reel Discovering a
few hundred words hi the English
language that are of Arabic origin,
does not sound ("so hot" to many.
But in fact it is a distinct scholarly
contribution which adds prestige to
American culture and learning fin a
field where European scholars have
always had the upper hand. Prof.
Hitti, I understand, fa today one of
the foremost orientalists in the whole
world. That in itself is a great distinction, not only for Americans, but
particularly for Syrians. He is one
of the few true scholars which our
little land has produced in the last
PLAY, SATIRE ON STAGE,
PRODUCED IN COLUMBIA »
Last week, "Three Acts," a play
written by Louis J. Hazam, was produced by the Morningside Playem
in the large auditorium of Earie Hall,
Columbia University. It was regarded,
as an original and daring satire on
the legitimate stage. Several hundred students and members of the
(faculty attended the performance.
At the final curtain, a popular demand for the promising young author's appearance was indicative of th*
play's huge success.
Mr. Hazam, a recent graduate of
Columbia, is the brother of Dr. John
G. Hazam, professor of history and
lecturer on the Near East who is now
writing for The SYRIAN WORLD.
Another brother, William, (was member of the committee of the Junior
Prom Dance, the season's gala ever*,
also held to Columbia last week.
few decades, and he deserves a
place on any rostrum of honor ami
distinction.
\
The third, Joseph K. David, I
choose because be is the example ol
true Americanism among our people.
The SYRIAN WORLD has not said
much about him for obvious reasons,
as he is closely related to its prosent editor. But tills should net
stand in the way of recognizing him
in an important contest as this. fe.
1934 Mr. David was chosen member
of the Federal Grand Jury in Jacksonville, and member of the NBA
board. But his services in the cause
of true Americanism extend over
more than twenty years. He is en
upright citizen, a straightforward and
honest business man, and one who
has always taken active and intelligent interest in American politics.
As charter member of the Syrian
American Club of Florida be has
accomplished a great deal for hfe
fellow American citizens of Syrian
extraction.
These are my men and these am
my reasons, and I|trust this contest
will be repeated next year, and that
many more of your readers will participate in it
Chas Koury.
As soon es Mr. Katibah returns
from Detroit, he will autograph and
mail your books to you. The second
(prize will be placed at the disposal
of Miss Shteppe, she may add the
subscription to her own or give it to
anyone she pleases as a gift The
third prize will also be sent by Mr.
Katibah when he returns.
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HONOR DR. DODGE;
TELLS OF SYRIA
RADIO ENTERTAINMENT DELIGHTS AUDIENCE
LARGEST ATTENDANCE OF SEASON PACKS K. OF C. AUDITORIUM.
MANY TURNED AWAY AT DOOR
Ry George Karneeb
Close to the heart of a Syrian-at-heart was the affair staged last
Sunday night when the atmosphere of a cafe on the sidewalks of
Beirut, was transplanted to the Knights of Columbus Hall by the
Syrian Music Radio Group.
The souls of some 1500 Syrians who attended expanded and
blossomed forth in their native atand drank, listened to the music,
mosphere of drink and maza to tempt
and vented their enthusiastic approvtheir palates and Arabic music to
al with cheers and sighs.
soothe their ears and bring forth long
drawn sighs of ecstasy.
And not only were there all religTables were arranged cafe fashion
ions present, but people from every
over the whole floor and on the stage
social group in the city. As they
Hie entertainers continuously sang,
said, "Once a Syrian, always a Syrdanced or played instruments. The
ian." They may stay away from
little ifour year old dancer who stopother affairs but not from this kind.
ped the show, Lorraine Shalhoub
K. of C. Management Disappointing
Shewery, amused and delighted the
Mr. Andrea, in his speech of welaudience with her aping of a growncome,
expressed his disappointment in
up's Syrian dance. This was her
the
inadequate
arrangements providfirst public appearance.
Another
ed by the hall. He said that the
sensation was the Egyptian intermanagement of the place fell down
pretive dance by a comely young
on its contract. After the Syrian
woman, a newcomer to Brooklyn
entertainment
was over, about 11:30,
Syrian musical affairs. It was later
the,tables were not taken away and
learned by The SYRIAN WORLD
the guests had to push them aside
that this dancer was a;man, Basile
for
dancing. Dan Schwartz and his
Haskoul of Paterson, N. J., padded up
orchestra played for the dancing.
to resemble a woman. He often imo———
personates a female dancer /to the
HOSTESS AT A BUNDLE
utter ignorance of the audience. The
BRIDGE
great majority of the audience last
Sunday went away without knowBridge Forum Aids Thrift- Shop;
ing the difference.
Hear Speaker on Maternity
Music Unites All
Center's Work
All the Syrian religions were preThe Bridge Forum of Brooklyn
sent, united in their common love
was entertained by Mrs. Joseph W.
for Syrian music which never satietes
Ferris in her home last Tuesday
them. They never have enough of it.
afternoon at a bundle bridge, each
The performer who stopped the
member bringing a bundle of wearshow was Tony Abdelahad, 19 year
ing apparel that could be used by
eld tenor from Boston. He was called
the Thrift Shop, in its work of supback again and again to song. Other
porting affiliated institutions: Memorsingers were Najeebe Morad also from
ial Hospital, New York Cancer HosBoston, 'who is always popular wherpital, Brooklyn Maternity Center
ever she sings; Margaret Kazin,
Association and Brooklyn Music
Meyer Murad, Constantine Sous, Zalri
School Settlement
Barades, and George J. Hamad. Sous
The guest speaker of the afteris perhaps the oldest professional
I noon was Mr. Lawrence C. Hill, Jr.,
Syrian singer.
The sister of Lorraine Shewery
secretary of the board of directors
of the Brooklyn Maternity Center
Shalhoub, Gloria, also danced. She
is well-known in Syrian musical
Association, who spoke on the work
circles, having been in the proof the Association.
o
fession for several years, although she
is only nine years old. She also ,'playARABIC MUSIC CONCERT
ad the castanets in the Syrian orchestra. The musicians were Phiilp SolHabib Skaff and Petro Trabulsi and
omon, Joseph Sergany, Abraham
His Arabic Orchestra will hold a
Hibe, Adel Chambart, violins; Toufic
concert of Syrian music in the
Brooklyn Academy of Music on April
Moubaid, Constantine Sous, Zaki Baradis, and ^Fathalla Abyad, ouds.
28.
Joseph Beilouny was musical dirMr. Skaff is the manager.
o
ector. Sabri Andrea, business manager and announcer of the Syrian
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Los Angeles.— George Fuleihan,
p. m., 1400 kc, was master of cereformerly a resident of New York, was
monies.
recently appointed chairman of the
But the entertainment was only
Los Angeles County Farm Debt
part of the night of pleasure. The
Committee, accordSng to the Syrian;real oriental enjoyment of simple
American News of this city. The
things, being with friends, and eatcommittee is a subd'vision of Caliing maza and drinking, just enough
fornia State Farm Relief which apto feel good, again had full sway last
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was then called upon by Dr. Hitti.
He spoke of his trip to Beirut and
of the beauty of the campus,
"whose feet were lapped by the blue
waters of the Mediterranean, with the
background of the majestic Lebanon
mountains."
He complimented the
museum of the university on its
cataloguing system, saying it was one
of the finest he had ever seen and
that it contained such valuable research material that he obtained permission to borrow it \ for use in
Princeton University.
Dr. Dodge Nervous but Impressive
Dr. Dodge, whose speech was
eagerly awaited by those anxious to
hear of their alma mater, and of the
latest news of the country, touched
on almost everything that interested
his listeners. He is a tall lanky man,
who, though boyish, has endearing
mannerisms. He was nervous and
fidgeted continually, looking emharassed when tributes were given
him. He didn't seem to know what
to do with his hands, but when he
spoke, one did not notice his nervousness. It was said that although he
comes from an illustrious and wealthy family, he loves the JA U. B.
enough to serve it gratis. His lovely and charming wife is the daughter
of the (founder of the university,
Dr. Bliss.
Dr. Dodge compared the days that
these former students had known
with the present campus life, and of
the country as a whole. He said that
macadam roads were now almost the
rule, that fine trains made a trip in
a fraction of the time it took these
iformer students, on muleback. He
told them that although European
clothes are the rule now, Shehadi
Shehadi, a beloved professor of Arabic andold-timer still teaching there,
still wears his "tarboush" as do
several others.
Dr. Dodge pictured the young coeds on the campus, their heads close
to ^ome fellow male student's in
"deep study", a hitherto unknown
sight. He also spoke of the new
oil pipe line from the Arabian desert, of the modern new ports and
of the Beirut Roxy theatre that compares with the most luxurious in
Paris. In the summer time, many
students now, instead of going to the
mountams, stay in Beirut and go
i swimming and boating,
i
Last summer, related the president, over 80 agricultural students
of this university were sent to the
, farms to teach the peasants the latj est agricultural methods, to help them
in their planting, preserving their
crops and pruning the trees.
In the field of sports, Dr. Dodge
said that American sport principles
were being inculcated in the students
with great success. All sports are
played there now. A football
between the A. U. R and the
tian University at Cairo last
was won by the Beirut team
Young Daniel Bhas led 1
semblage in the g»"g""C of d
mater.
Among the distinguished
present were Dr. John H.
editor of the New York Tanas* Da.
Paul Monroe, president of the
ican College of Sofia,
Van Santoorz Merle
Lewis Stuyvesant
others.
The committee consisted of
Trabulsi, Dr. Shatara and Dr.
Rasi.
Miss Seima Bojalad. a
young contralto, masher of
ian Fine Arts Guild and the
al Music League,
tions, accompanied by
Uniss at the piano.
was formerly with die
Cleveland Opera
now sings Gretel of
Gretel with the Music
presents operas in cities
York.
TO HOLD BENEFIT
LUNCHEON BRIDGE
A luncheon-bridge will ha
the Fifth Floor Restauram of
ham-Straus, department ska** a*
Brooklyn, by the Syrian Ladies Ail
Society the afternoon of
March 4
SOCIAL NOTES
Miss Delia Nehhan of
Conn., is spending the week aa
York.
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Mrs. Lydia Tadross spent hot
end in Washingtea, D C
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A party was held
home of Mr. S
the engagement of hi
da to George Nassar.
bibe Nassar.
Helen Mitchell aa
of Worcester. Mass..
of Sally Mansour of Btoohrjaw
visiting this city. They wffll
to Worcester soon.
A nine and a half
born to Mr. and Mrs.
nee Julia Jeabily, of
in the Paterson
last Sunday moraine- He
named George.
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Misses Sophia
sisters of Dr.
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^ EIGHT
DETROIT
COMMENTS
By Mohammed S. Zehra
EDITOR SHOWS SLIDES
Detroit—Last .Sunday afternoon
Feb. 17, H. L Katibah, editor of The
SYRIAN WORLD, showed slides from
pictures taken five years ago in
Egypt, Syria, Lebanon, Palestine and
Iraq before an audience at the Salina
High School, in River Rouge. In
the audience was Madame Nur Haraadah, Druze woman leader, who is
now studying in Detroit
Following the meeting, the editor
was the guest of Said Zehra at his
home in Highland Park for dinner.
Other guests included Madame Hamadah, Dr. W. F. Courie and Adib
Ganamey, agent of The SYRIAN
WORLD (in Detroit
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The Syriads, a social club of Syrian young men and women, held its
midwinter dance at Webster Hall
on Bunday evening, Feb. 17. Over
150 couples were present maayoS
fliem out-of-towners from Toledo,
Ohio, Windsor, Canada, Grand Rapids fend Lansing, Michigan.
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An entertainment sponsored by
Abraham Azar, was given at Our
Lady of Redemption last Tuesday
evening, ^eb. 19.
The Knights of St. George met the
same evening. Sam Kiswaney spoke
on "Canned Goods."
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The following night members of the
Adlaho Club held their regular meeting at which they voiced their ap-froval of The SYRIAN WORLD, deciding to attend in a body the meeting arranged for its editor at St
Maron Hall on Sunday February 24.
YOUNGSTOWN, OHIO
Plans ifor a pre-lenten Bingo and
card (party at the Ward auditorium
Mahoning Ave., March 5, were dis-
cussed by Y. S. A. Club members at a meeting Sunday afternoon
at the home of Miss Naza Yazbek.
Miss Yazbek is chairman of the committee which is working very hard
to insure the success of the affair.
Her aids include Miss Nellie Zigair, Miss Emiline Amon, Mrs. J.
Bryan, Sam Smith, Stephen Barkett,
and George Abraham. Tickets were
distributed to club members at the
iregular meeting, Tuesday evening,
February 26, at the Y. M. C. A. when
the Misses Yazbek were hostesses.
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Mrs. Marie Francis was elected
program chairman for the Study
Club of St Maron's church when the
group met Sundy evening in the
church auditorium. Mrs. Mae Alexander, Mrs. Zaka Coury, and Mrs.
Camilla Dohar complete the committee. Miss Cecilia Yazbek presided
in the absence of the president, Miss
FJlis. A very interesting talk was
given by MSss Nellie McHugh, guest
speaker, on the life of Mary Tod Lincoln. Miss McHugh is an active
member of the Iiola Literary Club.
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Miss Cecilia Yazbek entertained
club associates Wednesday night,
February 20, at her home to Kyle St.
Appointments were in red, white
and blue, the table aglow with blue
tapers tied with red tulle in crystal
holders.
Favors and place cards
were in the same motif.
Bridge
awards fell to Miss Edith Betras and
Mrs. Joseph Bryan. Mrs. Sam Ackers was guest Mss Linda Smith will
entertain next month.
Buddy J. Fares Jr., son lof Mr.
and Mrs. B. J. Fares and Martin
Fares, son of Mr. and Mrs. Sab
Fares, iwere christened at a double
baptism Sunday in St. Maron's
Church, according to the Maronite
rites with Rt Rev. Msgr. Hayek
officiating.
Mrs. Frank J. Bowers and Thomas
David served as godparents for Buddy Fares Jr., and Mrs. J. Salem and
Dr J M. Basdlte for Martin Fares.
The parents entertained 75 guests at
dinner at their home in honor of the
occasion and Msgr. Hayek received
CORRESPONDENTS AND AGENTS
Akron, Ohio—John Rogers, 100 E. Market Street
Birmingham, Ala.-Helen Kassouf, 1930 N. 16th Street
Boston, Mass.-Margaret Alexander, 131_Clarendon Sh^et.
Burlington, Vt-Eseph D. Corey, 183 S. Champlain Street
Central Falls, R- I-Jacob SaHba, 38 Fletcher Street
Charleston, W. Va-Gladys Haddad, 1043 Grant Street.
Chicago, BL- N. S. Salamie, 4549 Haze! Avenue^
(Cortes.
Cleveland, Ohio.-George Hamamey, 1492 W. 116th M.
(Agent)
Cleveland, Ohio—Pearl Koorey, 8908 Esterbrook Ave.
(agent)
Detroit, Mich— Albert Ganamey, 2476 Mt Elliott,
Detroit Mich.—Viola Davis, 3316 Hendricks.
Detroit Mich.-M. S. Zehra, 2280 La Belle.
Fall River, Mass.-Fred T. Sahib, 342 Queqnechan Street
Flint, Mich.—Helen Salim, 612 Page Street
Flint, Mich—Anna Hakim, 2625 Humboldt
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Jacksonville, Fla- Miss N. S. Jabbour, c|o Farns & Co, P. O. Box 1553.
Lexington, Nebr— Rosa H. Shada.
Mankato, Minn—King George, 633 S. Front Street
Manchester, N. H—Ganem A. Karam, 390 S. Beach Street.
Montreal, Can.—Julia Lean, 7010 Delaroche Street
Naugatuck, Conn.—Claire Hamrah. 56 Scott Street
New Orleans, La—Augustus F
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Niagara Falls, N. Y—Mark ^p^ '2-56th Street
Pottstown, Pa—P. Nicb'"<p ~
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Syracuse, N. Y, fty*** ,oury> 700 University Avenue.
Toledo, Ohio—Be
Ujrf* - 1712 Superior Street
Utica, N. Y—Eli S.
-y, 522 Mohawk Street
Waterville, Me—Philip Ferris, 104 Front St
(Corres.)
Wilkes Barre, Pa—Mrs. D. J. Sallit 107 Parish Street
Winston-Salem, N. C-Louis V. Daye, 1335 W. 4fli Street
Youngstown, Ohio—Sarah Yazbek, 409 Kyle Street
at a card party in. the church auditorium Sunday evening In the name
of the two youngest members of the
parish, who 'were donors and sponsors.
JACKSONVILLE, FLA.
Mrs. Frieda Katibah of New York
and Mrs. N. Seleam of Norfolk, Va.,
sister-iin-law and sister, respectively,
of H I. Katibah, editor of The SYRIAN WORLD, are visiting Mr. and
Mrs. Joseph K David in this city
where they enjoy a large circle ofj
relatives and friends.
Mrs. J. K., David is another sister
of Mr. Katibah.
TOLEDO, OHIO
The Bozacks (a club of Syrian
boys) gave a dance at the Riverside
Shelter House February 13.
The
Black and fTan Orchestra furnished
the music.
•
•
•
The Gamtna Epsdlon Psi Sorority
elected officers recently. Josephine
Zraik is president; Ruth Mickel, vice
president; Julia Rafful, secretary;
Jeanette Jamra, treasurer. The meeting jWas held in the home of Alice
Genite.
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CHICAGO, ILL.
Miss Mary Andry, a young Syrian
woman of Sault Ste. Marie, Michijgan, /came to Chicago on a business
trip last week.
In business affairs Miss Andry has
proved to (be a very capable person.
She {is in sole charge over her father's estate which consists of the Colonial Theatre and ' other valuable
property.
BURLINGTON, VT.
A new (Syrian Athletic Club was
recently organized and the following
officers (were elected to serve for the
ensuing year: Emery P. Corey, president; George R, Simon, vice-president; Joseph Solomon, secretary, and
George Handy, treasurer.
Nearly, all members of this organization are either students or graduates of high schools with athletic
ability. They propose to start with
a baseball team this coming spring.
Donald (Rube) Corey was elected
manager and the committee on entertainment is composed of Simon
George (and Fred Handy. Mr. Fred
Norful was elected head coach of the
team.
•
•
•
FALL RIVER, MASS.
George Washington Entertainment
The Social Club of the Syrian
Protestant Church held an entertainment in the Mt Lebanon Society clubrooms on George Washington's birthday, which was opened
by Sabba Kalif. He was followed fayRev. Joseph Zaidan after whose address of welcome a comedy, songs
and an Arabic drama took place.
The efforts!of Charles and Ann Kattfi
aided its success.
•
•
•
A party was held by Edna Ayash,
in her home in (honor of Louise
Sear of Worcester, Mass., who is
visiting in Fall River.
COUPLE SPONSOR BENEFIT
FOR SOCIETY
Nearly 100 attended a social and
card party held Sunday night February 17th at the Knights of Columbut Hall, Winooski, Vermont This
successful affair was sponsored by
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Handy for the
benefit of Our Lady of LebanonAmerican Society, of which Mrs.
Handy is ,an active member.
There were 18 tables in play. Mrs.
Jacob Kudiesy won first prize for the
ladies and first prize for the men
went to Ernest Handy. The consolation prizes were awarded to Miss
Stella Allen and George Howard.
Mrs. Michael Younes, secretary of
the society and Miss Nora Thomas
formed the committee in charge of
keeping scores during the card playing contest
Following the card playing, Mr.
Joseph Handy presented the society
with a large turkey and this in turn
was auctioned off jthree times; first
to Mr. Samuel Morian, then to Mr.
Peter M Handy and finally to Ernest Handy.
During the social hour, Mrs. Joseph Shattie entertained with several
songs and specially a beautiful song
somposed by Mr. Raymond Simon,
extolling the society and its aims. It
was received with much applause
and commendation. American and
Syrian piano selections were played
by Miss Catherine Fayette.
Brief talks were given by Mr. S.
G. Faour, Mr. Peter M. Handy, Michael Howard, Anthony Handy, Tom
Jacobs, and Joseph Handy.
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at the
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{home of Jennie Massoud for
and luncheon. Highest scorers
Julia Ayash, Jennie Criaty,
Simon and Florida Bshara
MANKATO, MINN.
Mrs. Wm. Gasson and daughter,
Florence, of Omaha, Nebr., spent
several days here as the 'guests of
Mae Shama.
• • •
Mr. G. Charles George has returned to bis home in Omaha after
spending three weeks with his brother, your correspondent
•
•
•
George Schoker, sales supervisor
with the Continental Banking Company, spent several days in Mankato in the interests of his firm.
LAWRENCE, MASS.
Plans are being made by the Lebanon American Civic Association
for an open-house Saturday, March!
2. Also, Money will be raised for an
athletic fund, with a base-ball team
in view with which they plan to do
big things.
•-!
WACO, TEXAS
M. J. Fadal, 58, died at his home
January 29 after a very short illness.
Fadal came to Waco about 36 years
ago from Beirut, and at the time
of has death was a retired merchant
At his bedside were his family and
all his nieces and nephews. Surviving him are his widow, five sons,
Sam, Jce, Abe, Charles and George;
two daughters, Selma and Mrs. Badeah Mousa, and one brother, M. M.
Fadal, all of Waco.
Funeral services were held in St
Paul's Episcopal Church with Rev.
E. H Jones officiating.
o
BEAUMONT, TEXAS
John Yianitsas, 48,died two weeks
ago. He is survived by his wife,
Josephine and a daughter, Anna, a
student at the Juillard School ci
Music in New York City, who left
immediately for Beaumont
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<p>Salloum Mokarzel, a Lebanese American intellectual, founded<em> The Syrian World</em> in 1926. Salloum Mokarzel was the younger brother of Naoum Mokarzel, the publisher of the Arabic-language newspaper <em>Al-Hoda. </em>Together, the Mokarzel brothers ran Al-Hoda Publishing, and in 1909, they published <em>The Syrian Business Directory.</em> </p>
<p>Mokarzel created <em>The Syrian World</em> in order to document and celebrate the culture and history of "Syria." At the time, Syria referred to the modern-day countries of Lebanon, Syria, Jordan, Israel, and Palestine. The publication was primarily aimed towards second-generation children of immigrants, but Mokarzel hoped that it would also appeal to the general American public.</p>
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<p><em>The Syrian World</em> was published between 1926 and 1932 as a journal. In 1932, the format was changed from an academic journal style to a newspaper style, which continued until the periodical's end in 1935. After the death of his brother Naoum, Salloum took over the publication of <em>Al-Hoda.</em></p>
<p>The articles in <em>The Syrian World</em> cover a variety of topics spanning from the practical to the theoretical. Practical subjects include international and domestic travel, historical and contemporary Arabic and Arab-American art and literature, and the mental and physical health and hygiene of immigrants. More theoretical, philosophical, and ideological subjects include ideologies of race, the changing role of women, the formation of Syrian and Lebanese-American societies, and the political and psychological relationships between immigrants and their countries of origin.</p>
<p>All issues of <em>The Syrian World</em> are available, along with full indexes for the first four volumes. For volumes five and six, there are tables of contents at the start of the issues.</p>
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World
yrian
PUBLISHED WEEKLY —ESTABLISHED 1926
NEW YORK, FEBRUARY 21, 193S.
VOL. VIII, NO. 43.
Price, Single Copy, Sewn
TO SPEAK FOR LODGE
ON TRIP TO SYRIA
High Commissioner Recalled to Paris for
PRIEST PROTESTING
Discussion on Tobacco Monopoly
INDIFFERENCE RESIGNS
Meeeting Open to Members and
Friends for Past Grand
Master's Talk
Father Michael, Broken-Hearted
Steps Down That Orthodox
Church May Have Priest
of Its Choice
RECENTLY returned from |a trip
through Syria, Palestine, Egypt, Iraq
and Lebanon, Charles H. Johnson,
Past Grand Master of the Grand
Lodge of (New York State, will speak
on his trip through these Mediterranean cities for Damascus Lodge
on Wednesday evening, March 6, in
their broms in the Masonic Temple,
Lafayette and Clermont Avenues,
Brooklyn.
K
Mr. Johnson is conceded to be a
very fine : speaker, able to hold the
attention of has listeners, and the fact
that his talk will deal with the homeland of Syrians, will make his talk
doubly interesting. Besides members
of the Damascus Lodge, their families
and friends have been invited.
Before his 'talk, Mr. Johnson will
be the guest of Dr. F. I. Shatara,
Master of Damascus Lodge, at a Syrian dinner.
IN DETROIT WIDE OPEN
SPACES ARE NO WASTE
Thousands of Cars Parked by
Salloum, Solomon, Cousins and
Townsmen from Kafr-Hunah,
Lebanon
(Special to the SYRIAN WORLD)
. .DETROIT.—Coming with the surprise of a thunderbolt, Father George
Michael's resignation was presented
to his congregation of St. George's
Syrian Orthodox Church in this city
in a letter to the president and members of St. George's Society. The
letter was published in Lisan-ulAdl in its issue of February 14, and
is dated February 7.
In touching words Father Michael
explains in his letter that he is stepping down to allow his congregation
a chance to choose somebody else
around whom they would rally with
more enthusiasm, and who would
lead the congregation "from the barren hills to the green meadows of the
Spirit," adding: For my conscience
does not permit me to receive a
salary from the society's treasury
while I am in this desert."
There are rumors that Father
Michael will go to Flint, and other j
rumors that Father N. Wehby of
Danbury, Conn., who was ordained
priest in Detroit, and who had lived
here a number of years, may succeed him. Father Wehby is now in
town and served Mass in St. George's
Church this Sunday, Feb. 17.
Between the lines of his letter of
resignation it is clear that a number of hs present congregation, after
the two Orthodox congregations had
been unified by the Patriarchate
Vicar Archmandrite Antonios Basheer, were still dissatisfied with him.
In spite of all efforts to rally the
Orthodox communicants around him
he failed. He was broken-hearted.
"Now," he said, "I find it my duty
to sacrifice /myself at the altar of this
church in mercy for this noble congregation."
Father Michael is a widower and
has a family of two sons and two
daughters, all grown up.
DETROIT.—Back in 1922 Chukrii
Salloum and John Faris Solomon
were approached about renting a
vacant lot behind a Syrian restaurant
on Lafayette near /Randolph in this
city.
After some hesitation they
took it and fixed it for parking cars.
The immediate and lucrative Teturns
on their investment opened a new
industry for them and other Syrians
and Lebanese in Detroit.
Today Mr. Salloum alone has 40
lots in different parts of the city,
all within one mile of the business
section, accomodating from 8 to 10
thousand cars a day. Joseph Solomon has about 15 and (John Faris
Solomon, or John Faris, has an equal
number. Others have from one to
five lots each. Withal it is not Syrians or Lebanese who lead in this
field, but Jews who preceded them.
But it is said that the choicest lots
are controlled by these Lebanese enterprisers. These lots are rented on
leases from three to ten years, depending on the location and importance of the lot
Mr. Salloum, a leading citizen in
the Detroit Syrian Lebanese community, has been in the country 30 years,
while Joseph and John Solomon were
among the early pioneering merchants
in New York before moving to Detroit John Faris Solomon is also
among the active and leading citizens here. The three helped materially in the building of Our Lady
of Redemption Church for the Syrian and Lebanese Catholics of Detroit
The Monopoly to Be Given to the Regi to Be Held Until
Other Merchants to Be Allowed to Plant but not ',
Country Except to the Regi; Prices to Be
Determined by a Committee; The Regi
Must Use 68 per cent. Native
Employees
HOST OF DUKE OF KENT
On their honeymoon trip around !
the world, the Duke and Duchess !
of Kent, former Prince George of
England and Princess Marina of i
Greece, had Port-au-Prince, Haiti,
as a step in their itenerary. Be- j
cause they are traveling unofficial- j
ly, they could not stop at the |
palace there and accepted the
offer of I. J. Bigio, a very wealthy
coffee merchant to stay in his
beautiful home, while they visited j
Port-au-Prince. Mr. Bigio is a j
Syrian-Jew, orignally from Beirut j
GUILD DANCING CLASSES
PROVE SUCCESSFUL
On Saturday, February 23, The
Syrian Fine Arts Guild, will open
their new studios, at 8309 Ft. Hamilton Parkway, with two classes in
dancing. The first will start at 11
a. m. and the second at 2 p. m. will
be held in the Federation.
Both
classes will be for children.
The Guild has been most fortunate
in securing the services of El-Bashara and Miss Litia Namora, both professional dance instructresses, to supervise the dancing classes.
The Gulid, however, will not discontinue their use of the Federation
hall on Friday evenings for adult
classes in j dancing.
Esthetic dancing, according to several authorities on the subject is
the finest way to develop posture,
poise and grace, all requirements
necessary to good personality.
R1HANI FINDS COMMON MEASURE FOR EAST, WEST
IN HUMAN NATURE: TELLS IT IN ASIA ARTICLE
National Ideals, Best Represented in Poets, Artists and Sages,
Bring Different People in Contact; Hospitable Mind
Necessary for Change
IN A SIGNIFICANT article, appearing in the March number of
Asia magazine, Ameen Rihani, prominent Syrian author, poet and
sage, discusses how people, differing in local manners, customs and
traditions, are in fact united in the
The distinctions that we usually
associate with West and East, claims
Mr. Rihani in his article, entitled "A
Common Measure of East and West,"
are often fictitious. He writes:
"When absolute monarchies were
the rule in Europe, the Europeans,
on the whole, were quite oriental in
the art of fawning and adulation,
while the extravagant manner, as
much in evidence in the nation as
around the throne, was revealed, not
only in speech, but also in the dress
Patriarch Antooa Arida
possible effort to convince the Fwnda
High Commissioner to prvwt Mto:
execution of the lobarc* Mananatjr to.
Syria and Lehin—
DesnaTa ato
Ptriarch's insistence the n%h Commissioner executed the
The Patriarch severed an
with the
sent a cable
Lavalle. Minister «t
in Paris, protesting the tu—wpnh it
the name of the Syrians and
banese.
Dozens of other cahlat. ana
sent to France protesting lids
monopoly.
Subsequently the
r received a
ordering him to
France. iutmetfiatety.
BEIRUT—The French.
date's High Commissariat in
Beirut handed to the pnsn ta*
rules
the tobacco monopoK TW Reft
(French word and teMBft
for the firm holding
trust) to be given the
will hold it until Deeeaane* l»
1960. but on v ondiftiaa that tto»
government has the rtgh* *» bjajr
it back after fifteen yaa
The second cootfitwa
private plantation
tobacco and tnTWJT» {t
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PROMOTED IN WOGnW CUB*
Lawrence,
well known throughout Sfew Bajhland as Chihby. took, ftwt nrfa* ia
the 118 pound dam b
over Angelo Caatoi and i
the 126 pound
ruary 26th with a large Jtaaa *t
Lawrence fans to haast #*> haw
ave the ring wiflb the na
smile.
Joseph Signe is traiadng ay
ing eight hours a day dt'iitog. an aB
k for tbeh
He I
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higher realms of ideals.
„f the peliod. Consider the ruffles
and feathers of milord at court, the
flounces and trains of milady in waiting; consider the dedications penned
by impecunious scribes to rich patrons; and 'consider, moreover, the
lewdness and the ribaldry, which
reached the height of fashion at the
courts of Catherine of Russia, Queen
Elizabeth and Louis XV. The people
ape their superiors, and the superiors
(Continued en page Two.)
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THE SYRIAN WORLD, NEW YORK, FEBRUARY 21, 1935.
FLINT SYRIANS "WHOLE CHEESE" IN GROCERY
BUSINESS, EDITOR FINDS ON VISIT TO CITY
Mike Hamady's Chain Store Example in Progressive Business; A
Doctor, Two Lawyers, College Students and Social Clubs
Show Social and Intellectual Sides not Neglected;
One Club Has Self-Supporting Restaurant
,
By EL L Katibah
(Editor of The SYRIAN WORLD)
FLINT, Feb. 13.—If the Syrians control a sizeable slice of the
grocery business in Detroit, in Flint they are the whole cheese. You
do not have to investigate very far. The fact is flashed before your
eyes in the form of two-foot letterings and up-to-date fronts of the
Hamady grocery chain stores that no visitor to this city can possibly miss.
My informers tell me that with a
total population of 15,000, there are
rator-cabinets. And on top of this,
altogether 500 Syrians and Lebanese
I was i told, the "Central Wholesale
in Flint Yet this small colony claims
Co, Inc.," one of the largest whole75 stores, all successful. Proportion-*
sale fruit, groceries and vebetable
ately few work in the Buick, Chevstores in the state, with a $1,000,000
rolet and A-C spark plug factories,
business a jyear, is controlled by Sam
which employ some 55,000 laborers.
Farah, who hails from Nazareth, Palestine.
Mike Hamady, or Mahmoud HamaBesides, there are Syrian candy
|dy, who deserves a story by himstores and ice cream'parlors, with an
self, is one of the most successful,
ice cream factory belonging to Dr.
modern and efficient Syrian business
N. Awad. A former advertiser in
men this writer has had the privilege
The SYRIAN WORLD, A. S. Alamy,
to meet so far. He comes from Ba'qis considered one of the best candylin, Lebanon, of the well-known
makers in the state, and perhaps in
Druze family there. A visit to his
the whole country.
central office in the Industrial Bank
Building, with its bevy of stenoSocial Developments Keep Pace
graphers, accountants and clerks, is
sufficient to impress you with the
The social and intellectual side of
important role he plays in the inthe Flint colony has happily kept
dustrial hfe of the city. Coming to
pace with its economic one. There
this country 25 years ago, he is one
are six young men studying in colof the first Syrians in Flint. His
lege, one, Ralph Shaheen, son of Mr.
chain of stores now comprises 14
and Mrs. Michael Shaheen, graduatowned completely by him and 8 in
ing in this coming June. Hazel Joassociation with others, as subsidiseph teaches in one of the city's
aries. Some of his more established
grammar schools, and Joe Joseph,
associates include John Alex, Henry
her father, is assistant prosecuting
Igram and Elias J. Rasi. All these
attorney. A brother, George Joseph,
is also a successful lawyer. Both
stores have one buying agency, a
wholesale place controlled by Hamacome from Khayam of Marj 'Uyoun,
dy, and one advertising agency, as
southern Lebanon.
modern and progressive as any in
Dr. Joseph Macksood, about whom
the state. Hamady has learned the
a "Profile" was once published in The
secret of employing experts, and jokSYRIAN WORLD, is the only Syrian
tingly refers to himself as "the extra
physician here. He is on the staff
man." But his admiring friends call
of the three hospitals in the city, and
him "the brains behind the works."
was graduated from Lyola UniversRank With Best
The Hamady stores which this
writer visited rank with the best and
cleanest he has seen anywhere. And
every one of them has complete lines
of staple groceries, meats and produce. Perhaps the most notable of
these stores is the one which he recently opened and called "The Automobile Shoppers Store". It has one
entrance and one exit with turnstiles. The various groceries are arranged in neat pyramids here and
there, from which the shopper can
help himself, paying as he goes out.
In this way Hamady manages to use
as little help as possible and to increase his profit. I understand that
A. and P. and i Kroger, another local
grocery chain, are thinking of following Hamady's example. If the idea
is an original one, it is worth being
universalized throughout the States.
Another important grocery store in
Flint, the largest single retail and
wholesale food store in the city belongs to T. Mansur. As you enter
the store you have little idea of its
size. You pass through a corridor
which serves as a lunch-room and
ice cream parlor. But you hardly j
pass a few paces before the corridor i
open into a huge store that has an
amazing assortment of groceries, vegetables and fruits, all in neat piles,
and the largest retail meat market
in the center, behind lighted refregi-
ity in 1928. As a boy he came from
Bteddm al-Laqsh in [northern Lebanon.
There are two major organizations
in Flint for the Syrians—the SyrianLebanese Brotherhood and Alhambra.
The latter comprises some of the most
progressive Syrians one could find
anywhere, and their club room is the
coziest I have seen for any Syrian or
Lebanese organization, panelled and
furnished with cushioned chairs and
sofas, with a self-supporting dining
room adjoining. The walls of this
room are decorated with moorish
RjIHANI CALLS COMMON
BELIEFS FICTITIOUS
(Continued from page One.)
follow their sovereign."
Common Plane—Ideals
But it is not on the plane of such
trivialities that we must seek "the
common measure." That plane is a
spiritual one, based on ideals common
to aU.
"But ideals must have exponents,"
continues Mr. Rihani, "noble and
unselfish and free; and the noblest
and most free as well as the least selfish are the poets, the sages and the
artists, the representatives of a nation's culture. JIndeed, a living and
quickening culture cannot possibly
be aloof, cannot even maintain for
a long time an attitude of aloofness.
Its politicians may build a Chinese
wall around it, but its poets, its artists and its sages, even its prophets,
will light their torches beyond that
wall and carry them in the name of
humanity to the ends of the world."
The substratum, the fundamental
explanation and justification of this
cultural unity, lies in the sameness
of human nature. And the common
measure based on such unity, "irrespective of class or creed or race
or color, is the pivot of equality and
justice; it enables the individual and
the nation; it is the only safeguard of
peace and progress."
Mutual Respect, Way
It follows that the way to seek
this world ideal of world unity is
through mutual respect and understanding. And only when we change
the mental attitude and point of view
would it be possible for different
people to adopt from one another
what is good and of universal worth
in each. Forcing a change by legislation, as Mustpha Kamal Ataturk
is doing today lin Turkey, "is not
altogether 'safe."
"
We can never wholly understand each other", concludes Mr. Rihani, "and rise to the level at least
of mutual esteem if we do not partake of the fellow feeling that triumphs over class and creed and race
and color—that one touch of nature
that makes the whole world kin."
murals.
Among the clubs for the younger
Syrians one may name the "Phoenician Club", "the Syrian Young Men's
Social Club" and the "Bon Ami," a
social club for girls. The Syrians of
Flint take active part in the local
and state politics and most are American citizens.
A man who feeds others and gives
thanks to God is often more righteous than one who fasts and prays.—
AU.
"OTHER ARABIAN NIGHTS"
PROGRAM FROM CAIRO
A rado program will be broadcast
over the Columbia Broadcasting Co.,
station WABC, from Cairo, Egypt,
on March 10, which will include the
"Call to Prayer".
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LAWRENCE RETIRING
T. E. Lawrence, who gained fame
as an organizer of Arab revolts
against Turkey during the World
War, will retire from active service
fn the Royal Air Force. He has been
honorably discharged by the English
government, and will live in a smalt
cottage in Dorset.
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CLUB REORGANIZES;
ELECTS OFFICERS
The newly reorganized St. Nicholas
Church Society elected officers last
Week. Edward Kerbawy, was elected president; Lydia Aboumrad, vicepresident; Alice Kirshy, recording
secretary; Helen Aboumrad, corresponding secretary; Adele Shahood,
treasurer; John Bargout and Nick
Shattila, sergeant-at-arms.
Miss Jennie Couri, daughter of Mr.
Badie Couri, entertained the club at
her home last Sunday.
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HIGH COMMISSIONER ORDERED
BACK TO FRANCE
(Continued from page One.)
except to the Regi, although they
may export it free of tox. A committee to be appointed by the government to 'control the monopoly will
determine what sections of lands may
be used by these private owners.
The government of each country,
Syria, Lebanon, > Alouites, Houran
will be permitted to control the
prices of the sale of the tobacco,
permitting a little profit to ithe planters, and thus preventing competition
among the planters themselves.
Section two also specifies that the
Regi may not import tobacco from
other countries to exceed five percent
of the native tobacco.
Section three states that the Regi
must employ experts in tobacco
plantation, to insure the success and
improvement of the industry, and
must do its utmost to expand the
exporting field of their product.
The prices for the tobacco monopoly for sale to consumers, will be
set by the committee, according to
section four.
Section five provides that at least
68 per cent, of the employees, including officials and laborers, of the
Regi, must' be natives, and by section six the Regi is compelled to buy
all of the tobacco now in Syria and
Lebanon at the prices which prevailel in 1934. The Regi also has to buy
all the machinery in the country, already in use by natives, at prices to
be set by the committee. The last
and seventh clause sets the capital of
the Regi at not less than $1350,000
Syrian liras.
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THE SYRIAN WORLD, NEW YORK, FEBRUARY 21, 1935.
MRS. KETTANEH LEAVES FOR HOME AFTER VISIT
HERE; ADMIRES AMERICA BUT LIKES SYRIA BEST
California State That Appealed to Her Most; Sails with Brother on
Excambian Tuesday; Husband Will Follow; Were
Guests of Theodore Roosevelts Here
By Philip K. Khauli
(Staff Reporter of The SYRIAN WORLD)
AT THE St Moritz Hotel, one of the finest in New York, facing
Central Park, I listened, all attention, to the interview Mrs. Alfred
Kettaneh was granting me. She was very busy in her suite getting
ready to sail the same day on the
S. S. Excambian for her home in
Beirut.
But she still graciously
found time to answer my questions.
The unusual bustle and hustle ofi
life in America, the rushing and
over-activity of the New Yorkers,
seem to have left Mrs. Kettaneh
somewhat' bewildered.
"The breathtaking splendor of
buildings that seem to end way up
in the clouds," were also a source of
amazement to our distinguished visitor. Mr. and Mrs. Kettaneh who
have been here a month, are one of
the wealthiest families in Beirut.
In response to my interrogation,
she informed me that California is
the state she liked best here. She
and her husband just flew back from
that state last week, where they met
Clark Gable, Maurice Chevalier with
whom she had a most interesting
conversation, and others.
I further learned from her that
if she were a single woman she would
like to live here best, for the freedom America offers, but for a married
woman Beirut is the place. There
one can live luxuriously at little expense.
But she said,
"I admire
America immensely' but I much prefer living in Beirut. America is a
fine place to visit." She also admires air travel in America but for
jrail travel she prefers European accomodations. She also expressed her
admiration for the American sales
methods and its shops.
On /their visit here they were the
guests of Col. and Mrs. Theodore
Roosevelt in their home in Oyster
Bay, I.. I., and also their guests at
the 49th Annual Republican Dinner
at the Waldorf-Astoria on Tuesday
of last week, when they met expresident Hoover.
ANNOUNCE SPEAKERS
FOR DODGE DINNER
Prominent Guests to Be Present
THE banquet to be given in honor!
of President and Mrs. Bayard Dodge
of the American University of Beirut promises to be one of the most
outstanding of the season. About
three hundred reservations were made
up to the time of this writing and
among those who will attend are
Borough President and Mrs. Raymond
V. Ingersoll, William Kingsley, Treasurer tof U. S. Trust Co., Mrs. H.
Morgantheau, wife of the American
Ambassador to Turkey. Dr. John
H. Finely, editor of the New York
Times, Dr. Paul Monroe, president
of the American College of Sofia in
Bulgaria, Dr. and Mrs. A. E. Bester,
and Mr. and Mrs. James Howell Post.
Charles R. Morey, Professor of Ar;
cheology of Princeton University will
be the guest speaker. Dr. F. I. Shatara and Dr. R. Haddacl will also
speak.
The affair wUl be held on Feb. 23
at the Town Hall Club, 123 W. 43rd
Street, New York.
Reservations may be made by
applying to those on the committee.
They are Nasib Trabulsi, Dr. H. Rasi
and Dr. F. I. Shatara.
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Mrs. Kettaneh was graduated from
a French school and speaks French,
Arabic jand English fluently.
Mr. Kettaneh, who is very wellknown in Beirut, is general agent
for Chrysler, Dodge, Plymouth and
DeSoto motors in all of Syria, Persia and Iraq. It is his belief that
business in Syria last year was better
than it was in 1933.
Mrs. Kettaneh sailed with her
brother, George D. Homsy of Brooklyn. She is a cousin of Selim and
Elias Mallouk of Brooklyn.
How often does one carry wisdom
to him who is wiser than himself.—
Ali.
TOLEDO, OHIO
THREE GIRLS IN ONE WEEK!
By Beulah Geha
Special Correspondent to the SYRIAN WORLD
Three baby girls were born within one week, one to Mr. and Mrs.
James Shimmaly, who named her
Joan; one to Mr. and Mrs. George
Abrass, who will name theirs Patricia, and another to Mr. and Mrs.
Yob Darah who are undecided what
to name her. Maybe they never
dreamt they'd get a girl.
The Zahle League elected the following officers: Mrs. George Ghiz,
president;
Mrs. Sadie Fakehany,
vice-president; Mrs. Seed, Arabic
secretary; Adele Geha, English secretary; and Anna Giha, treasurer.
The meeting took place in the home
of Mrs. Fakehany.
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By Paul Nicholas
Injury May End Hartley's Career
DURING the past few years, Abe
Kashey toured the country as one
of the leading wrestlers. He established for himself a record which
places him near the top of the Mat
World.
Last June, Kashey met Ray Steele
at Duluth. The match lasted an
hour and resulted in a draw. Steele
is one of the top-notchers on the
mat. During this engagement Abe
suffered a hip injury but did not
learn of this until several days later
when his right leg became weak.
He spent some time under medical
attention and returned to his home
in Clifton, N. J. Before his return
to the Northwest to resume his
wrestling Abe was convinced that
he was cured but the pain returned
after a match with Al Johnson of
Kansas City. This happened in
Rochester, Minn.
The doctors of Mayo Clinic in
their preliminary examination have
not discovered the extent of his
injury.
While in the Colonial Hospital he
says he will follow his doctor's ordeers and not return to wrestling
unless they are sure no complications will arise from further injury.
If he cannot wrestle attain Abe is
quite certain that his knowledge and
experience of wrestling qualifies him
to become an
Mrs. Kashey is a
ant at her husband's
Mansfield,
elected captain of the
State Teachers Collage
for the 1935
sophomore.
Scranton
place on Ail-Seas fullback.
He
High School and i
basketball team, a
tain this year's
Scouts from St
Scranton. are
progress.
Kansas City.
ball player and
University recently
with Jimnae DofieM
drew a I'-m^'ity cwj
New Orleans—"Tftwts*
Norfolk was oat piflmd Igr
| Cox from IndiaBafwfc.It was the main event at the
tt boys were mi%
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THE DELUGE
D;-;:ine SMM^J
The "Syrian-American Echo" will
soon appear in Gloversville, N. Y.,
in magazine form. It will be published monthly, and edited by Antone Lewis, who is employed by the
Morning Herald of that city. Mr.
Lewis spent last weekend in New
York.
Another publication to make its
appearance soon will be the "Syrian
Spotlight" published in Houston, Tex.
It will be printed monthly and edited
by Louis Bosby.
Speaking of publications, the "Grocers' Spotlight", a semi-monthly paper
in Detroit, has as its managing editor
Louis R. Shamie.
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The '
Society «f
held their annual rlinrrhi
16. The offices are F*sd
NEWLYWEDS OFF
FOR CHINA
Large Crowd of Friends See Them
off; Shower Them with Rice
Mr. and Mrs. Fuad Salamy, who
were married in the most picturesque
and charming wedding of the season,
entrained for California last Saturday afternoon, to spend their
honeymoon in the Far East. A large
group of about seventy-five of their
friends were present at Grand Central station to bid them farewell.
They showered them with rice, flowers and,—old shoes. It was a gay
assemblage that bid the young couple
goodbye.
They will be away for
several months on their honeymoon
trip.
Editor Promises Interesting
ent: Joseph
Beshara A.
Azar,
jwawfrgf;
Those elected OK the hoard «f
ectors were Tbtrffe Mum.
am, Joseph Risk. George
fik Azar. and
ELECTION AUTHORITY
TO SPEAK FOR 1ST A- DL.
Plans FwtJ
Night
A special
by the
DL RepahfiaB CMfck
wh;ch the Hen. George C. Dfcicfcec
leader, for Monday i, T» umg. Ifch*.
The Hon. Jacob
authority on *kttk*t IMK
puted to be one of Aft
terestmg speakers
al. will speak 01
Party, p;
meeting Is opeand frier
A discussion will be heMt
ins I'
3s*w»*s talk.
the coining Dasher High* Bait.
held at the Towers Hotel am
27.
im as Ike
headed by Lew**s W.
al members of the St
M. C. Junior
and the Syrian Junior Lewgwe.
Stories
S. A. Mokarzel, editor and publisher of Al-Hoda, returned from an
extended trip from the Near East
and France.
Arriving today, Thursday, Feb. 21
on the S. S. Excordia, Mr. Mokarzel
promised to give The SYRIAN
World a series of articles relating
to his trip abroad.
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PERHAPS before this editorial goes to press S. A. Mokarzel ^vill bejback among us, back
to his editorial chair in the offiec
of Al-Hoda. Plans are arranged by the Lebanon League of
Progress to give him a warm
welcome. There are thousands
of Syrians and Lebanese in the
United States, in Canada, South
America, even in Lebanon itself,
who are anxious to find out what
Mr. Mokarzel will write about
his extended trip to that beloved spot of the East symbolized to us by the cedar tree.
Readers of Al-Hoda realize that
he has written little on his trip,
confining himself to brief messages and cablegrams. And anyone (who followed the tumultuous demonstrations, the banquets and formal occasions at
which Mr. Mokarzel was the
central figure, will understand
how it was not humanly (possible
for him to write much.
But whatever the trip to Lebanon meant ko Mr. Mokarzel,
there can be little doubt as to
what it meant to the Lebanese
people and officials. It was like
the soft zephyr that blows on
stranded pilgrims on their way
to Mecca. One felt this in the
impassioned pleas with which
his influential Lebanese friends,
among them high officials and
newspaper men, plied him to
carry their grievances to his Lebanese brethren in the diaspora
"al-mahjar" of America.
One
read it between the lines in the
press articles, in the speeches at
the farewell dinner tendered by
the editor of Al-Hoda to his
colleagues in Beirut before departing, or the interviews of the
Egyptian press.
Here was an emissary of democracy coming from a country
EDITOR INTRODUCED IN
FLINT AS "MISSING LINK"
where people are truly the rulers. And even when their rule
proves a mess of muddled demagogy and bureaucracy, it is
an established conclusion that
the people themselves are to
blame.
Such a state does not exist in
Lebanon today, in Syria, Egypt
or any of the countries of the
Near East which emerged from
an £ra of tyranny and oppression after the War, only to fall
back into a rule of despoilation
and legalized plunder under the
aegis of, the League of Nations
and the foreign ministers of impoverished imperial European
nations. The choice in the East
is still between benign tyranny
or oppression and chaos.
The
people still have little to say
about their own political or economic destinies. And when a
large proportion of the enlightened population of those countries,
educated
in
western
schools and brought up from
youth on the literature of the
French revolution, awaken to
the realization that their knowledge adds only misery Jo their
misery and makes the anguish
of their slavery more poignant,
one can appreciate with what
longing, with what almost futile
hope they look up to a man
coming to them from the United
States.
The least that we Syrians and
Lebanese in this country can do
is to raise our voices in protest
against the unconstitutional conduct/of those who are supposed
to be the political guardians and
tutors in the lands of our ancestry. This we can do with
perfect immunity as no tyrant s
hand is long enough to reach us
on these shores.
Mr. Mokarzel had a cheering
message to the Lebanese. We
trust he has an importune message to their sons and daughters in America.
FLINT, Mich.—The visit of H I.
Katibah, editor of The SYRIAN
WORLD, to this city achieved more
than one object, according to the
opinion of those who heard him
speak on Monday, Feb. 11 and again
on the following night.
In his first speech, before the Syrian-Lebanese Brotherhood, Mr. Katiboh explained the reason for The
SYRIAN WORLD and its principal
aims and objects. He declared that
it is supplying what Syrian parents
should have done two decades or
more ago. But those parents, he
said, were too busy establishing
themselves in this country and building up for themselves and their
children an economic security. He
stressed the fact that knowledge of
our traditions and racial heritage is
necessary for the moralo of our
children.
"It is a service not only for us
Syrians," he averred, "but also for
the American nation in the midst of
which we live."
Over a hundred were present, and
the speaker was presented by Dr.
Joseph Macksood.
Oh the following evening Mr.
Katibah was the guest of Alhambra
Club. Henry Igram, president, opened the meeting and asked Dr. Macksood, who was Mr. Katibah's host in
Flint, to present him. In introducing
the editor Dr. Macksood called him
"The missing link in our social evolution in this country," saying that
he was proud to be a constant subscriber of The SYRIAN WORLD
since its first issue in 1926.
THE SILVER LINING
Race and Culture Distinguished
IT IS said that calamity often
draws estranged brothers or
friends together. That is what
happened in the case of the tobacco monopoly edict handed
down by the French mandate
in Syria. For it made friends of
Syria and Lebanon^ the Allouite and Druzes. It made friends
also of long separated factions
of our immigrants in the new
world for they are united in
their opinion against this tyranny in their native land.
Let the French 'get wise to
this critical step in their ruling
in our land, for another mistake like this and they Swill see
a united front in Syria, regardless of boundaries, new or old,
geographical or political, claiming its right of independence.
If calamity is so fruitful, we
welcome it, regardless of the
fact that the tobacco monopoly
is going to deprive our brothers
in our homeland of one of their
biggest industries, for the loss in
pocket is far less than loss in
heart.
But we hone that the foreign
minister in Paris will realize at
last that Syria no longer is a
country blindlv obedient to anv
fancy and whim of the high
commissioner, moreover let the
ministrv and the commissioner
both know that the awakening of Syria to insist on its
riehts and to maintain them is
already an established fact.
[Wl\ AND M'lSS^
By A. A. Haddad
Explains Attitude of SYRIAN
WORLD; Throws Light on
Relation of Arabic Civilization to Syrian and Lebanese
Nationalisms
When you hear someone say that he is still
losing, reserve your
pity for someone else
who has nothing to
lose.
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(Special to The SYRIAN WORLD)
Following Mr. Katibah's speech a
lively discussion was participated in
by members and speaker alike on the
merits of Arabic culture and civilization, and to what extent these apply
to Syria and Lebanon.
The editor pointd out that a distinction must be made between "Arabic" as a race connotation and "Arabic" as a cultural one. In the latter,
he said, Syria and Lebanon share in
Arabic culture and civilization. But,
he added, it is also a historic fact
that many of those who contributed
liberally to Arabic civilization and
culture were neither Arabs by race
nor Moslems by religion. In both
the ancient Arabic renaissance, at
the height of the Abbaside dynasty,
and in the modern one, in the middle
of the 19th century, Syrian and Lebanese Christians took leading parts.
Among those who took part in the
If the Abysmian
Emperor boasts that
he is a direct descendent of King Solomon and the
Queen of Sheba, anyone can go
further than that. As for me, I am
a direct descendent of Adam and
Eve.
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Most certainly love is blind See
how the high commissioner of France
lin Syria loved the tobacco monopoly!
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They say that Japan is looking
for trouble. Well, why not show her
what she is looking for?
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Jesus said, "he who strikes you on
your right cheek, turn to him your
left." But suppose the striker be
Dempsey or some such pugilist, will
there be a left one left to turn?
READERS' FORUM
Coming Events
"Editor of The SYRIAN WORLD—
We wish to request that the small
column "Coming Events" have space
Sn your paper again
Since this
column has been discontinued we
hear of socials only after they were
held."
Brooklyn, N. Y.—"Faithful Readers"
(Ordinarily we do not publish unsigned letters, but this one seems
to merit some comment. In the first
place, many people are inclined to
be somewhat lazy, and fail to write
hi to The SYRIAN WORLD regarding their club's activities. When they
do, yon will find their activities advance written in the news columns.
As a general rule, however, people
who want to insure a successful affair, advertise it in these columns
for many weeks in advance. The
"Coming Events" column, therefore
has been proven incomplete and
rather unfair to clubs and organizations that nay for advertising In
tHs paner.—Ed.)
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discussion were John Nasr, Najib
Samra, Dr. Macksood Charles Farah
and others.
In the opening of his speech, Mr.
Katibah remarked that he was pleasantly and highly impressed by Alhambra club-room, but that something was missing—a library. His
suggestion that each member contribute two books towards building
up a library met with general approval.
Contest Ends Next Week; Essays to
Be in Hands of Judges by Then
A Few More Days Left to Hand in Contributions.
Well, Tuesday February 26, is the
windup of the contest All essays
and replies must be in this office by
then. Those letters that we have
received will be forwarded to the
judges for their decision, which, of
course, will be final
literary values alone will decide
the winners.
The idea is, whfaav
three Syrians, in your opinion, contributed most to the progress of the
United States in 1934. They mar
be public officials, business mea,
laborers or whatever. And remember,
limit your contribution to 600 words
or less. The judges are Nasib Arid*,
Dr. S. Y. Alkazin, and M. J. Audi.
�PAOE
THE SYRIAN WORLD, NEW YORK, FEBRUARY 21, 1935.
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By H. I. Katibah
I DISCOVER ALHAMBRA!
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FLINT—The two days that
I spent in this city were well
worthwhile, not only from the
material but from ,the intellectual and spiritual sides. For
the first time since I left New
York I felt something of the
zestful intellectual comradery and Bohemian atmosphere of the Book Circle. I came out of Alhambra Club with a nostalgia for that circle of
Socratic sophists !in New York who discuss everything under the sun and discuss it with an earnestness and volubility as if its solution were suspended in the balance awaiting their decision, or as ifj
the fate of the universe were at stake. I discovered
a type rare among Syrians, even rare in New
York and Boston, the type who read serious books
and magazines and get a thrill out of it, the type
who appreciate high literature, good classical music
and art, and who frequent the public library. I
was more than once enlightened by the members
of the club before I appeared as a speaker on intimate matters of the history and civilization of the
Arabs. I felt that I was in an oasis, having crossed
to it from Damascus over camel back and after
long days of heat, hardships and thirst. It struck
me that there may be more than one Alhambra
among our Syrian and Lebanese communities in
this country, and that The SYRIAN WORLD might
prove of great service in getting those circles in
touch one with another. Why shouldn't the Book
Circle of New York widen its scope a little and
get in communication with kindred souls in different cities of the United States? I am sure our
paper will open its column, or a cozy corner thereof, for exchange of their opinions on books and
topics above the run of newspaper interest I know
it will add effectively to the prestige and utility of
this now indispensable organ. I mention Alhambra
of Flint simply because it afforded me the thrill
of a discovery. By no means do I imply that Syrian
intellectuals are so rare. But I do mean, and it is
a fact applicable to them as to other varieties of
the Syrian species, that they are so scattered and
disorganized that they hardly know of one another,
Perhaps a column in The SYRIAN WORLD under
such title as "The Book Comer," devoted to brief
opinions and repartees on any topic in ancient or
contemporary fields of interest will prove more
stimulating than the didactic presentation of book
titles that we follow now at irregular intervals.
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whole, the intellectual curiosity and interest of the
great majority of us Syrians in this country are,
to say the least, anemic. Up to the time I left New
York the response to the contest run by this paper,
and extended since to another month, was very
meagre. Is it possible that the majority of our
readers are not interested enough to know "What
three Syrians contributed most to the American
nation in 1934?" Or it is that they paid so little
attention to the accounts of the successful Syrians
and their achievements that ran in this paper for a
whole year that they are at a loss what to write
about them? In either case the admission is damaging. I suspect, however, that the reason is deeper
than that—that it is a lack of intellectual curiosity.
The great majority of our Syrian youth are not
given to reading serious books, listening to concert
music or frequenting the legitimate theatre. And
how can anyone blame them when a crooner like
Rudy Valle is the hero of millions of Americans,
when the huge network of the radio is devoted
mostly to the piffle of innane baby talk, 'gossip
and jazz?
Indifference is one of our besetting sins, as I have
aid repeatedly in this column. And I am afraid
that our Syrian intellectuals have more than their
diare of it Almost the first tendency of one of
them is to withdraw from the common herd, draw a
ahair by a corner for himself and turn his back
to the whole world. Maybe I am speaking with
Hie enthusiasm of a new convert, for I was that way
for a long time. Yet I must own to a boyish joy
when I find a kindred soul among my own people
with whom I could discuss things on the same plane
•f interest and understanding. It is like meeting a
fellow tra<reHer in the Sahara of Africa or Arabia,
•r like the discovery of a Christian by another fol-
lajib
'arah
Mr.
leasAlomeHSs
conlding
fr-
ill
which.
con>f the
may
men,
mber,
words
Arid*,
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By Margaret Alexander
(My dear "Ardent-Admirer": Thank you for the Valentine orchid.. But who are
you??? Please!)
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Anthony Abdellahad is engaged. To Mary Kirby, a
slim and lovely Assyrian girl
who has been his neighbor for years. This handsome 21-year-old tenor is the only son of Mrs.
Ramza Abdellahad and the idol of many New Englanders. No wedding date has been set.
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Have you wondered 'what has become of the
ambitious Mortgage Fund Committee wheh retired
immediately after its spectacular debut last year?..
They haven't been puffed up and basking in the
warmth of their success (as so many seem to think).
Ah, no! Headed by that dynamic attorney, Elias
Shamon, they have been hard at work planning
Something BIG for the following year. They intend to spring it on us very soon. Stand pat!
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James E. Peckham will recover. In despair about
hi-3 finances, Mr. Peckham shot himself through tha
chest two weeks ago in an attempt to commit
suicide. Doctors hope for his complete recovery.
He has a wife and four children.
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FEB. 25, WEST NEWTON ST. CLUBROOMS....
Has science done more for humanity than Religion?
Katherine Makanna Barakat, Mary Hessney, Elizabeth Ayoub will argue YES
Tom Salemi, John Mark, John Khoury will argue
NO
iat a debate next Monday evening between
the Women's Club and the Educational Society.
A lively subject chosen by the women, praise be!
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Congratulations to Mr. John M. Shadrawey on his
re-election as President of the Roxbury Progressive
Club. This club is widely known for its civic and
welfare work in various sections of the city.
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This Week we are increased by three—A girl at
the Toufic Sadnaweys, Cambirdge
a boy at the
Simon Medwars, Dorchester
and 8 lbs. of male
sovereignty to the George Farars of Natick (Jimila
Homsey).
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A card postmarked "Miami, Florida" tells us that
Louise and Charlie Barsa (N. Y.) are on their
second honeymoon. But this time they have a
Third Party: their infant son Ronald, who was
dunked via a religious ceremony before their departure
It's been many months since we've had so enjoyable a party as the Valentine Dansant sponsored
by the Junior'Chapter of the Ladies Aid! The
Copley Plaza with its glitter and famed Merry-GoRound Bar was the scene. The Time: last Friday
night. Every member was a gracious hostess, particularly Mrs. Mitchell Maiouf, Mrs. Mitchel Fairneny and Miss Emily Debs, who were in charge of
the entertainment.
Many trekked their way from Lawrence
among
whom we glimpsed the Perfect Couple, Mr. and
Mrs. Michael Batal; Mr. and Mrs. Sam Nassar, who
are Proud Parents these days; Fred Samia with his
sister Edna, who sings even better than They Say;
Abraham Abounader, ESQUIRE, a loyal "Vive-LaLawrencer"; the Khoury Cigarette girls, Selma and
Najla, always stunning and well-poised; Gracious
Mrs. Richard Abdelnour looking very sweet in a
two-tone purple gown; Amelia Khoury and Philip
Khoury (not related) sipping fire-water; George
Khoury (ex-actor) and his attractive Italian bride
of three weeks; Sada Nassif picturesque in black
velvet robe de style....
Wonder what magic New York's George Khoury—
Helen Shayeb's peerless escort—worked on the
captain which gained for us an immediate entree
to the Bar
?
The laurels of the evening went to a Lawrence
couple, Selma Erban and Abraham Kfoury, who
were adjudged "best dancers" by Michael Batal,
James Maiouf and "Chick" Cantous.
What a pity such affairs don't come more often!
lower of the Nazarene in the days of Nero.
Yes, it was a thrill for me to discover "Alhambra"
in Flint, Michigan!
h.
fnm
Is +ha+ So! 1
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By Joe
POLLY PKV
...That
'*
sits aext to 70a
conddentiaHy says
about
room—and
beaali ttaj
talks to
Then there's the gad wha
going around with her friers
sister does not suspect—not that ther* to
to suspect—except that the two
closer than close, but Sister hasn't
recently wed couple who were on the
made up, and we're glad.. .and
whom we said would cause a
separated or divorced are talking it
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Pf#K
CHINA BOUND... Suhail Hennas
Karsa—on the same sh;p as the Sabnays?..
SPICUOUS by its absence was toe
at the Syramar Annual.
DAUGHTERS OF UNITED MAKOMTE SOCKTY
Towers Hotel—Margaret Hatem. prtnitonf,, welcomed the guests in a short speech, UIMWUll toa
activities of the organization, saying that to «to
ways anticipates doing Bigger and
the popular and likeable young
Mansur Stephen delivered an
the History of St. Maron—George
Republican Leader of the First A D-.
master.. and proved himself a
short his speech in order to give tor
time to dance—Tony Goshn. director et
Choir, sang the Lebanon NatL
one Stood at Attention—and during ^
orchestra played softly—immediately
Nairn Karakand rendered a few ak<tiwa am hto
violin—Mrs. Karakand gave an
and Fred Sakkal and Lilly Jebaily
with Arabic numbers—the
gher, introduced Joseph Ferrfe,
Syrian Federation—Najib Sydnawey. pies. St MeKa
Y. M. Club—Joe Morin, pres. Syrian !*!». Chto «i
Newark—George Rameh, pres. Cedar Deaa OttoGabriel. Sayegh, promising poet—-John
N. Y. Branch NatL Customs Serciee
last but not least the popular and jovial J
in.—A grand time was had by alL and
closing Father Mansur announced that a
be given sometime in May by the
officers of the Society are: Alice G*ey«to
Salha P. Saad, treas.. and Uteri* K.
sec'y.
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ON THE MAKE ..The uniting af a yawg
is being arranged by their famines
HOI
FIED—the threeing of another Slew Tai
a Bay Ridge couple, and. w*B» we*d
this one
BEAMING, once more.
(Massabky).... PROSPECT PARK
sober, but at least 20 girls hopped «J* at
streamline, and how!
a
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JUNIOR MISSES INVITATION PAKTf
in the beautiful and lavishly ih mrtoul
Club, one of the better and lar
a seating capacity of 1300—there wee* 31 at aamembers of the club, and their Hi
lucky boys, eh, what?—Beheve it or
paid the bill, for it was their
kicking, it's O. K with us—its a
dance to the tantalizing thjthaaa of
and iiis internationally famous utthauua-aad
of you who used to weekly sit to 1
Paramount to hear Frankie Parrish 1
to be told how enjoyable his singing m
he now has a partner Joan Carter.
it doubly nice... .THE TOPS WHO
of the beautiful gilded giri, accompanied hy a
of lovely she-males—and so yo« see*
but the best for the Junior
(and did we take advantage of toe
tion—and our Hostesses—Jtary
lovely Katherine Hepburn hair-se*—the
nys had eyes for no one but Charhe and
Virginia Nader, all smiles— (who waa
(Contmwed oa Page Sevan)
�1——-oil »lii"m >WI*
PAGE SIX
THE SYRIAN WORLD, NEW YORK, FEBRUARY 21, 1935.
BURNS HANDS WHEN OIL
BURNER OVERHEATS
CELEBEATE 45TH ANNIVERSARY
Ba'albak, Abode of the Gods
By Dr. John G. Hazam
SITUATED nearly four thousand feet above sea level, at the
head of the fertile Biqa' valley with its checkered, well-cultivated
fields lies one of the most interesting and impressive sights in Syria.
It is the temple—or rather temples—of Ba'albak. Here are the
wonderful remains of vast majestic structures, massive, ornate walls,
broad colonnaded courts, and columns as big as giant sequoias—all
for the most part crumbled and prostrate, but splendid even in their decadence.
Long before one reaches the ancient town of Ba'albak as he motors
from the vine-clad slopes of Zahle
up the gradually rising valley, one
catches distant glimpses of a cluster
of golden brown pillars, soaring majestically over all the other ruins
and over the modern town that partly surrounds them.
These great
pulars-virtually all flat is left of
Ihe temple of Jupiter-having defied
the onslaughts of war and weather,
social eruptions and natural earthquakes, stand as magnificent testify to the glory that once was
and to man's imperishable
in the great unknown.
tative information regarding the temples and their true history. Although
it 'is generally agreed that these temples were dedicated to the great
pagan gods, some scholars express
themselves as being not too certain
as to which of these gods were so
honored. That, however, -need not
worry us here, and we shall simply
accept the Conventional findings.
Results of these modern researches
indicate that Ba'albak, and to some
evtent the whole Biqa', valley, was
from the earliest 'times and for some
reason the centers of worship of many
strange gods. Doubtless it was here
that the Phoenicians performed their
Even the simple people of the past
ages seem to have been so profoundly intrigued by the astounding massiveness and brealb-taking grandeur
of these temples that fantastic myths
and romantic legends have been
woven to account for their many Jngxplicable features.
Such tales,
which doubtless emerged for the
most part from the responsive temperaments of the highly ^na^e
Arabs, are still being told by the
credulous peasantry, and even the
-semi-literate bourgeoisie speak or
the ruins in the terms of biblical lore.
However, the hard-boiled historian
can hardly blame them, for the
marvel is indeed provoking, confounding and overwhelming.
Such immense structures, say the
more superstitious, so perfect in design and workmanship, could have
been fashioned only by some tribe
of giants employing their esoteric
arts of magic. Otters assert that
Ba'albak antedates the biblical flood.
They go on to recount that Noah
himself was buried in the Biqa' valley that here is where Ham lived
and Nimrod' ruled, and where even
Abraham occasionally came—perhaps
to spend a restful week-end from his
IXAVGIS.
Kitchener, Ont., Can.—On the occasion of their 45th wedding anniversary, the children of Mr. and Mrs.
Habeeb Fackoury held a large party
for them engaging a four piece orchestra to play for dancing, with
their youngest, Adele, playing the
piano.
Mr. and Mrs. Fackoury sailed to
Canada from Jdeidet, about 38 years
ago, and have lived here ever since.
They have eight children: Joseph,
Edward, Samuel, Mrs. N. Bishara,
Mrs. James George and Adele in
Kitchener; Mrs. O. |Corey of Buffalo,
N. Y., and George of Detroit. They
also have 16 grand-children and five
great-grandchildren.
They both enjoy good health.
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Better known and more widely
held, especially by the more sophisticated fallahin, is the belief that
King Solomon built these edifices to
please has many concubines, more
particularly Bilqis, the Queen of
Sheba, upon whom he bestowed one
of the palaces as a wedding giftCharming as thes» varied stories may
be they have, of course, no basis in
historical fact.
What has encouraged the growth
and propogation of such fantasies is
obviously the fact that until very
recent date no one knew anything
about the early origins of Ba'albak.
Even yet there is much to be discovered. The very existence of the
temples remained unknown to European scholars until the sixteenth century. And only the visit to the ruins
by ex-Kaiser William II of Germany
some thirty-five years ago with the
attendant universal publicity which
his trip occasioned brought the place
to the attention of the world. It is
when, soon afterwards, German archaeologists, headed by Professor O.
Puchstein, were sent to examine the
site that we begin to secure authori-
When the oil burner in Mr. 6.
Abdelnour's home in Port Chestet,
N. Y. became overheated last Friday
it set the telephone wires in the
basement on fire. Mr. Abdelnour
Crushed downstairs to put out th»
small fires and in his hurry to prevent their spreading, he burned kw
hands, one of them, severely.
ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION
On
Mrs.
25th
home
lyn.
Sunday, February 10, Mr. and
Rashid Bach celebrated their
wedding anniversary in their
at 542 Drew Avenue in Brook-
He lies not who, to reconcile between two persons, say only good
things and reports good things.—AM
The party was given by theie
children, Edward, Victoria, Georgette
and Lourice.
Among those present were: 14*.
Philip Raphael, Mr. Habib Farah, Mr.
and |Mrs. George Tabet, Mr. and Mrs.
Joseph Khoury Grayeb, and thete
daughter Alice, Mr. Joseph Homsey,
Mr. A. Kabrity, Mr. and Mrs. Michael Hanna, Mr. fcleorge Gorayeb, M*.
Assad Gorayeb and Mr. A. Curreri,
Facade of Temple of Bacchus, Lesser of the Two Great Temples of Ba'albak, Lies to
Left of Larger Ope, Temple of Sun-God, Now in Complete Ruins.
religious devotions to Baal (from
whom the city derives its present
name).
Subsequently, the .Greeks,
identifying Baal with the sun (Helios)
called the place Heliopolis, the city ofj
the sun. The Romans, who succeeded
$3,000,000 to Modernize
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new pier for,oil pipes has been completed, the government has planned
to spend $3,000,000 for the building
of four additional piers in the port
of Haifa. This will make it possible
for eight steamers to load and unload
freight instead of only four as now.
the Greeks, produced to construct
their famous edifices to Jupiter, Bacchus, and Venus on the well-marked
foundations of preceding temples. It
is the extant remains of these imposing Roman temples that constitute
the main attraction of Ba'albak today.
(To be continued. The next articlo
deals further with the temples, tho
gods, and the rituals.—Ed.)
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THE SYRIAN WORLD, NEW YORK, FEBRUARY 21, 193S.
JUNIOR LEAGUE HAS
MUSIC LECTURES
Yet the Night Was Gay and Informal; Older Folks and Younger
Ones Both Present; Syramar First to Sponsor New
Dance Couple Who Entertained
Valentine Party for Members
Held in Newly Decorated
Rooms; Honor Members
Social Committee
THE great number of toppers
well for initial appearance. If they
rise in the dancing world, the Syramar will have the credit of first
presenting them.
Mr. Teen spoke on behalf of the
society, giving a warm welcome to
its guests, and also announced and
urged those present to attend the
gala Spring supper dance to be held
by the Ladies Aid tin the same
room, their first in a long while. It
was later learned by this paper that
the Ladies Aid have changed- thenplans, as they decided that this room
was too small, and will hold their
affair in the Hotel Plaza on April 27.
Faris Saydah, president of Syramar,
also was introduced and spoke. A
meeting to be held in April will
determine the date of the Syramar
open tournament.
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VALENTINE DANCE AND
INITIATION PARTY
An all institute Valentine dance,
was held in Memorial Hall, Third
Avenue, Brooklyn, on February 14th
last. About 200 attended. The committee in charge consisted of four
members known as the Institute
Council, and represented the various
clubs I of the (International Institute.
Armenian folk dances and the Italian Tarantella were presented by the
members.
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The Lilola girls entertained new
members in their clubrooms on Feb.
12th. Refreshments were served and
games were played. The new members were Elizabeth Deeb, Mabel
Abood and Adele Shahood.
Those who won prizes at the games
were Muriel Subt, Lillian Kirshy and
Alice Karneeb.
il
SOS
THE SECOND in a series of ten
music appreciation lectures offered
by the Syrian Junior League for
members and friends, was held last
Sunday in their newly decorated
clubroom in the American-Syrian
Federation Building. Irving Landau
is the lecturer and spoke last Sunday on Bach and Handel, contemporary composers. The classes, free
of charge, are held each Sunday
afternoon at 3:30.
On Tuesday of last week a Valentine party and bridge was held by
the League and especially honored
the work of the social committee of
the club who donned the New Year's
Eve dinner dance and the Thanksgiving dinner-dance.
Miss Rosemary Teen, president,
and Miss Louise Dibs arranged the
party and were hostesses, and the
Social Committee, who were surprised with the honor are the Misses
Najla Macsoud, chairman, Lyla Mabarak, Maude Aboarab, Odelle Lutfy,
Josephine Haddad, Rose Haddad,
Mary Milkie and Matilda Shogry.
Novel features were the presentation of imitation gold medals, with
white ribbons that were tied around
the necks of the committee in recognition of their services, in a mock
preesntation; and the ^awarding, in
the form of diplomas tied with red
ribbons, a valentine to each member
of the club, and also little red heartshaped boxes of candy.
Bridge prizes were won by Helen
Naufal, first, Louis Dibs, second and
Nedda Uniss, consolation.
The redecorating of the room was
pepdformed by Louise Dibs and
Maude Aboarab who themselves
upholstered the furniture and made
the curtains and the other refurbishings.
The League is making arrangements to hire a room, to be used
weekly, in the YWCA in Brooklyn,
to be used for tap dancing classes,
and then permit the girls to take
a dip in the pool there after the class.
FIRST ANNIVERSARY BALL '
SOCIAL NOTES
Sponsored by the
SYRIAN ORTHODOX SOCIETY
MARCH
2,
1 9 3.5
In the Beautiful, Newly Decorated
GRAND BALLROOM of the
BOSSERT HOTEL
Montague and Hicks Sts., Brooklyn
PANCHO and DOLORES —
in their Sensational
Dance whirl — LA CUCURACHA
and two other exciting numbers
A surprise party was given in
honor of Miss Minnie Howard, daughteer of Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Howard,
which was attended by approximately 60 of her friends.
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Mr. and Mrs. Michel Borab, and
their children, and Mrs. Elias Borab, left last Tuesday on a motor trip
for Miami, Fla.
Also VIC NADER, the Barrel of Fun, and TEDDY HOLWAY,
GEORGE NORMAN and His Music
Subscription $1.00
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1399, 8130, 3655
IS THAT SO
(Continued
Virginia)—Eraunia CwBlJMi a Oaa «f
Coffee and Yo»—Julia
swaying to the tame «f
—the Ed Hajjars
to the Chair—Ed
well vohed during
dance— Jean
very trim—the
their million
sephine Daas stayed
proves it was an
and as Ted Lewis would say "SVeajfrbody Happy*"—well say we wa
it all ended too soon—3r3*—*»
cause everybody was
spirits, we prolonged 1
morning by going to CaHi*—aval
thru this column we Await taW Jfc
Misses once more 1
We are greatly
that for the first time, to «V»
of our knowledge* en» at «•*Ramon will be feanartd IK a
act in the Warner Bra*. "©alt
gers of 1935" He is
new partner under Ae
known
Filial
pleted for the first
of the S. O. & to b
renovated Grand BaS
Hotel Bossert, Sat, Mai
SO LONG until
well give yon die
SYRAMAR ANNUAL
DANCE
-CHAPELS*
I as low as
Brooklyn, N. Y.
at a
UNDERTAKER
i
One of the best and most up-to-date chapels, without charge,
own building, garage, five limousines, five licensed funeral directors—enables us to continue our low prices.
Tel: MAin 4-1398,
US Atlantic Ave.,
Rose Mano and one this aiaJk
W. R. Rizk.
On last Monday ' w iwag a
shower was held in Mrs.
which was attended by
Dahrooge, Mrs. Geo.
the Misses Selma
rooge, Alice aad
Helen and Isabe&e
Scott, Selma Yarid.
Milkie, Yvonne
Margaret Raheb
On Sunday afternoon.
Miss Mano had as heat
miscellaneous
Balish. Mrs.
Alex Sarkis. Mrs.
Al Dahrooge. Mrs.
the Misses Selma
Matilda Hajj.
Mano. Rose and
Frazie.
Miss Dahrooge and lit
pect to be married scat
GEORGE C APOSTLE
fFUNERALS
JERE J. CRONIN. INC.
MISS Margaret
of Mrs. Abraham
who is engaged to Mr
hid, a practicing
York City, formerly of
& C, was the guest of kM
ESTs\.BM,ifVfff:Et i 9-£ I
the Melody Singer from WINS
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TWO SHOWERS GWEM F»
BRIDE OF NEXT
SWANKIEST AFFAIR OF SEASON MARKED
BY PREPONDERANCE OF TOPPERS, TAILS
and swallow tails noticed at the
Syramar dinner -dance held last
Saturday night in the Louis 15
room of the Park Lane was increasing evidence that the Syramar retains its reputation tfor
holding the swankies*. affair of
each season.
The beautiful and distinctive yet
cheerful room where it took place,
added /to the smooth and rhythmic
strains of Joe Moss' orchestra, was
conductive Ho the prevailing charming atmosphere.
But undoubtedly the members on
the committee helped immensely to
increase the pleasure of their guests.
Mike Teen, particularly, was the
perfect host Known to almost everybody, and liked by everybody that
knows him, he did his major share
in attending to the pleasure of the
guests. The mere fact that he was
chairman and that his charming wife
was present, further eased them into
enjoying themselves.
The others on the commilttee, Elias
Borab, James Balish, George Tadross, Nadir Kadri, Wadie Bader and
David Malhame, rose to the occasion
also to assure the enjoyment of the
evening, which is a purely social
affair, non-profit-making; and in fact
a deficit & realized after each affair
every year, the balance taken out of
the red by the members.
Fernandez, a prominent baritone,
was generous with his contributions
in singing several selections, arias
from operas and Spanish numbers.
He was very well received. The other
part of the entertainment consisted
of Pancho and Dolores, a \ newly
formed dance team who did a couple
of Spanish dances. This was their
first professional engagement and it
was commented that they did fairly
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DETROIT
COMMENTS
By Mohammed S. Zehra
TWO MORE DEATHS
IN DETROIT
Both Same Day
DETROIT, Mich.— Gantous Peter
Ar-Ra'i of Hamlaya, Lebanon, 72,
who passed away Sunday, February
10, was buried the following Wednesday in Mt Olive Cemetery in one
of the most elaborate funerals this
city has seen in many years- Officiatat the services in the Church of
Maron were the Rev. Peter Sfeir,
assisted by the Rev. Paul Koury,
assistant pastor of St. Maron's churih
in Cleveland, the Rev. Peter Ashkar of Minneapolis, Minn., Msgr.
Peter Farah of Windsor, Canada, and
Archmandrite John Hindy, pastor of
the Church of Our Lady of Redemption, Catholic, of Detroit
The deceased was one of the Lebanese pioneers in Detroit, a founder
of St. Maron Society and father of
Simon Butrus, v/ho is the present
secretary of St. Maron Society. The
body lay in state in St. Maron Hall
from Sunday till Wednesday.
It is said that the deceased made
more than ten trips to Lebanon in
his lifetime, with the intention of
staying, but always came back and
finally died in the United States.
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Fayyad Geeorge Alam, 25, who
also passed away Sunday, February
10, is survived by his parents, two
brothers and six sisters. He was
owe -ef- the popular youths of this
city and his death was mourned by
many.
FULFILLS VOW
Mr. and Mrs. Said Salloum held
an entertainment at the hall of Our
Lady of Redemption on Sunday, Feb.
10, in fulfillment of a vow made
when Mr. Salloum was dangerously
ill a few weeks ago.
Antoun 'Azoury acted as 'master of
ceremonies. Rt Rev. Archmandrite
John Hindy spoke, as well as N. G.
Bashara, candidate for Circuit Judge
of the County of Wayne, John Coury, candidate for Judge of Common
Pleas, and H I. Katibah, editor of
The SYRIAN WORLD.
FLINT, MICH.
The Bon Ami Club held a Valentine Card Party and Box Social in
the Club Alhambra on the 13th.
Bridge was played and the winners
chose the wrapped gifts they desired. The remaining boxes were
auctioned off to the excitement of
everyone who exclaimed over their
novel wrappings.
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Albert Kelush was honored at a
surprise birthday party last week by
his brother, John, in the Club Alhambra.
A four piece orchestra
played for the 75 guests and an interesting floor show was presented.
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SYRACUSE, N. Y.
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Nojaim returned after a short vacation in New
York visiting theatres and night
clubs.
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RICHMOND, VA.
The Syrian-Lebanese Inter-Club
Council sent a cablegram to the Minister of Foreign Affairs in Paris,
protesting the monopoly in the tobacco market, after a fiery special meeting was held last Friday. The Council consists of the Lebanon-Syrian
Democratic Club, the Lebanon Social
Club, the Lebanon Brotherhood Society, Lebanon-American Association
and St. Anthony's Society, and is
clearing house for its member clubs,
causing closer relationship, better understanding and more activities in
the units. All five units signed the
cable.
,
Present were Salem T. Sanyour,
chairman; T. A. Baroody, vice-chairman; Faris Kahwajy,. Arabic secretary; Joe Simons, acting English secretary; Mike Shulleeta, Chas. San-
CORRESPONDENTS AND AGENTS
Akron, Ohio.—John Rogers, 100 E. Market Street
Birmingham, Ala.—Helen Kassouf, 1930 N. 16fh Street
Boston, Mass.—Margaret Alexander, 131 Clarendon Street.
Burlington, Vt—Eseph D. Corey, 183 S. Champlaln Street
Central Falls, R- L—Jacob Saliba, 38 Fletcher Street.
Charleston, W. Va.—Gladys Haddad, 1043 Grant Street.
Chicago, 111.— N. S. Salamie, 4434 Clifton Ave.
Cleveland, Ohio.—George Hamamey, 1492 W. 116th St.
(Corres.
Cleveland, Ohio.—Pearl Koorey, 8908 Esterbrook Ave.
(Agent.)
Detroit Mich.— Albert Ganamey, 2476 Mt Elliott,
(agent)
Detroit Mich.—Viola Davis, 3316 Hendricks.
Detroit Mich. —M. S. Zehra, 2280 La Belle.
Fall River, Mass.—Fred T. Sahib, 342 Quequechan Street.
Flint, Mich.—Helen Salim, 612 Page Street
Flint, Mich.—Anna Hakim, 2625 Humboldt
(agent)
Jacksonville, Fla.— Miss N. S. Jabbour, c!o Farris & Co., P. O. Box 1553.
Lexington, Nebr.— Rosa H. Shada.
Mankato, Minn.—King George, 633 S. Front Street
Manchester, N. H.—Ganem A. Karam, 390 S. Beach Street
Montreal, Can.—Julia Lean, 7010 Delaroche Street.
Naugatuck, Conn.—Claire Hamrah, 56 Scott Street
New Orleans, La.—Augustus Koorie, Item-Tribune.
Niagara Falls, N. Y—Ma'
Zaffire, 252-56th Street.
Pottstown, Pa.—P. Nic^y
^ ^,S. Evans.
Richmond, Va.— S. 1.
JP&
N- 30th Street
Rio de Janeiro jdraz' .$«,
*ie, Rua Humayta, 67, sobrado.
Scranto-, <-a.-A?- Jff
.^ ^h Avenue.
Syracuse, N. Y.
^*^
-iry' 700 University Avenue.
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Toledo, Ohio.
^»
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^P6*""* Street
Uttca, N. Y
^FeS/^ i Mohawk Street
Waterville, Mv. ^ ^£
*> 104 Front St
(Corres.)
Wilkes Barre, Pi.
^ J. J. SallH, 107 Parish Street.
Winston-Salem, N. v
Louis V. Daye, 1335 W. 4th Street
Youngstown, Ohio.—Sarah Yazbek, 409 Kyle Street
your, Anton Ramey, Joseph Michael,
Tom J. Saady and Philip Shaheen.
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St. Anthony's Society and the Women's Auxiliary have been very active since organizing four months ago.
The Auxiliary \pi whch Mrs. Assad
Ghosn is president, held a bingo
party last Thursday, the largest ever
held in the city. St. Anthony, ofj
which , Abraham Sanyour is president, plan a card party on March 3
after a short meeting.
•
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The
in for
ize a
ready
Lebanon Social Club is going
bowling. They plan to organsix team mixed league to be
for play next year.
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LANSING, MICH.
Miss Irene M. Nicholas, supervisor
and teacher ! of the Americanization
Department of the Peoples University,
has been appointed chairwoman of
the Foreign Survey Group of the
Lansing Y. W. C. A., Foreign Relations Division.
This organization
will make individual surveys of the
outstanding foreign groups in Michigan, regarding their racial historical
backgrounds and their contributions
to American civilization.
Miss Nicholas is the daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Said Nicholas of Calumet. She was the first Syrian to
graduate from the Michigan high
school.
She entered government
education work in ,1930. <
NEW ORLEANS, LA.
The Syrian American Club of New
Orleans will hold their annual Mardi
Gras dance at the American Legion
hall, on March 4, Mardi Gras eve.
Music will be played by Johnny
Da Droit poplar radio orchestra.
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•
Joseph Kayme, 10, of this city was
the recent winner of a pin for the
second highest average in a series of
school tests, conducted by the McDonogh 15 school. Joseph is in the
fifth grade.
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BIRMINGHAM, ALA.
Rev. George Aziz, pastor of St
Elias Church, is suffering with a
broken leg incurred in an automobile
accident last week. He is in St.
Vincent's Hospital recovering very
slowly.
The accident was a shock to his
many friends, more so because of
the fact that Father Aziz had recently resigned as pastor of St. Elias
Church, and had planned to leave
two days later for Syria.
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•
•
The Excelsoir Club held thensemi-annual election of officers at
their last meeting. The following
were elected: president Floyd Meshad; vice-president, Wallace Meshad;
secretary, Charles Mickwee; treasurer, Phillip Adrey; publicity chairman,
Shebel Mickwee.
Plans were completed for a skating party, which will be given at
the Y. M. C. A. on February 21. Over
fifty guests have received invitations
to this affair, which will honor the
hewly-elected officers.
•
•
•
A very gala affair was the brilliant
dance which was given by the Sorelya Club at the knights of Columbus
Hall February 7, celebrating the
third anniversary of the club, and
honoring the retiring officers.
The wise one is not he who knows
good from evil, but he who knows
the lesser of two evils.—Omar.
RESULTS OF INAUGURAL
BANQUET MADE PUBLIC
Certified Statement of Expenses and
Income Is Released by Mortgage
Fund Committee
BOSTON, Mass.—A certified statement is herewith made public by the
Mortgage Fund Committee, auxiliary
of the Syrian Ladies Aid Society,
reporting results of the inaugural
banquet held in April 19, 1934, starting off the mortgage fund campaign:
A net total of $515.17 was realized.
Adding to it $5 bank interest makes
it $520.17. A gross total of $815.50
consisted of $440.00 from advertisements in the program; $20.50 from
contributions and $355 from the sale
of tickekts.
Expenses which were deducted
amounted to $300.33 consisting ol
$132.40 for food and refreshments; $15
for entertainment; $126.65 for printing and mailing and $26.28 miscellaneous.
The balance consists of $507 balance in the Boston Five Cents Savings Bankk and $13.17 cash on hand.
The announcement is made public
through Elias F. Shamon and Michael Stephen, general chairman and
secretary respectively, of the Mortgage Fund Committee.
The statement was signed by Louis
P. Rabinovitz, certified public accountant.
BURLINGTON, VT.
Little Stork You've Had
a Busy Day
A daughter, Catherine Mary, was
born to Mr. and Mrs. Michael Abdulla.
*
*
*
A daughter was born to Mr. and
Mrs. S. Shiner of Winooski, Vt.
•
•
*
A daughter was born to Mr. and
Mrs. Arthur Raymond of Barre, Vt
Miss Madeline Fayette, a former
correspondent to The SYRIAN
WORLD is visiting Mr. and Mrs.
Michael Alafat of Lebanon, N. H.
•
•
•
Miss Emma Corey and Miss Delia
Thomas of this city have returned
after visiting Mr. and Mrs. S. Shaw
of Brooklyn, N. Y.
*
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*
The funeral of Charles J. Moawood, who passed away Feb. 4th, was
held Thursday morning Feb. 7th, with
services in the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception. A High Mass
of requiem was celebrated by the Rt.
Rev. Monsignor P. C. Brennan, Prot
Ap., V G. Interment was made in
St. Joseph's Cemetery where Rev.
James E. Horan read the committal
prayers at the grave.
The bearers were Mr. Tony K.
Brice, Daniel George, John Izor and
Abdallah Mady.
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Miss Catherine M. Fayette was
tendered a birthday party by some of
her friends and several tables of
bridge were in play.
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IRONWOOD, MICH.
Announcement was made of the
marriage of Nabeeha Brady, daughter of Mrs. Sophies Brady of Houghton, to Nicholas Hydar, of Ironwood,
The wedding was held January 16,
in Ironwood, where the | young coupl*
will make their home.
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<p>Salloum Mokarzel, a Lebanese American intellectual, founded<em> The Syrian World</em> in 1926. Salloum Mokarzel was the younger brother of Naoum Mokarzel, the publisher of the Arabic-language newspaper <em>Al-Hoda. </em>Together, the Mokarzel brothers ran Al-Hoda Publishing, and in 1909, they published <em>The Syrian Business Directory.</em> </p>
<p>Mokarzel created <em>The Syrian World</em> in order to document and celebrate the culture and history of "Syria." At the time, Syria referred to the modern-day countries of Lebanon, Syria, Jordan, Israel, and Palestine. The publication was primarily aimed towards second-generation children of immigrants, but Mokarzel hoped that it would also appeal to the general American public.</p>
<h4>Scope/Content Note</h4>
<p><em>The Syrian World</em> was published between 1926 and 1932 as a journal. In 1932, the format was changed from an academic journal style to a newspaper style, which continued until the periodical's end in 1935. After the death of his brother Naoum, Salloum took over the publication of <em>Al-Hoda.</em></p>
<p>The articles in <em>The Syrian World</em> cover a variety of topics spanning from the practical to the theoretical. Practical subjects include international and domestic travel, historical and contemporary Arabic and Arab-American art and literature, and the mental and physical health and hygiene of immigrants. More theoretical, philosophical, and ideological subjects include ideologies of race, the changing role of women, the formation of Syrian and Lebanese-American societies, and the political and psychological relationships between immigrants and their countries of origin.</p>
<p>All issues of <em>The Syrian World</em> are available, along with full indexes for the first four volumes. For volumes five and six, there are tables of contents at the start of the issues.</p>
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The Syrian World Volume 08, Issue 43
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1935 February 21
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Mary Mokarzel
Habib Ibrahim Katibah
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The Syrian World
PUBLISHED WEEKLY—ESTABLISHED 1926.
VOL. VIII, NO. 42.
bEATHS STOP ST. MARON
BANQUET INDEFINITELY
Five Deaths Considered Highest
Rate in History of
Colony
(Special to the SYRIAN WORLD)
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DETROIT, Feb. 10.—The banquet
celebrating St. Maron's feast and
held annually by St. Maron Society
of Detroit in their hall, has been
indefinitely postponed. The banquet
was planned for today, Sunday Feb.
10, and many state and city officials,
including the governor, were invited
Five deaths, falling in one week
have plunged the Syrian-Lebanese
community of this city in mourning. Old Syrian citizens residing in
Detroit declared it was the highest
mortality rate in the history of the
community. The list of the dead
is as follows:
Paul Joseph was a popular young man
in his middle thirties. His big home
proved too small for the stream of
mourners, and his body was moved
to St. Maron Hall. He was wellknown and liked by most Syrian
and Lebanese Detroiters.
Mrs. Joseph Housey, mother of
well-known merchants in the city—
Najib, Wadie, Philip, Nasim, George
and Michael Housey.
S. T. Nahra—a young man in the
twenties.
George Rasi, owner of the State
Coal Company.
Mrs. Ferris Esper—body removed
to Canton, Ohio, where her husband
and children reside.
JEWISH STEAMERS
LEAVE HAIFA
The first two new Jewish steamers, the Zion and the Tel-Aviv, left
on their maiden voyages from Haifa, Palestine, to make port at several
Mediterranean cities. They are said
to be the first of a proposed commercial fleet to sail under the Palestinian flag. Their new flag resembles
that of the English navy but has
in its center the word "Palestine."
MOKARZEL LEAVES FOR
NEW YORK
Plan Banquet for Him
Mr. S. A. Mokarzel, editor of AlHoda, left Paris on February 9 on
the S. S. Exchordia and will probably arrive in New York the latter
part of next week.
The Lebanon League of Progress
is planning a banquet for him
HAZAM TO WRITE AGAIN
Dr. John G. Hazam, professor and
lecturer, who wrote a series of articles for The SYRIAN WORLD on
his trip through Syria, begins another series next week. His first article
wll be "Ba'albak, Abode of the
Gods."
The SYRIAN WORLD is glad
to again have the privilege of presenting Dr. Hazam to its readers.
NEW YORK, FEBRUARY 14, 1935.
Price, Single Cop;.
Tobacco Monopoly Effected
In Syria; Country In Arms
JAPANESE IMITATION
CAUSE FOR SUIT
Beirut Commission Merchants
Sue for Violation of Patent
and Win Case
A far-reaching decision was handed down recently by the Mixed
Court of Beirut. Dubbanah Bros.,
Beirut commission merchants and
agents of the T. Calico Prints Co.,
of England, sued Wafa Nashid,
another commission merchant, who
had sent samples of the English
cotton goods to Japan and made
close imitations of their popular designs, to sell at cheaper prices.
The defendants were found guilty
of infringing on patents registered
with the French High Commissariat
and recognized in international law.
The Nashid company was ordered to
pay the plaintiff 2500 Syrian Pounds,
about $3000, and a fine of 150 Syrian
Pounds with cost of trial.
Now Illegal for Merchants to Sell Tobacco;
Syria and Lebanon; Thousands Affected by
French Mandate Edict
PLAN TWO AFFAIRS
FOR EDITOR
MANDATE SAYS IT IS
GOOD OF THE COUffYlTT
THE WHOLE i
ia and Lebanon is
Appearing Before Large
test against the i
MM Mi
Audiences
law prohibiting; tobacco bt
role (free trade in the pew
Detroit.—In the two weeks that H
and giving the moaopol
H
I. Katibah has been here he has met
the industry to one SIM,
hundreds
of people of various
Despite
protests of
groups, impressing them with the
parties,
the
Marooke
impartial ideals of The SYRIAN
and of persons and
WORLD, and has appeared informalthere and IM
A
ly before several clubs. But the high
law was passed. The
points of his visit are scheduled for
in the industry will go to -he
the two Sundays falling on February
highest bidder.
h is ww §m»
17 and 24 when he will lecture and
bidden
to
private
kMMMI
show slides of Syria and Palestine.
and
all
others
to
sell
On the former he will address a
The eoapaqi to he ^wm
large group consisting mostly of Mo- 1
has not been imMMWd. jot €**»
hammedans
in
the
Highland
Park
OLDEST OLIVE TREE
and River Rouge sections, and on [ Lebanese firm TO
opoly but refused it
the latter he will address an even
Jyita, a little village in Kesruan,
bid was net
larger audience at St. Maron Hall.
Lebanon, seven miles inland from
The
country,
Mwewr, is vp to.
Last
Monday
he
went
to
Flint,
the Mediterranean, boasts of the
again.-'
.ma gninmy IMA
where he was the guest of Dr. Jooldest olive tree. The tree is hollow
ilege.
whe-'
tee a ftanek •
seph Macksood and met a large numand can comfortably hold ten people.
native
one.
ber of Flint's leading Syrian citizens.
It is eight meters in circumference
The mandate deetsred M **
Arrangements are also being made
and is believed to date back to the
more;
he only way «M Mr
for him to appear at Akron after
days even before the Roman and
.
hkn » BOW to
February 24.
Greek eras.
debt. It declared te db»
realized by it will wipe eat A» **t
and, further, build a aew psan la
: and modern liijifrwij. i.
Banderole was -assetsssed ato"y nJHir
the World War warn Ae Ftomto
were
Dr. Hitti Appointed Director. "A Liberal Education Is Incomplete
Monopole was Me Mt of A* M»
Without Some Acquaintance with
when the Turks bad. «m»ei ?«?r
Arabic Thought"
Syria, and now the TVwiih Mm
again adopted it
PRINCETON University has announced that it will have a six
Nobody is in famr af it Mmy»
weeks course in Arabic and Islamic studies this summer, under the
body is now %tiftiMJ las Mm
pealed.
sponsorship of the American Council of Learned Societies, Dr.
A ;-Joie fne Paris, 4w 1
Philip K. Hitti, Associate Professor of Semitic Literature at Prince..-..reel, editor af AI-BOML
ton has been appointed director of this seminar. In addition to Dr.
paper
here, m part satt Mrit M
uage of 50 million persons and the
Hitti and Dr. Walter L. Wright, As-. was grave to Syxm aaw. 1*religious language of 200 million
sistant Professor of History at
baaoB because like' MM* rf lift
more.
There
is
hardly
a
country
Princeton, there will also be lecturproblent wan a asaiter eff 3fc mi
in Eastern Europe, Asia and Africa
ers from, other universities.
The
that does not have its Moslem probcourse is the first of its kind to be
Lebanon IMM «* P"ia/Ml
lem. The newly-rising nationalities
offered in the Oriental field, and
sent
protesting
eaMts M i» TwiMJt
of the Near East and the ever-inwill be open to both men and woHigh
CommisBoner
- m Mar*. Je
creasing commercial and diplomatic
men. It is designed primarily for
and
to
the
Ftetgit
CSOfce la
relations with Arabic-speaking lands
scholars in fields influenced by
Paris. Other MM a& mmmr it
enhance the value and the imporArabic and Islamic civilization. Atv here afa© sent: ^JtoHhf ; mfflBl'i
tance of Arabic and Islamic studies."
tendance
will be
restricted to
Princeton is exceptionally w e 11"mature students, capable of assimequipped for the course. It has exilating large quantities of informatensive and valuable collections of
ARABS MEET TO
tion", it was announced.
manuscripts and books in the Islamic
STOP L_'
"A liberal education", Dr. Hitti
field and the fields which border on
further explained, "is incomplete
it, and its scholars have established
without some acquaintance with
a tradition of instruction and study
Arabic thought. Between the middle
••al speaker tot tad M»
in Arabic. The Princeton University
of the eighth and the end of the
to
cc:
Press
is
the
only
university
press
twelfth centuries, the Arabs were
to st- i
-de of Midi to :
in the country equipped to produce
adittedly the most enlightened people
•urged that Axwia M M*l
printing in Arabic and allied langin the world.
land to Jews be
uages.
"Today Arabic is the living lang-
PRINCETON TO HAVE SIX WEEKS SIMMER
COURSE IN ARABIC AND ISLAMIC STUDIES
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ANOTHER SYRIAN RUNS
FOR JUDGE IN DETROIT
THE SYRIAN WORLD, NEW YORK, FEBRUARY 14, 1935.
TO HONOR DR. DODGE
The alumni, former students and
friends of the American University
, of Beirut, Syria, ar« holding a ban(Special to the SYRIAN WORLD)
" quet in honor of Dr. Bayard Dodge,
DETROIT-John W. Coury, tall,
president of the university, and Mrs.
athletic and nattily dressed lawyer,
Dodge in the Town Hall Club, 123
a good mixer in the social and politWest 43rd St., New York,N. Y., on
ical activities of this city, has thrown
Saturday, February 23.
his hat into the ring of the muchTickets are obtainable from Mr.
contested city elections for this comN. Trabulsi, chairman, 387 Fourth
ing March.
Avenue, New York, N. Y. ReservAccording to a formal announceations may be made until Feb. 18.
ment he has decided to run for the
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office of Judge of the Common
IBN SAOUD SENDS
Pleas Court of the City of Detroit.
BADDOUR ROYAL ABA
Mr. Coury feels he has a good
chance for nomination, as there are
Al-Bayan Celebrating 25th
8 vacancies for the same office, and
Year
no declaration of political affiliation
is necessary.
All city offices in
AL-BAYAN,
Arabic newspaper
Michigan, after a law passed by the
published in New York City, is
Michigan legislature, are non-politiccelebrating its silver jubilee this year.
(al.
Dr. R. T. Deen, a fellow Druse like
Mr. Coury's candidacy does not
Mr. Sleiman Baddour, its editor, has
conflict with that of N. G. Bashara,
interested himself in the anniversary
who is running for Judge of the Cirand has raised a purse of over $2000.
cuit Court of the County of Wayne,
King Ibn Saoud, in replying to a
corresponding to a Supreme Court
letter from Dr. Deen, sent through
judge in a county of New York. He
him to Mr. Baddour a royal Arabian
thinks from 8 to 10 thousand votes
outfit, called "Elkessweh el Molowill be sufficient to secure his nomikieh."
It was reported that Mr.
nation. Many voting for Mr. BashaBaddour will wear the outfit at the
ra's nomination will also cast their
banquet to be given in his honor
votes for Mr. Coury.
at the McAlpin Hotel on March 10.
Born in Kafr-Huna, Lebanon, John
The letter sent with the outfit to Dr.
Coury came to Chicago in 1913,
Deen, reads, "To the Distinguished
where he received his primary and
Brother Dr. Rashid Taky ad-Deen,
high school education. While in high
General Secretary of al-Bayan Jubischool he made the basket ball team
lee Committee.
which won the state championship.
It is well-known that al-Bayan
In 1923 he came to Detroit and
supports the Arab Cause
and
studied law while working at the
commends in you the progressive
same time, graduating from the DeArab spirit. As a token of appreciatroit College of Law in 1932.
tion of Mr. Baddour's services to
the Arab cause, His Majesty orders
-AREA AND POPULATION
me to confer upon him through you
OF SYRIA AND LEBANON His Royal "Kesswet."
His Majesty's Private Secretary
The area of the French mandated
" Nakib"
regions, Syria and Lebanon, accordThis is the second time that the
ing to a recent government census,
King of Arabia has conferred such
is 150,000 sq. kilometers (the kiloan honor on a Syrian in America.
meter is % of a mile.) Of this the
The first time was when he gave a
area of Syria proper is 127,000 that
similar outfit to Ameen Rihani, wellof Lebanon 10,500, of the Ladhiqiyknown Arabic writer and poet, when
yah State 6,500 and of Jabal adhe was residing in America.
Duruze 6000.
The ratio of the population to the
PATRIARCH STRIKES
area is given as follows:
In Lebanon 85 to the square mile,
As a protest against the law comin Ladhiqiyyah 37, in Jabal ad-Dupelling
orthodox priests to abandon
ruze 12 and in Syria proper 11.
clerical garb outside the church, PatIt is further learned from the
riarch Fotios of Istanbul, pontiff of
census that 62 per cent, of the total
the Orthodox Church, has voluntarpopulation is rural, 25 urban and 13
ily imprisoned himself in the patrinomadic.
archal palace, pledging not to go
out until Kemal Ataturk rescinds
NEGOTIATING FOR GOLD
the law.
MINES IN ARABIA
The Greek government persuaded
The Standard Oil Company of Calhim
not to abdicate, as he had deifornia has been negotiating with
sired
to do, in order to preserve the
the government of Hijaz, Arabia, for
Greco-Turkish
alliance.
rights to commercialize the gold
mines in the Arabian peninsula.
The company is represented by a
Mr. Pashkil, son-in-law of Charles
Crain, former American ambassador
to China, and sympathizer with s all
the Arabs. (Crain, while in Damascus, was instrumental in causing
the Damascus revolt against the
French mandate several years gao.)
It is reported that Pashkil's conference with the government is satisfactory and that most likely he will
get the franchise.
RECORD-BREAKING CROWD HEARS OVATION TO
N. G. BASHARA, CANDIDATE, IN ST. MARON HALL
Enthusiasm Marks Mass Meeting; Syrians, Lebanese United to
Assert Place in the Political Sun in the City of
Many Nationalities
(Special to The SYRIAN WORLD)
DETROIT—A defiant challenge and a note of intense enthusiasm distinguished the mass meeting for N. G. Bashara, candidate
for Judge of the Circuit Court in the County of Wayne, held Sunday, Feb. 3 at St. Maron Hall in this city. A record crowd of approximately one thousand was present, filling the hall, with many
standing at the rear and sides.
ORIENTAL ART EXPERT
Striking the note of the meeting
HONORED AT BANQUET
Sessine Roukos, representing the Society of St. Maron, declared: "We
American Plays the Oud
have served long enough the inFlint, Mich.—Dr. Mehmet Agaterests of Murphy, Johnson -and
Oglu, authority on ancient history,
Jones, let us serve now our own
interests in this city and state."
and head of the Oriental Art Division of the University of Michigan,
More than one speaker pictured
was the principal speaker at a banthis candidacy as a "challenge to the
quet given by the Club Alhambra,
Syrians and Lebanese" of Detroit,
on Sunday, February 3rd. Acting
urging every citizen of them to go
toastmaster, W. Momary, introduced
out and vote for N. G. Bashara.
Dr. L. Saadi of Detroit, who spoke
on behalf of Dr. Oglu and then preLouis Shamie, campaign manager
sented the speaker of the evening.
of Mr. Bashera, and editor of the
Dr. Oglu gave a lecture of his re"Grocers' Spotlight," gave an opticent trip to the East, and illustrated
mistic account of the progress of
his talk with slides of ancient Turkthe Syrian candidate, saying that his
ish and Arabic ruins. Slides were
candidacy is a fight in which every
also shown of many sections of PerSyrian must feel interested.
He
sia, Damascus, Cairo, and Palestine,
described Mr. Bashara as the type
showing ruins of complete cities, of
of citizen fully qualified for the
churches and monuments dating
honor of the office he is running for,
back to 420 B. C.
The i.ncient
as the friend of the common man
Mosque of Jerusalem and its mosaic
and the progressive lawyer who is
interior work, was an interesting
not amenable to the moneyed inscene.
terests. He announced that thouAt the close of the lecture, Arabic
sands of non-Syrians are backing
music was furnished by a newly
Mr. 'Bashara, including practically
organized orchestra composed of
all the grocery tradesmen, in whose
members of the Club Alhambra. The
interests Mr. Bashara fought for a
musicians were: George Farah, oud;
reduced license fee.
Fred Farah^ oud; Fred Momary,
Other speakers included John W.
violinist; Mrs. S. Ayaubee, violinist;
Coury,
candidate for Judge of ComCharles Farah, mandolin, and Najemon Pleas and Mrs. H. Yazbick. Dr.
bee Momary, deff.
W. F. Courie, chairman of the camDr. J. K. Sutherland of Flint
paign committee for N. G. Bashara,
played several selections on the oud.
presided, presenting the Rt. Rev.
Although not a Syrian Dr. SutherArchmandrite Antonios Basheer as
land is an exceptionally good oud
chairman of the evening. The Rt.
player. Mrs. Aga-Oglu and Mrs. L.
Rev. Archmandrite Samuel David of
Saadi were also present at the banToledo was also on the platform and
quet, 100 local guests and several
joined in singing the Lebanese nafrom Detroit attended.
tional anthem.
Over a thousand dollars was raisREV. AWAD LEAVES N. Y.
ed by popular subscription to help
defray the cost of the campaign.
Rev. Joseph Awad who arrived in j
o
New York from Syria recently,
went to Bay City, Mich, to visit
$600 for a Wrong Number
his father and brothers. From there
he will go to California, returning
Jerusalem, Feb. 10.—An announcehere in April to arrange for the prement was made here by the Post
sentation of the Lebanese Award
Office that no new telephone lines
of Merit to Cardinal O'Connell of
would be installed in Jerusalem beBoston, with which he was entrusted.
fore Autumn 1936. As a result one
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subscriber paid another $600 to
transfer his telephone. The shortage
of telephones is so acute in Palestine
today that applications from business
enterprises are being turned down
until early in 1937.
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THE SYRIAN WORLD, NEW YORK, FEBRUARY 14, 1935.
MME. KHAYATTS SIMPLICITY SURPRISES REPORTER;
' RETICENT ON IMPRESSIONS OF VISIT TO AMERICA
One of Oldest and Wealthiest Syrian Families Now Residing in
Cairo, and St. Moritz, Switzerland, Here for Wedding
of Youngest Daughter; Left America Yesterday
By Philip K. Khauli
(Staff Reporter for the Syrian World)
IT WAS probably by the greatest good fortune, that I was able
to convince Madame Habib Pasha Khayatt, by telephone, to
grant me an interview.
For the week preceding the proBUSY, EH, WHAT?
posed interview, I was worried,
planning important and interesting
Lexington, Mo.— Wanting to
questions, devising ways in which
take up chemical engineering at
I could get her views on America
Kansas State Agricultural College
and American life. I entered her
and undaunted by lack of funds,
well appointed suite in the SavoyGeorge Anton, son of Mr. and
Plaze Hotel, expecting to find a quiet
Mrs. Joseph Anton, to earn
and reserved atmosphere.
Instead
money, works ' thirty hours in the
there were several tables, covered
biological laboratories; each Satwith coffee, tea and cocktails, and
urday works in a shoe shop,
were tastefully arranged around the
plays in an orchestra; is a memseveral rooms. There were at least
ber of the R. O. T. C; a member
fifty
people attending
what
I
of Pi Kappa Alpha Fraternity, of
thought, was a party but plater Mme.
the Cosmopolitan Club, of Phi
Khayatt told me it was the usual
Theta Kappa and on the side
thing.
studies applied mechanics, adI half expected Madame Khayatt
vanced inorganic chemistry, ento be modern and cosmopolitan, a
gineering, drawing and French.
woman who would be ornately
dressed with several pieces of jewelmaintained by England. Well, there
ry adorning her glorious person.
is nothing of the kind."
However a simply dressed, short,
The Khayatt family consists of
dark woman made her way throuh
Mme.
Khayatt, her son, his wife and
the room toward me. Ladies smiled
three
daughters, the youngest of
and gentlemen bowed to her as she
whom,
Edna, last month married
passed. Some of them stooped and
Albert Rosengarten, a wealthy Phikissed her hand as she greeted them.
ladelphian from one of the oldest
"Is that Madame Khayatt?" I
American families.
wondered, as she reached me. With
"The romance was woven in Paris
a charming smile she said "Hadratak
last
summer," said Mme. Khayatt,
ash-Shami,
mosh
kideh?"
"Yes
she also said she was very fond of
Ma'am", I answered meekly, bendher new American son-in-law. She
ing down to kiss her hand. She
claimed that "The world and races
astonished me. Everything I had in
are alike" and that she had no parmind was gone. The interview and
ticular preference as to the races
all its planning was forgotten.
I
into which her daughters would
simply asked her to tell me somemarry.
thing about the country in general.
This seemed to end the interview
About social life in Switzerland, St.
and when she had dismissed me with
Moritz in particular where she and
a smile, I realized that several quesher famly spend their .summers. She
tions I wanted to ask her such as—
told me that this was her first trip
"do you like America,—What do
to America. That she liked the
you like most here,—Is there any
country very much. Then, in Engdifference between American and
lish* "of course, Switzerland is the
European women and styles, fashions
land of magic and beautiful scenery."
etc.," were unanswered.
Her late brother, George, was a
representative in the house of parMme. Khayatt and her family left
liament in Cairo. Her late husband,
on the Conte de Savoia for their
Habib Pasha Khayatt was a senator.
home in Egypt yesterday, WednesWeesa Boctor, her father, descended
day.
from an old noble family in Assuit,
capitol of the Copts, a race that
BOSTON, MASS.
existed before Christ. She told me
Bccharre Society Elects
that her father had had built seventy
years ago the "Weesa College" and
The Semi-annual election of offiit was still being maintained by becers of the Becharre Welfare Society
quests of the family. It is a charitof Boston, was held on February 4th
able college specializing in agricullast.
The following officers were
tural courses. Its students number
elected: George K. Succar, presifrom seven-hundred to one-thoudent; Jacob E. Fackree, vice-presisand.
dent; Fozey Z. Towk, treasurer; Mas"The English," she said, "do not
soud Matta, asst. treasurer; and
give public education. People beHarry Z. Towk, English secretary.
lieve that there are public schools
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FAILS TO SHOW UP FOR FIGHT
Philadelphia fight fans were greatly disappointed c
of December the 20th. They expected to see >o«ang
shara stop Vincent Reed's winning streak of twelve
bouts, but Bashara failed to show up for the event
substituted for the young Syrian but he failed to
local Negro. This bout was the main event on the
evening. Reed now boasts of thirteen straight victories.
Bashara, of Norfolk. Va., is a younger brother of
shara who broke Lew Massey's jaw and forced kin
competition for quite some time. As yet action has
by the Pennsylvania Boxing Commissioner
failure to show up for the boxing matchlocal promoter of his untimely cancellation.
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SPORT
FLASHES
St. Paul, Minn., Jan. 3.—Abe Kashey. Syria*
Ray Richards, of Nebraska in 34:2 3. Richards received tke
of the match at all times, and not once was Kashey
Abe weighed 2 1 0 lbs. and Richards scaled at 2 14 ft*.
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Atlantic City, N. J., Jan. 31—Joe Son added iMMJbw v«t
his credit tonight when he knocked out Deo SeniA in t*m*
rounds.
Both boxers wei^h 1 78 lbs.
CEREMONY OPENS OIL PIPE
LINE IN LEBANON
SPRAYS FLEAS AT
N. T. DOG
On Saturday, January 19, an elaborate ceremony marked the opening
of the new pipe line to Lebanon,
coming from the oil fields in Mosul,
Iraq.
Habib Pasha Saad, president of
Lebanon, government officials, Genenral
Hotzinger,
commandant-inchief of the French forces in Syria,
and representatives of all the Arabic
newspapers, were present at the
ceremony which took place in a
brilliantly lighted room strewn with
heavy rugs, in the little suburb of
Tripoli, Kaakour.
J.
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Laboratories I
A French band opened the ceremony with an overture.
Another New England
Federation Is Organized
Tne Lebanese-American Federation of New England has been organized and the following officers
have been elected: Samuel A. Bithoney, of Boston, president; Charles
Mai-oun of Lawrence, vice-president;
Peter Assaf of Brockton, treasurer;
Harry Zine of Boston, English secretary.
The following organizations, all in
Massachusettes,
have joined
the
federation to date: Lebanon-American National Club of Brockton,
Becharre Welfare Society of Boston,
Bithoney-Maklouf Society of Boston,
United Maronite Society of Lawrence, The Cedar of Lebanon Society
of Lawrence, Grand Sons of Lebanon
of Lawrence, Dier-el-Kamor Society
of Lawrence, Lebanon-American Society of Boston and the Mount Lebanon Society of Fall River. Each
of these societies appoints two members to represent them at a delegates
meeting of the combined societies.
A committee of five has been appointed to canvass the organizations
of New England in order to secure
more clubs for the new federation.
They are Samuel Bithoney, Peter
Assaf, James Peter Antoun, Kalil
Forage and Najeeb Bader.
At the last meeting of the delegates, in the clubrooms of the Deirel-Kamar Society, a convention to :
be held at the Hotel Bradford, in i
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product. Flex,
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LADIES AH>
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to the i TMM i j ftn
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Prizes at the afteraaan fartgr 'Mima
won by Mrs. Ka-eeb "mhaii. As
neroos
led.
Twelve-year o&d Adeie
d a peesa sfee had
especially for rise bcaaft. m «fc«a&
she thanked sveryfeodjr imaiMlttai Sm-•are o£ He aerie ««%
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Boston, darJhMJH May. was
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DETROIT GOES TO
COMBAT
N. G. BASHARA was right
when he said in one of his campaign speeches before his own
people; that his candidacy is
not merely an issue of one
man's political aspirations and
interests, and that it is a challenge for all Syrians of Detroit.
He should have gone a little
further and said it is a challenge for all Syrians throughout
the United States.
Mr. Bashara's candidacy is
not a unique one.
Other Syrians in other parts of the United
States ran for high offices; and
many were appointed to posts
of
responsibility
by various
state governments or the Federal Government.
Its chief interest lies in the fact that it is
the first major case of a roughand-tumble political fight in a
big American city, and one in
which recently politics ran on
racial lines.
Even should Mr. Bashara fail
to win the nomination, and
there 13 every indication he will
win, Detroit has already won a
sizeable victory for all Syrians
in the United States.
It has
gone out for combat against the
inimic and passive forces which
have kept Syrians from a vigorous expressions of their political
aspirations as American citizens.
If it has done nothing more than
weld the hearts of the Syrian
Detroiters around a big issue,
and thus taken them away from
the petty dissensions and jealousies which have split them into various camps, it has done
enough already.
The way we look at this and
other candidates of its nature
is not that it will grant us Syrand make our pleas sympathetically heard in political circles,
legitimate as these are in them-
selves, and
after a fashion.
Rather we look at it as an opportunity to demonstrate to our
fellow American citizens that
we Syrians are civically and
politically conscious.
That we
are anxious to do our bit in
the social and political reconstruction in this new era of
American political history..
Americans of Syrian extraction have an enviable record as
good and law-abiding citizens.
But that is not enough.
It is
a passive virtue at most. We
must demonstrate that we are
actively good citizens. If we feel
that the politicians that dominate so many of our cities and
counties are not of the best
type, it is our duty to pull up
our sleeves and go into the fight
for Uncle Sam.
We have in these United
States any number of Syrians
of upright character and unquestioned qualifications for occupying such high and responsible offices as County Circuit
judges, mayors, governors, congressmen and senators. It is the
duty of these to "throw their
hats in the ring" when they find
they have any chance for success. And it is the duty of all
their fellow Syrian citizens to
support them.
Furthermore, we are of the
opinion that Syrians of proven
political integrity, of ability and
zeal for public service will receive tr>e support of many more
non-Syrian
American
citizens
than we usually suspect.
The
case of George Ferris in Harrison township, N. Y., of Joseph
K. David in Jacksonville, Fla.,
of Malouf in Los Angeles, and
many others, are evidence in
question.
PRESIDENCY OF HABIB
PASHA SA'D RENEWED
Count de Martel, French High
Commissioner, in an edict, renewed
the presidency of Habib Pasha asSa'd for another year, according to
reports in the Syrian press.
Preceding the official announcement, the High Commissioner called
President Sa'd to him and, in the
presence of high French and Lebanese officials, announced to him
his intention.
SYRIAN NATIONALIST
DIES IN BEIRUT
Riza Bey as-Sulh, former representative in the Turkish Parliament
from Beirut and nationalist leader
who was exiled with his family to
Anatolia by Jamal Pasha during the
War, passed away in Beirut
Many nationalist representatives
and leaders from Damascus, Aleppo
and Homs, as well as Beirut, attended his funeral.
Riza Bey was the father of Riaz
Bey as-Sulh, also a nationalist leader. At one time Riza Bey occupied
the ministry of the interior in the
brief rule of the late King Feisal in
Damascus. He was over 75 years
old when he died.
Upon Being Scorned as a
Dreamer
Mayhap an idle man you see
Is weaving in his brain
A fabric worth them all
Your woolen yarns of common gain.
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A dreamer loafing by the sea
In one swift flash of thought
May help the world much more
Than all your "sold and bought"
Anis Khoury.
"CAPITOL" ONLY SYRIAN
STORE OF KIND, DETROIT
Has 1000 Items in Warehouse;
Syrian Groceries Hard to
Introduce Among
Americans
(Special to The SYRIAN WORLD)
(This is the first of a series of
articles dealing with the outstanding
business ventures of the Syrians in
Detroit appearing weekly in The
SYRIAN WORLD.—Ed.)
THE ONLY Syrian store of its
kind in Detroit, the Capitol Wholesale Groceries, made , its appearance
about five months ago. The owners,
Joseph Cueter and Tony Jacobs, are
business men of long standing in this
city, and both are stock holders in
the Family Creamery, another Syrian business venture of pretension.
To give the reader an idea of this
big supply house, there are a thousand items with which it deals today, and which it supplies to the
different grocers of Detroit and
vicinity, It has its own trucks and
a vast warehouse stocked with
enough staple foods and canned products to supply a whole army several
weeks.
Joseph Cueter, a spritely man with
gray-blue eyes and shaggy eyebrows, received us in his office. His
partner was out on business. The
warehouse and office are situated in
the Eastern Market not far from the
railway tracks, where a great number
of the wholesale grocers, brokers
and producemen have their places of
business.
AND
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By A. A. Haddad
It seems to many
that life is too short
to wait for prosperity
even though it is
just around the corner.
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Mr. Katibah is on
a trip to trap a troup
of readers for The
SYRIAN WORLD.
The eyes of Jews are on Syria
and Lebanon; Let us hope it is only
an "eye for an eye" case.
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They say figures don't lie. How
about the figures of a girl's age?
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If Europe is going to war again,
let us war against.
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Every solitude has charm but Hitler's has harm.
Do dreams come true? Yes, but
they go true too.
Is the Russian snow red already,
I wonder.
Tobacco monopoly in Syria is a
fact but anyway I hope Syria does
not like facts.
"Nothing Remarkable''
Mr. Cueter did not think there was
anything specially remarkable about
the "Capitol" to merit a news story.
He said they deal in no special item,
nor have they any product of their
own. But we assured him that his
business and that of other Syrians
in Detroit make interesting reading
for The SYRIAN WORLD, especially
for Detroit readers, who are increasing by leaps and bounds. So
(Continued on page Seven.)
MissT
Winter
Winter is a joyful season,
With many sports on ice and snow,
Skates and ski's and dashing bobsleds,
Flashing by us as we go.
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Feel of frost in tingling nostrils,
Nip of cold on rosy cheek,
Who could say amid such color,
That winter days are drear and
Meek.
Michael Sirgany—(16)
10 ARE THE THREE SYRIANS
WHO CONTRIBUTED MOST TO
THE AMERICAN NATION IN 1934?
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By H. I. Katibah
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DETROIT, Feb. 8.—On tomorrow falls the feast of St.
Maron. It is a big day in
Detroit, the Maronite capital
of the United States. The
Society of St. Maron, for
years past, has held an annual
banquet in his honor; and this year it is planned to
make it a memorable affair. They are inviting
the governor, Bishop Gallaghar, the mayor and
many distinguished guests, city officials, judges and
representatives of Syrian organizations included.
I am sure there are many Syrians and Lebanese
of the second generation who are asking themselves
the same question I asked myself: "Who is this St.
Maron; and why should we make all this fuss and
flourish about him?"
[O u r N ^iu Yorkers j
By Anna Bshoof
This is one publication that claims some sort of a
record. It has taken lots of will power to keep
from deviating from the course adopted, but not
one word has appeared regarding the Hauptman
trial. (Even though one of our Syrian manufacturers employes a model who was a witness.)
By Philip Ferris
(The author of this story fa the
to The SYRIAN WORLD
Ferris writes that h is based an a
him in Arabic by an older Sjiian,
have entitled it Believe it or
My friend. Al-Kazam, and I
pilgrimage to Jerusalem in as
always looked forward to this
had liked being with Al
m
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ed from the University of
Perhaps we can apply to the government for
The pilgrimages we had made
payment for not writing about the Hauptman case.
venture than for religious puiyMM, W* ako
Just like these farmers who get payed for not
to carry on for our parents" sake, in «»• <§i
raising cotton and corn and pigs.
fact that for the last three hundred y*nw *
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pilgrimage had been made by am
Mike Teen, of all people, arranged a bachelor
Al-Rasal.
We could not very *e: tonal
dinner for Fouad Salamy, early last week. We can
custom.
imagine Mike leading the festivities at a party,
As night approached
but at a bachelor dinner! And we know he is hapof Syria. We sat near a well, to
pily married!
repast. As we finished eating,
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ately started playing his Oriental
ofcv
There are several things in this town of ours
that
music
was
weird,
weird
oat
It was to satisfy my curiosity, and that of many
that although very interesting and novel, have bequeer feeling came over me. The
of my readers that I went to Father Peter Sfeir,
come commonplace and expected. A recent ride
me of danger lurking in the
the new pastor of the Maronite community in Dein the subway brought to mind the first subway
thought of far-away India, of
troit, to get some information from him. He had
ride of Lily Trabulsi, a couple of years back, I
treacherous
cobra whose body
written a brochure in English on "The Language
when she first came to America The strangeness
to the music, if such it could be
of Christ in America," in which he gives valuable
of going down under the street and taking a train
lief Al-Kazam stopped playing as
information on the Maronites and the Lebanese in
that seemed to run into an endless tunnel. People
had begun. He soon fell into a deep
the United States. He is quite a learned man, and
rushing into a train only to sit down and wait for
now that it was impossible to
knows the history of his people, secular and rethe train to move. People waiting for the doors
morning, for he was an exceeding!}
ligious, thoroughly. In this brochure I found that
to open and suddenly jumping up and rushing
Incidently, I started gathering
a contemporary saint and church historian, St.
through just before they closed. What struck her
morning meal. The search far
Theodorite, had written of St. Maron the following
most forcibly tho was the serious expression on
about a fourth of a mile away.
brief account. Besides this account and a letter
peoples faces.
an armful, I returned to the miBL
from the great St. John Chrysostom (the Golden•
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impending horror.
Mouthed preacher of Antioch) to St. Maron himMme Kourj (Khourge to you) is all upset. When
self, there is little or no first hand knowledge of
you try to pay the government for something, they
As I approached the well 1
the patron saint of the Eastern Catholic community
refuse you and when you dont pay. .Well it seems
It sounded ghastly, being haM way
which came to be called after his name,,the ascetic
that The Sphinx Inn, in the upper forties applied
ous moan and a his. Was it possible
lived on the summit of a mountain overlooking
for a liquor license, and Mme Kourj sent a check
in trouble? I had left him alone.
the Orontes (al-Aasi) River near Homs. Having
with the application. The check was returned and
Stealthily, I crept upon my
visited many of the saints of his own days; Theothe license refused. (Perhaps the license comm.
a spot where I could see A
dorite has this to say of St. Maron, as translated by
thought the fine will be greater than the license
a hedge and what I saw made sty
Father Sfeir:
fee.)
Terrified, I could do nothing bnt
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I am making mention of Maron, who, likemy horror at seeing what a
A longed for trip will be realised by the Najib
wise gave lustre to the society of saints. Having
friend was in. For there be lay. mar*
Kassabs. It seems that the firm of Kassab Bros,
resolved to live without shelter, except the canopy
of his body in a hideous
was closed so that Najib, Mrs. Najib and their baby
of heaven, he chose the summit of a mountain
The snake had started
boy could take that trip to Palestine, Mrs. Kassab's
where he found a temple in which the pagans worfeet up, so that now it had
home. What with the recent refund of the govshipped the devils. He consecrated it to the honor
shoulders. The only reason it
ernment, and the linen business being what it is...
of the true God. And for his dwelling he raised
him further was that he still heM his
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nearby a tent which, in fact, he used but seldom.
wise in his hands, making the two tads at
Beirut, one of the more modern cities of Syria,
Not content to devote his life to performing the
flute extend over both sides of the r*ptik>s
can now boast a Roxy theatre. People who have
usual works of hermits, he found besides other
The snake made horrible sounds as s*
seen it say that it compares very favorably with
more remarkable duties, with the purpose of inswallow Al-Kazam in spite of his Soar
our own Radio City Roxy.
creasing in himself the treasure of a complete wisto Allah for the salvation of toy fHeawl.
dom. He knew that the Divine Rewarder would
Dimly I realized that my gun. was la aay
This column is made up from congenerously grant him his favor according to the
pocket. I pulled it out and levelled at Jto I
tributions from readers. Anectodes
labor sustained."
about to shoot a panoram of
are WELCOME
before my eyes. I again lived
St. Theodorite leaves us in the dark about those
at the University with Al-Kaanto. I was a gjnWi alt
"other more remarkable duties," and historians after
his father's home. I was by far his dearw* fawtiufe
pressed itself emphatically in his thoughts, words
him wondered, as we wonder today, what they
Oh, Allah, he must not dkd
and
actions.
There
was
something
genuine
and
were. But we know from the zeal with which his
Realizing that if I shot from her*. 1
heroic
about
him,
and
people
around,
his
pupils,
followers went about doing good, building churches,
endanger
Al-Kazam, I crept rtnwi to
followers and contemporary mortals, caught the
schools and institutions for the orphans and poor,
that
was
devouring my comrade, I picked * totol
contagion of his spiritual zeal and perpetuated his
that they must have been of the nature of social
spot
in
the
head and aimed as tiliamitaW as 1
name for generations to come in loyal devotion.
work familiar to all of us in these days.
could under the circumstances, Vah a papal. «*
I admit, it is very little information upon which
G. H. Wells called this age of ours an age of
my lips I pulled the ttiggei of
to build a human interest story, from the usual
confusion. It is worse than that. It is an age of
let had struck precisely where I
angle which newspaper men look on such things.
spiritual depression; an age marked with pessimism
I quickly fired foui- more
For it is obvious that I had a great number of my
and futility. Having discovered, through the amazThe result was what I intrinaanL. dto smalto wra
readers are not interested in St. Maron as a paring progress of science, how immeasurably greater
ed in agony and with one long
ticular patron of a particular church as in St
more ineffable and mysterious the universe truly is
dling moan it ceased its earthly
Maron the man, with a message for our own day
than it appeared to our ancestors, to St. Maron
ly, slowly I advanced, for Bry
and generation. It is said that St. Maron, the
and his contemporaries, we shrunk away in destold me of snakes who ~ptay
Syrian Abbott, died around 350 A. D., which makes
pondent defeat. A spirit of utter depression overtheir victim unawares.
him quite removed in time from us. To many,
took us. The new universe did not arouse in us
even to many Maronites, he is as far removed in
What I saw nearly finished m
a new challenge. We lost interest, and our zeal
interest.
story
is hard to believe,
went out of us as a wind suddenly goes out of a
true experiences, its horrible
sail
amid
sea.
Yet I believe St. Maron has a message for us,
my memory.
Ai-Kazam ms
an urgent message, especially for the younger genWhat we forgot was the eternal truth that there
asleep, half swallowed by a
eration Syrians in this country.
is something in us more wonderful, more myseristill asleep! I uttered a
He and many of the saints whose names adorn
ous and even bigger than the universe we can scan.
Allah, for I knew that had
the church calendars, possessed something the
And that is the essential message of religion, whathe would have died of sheer
lack of which is undermining the very foundation
ever its doctrinal guise, Christian, Mohammedan or
Slowly, slowly, I extricated bin*
of our spiritual heritage, so laboriously built up
Budhist, happens to be.
rible mouth. Soon, by worki
throughout so many centuries.
whole body out. I knew it
Maron the Abbott and Saint was a man who beYes, St. Maron has a message for us, if we only
awaken him now with the
lieved what he believed with consummate zeal and
have the ears to listen to it, and the interest to
earnestness. And because be did, his belief excontemplate it.
(Continued on
�FAVORITE SYRIAN
RECIPE?
MTLO Curtis tossed restlessly in
bed. He turned over in his mind
the two weeks during which he had
been assigned as a theological observer in social welfare work. Cer-'
tainly, he hadn't much to learn of
the human troubles in the world.
He had been assigned to accompany
Mrs. Doughty and now he was very
much upset over the way she was
tolerating and encouraging Maggie
McCarter. It wasn't only about Maggie that he was upset. Mrs. Doughty
seemed to think that because he had
only that summer graduated from a
theological seminary, he was much
too young to know a thing about
social justice. But of course he
did! It was in the bible that the
penitent should be succored and the
unrepentant punished.
Maggie wasn't penitent. Anyone
could tell she wasn't from the way
she eyed him boldly in the corner
store the other day when he was
waiting for Mrs. Doughty.
He remembered how disgusted he
felt at the time. Maggie was plump,
vivacious and she radiated a warm
magnetism. If she weren't so obviously Maggie McCarter, he could
really learn to love a woman like
her. She had blue eyes that seemed
always restless and her blonde hair
.frizzed and standing out lightly, gave
her a wicked aura. He remembered
that the gaudy gown she wore covered the soft curves of her body too
well.
Then Mrs. Doughty had come in.
Mrs. Doughty was such a pleasant
contrast.
She seemed to him so
lovely, so dignified, about as tall
as Maggie. She had nodded casually to Milo as he walkpd up to her
and then, seeing Maggie, she smiled
at her and said, "Good morning,
Mrs. McCarter. I hope everything
is alright?"
Everything was all right! And why
shouldn't it be? Wasn't the county
taking care of her and her two
children because her man had deserted her? And hadn't the county
placed her on the relief rolls because Mrs. Doughty approved the
case after she investigated it? Milo
couldn't see what merit Mrs. Doughty had found in her case.
What puzzled Milo, was the
peculiar
understanding
Mrs.
Doughty showed.
It was almost
wicked in Mrs. Doughty. For days
he had argued with Mrs. Doughty
about Maggie. The woman was the
type who should be left alone to her
own wicked fate. That, Milo Curtis
knew. He was familiar with the
ways of men and women for hadn't
the bible said thus and so?
But Mrs. Doughty was adamant.
Maggie needed help. Maggie had to
live—and that was that. The problem wracked him; but it also gave
him a very peculiar feeling of wellbeing. It was like an obsession and
he thought, "I'm wrestling with the
devil."
Milo liked Mrs. Doughty very
much. So much did he like her, he
couldn't bear the thought that she
went every day to investigate the
cases of "po" white trash" living in
the swamps on the outskirts of the
city—meeting women like Maggie
who primped and strutted and made
men covetous. Mrs. Doughty shouldn't know women like her. For a
moment, the thought made him hate
the world. He hated to think that
every day Mrs. Doughty's softly
luminous eyes rested on the drab
persons in the swamp district.
If only Mrs. Doughty would pray
every day.
He knew she didn't
pray. He had asked her and she
told him that praying had no place
in her religion. She said her religion was to work among the poor
and try to help them. "That's religion enough for anybody," she said
and she flushed—charmingly, Milo
thought.
Still, it had sounded somewhat like
heresy.
No prayer? No religion?
No hosannas to exorcise the devil!
But he thought he knew of a way
to get Mrs. Doughty back into the
fold. She was too good to let escape. He knew he loved her for
her own sake. She must be saved
so she could save many others. Hers
must be God's work. That was it!
He felt a warm comfort in the
idea. The last drowsy thought he
had was of Mrs. Doughty's soft voice.
Milo timed his visit with Miss
Marker, the superviser, so that when
he arrived at the office of the Welfare Bureau, the girls had left to
make their investigation visits. He
liked Miss Marker. She was grey
haired and mellowed in welfare
work.
She seldom found reason
for merriment. But while he was
talking to her he wasn't so sure
that she was as prim and forbidding
as she might be.
The staff should have religion, he
told her. They should pray. They
should be fortified and they should
daily renew their faith. Their spirits must be shriven so they can
find a new wisdom for cases like
Maggie McCarter. He jproposed to
lead them all in a half hour of prayer each morning before the investigators went out. At this point
Milo saw Miss Marker's eyes open
wide with what seemed like startled
amazement.', It must have been that,
he thought, for she blew out her
cheeks arid let out a funny sound.
"Pardon the interruption," she said,
"I ate something that disagrees with
me." Miss Marker promised to bring
the matter to a vote the next day
and Milo walked off.
Milo felt hurt. Miss Marker told
him the staff had voted against his
idea. "They felt they couldn't spare
the time," she said. 'In the meantime Miss Gerraghty is doing some
very interesting work in the river
before our very eyes, still twitching
in the last throes of death, so I carried him away gently to a little knoll
about a fourth of a mile away.
After placing him in a comfortable
position, I, being thoroughly exhausted, threw myself upon the
ground to try to sleep, but alas, refreshing sleep was not to be mine
on this never-to-be-forgotten night.
After tossing about restlessly, I got
up again, my desire for sleep not to
be realized.
My heart was still
pounding within me from the terrible
ordeal I had been through during
the past hour. Mechanically, I built
a fire, sat down, and kept an all
night vigil over the calmly reposing
body of my friend. I smoked incessantly.
As the first rays of sunshine came
peeping over the purple hills, my
friend awoke.
"All, Rasal, you look fatigued," he
said, "It is evident you have not
slept much."
"Sweet sleep was not my lot", I
said, forcing a smile. I was glad
that Al-Kazam was none the worse
for his horrible experience of which
he knew nothing.
After we partook of a light breakfast, we sauntered on our way
once more. We reached Jerusalem
without any further exciting incidents, paid homage to the shrine of
the Holy Father and returned to our
homeland.
A year elapsed. I was to meet AlKazam at Beirut. We were to make
our sixth pilgrimage. I saw him
By Lillian Abaid
Okra with Olive Oil
3 lbs Okra
3 head of onions (sliced)
1 slice garlic
olive oil
Juice of one lemon
1 large can of tomatoes (strained)
Salt and pepper.
Cut off okra stems. Wash, drain
well and dry. Fry in olive oil to
a medium brown.
Fry onions until half done. Add
the garlic which has been pounded
to a pulp in one teaspoonful of salt.
Continue frying until onions become
a golden brown. Add tomato juice
with one glass of water. Season with
pepper and salt and boil until the
liquid becomes slightly thick.
Add okra and lemon juice.
If
necessary . add more water. Keep on
medium fire for about twenty minutes or until okra is well-cooked.
Rice (Syrian style) makes a delicious side dish.
at the appointed place and after the
grasping of hands and the general
greetings friends will often go
through, we immediately started on
our long journey We went over
the same hills and valleys through
which we had passed the previous
year. Nothing of much- consequence
happened until we came to the well.
Imagine my surprise at seeing the
skeleton of a huge snake lying before us. Instantly I recognized the
remains of the reptile that had come
near swallowing Al-Kazam. I looked
at it, bewildered at the enormous
size of its bones. I decided to tell
Al-KaKzam the story. Unwittingly
I talked on, not noticing the pale
face of my companion as I uttered
the horrible facts. As I told him
how I had extricated his body from
the snake's mouth, he dropped to
the ground. Frantically, I rushed
to his side. It was too late! He had
had a stroke of heart failure and
was now in the land of the Great
Beyond. Through my wolly I had
killed my dearest friend, the friend
I had fought so hard to save, the
friend for whom I would have done
anything in the world. My case
would surely rest in Allah's hands.
Was I Guilty or not Guilty?
district. Suppose you go out with
her. I'll tell her to wait for you
tomorrow."
How could Mrs. Doughty be so ungrateful, Milo thought, he wanted
so much to help her. She was blind
and he wanted to light the way for
her. She was too good to let escape. He walked off feeling suddenly depressed. It was his first failure.
But before he left the city that
summer, Milo presented Mrs. Doughty with an Oxford vestpocket edition
of the gospel. "You are so fine,
so lovely and good, Mrs. Doughty,"
said Milo with feeling, "Before I
leave, I want you please to accept
this and promise to pray.
You'd
make me happy." Mrs. Doughty took
the little book and he wondered why
she seemed to shrink from it.
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�THE SYRIAN WORLD. NEW YORK. FEBRUARY 14. 1935.
SAMRA-SALAMY ARE
UNITED IN MARRIAGE
HOLD AHHIAL
AMR
MRj. AND MRS. FUAD SALAMY
Over two
fas
the annual
Daughters of Ihmwl
ciety, last Sunday Vtefc Ml at ma
Towers Hotel
Ge«r«* C
Newlyweds Leaving for the Far
East on Honeymoon
THE MOST glamorous wedding of
the year took place last Saturday
at six p. m. in Christ Church, Brooklyn, when Miss Elizabeth Mary Samra, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Said
Samra of Muskegon, Mich., was
married to Mr. Fuad Salamy, son
of Mrs. Mary Salamy of Brooklyn.
Rev. John Fitzgerald officiated.
Standing for the bride was Mrs.
Aref Kotite of Buffalo. She was
gowned in aqua marine blue with
soft yellow trim, on the collar and
low cut back. The made of honor
wore the same model gown but of
yellow trimmed with the aqua
marine. All carried sheaths of iris,
yellow roses and acaceas. They were
the Misses Madeleine Haick, Viola
Samra, Edith Khoury, Gladys Jabara, Laurice Razook and Mildred
Leonard.
The bride entered on the arm of
< her father. She wore an ivory satin
gown designed especially for her.
The circular train of the gown was
long and wide. In place of the traditional bouquet, the bride had clasped in her cupped hands a small
Bible covered with white orchids
and lillies-of-the-valley.
Her long
tulle veil was held in place with
a little wreath of the flowers. The
faces of the bride and her attendants
were covered with tulle veils.
The groom was attended by his
brother, Michel Salamy of Columbus,
Ohio, and the ushers were Monroe
Salamy, George Jassous, Gabriel
Khoury, Edward Kotite, Fred Samara and William Samara.
After the ceremony, waiting cars
took about 200 of the guests to a reception and dinner in the North Ballroom of the Hotel New Yorker in
Manhattan. A bar supplied them
with cocktails and canapes until the
bride and groom appeared when
they were surrounded with wellwishers. A long table on a dais
was set for the bridal couple and
their families and a large one just
below for the attendants. The other
guests were seated around smaller
tables.
Mr. Victor Samra, cousin of both
bride and groom, introduced the
toastmaster, Dr. Rizk G. Haddad who
pesented these speakers: Michel Salamy, Assad Milkie, M. S. Rashid of
Chautauqua, N. Y., his daughter,
Katherine Rashid who came from
Duke University in Durham, N. C.
to attend; Joseph W. Ferris, Habeeb
Massabni,* Harold Albertson, Aref
Jabara, Louis Tweel, and Dr. Numnum Haick.
The bride's father and the groom
were then called upon in turn. Mr.
Salamy spoke on behalf of himself
and his wife. Over 85 telegrams and
cables were received and some read.
Also attending the wedding an
reception were Mr. W. R. Rashid
and his sons, Alfred and Lester, of
Davenport, Iowa.
The newlyweds will spend their
honeymoon in the Far East. Their
phen. pastor of Cta* LaaV
banon church, and K* Ut
Griffith, jLUttuj
spoke. Among
were X W. F-?rr\s.
orney.
the Lebanon
Sydna-e..
M. C, Joseph
ian Lebanon Ctnfc of
many otbers.
Nairn
music for
Sakkal who «faac«*
sang, tan
by the Cfafe
also accompanied
singing.
The affair was kali
the club's patron mint Sit
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A IVz pound girl was born to Mr.
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the Jewish Hospital last week.
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A seven pound boy was born to
Mr. and Mrs. Edward Teen in the
Methodist
Episcopal
Hospital
in
Brooklyn last Sunday. Mrs. Teen
is the former Miss Mary Karneeb.
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A luncheon was given last week
by Miss Maude Aboarab at Leon &
Eddy's in honor of Elizabeth Samra
and Mrs. Arif Kotite.
Those present were Mrs. Elias Borab, Mrs. Michael Borab, Mrs. Victor
Samra, Mrs. Razook, Misses Adele
Macsoud, Najla Macsoud, and Lyla
Mabarak.
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Mr. and Mrs. James N. Jebaily of j
Prospect Park South West held a i
party last Friday in honor of thenson, James, Jr.'s birthday.
Present were Rev. M. Stephen,
Mrs. Kalil Jebaily, Mr. and Mrs.
George Jebaily, Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Jebaily, Mr. and Mrs. Najib
Kabbash, Mr. and Mrs. Gabriel Sayegh, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Ganim,
Mrs. Jennie Moghabghab, Mr. and
Mrs. Elias Miazyack, Miss Lillian
Jebaily, Lewis Jebaly, Dr. Arthur
Allen, Mr. and Mrs. Karm Jangie,
John/Jebaily, Michael Jangie, Mr.
Mrs. Michael Ayoub, Katherine
'and Anthony Wardy and Mr. and
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also are the "Capitol" customers
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of those customers are non-Syrian.
Both Mr. Cueter and Mr. Jacob
had been in the grocery business
before, on a smaller scale.
Mr.
Cueter came to this country from
Buenos Aires, Argentine, where he
spent 3 years and to which he had
migrated from Damascus in 1908
Since
1913 he
has
resided
in Detroit. His partner, who also
hails from Damascus, has been here
about the same length of time.
Asked if it is possible to introduce
some Syrian brands of grocery
among the Americans in a big way.
Mr. Cueter answered that "it is almost impossible." This he ascribed
to the persistence with which Americans stick to the food products they
are accustomed to, and also to the
stupendous effort necessary to advertise
and
introduce unfamiliar
brands.
"We make the finest laban in our
Family Creamery," he said by way
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DETROIT
COMMENTS
By Mohammed S. Zehra
On Monday, Feb. 4, the Damascus
League held its monthly open meeting. Dr. Lutfy Sa'di, who had returned recently from a trip to Syria and the Near East, showed colored
slides of Damascus, Baghdad, Tehran
and other interesting places he visited. N. G. Bashara, candidate for
Circuit Judge, and John W. Coury,
candidate for Common Pleas Judge,
steo spoke.
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On Tuesday, Feb. 5, the Knights
of St George held their weekly
meeting. N. G. Bashara, who is a
charter member of this organization,
Btade a' plea for a "one-hundred per
cent." support of his candidacy,
which he said, is a challenge to all
the Syrians of Detroit. H. L Katibah, editor of The SYRIAN WORLD
was present as guest and spoke of
his "first impressions of Detroit",
contrasting the Syrian community
kere with that of New York He
said: "Detroit for the Americans may
be the city of automobiles, but for
the Syrians it is the city of intense
nationalism."
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THE SYRIAN WORLD, NEW YORK, FEBRUARY 14, 193S
Ramadan, a Mohammedan holiday
ending a period of fasting, was observed by devout Moslems. After
the morning prayers festivities were
the order of the day. Many of the
youngsters wished it would come
around much oftener, because of the
abundance of toothsome oriental
delicacies. Happy Holiday, all
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Detroit Syrians were saddened by
the death of Mr. Abraham Handy,
who was a former resident of this
city for 20 years, and who figured
prominently in Syrian affairs. His
body was shipped here for burial
in the only Mohammedan cemetery
in the U. S. He is survived by his
wife, two sons, Mohamed and Alii
and
three
daughters,
Elizabeth,
Maude and Bedreva.
Maude accompanied the body to Detroit.
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In celebrating Ramadan, the Arabian Blossom Club gave a free dance
to the Arabian younger set. Let
me add here, these girls certainly
showed the male organizations how
to set the pace. The members are
young modern Arabian girls who
have felt the need of a common
bond. Mrs. Rose Restum, their able
president, has steered their ship of
state through the reefs of failure
and discontent with notable success.
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Jim.
We expect to be represented quite
ably on the theatrical circuit by Fred
"Fritz" Murray. "Fritz" is quite a
versatile entertainer, matching Cab
Calloway in singing, and Fred Astaire in dancing. We are looking
forward to seeing him behind the
footlights. Soon.
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Mrs. Earl J. Sayer presented Mr.
Earl with a lusty-voiced, chubby 8
pound son. Mr. Sayer is strutting
as the proud and happy father.
Mother and child are doing well,
thank you.
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The Arabian Blossom members
surprised Mrs. Rose Restum with a
party in honor of her birthday. And
was she surprised, and pleased, too!
Mrs. Restum is well-liked arid wellknown, and has done much to promote good will and unity among the
Syrian girls of Detroit.
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February 24 marks the Arabian
Blossom Club prize night, to be held
at 77 Victor Ave., Highland Park,
Michigan. The girls are giving away
a fine radio, and ladies and men's
pen and pencil sets.
TThere will also be dancing. Proceeds will go into the fund to erect
a Mosque and school.
John Fayad, Syrian radio singer,
SYRACUSE, N. Y.
Mr. Shishim, and Nassif Soof enterOur Lady of Redemption Ladies
tained on program given by Al-BaThe Caravaneers held their annual
Society held their regular card eveyan, Syrian weekly published in
banquet Tuesday, Jan. 29th, at the
ning also on Tuesday, Feb. 5. Mr.
New York.
Speakers were John
Green Gate Inn. Fifty members and
Katibah dropped in for a brief visit
Nasser, Ahmed Baddbe, and Patsy
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their guests, representing about all
Mazeham. Mr. Mazeham expressed
of the Syrian families of Syracuse,
On Sunday, March 3, the Knights
the needs of the younger Arabians.
were present. Due to bad weather,
of St. George will turn their pubAmong those prominent in local afmembers from neighboring towns
lic entertainment into a "pep" meetfairs who were present were N. G.
were
unable to attend, which reing for their fellow member, N. G.
Bashara, Allie Samhat, James Deen,
duced
the attendance considerably.
Bashara. This meeting was schedCharles Zahdy, Albert Aklen, James
The club arrived at the Inn in a
~tded for Sunday, Feb. 24, but was
J: Aasad, - Moharaed Hassen, HaT^-4««~>dy and after an hour of* cocktails
postponed when it was learned that
Mansour, and Said A. Zehra. The
the
banquet was served in the main
it will conflict with the affair being
affair could be called a very sucDining
Room, which had been rearranged at St. Maron Hall for the
cessful one.
Happy Anniversary,
served
exclusively
for this function.
editor of The SYRIAN WORLD.
"Al-Bayan."
After dinner a program of speak•
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ers, arranged by toastmaster KenThe "Syriads" held their weekly
Mr. and Mrs. James J. Assad are
neth I. Dupre, presented the officers,
meeting on Thursday evening, Feb.
the parents of a gurgling, rosy
Thomas Nojaim, Miss Rosetta Abo7, at the K Grand Boulevard Y. W.
baby girl. We are informed that
rjaly, Jamile Kanfoush, and Miss
C. A. Franch. Mr. Katibah was preboth child and mother are doing
Rose Hazoury; other members were
sent and spoke a few words.
very well. Don't forget the Cigars,
asked to speak and much real and
entertaining talent' was observed in
the impromptu
addresses
given.
When the banquet tables had been
Akron, Ohio.—John Rogers, 100 E. Market Street
cleared from the room, a program of
Birmingham, Ala.—Helen Kassouf. 1930 N. 16th Street
dancing impersonations, songs, etc.
Boston, Mass.—Margaret Alexander, 131 Clarendon Street.
was presented by individual memBurlington, Vt— Eseph D. Corey, 183 S. Champlain Street
* bers.
Central Falls, R. I.—Jacob Saliba, 38 Fletcher Street.
The committee of arrangements
Charleston, W. Va.—Gladys Haddad, 1043 Grant Street.
comprised the following: Mrs. AnChicago, 111.— N. S. Salamie, 4434 Clifton Ave.
drew Sabha, chairman; Ely Eassa,
Miss Esma Hazoury and Mr. Wm.
Cleveland, Ohio.—George Hamamey, 1492 W. 116th St
(Corres.
Harfosh.
Cleveland, Ohio.—Pearl Koorey, 8908 Esterbrook Ave.
(Agent)
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Detroit, Mich:— Albert Ganamey, 2476 Mt Elliott,
(agent)
Detroit, Mich.—Viola Davis, 3316 Hendricks.
Jamile Kammar, infant son of Mr.
and Mrs. Nahem Kammar, was bapDetroit, Mich. —M. S. Zehra, 2280 La Belle.
tized by the Rev. John Koury, pasFall River, Mass.—Fred T. Sahib, 342 Quequechan Street.
tor of the St. Elias Orthodox church.
Flint, Mich.—Helen Salim, 612 Page Street
The god-parents were Mr. George
Jacksonville, Fla.— Miss N. S. Jabbour, c|o Farris & Co., P. O. Box 1553.
Koury and Mrs. Hilda Kammar. A
Lexington, Nebr.— Rosa H. Shada.
large party was held.
Mankato, Minn.—King George, 633 S. Front Street
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Manchester, N. H.—Ganem A. Karam, 390 S. Beach Street
Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Sabha have
Montreal, Can.—Julia Lean, 7010 Delaroche Street
just returned from a visit to New
Naugatuck, Conn.—Claire Hamrah,
Scott Street.
York.
New Orleans, La.—Augustus KP
£ -n -Tribune.
l
Niagara Falls, N. Y.—Marie ? i&W
h Street
CLEVELAND, OHIO
Pottstown, Pa.—P. Nicholas.
Richmond, Va.—S. T. Sa^^JP'_
lAttth Street
Mr. and Mrs. Alexander A. BuRio de Janeiro, Brazil.-..^ ^ ^.V;due> ««» Humayta, 67, sobrado.
khair
announced that the wedding
Scranton, Pa.—Agnes
Avenne
*•«!?
**?
of
their
daughter, Ann Elizabeth to
iBry
700
Syracuse, N. Y.— V
V Ti
'
University Avenue.
,
Nicholas
Zlaket, will be held Sat_j*<7i:>
Toledo, Ohio.— Beula
k!^ x712 Superior Street
urday, February 16, at St. Anthony's
Utica, N. Y.—Eli Salaiu. ^">2 Mohawk Street
Church at 11 a. m.
Waterville, Me.—Philip Ferris, 104 Front St
(Corres.)
Mr. Zlaket has been active in the
Wilkes Barre, Pa.—Mrs. D. J. Sallit, 107 Parish Street
Syrian
colony for the past fifteen
Winston-Salem, N. C— Louis V. Daye, 1335 W. 4th Street
years in civic, social and business
Youngstown, Ohio.—Sarah Yazbek, 409 Kyle Street
affairs, among the Syrian people.. He
CORRESPONDENTS AND AGENTS
is a member of the following organizations: member Republican executive committee in Cuyahoga county;
vice-president
of
America*
Equality League; vice-president of
League Republican clubs; member
board of trustees in various Syria*
organizations.
After the reception in the home
of the groom, the couple will leave
for a six-weeks honeymoon in Los
Angeles, visiting the groom's uncles
and nephews whom he has not seen
for many years.
o
WILKES BARRE, PA.
Mr. Albert Koury, son of Mr. and
Mrs. Elias Koury was married to
Miss Arlene Domitt, daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Samuel Domitt of Allentown, and their third daughter to
be wed to a Wilkes-Barre boy.
o
NAUGATUCK, CONN.
Mr. and Mrs. Nejame of Waterbury, Conn., are the parents of am
8 lb. baby boy. Mrs. Nejame is the
former Matilda Ellis of this city.
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Carrie Haddad, a student at the
Connecticut State College, has returned to her studies after spending
the mid-term recess at the home
of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. George
Haddad of Waterbury, Conn.
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•
Emily Hamrah and her brother
Aziz of Plainfield, N. J. have left
here on a trip through the South.
They will go to Florida. The Hamrahs have lived in Naugatuck for
some time.
GREENSBURG, PA.
The Orontes Girls Club celebrated
its first anniversary last week with
a party at the home of the Misses
Dora, Victoria and Harriet Joseph.
•
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The ten children of Mr. and Mrs.
James
Joseph recently
observed
their parents' twenty-fifth wedding
anniversary inviting friends to a
large reception in their home.
•
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•
Mr. and Mrs. Mansour Mansour,
nee Elise George, daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Philip George, who were
married in Canton, Ohio, recently,
are now making their home in Detroit. Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Mansour, parents of the groom, held a
celebration in their honor.
LEXINGTON, NEBR.
Gabriel Shada died Sunday evening, January 27, at his home in
Kearney, Nebr.
He was born in
1869 at Fieh el-Kura, Mf Lebanon,
and came to America forty years ago.
He was one of the founders of the
Syrian church in Kearney.
Funeral services were held Jan.
30, at the St. George Orthodox
Church by the Very Rev. E. S.
Hamaty, who came especially from
his church at Cedar Rapids, Iowa.
Pallbearers were Mike David, Chas.
George, D. Bolus, Sam J. Elias,
Moses Sadd, and Camel Abood. Eulogies were read by the Very Rev. E.
S. Hamaty, Fred Maloley, Simon A.
Simon and Edward and Bolus Bolus.
He is survived by 4us wife, four
sons, A. T., Casper, and John of
Hastings, Chas. G., of Kearney, and
three daughters, Mrs. Minnie Doucas of Gothenburg, Mrs. Mary Blackney of Iron Mountain, Mich., and
Mrs. Esther Yanney of Kearney; a
brother, Moses Shada of Kearney
and a sister, Mrs. Lillie Malouf of
Lexington.
"
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<p>Salloum Mokarzel, a Lebanese American intellectual, founded<em> The Syrian World</em> in 1926. Salloum Mokarzel was the younger brother of Naoum Mokarzel, the publisher of the Arabic-language newspaper <em>Al-Hoda. </em>Together, the Mokarzel brothers ran Al-Hoda Publishing, and in 1909, they published <em>The Syrian Business Directory.</em> </p>
<p>Mokarzel created <em>The Syrian World</em> in order to document and celebrate the culture and history of "Syria." At the time, Syria referred to the modern-day countries of Lebanon, Syria, Jordan, Israel, and Palestine. The publication was primarily aimed towards second-generation children of immigrants, but Mokarzel hoped that it would also appeal to the general American public.</p>
<h4>Scope/Content Note</h4>
<p><em>The Syrian World</em> was published between 1926 and 1932 as a journal. In 1932, the format was changed from an academic journal style to a newspaper style, which continued until the periodical's end in 1935. After the death of his brother Naoum, Salloum took over the publication of <em>Al-Hoda.</em></p>
<p>The articles in <em>The Syrian World</em> cover a variety of topics spanning from the practical to the theoretical. Practical subjects include international and domestic travel, historical and contemporary Arabic and Arab-American art and literature, and the mental and physical health and hygiene of immigrants. More theoretical, philosophical, and ideological subjects include ideologies of race, the changing role of women, the formation of Syrian and Lebanese-American societies, and the political and psychological relationships between immigrants and their countries of origin.</p>
<p>All issues of <em>The Syrian World</em> are available, along with full indexes for the first four volumes. For volumes five and six, there are tables of contents at the start of the issues.</p>
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1935 February 14
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Mary Mokarzel
Habib Ibrahim Katibah
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The Syrian World ^
PUBLISHED WEEKLY —ESTABLISHED 1926.
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VOL. VIII, NO. 41.
3>
NEW YORK, FEBRUARY 7, 1935.
Price, Single Copy. Se*wa Ci
FRENCH MANDATE TO /1L0W GERMAN JEWS
WITH CAPITAL OR TECHNICAL KNOWLEDGE
MICHAEL JOSEPH, SUICIDE, LEAVES LETTER
TELLING OF DESPAIR AND OF LOYE FW
Each Applicant Will Be Considered Separately; Do not Want
Professional People, Have Enough; Great Majority
Welcome Jews With Eye to Building
Up Country
Copy of Letter First Secured by SYRIAN WORLD
Medical Examiner's Office: Asks That He Be
Entirely by World and That His Body Be
for Medical Experiments; None of
Carried Out
ACCORDING to an announcement issued by Count Damien de
By a Staff Reporter of The S> W.
Martel, High Commissioner of Syria, on last Friday, "each case of
immigration must be considered separately and be decided upon
HV>
SEVERAL eccentric requests made in a letter
from an economic viewpoint and public order. Therefore, we have
coat after he committed suicide, were not heeded by thearrived at a decision not to admit
Special categories of refugees. The
Michael Joseph, 63, who drowned himjeif by jiwnpiwg asfte
constitution of the mandate only
>. ; _,.i'*
waters off Narrows Avenue and 95th Stree
admits
individual
persons, who,
] afternoon
through capital or expert knowledge,
are able to bring the country new
Said to Go Back to Second
forms of activity, but on condition
Century
that they do not compete with local
technicians and artisans in our
d in such
FRAGMENTS of Greek writings
factories."
Mr u:i
First Told Police a Man Had
on papyrus found in Egypt last sumThe statement is looked upon as
Shot Him; Ends Deep Mystery
mer and now acquired by the Britencouraging to German-Jewish refwith Confession; Critically
ish Museum, are said by experts
ugees. According to the office of
Wounded
sab and s
to be the oldest record of Christian
the High Commissioner, the entire
literature thus far discovered.
Christian population of Syria and
BOSTON. Mass. Feb. 1.—Police of
H. Idris Bell, keeper of manuLebanon are eager for Jewish imthis
city announced today that James
scripts at the museum, pronounced
migration and even some Moslems
Several young boys 'saw Jfeaegfc
E.
Peckman,
43, now in City Hall,
them
not
later
than
the
2nd
cenlook enviously at the prosperity of
3 his coat aad rwtsp MR "ite
critically wounded from a bullet
tury A. D., and older than any of
neighboring Palestine. With the exNarrows.
They cs
wound
in
the
chest,
admitted
he
the Chester Beatty collection of
ception of a few professional politi*
had
attempted
suicide.
He
had
prevpapyri of the New Testaments that
cians, they would welcome Jewish
iously
insisted,
for
eight
hours
after
are said to go back to the 3rd cenenterprise, it was stated.
the shooting that took place yestury.
It was also learned from that
his body me Satife.
terday, that a "young, foreign look"No
full
translation
of
the
docuoffice that most Syrian land besides
His family.
wheat
ing
man,"
came
to
his
door,
inquirments", says a wireless dispatch to
Lebanon is sparsely populated and
could
give
no
reason
I
ed
if
he
were
Mr.
Peckham.
and
the New York Times from London,
that scientifically conducted agriculI that he ABWi'iiMwHSr acted aaupon
receiving
an
affirmative
i
"has
yet
been
disclosed,
but
Mr.
tural schemes by the Jews would
turally and did nat aptxor I
fired a shot in Peckham's chest and
Bell suggests that students of the
have every chance of success. But
then
fled.
origins of the Gospels have now
what the Syrians want most are
He left an Arabic- lawk
He and his wife, the former Hebeen brought into touch, either imJews
with capital or technical
overcoat pocket, addressed a» ilka
fize
Tradd,
and
his
son,
John,
who
mediately
or
at
one
remove,
with
knowledge.
were in the house at the time, inthe sources used by St. John in his
The French would welcome all
MM, Brookrya and la A*
sisted, until today, that this perfect
writings."
new industrial enterprises and give
of New York Cay. md il*
sranger
had
shot
him
and
wanted
all legislative facilities but they emwhich stated that he
(Continued on page Two.)
phasize that no professional people
tir.4 suicide and la
are needed in Syria. There is alrequested fcrthei
ready an over-adundance of doctors,
all the nationality exhibits in the
G. Haddad his frwwd. la- adt
engineers, and lawyers.
wholeshow. (The man who was experform an autopsy ea Ike hue
So far, 3,000 acres have been purSyrian Booth at World Trade hibiting at the booth next door said make "'experiments- aat « aaaawiBaifc
chased by a group of Jews and other
Exhibit Creates Greatest
it spoiled his exhibit.) Accounts of
to suffering naafcted.* mi aba* lapurchases are being contemplated.
the Fair in the city dailies single
take the body, "team it ar pat » <«a>
Interest
out the Syrian booth, and particular-. or bur"se Miwk '»*"OH, don't put that chair in front
mediately"
Hespecified
wwt laly
the
valuable
rug,
for
mention.
HONORED GUEST AT
of that beautiful rug," cries Mrs.
did
not
wish
Ms
body
to
beThe
rug
is
one
of
five
lent
the
ONE OF NAT'L BALLS
Wm. D. Sporberg, head of the Conbooth by Mr. Sleyman. Miss Hajto bis house nor to ML
sumers Advisory Council of the
jar, Syrian secretary of the Interna! shmeat bat to be
Calumet, Mich.—At the Houghton
World's Trade Fair at the Grand
tional Institute who are sponsoring
ectly from the luihajaj aaM*
County, Mich., observance of the
Central Palace which is being held
the Syrian booth, asked only for the
lecluded low spot m
President's Birthday Ball for the
all this week until Saturday night.
prize rug but ?**. Sleyman generousHe did not wish, afce*.
Georgia Warm Springs Foundation,
"The rug is so beautiful, it must be
ly gave her three others, and one
flowers be placed am the
Miss ilameda Merle Nicholas was an
shown to full advantage." She is
large one to put on the floor, to
grave, or any ssge whaaaaewer aaadhhonored guest. A few years ago
speaking of the handmade rug loaned
e spot, except a :mmW Aammboot.
she was stricken with infantile parathe Syrian booth by Mr. A. SleyMalko Bros.-Cassatly also lent the
lysis and treatment at the Springs
man, rug dealer of 276-Fifth Avenue,
booth beautiful pieces of furniture,
hildhood and awed w*fat *»
resulted in her almost miraculous
It is one hundred years old, and
inlaid with intricate designs in
-ion for forty wa.' 9b- ica»
recovery.
took two years to make. It is called
mother-of-pearl and also fine pieces
that be dM amt wish aaQpmt
Miss Nicholas was also asked to
theKremen Court of Honor and conto 'wear black or shed
of brass. These were also greatly
write about her stay at the Springs
tains celebrated figures from Concau-.
i
«petsbJfcr
admired.
for the local paper and related her
fucius to George Washington, with
The Syrian Junior League is copain my seat"
visit there, praising her enjoyment
their names in Arabic on the margin.
operating with the International InAnd, though he
of the healing waters, the beautiful
It has 400 knots to the square inch.
stitute in acting as hostesses. Two
scenery and the unusually pleasant
Mrs. Sporberg continues, "Oh,
or three stand behind the booth day
atmosphere. She is now attending
come here, (to any passerby). Look
and evening. Among them are Mrs
Northern Michigan College, specialat that gorgeous rug." She turns to
Assad Abood, Mrs. John Shahood,
izing in business adminstration.
Miss Bahia Hajjar, "Oh, don't tell
the Misses Matilda Couri, Nellie
Miss Nicholas has a great many
him the history of it. I want to."
Merhige,
Selma
Keamy.
Adele
friends in New York and other parts
And with that she reels it off word
Thomas, Josephine Halabi, Helen
letter to Mfea..
of the States, all of whom encourage
for word.
Awad, Adele Shyab, Louise Dibs.
her brilliant career after its long
It was observed that admirers of
Najla Macksoud, Blanche Kisbany
interruption. She is also an acthis exhibit all remarked that it
and also Miss Hencke and Miss Hajcomplished musician.
was the most beautiful and best of
jar.
OLDEST GOSPEL TEXT
DISCOVERED IN EGYPT
SYRIAN EXHIBIT
EXCITES COMMENT
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DETROIT SYRIANS DOMINATE FOOD INDUSTRIES
EDITOR FINDS IN FIRST IMPRESSIONS ABROAD
RAPT FACES OF YOUNG
SUICIDE LETTER
INDICATES BITTERNESS
SPOKE FOR CONCERT
Professions Not Lacking, Yet Not Fully Developed, in Fourth
Largest City and Second Largest Syrian Community
in the United States
Classes in Dancing for Young
Women Started; Classes for
Younger Folks Forming
By H. I. Katibah
(Editor of The SYRIAN WORLD)
TO ONE who attended the recital
of the Syrian Fine Arts Guild last
Saturday afternoon in the Neighborhood Club, Brooklyn, two impressions stand out clearly in his mind.
The rapt and transformed faces of
the young people present spoke of
their enjoyment and complete absorption in the numbers presented In
the semi-darkness their faces were
lovely and immobile as they were
upturned at the performers and
many a mouth was open for the entire duration of a number.
DETROIT, Feb. 2.—To attempt even a general account of the
"next biggest Syrian community" in the United States would be unfair, if not rash. This communication, therefore, consists only of
impressions gathered by the editor in his short sojourn in Detroit.
If later information shows that
with groceries, meats and vegetables!
some of his impressions are wrong,
exaggerated or underestimated, he
Realized Need for Groceries
will be glad to modify them.
The shrewd Syrians realized that
Perhaps the keynote to the underthe fast growing population of Destanding of Detroit is what an old
troit needed food stores, and they
Detroiter told me the first week I
at once started opening them at varilanded in this city—that it was a
ous parts of the city, until now
small town which had grown, better,
they have over a thousand such
transformed into a city, the fourth
stores, as we once reported in a past
largest in the United States, overfeature acticle of The SYRIAN
night It still retains much of that
WORLD. It was there stated, I berural rusticity that characterizes so
lieve, that the number of those
many of our Main Street towns of
stores was close to 1500, but I am
the Middle West, combined with an
told on good authority that the
advanced urbanity that is aligned
number is less than a thousand.
more with progressive industrialism
Still, that is big enough when we
than with the traditional Angloconsider that the Syrian and LeSaxon culture and traditions of such
banese population of Detroit cannot
old cities as Boston, Philadelphia,
be much over 15,000, prevailing
and to a lesser extent New York.
opinion to the contrary.
It is a second Chicago.
And when we consider that those
And the "marid" who made this
Syrian grocers are supplied usually
transformation possible may be symby Syrian produce men, Syrian
bolized in the wizened, shrewd and.
slaughter houses and Syrian dairysimple Henry Ford, whose name has
men; and that the groceries are debecome a synonym of American inlivered by Syrian truckmen, that acdustrialism. But Henry Ford alone
counts for a large percentage of
could not have performed the mirSyrian employment in this vital line
acle had it not been for a fanatic
of industries. And the Syrian groSerbian nationalist, back in the sumcer is his own boss, even when he
mer of 1914 who took a notion to
works from 12 to 14 hours a day
throw a bomb on the royal carriage
in many instances. The chain stores
of Grand Duke Ferdinand of Ausare giving the Syrian grocers hard
tria and set the whole world aflame
competition, but till now those growith the greatest war in the history
cers are holding their own. On the
of mankind.
other hand, chain stores, big proDetroit the city is the direct outduce and dairy companies, almost
come of Henry Ford land the World
always prefer to employ Syrian
War.
salesmen and truckmen because of
Majority Foreign-Born
the ready market which these can
bring to their employers.
It is, - hence, not accidental that
the large majority of Detroiters are
Prominent Syrians Food
foreign-born or immediate generaMerchants
tion thereof, mostly of Polish, GerNeed we add that the prominent
man, Italian and Middle European
and
successful Syrians of Detroit
nationalities who supplied the brawn,
are
those
who made good in the food
and sometimes the brain, of the Garindustries?
We may name casually
gantuan
industrial
development,
men like Abraham Andrews, one of
symbolized by the moving belt of
the oldest Syrian immigrants and
Henry Ford's plants.
biggest Syrian business men in the
The Syrians, and the Lebanese by
United States, and at one time third
your leave, represent one of the
largest produce man in the whole
minor groups, as far as number goes,
country; George Lutfy, president of
which constitute the polyglot popu(Continued ©n page SbO
lation of Detroit. In many ways
they share the general characteristics and traits of those foreign
groups. In others, they differ. And
it is the differences here that interest
us more.
One notable instance in which the
Syrians of Detroit differ from the
other nationalities is the numerically
small ratio of factory workers
among them. Always wary and abhorant of a life of employment, particularly in factories, the Syrians of
Detroit managed not to be drawn
into the vortex of its industrial enslavement They managed to accomplish that in a peculiarly shrewd
way.
Instead of being devoured,
like the majority of other nationalities, by the dinosaur of industrialism they made a bargain with this
devouring monster to keep it wellfed all the time, to stuff its belly
It was perhaps the first time In
Brooklyn Syrian history that the
young folks were brought together,
boys and girls. But there were not
only young people. Many grownups attended too.
And then the young folks clambering up on the stage when the curtain was drawn apart, after the concert was over, was an exciting sight.
On the stage, and the object of their
goal, was a beautifully set table
ldnen with cocoa and cakes. The
candles and flowers, and on the
stage the palms, lent an air of great
festivity that the youngsters readily
fell in with.
Mrs. Joseph W. Ferris spoke, outlining the purpose of the Guild.
The numbers presented by the
artists, El-Bashara and Litia Namora,
dancers; Helen Rozek, violinist; and
Alice Mokarzel and Selma Uniss,
pianists, were especially suitable for
both the young folks and the grownups. The young people seemed to
understand the music and dances,
laughing out loud when there were
especially amusing interpretations.
The Guild has already received
many applications from pupils in all
the classes, dancing, piano, art and
violin. And a class for young ladies
is having its first lesson this evening,
Thursday, to meet every Thursday at
the
American - Syrian
Federation
Building.
.
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GUEST AT HOFFMAN
DINNER
Hon. George C. Dagher, leader of
the First Assembly District, Brooklyn, is a guest tonight at the dinner
to be tendered Gov. Harold Hoffman
of New Jersey at the Hotel Commodore, New York, by the Columbia
Steamship Line.
OTHER ARABIAN NIGHTS"
"ARABIAN ROMANCES AND
FOLK-TALES"
Published by Charles Scribner's in
New York and London.
Illustrated by the eminent American]
artist William M. Berger.
Recommended by Association of
American Librarians among good
books for children.
(Continued from page One.)
else Mr. Diab "should take off his
white apron and don clerical robes."
(None of the article was published
in that paper to date.)
He ended the missive thus: "I beg
your pardon for having troubled you.
Goodbye beautiful, beloved America, land of liberty, and the refuge
of the oppressed. May God increase
your numbers and may your blessings grow. And may God protect
your beloved president Roosevelt^
and his successors. May your soldiers on land, sea or air be victorious and may the flag ever glow
over all parts of the world."
Other excerpts read: "Someone
might say I am not in my right
mind (for willingly killing himself). To this person I say, if you
were in my hell you wouldn't have
endured one day the insults and.
disrespect that I have endured for
the last three and a half years.
The reason that prompted me to
such action, abhorrent to others, but
desired by me, I shall leave a secret
in my heart and it shall go down to
the depths with me. It would be
useless to try and find it. And evem
if you were to find it it would not
do you or anybody any good, so
don't try."
"Many may believe my soul is
condemned but it is better for a
man to sin once and end it than to
sin continuously."
Mr. Joseph is survived by his
wife and four children, Edward, Victoria, Victor and Theodore.
NOW CONFESSES HE
ATTEMPTED SUICIDE
(Continued from page One.)
to kill Mrs. Peckham too.
Peckham, a War Veteran, confessed
that he shot himself because he
was despondent at not being
able to get enough money from the
ERA When he decided to end it
all, his wife took the revolver from
him and' threw it out the window.
He went out to the yard, got it back
again, and shot himself.
Before he confessed, dozens of
police officers combed the district
around the South End tenement
house where Peckham lived, looking
for clues to the mysterious assailant,
They took traces of footprints iu
the snow, took fingerprints of Peckham's family and questioned Mrs.
Mitchell Wayshak and her son,
Elias, who live on the floor above
and who ran down when they heard
the shot.
Peckham and his wife have been
prominent in veteran affairs. They
have four children: Mary, 20; James,
17; John, 16; and Yvonne, 11.
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THE SYRIAN WORLD, NEW YORK, FEBRUARY 7, 1935
SYRIANS, LEBANESE, OF DETROIT UNITED IN
SUPPORT OF N. G. BASHARA FOR CIRCUIT JUDGE
Public Hearing Gives Impetus to His Candidacy, Winning 5000
Grocers to His Support; Enjoys High
Reputation as Lawyer
WON ORATORICAL CHAMPIONSHIP AS SENIOR IN HIGH SCHOOL
DETROIT, Mich.—For the first time in the history of this city
the Syrian community is becoming politically conscious to a perceptible degree. Always considered a deciding factor in the political balance of power, both in city and state politics, now the
Syrians and Lebanese of Detroit
have awakened to the realization
N. GEORGE BASHARA
that instead of working for others,
they may work for themselves for
a .change.
Among the numerous candidates
for the enviable post of Circuit
Judge for the County of Wayne, the
name of N. George Bashara now
stands high.
It is predicted with
confidence that if the Syrians and
Lebanese of Detroit unite solidly behind him his chance of winning the
prmary this coming March is very
good indeed.
This' has become ma(re evident
since last Wednesday, when Mr.
Bashara won an important political
victory in the city. Sometime ago
Mr. Bashara filed a petition with the
Common Council, corresponding to
the Board of Alderman in New
York, to reduce the license fee for
grocers in Detroit from $25 to $10.
having buried their political and secThis affects no less than 5000 grocery
tarian hatchets in a supreme effort
stores, over one fifth of which are in
to see one of their favorite sons sit
the hands of Syrians.
on the influential bench of the CirThe hearing was set for Wednescuit Court of Wayne County, which
day the 30th of January in the Counhas acquired a reputation in the
cil Chambers at City Hall.
Over
country for efficiency and justice.
1000 grocers were present and heard
Mr. Bashara is a modern type,
Mr. Bashara give an eloquent dea second-generation Syrian whose
fense of his petition.
There is
devotion to his people's welfare has
every indication that the petition
not diminished with his Americanwill be granted, after the usual
ism.
routine. Mayor Frank Couzins, son of
U. S. Senator Couzins, attended the
Born in Hartford City, Indiana, a
meeting and concurred publicly with
suburb of Fort Wayne, N. G. BaMr. Bashara's application.
shara moved, while still very young,
Campaign Gains Momentum
.
Since then, Mr. Bashara's campaign
has gained momentum.
Wherever
you go you see posters of Mr. Bashara's picture and announcement of
his candidacy. What the grocers'
vote may mean will be left to the
readers imagination, as almost each
grocery store has been converted
into a campaign centre for N. G.
Bashara. "The Grocers' Spotlight",
official organ of the Detroit Retail
Grocers' Association, Inc., edited by
Louis R. Shamie, featured the hearing and Mr. Bashara's defense in
large headlines. Another Syrian, the
well-liked and respected Dr. W. F.
Courie, is campaign manager for
Mr. Bashara.
And for the first time in many
a moon, it seems, the Syrians and
Lebanese are solidly united behind
their candidate for Circuit Judge.
Marontes, Greek Orthodox, Catholics
and Moslems are all out for him,
to Grand Rapids, where he received
his grammar and high school education. In his senior year he won
the High School Oratorical Championship of Michigan State, defeating 339 contestants. He took his
pre-law studies at Wharton School
of Commerce and Finance of the
University of Pennsylvania,
and
studied law at the .University of
Michigan, graduating in 1923. Since
then he has been practicing in Detroit, where he enjoys the record of
never having lost a jury case. He
i has specialized in loss and damage
cases. A few years back he made
a name fcr himself in winning a case
against a railroad company.
Before that it was the saying here
that, "You cannot win a case against
the railroads."
But Mr. Bashara
has done it. His reputation among
his peers is high and clean. Among
his followers in the present campaign are a large number of nonSyrian nationalities and Americans.
Scene from the film, "The White Ros.-" beins
day evening in the Brooklyn Academy of
other
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the girl's father tak*
But we shall not spc..
you the ending.
It was presented for the first time
in public last Sunday at the same
place. Members of the Royal Egyptian Legation said they would attend Friday's showing.
Abdal Wahab, the famous Arabic
singer, appears in the picture in the
leading role. He plays son of a prominent family, his father died and he
was left penniless. He applied for a
job in the real estate firm of a
friend of his late father's. While
working there he falls in love with
the man's daughter, but her stepmother wants her to marry her
brother, for mercenary purposes.
They meet in secret but when their
meetings are discovered, their plans
are thwarted.
After some years,
Wahab becomes a famous singer but
he and the girl continue seeing each
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1. Unity through diversity.
2. Preservation of Syrian culture and
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S. An Americanism that shares the
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Entered as Second Class Matter May
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WHERE UNITY WILL BEAR
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THE SYRIAN WORLD, NEW YORK, FEBRUARY 7, 1935.
them from uniting, not only in
the interest of profit, but even
in the interest of self-preservation?
If the editor knew the answer
he would have given it. That
is why he is passing the buck
to the historian of a hundred
years from now.
And the Syrians of Detroit
are not an exception. The New
York Syrians fare just as badly, if not worse. For here we
are told Syrian merchants control 90 per cent, of the fancy
and lace industry of the United
States.
And they are not a
thousand
in
number,
which
would i make their unity difficult and impractical, nor scattered throughout the city. Most
of them, less than a score, are
situated within twenty blocks,
at most, on Fifth Avenue. Yet
they have found it almost impossible to form a chamber of
commerce to regulate prices
and prevent cut-throat "competition.
It is a mystery!
One can readily understand
the motives and reasons which
prevent the Syrians from attaining political unity; which
divide them into various camps
of religion and culture.
But
what have these things to do
with unity in the interest of
economlic security and prosperity?
When unity pays dividends,
isn't it strange that a people
who are mercantile by nature
cannot or would not see the
advantages thereof?
Perhaps the awareness and
knowledge are there, but the
will and sacrifice are lacking.
-t-UNITY in the abstract may
be a high ideal to understand
and to follow. But unity in the
concrete, with definite objectives in view, and these objecEXTRA ACnViTIES OF
tives so profitable and easy of
AGENTS AND CORRES.
reach, should not be merely an
ideal but a policy. When unity
Many of our agents and corpays dividends, tangible and
respondents think that their
substantial, it should force itself
duties end in sending names of
on sensible and practical peosubscribers and items of news
ple.
into this office. But there are
many ways whereby they can
Some curious historian a hunexercise their initiative and indred or more years from now,
directly increase the prestige of
ransacking the records of forthis publication. One way, one
eign nationalities of the United
extra duty, which suggests itStates, will scratch his head in
self to us is to see that books
bewilderment when he comes to
mentioned in the "Get Those
the Syrians and their activities
Books" feature are actually secin the first two generations in
ured by their local public librathis land of many nations and
ries, and to urge those of their
many opportunities. What, for
friends who can afford it to
instance, would he make of this
secure them for their home
puzzling bit of information—
libraries.
that the Syrians of Detroit conGet the habit of owning your
trolled some thousand grocery
books.
This is a useful and
stores, had the third largest
lasting investment.
Besides, a
produce firm in America, had
home is not truly complete
a man who edited and managed
without a library.
Start your
a grocers' publication, and yet
home library now; and begin
never thought of coming towith books that deal with the
gether to form one strong orhistory and culture of America,
ganization? Here's a situation
then with books that inform
calling for unity, and in which
you on your own racial past
all the factors of unity are preand heritage.
sent. AH those grocers are of
one nationality and one race;
they are a minority among a
TERRIFIC STORM IN
big majority of various nationPALESTINE KILLS 24
alities which have taken little
effort to understand them; they
A very heavy tropical storm raging
are faced with a common danin
Palestine for three days caused
ger of being crowded out by
the
death by drowning of twentystrong competitors with huge
four
persons, several thousand head
capitals and the last word in
of livestock and made homeless
efficiency; they have gained a
several hundred people who are begreat deal of experience, are
ing cared for by the municipalities.
recognized
for
their
native
Schools are closed and communicshrewdness as traders, and have
ation and transportation have been
the
necessary
capital themcut off.
selves.
What then prevent*
Europe,
Architecture,
Literature,
Philosophy, Science and Medicine,
Music, Astronomy and Mathematics,
etc. etc.
GET THOSE BOOKS
Islam and Modernism in Egypt—By ,
C. C. Adams, Oxford University
Press, 1933.
The Hindu-Arabic Numerals—Prof.
D. E. Smith and L. C. Karpinski,
Ginn and Co., Boston and London,
1911. Tells the enchanting story of
how our numeral system came to
be used and how it was ascribed
to the Arabs. Mohammed Ibn Musa
al-Khawarizmi, whose book on arithmetic introduced the numerals from
India, was on© of the greatest
mathemeticians in history. It was
to him, say the authors, that the
world was "much indebted for its
present knowledge of algebra and
arithmetics."
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An American missionary treats
rather sympathetically of the modernistic trends in Egypt, going back
to the days of Jamal-ud-Din al-Afghani and Mohammed Abdou. Gives
extensive space to these two, especially the latter, and not sufficient
space, it seems to us, to such important living figures as Dr. Taha
Husein, Dr. Mansur Fahmi and
Shaykh Ali Abdul-Raziq, whom he
crams into a few pages at end of
the book.
The Literary History of the Arabs—
By Prof. Reynolds A. Nicholson —
Cambridge University edition, 1930,
Published first in 1907 by T. Fisher
Unwin, this books remains the best
authority in English on Arabic literature. It should be in every library
where Syrians are in any large numbers, and in many Syrian homes.
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[Wft AND MJSS^]
The Damascus Chronicle of the
Crusades — Translated from the
Arabic work of Ibn al-Qalanisi by
H. A. R. Gibb. Published by Luzac
and Co., London, 1934. This important document, now available in
English, is the only Arabic work
contemporary to the First Crusade.
Ibn al-Qalanisi died in 1160 A. D.
over 90 years of age. His work was
quoted extensively by later Arab
historians.
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The Legacy of Islam—Edited by the
late Sir Thomas Arnold and Alfred
Guillaume, Oxford University Press,
1931. A group of English and European scholars and orientalists collaborated on producing this lttle volume which is one of the most illuminating and inclusive expositions
of Arabic and Islamic culture and
cviKzation ever written.
It treats
of such topics as the Crusades, Geography and Commerce, Islamic Art
and its influence on Painting in
By A. A. Haddad
HERE'S to the first
ten thousand subscribers Mr. Katibah is
going to send in to
the SYRIAN WORLD,
from Detroit.
*
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Opportunity
death,
strikes
like
but
To swear is a sin, so take my advice and refrain from answering
anyone who wants to know how
your business is.
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Jews don't need a Columbus to
discover for them Syria or Lebanon.
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Bolsheviki, Nazi, and Fascist,
Listen, I want to tell you true and
true,
My heartiest feelings in a gist:
"If I love castor oil I lsve you."
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Any drink may brace you \xp
until you reach to pay the price.
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Of course this country's life ic
very fast, look at some fasting t»
the pont of starvation.
HO ARE THE THREE SYRIANS
WHO CONTRIBUTED MOST TO
THE AMERICAN NATION IN 1934?
USING the review given before in The SYRIAN WORLD
as a basis, but not necessarily
confining yourself to it, who are
the three Syrians who contributed most to the progress of
the United States in 1934?
The SYRIAN WORLD has
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Feb. 26.
Replies received after this
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Judges in the contest are:
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THE SYRIAN WORLD, NEW YORK, FEBRUARY 7, 1935.
ffeoog. %La*V Asui West; [peeps at Bostonians^
By H. I. Katibah
THE FIRST WEEK IN DETROIT
DETROIT—My friend Charles
Koury, who is also my host
and guide in this city, is a
New Yorker at heart sojourning in Detroit. Perhaps there
was irony in his remark to
me the first day I arrived
that "When one wants to visit somebody in this
city he must first make his will before going out".
He was not referring to gangsters or racketeers,
now said to be quite numerous and prosperous in
1his city, but to the long distances that separate
people and the inadequacies of means of communication. We stood at the corner of two of the principal thoroughfares of the city waiting for a taxi,
and without exaggeration it was over half an hour
before we gave up and began looking for a taxi
station in the neighborhood. Finally we found one,
but there was no taxi driver available. Where then
did all the taxis go—if they are neither on the
streets nor in the garage? I suggested to my friend
an explanation in which he was ready to concur.
I said that I suspect the Ford Motor Company,
General Motors, etc. must have entered into a
conspiracy with the city authorities not to allow
more than a limited number of taxis on the streets
so that more people would buy automobiles of
their own!
In a week's time I have not had chance to meet
more than ten persons altogether. But from the
little opportunity I have had to study the layout
of the Syrian situation here, I have come, to the
conclusion that a wealth of newspaper material had
been left unmined, even undiscovered, not only by
correspondents of The SYRIAN WORLD, but also
by the Arabic press. It is a pity, because much of
this material is so colorful and so different from
the general run of copy about Syrians elsewhere in
the United States.
Frankly, I am tired of hearing and; reading about
Syrian scholars, Syrian writers and Syrian editors,
that I am anxious to read a story about a Syrian
baker and a Syrian produce man for a change. It
is worth coming all the way to Detroit to do that;
and where else is one to find them?
Many of my friends have the impression that I
have little use for the average business man; and
that I am prejudicial to the learned and scholarly
professions. This may have been true of my first
few years after my university days. For many
years I have been undergoing a revolutionary
change in my philosophy of life and my scale
of spiritual values. But if ever I had a vestige of
prejudice and blind respect for scholarship and
the learned professions for themselves, regardless of
the human qualities that go with them, I am now
thoroughly cured of that.
A visit to a Syrian professional in Detroit who
holds quite aloof from the unprofessional herd,
was more than a curative dose. It was nauseating.
This type, however, is rare in Detroit. One may
come across it more in New York, and examples
of it are to be found anywhere in the cities and
little towns of the United States. I hold no brief
for the Syrian Babbit who lives on the hot air of
extolling the virtues of anything and everything
Syrian, who thinks we must hide our dirty linen
from the Americans lest they take us for an uncivilized and uncouth people. But when one has
to choose between this type and the smug and
successful Syrian professional who cannot see anything good in Syrians, who avoids mixing with
'•them and belittles and mocks their struggling efforts at self-betterment, give me the braggart anytime! There is hope in him, there is divine fire
in his veins.
And this brings me to remark that the Syrians
of Detroit, who lack in civic unity, whose many
efforts at social reconstruction are vitiated by sectarian jealousies and needless duplication of effort,
have one ingredient in their spiritual make-up that
may bring them sometime in the future into the
foreground of progressive Syrian communities in
America. They have enthusiasm, misguided perhaps, but it is there.
With enthusiasm you may supply wanting needs
and accomplishments; you may go wrong in one
direction but you can go back again and make a
fresh start But without enthusiasm nothing great
be accomplished!
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By Margaret Alexander
A Stenographer's retreat is
the "Y Coffee Shop" where
one may lunch alone and be
highly entertained by private
conversations of others without eavesdropping. This moon,
with a Teachers' Convention,
the place was crowded. At
the large table next to mine, an animated group
was discussing politics and politicians:— "Politicians stop at nothing to attain their end. But
there is one who is really as fine and splendid a
person as you can find anywhere—he is as grand
as he is grand: SENATOR HENRY PARKMAN,
JR!"
(Of course them's our sentiments too!)
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Hours late, and tingling with excitement (after
having had a grand talk with the gal reporter who
covered the Costello Murder Trial for the American)
I dashed into the Rathskeller last Tuesday nite
where the S. C. W. S. was having its Annual-Dine.
What a crowd! Not only were the social Welfarers
present, but a gay and completely wined-up American Legion Post took up half the space
On a 9x12 dance floor the couples were huddled
together, moving painfully and slow to Jack Fishers music. Here and there a spirited pair took a
fling at the 400 but were, quickly gathered in by
the mass
Going-home-time we glimpsed the brand-new
Mr. and Mrs. George Shagoury (Rosaline Nasif,
lovely in white) who had recently returned from
a Bermuda honeymoon and now "domesticating"
in West Roxbury
Sophisticated Louise Malouf
in a striking maroon gown, escorted by Mitchel
Ayoob; Mrs. John Shayeb's attractive daughter,
Helen, with "Ernest"; George Selwyn minus "Lala";
Tom Shire minus Nellie; the Kaba-Hamsys minus
the "hot-foot"; the Tony Russos who warned their
brother against me, "a reporter!"
Joseph Nackley's chaining wife, a picture in black-tulip offthe-shoulder gown with brilliant drop-earings....
and too many to mention.
To make up for this congestion, the members of
the club were taken to the Wide-Open spaces the
following Saturday nite for a sleigh-ride
starting from the West Newton St. clubrooms and winding up in Walpole at the home of Elias Howard,
where sandwiches and coffee were devoured
Elias Howard is one of the newest additions to
the S. C. W. S
a lively young man, with flashing black eyes
insures lives for a living
is
a bowling enthusiast
and joined the club on account of sweet Rosie Deraney, no doubt
A'musing
Shukry Khoury is a lone swain, but never a
lonely one... Looks like Mitchell Hadge is going
Russian—and what a Caviar!... Joe (Ecco Thomas
favors Italian Operattas... Emily Debs and Eddie
Faysell would make a fine team of "pro" entertainers... Fred (glasses) Deraney REALLY shrinks
from publicity—but he's a gentle overshoe putteronner!... Few can wear "bonnets" like Agnes Klam
and feathers atop their heads like Lil!... An S. E.
S. started in Providence? Well, Well!
A tea in honor of Mr. S. C. Dodd, sponsored by
the Syrian Women's Club, was held at the International Institute last Thursday afternoon. Mr.
Dodd, who was born in Turkey and brought up
in Syria, is a professor of Sociology at the American University of Beirut. He is visiting here for
a year, and his talk on social and economic conditions in Syria was very interesting. Rev. Shibley
Malouf also spoke.
In the absence of President Theodora Scoff, Mrs.
Agabia Malouf acted as chairman. Mme. Chairman
.very recently returned from a Bermuda vacation
looked as refreshing as the gardenia she wore
on her black velvet gown. Mrs. Linda Sawyer (always a charming hostess) Mary Hessney and Frances Scoff were the pourers... assisted by a bevy
of attractive club members.
The refreshments—prize Syrian delicacies—were
made and contributed by Mrs. Linda Sawyer, Mrs.
Elian Klam, Mrs. Elias Sawabini and Mrs. Agabia
Malouf.
Bring Your Latest Valentine to the Ladies Aid
Dansant on FEB. 15 at the Copley Plaza!....Wall
be seeing you!
Is that So 1 ]
By Joe Ganam
POLLY PRY POSTS.. Don't
forget Valentine's Day— Feb.
14—Remember to send a Valentine to the Only One with
an appropriate verse thereon.
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DO YOU BELIEVE IN
FATE...
We
know
that
James Howie, 83rd St. Bklyn..
must now be a firm believer in Fate
certainly smiled upon him when he
the chosen few to survive the appalling
of the Ward Liner "Mohawk"*... th«
think of it the more firmly convinced a
our lives are controlled by Fate... if
upon us then life is truly wonderful—
does not, then life becomes a dull
grind... Philosophizing?.. Ooh
HERE AND THERE... Pardon Marie Nahna
ern accent at the Bellair-BJtmore Hotel.
Florida... Pardon his Social Ascent—Jack 1
popular Radio Star—entertained Gladys She
kine, famous authoress. Ma;er Ivan F^rdfc,
and Ben Remo, producer for David
that Fifth Ave. Druggist who will
aisle it with whom.
BE*.
FISTIC FEATS... Petey Sarron, eotorfat
weight, decisioned Joe Rvers in Washttogton
Art Sykes, promising heavy, gamed take
Jack Kranz in the Windy City... and
shara, crack lightweight from Norfolk, *-.
a disputed decision to Jumbo Ro*ira in
Long's town—keep your eyes en
ours—they're go:ng places doing big
. ia i
HEARD IN THE SUBWAY
Beach train, we heard the voices of
familiar voices... but it was
turn even the slightest to see
their conversation was heard by all of
cled them... and we pass it on to
after all, Showers are a sort of Gto»
thing, if you know what I mean". saM
"W-e-1-1," said No. 2... So. X
bridesmaids of a girl who is
each do something for her. shumts—thenl
tail party—luncheons—and she
them with the gown they
the accessories, and to top it
with a gift—isn't that so?"'... "Yes, I gfacaa yonsa
right—each person who parties a Dridr to In n
generally paid back"... Then they started to
us men apart... and that's when
their voices... Pacific Street came aft ton
we got off, leaving them on the trato. tapiteaiev
no uncertain trrwn what they thoaght of » WCff.
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TEE OFF WITH THE SYRAMAB GOLF CLUB
the Louis XVI Room of the Swanky and fiadtavaa
Park Lane Hotel. Sat'irday
16th... Music, and we mean
ed by Joe Moss and his boys... The Syraaaar Annual is one of the outstanding events of
and promises to outdo itself
of Mike Teen, with such able
mittee as James Balish—Wadie
Wadie Kadri—David Malhame
ross.
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JDEETHA UNITED SOC CARD FAKTI
kcH
in the Federation Hall, last week, was most ans«cessful... over 250 people attended.
won by Rose Abyad. Tommy Basheer. Jen
and Nicky Shaheen.,. George
Melody Boys furnished dance
card playing, and they certainly went encr BK5
Congrats to the genial host in the yewun ef
pres. of the Soc, T. N. Akel... also «a dte
tertainment Com., headed by Jimmy GiayaX -ha r
man, who was ably assisted by Sadie Daher, Ofcjh
and Katherine Beshara. Mrs.
Kazaka and Alexi Beshara... The Society
honored by the attendance of Frank Quayfe. Shern
of Kings County.
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NEXT SUNDAY AFTERNOON... Fehranr*
*..
starts the series of "History of Muste*, to dto
Syrian Junior League Club Rooms... and wa aaaa
(Continued on Fata Sevamj
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THE SYRIAN WORLD, NEW YORK, FEBRUARY 7, 1935.
A BRIEF SURVEY OF
DETROIT SYRIANS
(Continued from page Two-)
the Family Creamery, Maloley and
Azar, who have the biggest slaughter
house in the State of Michigan, Joseph Cueter, president of the Capital Wholesale Grocery, Albert Louis,
president of the Eagle Bakery, biggest bun bakery in the state, Louis
Shamie, editor of the Grocers' Spotlight, official organ of the Detroit
Retail Grocers' Association, and Albert Domeney, manager of the
banana department of the A. and P.
in Detroit and vicinity and an
authority on
air-conditioning of
vegetables, and many others.
These are all self-made men who
gained their industrial and technical
knowledge in the rough and ready
school of hard experience. Many of
them came to Detroit from other
cities, when they sensed an opportunity for expansion and progress.
This does not exhaust the number
of distinguished and successful Syrians in Detroit, by any means. There
are among them successful buisness
men in other lines, like Chukri Salioum, real estate and garage owner;
prominent lawyers, like N. G. Bashara, physicians, like Dr. W. F.
Courie, Dr. Arthur Gannam, Dr. N.
Hamadi, Dr. Paul Rick, head physician of the Plymouth Hospital, and
Dr. Lutfy Sa'di, of Harper Hospital
who is also a budding orientalist
and historian of science. Recently
this young and promising doctor was
elected to the American Society of
the History of Science, and is now
^working on a unique ms. of arRazi's famous medical cyclopedia,
"al-Hawi", a photostat of which he
had secured from the British Museum.
or Monsignor John Hindy is pastor
of the Lady of Redemption Church,
Catholic, which some consider the
best Syrian church edifice in the
United States. Until recently, the
Greek Orthodox of Detroit, like most
Greek Orthodox in this country, had
two churches. But since the Rt.
Rev. Archmandrite Basheer became
Patriarchal Vicar of the Antiochean
See, he closed Father George Michael's church and made him pastor
over fiis own, St George's, while
the Archmandrite makes his tours
in the interest of his vicarship. And
the Moslems, who form perhaps the
bggest Syrian religious group in Detroit, are still without a mosque,
long since .was their mosque forclosed Now the Moslems here are
straining their efforts towards building up a modern hall, like St. Maroii's Hall, with a place of worship,
which will unify their activities.
Perhaps in a separate article we will
deal later with those churches and
their pastors.
The professional lines among the
Syrians of Detroit are not yet as
fully developed as they should be.
But in time, no doubt, Detroit will
not be far behind New York in
this respect.
And what of the spiritual needs
of the Syrians here?
IN THE SYRIAN SPORTS WORLD
READERS: I want you to meet, through this column, Jimmie
Kazen of Laredo, Texas. Jimmie is twenty-one years of age and
at present time he is a senior Law Student at the University of
Texas.
He has the honor of being the President of the Golden
Glove Boxing Fraternity, President of one of the leading debating
societies and also student boxing instructor. During the past three
years he has been featherweight champion of the University of
Texjas, and amateur lightweight champion of the State of Texas.
Kazen is the driving force behind the movemeXt to put boxing
on the University's Sports Calendar. This is by no means a small
task but the sport critics of the Longhom State believe that Jimmie
will be successful.
This young Syrian realizes that to make boxing a major sport a£
U. T. he must instigate among neighboring colleges the same enthusiasm toward this sport.
This feeling would bring about intercollegiate competition. To further his plans he has induced boxing-minded students at Texas A & M, Baylor, Rice and other
schools to follow the plans now used at U. T. to- stimulate interest
(In subsequent issues Mr. Kabbah
will develop materials briefly sketched in this general article, particularly on the business adventures and
romance of the Syrians of Detroit.—Ed)
OUR AGENT IN DETROIT
At last we have found him—the
active, intelligent and impartial man
who will act as the agent of The
SYRIAN WORLD in Detroit.
The editor reports that after careful investigation and search he found
this rare bird in the person of Albert Ganamey, son of Dr. and Mrs.
Anton Ganamey of the same city.
Albert is a highly intelligent, wellread young man not yet thirty years
of age. He is a good mixer and
liked by young and old alike. He
belongs to various organizations,
and nobody has yet discovered to
what faction or religion he belongs.
He claims them all as his own, and
they claim him as their own.
Born in Duma, Lebanon, he studied in a French school in Tripoli
and finished his education at St.
Joseph University at Beirut.
PYRAMID RESTAURANT
Rev. Peter Sfeir, recently returned
from Lebanon and formerly assistant
pastor to Father Francis Shimali of
Buffalo, is now pastor of St. Maron
Church, as successor to the late
Father Peter Asmar. Archimandrite
a
By Paul Nicholas
In 1926 he came to this country
I (must admit, and I may stand
and took up courses in political and
corrected here, that besides an
Arabic newspaper, two other hectic
social science, and economics, at the
University of California. Then he
publications, one in English and one
in Arabic, social clubs that center
settled in Detroit. He is now working as a salesman for the Capital
mostly around dancing and enterWholesale Grocery, and has a chance
tainment, there is little above the
to see a lot of his countrymen on
material life outside the churches.
Between the church clubs and
his* rounds.
sodalities that open with prayers
Albert combines the virtues of a
and close with the recital of the
first-generation Syrian who knows
creed, and the dance hall and social
the history and traditions of his
club, there is, I am told no middle
people,
and a second-generation
ground. What Detroit Syrians need
Syrian, devoted to the country of his
most is a non-sectarian literary or
adoption and fully grounded in its
debating club. Better still, an edutraditions of liberty, tolerance and
cational society like that of Boston
cooperation. He speaks English as
or the dormant one of New York.
one born in this country.
In another article we may treat of
We are indeed happy to welcome
the specific problems of the Syrian
him to the family of our active
youth of Detroit; and I hope to disagents and correspondents.
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this sorely-needed deficiency.
The Christians of Detroit, and
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divided
between
maronites,
Greek Catholics or Melckites and
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On Thursday night January 17th in Gregory Gym at Austin
there was held the finals in the First Annual U. T. Golden Glove
Boxing Tournament. During the finals there were eight bouts, the
winner of each bout being hailed as champion of his division. It
was our own Jimmie Kazen who refereed these fights. After this
event, which was quite successful, the fact came out that Jimmie
planned, announced and refereed the bouts.
And now that the Golden Glove Club has done its part in
boosting boxing as a major sport at the University all eyes are centered on the Athletic council. It is with this group that the final
decision rests.
Of the neighboring colleges, Texas A & M, and Rice have stated
that they are quite interested in this sportsmanlike movement and
will follow the decision of the University of Texas.
Jimmie Kazen who has worked so diligently to bring this movement to a reality said, "I have been working for some time to have
boxing recognized at the University and I do not intend to stop
now."
So with Walter Winchell's permission I present Jimmie Kazen
with an orchid for his work.
SYKES SCORES HIS FIRST
VICTORY FOR 1935
By Nicholas S. Salamie
Chicago.—Art Sykes, the Syrian
heavyweight, 21 years of age, of
El Mira, New York, outboxed young
Jack Rranz of Gary, Indiana, in an
eight round decision victory in the
main event of promoter Rivkin's
boxing show at the Marigold Arena
last week.
Jack Kranz, after being staggered
by a right hand blast to the jaw in
the second round, became a very
cautious fighter. This cautiousness
and Sykes' forcing the issue all the
way to victory caused the fight to be
a rather dull affair.
Sykes' past has been discouraging
because of his three successive defeats. First he lost a ten round
decision with King Levinsky at
Wrigley Field; second, he was
knocked out by Joe Lewis, a Detroit negro, in the eighth round at
Arcadia Gardens, and third, he lost
a ten round decision against Adolph
Wiater at Arcadia Gardens.
We hope that our Syrian fighter
continues his victories as he started the year 1935.
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BRING PRIEST JUST
MISS AWAD ENGAGED
RECEIVES HONORS
CHURCH PACKED AS
IN TIME FOR
TO WASHINGTON MAN
AND SCHOLARSHIP
SAADI-ABDELNOUR WED
Kerbawy Performs Old Orthodox) Ceremony. Had Baptized
Alice Saadi and Married
Her Parents
CHRIST Church, 74th Street and
Ridge Boulevard, Brooklyn, was
crowded to capacity last Saturday
evening with the numerous friends
of popular Miss Alice Saadi and Mr.
George Abdelnour. Rev. Basil Kerbawy, who had baptized the bride
when she was an infant and who
had also married her parents, Mr.
and Mrs. Wadie Sadie, performed the
ancient Greek Orthodox wedding
ceremony, consisting of the two
gold crowns and thrice walking
around the table. The ceremony,
taking place at eight o'clock, was
spoken in both English and Arabic.
At the end of the ritual, Rev. Kerbawy spoke informally and touchingly, expressing his best wishes for
the couple and stating that he
wished Alice, whom he had baptized, the happiest wedding bliss, and
gave many blessings to both Alice
and George.
The bride was gowned in white
satin, tulle veil and carried lillies.
Her attendants, Mrs. Albert McKaba, matron-of-honor, wore a peach
chiffon gown; and the Misses Nabeeha Asha and Suraya Sedaka, green
mousseline de soie and carried
roses. The little flower girl, Collette,
Trabulsi, scattered roses in the aisle.
Best man to the groom was his
brother, Mr. Nicholas Abdelnour
and ushers were Fred Abdelnour,
Adeeb Khoury, Emil Surati, Alex
Sakaly, Victor Saadi and Nicholas
Nachman.
After a honeymoon to be spent in
Atlantic City, N. J. and Washington, D. C, the young couple will
be at home March 1 at 1021-82nd
Street, Brooklyn.
MISS Louise Hamrah, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Alexander J. Hamrah
of Brooklyn, was graduated with
high honors and was the recipient of
a scholarship from Erasmus Hall
High School.
The commencement
exercises of the school were held in
the Brooklyn Academy of Music last
Thursday, and Miss Hamrah was
singled out by Dr. McNeil, principal
of the high school for a special address. He lauded her high scholastic
record, stating that she came out
ninth in a class of over 500, and
said that she was an outstanding
and
inspiring
leader
to
other
students.
Louise was elected a member of
the Junior and Senior Arista, the
highest honor society of any school,
whose elections are for scholarship
and service. When Dr. McNeil finished his address commending her,
there was great applause from the
full house, from the students and
the rest of the audience.
She is entering Brooklyn College
for her B. A. degree, and after graduating there she will attend Penn
Institute to become a home teacher
for the blind. Her main interest and
goal in life is to bring happiness
and flood light on the dark path.ways of those deprived of vision.
The Misses Delia Thomas, Lovelorn Columnist for the Syrian Voice,
Albany and Emma Corey, both of
Burlington, Vt. are spending a few
weeks in New York.
They are
visiting Miss Mary Shaw of Brooklyn.
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Rev. B. M. Kerbawy, dean of the
St. Nicholas Cathedral, left on Sunday for cities in Oklahoma on an
indefinite stay.
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Mr. George A. Ferris left New
York last week for a vacation in
Florida.
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Graduates from grammar school:
Arthur Zayat, son of Mr. and Mrs.
Dimitri Zayat from P. S. 201, entering Manuel High School; Dorothy
Khoury, daughter of Dr. and Mrs.
K. Khoury from P. S. 185, entering
Bay Ridge High School.
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Miss Violet Jabara, who is attending Wellesley College, arrived in
New York Tuesday to spend a few
days with her family, Mr. and Mrs.
F. M. Jabara.
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Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Kittany, flew
SEVEN hundred
sembled in the St.
Catholic Church in Glen
to attend the
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meline Kory, daughter of !•
Mrs. Seraphim Kory of Gink
and Mr. Joseph Younea, MM «f
Mary Younes of
bridal party was all
down the aisle. Bat
anxiously awaiting the
Mansur Stephen of
was to perform the
was in Troy, and Mr
and Mr. Alex
Brooklyn, had gone
him. It was a two
way. They
on scheduled time, after *
drive, at 4:3ft, and then the
were married.
Elizabeth Awad First Syrian
Girl to Be Heard Over
Radio, in New York
Singled Out for Address by
Principal
THE engagement of Miss Elizabeth
Awad was announced last Sunday
night by her mother, Mrs. Nour
Awad, to Mr. Thomas Nader of
Washington, D. C. The immediate
families were present, including the
two brothers of Mr. Nader, Mr. and
Mrs. Toufic Nader and William Nader, all of Washington. The house
was filled with flowers sent by wellwishing friends.
Miss Awad, who is a member of
the Syrian Junior League, was the
first Syrian girl in New York to
perform over the radio. She used to
play Syrian music at the piano over
several stations, regularly, and frequently played for charitable affairs.
She is assistant designer for one of
the largest wholesale dress houses in
New York, Craina Company. Mr.
Nader, who is an insurance agent
in Washington, is a member of the
St. Nicholas Club, Brooklyn.
The wedding date has not yet been
set.
ST. NICHOLAS CLUB TO
HAVE MONTHLY SHEET
A mimeographed sheet called "The
Chatter", informing members and
friends of the activities of the St
Nicholas Club of Brooklyn, will be
issued monthly by the club, the first
copy to appear in a few weeks.
ENTERTAINED BY WIFE
OF REPRESENTATIVE
Mrs. D. Skaff of Akron, Ohio, Mrs.
S. M. Rashid and daughter, Mary,
of Chautauqua, N. Y., after attending the luncheon given by Mrs. F.
D. Roosevelt for the Chautauqua
Women's Club in the Whitehouse
Monday of last week, were enter(Continued from page five.)
tained by Mrs. Dow Barter, wife of
Representative Harter from Ohio in
friends of the members might attend
the
Congressional Dining Room.
—don't take our word for it tho',
After that they visited Capitol Hill
consult Rosemary Teen.
and later in the day were invited to
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Mr. and Mrs. Barter's apartment in
BRIDGE FORUM... attended last
the Shoreham Hotel.
week's matinee of "Revenge with
In the receiving line with Mrs.
Roosevelt at the banquet, were Mrs.
Music."
Percy V. Pennybacker, president of j
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the club, Mrs. Carrie Chapman Catt I
AND SIGNING OFF, we tell you
and Mrs. Bestor.
that the passages read over WOR reAfter the luncheon the ladies were
cently were from Khalil Gibran's—
entertained at tea in the Federation
"The
Prophet."
of Women's Club Headquarters.
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front California where they were
visiting and are spending a few
days in New York before returning to their home in Beirut.
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Mr. Nicholas Abdelhak and Mr.
Wadie Massab left New York to
spend a few weeks in Miami, Fla.
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The infant son of Mr. and Mrs.
I. Zraick was christened Richard last
Saturday evening with a large
group of friends attending.
The
ceremony was performed by the Rev.
Basil Kerbawy, Mrs. N. Diab standing as god-mother and Mr. A. Samara as god-father.
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The bride was
satin gown, a
calla iillks. ami
Louis Jacobs of
wore a ashes of
ried roses,
artist, sang "1
the accompaniment
Little Libby Kory
the veil.
Before the
couple left die Vridt'fe
the church.
Syrian custom, the
in front
of the
whooping («lgto<to*y
them with rice
After the
wedding party
around town to
When the
proximateiy '
timate friends
ionable
and reception
a table was
Mr. MJUheW
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master-of
the following to
Amin AbdaHah,
man and hrotner
Selman. Alex Y<
nes. all of Bruokrya
Mrs. Kory. A. Kory
Mr. George
Jacobs.
FLASH! As we were going to press
we learn of Lee Awad (of Ovington
Ave., Brooklyn) and Tom Nader,
formely of Bklyn—now of Wash,
D. C, were engaged last Sunday at
Lee's home.
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YOUNGSTOWN, OHIO
At a meeting Sunday evening the
women of St. Maron's parish formed a club which will be known as
St. Maron's Study Club. The purpose of this club is to educate its
members and keep them acquainted
with the news of the day which
pertains in any way to Catholics
or the nation* in general. This organ-^
ization has also become affiliated
with the National Council of Catholic Women. This nation-wide organization is well ' known for the
great work they have accomplished.
The speakers of the evening included Miss O'Conner, president of
<he N. C. C. W. in Youngstown, and
Miss Mary Hines, an active worker
in that organization.
The officers of the club are as follows: Miss Diebe Ellis, president;
Miss Cecila Yazbek, vice-president;
Mrs. Ida Zidain, secretary, and Mrs.
Camille Dohar, treasurer. The next
beeting has been scheduled for Feb.
10 at the church hall. Miss Sara
Yazbek was
appointed publicity
director.
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The regular meeting of the Young
Syrian American Club was held
Tues. evening, Jan. 29, at their temporary club rooms in the Y. M. C. A.
Building. A bingo game was planned
to follow the next club meeting
which will be held in two weeks.
This will^be for club members only.
A.dance and a play were also discussed but have not been definitely
outlined. In the absence of the
president, Joseph Bryan, the vicepresident, presided. (James Elias).
Guest at the meeting was Miss Lucille Karam, Canton, Ohio, and the
new member admitted to the club
.vse Fred lilias. James Unas served
as host.
FALL RIVER, MASS.
The Mi Lebanon Society held an
entertainment in their headquarters
for the benefit of the Roosevelt
Birthday Fund for paralysis sufferers.
The program included a play, a
comedy and novelty numbers pre-
THE SYRIAN WORLD, NEW YORK, FEBRUARY 7, 1935.
sented under the direction of Aziz
Eid. The play, entitled, "The Dumb
Professors," was enacted by Michael
Abdullah, Victoria Karma, Mrs. Moran Eid, George Paul George, Karam Elias, Naceb Bshara, Joseph
Azar, Joseph Abdallah, James Kalil,
Paul Williams, Toby Paul and Aziz
Eid.
George P. George and Michael
Abdallah participated in the comedy,
a hilarious presentation.
Speakers were Rev. Joseph Eid,
pastor of St. Anthony of the Desert
Church, Fans Massoud, Aziz Eid
and George Borkuck. Sair J. Coriaty was master of ceremonies. Specialty numbers were presented by
Miss Somaia Rizk and Samuel Rizk.
NIAGARA FALLS, N. Y.
About 400 persons were present at
the dance and social held in St.
George's Orthodox Church hall Saturday, January 27. The program
was opened by the popular Saffire
Trio, which also furnished music
again later in the evening. A comedy sketch, "Baron Tupez," was
written and given by Carl, George,
Frank and Mary Bishara and James
Slaiman. Music for the folk dance
wfcs furnished by George Fade],
Eddy Makhiber and Ameen Batrouney. An ancient classical Syrian
dance with swords and shields was
presented by Fred Fadel and Elias
Ashker.
Mrs. Joseph, who has recently
come from Elmira to make her
home in Niagara Falls, gave an exhibition of classical dancing. Little
Olga Demas danced several tap and
toe numbers, and John Demas sang
a sony in Greek entitled "To the
Stars Above." He was accompanied
by Davis Statachus. Following an
ancient Greek dance, Mrs. Betro's
gift to the church was presented to
Mrs. Phillips.
Vincent Colling and his Colleagues
played for the American dancing
which was enjoyed from 11:30 p. m.
to 2:00 a. m. Mr. and Mrs. M. S.
Bshara and Mrs. David S. Bishara
were in charge of the tickets for
the affair.
CORRESPONDENTS AND AGENTS
Akron, Ohio.—John Rogers, 100 E. Market Street
Birmingham, Ala.—Helen Kassouf, 1930 N. 16th Street
Boston, Mass.—Margaret Alexander, 131 Clarendon Street
Burlington, Vt—Eseph D. Corey, 183 S. Champlain Street
Central Falls, R. I.—Jacob Saliba, 38 Fletcher Street
Charleston, W. Va.—Gladys Haddad, 1043 Grant Street
Chicago, 111.— N. S. Salamie, 4434 Clifton Ave.
Cleveland, Ohio.—George Hamamey, 1492 W. 116th St
(Corres.
Cleveland, Ohio.—Pearl Koorey, 8908 Esterbrook Ave.
(Agent)
Detroit, Mich.—Viola Davis, 3316 Hendricks.
Detroit Mich. —M. S. Zehra, 2280 La Belle.
Fall River, Mass.—Fred T. Sahib, 342 Quequechan Street
Flint, Mich.—Helen Salim, 612 Page Street
Jacksonville, Fla.— Miss N. S. Jabbour, c|o Farris & Co., P. O. Box 1553.
Lexington, Nebr.— Rosa H. Shada.
Mankato, Minn.—King George, 633 S. Front Street
Manchester, N. H—Ganem A. Karam, 390 S. Beach Street
Montreal, Can.—Julia Lean, 7010 Delaroche Street
Naugatuck, Conn.—Claire ' mrah, 56 Scott Street
New Orleans, La.— Au- ^ v^oorie, Item-Tribune.
Niagara Falls, N. Y ^'tnV
^re, 252-56th Street.
Pottstown, Fa.— P <g> fy
Evans.
.^ i9 N. 30th Street
Richmond, Va &$ &
V' „e J. Abdue, Rua Humayta, 67, sobrado.
Rio de Jap- <^ Y"
Scranton, ^-.«S>
.f-«J. 443-10th Avenue. '
Syracuse, K ^% ty**** R. Hazoury, 700 University Avenue.
Toledo, Ohio. ^**n Geha, 1712 Superior Street
Utica, N. Y.—L Salamey, 522 Mohawk Street
Waterville, Me.—Philip Ferris, 104 Front St
(Corres.)
Wilkes Barre, Pa.—Mrs. D. J. Sallit, 107 Parish Street
Winston-Salem, N. C—Louis V. Daye, 1335 W. 4th Street
Youngstown, Ohio.—Sarah Yazbek, 409 Kyle Street.
Impressive Ceremony Closed
By Syrian Clergyman
Montreal, Can.—A service of Witness held here recently, in which
the following religious communions
cooperated: Baptist Anglican, Lutheran, Presbyterian,
United
and
Eastern
Orthodox
Churches
of
Canada, was closed by a benediction
pronounced by Very Reverend Michael Zarbatany, Economos and Vicar
General of the Archbishoprist of
North America.
Right Reverend
John Farthing, Bishop of Montreal,
presided.
Congregations from all over the
city turned out for the service
which was held at the Forum. The
crowd was estimated over 15,000 and
the theme of the service was designed to remodel the social and
economic life of • Canada in accordance with the teachings of Jesus
Christ.
The service marked the opening
of a seven week campaign of
Evangilism.
FAYETTEVILLE, N. Y.
Mrs. M. Bahouth, of Fayetteville,
New York, died Sunday, Jan. 4th
after a major operation performed
in Good Shepherd Hospital. The
funeral service and the burial were
in Fayetteville. She is survived by
three sons, Frank of Fayetteville,
George of Utica and Alex of Detroit, Michigan, and two daughters,
Wardi and Effie of Syria.
and Mrs. T. A. Baroody has just
passed the State Bar examination,
Young Mr. Baroody has been assisting in teaching classes at the University of Richmond, and now intends to start practicing law.
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The Lebanon Social Club of Richmond at its last meeting perfected
plans for the balance of the season
before Lent. The program includes
a Mystic Night, 2 dances and a card
party.
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ANOTHER SYRIAN
AMERICAN PAPER
It is reported on good authority
that another English newspaper for
Syrians will issue its first number
the latter part of this month, in
Troy, N. Y., and that it will be entitled "The Syrian-American Echo."
o
SKIDS INTO POLE
Niagara Falls, N. Y.—An automobile driven by Joseph P. Touma
skidded on the icy pavement and
struck a railway pole. The car was
damaged, but according to police
Touma was uninjured.
'—o———
SYRIAN DINNER FOR
PROF. OF N. E. HISTORY
Birmingham, Ala.—A unique oriental banquet was given recently by
the Good Citizenship Club at the
Phoenician Hall, honoring Dr. Charles D. Mathews' classes in history
of the Near East at BirroinghamSouthern College.
. At that time, Dr. Snavely, Pres. of
the college, and Dr. Mathews, who
MONTREAL, CANADA
have been to Syria, praised its scenery and other attractions, and comSyrian Canadian Association
plimented the good qualities of its
Bowling Activities
people. Dr. Mathews told how his
Ladies Section, of 4 teams league.
love for our coutry has grown, since
Results of games played Jan. 27.
his many visits there. He is deeply
Greens and Reds won 2 games each
interested in the history and beauty
from Blues and Golds. Spoon winof the country, and his descripners for high scores are Misses M.
tions of the mountains of Lebanon
Tazzar and Edna Koury. Miss Olga
and other famous spots aroused laBoosamra is holder of all records
the younger generation of Syrians
in the ladies bowling league and
a longing to visit their Mother counalso of a score of 205 for one game
try. He also named many prominfor duck pins.
ent Syrians he has met in various
Standing: Greens won 23, lost 5;
sections of the United States.
Reds won 13, lost 15; Blues won 12,
Dr. H. A. Elkourie, President of
lost 16; Golds won 8, lost 20.
the club, was toastmaster for the
Mens Section, of 8 teams league.
evening, and in his impressive
Results of games played Sunday,
speech, he expressed his gratification
Jan. 27. Yankies won 3 games from
of the friendship and cooperation of
Tigers, Red Wings, and Cavalcades
Americans here with his people.
and M. Leafs took 2 to 1 decision
Interesting features of the evefrom Pirates, Cougars and Royals.
ning were Syrian songs and dances
Spoon winners for high scores, Geo.
presented by Mrs. Josephine SharKishfy for three games total of 460
bel, Miss Adeline and George Mackand also Eddie Tabah for high single
soud, Misses Zane, Louise, Mary
of 188. Season's records up to date
Monseur and Mrs. A. M. Bruce. To
held by Alfred David for 3" high
add oriental atmosphere to the ocgames total 521, Nadra Zakaib for
casion, there were three little boys
high single game 212.
garbed in native costume and narStanding: Yankies won 36, lost 9;
gilehs, which were smoked by the
Red Wings won 26, lost 19; Pirates
guests of honor.
won 23, lost 22; Tigers won 21, lost
On the menus, which were printed
24; Royals won 20, lost 25; M.
in Arabic, were the following deliciTeafs won 20, lost 25; Cardkakes
ous foods which were greatly enwon 18, lost 27; Congars won 17,
joyed: kibbe, malfouf mahshi, s'filost 28.
ha, salata suriyye, baq|awa and
quahwa.
RICHMOND, VA.
Before departing, it was the exThe Syrian-Lebanese Inter-Club
pressed wish of the guests that they
Council of Richmond will sponsor a
be given the opportunity to attend
dance at Henry Hall on Friday Feb.
a similar Syrian banquet in the
22 for the benefit of St. Anthony's
near future.
Catholic Church. The dance committee which met Wed. evening to
OLEAN, N. Y.
The P. A. L. S. Sorority was enperfect plans are Salem T. Sanyour,
tertained with an amateur Night
general chairman; Faris Kahwajy,
chairman ticket committee; G. J.
Club floorshow, at the home of Miss
Saady, chairman refreshment comJosephine Knieser of Olean, last
mittee; Arthur J. Oley, House comThursday.
mittee and Fred Shibley and G. J.
Among the guests were Misses
Saady publicity committee.
Helen Moses, Alice Bushara, Adele
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<p>Salloum Mokarzel, a Lebanese American intellectual, founded<em> The Syrian World</em> in 1926. Salloum Mokarzel was the younger brother of Naoum Mokarzel, the publisher of the Arabic-language newspaper <em>Al-Hoda. </em>Together, the Mokarzel brothers ran Al-Hoda Publishing, and in 1909, they published <em>The Syrian Business Directory.</em> </p>
<p>Mokarzel created <em>The Syrian World</em> in order to document and celebrate the culture and history of "Syria." At the time, Syria referred to the modern-day countries of Lebanon, Syria, Jordan, Israel, and Palestine. The publication was primarily aimed towards second-generation children of immigrants, but Mokarzel hoped that it would also appeal to the general American public.</p>
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<p><em>The Syrian World</em> was published between 1926 and 1932 as a journal. In 1932, the format was changed from an academic journal style to a newspaper style, which continued until the periodical's end in 1935. After the death of his brother Naoum, Salloum took over the publication of <em>Al-Hoda.</em></p>
<p>The articles in <em>The Syrian World</em> cover a variety of topics spanning from the practical to the theoretical. Practical subjects include international and domestic travel, historical and contemporary Arabic and Arab-American art and literature, and the mental and physical health and hygiene of immigrants. More theoretical, philosophical, and ideological subjects include ideologies of race, the changing role of women, the formation of Syrian and Lebanese-American societies, and the political and psychological relationships between immigrants and their countries of origin.</p>
<p>All issues of <em>The Syrian World</em> are available, along with full indexes for the first four volumes. For volumes five and six, there are tables of contents at the start of the issues.</p>
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The Syrian World
PUBLISHED WEEKLY —ESTABLISHED 1926.
VOL. VIII, NO. 40,
NEW YORK, THURSDAY, JANUARY 31, 1935.
Price, Single Copy,
PRESIDENT OF SYRIA
HAS PARALYTIC STROKE
LEADERS OF ARABIC
COUNTRIES MEET
SYRIAN SURVIVER OF MOHAWK GAVE BEST STQIT
OF DISASTER AND RESCUE OF PASSEWBS
MOHAMED Ali Bey el-Abed, president of the Republic of Syria, early
this month was stricken with a paralytic stroke that rendered helpless
all his limbs and made him speechless. His doctors stated he may pull
through.
ACCORDING to a dispatch from
the Oriental News Syndicate, leaders of the Arabic Movement in
Baghdad are appointing a committee
to discuss the all-Arabic Conference
which will take place in Baghdad the
latter part of April. This committee
will then communicate with the committees in Syria, Palestine and
Egypt.
The conference will fulfill the expressed wish of the late King Feisal
of Iraq to unite the Arabic-speaking countries.
Was Interviewed by City Newspaper Reporters and Over
Broadcasting Station; Is Still 111 from the Experience He
Suffered; Hands Are in Bad Shape
LEBANON ON MAP OF
U. S. POST OFFICE
Lebanon League of Progress So
Assured by Assistant Postmaster General
IF YOU want to send your letters
postmarked "Lebanon," without the
additional "Syria" for the convenience of your local post office, you
may do it now with the assurance
that it will be taken and delivered.
Sometime ago the Lebanon League
of Progress, New York, addressed a
letter to Postmaster General James
J. Farley at I Washington complaining that "certain post offices have
refused to accept matters addressed
to "Lebanon Republic" unless the
word "Syria" is included in the
address." The letter explained that
the Lebanon Republic is a distinct
state from Syria, "each having its
president, house of representatives
and independent post office."
The letter was signed by Nahoum
Hatem, president of the Lebanon
League of Progress.
Received Reply
In due time Mr. Hatem received
the following reply, signed by Harllee Branch, second assistant postmaster general:
"The receipt is acknowledged of
your letter of the 7th instant (Jan.),
addressed to the Postmaster General, relating to the addressing of
mail for Lebanon Republic, one of
the States of the Levant under
French mandate.
"In order to make a satisfactory
investigation of the matter, it is
necessary that the Department be
furnished with the names of the
post offices to which you refer. If
you will kindly furnish such information the matter will receive further
attention."
The Lebanon League of Progress
wishes to know from Lebanese
throughout the States of cases, if any,
in which letters or other matters
addressed to "Lebanon Republic"
were refused, and have same forwarded to it.
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SYRJAN TESTIFIES
IN OTT-TAYLOR CASE
Los Angeles, Cal.—Mr. P. A. BeHennessey merchant of this city,
testified in the case of Miss Geraldine Ott against the family of the
late Bertrand Taylor. She claims she
was his common-law wife.
Mr. Be-Hennessey, whose shop sells
fine furniture to society and filmdom,
said that Mr. Taylor, when buying
furniture, referred to Miss Ott as
"my wife."
TELLS HIS STORY HERE
By Philip K. Khauli
(Staff Reporter of The SYRIAN WORLD)
James Howie, a young Syrian residing in Brooklyi
pleasure trip to Mexico on the S. S. Mohawk when
with another ship last Thursday night.
After town}
two and a half hours with a boat containing twenty
gers, he and the others were picked up by the S. Sk
quin.
Howie is still at boa
from frozen hands and
the cold When he a
he was interviewed by
ers from the city
on landing is New York was
Condemns Quota Restriction on
to the National
Palestine; Says Exporting from
in Rockefeller Center *o
Palestine Should
story ever the air. He w
Extend
out of the many
his concise and
VLADIMIR Jabotinsky, who arrivthe tragedy. B
ed in New York last week, delivered
in almost every big
his first speech here in Mecca Temit here.
ple last Saturday evening.
Over
"As far as 1
4000 attended to hear him speak on
in the evening wh
political and economic conditions in
heard a terrifying
Palestine. ' The keynote of his
by a smash. I
speech was the necessity of Palestine
starboard
extending its selling field throughthat the
out the world, otherwise their labor
another ship and stack not A
would be futile.
passed and I asked ana W Ana
Mr. Jabotinsky also spoke on the
any danger. He
Jewish quota in Palestine, condemnthe crew
ing the English mandate policy on
that others were ewagnt In
this question and said that unless the
quarters- I ran tack w»
English open wide the doors to
orders had
Palestine for Jewish immigrants, and
all displayed
WORD was received by the Arabic
also the gates of Transjordania, the
were given us so get
press that Bishop Elias Karam was
hope of the Jews for a homeland
servers on.
elected Archbishop of Lebanon for
will not be fulfilled.
the Greek Orthodox Church. The
The speaker declared that he innew archbishop is a young man.
tends to -widen his movement and
not yet 32 years old. He was forsubmit millions of signatures de"It was ataut SfcwS wtan we
merly secretary to the patriarch.
manding Palestine as a Jewish state.
ordered to get into the Mb 1
o
o
Everybody
SWEDISH PRINCE HAS
the boats.
NAME ON CEDAR TREE and
sons.
The
Crown Prince Gustaf Adolf of
Ship
was
the first
Sweden and his wife the princess,
va nly
recently visited northern Lebanon
started
ROBBERS twice entered the dry
and Becharre. While there they orothet side of the
goods store of Joseph Afram in New
dered their names to be carved on
us feel they
Utrecht Avenue, Brooklyn. About a
one of the holy cedars.
give
us aid
Ike
month ago they took $100 worth of
It is forbidden to carve on the
came
along
and
goods. Mr. Afram knew who the
Cedars but a concession was made
other boats.
On
robber was but through the interon this occasion for the prince and
back
to
see
hill
cession of a mutual friend, did not
princess.
V
the Mohawk but
press charges against the thief.
o
Last week the store was again
BUYING RESORT HOTELS clearly. Just then 1
ers burst and 1 saw
broken into and $3,000 worth of
Jewish immigrants from Germany
was at a 99 degree aagft* and tans
goods was taken. Afram suspected
are trying to establish themselves in
-apidjy.
the same person and had him arLebanon, forming companies with
"At the pier I was nwt by say
rested, but for lack of evidence
large capital and buying hotels in
sister. Mary and hrntkrr. Sana.
charges against him were dismissed
the best summer resorts in the counthe reporters grabbed an and
by the court.
try. They have already bought sites
that I was taken to the
Later Afram discovered the real
measuring 15,000 donoms, priced be——o
thieves and with the assistance of
tween 45,000 and 50,000 guineaus
a political leader of that district got
FIRE IN ORTHODOX
($225,000 and $250,000).
They are
a promise from the burglar to reCHURCH IN
also
looking
for
other
suitable
sites
turn the goods.
on the slopes of Accar.
Lawrence,
day morning a fit*
banon asking assistance to fourteen
SOCIETY ASKS THAT
SYRIANS BE SENT HOME Syrian families in dire need who George Syrian Ortnadwx
Lawrence and raged
wish to be sent to their homeland.
Ecuador. — The Syrian-Lebanese
church. The
The government heeded the re$6,000. The
Society of Ecuador recently sent a
quest and appointed a commission
$15,000.
message to the government of Le-- to study the matter.
ZIONIST LEADER
SPEAKS HERE
ELECTED ARCHBISHOP
OF ORTHODOX LEBANON
ROBBERS PROMISE TO
RETURN STOLEN GOODS
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BRINGS AWARD OF MERIT
TO CARDINAL OXONNELL
Rev. Joseph Awad, Here on
Second Visit to United States,
Carries Highest Award of
Lebanese Government to
Boston Prelate; Somewhat
Reticent on Political,
Economic, Religious
Conditions of
Country
ARRIVING last Friday on the S. S.
Manhattan* of the United States line,
Bev. Joseph Awad of Brummana,
Lebanon, may or may not be here
an any ecclesiastical mission. He
averred he was on a different mission that would bring closer the good
relations already existing between
the people of the United States and
the people of Lebanon. He carries
the Lebanese Award of Merit, of
the first order, which was voted
sometime ago by the Lebanese Government to Cardinal O'Connell of
Boston. A fitting ceremonial is being arranged for the presentation of
this award ito the eminent Boston
clergyman who has shown so much
sympathetic understanding of the
Syrians and Lebanese in his see of
jurisdiction.
Will Present Award in Person
Father Awad will proceed shortly
to Boston to present the award in
person, having been commissioned
to do so by the Lebanese Government before his departure.
The priest declared he was still
uncertain about his plans in this
country, and that his visit is mainly to see his sister, Miss Alioe Awad,
who lives in Washington Street, New
York, and his parents and brothers
in Bay City, Mich,
Somewhat reserved and non-committal on the various questions on
the economic, political and religious
conditions of the country he left behind, Father Awad gave out that the
whole country, both Lebanon and
Syria, rose up in arms against the
High Commissioner's plan to restore
THE SYRIAN WORLD, NEW YORK, JANUARY 31, 1935.
REV. JOSEPH AWAD
YOUNG SYRIAN WORKING ON MAP OF TENNESSEE
VALLEY AUTHORITY-36,000 SQUARE MILES
Extremely Accurate; 20,000 Square Feet to Square Inch; Makes
the Map From Aerial Photographs
GEORGE Frederick Nahas has been working on the map of
the Tennessee Valley for the past seven months. It will take him
perhaps two more years to complete it.
,Nahas is mapping a
tegion 36,000 square miles in area, and in which one square inch
on the map represents 20,000 square
engineering and also took a year's
feet. The Tennessee Valley Authorcourse during evenings in civil enity, one of President Roosevelt's
gineering at Columbia University.
projects, is harnessing the resources
He obtained his first position with
of the Valley, and it will be later
the American Tel and Tel in New
used as a yardstick to determine
Jersey in the Maintenance Engineerwhether or not it would be advisable
ing Department, working there until
for the government to take over the
1933 when /the department was cut
public utilities of the nation. The
down due to the depression.
plan would reduce the price of pubNahas is a member of the Damaslic utilities considerably.
cus Masonic Lodge, Brooklyn, and
Nahas, in the Aerial Photo Divia member of the Connecticut Society
sion of the United States Coast and
jf Civil Engineers.
Geodedic Survey of the T. V. A., is
o
making the map from aerial photoProfessor Fowtiya Passes Away
graphs.
He first worked for the Coast and
the monopoly of the tobacco industry.
According to the Arabic press,
Geodedic Survey in Connecticut, was
He believes, however, that the tobacProf. Gibran Fowtiya, well known
co monopoly will rot be given up . transferred to Washington, D. C. in
Arabic scholar and teacher, died in
April, 1934 and then in July was
for the banderole regime, but that
Beirut on December 27.
given orders to proceed to ChatSyrian and Lebanese investors will
Many Syrian men renowned in
tanooga, Term., to work there until
be given a large share in the stock
letters were his pupils. All over
further orders.
company created to take over that
the world there are prominent men
rich, revenue-producing industry.
whom he taught. He was a profesBorn of Missionaries
sor in the old Russian Seminary in
Praised Economic Program
Connecticut is his home state, his
Nazareth, principal of the Orthodxa
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Malatius GabFather Awad generally commended
School, "The Three Moons", and the
riel Nahas residing in Danbury.
the program of economic expansion
author of many text books on Arable
George was born in 1911 in Marsine,
sponsored by High Commissioner de
grammar and composition.
Turkey, where his'mother and father
Martel, saying that it will work for
were teachers in the American Misthe economic good and prosperity
BROOKLYN PAPER HAS A
sionary School. The family came to
of the French mandated countries. He
GOOD STORY ON SYRIANS
Danbury in 1920. After completing
cited one act of Count de Martel
his schooling in Danbury schools,
which has already accomplished good
The Brooklyn Daily Eagle pubGeorge attended Newark Technical
results—the abolishment of the colished a series of feature articles
School, Newark, N. J., then City
operative stores of the French forces
entitled "The World in Brooklyn^
College of New York for electrical
of occupation. Previous to that, the
featuring each day a story on a
French army imported its provisions
nationality group in Brooklyn. The
in de Martel's program have alfrom France without paying duty
first article was on the Syrians and
ready been started, the Beirut-Baghand sold it in army-controlled stores.
was published last Sunday. It was
This took away business from the
dad railway and the heightening of
considered by Syrians to be the finnative merchants.
Now the army
Qatinah Lake near Horns, adding
est yet written in American papers.
buys most of its provisions in the
thousands of acres to the arrable
portraying the Syrian colony from
open market, and the Syrian and
lands of that country through irrigaa more realistic viewpoint, rather
Lebanese merchants get a good share
tion.
than fantastic and romantic
of it Two of the important projects
Father Awad does not know for
The Syrian Fine Arts Guild ts
certain how long he will stay in
given
a prominent place in the
the United States. He is a product
story and pictures of two of its
of native education, having first
members are shown. Other organistudied in Qurnat Shahwan, Lebanon,
zations are mentioned also and the
and in the Latin Patriarchal Seminwriter quotes from The SYRIAN
ary in Jerusalem.
WORLD.
Before leaving he met Archbishop
In next week's issue of The SYRPaul Meouchi and Mr. S. A. MoIAN
WORLD, excerpts of the article
karzel.
He praised the American
will
be
published.
prelate who was chosen to become
date will positively not be conBishop of Tyre, and said all are satissidered.
fied with him, and with the demoJudges in the contest are:
cratic and friendly spirit he has disFALLS; BREAKS LEG
Nasib Arida. Dr. S. Y. Alkazin
played since landing on his native
and E. J. Audi.
While coming home from work a
shore.
Only paid subscribers are enfew days ago, Albert Hederi broke
Mr. Mokarzel's visit, added the
titled to enter this competition.
his leg when he slipped and fell oa
Rev. Joseph Awad, has awakened a
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the ice. He was taken to Long
new and keen interest in the LePRIZES
banese and Syrian immigrants in the
Island College Hospital and two days
later was removed to his home in
United States. The late Naoum MoFirst Prize—H. I. Katibah's
karzel's funeral rites were unpreClinton Street
two books,
"Other Arabian
cedented,
declared
Father
Awad,
in
Nights" and "Arabian Romancthe recent history of Lebanon.
es and Folk-Tales," publiihed
Father Awad speaks English fluby Scribner's and illustrated by
ently,
having been in this country
William
Berger,
autographed
before, from 1927 to 1929. Accomwith suitable epigrams by the
panying him was his young sister,
author.
HATTERS
Daad, who is here to stay.
Second Prize—A year's credand
it for The SYRIAN WORLD.
CLEANERS
Third Prize — Bartlett's
"Familiar Quotations,"
(Blue
EXPERT RENOVATING OF
Ribbon Edition.)
FLASH
ALL HATS
HO ARE THE THREE SYRIANS
WHO CONTRIBUTED MOST TO
THE AMERICAN NATION IN 1934?
USING the review given before in The SYRIAN WORLD
as a basis, but not necessarily
confining yourself to it, who are
the three Syrians who contributed most to the progress of
the United States in 1934?
The SYRIAN WORLD has
already made its choice. Let s
see what yours is. Send your list
to the correspondent or agent
of The SYRIAN WORLD in
your hometown or one nearest
to it, accompanied by a short
essay, not longer than 600
words, giving the reasons for
your choice. DO NOT MAIL
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agents, whose narnes and addresses are to be found on the
last page of this paper, will
collect the replies and essays
and mail them to us at one
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Feb. 26.
Replies received after this
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and agents and their families,
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THE SYRIAN WORLD, NEW YORK, JANUARY 31, 1935.
CLOSING DATE OF CONTEST POSTPONED; AT HIS
REQUEST ESSAYS NAMING KATIBAH NOT ENTERED
Several Essays Name H. 1. Katibah as the Syrian Having Made
the Biggest Contribution in 1934. Although They Are
Good Essays the Writers Nevertheless Lose
Their Chance of an Award
H. I. Katibah, editor of The SYRIAN WORLD, who is now in Detroit, as the Syrian who made the
best contribution in 1934 with his
work
of editing The
SYRIAN
WORLD. We regret, however, that
those letters will not be entered
in the contest as the editor so expressed his wish before leaving.
Because they will not be entered,
excerpts from them will be published, probably next week.
ESSAYS to be entered in the
contest on the subject, "What Syrian, or Syrians Contributed Most to
America in 1934?" will be received
for consideration up to February
26, thus postponing the closing date
of the contest a whole month. This
leaves would-be contestants plenty
of time in which to sit down and
write their contributions, but don't
procrastinate. Get it in early.
Many of the letters received name
NEWPORT NEWS, VA.
Miss Rebecca Suttle, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Mike Suttle portrayed
a major role in the play given by
her high school graduating class
last Tuesday. She graduates in February.
A tea in her honor was given by
her cousin, Mrs. Jack Suttle in her
home in Hampton, Va. Over seventy
attended. Mrs. Jennings Lynch presided, assisted at the tea tables by
Miss Ruth Turley, Miss Elizabeth
Stephens, Miss Sallie Edwards, Miss
Shirley Baysden, Miss Gladys Livesay, and Miss Frances Carter.
SYRACUSE, N. Y.
Miss Foutine Kanfoush of Lawrence, Mass., arrived in Syracuse a
short time ago to be with her brothers, Mr. Jamile Kanfoush, manufacturing chemist of this city, and Mr.
and Mrs. Richard Kanfoush.
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A recent guest of the Lattaif s in
their home on E Genesee Street,
was Miss Betty Joseph of Binghamton, New York.
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WHEELING, W. VA.
A benefit entertainment and dance
will be held for the Maronite
church and school of Wheeling next
Sunday, February 3, in the Knights
of Columbus Hall in the afternoon.
Toufic Barham of Brooklyn will be
present to sing and play the oud.
Little John Tom John will also entertain.
1
"THE WHITE ROSE" A
BETTER ORIENTAL FILM
Sure to Be Enjoyed
Young Too
by
A PREVUE of "The White Rose",
an Egyptian film just imported to
this country, was shown to the
American and Syrian press last
Wednesday morning in the Plaza
Theatre, 58th Street, New York. Abdal Wahab, the famous Egyptian
singer, has the principal masculine
role and is generous with his songs.
To American-born Syrians the music
and songs will be a pleasant surprse. They are melodious, rhythmic and beautifully rendered. Captions in English are superimposed
on the film. The ending will be a
surprise to most people who will
see it and the Syrian American
audience Will no doubt consider it
an improvement over most oriental
films.
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FLUNKS COURSE, RUNS
AWAY
George Numair, of Washington
Street, New York, a brilliant boy in
his third year in high school ran
away from home Tuesday because
he flunked his
examination in
English this term. His father, Abraham Numair, familiarly known on
the Street as Bu-Lulu, gave out
an alarm to the police department
who finally located him in Washington, D. C, Wednesday.
He immediately went there to get his son.
REFEREE
BARAM
Harry Baram, left, winner of the New Jersey State ChaMf
in four wall and single wall handball, thus retaining thai
fourth consecutive year. He is also the runner HB»
handball contest of 1933 and 1934. and was chimpiw «l
politan doubles of 1931.
Baram was tern
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twenty-five years ago.
He is a member of the Syria*
League of Paterson. N. J., and is employed at CaKers
Co. of New York City.
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in English with the Famous Artist
MOHAMED ABDEL
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MOHAMED KARIM, Director
George has had a high record in
school in all his subjects and must
have taken the unexpected grade to
heart.
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t, Preservation of Syrian culture and
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Entered as Second Class Matter May
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CULTURAL DEVELOPMENT
THE SYRIAN WORLD, NEW YORK, JANUARY 31, 1S3S.
Arabic music and the "hotcha"
of jazz, realizes at heart that
neither is true music, even when
both, like adversity itself, have
their sweet uses.
In every city, town and village of the United States the
number of Syrians who appreciate higher education, good
literature, good music and true
art is proportionately large. And
we believe and hope it will be
much larger in the third generation.
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LET US SHOW MORE
INTEREST
A few essays have been received so far in the contest run
by The SYRIAN WORLD.
It
is inconceivable that people who
call themselves Americans of
Syrian extraction do not show
enough interest when the question is addressed
to them,
"What three Syrians did most
for the Amercian nation i n
1934?"
However you look at it this
lack of interest is inexcusable.
Whether it is indifference, ignorance, preoccupation or 'what
not, no obstacle should be allowed to stand in the way of
a pleasant and fairly easy task
as this. We hope the announced postponement of the closing
date of the contest to the 26th
of Feb. will bring renewed interest and zeal in the real and
lasting accomplishments of our
fellow Syrian and fellow American citizens for their nation
and country.
Correspondents
of The SYRIAN WORLD are
especially urged to seek out, in
their
various
communities,
young men and women who
have an inclination to writing
and spur them on to participate
in this contest.
Again we repeat, the main objective in this
contest is not the prize, but the
honor that accrues from being
the winners.
SYRIAN WOMEN
ARE EMERGING
ACCORDING to a dispatch from
Aleppo by the United Press, "the
emancipation of women has spread
down from Istanbul over the Syrian
desert and mountains toward Mecca." The efforts of Mustafa Kemal
to modernize Turkey from the oriental customs, have even had their
influence in Syria. The bobbed haired
telephone girls pull out switches with
ringers whose tips are red, as they
chew their wads of gum.
The salesgirls now smile at customers where before you didn't know
what they looked like under the
veils, in the business firms of large
cities.
Syrian women are now reading
books, unabashedly, that they would
not have dared glance at a few years
ago. French novels and translations
of American best sellers are devoured by the young girls.
The French films are popular in
all the large cities and are patronized
by the Syrian women as well as men,
said the dispatch.
LAST LECTURE OF SERIES
Mirza Ahmad Sohrab's last lecture of the series offered by the New
History Society on "Cities of Destiny" will be on the "City of the
Future", this coming Sunday. The
lectures have been presented for
thirteen Sundays in the home of Mr.
and Mrs. Lewis Stuyvesant Chanler.
Other "Cities" Mr. Sohrab has alMrs. Joseph W. Ferris inready spoken about are Shiraz, Mecforms us that already many puca, Tabriz, Teheran, Baghdad, Haifa,
pils, all young Syrian children
Acca, Constantinople and others.
of Brooklyn, have applied to
The Caravan, the youth section of
the Syrian Fine Arts Guild for
the Society, are presenting two
lessons in music and dancing.
dances and entertainments Saturday,
This and the report that the
February 2 and 9 in the Grand
Syrian Junior League is offering
Street Boys' Clubhouse, Manhattan.
a course in the appreciation of
music have their significance.
They show a healthy trend, a
saving grace that no amount of
jazz music and the dancing that
goes with it could expunge. It
shows that man cannot live by
the bread of senses alone; that
Bestows Largest Collection of Arabic Manuscripts on Mathematics
he must have the daily food of
on Library of Columbia University; Says That Numerals
the spirit, whether in the form
Not Arabic in Origin, as Commonly Believed
of religion or art, whether as a
prayer or as a sonata.
THE BOOK beautiful is not a matter of planning and craftsSyrians of the second generamanship alone; it springs out from a lifetime of irjtimate knowtion in this country have usualledge and understanding.
ly reflected the atmosphere and
For decades poets, scholars, artists and printers have expended
environment
in
which
they
their utmost skill and care on beautiful editions of the "Rubaiyat"
found themselves. In many inof Omar the Tent-Maker, one of the most frequently illustrated
stances they have risen far
America for 1920 to 1921, etc. etc.
books in the world. In one of the
above them. It is not unusual
Prof. Smith has perhaps the larglatest editions, appearing in 1933,
to find Syrian scientists, doctors,
est collection of Arabic mss. on
aTtists and writers, children of
that of Prof. David Eugene Smith
mathematics in the world, which reparents who would generally
of Teachers College, Columbia Unicently he turned over to the library
be accounted as illiterate or
versity, it seems all the necessary
of Columbia University. His interest
half-literate.
But
in
almost
and auspicious conditions for the
in the East, coming first through his
every case of that sort the parproduction of a truly beautiful book
interest in the Arab mathematicians,
ents possessed something much
were happily represented.
extends over many years and covers
more valuable and lasting than
Prof. Smith is a scientist by vocamany aspects of Arabic and Islamic
litiracy; they possessed a sense
tion, being the professor of the Hiscivilization.
Only a year ago, or
of spiritual values which intory of Mathematics at the famous
little more, the only known ms. by
spired them with an insatiable
New York institution of learning
Omar Khayyam was edited and pubaspiration for things far beyond
His list of honorary degrees, publicalished by Dr. Daoud Kasir of Iraq, a
their own environment and cirtions, memberships in mathematical
special student of his. The ms., one
cumstance.
They toiled and
societies in America and Europe,
of the prize possessions of Prof.
sacrificed to see fulfilled in their
would fill a column. Among other
Smith, was on Algebra.
children what fajte had denied
things he is the mathematical editor
For it may be a revelation »
them themselves.
of the New International Encyclomany a reader of this paper that,
In the second generation, we
pedia, contributing editor of the Ento the Persians themselves (Iranians
are happy to say, this aspiracyclopedia Britanica, editor on the
now), Omar Khayyam was hardly
tion has been transmitted to
known or recognized as a poet unScripta Mathematica, a quarterly
their children in turn in a more
til Edward Fitzgerald made him famintensified form.
The second
publication of New York, fellow of
ous. Since then literally hundreds
generation Syrian mother, who
Mediaeval Academy and president
was brought up to choose be(CmttMMd «n
of the Mathematical Association of
«x>
rt
tween the "ya I*"" *°
°'
PROF. D. E. SMITH, MATHEMATICIAN, LOVER
OF EAST, PRODUCES UNIQUE "RUBAIYAF
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When a red is fed,
he will be the cap of
capital!
Some of the editorials I read in the
Arabic newspapers remind me of canned
goods.
I wonder why I*aly
until now has not
changed its name to Mussolinia?
Nations boast of their "oneness,"
but Syria boasts of its "tenness!"
My son is worse than me. He came
to me today and laughingly asked,
"Pop, what are the , three best ways
of transmitting news?"
"I give up, son," said I. "What are
they?" And what do you think his
answer was! "Telephone, telegraph,
and tellawoman."
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King Solomon had a thousand
wives but in those days there weren't
any department or specialty store*
nor milinery.
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Roosevelt is for a new deal; the
conservative rich are (f"r the old
deal but the reds are for a misdeal.
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A preacher said, "You can't go
up to heaven by an escalator."
And I ask that preacher, "Who's
thinking of such a trip anyway?"
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The "H' of hopes is not taken
from heaven, for things nowadays
do not correspond with heaven but
it may have been taken from 'ell.
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It seems the only way they are
increasing employment is to add
"un" to it.
TO
CORRESPONDENTS
AND OTHERS
Please
received
Tuesday
lished in
remember that news
by this office after
noon cannot be pubthat week's issue.
S. W. "VERY AMERICAN"
Editor of The SYRIAN WORLD:—
"The SYRIAN WORLD comes to m«
every week and I read it with great
interest. I think it is a very fine
paper and if I may be permitted te
say so, very American in its outlook
and spirit."
W. K Kelsey
(Editor of the
Detroit News)
IN MEMORIAM
Antaky, Effie K., In loving memory
of our dear mother who departed
this life Gebruary 9, 1931.
To one who bears the sweetest
And adds a lustre to the same
Who shared our joys and cheered
when sad,
The greatest friend we ever had,
Everlasting peace, for there's M
other
Can take the place of oar doar
mother.
Her sons and dragfctem.
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THE SYRIAN WORLD, NEW YORK, JANUARY 31, 1935.
[trocg. Tjdd: atd West;
By H. I. Katibab
ABOARD THE WOLVERINE to Detroit—Catching a
train within five minutes of
the gateman's stentorious
call, "All aboard!" is not
a novel experience to this
writer. I came twice within a few seconds from missing my boat on my last
trip to Syria five years ago, once at the beginning
«f the voyage in Boston and once in Athens. But
in these and other instances it was due to a deficient sense of time. Usually I err on the other
extreme and have to wait listlessly for a half hour
or more before the train starts.
I figured on a margin of at least 15 minutes this
time; but I did not figure on a fumble-brained
talkative ticket-buyer in the line before me, nor on
the fallibility of "American efficiency."
Like countless other Americans I was a victim
of an implicit and undoubting faith in "American
efficiency." I do not know whether it was Emil
Ludwig or some other benign critic of the species
Americana who once said that the highly publicized
and generally accepted notion of American efficiency was a myth; that our unlimited natural resources and wealth permitted us to squander so
much of our energies and means without feeling it,
accomplishing big things but at tremendous costs.
More and more I am being converted to this view.
Is that So! |
By Anna Bshoof
Mme. Marie el-Khourie who left for Florida just
the other day, has a bronze bust of herself made by
the famous sculptor, Rodin, while she was in Paris
several years ago. The strong lines and features of
her face are all portrayed admirably but no sculptor, of course, could carve in stone her fascinating
speech, conversation and personality.
Other bits of info about Mme. el-Khourie you
may not know. She was the editor of her college
magazine and we can safely bet that it was a model
of high literary standards and make-up.
Do you know that her jewelry shop just off Fifth
Avenue, "The Little Shop of T. Aziz", is named
after her father whom she adored? She herself designs the jewelry and they are the acme of good
taste and beauty in color and rhythm of design.
Her home in the Forties is a treasure house of
precious possessions, each with its own story,—
books, paintings, statues, furniture and gold Beckstein piano of which there are only two others like
it -in the world, are exquisite.
She is so interested in culture and the arts that
she goes to any lengths to help a promising artist
succeed, particularly a Syrian. Some have disappointed her and cost her plenty in time and money
and in others she was repaid in success. Her
donation of $50,000 to the American University of
Beirut to found a chair of Archeology i* still
talked about.
Her other contributions are too
countless to mention.
Her life would make an absorbing story but she
Consider this. With all the facilities at the disrefuses to '"fess up" for publication. But I hope
posal of a great railroad — with its information
booths, its ticket agencies, telephones and elaborate j some day to get the story and pass it on !o you.
It would be grand tale of success, achievements,
time table—you have the spectacle of a man, apworld-famous people who were her friends, and
parently much-travelled, standing ten minutes at
an inspiration.
a ticket window to argue that his ticket entitles
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him to return on a different train passing through
Joe
Tannous,
out
in
Lawrence,
L. I., is lucky in
Chicago, and a spectacled clerk coolly turning the
numbers
(knock
on
wood).
He
won
several times
pages of an unwieldy fat volume to determine
and with the last prize of a couple hundred dallars
the point. One would suspect that such informachipped in with another fellow and bought an airtion should be secured before-hand at the informaplane. They are thinking of going down to Florida
tion desk, and that a ticket clerk ought to know it
in it. I hope all they do about it is think, l>ecause
well by heart by now.
Joe is one swell person and we'd hate to have him
When in the East, I used to rave at bureaumarooned atop them thar hills of Kentucky.
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cratic officials who would not give me important
information pertaining to their own departments.
Plenty of people ask me about Ameen Rihani:
I forgot that situations like that could be multiplied
"Is he married or single?" The truth is that he
by thousands in the most advanced democracy. So
was and is not. About fifteen years ago he married
to make up for the justice of my past railing at
Bertha Case, a lovely blond artist, here in New
shiftless Syrian and Egyptian officials, I vented my
York, but they were divorced after only a year of
ire on the ticket clerk. It was worth it, even if
married life.
the withering look of the clerk made me feel like
an unruly pupil who had talked back to his teacher.
The Louis Secabes are together again and plan to
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move to New Jersey soon.
The last few days in New York were like a
Bread by Mail: Shikry Dagher (Richard Shiner
whirlwind which had overtaken me unawares. So
in English) sends bread by mail, not less than six
many letters that had to go were left unwritten,
loaves in an order. That's an innovation, to reand so many persons I wanted to visit I failed
ceive your bread every morning with your paper
even to call on the telephone.
and mail. I wonder if it's hot.
Of course if I were "efficient" myself I might
kave done all these things and more and yet had
plenty of time. But I work under the happy delusion that writers and editors do not have to be
efficient, provided other mortals are!
We all have our petty delusions and fond apologies. Were it otherwise, life would be so mechanical, so exact and so inhuman that it would be intolerable. After all there are some advantages in
mot being too efficient.
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And how I miss my funny sheets this Saturday
night on the Wolverine! It is actually the first
Saturday night that I sleep without chuckling to
myself at Jiggs, Barney Google, Harold Teen and
all the jolly creatures of the cartoon artists, whom
I count among the great boons and benefactors of
modern civilization—and real artists to boot Perhaps if I had those colored funny sheets under my
arm at the ticket window I wouldn't have felt so
bad about it. I really was mad not because I almost missed the train, so much as because I did
not have time to catch it and buy the Sunday
papers besides.
And I felt it was a little too much sacrifice, and
•uite inconsiderate to my friends who are expecting
toe in Detroit Sunday morning, to run after my
funnies and let the train go!
mi
Dr. Nimnum Haick, the only Syrian chiropractor,
to my knowledge, practices her profession not for
the money but for the love of it, it seems. She
believes that it cures almost everything, and when
you hear her talk about it, you believe it too. She
gets excited about it and wants people to rouse
from their lethargy and believe what she's saying.
Her wonderfully healing hands have cured plenty
of people and when you look at her delicate features you wonder where she gets the strength to
make her patients grunt while she kneads and
presses. It's rare seeing a person, such as she,
completely absorbed in her work. She preaches it
and wants the whole world to believe in it. When
you speak with her it seems as though her only
sorrow is that everyone isn't as enthusiastic about
it as she is, and believe in the absolute healing
power of Chiropracty. The income from it is only
secondary to her. She talks like a Joan of Arc
or a Florence Nighingale.
Clara Bishara has given up her ambition to be
in the thick of banking and finance for marriage.
She gave up her position as secretary to the pres.
of a brokerage firm in Wall St. and stopped taking
courses in banking and firance at N. Y. U. She is
quite a linguist, able to converse in Arabic, English,
French and Spanish and knows a little ]ferman
and Italian.
By Joe
FROM POLLY
wants it
paration
in her
(up to this
to immediate
couple's
it will shock U
when it breaksis still hoping that something «B
prevent.
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To the leeehr
of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Kadri—Victor,
George—who, each year, hold a party 6
kiddies, less fortunate than tin iiwli'im
them, serve them with refreshmBate am
them with gifts, carrying out truly she
"It is more blessed to give than to
Miss Sophie Macsoud for making it
number of kiddies to have a real go
promised not to mention th *. but «
by not mentioning the deed itself}
and
Patrolman Frank A:.: naa and Ebas Mrycfc feeing the life of 3 year old Win. Dahash, saa of
Olga Dabash of Atlantic Ave.. who
stricken when she awoke to Sad her
they reached
her from throwing the child from ti
FLASHES FROM FLORIDA
horse that couldn't lose, some of
chants lost some hard-earned
on that "can't lose horse
than ever is the Daoud Shop
and Mr. Catziflis is now
swanky is the bar Lee Kerge has
shop, which is now on the balcony
bagh enjoying himself teaching the
nis should be played and
things
Fred Maloof, quite
Mayor of Miami Beach.
his present office... .and in
glad to hear the Mr. B. Jabara is
better.
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ON THE UP-GRADE . .Shrin*
nighingale, once more at die
before packed houses.
Joe TTJIMIJ.
on W. L T. H. every Thar, at 9 a. m
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WEATHER FORECAST
FalM
lowed by shower given at Etiaehen
at Ovington Avenue in honor of
real storm developed when the gjeh
bride-to-be with beautiful gifts
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admitted at 10:30, and welcome they
is a party without a nice yowng
with, sip a cocktail with or to sneak la a Mfi
of row-mants... .and the
tained in their own in .-ratable
we hear them the more we et
this time Phil Hanna abandon*
and Fred Astaired 1
Alice
Nader impressed the guests with their
of the Arabic Dance
touch of old Spain by "fF'^g a la
Stella Hanania vocalled a few
and Turkish, and Margaret Se^gr
last but never least Vic Nader w
than ever with his crooning
hostess along with Elizabeth
ly congratulate them far toe
which they served the saner.
decoration of each piece of
dividual guest's name Tngar
of it
Toasts were extended by each «t toe
which kept the able bartenders, Al
Anthony A wad quite busy
Oh
forgot to mention the sweet
Fuad (Little Boy Blue; Kahas.
Awad.
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PAGE SIX
30th WEDDING
ANNIVERSARY
Calumet, Mich.— Mr. and Mrs.
Said Nicholas celebrate their thirtieth wedding anniversary on February 2.
They were married in
Calumet and have been residing
there ever since. The couple, who
have three grown children, have
been active in civic and social activities, and extensively aided the Red
Cross during the World War. Mrs.
Nicholas is the recipient of a Papal
Medal bestowed on her for her
charitable activities.
ESPRIT DE CORPS
Reproduction of two of the illustrations (in color) in
Smith's version of Omar Khayyam's Rubaiyat.
NEW BEAUTIFUL VERSION
OF RUBAIYAT
(Continued from page four)
of editions of his now celebrated Rubaiyat or Quatrains, have appeared
in a score of languages or more.
Only recently Arabic translations of
the same Rubaiyat have appeared
in Syria and Iraq.
It is the opinion of many orientalists, and many Persian literary critics,
that Fitzgerald overdid his job. These
authorities do not hesitate to tell
you that Fitzgerald's English translation is better, more poetic, than
the Persian original.
Prof. Smith's translation is primarily a scholarly job. He made careful
study of the text to determine the
most authentic quatrains, for there
are hundreds of unauthentic ones,
and rendered these in hexemeter,
as near to the original as possible.
For this ipurpose a literal translation
was made for him by Hashim Husein,
young Persian educated at Robert
College, Istanbul, and at Teachers'
College. Here is a sample of Prof.
Smith's finished product, the opening
quatrain:
"I saw on the palace roof
And in his claws he held
of Kai Kawus;
And looking at the skull
'Alas! alas!
Where now the pealing
where the sounding
at Tus,
the skull
he cried,
bells and
drums?"'
But the piece de resistance in this
artistic and scholarly treat are the
multi-colored illustrations. On a recent trip to the East, Prof. Smith
interviewed several living artists in
Persia. Of those he chose Rassam-iArjangi of Tabriz to illustrate bis
Prof. David Eugene
book. The illustrations, twelve in
number, combine the prospective of
modern western painting and the
dainty and rich colorings of the old
Persian miniature school. The result was an artistic ensemble that
has thrilled everyone who has had
a chance to see or possess a copy
of this rare and limited edition.
Prof. Smith is over seventy years
old, but looks younger, and has the
spritefulness and mental agility of
modern youth. He is decidedly a
progressive, and an ardent lover of
the East and of eastern life and civilization.
Prof. Smith is a pleasing conversationalist, and has the gift of making you feel at home in his presence.
He refused to be subjected to the
routine of newspaper interview but
spoke on so many absorbing topics
and with such a matter-of-fact tone
that it was hard to choose from his
conversation for this feature. We
were struck by his statement, however, that the Arabic numerals were
not Arabic in fact, but Hindu; and
that they were known in the West
long before they became recognized
in the East, where they are still referred to as "alarqam al-Hindiyyah,"
or "Hindu numerals."
The man
who introduced these numerals was
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Accompanied by Dr.
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Ginsburg, editor of the Scripta
Mathematica, a representative of The
SYRIAN WORLD had the rare privilege of a visit with the aged savant
of Columbia. His apartment on 120th
Street, opposite the campus of Columbia, is a veritable treasure trove
of art objects collected personally
from the four quarters of the East
and West—a lacquered chest from
Manchuria, a triptych icon from a
Greek or Russian monastary, a Buddha statue from Burma, illumunated
ms. of the Qoran etc. etc.
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the great Arab mathematician, alKhawarizmi. For this reason arithmetic was known in the West for a
long time as algorisms, a corruption
of al-Khawarizmi, one of the greatest of mathematicians that ever
lived.
That's what every vital and progressive group must have. Without
it all our achievements, all our success and progress as important
people will fritter away and get lost.
One of the most important objectives
in the contest launched by The
SYRIAN WORLD is to foster this
"esprit de corps" in our Syrian
people. Let us enter the contest
in that spirit, and let us have many
entrants as possible, now that the
closing date has been extended
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1000 ATTEND SYRIAN
PLAY ENACTED BEFORE
APPRECIATIVE FEW
JEWISH ENTERTAINMENT
Order Reversed: Dancing First
and Speeches and Entertainment Later; Benefit for
Needy Jewish Syrian
Families
LAST Sunday night a dance and
entertainment was held by the Young
Women's Welfare League, a Syrian
Jewish organization, in the Half
Moon Hotel, Coney Island. Over a
thousand attended the benefit program. Until 11:30 there was dancing, and after that, when the orchestra departed, the entertainment was
presented, featuring Najeebe Morad
•f Boston, singer, Nairn Karacand,
violin; Toufic Barham, oud and
George Dallal, durbeke.
Mrs. Ely Hadaya and Mr. Isaac
Matlon spoke on behalf of the society, stressing the great need of
many Syrian Jewish families under
<heir care and the lack of enough
funds to help them, and thanking the
audience for the support given. Mr.
Matlon spoke in both Arabic and
English and Mrs. Hadaya spoke in
ljwglish,
Truly Good Talent "Hides
Light Under Bushel"
TO ANYONE attending the play
presented by The Pyramid Players
last Saturday evening in the theatre of the Central Brooklyn Y. M.
C. A., his only regret would be
that the house wasn't packed. "The
Drunkard," the hundred-year old
play, was enacted by members of the
Players to a comparatively small
but appreciative audience. With no
exaggeration, one may safely say
that the cast consisted of able actors.
Although they had been coached by
Paul Gilmore, well-known director
of Broadway, there was no doubt
but that the actors have talent, particularly Edward Bach, whom Mr.
Gilmore has taken under his wing
and has called upon to substitute
for leading actors in his plays. Mr.
Bach directed the play for this performance.
SYRAMAR DANCE
IN TWO WEEKS
Annually Anticipated Event
SOCIALS
Mr. Khalil Hanna of New Jersey
l«ft for Palestine last Saturday.
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Dr. John David of Detroit, left
New York after a week's visit, for
Lawrence, Mass., to visit his brother,
Rev. Joseph David.
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Mr. end Mrs. Abraham Lian held
a large party for adults last Saturday night in honor of their daughter, Evelyn, who was graduated from
St. Xavier School.
This coming Saturday they will
give another for the young folks.
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A son was born to Mr. and Mrs.
Joseph Ganim, the former Edna Absi,
•f Brooklyn and was named Richard
Joseph.
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Mrs. H. Saleeby and daughter,
Nellie, of Binghamton, N. Y., are
visiting Dr. N. Hafick of Brooklyn.
THE ANNUAL dinner-dance of
the Syramar Golf Club will be given, as on previous occasions, in the
Park Lane Hotel, Manhattan, on Saturday night, February 16.
Mr. Michael Teen is chairman of
committee on arrangements and is
assisted by Elias Borab, James Balish, George Tadross, Wadi Kadri,
Wadi Beder and David Malhame.
The entertainment committee has
announced that Joe Moss's Orchestra will also be present to play this
time, as in former years.
In the floor show will be entertainment headliners, including a famous dance couple and singers.
WIFE OF SINGER DIES
Mrs. Joseph Silwan, wife of the
noted Arabic Singer, passed away
Wednesday of last week in the
Kings Park Long Island Hospital.
Services were held Friday in St.
Nicholas CathedraL
THE SYRIAN FINE ARTS GUILD RECITAL
Takes place Saturday February 2, at three o'clock
in the Neighborhood Club,
104 Clark Street, Brooklyn
(one block from St George Hotel)
The program will be of interest to parents and young folks and
the reception which is to follow is planned to give the audience
an opportunity to meet the artists personally.
ATTEND mSTUHTS
BANQUET rot a»
SYRIAN GIRL IN
NEW ORCHESTRA
Women's Symphony Orchestra
Sponsored by Many Prominent
Women, Including Mrs.
Roosevelt
HELEN Rozek, a Syrian violinist
and member of the Syrian Fine
Arts Guild, has been appointed a
member of the new Women's Symphony Orchestra of New York. The
ensemble, under the direction of Antonia Brico, who conducted the Musicians'
Symphony Orchestra
and
the New York Civic Orchestra, consists of eighty pieces, all recruited
by Miss Brico.
The aim of the orchestra, according to Mme. Clayburgh, is to provide a medium for serious women
musicians to practice their art and
perhaps make a living at it
The first three concerts will be
given for an invited audience, the
first Feb. 18 and the three open
to the public will be on March 16,
30 and April 13 in the Town Hall.
Among the sponsors of the orchestra
are Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt, Mrs.
James Walter, Harold Bauer. Albert
Spalding, Sigismond Stojowski, Mrs.
Cornelius Vanderbilt, Mrs. Godfrey
S. Rockefeller and others.
NEW CLUB FORMED
The young people of St. Nicholas
Cathedral, Brooklyn, have organized
into the St. Nicholas Church Club.
At present, temporary officials are
Edward Kerbawy,
chairman and
Alice Kershy, secretary. They will
hold office until elections are held.
The club now meets at 124 Pacific
Street, Brooklyn.
SHERIFF ATTENDS
JDEETHA PARTY
Frank Quayle, Sherift of Kings
County, and Leader of the 1st Assembly District Democratic Club;
William McCormick, Asst. Attorney
General; McManus O'Donnell, Deputy Sheriff and Joseph Ganim, Special Deputy, attended the card party
and dance held by the Jdeetha United Society in the American-Syrian
Federation Building last Friday evening, January 25.
Door prizes were won by Miss
Rose Abyad, Mickey Shaheen, Thomas Besheer and Joe Spudito. George
Norman and His Orchestra furnished
the dance music.
Accept
AKRON.
of this city
tendered by Mrs. Tuni'ufr. •&*
of the
Washington, for aaskB ar
Chautauqua Varna's
Others
S. M.
Chautauqua. X Y.
The
and scientific
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the country, ft w
and organized aa
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advancement
at
science, through.
Approximately
men attended at
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Miss Madeleine
future
Samra, who wil*
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personal gift
in 88th Street,
day afternoon,
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Lordi. A Khoury and V
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Milkie. Najla and
Lila Mabarak.
Samra. TaramaB,
Sahdala. Lorice
ry. Gladys Jabara.
Maud Aboarab, SaBy
dah. Mabel
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Frenn and Susan
later joined by Mrs. ML
Dr. N. Haiek.
On the day before.
other
Samra. Miss
luncheon for her a
in the Town Park
New York
After
Jabara took the party t»
thing Goes.
way and after tbe P*Q* *
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�THE SYRIAN WORLD, NEW YORK, JANUARY 31, 1935.
2«AGE EIGHT
YOUNGSTOWN, OHIO
Mr. and Mrs. Abe Essad are the
proud parents of a baby boy born
about three weeks ago.
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A son was born to Mr. and Mrs.
Toffy S. Haddad on January 22. Mrs.
Haddad is the former Miss Summia
Rahal.
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John Kanan, 18, is the star forward
on the McKinley High School basketMr. and Mrs. Buddy Fares, Wilball team which has already won
son Ave., are the proud parents of 1
six out of seven games. He is the
a baby boy born two weeks ago. |
shortest player. He played formerThis is their first child. Buddy is a
ly with the Minnehahas and St.
wrestler and a popular referee of
George city class B. champs. He
wrestling matches here. He has algraduates from high schoolthis June.
ready made his brags that the ino
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fant is to become the world's heavyAKRON,
OHIO
weight champion grappler.
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Planning to take part in the proAt the last meeting of the Young
grams
of the International Institute
Syrian American Club the new
in
order
to show up Syrian culture
officers of the organization were
and history, the newly organized
elected. They are as follows: Joseph
Syrian Women's Club met at the InBryan, reelected president; James
ternational Institute last Monday.
Elias, vice-president; Miss Naza YazThe
Syrians are well represented in
bek, reelected treasurer; and Miss
the Institute which has influence in
Edith Betras, secretary; Abe Smith,
their city-wide projects.
Sergeant of arms; Ray Rohan, assis•
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tant sergeant of arms.
St. George Syrian Orthodox SoA series of events have been arciety held a dance at the W. B. A.
ranged for the season including BinHall on last Saturday, Jan. 19 in
go games, a card party and a play.
order to help defray expenses of the
There will also be an interesting
church.
talk or debate on present day events
Michael George, chairman of comfollowing each meeting.
mittee on arrangements, was assist•
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ed by Jacob Mallo, Tom Hanna and
Miss Josephine Hayek, daughter of
Albert George.
Mr. and Mrs. Clem Hayek, and Mr.
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Assif Abdullah were married last
The Syrians of this city participatThursday in West Virginia.
The
ed in the annual meeting and bancouple are at present in Wellsville,
quet of the Y. W. C. A. held in its
Ohio where Mr. Abdullah is emauditorium on the 28th. The Syrian
ployed.
Advisory Council and the Mother's
Organization of the International Institute will attend. It will be the
CANTON, OHIO
largest meeting of the year and the
Syrians are working to have a large
Victor Markus, infant son of Mr.
attendance.
Dr. Jacob Meyer of
and Mrs. Najeeb Shaheen, was bapWestern Reserve University spoke.
tized in the St. George Syrian Orthodox Church a week ago last Sunday.
CHARLESTON, W. VA.
Rev Spiridon Massouh christened
the baby.
His god-parents are
Honorary members of the PhoeniNamey Abood and Mrs. Kaleel Shacian
Club, Joseph Haddad and Naheen. After the ceremony the guests
than
Haddad of Whitesville and
assembled in the church hall to celeMadison,
honored
members and
brate. Speeches were given by Mr.
friends
of
the
club
at a Ibanquet
Salem Shaheen, president of the
Sunday,
Jan.
13,
in
the
dining room
church council. Mr. Tom Khoury,
of
the
Hotel
Madison.
Mr. S. Shamata, and a poem by
The same night the Junior Ladies
Shaker Simon.
CORRESPONDENTS AND AGENTS
Akron, Ohio.—John Rogers, 100 E. Market Street
Birmingham, Ala—Helen Kassouf, 1930 N. 16th Street
Boston, Mass.—Margaret Alexander, 131 Clarendon Street
Burlington, Vt-Eseph D. Corey, 183 S. Champlain Street
Central Falls, R. I.—Jacob Saliba, 38 Fletcher Street
Charleston, W. Va.—Gladys Haddad, 1043 Grant Street
Chicago, I1L— N. S- Salamie, 4434 Clifton Ave.
Cleveland, Ohio.-George Hamamey, 1492 W. 116th St
(Corres.
Cleveland, Ohio.—Pearl Koorey, 8908 Esterbrook Ave.
(Agent)
Detroit, Mich.—Viola Davis, 3316 Hendricks.
Detroit Mich. — M. S. Zehra, 2280 La Belle.
Fall River, Mass.—Fred T. Sahib, 342 Quequechan Street.
Flint, Mich.—Helen Salim, 612 Page Street
Jacksonville, Fla.— Miss N. S. Jabbour, c|o Farris & Co., P. O. Box 1553.
Lexington, Nebr.— Rosa H. Shada.
Mankato, Minn.—King George, 633 S. Front Street
Manchester, N. H.—Ganem A. Karam, 390 S. Beach Street.
Montreal, Can.—Julia Lean, 7010 Delaroche Street
Naugatuck, Conn.—Claire Ha-nrah, 56 Scott Street.
New Orleans, La.—Augu<='
*>orie, Item-Tribune.
Niagara Falls, N. Y.-'.^^ ve, 252-56th Street.
Pottstown, Pa.-P. \JSj **
Evans.
Richmond, Va._^>& *
X 30th Street
Rio de Janer
> «i6
fp " Abdue, Rua Humayta, 67, sobrado.
Scranton, ' <.% *
V. > MM» Avenue.
Syracuse, WV^ ^ Hazoury, 700 University Avenue.
Toledo, OL
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Geha, 1712 Superior Street
Utica, N. Y.- T'^aiamey, 522 Mohawk Street
WatervUle, Me.-Philip Ferris, 104 Front St
(Corres.)
Waterville. Me—Charles Nemer, Box 65.
(Agent.)
Wilkes Barre, Pa.—Mrs. D. J. Sallit 107 Parish Street
Winston-Salem, N. C-Louis V. Daye, 1335 W. 4th Street
Youngstown, Ohio.—Sarah Yazbek, 409 Kyle Street.
Social Club gave a surprise party for Mrs. Nathan Haddad. It was
held after the banquet in the home
of the guest of honor.
On the Sunday following the
Phoenician Club and its guests |
motored to Beckley to spend the day
By George Hamamey
with friends. A large group went
in several cars.
Mrs. E. Caraboolad, who is heir•
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minded was given a stork shower
On Sunday, Jan. 20, the Junior
recently by a group of intimate
Ladies Social Club held a social in
friends. Many were the blessings
the home of Mrs. Effie Haddad in
both spiritual and material that were
State St
showered upon her.
CLEVELAND
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BURLINGTON, VT.
On Thursday evening, January 171h,
a benefit card party was held at tffifr*
Home of the Knights of Columbus
of this city by Mrs. Peter M. Handy
for Our Lady of Lebanon-American
Society of which she is the president
Miss. Catherine Fayette and Anthony Handy were the winners of
the high score prizes. Samuel Tash
and Deep Elgosin were awarded the
low score prizes. A beautiful oriental bed spread was presented to
the society by Peter Handy and this
in turn awarded to Mrs. Dominic E.
Corey.
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A successful social and card party
was given by Mrs. M. M. Farrell at
her home on Shelburne Road, on
Sunday evening, January 20th for
the benefit of Our Lady of Lebanon-American Society.
Mrs. A.
Handy and Mr. John Izor were winners of first prizes and the consolation prizes went to Mrs. John Izor
and Mr. Earl Handy. During the
social hour, short talks were given
by E D. Corey and Joseph Handy
of Winooski, Vermont. Dancing followed.
Mrs. M. M. Farrell is an active
and interested member of the society.
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When Minem Bukhair decided to
visit his sister in Atlanta, Texas,
little did he dream of the consequences.
While there a beautiful
daughter of the southwest captured
his heart and their whirlwind romance reached a grand climax when
they said "I do" to Rev. M. Mufleh's
questions at St. Elias Church last
Saturday January 26. The bride was
Miss Eleanor Smith, as charming a
girl as any one could desire and the
possessor of an accent she need
never ask anyone to pardon, it is so
delightful to hear.
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Hal Mady seems to be very much
in demand as an usher in bridal
pair-ties.
His appearance in that
role at the Bukhair-Smith wedding
was his second in the past two
months. What is it, we wonder?
a
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The Zionists may be moving in on
Syria and Lebanon, but H M. is
moving in on them, with his current
rushing of one of their lovely daughters.
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The Syrian-American Club's Whist
Tournament started off with a bang
Friday (night, Jan. 18, a score or
more teams opening and an equal
number expecting to get started this
week. Stepping off to a bag lead
were the teams Edward Jacobs and
George Hamamey and Dr. H B.
Khuri and George Gantose who corTOLEDO, OHIO
ralled four games out of four. Nearly all the other entrants split even
The Men's Zahle Society of Toledo
in their starts.
gave a party for their families and
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friends Saturday night, January 19
An added feature at the tournaat the Park Roe Town Club. This
marked their second anniversary.
: ment was the excellent discourse given by Mr. Edward Ghurrah of Zahle,
The Town Club is a large builda very recent arrival in this country.
ing with the dining room and bar
Mr. Ghurrah spoke of existing conon the main floor and large ballroom
ditions in Lebanon and Syria, both
and card rooms on the second. Dancpolitical and economical and succeeding was followed by a midnight
ed in holding his audience in the
lunch of kibi nayie and other Syrian
palm of his hand until the very
dishes. Syrian dancing and singing
finish. A fine speaker and quite sure
and card games completed the eveof his facts, this young man was a
ning. Beer flowed freely all the evepleasant surprise feature of the evening with a sip of whisky now and
ning's entertainment. Mr. Ghurrah
then (mostly now).
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is studying in France and is visiting an aunt in Pittsburgh while on a
Dan Cupid misses no marks here
six months vacation from his studies.
in Toledo, what with two weddings
While in France he recently made a
on one day. St George's Syrian
speech over the air that had all the
Orthodox Church was the scene of
citizens of Zahle gathered around
two beautiful weddings Sunday, Jan.
the loud-speakers. Believe he'll go
27, with Archmandrite Samuel David
far. In Cleveland he's visiting the
Officiating. Miss Louise Bassett was
Abookires.
married to Thomas Abouhamid of
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Detroit Mich, at 1:30 o'clock. Miss
Hal Mady played Bill Thomas a
Bassett made a very attractive,
game, of pool to see who would pay
statuesque bride, her only attendant
the check at Joe Hatton's place that
being her sister, Mrs. John Abraham.
night. Hal, the better player, ran
Two hours later, at 3:30 p. m.,
in to a Thomas who was "on", and
Miss Edna Ansara was married to
so was defeated. At Hatton's a little
Mr. Nadara Cassis of Charleston, W.
later, "Buxom BUI of Buckeye
Va.
Many informal parties have
Gulch" lived up to his reputation
been held for Miss Ansara.
She
as a food destroyer and proceeded to
was attended by four bridesmaids,
order darned near everything on the
Lucille Anton, Adele Genite, Evelyn
menu and doubling on some of the
Nassar and Olga Haddad.
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items.
Poor Hal—Bill done him
wrong.
A newly organized club has been
making rapid progress. The Eythian
Mike Damus. The last meeting was
Club has thirty-five members alheld at the home of Alfred Shaloup.
ready, under the chairmanship of
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<p>Salloum Mokarzel, a Lebanese American intellectual, founded<em> The Syrian World</em> in 1926. Salloum Mokarzel was the younger brother of Naoum Mokarzel, the publisher of the Arabic-language newspaper <em>Al-Hoda. </em>Together, the Mokarzel brothers ran Al-Hoda Publishing, and in 1909, they published <em>The Syrian Business Directory.</em> </p>
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<p>The articles in <em>The Syrian World</em> cover a variety of topics spanning from the practical to the theoretical. Practical subjects include international and domestic travel, historical and contemporary Arabic and Arab-American art and literature, and the mental and physical health and hygiene of immigrants. More theoretical, philosophical, and ideological subjects include ideologies of race, the changing role of women, the formation of Syrian and Lebanese-American societies, and the political and psychological relationships between immigrants and their countries of origin.</p>
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BOMB SQUAD TAKES
POWDER FROM
BRITISH WILL NOT RELAX
HOLD ON EGYPT, REPORT
Anti-Wafdite Minister to
London Recieves Assurance of British
High Commissioner
NO
H. I. Katibah, Editor of The SYRIAN WORLD, who is leaving tomorrow for Detroit and neighboring towns.
CHANGE IN CONSTITUTION
CONTEMPLATED
NO SOONER had the Wafdites rejoiced at their pending victory over
the dictatorial regimes of the past
three years and at their return to
power than they received a heavy
jolt to their hopes, according to a
special cable to the New York Times
from Cairo.
It how appears that while the proWafdite ministry of Tewfik Pasha
Nasim is not averse to the Egyptian
nationalists' return, and while the
Wafdites themselves are quite Willing, the British authorities, the real
power behind the throne and parliament in Egypt, are not quite willing.
B i es vdtkfa I.Ir. Katibah wii.l
visit will probobly include Toledo,
Flint,
Lansing,
Akron,
Canton,
Youngstown and Cleveland..
"I am anxious to meet as many
Syrians and Lebanese of the first
and second generations as possible,"
Mr. Katibah declared before leaving,
"and to discuss their problems with
them directly."
He will address several groups
and show slides taken on his last
visit to the Near East five years ago
when ha was acting as special correspondent to the Brooklyn Daily
Eagle, the Detroit News and the
Boston Globe.
This came out in an interview, reported to have taken place between
Hasan Sabry Bey and Sir Miles
Lampson, British High Commissioner
for Egypt.
Sabry Bey, a staunch
enemy of the Wafdites, is regarded
as the King's appointee for the Ministry to London. Fearing that ho
would be recalled from his post as
soon as the Wafdites get into power,
Sabry Bey called on the High Commissioner seeking his advice. According to his own statement, Sabry Bey
was assured by Sir Miles Lampson
that "the British had no intention of
allowing the Wafdites to take the
reins of government."
Furthermore, the British, according
to the same source, have no intention to return to the constitution of
1923, anulled by Ismail Sidky Pasha,
the deposed Egyptian dictator, nor to
that of 1930, promulgated by Sidky
Pasha himself. Instead, a new constitution will be promulgated, and
that not in the near future.
PHOENICIAN POEMS
SEEN AS BIBLE AID
M. Rene Dussaud, French orientalist, is quoted in a special correspondence of the New York Times from
Paris as saying that the poetic inscriptions discovered recently in Ras
Shamra, near Antioch, northern Syria, might prove a valuable aid in
understanding many poetic passages
of the Old Testament
The French orientalist concluded
that Hebraic poetry was a direct
descendant of Phoenician poetry.
SHIHAB EMIRS ELECT
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Believed to Be
Children Were Using
Plaything
"The Society of Shihab Princes"
in Lebanon announced the election
of a new administrative council, according to a report from Beirut. The
actvie president of the new council
is Emir Kamil Amir Shihab, assisted
by Emir Ameen Albert Shihab, Emir
Maurice Hafiz Shihab and Emir Abdul-Aziz Faiq Shihab.
IN THE TEMPLES OF
BAALBAK, MOVIE
PLAN THREE ZIONIST
COLONIES IN LEBANON
A new movie entitled, "In the
Temples of Baalbak," will soon appear in Beirut, according to an announcement in the Syrian press.
This movie will be the first to be
produced by "Limmar Film", which
has opened a new studio in Beirut,
fully-equipped and up-to-date, in
cooperation with Qattan and Hsddad of that city.
The location of the movies, needless to say, is mostly among the historic ruins of Baalbak themselves.
The Beirut correspondent of "Filistin" reports that Jews from AlsaceLorraine are planning three colonies
within the borders of Lebanon.
These include the fertile and welldeveloped plantation of the Sursuq
family in 'Ammiq, Buqa', for which
the Jews, it is said, paid 45.000 gold
pounds, approximately $225,000.
The other two are located in 'Akkar an in southern Lebanon, on the
borders of Palestine.
Surrounded by a police cordon at
about sixty men. five square binds
around 117 Pacific Street. Bro«,v.
were roped off last Sat*,
noon, following a report that two
cases of dynamite were in the house.
The bomb squad came with sped
trucks and
awr.\
I ook their
zed.
The cases v
be possession
of four
en. child:
:zm\
Mrs. Caestr Rouhana who died two
1
months ago
a£
each other. The
under him
' guardianship
Rouhana. of
York, played
contents t£
the cases, thinkim; they could
I used as firecrackers. The afcl
would take them up to his reeer:
night and place them under
He was jealous of his treasure awl
wanted to keep it aH to iuasselt
During the day he
Aft
cellar—next to the furnace.
Their house
<s the streak
from Long island
Haaptfeai.
h Rouhana was quesr
the police but professed igwwanca of
the matter. It was said that before
Caesar died he told his ©West son
that the two cases contained 4yna
m;te. and urged them to take CM*
of them. If the cases pro** to he
dynamite, their price is estimated at
$7,000.
No report from the polio
ment chemists has been turned
vet.
DR. DEEN, ELECTED DOCTOR FOR MUTUAL BENEFIT
SOCIETY, PROPOSES SUCH FOR SYRIANS
Always Has Welfare of Syrians First in His Heart; Would Like to
See Them Form a Mutual Medical Aid Society; He Can
Speak on Subject Because No One Can Accuse
Him of Desire for Personal Election, Lives
Too Far From Syrians
THE UNITED Brethren Mutual Benefit and Medical Aid Society, the Bronx branch, composed of 150 families, or at least
400 members, elected this year as their physician Dr. R. T. Deen,
a Syrian.
Dr. Deen is now the official physician of the society.
The members are given medical care
etc. After the committee has studied
for one year free of charge, but the
the applicants, they give a report
doctor receives a salary from the
to the society and one doctor is
society, which in turn, is taken
elected. In the Bronx, seven other
from the yearly dues of the memphysicians had applied, besides Dr,
Deen.
Dr. Deen's duties are to
bers.
examine
and treat free all members
The society has branches in each
of the Bronx branch, free except for
borough; in Manhattan Dr. Benjamin
confinement cases or surgical operaRice is the physician, in Queens Dr.
tions. He is given a monthly •=
J. Wilkins and in Brooklyn Dr. L. L.
Although this new assignment is
Kranzer. But Dr. Deen is the Doc
not very remunerative, it is an honor
for the "most beautiful borough in
for a phys:cian to be elected to that
the world", as "Jafsie" put it.
post.
These various physicians are electUpon being interviewed. Dr. Deen
ed after a careful investigation and
expressed it as his deep desire to
study of the careers and credentials
see such a society formed in Brookof the applicants, their quality of
lyn among the Syrians. He beheves
medical practice, their characters,
(Continued on page Two.)
their standing morally and socially,
RESUME HITTTTE SEARCH
The third consecutive year of «*cavations for the Hitn:e c ry of Calneh, mentioned in the IHbte. fey *h*>
University of Chicago has s*K*»4
according to an Associated Pfrea*
dispatch I
i»poAmerican archeolo#eal «*~
pedition is headed by Dr. Cahnm
KcSwan
vpected that aaadk
new '
be thrown ea the hi*of die
a result of this expetfawm.
P *R WINS TR0PWES
IN BIG
mm m
ecial to I
a:or whose
eral
it the All-American A-r Stem
Last week he "•i and friends hare en sm..
Greei.
C erh«*«
vtani
-re«s» cecaynaM *C
a half doz
•
daring I
'he air.
Mosleh is eonsideted the tommUmm,
ace of the South.
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PAGE TWO
THE SYRJAN WORLD, NEW YORK, JANUARY 24, 1935.
DEEN ELECTED BY
ASSOCIATION
PLAN EXHIBIT IN TEXAS
CENTENNIAL NEXT YEAR
(Continued from page One.)
HOUSTON, Texas. —The Southern
Federation of Syrian Clubs intends
to have a Syrian City at the central
exposition of the Texas Centennial
tin Dallas, Texas next year.
Men and women in the marketplace, colorful in their raimant, ouds
strumming and naghallis filling the
air with their peculiar fumes, will
represent Syria to the American pubHe, according to the Federation's proposal.
The Federation plans to negotiate
with the Syrian and Lebanese governments for the exhibit If this plan
fails, an extensive campaign to raise
the money by popular subscription
will then be considered.
it to be the only sensible way out
for the physician and for the sick.
Both benefit by it. Physicians have
•been hard hit by the depression.
They are compelled to give their
services and have no way of collecting for them if not paid. Anyway,
everyone knows that "Doctor" is always left to last when it comes to
paying bills.
'It is not necessary that a special
organization be formed for this purpose," said Dr. Deen. "Any society,
the Aleppian Fraternity, the Federation, St Nicholas Club, just instances out of the many, could
appoint a physician to treat their
members free of charge at a monthly
salary which would be taken out
of the dues. If necessary, the dues
could be increased a trifle to meet
the expense."
"By this method," he continued,
"the doctor has a little steady income
and the families on the whole get
doctor's care at a fraction of what
they used to pay."
Examples Cited
Dr. Deen gestured in his animated
fashion as he said, "This is not
something new or Eutopian.
Dr.
Harris Graham, the well known M.
D. of Beirut, while in practice, had
at least fifty families, as far as I
remember, who used to pay him per
year.
Comparative cases may be
cited not only in Beirut, but in some
villages of Lebanon. It might be
interesting to mention here that I
know of a doctor, since then dead,
who was appointed the family physician of the Jumblatts, the famous
Druze family (Dr. Deen is a Druze)
and I still remember how he used
to make a weekly visit to members
of that family, whether they needed
his services or not,—just like the
Chinese M D.'s,—to keep his patients
well."
Dr. Deen then suggested that the
various societies in Brooklyn be in-
LADIES AID TO HOLD
A BENEFIT BRIDGE
This Time in the Evening
THE Syrian Ladies Aid Society of
Brooklyn is holding a benefit bridge,
one of a series, in the hall of the
Americaij-Syrian Federation Building, 123 Schermerhorn Street, Friday evening, February 1.
Instead of holding it as usual in
the afternoon, they are giving it in
the evening this time to give the
men an opportunity to attend.
vited to consider the subject and to
voice their opinions in The SYRIAN
WORLD, and to discuss the health
problem from the point of cost and
insurance.
The same applies to
dental care he believes.
It would be well to remind the
reader here that Dr. Michael Shadid
of Elk City, Okla., is the founder
and president of a cooperative hospital which is conducted on the same
socialistic principles.
The reader
probably read of it in a former issue
of The SYRIAN WORLD.
(We understand there is already
a movement in Brooklyn under way
with the same objectives as those
suggested by Dr. Deen.—Ed.)
HO ARE THE THREE SYRIANS
WHO CONTRIBUTED MOST TO
THE AMERICAN NATION IN 1934?
USING the review in this
issue of The SYRIAN WORLD
as a basis, but not necessarily
confining yourself to it, who are
the three Syrians who contributed most to the progress of
the United States in 1934?
The SYRIAN WORLD has
already made its choice. Let's
see what yours is. Send your list
to the correspondent or agent
of The SYRIAN WORLD in
your hometown or one nearest
to it, accompanied by a short
essay, not longer than 600
words, giving the reasons for
your choice. DO NOT MAIL
YOUR REPLIES TO THIS OFFICE. Our correspondents and
agents, whose names and addresses are to be found on the
last page of this paper, will
collect'1 the replies and essays
and mail them to us at one
time, the last week of the contest, to reach this office Saturday noon, Jan. 26.
Replies received after this
date will positively not be considered.
Judges in the contest will be
announced in the issue of Jan.
24.
Only paid subscribers are entitled to enter this competition.
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By Paul Nicholas
AS A FOOTBALL player at Los
Angeles High School, John Baida
was chosen "All-City" halfback during the season of 1933.
After graduation John entered
Black Foxe Military Institute. His
playing and keen judgement in football earned for him a berth on the
Military School's team as a star
halfback.
John is not only an outstanding
athlete but as a student he ranks
second highest in his class. Baida
will enter the University of Southern
California soon.
Keep your sport eye on this Syrian
youth as he is scheduled to reach
the top at U. S. C.
Your writer, who manages a basketball team, after some investigation
discovers that his team is a proverbial "Melting Pot." There are no less
than nine nations represented on th«
Avondale
Dairy Team,
formerly
known as the Pottstown Bisons.
The players' names are Antonio,
Italian; Beam, French; Dalgleish,
Scot; Grove, English; Fecah, Russian; Ruyah, Slovak; Lawler, Irish;
Kozlowski, Polish; Taaeh, Slovak;
Koval, Polish and the manager is »
Syrian.
So far this season the bbys hav»
not tasted defeat. Their schedule
includes some of the best teams i*
this district.
(If there are any Syrian basketball clubs in Pennsylvania, your
writer would like to correspond with
the managers of those teams.
122 So. Evans St., Pottstown, P».)
TWO EGYPTIAN LIBERALS
RETURN TO UNIVERSITY
TO REENACT PLAY
BY POPULAR DEMAND
Dr.
Taha Husein,
ultra-liberal
Moslem scholar and leading literary
critic in the Arabic-speaking world,
'and Dr. Abdul-Raziq as-Sanhouri,
another Moslem liberal, have returned to their former posts as professors in the Egyptian National University. The two were expelled from
their chairs by the ministry of Ismail Sidky Pasha.
Dr. Taha Husein received a tremendous ovation by the students
when he arrived there after an absence of three years.
o
By popular demand, the Pyramid
Players will repeat their initial success, that famous old-melodrama—
"The Drunkard."
This time it will be produced at
the Brooklyn Central Y. M. C. A.,
55 Hanson Place, Saturday evening
January 26.
Following the play,
William Davidage and his orchestra
will furnish the entertainment.
The cast will include Edward Bach,
Fred Beshara, Edward Kerbawy,
Nettie
Harary,
June
Kerbawy,
George Beshara, Lorrice Kerbawy,
Nicholas Shatilla, Edward Spiridon,
Ruth Harary, Walter Wingerter and
Basil Kerbawy, Jr.
SPEAKS ON RADIO
FOR BONUS
The Pyramid Players are seeking
plays written by unknown authors
who are residents of Brooklyn and
wish to see their work materialize
and be produced. Those having plays
to offer may write to Mr. Alfred
Shatilla c|b Pyramid Players, 176963rd Street, Brooklyn, New York.
By Rosa H. Shada
Special Correspondent to the SYRIAN WORLD
Kearney, Nebr.—Simon A. Simon,
prominent Omaha attorney, gave a
talk on the Bonus/over station WOW,
Omaha, on January 10th. Following
are a few of the most important
statements he made. Having quoted
section 201 of the World War Adjusted Compensation Act passed in
Congress, he definitely explained the
terms of the Act. In 1925, when this
Act was effective it provided that
the Bonus be paid in 20 years or
by 1945. Mr. Simon states that the
endowment should have begun in
1918, the year the adjustment was
made, thus making the Bonus due
in 1938, otherwise the life of the
Certificate would be 27 years.
He also believes that if this two
billion dollars of Bonus money were
paid it would place money in circulation, and that this would be a great
aid to help and fit in our scheme to
overcome the depression.
Mr. Simon is very active in Legiort
work in Nebraska and is past commander of St. Mihiel Post, Veterans
of Foreign Wars of Omaha.
PRIZES
First Prize—H. I. Katibah's
two
books,
"Other Arabian
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ENEMY NO. 1...
WILL DANCE FOR
BEAUX ARTS BALL
A PROGRAM of dances and music
arranged especially for young folks
will be presented by the Syrian Fine
Arts Guild on the afternoon of Saturday, February 2, at three o'clock
at the Neighborhood Club, 104 Clark
Street, Brooklyn.
The same artists who appeared in
the first recital of the Guild on the
evening of December 7 will appear
in this program: Litia Namora and
El-Bashara, dancers; Alice Mokarzel
and Selma Uniss, Pianists; and Helen
Rozek, violinist.
Some of the numbers of the previous recital will also be presented.
This will be of
and friends
folks.
After the recital tiutitiiii
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Saturday
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ELHIMAN1 LEAVES FOR
SANTO DOMINGO TODAY
Photographed by Soichi Sunami,
New York.
Patrolman Elias Saab of Atlantic City,
N. J., who spotted the car of Alvin
Karpis. Public Enemy No. 1, and
Harry Campbell in which they had
fled from Florida.. Saab was among
the patrolmen who guarded the entrances to Hotel Danmor, on the
boardwalk, when the outlaws blasted
their way out with submachine guns,
escaping through a rear exit.
While making his rounds early
Monday morning, Patrolman Elias
Saab, it was reported, spied a car
with a Florida license in the Coast
Garage. His list showed that it had
been reported stolen in Florida a
few days before.
ATTENDING BANQUET
IN WASHINGTON
Mrs. S. M. Rashid, Chautauqua,
N. Y., and daughter, Mary, are in
Washington to attend a banquet given by Mrs. Roosevelt at the White
Much-Travelled Writer, Nationalist, Published Book on Trujillo's Accomplishments
LITIA NAMORA, member of the
Syrian Fine Arts Guild, is dancing
at the Beaux Arts Ball in the Waldarf-Astoria Hotel on Friday night,
Februay 1.
DR. NEMER SPEAKS
AT FORUM MEETING
At a meeting of the Bridge Forum
last Tuesday afternoon in the home
of Mrs. R. Lian, Dr. Alma Nemer
gave an interesting medical lecture.
Mrs. Joseph Ferris also spoke on the
Syrian Fine Arts Guild, urging interest in the work they are doing.
At the meeting previous to this
one, the club presented Mrs. Raphael
Arida with an initialed marquisette
brooch in appreciation of the work
she performed as president last year.
Mrs. Arida was re-elected president
for this year also.
KASIM Elhimani, globe-trotter, nationalist, journalist and author, is
leaving today on the S. S. Boringuen
for Santo Domingo, where he has
made his present stopping place.
Like Marco Polo or the Arab traveller Ibn Batutah, Kasim Elhimani
makes long stops carrying on his
literary work among the people he
visits. Five years ago he made an
extended trip to the United States,
at the end of which he published a
book on "the Guide to Immigrants."
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he extols the achievements of its
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THE SYRIAN WORLD, NEW YORK, JANUARY 24, 1935
BIG NOSE
By Aziz Araj
(This ' short story comes from the
pen of one who has written extensively for the Syrian press of this
country. It was a short story in
Arabic, ably depicting Bedwin life
in the Desert, with realistic fidelity
and wealth of imagination, that first
brought his name to the editor's attention. Mr. Araj is a graduate of
Notre Dame University. We hope
that more of his short stories will
appear from time to time in The
SYRIAN WORLD.—Ed.)
HE CAME to Carlton for a visit
with his college friend during vacation. It was a big Syrian community
and he enjoyed mingling with thsm;
they were his own people. 1 am a
Syrian, is sufficient pass-word to accept and make one feel like one of
the family. Dances, social parties,
cordial treatment and generosity
were so unreservedly manifested that
he actually fell in love with the
people. There were no Syrians in
the town he came from, but here!
God bless the Syrian folk!
Khalil, or Charlie, as he is commonly called, is an unsophisticated
sophomore who learns, by class associate, to look at things and face
them philosophically, before he is
actually introduced to that fascinating subject—philosophy. All people's
actions are easily interpreted.
To
him, all what boys and girls say or
do, is simply dull, smart or, when
he himself wanted to reveal smartness, cocky.
Khalil became the talk of the Syrians; he was a flash of lightening
that startled the young girls. He
immediately became the centre of
their discussions. Tall, wide-shouldered, manly appearance.
"They say he is a big athlete." Remarked one of the girls curiously.
"No, dear, he is the coach." Put in
a wise-cracker.
Daleelah was hurt; she retorted:
"And how about his wavy hair,
you?"
Selma answered: "All Syrian fellows have wavy - hair." Daleelah remarked, feigning indifference: "Except when they are bald-headed."
The remark struck home. Selma
remembered her father. She hurled
a reply in an angered tone: "I suppose your boy-friend's hair is wonderful?"
Julia came to her aid. "No, dear,
her Jim's hair is really astonishing."
"Ha, hahaa...., that is the word,
ASTONISHING; a heavy mass sticking up in the air, like a starched
trousseau of a crazy French dame
when startled after a bad dream."
Deleelah was angry too, she was
actually going to leave the crowd.
They were all, all against her.
"By the way," interposed Jamileh,
"he is handsome."
Miriam couldn't see that. She forgot the quarrel that was going on.
She said: "He has a big nose."
All the company was surprised.
Miriam is a quiet, lovely girl who
wouldn't hurt a bug. And such a
true remark about a stranger.
In
truth, Khalil has a big nose; but
the girls thought it rather harsh to
will also keep constantly in
touch with it, setting an example to our correspondents in
the straight report of news and
in feature articles.
We wish the editor all success in his venture. He is quite
accustomed to taveling, and he
will be among friends and wellwishers wherever he goes..
bring out this fact. Can any boy be
perfect? Why not talk about the
nice things in a fellow? And such
a remark to come from the most
sensible of the girls!
The news spread out like fire. It
reached Khalil. In the clean, tidy
room that was assigned to him by
his host, Khalil gazed into the mirror and examined his nose closely
and carefully. He forgot all about
the good times he had; he felt the
remark about his nose as a vain
young man might feel it It burned
into his immature brains and tore
at his heart.
"Yes," he said to
himself, "I have a big nose, .craggy,
and rather crooked; filling out more
space in my face than it should...
Oh, why did I come to this town?"
But his sophomoric attitude came
back to him. "Yea," he ejaculated
in a suppressed tone, 'Til show 'er,
I'll show that girl that I have a big
nose."
During summer, Khalil managed
to come back to the same town.
There was a concert to be heard one
certain evening, and a Syrian girl
was to play. All the Syrians were
going. Khalil went too.
The loud whisper of the audience
subsided when the musicians filed in
one after the other on the stage.
Her violin in her hand, demure,
calm, slightly flushing and astonishingly beautiful, Miriam appeared
with the others. "Gosh! Is that the
girl of the big nose slur?" Khalil
kept looking critically at her.
The music went on; harmonious
and delicately blended sounds; now
soaring up high and now dashing like
a wild flooding stream. Sometimes,
it only hummed a plaintive-like tone
or, actually and distinctly complained
of something painful; and at all times
it presented a picture, the picture
that had inspired the composer and
which no listener could see—but all,
in a subdued, complacent attitude,
felt.
At the end of the concert, he approached her.
She blushed, and
then said, embarrassed a little, "Were
you here?" He smiled knowingly
but did not reply. After a while he
asked: "Can I take you home?"
She looked at him as if surprised
at such gallantry; then answered
"Yes."
So they walked together. And when
they approached her home, she said
to him: "Listen, my folks don't like
my coming home alone with a young
fellow. In fact I should have come
back with them; they were at the
concert, you know.
You'd better
leave me here; let me go in alone."
"What?" Khalil asked, "Let me go
in and I'll explain.
They know
about it already. What harm has
been done by bringing you home?
The old folks must be reconciled to
the modern ways of our times. We
are not in Syria."
They were both inside. "Mamma,"
Miriam faltered, "this is Mr. Shami,
he was so kind as to bring me home."
Mamma glared; and Papa snorted.
Khalil was not abashed; he calmly
sat down, uninvited, and began his
explanation in a cordial tone. Papa's
forehead was darkened; he puffed at
his cigarette; Mamma listened attentively. Khalil applied his wit and
his illogical logic to a degree that
surprised him; he made a conquest
of her folks; he won his case; they
were to meet again and go but together.
Khalil, in reality, was planning
mischief. He never thought he liked
or would ever like the girl. He made
friends with her to carry out his
plan. To him, she was the one who
brought his big nose to the attention of the admiring girls. She was
the girl that hurt his vanity. Po*r
lovely Miriam, she forgot what she
had said a few months ago; she accepted Khalil's friendship and began to like him alittle.
One night they were going home
after seeing a show. They walked
slowly close to each other wrapped
in whispers. Suddenly, Miriam heard
a radio playing dancing music. She
unconsciously slipped her arm from
under his; then, walking a little
farther ahead, began to whirl on the
side-walk dancing cheerfully to the
blowing wind. She felt infinitely
happy.
The amazed companion followed
her, wanting to say something. Be
meant to say what a crazy girl she
was; dancing like that on the sidewalk.
Coming nearer to her, be
stretched out both his hands; then,
as if overwhelmed by an unforeseen
power, he caught her in his arms
and pressed her fondly to him.
"How strong!" she said to herself, surprised, while attempting vainly to get away.
"Just one little kiss," he implored
She protested whispering earnestly: "Leave me, please, let me alone."
He never heard the words; but
pressed her closer in an unsuccessful attempt to close his lips upon
hers. Then he heard her saying
in a frightened voice: "Look, look
at the stars."
He heard himself answer: "You
are my star."
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Late that night, when he tossed
and tossed in bed, those words resounded again and again within his
soul. He found them so sweet, so
painfully tender and hopelessly true;
like that of Miriam's dance and Miriams's music.
"Oh!" He kept protesting, "I can't
love her; I shouldn't." Despite all
his protests, love had found its way
to his innermost soul. He was dazed,
bewildered and rather afraid.
It
seemed to him, at the outset, that all
was lost. "But what does it matter";
his soul kept singing. "A few fleeting
moments with Miriam, when you feel
so chokingly happy is worth it all"
He felt as if he was a new-born
man.
When he went back, the second
day, to tell her of his love, he unexpectedly found himself asking:
"And what do you think of my big
nose?"
"You see, you see
" Something
stuck in her throat.
Khalil smiled happily. He interrupted her attempt at an excuse
and said in his sophomoric way:
"Well, what's the difference, I love
you just' the same, hon'. Ma wants
me to marry a Syrian girl anyway.."
THlTcHARM OF MYSTERY
Mystery—you hold me in your spell,
You tantalize me and then you
make me think—
You make me think wildly — for
there are no bounds,
There is no truth, there is only
what
I do not know—and the tenseness is
stirring and extreme;
Then vainly I seek to analyze tbic
maze,
To recognize what puts my heart
in haze—
When at last thy taunting shroud
has fallen I know it all
Thy welling depth is shallow eve*
tho it's full
Now that the mystery is past
For thy charm lies in the darkness,
Thy very uncertainty is the aest
of imagination—
And to realize is to destroct flue
magic which is Mystery.
Bay Ridge, Bklyn.
Lorke Flani
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By H. I. Katibah
FUTILITARIANISM
THIS may look like a one
inch word, but in fact twhen
you take away its long tail or
suffix what remains is one
pi of those short, simple and common words.
It is our old
friend "futile" with a pompous trail behind it like
that of a lord chancellor, or whoever wears long
trails among the dignified ones who walk this earth.
A futilitarian is one who occupies his time in
useless or futile things; and futilitarianism is a
term describing the life philosophy of such persons.
It is undoubtedly difficult to define futility, or
to determine within any degree of precision what
may be called futilitarian and what vital or necessary of our thousand and one daily activities.
Undoubtedly, too, some of our busiest and most
useful citizens are futilitarians at times; and some
of the worst drones and roues in society rise to
heights of great utility at others. And again, futility is essentially a relative term. Playing chess in
the arctics or drinking whisky and soda in the
tropics sometimes, far from being futilitarian, may
mean the difference between misery and happiness
or life and death.
Thus futilitarianism is th purposeful and willful
waste of time when all around the golden moments
of opportunity .are swiftly passing by. Your best
examples of futilitarians are not to be found in the
general store of a Main-Street Village, or among
the backgammon and manqalah fiends of a Syrian
village. They are right here in New York, the
Great City of Opportunity, among the rich and
socially prominent families, in the richly liveried
clubhouses where sons of millionaires, usually with
a college education, try to chase away ennui with
futile and fantastic pleasure stunts that only help
to create more ennui.
But whether in the village general store, at the
gate of a Syrian village or in a millionaire's club
in Manhattan, a futilitarian is one who tries to
slink away from his best self and shirk his destiny.
To an outside observer, to a student of life and
history, the characters in the futilitarian game are
pathetic and ludicrous. But the futilitarians themselves who have gone far enough in the game become so absorbed in it, that to talk .of such things
as "destiny", "vocation", "aims" or "ideals" of life
is to draw ridicule on yourself and become the butt
of their sharpened wits and Falstaffian laughter.
They give you what American futilitarians would
call "the Bronx cheer."
Yet there are so many futilitarians even in the
most advanced communities, and usually they are
so rich and powerful, that they compel attention
from the rest of humanity who support them.
Whether in the lower strata of society—in the Bowery dives and the relief-supported slums of the East
Side and Harlem, or in the marble mansions of a
big city, the futilitarian is a liability to society,
a person who consumes but does not produce. At
best he is an ornament on the social structure who
brings some fun to life, some cheer and diversion
to a life essentially serious and tragic
If we only take our futilitarians with a grain of
salt, with a shrug of shoulder and a tolerant smile,
they will assume their rightful place in life and
will be left alone, doing actually little harm to the
world. The world will always have its quota of
serious-minded and earnest people to carry its
burden. And the futilitarians, even like the indolent poor and the profligate rich, will always be
with us.
By Margaret Alexander
WHILE OUTSIDE THE SNOW
DANCED A GRACEFUL BALLET, Miss Freda Deban, eldest
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Fares
G. , Deban, of Brighton, became
the bride of Mr. George Hanna
last Sunday afternoon.
The bride's gown was of lovely lace and her
veil of matching lace and tulle. Calla lillies made
up her bouquet. Attractive Helen, in a picture
gown of crushed green velvet and talisman roses,
was her sister's only attendant.
Mr. Fred D.
Hanna performed best man duties for his brother.
Owing to the recent death of Mr. Deban's brother,
Ameen, the elaborate plans made previously were
abandoned and only members of the immediate
families were present at the simple ceremony. The
Rt. Rev. Solomon Fairneny officiated.
The couple will make their home in West Roxbury after a brief honeymoon.
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Life Begins on Tuesday!.... January 29
in the
Dutch Cellar of Steuben's Rathskeller!! This first
affair of the new year is a dinner-dance to benefit
not only your disposition, but the worthy cause
of the Syrian Child Welfare Society.
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Close on its heels follows the annual ball of the
Junior Chapter of the Syrian Ladies Aid
on
February 15
in the Swiss Room of the Copley
Plaza.
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A couple of Mondays ago the Syrian-Lebanese
skeleton was taken out of its closet for the last
time
By the Syrian Educational Society, .whose
only wish in doing so was to present in an educational way to those who know not their Syria both
sides of this all-consuming question.
The Syrian side was very brightly and humorously presented by Faris Malouf, veteran debater,
and Tom Shire, veteran insurance man
But the Lebanese side, represented by the jovial Adeeb Jabbour and Wadie Shaker, had a setback. They came prepared to speak in Arabic,
but found their countrymen unwilling to lend
their ears unless they spoke en Anglais. (Mr. Jabbour was openly chagrined at our ignorance.) They
came through gallantly, however, in English and
Arabic; particularly Mr. Shaker, who later found
himself the target of all questioning—mostly of an
unsympathetic nature.
It was a delightful evening in every way. Miss
Theodora Scoff was no sooner espied in the audience than she was called and recalled by the chair
(George Selwyn) to elucidate a few debated points
This young woman scholar, historian and librarian
is the President of our Women's Club.
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Mrs. Constantine Makanna and her daughters,
Linda and Katherine, were glimpsed in the.audience. With them were Mr. and Mrs. Massoud Barakat, "in-laws" of Katherine, who have been houseguests of the Makannas during the holiday season
and who have since returned to their home in
Bangor, Maine
Also glimpsed in the audience were Mr. and Mrs.
George Khouri, who recently announced the engagement of their second son, Fred, to pretty
Angela Kenny, of Jamaica Plain....
"Vic Ayoub," whose contagious personality has
been missing from such affairs of late on account
of the untimely death of her brother, was noted
in the group who were showering Genella Selwyn
with adieus. "Lala" left the following day for
Miami, driving down with Mrs. Richard Ferris and
her son Fred, to be gone until the spring. The
Ferrises plan to return shortly.
The danger comes when perfectly healthy-minded
and energetic youth, with all the opportunities to
make something big of themselves, take the futilitarians as their ideals and futilitarianism as a
serious philosophy of life.
The poor, deluded
creatures who think that the futile lives of the Astorbilts or the Whitlanders is something to aspire
for are not so much futilitarians as victims of
futilitarianism.
Mrs. Joseph Nackley, wrapped in gorgeous mink
coat, was kept busy telling inquiring friends about
her new business venture, which is called The
Nonpareil Mfg. Co
and has to do with the manufacture of nonpareil lingerie....
(Continued on Page Six)
(Continued on Page Six)
From Quincy came Louis George and Peter Antoun, who informed us of the birth of the JUNIORS
.. a new club and offspring of the Sons of Lebanon,
By Joe Gamaa
POLLY PRY PRONOUNCES....Ik* tfeity will be shocked when they team af 1ft*
separation—or divorce
.persons
city
POLLY PRY PLEASED
That the
culties of Marie Rizk of Virginia an
Nicholas Kateb, have been
returned from their 2nd
cile at Lincoln PL
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A PAT ON THE BACK
Because am
forecasts have come tru*
re Bt
Spiridon Rizk (Binghamton. \
by her sister Margaret at which tat tfe
ment was announced
ChaBapagae.
liquors plus tickling of the ivories feykept the guests in high spoils to*d ti
was heard to rumble by... an eaKaataaaaSh? laaae
fruit cake decorated the ceaaa af aW haaaaat.
table
(Lone) Wolf Bashara appeared atewaf aat
course of the evening with a iinaalt af sheets, <****§
about his manly torn.—> jure wraaa, aet am Ike*
of the fairer sex was heard a» m »iiiai "Oh, A3av
save me"—we weren't so sure
TJ» a* awe a» sa»
'A Good time was had by a»V * a i inliiliai*'
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Wedding Bells Will Biwg Nick
Flowers) Boragi. will place the
finger of Victoria Arwady Sun rn>
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FOR THE FIFTH C&NSECIT1YK
C. Dagher has been appointed Toaafaaaoanr aw
Daughters of Maronlte Soc. far
and Dance at which time the T*>ieil at St
will be celebrated... .Towers
Sunday afternoon. J"eb. Iflth the ti
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THE WHITE PARADE
Kay
barre. Pa., joined and is in
Luke's Hospital in Phiia...
resigned from Israel Zion
in charge of a ward and ll bach
Penna.
FLASH—Operator 22 has
some spicy news about the
don't fail to read this news hi Beats —4a
RECOMMENDED
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playing over W. L T. H.—we're
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ah*>
Anto'nette Kawas who has sung ewer W. SL St C
SYRIAN JUNIOR LEA
on the League's progr?cial committee
ofeer..
the first week of February..
Music" course—ten lectures—
noon... the other is a renewal off their
—one evening a week— for the test af ajhw»
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this kolumn as well as a fcsesd af
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THE SYRIAN WORLD, NEW YORK, JANUARY 24, 1935.
The Chronicli
Wedding in Glen Falls,
February 2
By Joseph M. Abbot*
(John Locke,, a gay doctor who
drank little, found himself handicapped at the start of his career. In
spite of his brilliancy as a physician
the hard, simple folks of his little
community in Glen Hollow refused
him recognition because "he didn't
look like a doctor." Mr. Abbott carries the delineation of Locke's character and career from last week's
issue to the strange and tragic end
in today's issue.—Ed.)
fect for a dip. A cloud obscured
the moon as they floated about
When the soft light came on again,
none of the three could find John
Locke. Hallooing, deep dives to the
bottom, groping about the waterall efforts to find him were fruitless. After an hour of frantic splashing about they gave up and went
home. The next day the townsmen
dragged the spot and grappled his
cramped body.
But it seemed as though with every
promise to give it up, he'd as soon
forget, and when he slid back he
doubled the dosage. When she falied,
Anne felt there was nothing for her
to do but leave.
Of course, he knew his responsibility in the matter. He knew when
to stop. He knew when he ought
to see a patient and when he ought
not to. But the people around him
would not credit him with a conscience. Some day he would slip.
Some day he would over-do it and
there would be hell to pay. A patient
might die—and could anyone say
why if the patient were one of Dr.
Locke's?
When he got hfe appointment at
Mayo's, they wondered how long it
would be before the staff found out
that he drank. They couldn't understand frailty in genius or that
anyone else would accept genius and
the healing touch if liquor went
with it
There were those—and
they were many—who went so far as
to think it was a good thing he died
when he did. It saved him and them
the living memory of a man going
down the tragic road of failure by
way of the bottle.
For in their
hearts he had a place—though it
wasn't exactly professional. He had
been one of their favorite sons and
they hated to see him go to pot.
They truly believed he would have
been a loss if he had lived.
One hot night, driving home after
a ride, he stopped at a pond near
the town. He and the three others
with him took off their clothes for a
midnight swim. The moon was out
and not a breath stirred the warm
air. The weather mood was per-
His once sleek black hair was
muddied and its lustre was gone.
A contorted grin twisted his mouth
as though he tried to smile at death
as always: or perhaps in death he
laughed at a silly world and the
small people that lived in it.
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Today Glen Hollow somehow survives the ravages of age, disease and
sudden death.
The menstruum of
birthing, goes on, and because people
have peculiar ideas of what is becoming in a doctor no one misses
John Locke. Buried with him six
feet under is the secret that men
may live a lifetime of anonymous,
almost secret achievement, but in the
end it may never amount to more
than the requiem of the cackle and
cluck of gossips.
JOSEPH Younes, son of Mrs. Mary
Younes of Brooklyn, will be married
en the afternoon of February 2 to
Miss Emily Koury, daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Seraphim Koury of Glen
Falls, N. Y., in St. Mary's French
Catholic Church, Glen Falls.
Mrs. Louis Jacobs of Warrenbury,
N. Y., will istand for the bride and
Mr. Murad Younes, will be best man
for his brother.
A miscellaneous shower that was
a surprise to the bride-to-be was
held in Miss Koury's honor by Miss
Elizabeth Awad and Mrs. Albert
Nader in the former's home last
Saturday night.
Among her friends present were
the Misses Rose Mouakad, Odelle
and Nellie Lutfy, Margaret Sergy,
Charlotte Debo, Pauline Zrake, Edna
Awad, Stella Hanania and Mrs. Basil
Nader and Mrs. Alice Dowie.
Joining them ltaer were Victor Nader, Joseph Ganim, Basil Nader, Geo.
Tadross, Anthony Lutfy, Anthony
Debo, Frank Saker, Philip Hanna,
George
Marrash,
Albert
Nader,
Arthur McLaughlin and Tom Nader
of Washington, D. C.
o-
PEEPS AT B0ST0N1ANS
(Continued from page Five.)
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owns its own bldg. located on Lebanon Street in Quincy. Joe Joseph
is the President, Mitchel George is
the Vice Pres., Harry George, Treasurer and Rose Dan, Secretary
Peter Antoun, President of the senior
club; Louis George, former President
Abe Lahage and Kalil Solomon are
the instigators of this Jr. organiza' tion.
Their roster already bears
about 60 names of boys and girls!..
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Approximately four hundred are
expected to attend the wedding. The
couple will be at home at 1021-82nd
Street after March 1.
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Mrs. Asma Maloof, vice president
Miss Amelia R- Corey, treasurer;
Mrs. Mary Abdelnour, secretary;
Recording secretary, Miss Pearl Murr.
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has set Saturday, February 2 for her
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son of Mrs. Joseph Abdelnour. They
will be married in Christ Church,
72nd Street and Ridge .Boulevard,
Brooklyn, at eight o'clock in the
evening.
Mrs. Albert McKaba will be Miss
Saadi's matron-of-honor and Mr.
Nicholas Abdelnour, brother, will be
Mr. Abdelnour's best man. Little
Collette Trabvdsi will be the flower
If you are in difficulty don't give
up; take my advice and get used
to it
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It seems to me, judging from the
newspapers, that the modern youth's
motto is:
"Hard up? Hold up!"
She—I am going to tell you a secret
that I never told anyone before.
He—Alright dear, how old are you?
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Prosperity,
said
Hoover,
(Continued from page Five.)
It is around the corner.
Perhaps what he meant, I felt,
We Syrians in the United States
Was the corner of earth, you bet.
should be doubly warned of this.
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For there are so many of us who
A
poor
nationalist
is he who
that the American species of futilthinks
that
Syrians
are
striving for
itarians is "the whole cheese" in
independence.
For
Syrians
are after
are still under the naive impression
a
few
independences,
as
their
counthis country. Whereas the contrary
try
is
only
a
few
countries!
is the truth, especially in this age of
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reconstruction and readjustment. At
In peace we are sold like wares;
no time was the stock of American
in war we go to pieces.
futilitarianism at such a low ebb
since the Pilgrim Fathers landed on
futilitarianism became a vindictive
Plymouth Rock. And there never
doctrine of life to so many. Men
were more bitter and determined
threw their lives away to prove to a
enemies of futilitarianism than those
willful, fanatic minority that they
dour, long-faced moralists. Indeed, it
could do it and would do it rather
is because those Puritans, whether in
than have it regulated on the prinEngland or America, were so utterly
ciples of a Sunday school ethics.
deficient dn humor and tolerance, that
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NEWLYWEDS ON TRIP
AROUND THE WORLD
Mr. S. A. Shaheen of Cranford,
N. J. and son, Philip, of Elberon,
accompanied by John J. Hintelmann
•f Rumson, N. J., sailed on the S. S.
Iriquois on Wednesday of last week
for Miami, Florida. They are to
be gone for two months.
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A surprise birthday party was
given in honor of Edward Harfoush
at his home Thursday evening, Jan.
10. At midnight refreshments were
aerved by his mocher and sisters,
the Misses Emily and Julia Harfoush.
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Mr. Alfred Magella left for Porto
Rico Thursday of last week.
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Word was received here that Mrs.
George Bey Nahass, the former Katby Tadross, daughter of Mrs. N.
Tadross of Brooklyn, completed a
four months tour of Europe and is
now back in her home in Tripoli,
Syria.
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Word was also received that Mr.
and Mrs. Simon Salamy, nee Ethel
Dahir, are now in Jerusalem, one
city in their itinerary of the world's
tour they are making.
They are
expected back in Brooklyn soon.
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Mr. William Awad, with his young
son, returned to his home in Shanghai, China, last Friday after a visit
with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Gibran Awad of Brooklyn.
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Mrs. Albert McKaba of Brooklyn
is in Washington, D. C, visiting her
sister, Mrs. Anthony Deeb.
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Mrs. Mary Haddad of Spokane,
Wash., will be in town this week
to visit her mother, Mrs. Naif Haddad.
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Miss Nancy Azar of Cranford, N. J.
is holding a bridge party in her home
for the benefit of St. Michael's
Church. Two weeks ago Miss Agnes
Shaheen also of Cranford held one
in her home for the same purpose.
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Mr. and Mrs. Habib Merhige entertained in honor of Miss Alma
Khoury and Mr. Michel Howie at
the Casino de Paris on Wednesday
evening of last week. In the party
were also Mr. and Mrs. Gabriel
Howie, Lorice Howie, Nora Khoury,
Nellie Merhige, Josephine Halaby,
Jamil Howie, and Edward Merhige.
Mr. and Mrs. Michel Howie,
Married Last Saturday, to Visit
Phillipines, Syria and
Egypt
MISS Alma Khoury, daughter of
Dr. and Mrs. Kamel Khoury of Boston and Brooklyn, and Mr. Michel
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HoHwie
who were married last SatFrancis Khoury, 10, son of Mr.
urday
evening
at eight o'clock in the
and Mrs. George Khoury of BrookRoof Garden of the Hotel St. George,
lyn, was given a birthday party last
Brooklyn, left last Sunday night for
Wednesday by his mother. The chef
San Francisco from whence they will
of the Israel Zion Hospital baked
go to the Phillipine Islands to rethe seven-layer cake.
main
three months.
Their tour
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around the world will take them to
Mrs. Adma Belmont of ManhatSyria and Egypt.
tan is leaving for Palm Beach, Fla.,
Rev. John H. Fitzgerald of Christ
this week to remain a few months.
Church, Ridge Boulevard and 72nd
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Street, Brooklyn, officiated at the
Miss Emily Tweel left last Saturwedding ceremony. When the bride
day by boat on a ten day cruise to
entered the room in which the seats
Bermuda.
were arranged as in a church and
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approached the altar, the lights were
Mr. and Mrs. Elias Massabni are
turned out and a floodlight cast on
leaving this Saturday for Madeira
the bride while a young lady sang
with Mr. Massabrii's nephew, Philip
"I Love You Truly," and "Oh, PromShaouy.
ise me."
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The bride wore a white satin tunic
Mr. and Mrs. Louis Kashey of
gown with a lace yoke and a lace
53rd Street, Brooklyn, held a gala
and tulle veil and carried calla lillies.
party last Saturday night for their
Her sister and maid of honor, Miss
daughter Julia's first birthday.
Nora Khoury was clad in a chatreuse velvet gown, a gold cap and
SHOWER FOR BRIDE
brown and gold accessories and
A surprise shower and bridge was
carried yellow roses and African
given in honor of Mrs. Maurice Nichdaisies. The three little flower girls
olas, formerly Miss Beatrice Azar,
following, Adele, Vivian and Alice
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Toufic Azar
Sabbagh, wore long ruffled dresses
of Cranford, N. J., last Saturday
and Bo-Beep bonnets. Little Eugene
night in the home of Mr. and Mrs.
Howie, was ring bearer. Mr. Jamil
S. Nicholas, Newark, N. J., parents
Howie was best man for his brother.
of the groom, by the Misses Eve
After the brief ceremony the newNajim and Gene Nicholas.
ly wed couple led the procession to
The young couple had eloped two
the foyer where cocktails and hors
weeks ago.
d'oeuvres were served. The guests
Bridge prizes were won by the
then returned to the room for dinMisses Leona Pendorf, Marion Garner and dancing.
At the bride's
lington, Anne Murad, Marie Teplow
table besides the bride and groom,
and Mrs. H. Karam.
were the bride's parents, the maid
Among the guests were the Misses
of honor, the best man, Mrs. S. SabAnne and Sophie Murad, Anne Fabagh, Mrs. Gabriel Howie, Dorothy
rah, Evelyn Sayer, Theresa Faiges,
Khoury, Saber, Nazim, Basil and
Marie Teplow, Mrs. J. A. Morin and
Ernest Khoury, the bride's sisters
Mrs. H. Karam, all of Newark; Mrs.
and brothers and Mr. Milhem Howie
S. Shaheen, Mrs. S. Hayeck, Mrs. A.
and the Rev. Fitzgerald. Those who
Nassar and the Misses Jay, Pauline,
spoke were Mr. Milhem Howie, Dr.
Evelyn Hayeck, Edna and Olga Neme,
Khoury, Dr. Herbert W. Meyer, Rev.
Leona Pendorf, Tess Tadio, and
Fitzgerald, Dr. N. Barbour. and the
Agnes Shaheen, all of Cranford; the
little Sabbagh girls. Victoria, Adele
Misses Mary Attalla, Jeanette Alaam
and Vivian who each recited poems
of West Orange, N. J., and Miss
she had composed.
Marian Garlington of Brooklyn.
The young couple expect to return to Brooklyn by next fall.
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THE SYRIAN WORLD, NEW YORK, JANUARY 24, 1935.
?AGE EIGHT
BIRMINGHAM, ALA.
souf.
THE Sorelya Club held their semiannual election of officers Sunday
afternoon at the home of Miss
Amelia Numnum. The following officers were elected: Josephine Boackle,
president; Mary Tanory, vice-president; Ida Shaia, secretary; Victoria
Bahouth, treasurer; Lily Kassouf,
publicity chairman.
Plans were also made for several
entertainments for the near future,
the first of which to be a formal
dance Feb. 7 celebrating the third
anniversary of the club, and honoring the retiring officers. Miss Josephine Jacobs, president, selected the
following committee to have charge
of the dance: Olive Bohorfoush, Mary
Tanory and Helen Kassouf. •
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Dr. H. A. Elkourie was reelected
president of the Good Citizenship
Club at their last meeting. Other
officers elected were: Fred Melof,
vice-president; A. J. Sharbel, second
vice-president; Salem Ritchey, third
vice-president; Floyd Meshad, treasurer; Ann Bohorfoush, recording
secretary; Elizabeth Kabase, corresponding secretary; Clementine Kabase, publicity secretary; Board of
governors: Roger Bite, chairman;
W. B. Zarzour, J. N. Resha, Mike
Bite, Brown George, Wallace Meshad,
Joe Rookie, Phillip Adrey, Mrs. Albert Tebshrany, T. Joseph, Norman
Farris.
Letters of congratulation were sent
to Dr. Denny, president of the University of Alabama and university
football officials and players on the
victory of the team in the Rose
Bowl Game.
The club also unanimously favored
-* a resolution to seek to have the national convention of the Federation
of Syrian Clubs held here in Sept
1936. About 1500 delegates will attend the convention. The club is
also planning a Syrian banquet honoring the Birmingham-Southern graduates at their request.
Joe Signe, a popular young man
of Lawrence, Mass., is visiting his
relatives Mr. and Mrs. Mike Kas-
The Junior Auxiliary of the Phoenician Club will give a Sport Dance
at their club house January 31, and
a large crowd is expected to attend.
JACKSONVILLE, FLA.
Edward Shashy, 15, son of Mr. and
Mrs. Joseph Shashy, died in his
home last week following an illness
of two months.
Besides his parents surviving him
are two brothers, George R. and
Daniel, four uncles, Abraham Shashy, Jacksonville; Abdo Shashy of
Ocala, Selim Shashy of Miami, Mitchell Shashy of Syria and his grandparents, Rosa and Murhej Shashy
and several aunts, all of Syria.
MONTREAL, CAN.
A dance was held by the Choral
Society girls at the Kerhula and
Odian, which is known to be one
of the finest clubhouses, having a
lovely entrance as well as a commodious dance floor.
Over three
hundred people attended, among
them, Rev. Michael Zarbatany.
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Miss Monty Saad, well known
among the Syrians here, sang a popular song and also gave several
requested encores.
MANCHESTER, N. H.
About 100 friends of the members
of the Syrian Junior League of the
International Institute met at the
YWCA auditorium on Monday of last
week and partook of a supper consisting of typical Syrian delicacies.
Following the supper a program was
offered as members of other Syrian
organizations in the city brought
their congratulations to the League.
Fred Elhady said the blessing before supper and was followed by
greetings from the Syrian GirlsGuild; a message in Arabic by Fred
Elhady,
representing the Syrian
American Men's Club; and greet-
CORRESPONDENTS AND AGENTS
Akron Ohio.-John Rogers, 100 E. Market Street
Bh^ngham, Ala.-Helen Kassouf, 1930 N 1Mbi Street
Boston Mass.-Margaret Alexander, 131 Clarendon Street
Burlington Vt-Eseph D. Corey, 183 S. Champlain Street
Cental Falls R- L- Jacob Saliba, 38 Fletcher Street.
Seston W. Va._Gladys Haddad, 1043 Grant Street.
Chicago, 111.- N. S. Salamie, 4434 Clifton Ave
(Corres.)
Cleveland, Ohio-George Hamamey, 1492 W. 116th St
(Agent.)
Cleveland, Ohio-Pearl Koorey, 8908 Esterbrook Ave.
Detroit Mich.-Viola Davis, 3316 HendricksDetroit, Mich.-M. S. Zehra, 2280 La Belle.
Fall River, Mass.-Fred T. Sahib, 342 Queqnechan Street.
Flint Mich-Helen Salim, 612 Page Street
Jacksonville, Fla.- Miss N. S. Jabbonr, co Farns & Co., P. O. Box
Lexington, Nebr.— Rosa H. Shada.
Mankato, Minn.-King George, 633 S. Front Street
Manchester, N. H.-Ganem A. Karam, 390 S. Beach Street
Montreal, Can.-Julia Lean, 7010 Delaroche Street
Naugatuck, Conn.-Claire Hamrah, 56 Scott Street.
New Orleans, La.-Augusts Koorie, Item-Tnbune
Niagara Falls, N. Y.-M
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Pottstown, Pa.—P. N»
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WaterviHe, M? > Ferris, 104 Front St.
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Wilkes Barre, Pa.-Mrs. D. J. SaUit, 107 Parish Street.
Winston-Salem, N. C-Louis V. Daye, 1335 Yl. 4th Street
Youngstown, Ohio.-Sarah Yazbek, 409 Kyle Street
ings from Kalil H. Saigh and Saleeba Ziaday speaking for the Lebanese
Syrian Men's Association.
Miss Frieda David delivered a welcome on behalf of the League and
musical entertainment was then offered by Charles Shaia and Mrs.
Alice Elhady; a humorous skit, "The
Man from Syria," was offered by
Jennie George, Kay Attala, Frieda
Fawaz, and Evelyn Ameen.
After the entertainment young and
old joined in dancing. Others who
entertained were Charles and John
Stevens, Sammy Daghir, Merchid G.
Karam, Joseph Elias and Bernadetta
Ameen. The committee on arrangements consisted of Wada Elhady,
chairman, and Mrs. Shahla Elhady,
Mrs. Mary Attalla, and Mrs. Susan
David.
SYRIANS ENCOURAGE
WALKATHON COUPLE
(Special to The SYRIAN WORLD)
RICHMOND, VA.
The first time in the South, th«
foreign division of the national board
Y. W. C. A. is meeting in Richmond,
At the conclusion of the dinner at
the Hotel John Marshall, Friday
evening a pageant, "The World Community", was presented by the local
association.
The
Syrian-Lebanese
were one of the nine nations that
took part. They presented a scene
of a typical Syrian-Lebanese home,
a group of young ladies and men
sipped coffee, played a game of
backgammon, smoked the Turkish
pipe, had a little Syrian dance, then
closed with all singing a Syrian
song.
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The executive committee of the
Lebanon Social Club will meet Tuesday evening to map plans for the
annual dance, or maybe dinnerdance. This is looked on by the
younger set as a gala occasion each
year about this time.
The Syrians of Birmingham are
boosting arid aiding in every possible
way the little Syrian couple participating in the walkathon—Charlie
and Mary Mizerany. At the present
time they are doing swell, although
Charlie is handicapped With a hurt
knee. We found it marvelous and
breath-taking to watch them go
through
the
so-called
dynamite
sprint, and we must say they are
a wonderful example of determination and persistence.
NEW CLUB JOINS
FEDERATION
Houston, Texas.—According to the
bulletin of the Syrian Federation oi
Southern Clubs, the Good Citizenship Club of Birmingham is joining
the Federation, thus adding Alabama
and making six states altogether in
the Federation.
A Syrian-Lebanese dance number
was put on at the Jefferson Hotel
Saturday evening where an Allied
Postal Banquet was being held.
Frank Ellis assistant to P. M. G.
James A. Farley, Congressman James
M. Meade and several other high
ranking officers in the Department
were present on a most interesting
program which started with a dinner
and ended with a dance. The dancer
was Miss Ellen Fahed, Joe Shaar
played the dirbeke, Salem Sanyour
the tambourine with Miss Ida Shibley at the piano. Salem T. Sanyour,
chairman of the entertainment committee, was also master of ceremonies
on the stage.
o
YOUNG BOY PRODIGY
WINS PIANO HONORS
(Special to The SYRIAN WORLD)
Melfort, Sask, Canada.— Fourteen
year old Edmund Assaly, son of Mr.
and Mrs. Tony Assaly of Rosetown,
sask, recently passed examinations
at the Toronto Conservatory of Music with honors. His examiner, Mr.
Tattersal, highly commended him and
encouraged him to continue his musical career. This test is called the
A. T. C. M. and Edmund previously
had also passed with honors the
other exams, elementary, primary,
junior and theory. For the past two
years he has been a pupil of Ole
Hatlen.
Edmund is not only a talented
pianist but is also brilliant in his
school work, having already passed
into grade 11 (presumably third year
high school).
AKRON, OHIO
St. Josep's Church sponsored a
dance and card party at the .Knights
of Columbus blalroom on January
7, which was well attended. Rev. A.
Riachi participated.
*
•
•
On behalf of the Syrian Democratic Club, William Salem, president,
and Tom Ka'.m, congratulated Gov.
Martin L. Davey during his inaugural ceremonies.
FLINT, MICHInitiation of new members in the
Bon Ami Club will take place at the
next meeting in the home of Mrs.
J. Macksood.
The first meeting of the year was
held in the home of Miss Hazel
Joseph, Wednesday,
January 16.
Bridge honors were taken by Miss
Julia Farah and Miss Helen Kelush.
»
•
»
George Joseph was re-elected president of the Young Men's Social
Club at a recent meeting. Edmond
Raschid was elected vice-president
and Louis Farah secretary and treasurer.
New members entered were Sam
Farah, Fred Mamary and Emil Joseph.
SUES THEATRE
"Lucky" Boy Sues Theatre for
$150 Pot He Didn't Get
By Rosa H. Shada
Special Correspondent to the SYRIAN WORLD
Kearney, Nebr.— Bolus J. Bolus,
an attorney from Omaha, is here to
press suit for $175 against the World
Theatre here in behalf of his young
brother, Mitchell Bolus.
The action grew out of "Bank
Night," staged by the theatre once a
week. On these occasions, by drawing, the theatre pays out $35 to
someone in the audience and if no
one is present to claim it the money
is added to the "pot" and awarded
the following week.
The theatre claims young Bolus
did not claim the "pot" within the
required two and one-half minutes
after his name was called. The case
is scheduled for trial next week.
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<p>Salloum Mokarzel, a Lebanese American intellectual, founded<em> The Syrian World</em> in 1926. Salloum Mokarzel was the younger brother of Naoum Mokarzel, the publisher of the Arabic-language newspaper <em>Al-Hoda. </em>Together, the Mokarzel brothers ran Al-Hoda Publishing, and in 1909, they published <em>The Syrian Business Directory.</em> </p>
<p>Mokarzel created <em>The Syrian World</em> in order to document and celebrate the culture and history of "Syria." At the time, Syria referred to the modern-day countries of Lebanon, Syria, Jordan, Israel, and Palestine. The publication was primarily aimed towards second-generation children of immigrants, but Mokarzel hoped that it would also appeal to the general American public.</p>
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<p><em>The Syrian World</em> was published between 1926 and 1932 as a journal. In 1932, the format was changed from an academic journal style to a newspaper style, which continued until the periodical's end in 1935. After the death of his brother Naoum, Salloum took over the publication of <em>Al-Hoda.</em></p>
<p>The articles in <em>The Syrian World</em> cover a variety of topics spanning from the practical to the theoretical. Practical subjects include international and domestic travel, historical and contemporary Arabic and Arab-American art and literature, and the mental and physical health and hygiene of immigrants. More theoretical, philosophical, and ideological subjects include ideologies of race, the changing role of women, the formation of Syrian and Lebanese-American societies, and the political and psychological relationships between immigrants and their countries of origin.</p>
<p>All issues of <em>The Syrian World</em> are available, along with full indexes for the first four volumes. For volumes five and six, there are tables of contents at the start of the issues.</p>
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PUBLISHED WEEKLY —ESTABLISHED 1926.
VOL. VIII, NO. 38.
NEW YORK, THURSDAY, JANUARY 17, 1935.
Price, Single Copy,
SIR SAID PASHA SHOCAIR WAFDITES IN EGYPT HOLD TRIUMPHANT RALLY
FINANCIAL ADVISER DIES
AS PRESENT REGIME REVIVES FUTURE HOPES
Born in Shuweifat Rose to High
Rank, Was Known as • Financial
Wizzard of Sudan
SIR SAID Pasha Shocair, former
financial adminstrator of Sudan and
later financial adviser of Sudan in
its Cairo bureau, passed away in
Cairo, according to a report in the
Arabic press.
The late Sir Said Shocair was one
of the Syrian pioneers who helped
materially in the development of
Egypt and Sudan under the British
occupation. Born in Shuweifat, Lebanon, he studied in the American
University of Beirut, graduating in
1886. After teaching three years in
that institution he migrated to Egypt
where he worked on al-Muqattam,
the newly-founded Arabic daily, and
al-Muqtataf, the first Arabic magazine of importance.
Organizes Sudan's Finances
30,000 Hold Congress in Cairo After Four Years of Suppression
and Despotism
A HUGE rally, in which 30,000 Wafdite leaders from Cairo,
Alexandria, Tanta, and numerous other cities, towns and villages
of Upper and Lower Egypt participated, waj held last week in
Cairo, according to Joseph M. Levy, correspondent of the New
York Times in that city.
v
The Wafdites, who represent about
90 per cent, of the Egyptian population of 15 millions, are the nationalists of Egypt. The party was organized by the late Sa'd Zaghlul Pasha
on the basis of "negotiations with
Great Britain, without surrender of
national prestige and independence."
Ever since the end of the World
War, the British have played a catand-mouse role, with the Wafdites,
recognizing them and putting them
in power only to discredit them and
depose them.
Four Years of Terror
In 1907 he was appointed to a position in the War Department of Sudan, where Lord Kitchner commissioned him to organize its finances
which had been in a bad condition.
He was so successful that he was
made financial adminstrator of Sudan, which post he retained till a
few years ago. After the War Said
Shocair was knighted by His Majesty
King George, receiving at the same
time the title of Pasha from the
Egyptian Government. In 1919 the
Syrian
Government commissioned
him to organize its finances. When
he was ready to retire on pension,
the Sudan Government urged him
to accept an advisory post in its Cairo
bureau.
With Said Pasha's death the career
one of the most colorful and constructive of "empire bliilders" in the
Valley of the Nile came to an end.
For four years the Wafdites had
gone through a reign of terror and
oppression.
Their meetings were
bantted by Ismail Sidky Pasha, an
able and opportunist dictator chosen
by King Fuad to carry out his plan
of ruling the Egyptian people with
as little parliamentary interference
as possible.
With
increasing pressure from
abroad, representing mostly foreign
investors, and rising discontent and
rebellion from the inside, King Fuad
yielded. The result was the ministry of Tewfik Nasim Pasha, favorable to the Wafdites and also to the
British.
CELEBRATE OPENING OF
PETROLEUM PIPE-LINE
THIEVES RANSACK HOUSE
ONLY JEWELRY MISSING
King Ghazi Officiates at
Kerkuk Ceremony
Burglars Don't Wait Till Midnight to Enter Home of
Mike Mabaraks
A PARTY of directors of the Iraq
Petroleum Company assembled in
Jerusalem and from thence proceeded
to Baghdad to attend the official
ceremony of opening the Iraq oil
pipe-line at Karkuk. King Ghazi of
Iraq officiated at the ceremony,
which fell on Monday, Jan. 14
The participants will then return
to Haifa on January 22 to attend
similar ceremonies at the Haifa terminal, at which British High Commissioner Sir Arthur Grenfell Wauchope
will preside.
ELECT BISHOP FOR
LEBANON
Archmandrite Iliyya Karam of
Bhamdoun has been elected Archbishop of Lebanon Orthdox Antiochean See, according to a cable to
Al-Hoda.
gress, which was held in the open
on the outskirts of Cairo. He delivered a long speech summarizing
the history of the Wafd. Makram
Ebeid, the able Christian leader
who is the political spokesman of
the Wafd and the right-hand of
Nahhas Pasha, concluded the congress with a set of resolutions.
"Youth," said the New York Times
correspondent, • "were
particularly
conspicuous," and hundreds of women also attended"And these men," continued the
correspondent, "were not the ordinary rabble that has usually characterized Wafdite gatherings. They
were men of prominence and important, notables from towns and
villages alike."
"The most significant feature of the
congress." concluded Mr. Levy, "was
the absence of the placards reading
'Long Live the King!' which usually
decorate public gatherings.
When
during Wednesday morning's si
one out of 30,000 present rose and
shouted three times. 'Long Live the
Kin; !' there was not a single response."
Open-Air Congress
JOHN HAYWARlT IN NEW
AVIATION CORPORATION
The Wafdite rally was in fact a
nationalist congress at which the future policies of the party were formulated. Mustapha Nahhas Pasha, head
of the Wafd Party, opened the con-
President Makes Announcement
to The SYRIAN WORLD in
Letter Correcting
Inaccuracies
BURGLARS broke into the home
of Mr. and Mrs. Mike Mabarak,
8019-6th Avenue, Brooklyn, last Saturday at nine in the evening when
no one was in the house. All the
family were out and the maid had
taken an evening off.
Tne thief or thieves broke a window on the side of the house, on
the first floor, unlocked it from the
inside, opened it and entered the
house. They searched the house, upsetting drawers and closets, and
looked thoroughly. But they did not
take anything but jewelry.
Mr.
Mabarak of Mabarak Bros., wholesale
art linen firm, N. Y. C, said they
took a man's diamond ring valued.
et $700, three gold watches and other
pieces valued at $200. The missing
pieces are not insured.
Detectives were called in and are
working on the case.
JOHN A. HAYWARD. Syrian of
Brooklyn, has been appointed treasurer-secretary of the Aviation Industries and Research Corporation,
according to a letter by the corporation's president, M. Bernard Boyd to
The SYRIAN WORLD dated January 14.
The letter corrects an inaccurate
report printed by this paper six
months ago in which it was stated
that John A. Hayward was associated
with a new concern for the manufacture and sale of airplanes. It seems
the report was premature. The Boyd
Corporation, in which Mr. Hayward
and other Syrians were interested,
had nothing to do with aviation. But
the new corporation has, and its president and that of the Boyd Corporation are one and the same person,
M. Bernard Boyd.
BANDEROLE, MONOPWi
National Company Formed
Twenty Million Franc
Capital
(Special to the SYF
BEIRUT—
the announce:-'
Commissioner
fc Mar*.
his intent to abolish the pmaa*
regulation of the tobacco aafcattj
in the French mandated regteas
known as the "banderole.'*'
Until a few years after the Wur
the whole tobacco growing
ufacturing bad
the
Empire v
national European majority, wfa»
were
-is wide WMnniTpurjr a» a
guarantee against the Ottoman defet
This
international company
was
known as "Regie" Rewoaae* njoa*
the tobacco industry MK ee&caed
by the Regie offinafcs ami .MJIBMI
patrols and turned over to the ureditors of the Ottoman tojiiii. Witfc
the settlement of the
after the War the TBegSe" was abolished. But it remafeaed dfcerSyria and Lebanon up til BWL "51*
French yield.,
rsasteat pidhlhr
tobacco rr.
rite
der its mandate.
"mono
government
-'vsei
to us in
ue seals or bands, and 1—ami as
thr "tnadaral
I
F-iihww
Now Hiiih Commissioner de
tel hi
to the coochiestaa
the "banderole" has failed
best results and bring
revenue. Instead, the FVensh ae*
offering the tobacco monopoly again
to the highest bidder?, wfeo.
believed w;fl be a BRMaj af FSendh
capitalists.
So great has fe.rown the
to the proposed change
have already been taken to nmmat
the fall of the monopoleinto"
hands. It
that final
of the Mandatory on this
matter will be announced BS Cte
middle of January. But already *
group of Syrian and Lebanese <ap*~
tal'st? are reported :o> have put tap
a capital of 20.000.000 francs to caanpete with any foreign indhdtfcwJb. «r
groups bidding for the
"monopole" in Syria and
BISHOP BOURJA1LY M
COME TO U^.
The Beirut correspondent of JBeraat-ul-Gharb refer
The letter follows:
Alexandras Tahhan.
Editor of The SYRIAN WORLD:
ochean Holy S
Some months ago the Syrian World
decided to db;
published an article referring to the
rjaily to t:
.is special
Boyd Corporation, and which conlegate. The report adds that tehtained some inaccuracies.
bishop Be
The Boyd Corporation, a holding
cept this important assignment leak
corporation, is primarily designed to
his motive in coming be
i and maligned.
(Continued on page Two.)
�>AGE TWO
THE SYRIAN WORLD, NE WYORK, JANUARY 17, 1935.
THREE PROMINENT MEN TO BE JUDGES
IN THE SYRIAN WORLD ESSAY CONTEST
Made Their Marks in Literature
and as Keen Thinkers and Critics
DR. S. Y. Alkazin, Mr. Nasib Arida and Mr. E. J. Audi, three
men well-known in the Syrian community of New York for their
ability in literary criticism, have been asked and have accepted
to act as judges in the essay contest on "Who Are the Three
Syrians Who Contributed Most
to the American Nation in
1934?"
. .
Dr. Alkazin has written exquisitely beautiful poetry in English and
has translated from, English into
Arabic Walter Scott's
"Ivanhoe"
which was published in book form
over fifteen years ago and which
proved very popular.
Other than this book he has translated many others and has written
many articles and poems for the
Syrian press.
Mr. Audi is one of the founders of
the "Book Circle," a literary club
composed of Syrians and Americans
who meet to review and discuss the
latest books. Mr. Audi is noted
among Syrians and Americans for his
keen critical ability and as an intellectual.
Mr. Arida, assistant editor of AlHoda, founded Al-Fanoon, a magazine, now not in existence, which
set the pace for other publications
of its kind both here and abroad.
This Arabic magazine had a high
literary standard and was considered
the best of its kind in the world.
Mr. Arida is a poet, an essayist
and an authority on Arabic literature.
He is well qualified to act as a judge
because he is one of the leadnig
authorities on the history of the
Syrians in this country.
Readers: sit down now and write
—your essay of about 600 words on
the Syrians whom you consider as
having contributed the most to
America.
The essays will be judged primarily on their intrinsic value, that is,
those chosen as the best will be
chosen first for the merit of their
English composition, best reasons,
and style, and secondly on the
choice.
Contestants living out of New York
will please hand in their essays to
the ».-crrespundent or agent oi The
SYRIAN WORLD nearest to them.
They in turn will hand them in to us
next week.
For further suggestions read the
editorial on "the why and how of
the contest"
*
DIGGING OUT LOCAL
TALENT
THE main purpose in The
SYRIAN WORLD literary contest is to dig out local talent that
has not had a chance for expression in the regular channels.
That's one reason we excluded
our correspondents who have
written repeatedly to this paper.
Let us see how well you can
write, even if you have never
before written to a paper.
Get in touch with the correspondent
of
The
SYRIAN
WORLD in your city or town;
find out what the contest is
about, if you have missed the
previous issues; write your essay
of 600 words, or thereabout
and hand it to him or her.
Your correspondent will then
mail your essay, along with
essays
from
other
amateur
writers, to us.
Who knows,
your name in the future may be
added to those you select for
the essay as one of the three
Syrians who contributed most
to the American nation.
And
your contribution may be in the
line of writing.
Who knows?
You may be the Gibran, Rihani
or Hitti of the future!
Give
yourself a chance, anyhow!
HO ARE THE THREE SYRIANS
WHO CONTRIDOTED MOST TO
THE AMERICAN NATION IN 1934?
USING the review in this
issue of The SYRIAN WORLD
as a basis, but not necessarily
confining yourself to it, who are
the three Syrians who contributed most to the progress of
the United States in 1934?
The SYRIAN WORLD has
already made its choice. Let's
see what yours is. Send your list
to the correspondent or agent
of The SYRIAN WORLD in
your hometown or one nearest
to it, accompanied by a short
essay, not longer than 600
words, giving the reasons for
your choice. DO NOT MAIL
YOUR REPLIES TO THIS OFFICE. Our correspondents and
agents, whose names and addresses are to be found on the
last page of this paper, will
collect the replies and essays
and mail them to us at one
time, the last week of the contest, to reach this office Saturday noon, Jan. 26.
Replies received after this |
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EAST AND WEST MEET
I HAYWARD SEC-TREAS.
OF AVIATION CORP.
AT VANDERLIP TEA
President Dodge Down with
Laryngitis, Could not Attend;
Trabulsy's Orchestra Supplied
Oriental Touch with
Their Music
THE TEA held by Mr. and Mrs.
Frank A. Vanderlip at their home,
115 E. 54th Street, New York, in
honor of President and Mrs. Bayard
Dodge, last Sunday afternoon was
well-attended. Mrs. Dodge, daughter
of the late Howard S. Bliss, second
president of the American University
of Beirut, attended alone, as Dr.
Dodge was indisposed with a touch
of laryngitis.
Syrian, Armenian and Greek alumni of the American University of
Beirut and of the other five American colleges in the Near East renewed old memories and friendships
of college days. The Syrian quota
was rather small, including Mr. B.
Shihadeh of East Orange, N. J-, Mr.
Khalil Saydah, Prof, and Mrs. PhUip
K. Hitti, Dr. R. T. Deen and Mr. H.
I. Katibah.
(Continued from page One.)
manufacture automobiles of a new
design with many new and very
important features, created by M.
Bernard Boyd. Its directors are M.
Bernard Boyd, President, a co-founder of the Rolls-Royce Company; associated with the English Diamler
Company, Whitehead Aircraft Company and other concerns; H. R. Audet, Vice-President, formerly VicePresident of General Motors; Leo F.
Murphy,
Vice-President,
formerly
with the Ford Company and General
Motors, and now heading his own
company; William R. Boynton, Treasurer, formerly Comptroller of the
International Combustion Engineering Corporation; and Col. John K.
White, Secretary, formerly Special
Assistant United States AttorneyGeneral.
Over a hundred were present. Besides the many alumni who attended were several trustees of these
various institutions, or friends and
officials of the Near East College
Association of New York.
These
included Mr. and Mrs- Henry Morgenthau Sr., father of the present
Secretary of the Treasury and former American ambassador in Istanbul, Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Baker,
Mr. Alfred Marlin, Mr. William Fellows Morgan, Dean Virginia C. Gildersleeve of Barnard College, Mr.
Harold A. Hatch, Dr. Grace M Kimball, Mr. George A. Climpton, Dr.
John H Finley, editor of the New
York Times, Mr. Carol N. Brown,
Mr. White H. Day, Mr. Loren H.
Rockwell, Mrs. Haniford M. Twitchell, Mr. Arthur E. Bastor, and Mr.
and Mrs. Albert W. Staub.
Baklawa, burma and Turkish delights were represented at the long
| tea table, giving an oriental touch
to the tea and reception.
But the main oriental feature was
the Arabic music supplied by Petro
Trabulsy and his orchestra, which
was greatly appreciated, despite the
incessant conversation and moving
of the guests.
date will positively not be considered.
Judges in the contest will be
announced in the issue of Jan.
24.
Only paid subscribers are entitled to enter this competition.
PRIZES
First Prize—-H. L Katibah's
two books,
"Other Arabian
Nights" and "Arabian Romances and Folk-Tales," publi:hed
by Scribner's and illustrated by
William
Berger,
autographed
with suitable epigrams by the
author.
Second Prize—A year's credit for The SYRIAN WORLD.
Third Prize— Bartletts
"Familiar Quotations,"
(Blue
Ribbon Edition.)
Members *of *The* SYRIAN
WORLD staff, correspondents
and agents and their families,
are excluded from this competition.
The oriental music was at the request of Mrs. Frank Vanderlip herself, who wanted to make both her
guests of honor and those who came
to meet them feel at home. Mr.
Trabulsy and his boys contributed
their services freely.
The orchestra consisted of Habib
Skaff singer, Sam Romey, cello, Abe
Messady and John Romey, violin,
Toufik Moubayed, Louis Khawwam
and Joe Baladi, oud, and Albert
Miller, clarinet. "Andalusian Nights,"
composition of Petro Trabulsy, was
repeated by request. Other selections
were also played, including, "Polka."
LITERARY MEN NOT FEW
IN LEBANESE ASSEMBLY
EDITORS, poets, linguists predominate in the Lebanese Parliament,
according to Halim Damous, himself
a poet and literary contributing
editor of al-Hoda in Beirut.
Literary men, said Mr. Damous
in a recent article, are not few in
the present Lebanese Parliament.
Among those he mentions are
However, the Boyd Corporation has
nothing to do, directly, with aviation.
This is handled by the AVIATION
INDUSTRIES & RESEARCH CORPORATION, LTD., which owns several
valuable patents outright, or •»
license. This company is planning
to produce a special airplane to
cost less than one thousand dollars,
as well as very powerful planes for
commercial transportation and military purposes.
In fact, the company has requests
to bid on more than one thousand
planes for the United States Government alone. Of this company, ML
Bernard Boyd is President, Dr. William Vonschott, a former War pilot
is Vice-President, and John A Hayward is Treasurer-Secretary.
Yours very truly
M. Bernard Boyd
LILOLA SOCIAL
IS POPULAR
Nack Khoury, besides doing his bit
to entertain at the social held by the
Lilola Club last week, also drew out
others and made them perform. H»
succeeded so well in making everyone enjoy himself that the guests
requested the socials be repeated.
Thirty club members and thirty
young men had assembled in the
decorated club rooms in Joralemon
Street, Brooklyn.
Several talented
guests produced an impromptu orchestra consisting of banjo, harmonica
and piano, and the guests danced to
the rhythm of this music. Nack
Khoury conducted a few exciting
gamesVictor Nader sang solos,
Gabriel Gennaoui tap-danced, and
Evelyn Abyad danced an Arabic
dance.
At 10:30 Lydia Shahood, the president, led the procession in pairs to
the recreation room where the tables
were arranged in banquet form and
decorated with narcisi and ferns.
The room was lit by blue and silver
candles, the club colors.
Between courses Nack Khoury
gave solos.
Shaykh Ibrahim al-Mundhir, authority on the Arabic language, Khayrud-Din al-Ahdab, editor, Gabriel
Khabbaz, editor of a French newspaper, and Dr. Ayyoub Thabet, writer
who spent several years in the United
States and contributed both to the
Syrian and American presses.
Two of the ministers also fall in
that class—-Moasa Namour and Jibran Tweini editors.
�THE SYRIAN WORLD, NE WYORK, JANUARY 17, 1935.
GORAYEB CREATES OWN
MARKET WITH SAILORS
Got His Spanish Slant in Cuba
IF YOU walk down Atlantic Ave.
from Court Street a Spanish sign on
(he awning of a general merchandise
store will doubtless catch your attention, if you are so attentive to
these matters. The sign reads:
mustachios and sailor caps. They are
all jabbering in Spanish, and Mr.
Gonayeb is trying to carry on conversation with them, each at a time.
The mystery thickens. You wait till
the crowd thins out, and Mr. Gorayeb now has time to answer your
inquisitive questions. And here is
the explanation of the dramatic situation.
Started on Washington St.
Fifteen years ago George Gorayeb
opened a general store at 62 WashMercancias en General al por Mayor
ington Street, New York, like the
I
y Menor
majority of Syrians and Lebanese
who came to this country. Business
Your first assumption will be that
went along as usual, but Gorayeb
it is a Spanish store, run by a Spanwas not quite satisfied.
He had
ish newcomer to the Syrian Downthe wanderlust, as so many of his
town colony of Brooklyn. And this
Phoenician ancestors before him. He
will be strengthened in your mind
sold out, packed his trunks and went
by the consideration that quite a few
to CubaHe remained till 1927,
Spanish families have moved into
when the homesickness for New
that colony in recent years.
York overcame him. He returned,
But what will you make of this
• now to within a stone's throw from
perfectly Syrian name—written in
Washington Street, to 61 Whitehall
even larger letters—GEORGE N.
Street. But this time he capitalized
GORAYEB?
on his experience in Cuba. He became
Your curiosity drives you in, as it
an exporter of Spanish shawls End
drove us.
scarfs.
Again he moved, but this
A courteous, smiling proprietor
time just across the River to Union
meets you and talks to you in
j Street, Brooklyn, where his customArabic. You are now sure he is
ers were mostly of Italian and SpanSyrian. But the store is full of
ish descent. About a month ago he
customers with dark features, spiffy
EXPORTADOR
CRONIN'S NEW CHAPEL
moved once more, now to Atlantic
Avenue, the new Washington Street
of the Syrians in these parts. He has
built up a patronage among the
Spanish sailors on shore leave. They
drop into his store as though it were
a Spanish emporium, and a meeting
place for the salties from the seven
seas. Some day we may find a Dave
Jones or a John Silvers in his store,
with a 'parrot, perched on his shoulder. But George Gorayeb, doubtless,
can talk the pirates' language as well
as that of any Spanish civilian. His
new line of radios reminds you, however, that he is a wide-awake modern merchant who knows how to
utilize the opportunities of the present, as he knows how to adapt himself to wandering customers with
memories and associations of the
romantic past, and the Spanish
Main.
NAMORA AND BASHARA
DANCE FOR OPERA HUB
Distinguished Audience impressed by Performanc of
Syrian Fine Arts Guild
Members
AT THE regular monthly meeting
of the National Opera Club of America held last Thursday afternoon in
the Starlight Room of the WaldorfAstoria Hotel, Litia Namora and ElBashara, were introduced to the
500 guests of the club present as
members of the Syrian Fine Arts
Guild. Miss Namora danced a number called "The Nautcha Dancers"
and El-Bashara performed two of her
dances, "The Idol" and "The Princess of the Flowery Kingdom." The
same numbers were presented by
the dancers at the opening recital
of the Guild on December 7.
People thoroughly versed in the
arts and theatre who were present
were very favorably impressed with
the dancing. Both dancers showed
finesse and skill in their movements.
Many people rose when they appeared so as to get a better view
of the dancers.
Exclamations of
admiration were heard continually on
the color and beauty of the dances.
Distinguished in World of Art
Baroness Katharine Evans Von
Klenner, founder and president of
the club was chairman. Others on the
program were Benjamin Adler, active
in synchronized opera who spoke
on that subject; Cornelius Codolban,
famous violinist and His Gypsy Ensemble; Enzo Sarafini, tenor and
member of European and American
Grand Operas and Eda W- Lindquist,
distinguished lecturer and authority
on Persian literature and philosophy
who told the story of the new opera,
"In a Pasha's Garden," which was
included' this season in the program
of the Metropolitan Opera.
The undertaking firm of Jere J. Cronin, Inc., has been in busiin Brooklyn for more than 50 years. It was started hy Jere J.
Cronin at 103 Atlantic ave., and for the past 28 years has been
located at 115 Atlantic ave. As renovated recently, the chapel seats
500 persons. The employes are all union men, have their own car*
and are members of more than a score of clubs and lodges.
A.
SLEYMAN
CO.
Importers of Fine Oriental Rugs
27< Fiftk Ave.,
Teleahsae:
New York, N. Y.
Bogardus 4-4345.
Among the guests of honor who
were present were Helen Jepson, of
the Metropolitan Opera Company
who sings the lead in "In a Pasha's
Garden," Mme. Hilda Burke, of the
Chicago and European Grand Operas,
Virginia Whitehead and Douglas
Whitehead, of the Whitehead School
of Rhythm and Drama, Ethel Peyser, Musical Critic and Author, and
Desire Defrere, of the Chicago and
Metropolitan operas.
It was during the reception following the program, that Mr. Adler and
other critics present praised highly
the Syrian dancers.
PAGE THREE
"WHITE ROSE" HERE
THE ARABIC
k ._
i
moving picture "The White tol*
will be shown al Brooklyn
soon.
The film was produced
Egypt and is enacted by
actors and actresses.
Abdul-Wahhab plays the
role. The film was produced barOriental Film Society,
hab is considered the M I sand
Arabic singer in the world.
The Arabic captions hate
equivalent in English for those
do not read Arabic.
Just Plain Facts
By Philip K.
DID YOU ever know or
one unit of natural
Syria is as great as all the
resources of the United States?
It sounds ridiculous, does it sot*
But the fact is that it is not omijr as
great, but twice as great—and the
joke of it is that this unit forms a
small part of Syria....
Before I keep you wondering and
doubting just read the following ttaaa
published recently in the New YteUt
Times:
"The resources of the Dead Sam
(Palestine) are enorrn
contain six billion tons of
salt, 980 million tons of
bromide, 22 billion tons of
um chloride and 2 billion
murite of po'
"Twelve hundred hilBon
a sum of 300 times
the debt of Great Britain
United States, is the cash
the Dead Sea- There is no
precious body of water «
earth."
The national income of tl
States in 1933 amounted to
and 800 million dollars, ai I nriBag
a preliminary estimate by the
tional Industrial Conference
But according to the authority of a
Russian mining engineer who anode
a study of the Dead Sea iiiniiniiiisiik
this potential "national ini I'MMI* of
our motherland is. unfortunaterjr,
divided between the iTHiitalwIs of
London and Paris! In a recent La— of
the "Oil, Drug and Paint
said that the amount of
"pured" from the Dead Sen in
amounted to 2.000 to 2J58»
supply in this instance is
by demand in the world
Only an infinitesimal fraction of As
potential chemical products of Has
Dead Sea could possib'v be
ed each year, even under the i
favorable conditions.
Th
true joker in this fabulous fairy
We k-arn from a friend in
that Dr. H A. Moutran is a
at London University, and that he
contributes a regular
of the British capital's
writes on nutrition and daft
bpeaking of professors.
gize for omitting last
news of some professors
prominent parts in th»
of the American UnivetsiU of
rut, such as Drs. Yakoub
and Faris Nimr. founders of
tataf and al-Muqattam in
Egypt, the late Niroeh Yafeta
Dr. Khalil Sa'adi of So««h
and Prof Khalid Tabtt,
of the Preparatory
the A. U. B.
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THE WHY AND HOW OF
CONTEST
FOR CENTURIES
writers
have written without the least
thought of remuneration.Homer
went begging from home to
home for a mere pittance in exchange for his immortal poetry;
Shakespeare had to dedicate
his plays to the Earls of Pembroke and Montgomery; the
author of the Shahnama had his
patron in Sultan Mahmoud of
Ghazni, and al-Mutanabbi had
his Sayf-ud-Daulah. Writing as
a free profession, with its risks
and rewards, is comparatively
modern, and owes its popularity to the printing press.
But the truth remains that
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heart aflame with the desire to
create for creation's sake. All
good writers at heart are amateurs, not professionals.
The modest prizes offered
by The SYRIAN WORLD in
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material sense.
Ask , yourself who of these
deserve the honor, in your estimation, as the three who contributed most to the American
nation in 1934? The particular
contribution
for
which lyou
should single them out need not
have been made in 1934, as
long as news about them appeared in The SYRIAN
WORLD in 1934. If you know
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reasoning.
And new who do you think
contributed most to the American nation, a Dr. Hitri who
discovered numerous words of
obscure origin and traced them
to Arabic, thus helping increase
our stock of knowledge, Mr.
Halbouty who imoroved
on
methods of oil drilling, or Mr.
Bourjaily for his two sensational
scoops in the field of journalism?
What is Abu-Mustapha say ing to Abu-Mahmoud that he is
listening so intently and with such avid interest?
One of th»
beautifully colored illustrations in Mr. Katibah s second book,
"Arabian Romances and Folk-Tales," offerred with to fm*
book, "Other Arabian Nights," as first prize in The bYKlAN
WORLD contest. Redrawn by the artist, William M. Berger,
in black and white especially for this issue.
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Make your
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The "why" in the contest,
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through a new era an era in
the effort to encourage good
which cooperation and goodwill
writers
who have had little
are replacing selfish individualchance to come out and show
ism and stupid hatreds and petwhat they have. Do not be shy
ty jealousies; an era of positive
or modest. You are competing
contributions; an era of conwith amateurs, in the best sense
scious understanding of our disof the word. We are anxious to
tinctive
contribution
to
the
discover NEW talent in writing,
United States; an era of colorful
and the more new writers the
Americanism. Do not be among
merrier and better. You have
those who would say five years
less than two weeks in which to
from now: "If 1 only knew . .
write and send in that essay,
I would have.. ." Be rather
which must be in our hands on
among those who say "I was
or before Saturday, Jan. 2b.
one of the first to see... .
Now for a few leads to help
Be a subscriber to The SYRyou write that essay. Here are
IAN WORLD, a banner-bearer
a few names, all taken^om the
in the new renaissance of Syrissue of January 3 of The SYKIAN WORLD containing the
ians in the United States!
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ments of 1934:
of those who follow in the trail
Nicholas
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when others lead.
Monte. Bouriaily,
newspaper
Editor of fThe SYRIAN WORLD:
When I was recently in Moscow,
U. S. S. R., I met there a student
in the Plechanov Institute who asked
me if I could help him to find his
father who came to America in
1913.
His, the father's name is
David Eudahim Lazarev, a Syrian,
and he was known to be in San
Francisco from 1914-26. In 1924 he
was doing stucco work there.
Can you suggest to me any means
of getting information of this man?
Mrs. Edward Ware
Christodora House
147 Ave. B., N. Y. C
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Miss]]
By A. A. Haddad
Gcd save us from gas in war and
jazz in peace
•
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Prosperity is figuring out for itself "to be or not to be," which to
the paramount question for us....
•
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To tie Euprope by pacts does not
mean to tie it down by facts
•
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He—Hello, is that you May?
She—Yes, how are you feeling?
He—Fine, fine dear, I can say!
She—Thafs good to hear, darling.
He—Love me and the world is mine.
She—It is yours, but is it mine?
He—Of course, if you mean it.
She—Every word I said.
He—O, how happy to hear it!
She—Well, what's on your mind.
He—Will you join me tonight?
She—With pleasure, dear, alright
He—I will wait for you at eightShe—Fine, you don't have to wait.
He—Be good until we meet.
She—All .right, darling boy.
He—What luck, what joy!
She—But what's your address?
He—It is one-five-one Lane.
She—And what's y«»ur full name?
He—O, good night: You are lifeless!
�THE SYRIAN WORLD, NE WYORK, JANUARY 17, 1935
f&oro ^La*V aad We*] 1 [peeps at Bostoniansj ', [s }ha} So 1 j
By H. L Katibah
This Is a Sermon — Do not Read!
THE UNFORGIVABLE SIN
WHAT SIN it is that was designated -in the
Gospels as the "unforgivable sin," or what constitutes blaspheming against the Holy Ghost, I do
not claim to know. But I know, and many of
you know, that some sins are unforgivable because
of the-r very nature. Even if the man against
whom the, sin is committed, yea even if God himself,
should desire to forgive, the sin remains unforgivable. This is so because the bar against forgiveness lies not in the person offended, but in the
person offending.
Murder, theft, back-biting,
slander, lying—all these and most sins could be
forgiven in spite of the fact that restitution, in many
cases, is impossible. A certain liberal theologian
dnce said that all dins are unforgivable, because,
whether we like it or not, they leave an indellible
effect on our egos, because the past, as the American philosopher Josiah Royce used to say, "is irrevocable," and also, in a true sense irretrievable.
All we can do about the past that approaches forgiveness, is to forget it, or try to forget it
But in the aggressive sins we can at least feel
sorry, express our contriteness and try to make
amends in the future for the harm and sufferings
we caused others in the past. The psychological
moment in which we summon the forces of good in
us and rise against the evil that threatens to down
us and submerge us, may prove a turning point
in a life fruitful with positive good and rewarding
achievements. Thus the evil which moved us to
sorrow and repentance, whether forgiven or not,
may become direct cause of great bless;ngs to
ourselves and to humanity. George Santayana, the
English philosopher of Spanish origin, was right
when he said something to the effect that positive
evil is often better than negative virtues.
Many
of the world's greatest benefactors—reformers,
thinkers, artists, organizers and saints—rose to the
pinnacle? of triumph and glory from the mires of
the slough of sin.
Humanity "an take care of its positive sins; it
can get over them as a sick man's healthy constitution can get over fever or the chilblains. For
every positive force of evil a force of good rises
in combat, just as the white corpuscles attack the
bacilli of disease.
By Margaret Alexander
THE
MARCH
OF
By Joe Ganim
1934
Have we progressed? Watch the events
as they parade along Progress Highway
and judge for yourself
POLLY PRY PROGNOSTICATES—PRED1CTS—
PROPHESIES
That two sisters
dwf
vicinity of Prospect Park will wed
'lent
few months. .. .One will marry a New Ycrktr. ike
other an out-of-towner
Papers
two cases for divorce—and the final pape
third
Sir Stork is hovering over homes—three Prospect Park Homes—and will dr«p>
an heir or heiress into a little apt. in T'
the Bay Ridgite and Prospect Pa
-?ak.
down their parents' resistance within the near
ture
that gay lothario has finally set
on
one fair head and is trying to get up
and an apparently happy couple have started being
out of tune.
Mounted police
a blare of trumpets, a rumble
of drums
crowds are roped back as the procession begins:—
A flourish of flags, streaming banners, each representing the Birth of a New Club
(including
our sudden social awareness)
Follows the first gala event of the season—The
Grand Banquet of THE MORTGAGE FUND COMMITTEE organized to pay off the mortgage on our
only Syrian clubhouse
a fine example of teamwork with every Syrian and Lebanese group asKADRI KRISTMAS. ...Kris Kriogie si
sisting
the chimney of the Joseph Kadri her
Cheers and shouts as a gorgeous florid float apStreet—waves his magic wand and everything in
pears preceded by scintallated banners announcthe room disappears—waves his wand again ana
ing: THE WOMEN'S CLUB SUPPER DANCE—
"Syrian Girls Come Out of Their Shells!"—"Syrian | veritable fairyland appears—a beautifully hghfcrd
Kristmas Tree sheltering the Holy Mans.
.he
Girls INVITE ESCORTS!"— atop of which are
various ages depicted, from that First Kristznaa
laughing, dancing, twinkling couples
(The prize
up to the Machine Age—the Western W
red
affair of the season)....
with crystals of silvery snow—with the r
-asAnother band, streamers announcing: THE 2nd
lined train winding its way in and out—and a starry
SYRIAN AMERICAN FEDERATION CONVENmoonlit sky, covered with Heaven's on
-«r
TION. Cars en route to Providence
About 500
all—with the Star of Bethlehem
rurhtest
people attend. A float appears heavy-laden with
of all over that Little Manger—and if you !
the "business of the meeting", which is the Syrianentree into the Kadri home, by all means visit
Lebanese Question. Here three groups are shown
there now—if you haven't already done so—before
huddled together. Group 1 demands: "ADD LEBKris Kringle waves his magic wand again and reANESE or We Drop Out!"— Group 2 is in a
moves this Yuietide Wonderland
quandary and urges "We need each other!"—
Group 3 is the second generation; with hands
ALEPPIAN FRATERNITY SOCIAL
held at
clasped over their ears they shout: "How late's
new make-yoursclf-at-home quarters on
the dancing?"
was attended by a large crowd, which spent a pleasant evening dancing—playing cards—and maiCome debates, girls vs. boys, the emergence of
merry in general.... The feature of the evening was
women... .picnics, tennis, swimming, sails in the
the auctioning of a dozen boxes—contents unkmai
moonlight.... A golden yellow float appears with a
—as a matter of fact those who purchased &es*
radiant sunburnt maid in bathing suit of white
and opened them to the amusement l
wd
dangling her toes in a tub of water
SUMMER!
claim the "contents are still unknown".. These sw«A lull in Clubdom
cials will be held the 1st and 3rd Friday of eack
Then FALL, with secretaries dashing off a call
month—Oscar Saccal is chairman of the Caak.
to arms. Boston prepares for the next Convention.
and is assisted by Leo Kasbar. Chas. Haddad and
The next review is the Hotel Bradford, swarming
John Kawas.
inside with some 1200 conventioners. ... the largest
LILOLA CLUB SOCIAL.
Their first in 1335 heU
and best conclave ever held. Outsidu stand our
Jan. 7th in clubrooms at Int. Inst.... a good crowd
former groups 1 and 2 hands clasped and wreathed
attended the evening's festivities, making merry
in smiles. With the thought that U N plus I T Y
But humanity cannot cope with \he unforgivable
and enjoying the tasty and appetizing repast wfaiA
equals PROGRESS, a compromise has been made.
sins; it cannot assimilate the bacilli of negative
was served
the feature of the evening was a
The name has been changed to the SYRIAN-LEBevil.
sandwich-eating contest between Vic Nay-dear and
ANESE AMERICAN FEDERATION OF THE EASTIndividuals and groups, nations and whole races
ERN STATES....
Henry Moo-Carry—said contest being called a
have succombed and gone down to oblivion and
draw due to the fact that the sandwiches gave
HOORAY! HOORAYYEEE!!!.... Clapping, Whistldisgrace—to utter obliteration—before the enemies
out—incidentally, three damsels at Vic's table
ing, Cheering, Shouting
the crowds strain forof INDIFFERENCE, APATHY and LUKEWARMing on with amazed eyes went hungry
ward
What is This?
a huge platform on
NESS.
him eat
Alice Kaiatt is Social Chairman . these
wheels appears on which are ballot boxes guarded
socials
are
very popular and always well attended.
These are the unforgivable sins! These are the
over by Syrian policemen
It's voting time!
evil forces against which the thundering energies
FALSE ALARMS
the reported marriage of Fred
In the center of the platform is a huge ring and
of heaven may prove unavailing! These are the
Kabouchy and Agnes Cafra .... the downtown girl
in the ring are three brand new hats....
silent, cynical gnomes, ugly and repulsive before
who spent New Year's Eve with her relatives baft
Following the. hats are three smiling fellows,
which giants quake with fear!
reported to this column that she was holding a
waving and swinging along: MICHAEL ABODEEGive us, O God, enemies of flesh and bones,
party in her apt
LY, of Worcester, "MIKE" BATAL, and JOSEPH
enemies that hate and rage with thundering deGHUSN,of Lawrence. All young and fiery atSYRAMAR GOLF CLUB ANNUAL DANCE, will
nunciations; give us enemies with formidable
torneys; the first Syrian boys (to my knowledge) to
tee
off on the 16th of Feb. at the Swanky Park
weapons that gleam in the sun. But save us, O
run for public office... .(and all showing good
Lane....The inimitable Mike Teen heads the Enfc.
God, save us from the slimy creatures that snicker
returns with encouragement enuf to try again)
Comm., and Elias Borab is in charge of Ducats
in the dark, that are immune in the miry sod of
This is one of the outstanding social events of each
The Longwood Towers....a moanful song....Roy
mockery and defeatism.
season
so more about it in the next issue.
Lamson
and
his
orchestra
are
playing
to
an
almost
The Greeks certainly had a word for it. If you
empty
ballroom
It's
the
annual
ball
of
the
Syrturn to your English dictionary you will find that
BRIDEGROOMS—just to be different—Pete TahaV
ian Educational Society.... an affair which the
the word "enthusiasm" is derived from two Greek
former prof, ball-player, finally embarked on the
girls
awaited
with
bated
breath,
hoping
that
now
words—en theos—which mean' "In god" To the
C of Matrimony... .Joe Younas placed an engagethat the ice had been broken, tihs boy's organization
naive Greek conception a man or woman possessed
ment ring on the finger of Emily Kory on Xmas
would issue a few invitations... .But they respondwith enthusiasm was one in whom a god had enDay—they will middle-aisle it sometime in Feb
ed not....
tered and moved to a pitch of emotional ecstasy
Glen Falls, home of future bride.
and unusual activity. Without that gift of the gods
Motor cycles, traffic, cops....aw, it's all overrr!...
SPORTS— Two new contenders for lightweight
it is difficult to conceive what the human race
What a flat ending!.... but can it be helped if our
honors—in this corner LuLu Sahdalla. who dropped
would be like. It may possess intellectual power
boys won't do any better''....
40 pounds, and the opposite corner Julia Harfo-ish.
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who shed 50 lbs...Referee—Arna Diet. ..they both,
spiritual energies. But the spring that sets these
Have we progressed? I think, yes!
look grand
Dick (Turk) Karam is having a sucin action is lacking. Nations have faced the hordes
cessful
season
with his traveling caravan of basSocially—we've advanced eons.'
of barbarians and have been decimated by persecket ball players, the Bklyn Americans, who hav«
Politically—we're just beginning!
utors, and always they rose again—when they had
won V- out cf 20 games.
Economically—let's skip it.
enthusiasm. But prosperous nations, surfeited with
Intellectually—we have fewer tinkers and tailors
luxury and sophisticated with worldly knowledge
CURRENT EVENTS—Coming....The Annual Card
and more doctors and lawyers. And
and culture have not been able to withstand the
Party and Dance of the Jdeetha United Soc at the
haven't we begun to see the emancipaenemies of INDIFFERENCE, APATHY and LUKEFederation Hall, evening of Jan. 25th.
tion of women?
WARMNESS!
Romantically—we're getting close to normal!
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PAGE SIX
IN THE SYRIAN SPORTS WORLD
The Chronicle
By Paul Nicholas
Crooner Pins Faith on Syrian Golfer
By Joseph M. Abbot*
EVEN to this day most of the
her that night but he promised to
people of Glen Hollow believe that
send her some medicine by cab.
John Locke was drowned while in a
drunken stupor. The significance of
It may have been the sudden rethe double idemnity paid his wife
lief in finding somec-ne in whom she
by the insurance company was lost
had confidence: it may have been
on them. They might have known
the medicine he sent her. The fact
that the company would not have
remains she was almost instantly
paid double had the autopsy showed
relieved. When she went the next
he had some liquor before he went
day to pay him, Dr. Locke good nainv> the water that night.
utredly pooh-poohed the money back
Because Dr. Locke was a personinto her bag. Unofficially, Dr. Locke
age in the community, there was
made himself the free clinic of the
little he did which was not known
town. But the people hardly reto them. There were some among
membered that It was a service that
them who spoke a few words of
came from convivial good nature and
regret when he died, remembering
it was taken for what it was worth.
that in the fall he was to join the
The fact that his therapies were
staff of the Mayo Brothers' Institute.
faultless almost to the miraculous
All were unanimous in the feeling
cut very little ice with them. The
that he showed great promise for a
other doctors had reputations of long
young man of twenty-eight years.
standing—and they looked like docIf only lie had given up his liquor. \ tors, too. They were staid and deHe never drank to excess. But
liberate in their demeanor and their
although the factory people in the
soothing bedside manner went a long
town took the chances of death casuway to convince many of their
ally or ignorantly unaware, a Canuck
patients that they were miracle men.
mill worker still insisted that when
Their style could never have fitted
his doctor calls, he must be not only
John Locke. He was too airy—alcold sober but there must be no odor
most to the point of doing a tap
of alcohol on his breath.
dance. He had no airs for what he
A doctor must be grave; sometimes
knew or for what he did. His imaginpompous: his brows heavy with the
ation and sensitivity at times amountweight of worry and deep thought.
ed to genius. Sometimes he had only
Not like Dr. Locke who smiled
to glance at a patient and he knew
brightly and joked with an almost
in a moment what devil was wrackffippant disregard of the hush that
ing him.
comes with the fear of illness—and
Somehow his wife Anne seemed to
death. Whoever saw a doctor worth
have lacked a necessary understandtas salt if he was handsome and
ing. She failed to discover the shinliked to laugh?
ing thing that lived in John Locke.
If they had no money they called
It was this lack of understanding
in Dr. Locke, for a doctor who drank
that had separated them. There was
was better than no doctor at all. The
one thing she had been sure of,
fact that Dr. Locke was far more
however, and no doubt she was right.
capable than most of his practising
She knew he couldn't live in such a
associates in the town, never occommunity and still indulge his
curred to them. To be sure, there
weakness. She knew there would
were a few who came very near to
be talk and his practice would suffer
sensing Dr. Locke's real worth. Once
if he were seen drunk. She tried to
when he was away on a short vacastop him. Lord, how she tried!
tion one of his patients was taken
with the hiccoughs. She was treated
(To be continued.)
by one of the other doctors but after
the tenth day she showed no improvement. In the desperate hope
By Popular Demand
that he had returned, she telephoned
Dr. Locke. He had come back that
very day and when she told him
what she had been doing for herself,
Dr. Locke diagnosed her case inWill Again Present
stantly. He couldn't get down to see
BING CROSBY did not over-estimate his hunch when he financed Joe
Ezar's golfing trip to Melbourne, Australia. Joe, who comes from Waco,
Texas, copped third place in the Peninsular Open Tournament.
TVar arrived in Melbourne with only fifteen dollars to his name. Undaunted
by this situation he borrowed a set of clubs and entered the tournament.
On the course, Joe is a clown who is always making snappy and witty
remarks. His actions immediately won him great popularity with the golf
fans. The Melbourne papers are now publishing in serial form "The Life
of Joe Ezar." The sports writers in Australia coined a new name for him.
He is known as "Whistling Joe."
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The Syrians of Philadelphia are watching With great pride the rapid progress made by Joe Sofi. Joe is Philadelphia's contribution to the heavyweight rank of Fistidom.
Sofi is only nineteen years old, stands five feet, ten inches, and tips the
beams at one hundred and eighty-five pounds. He is the shortest heavyweight in local rings.
Prior to his entrance into the professional ring, Joe established a good
record for himself as an amateur. As a "Simon Pure" he won sixteen out
of twenty fights.
Up to the present time he has engaged in ten professional fights. His one
defeat came from his encounter with Wade Lumpkin, a negro from Florida*
Several weeks ago Joe knocked out Popper, a negro from Chester.
Joe Sofi is aiming at a fight with Wally Sears. This event will be during
the latter part of February.
(If you have any information about Syrians in any field of sport, send it
to Paul Nicholas, 122 S. Evans Street, Pottsville, Pa.)
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THE SYRIAN WORLD, NE WYORK, JANUARY 17, 1935.
A surprise party was given Miss
Alma Khoury, who will become the
bride this Saturday of Mr. Michel
Howie, by her sister, Mrs. S. Sabbagh.
The guests were Mr. and Mrs. Fred
Sabbagh, Mr. and Mrs- Charles Hallal, Mr. and Mrs. K. Shogry, Mr.
and Mrs. Habib Merhige, Mrs. K.
Khoury, Mr. and Mrs. Nazeer Katen,
Mr. and Mrs. Gabriel Howie, Mr. and
Hr^. Mitri Zayat, Mr. and Mrs. Gabriel Awad, Jr. Mrs. Z. Sabbagh, Mr.
and Mrs. Abraham Merhige, Mr. and
Mrs. Baheej Katen;
Also the Misses Alexandra Hawaweeni, Rose Couri, Nora Khoury,
Nora Haddad, Laura Couri, Nellie
Merhige, Lorice Razook, Lila Zayat,
Marie Howie, Matilda and Madeline
Shogry, Baheega Katen, Jessie Awad,
Pearl and Laura Alexander, Dorothy
Khouri, Viola Arida, Josephine Halaby, Amie Arida, Lila and Linda Ballan, Rose and Evelyn Zaloom, Victoria Howie and Maude Aboarab,
and Joseph Couri, Ned Katen, Edward Merhige, Basim and Nazim
and Ernest Khoury, George Merhige,
Anthony and Albert Bittar, Monte
Khouri, Jimmie Howie, Charles Ballan, George Haik, Ted Shagoury,
Emil Arida, George Hamway, Geo.
and Edward Howie.
A bridge and trousseau showing
were given by the bride's mother,
Mrs. Kamel Khoury, on Sunday
afternoon.
About thirty girls attended.
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Miss Zakia Makla of Brooklyn returned from a three months visit
with her two sisters, Mrs. S, Corey
in Ashville, S- C. and Mrs. W. Harb
in Knoxville, Tenn.
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Mr. Philip Kiamie of Brooklyn received word last week of the death
of his mother in Syria.
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Mr. Joseph Jacob is sailing for
Syria via Naples on the S. S. Conte
de Savoia on Saturday. He will remain there three or four months,
spending the greater part of his time
in Lebanon.
NOT TOO LATE
FOR OPERA
JR. REP. LEAGUE HOLD
THEIR ELECTIONS
Najib Sydnawey was elected president of the Junior Republican League of the First Assembly District,
Brooklyn last Monday evening. The
election meeting was held in the
League's clubrooms, 271 Hicks St
George C Dagher, leader of the
First Rep. A. D., was elected honorary president. Others elected to
office are Georgette Hatab, vice-president; Lillian Abaid, treasurer ;Rose
Abyad, recording secretary; Violet
Abyad, corresponding secretary, and
George Marrash, sergeant-at-arms.
The new board of trustees, elected
for three years, are Joseph S.Ganim,
Dr. Anthony Nassif, George Marrash,
George Ghiz and Philip Hanna.
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is leaving on a two months cruise
to the West Indies.
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Mr. George |Makla of Brooklyn
sailed last Saturday, January 2, for
Italy on the S. S. Vulcania.
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Choice tickets are still on sale for
the opera "La Traviata," Saturday
evening in the Metropolitan Opera
House, a benefit performance for the
Near East Colleges including the
American University of Beirut.
Several
Syrians
have
already
bought tickets. Others desiring to
attend may get in touch with the
Near East College Association, RCA
Building, 50 W. 50th St., New York
City, by calling COlumbus 5-3040.
There are many good seats left
at reasonable prices.
SOS
A CORRECTION
DANCE
The SOS Club (Syrian Orthodox
Society), will hold a dance on March
2 in the newly renovated and redecorated ballroom of the Bossert
Hotel.
The SYRIAN WORLD makes sincere apologies for a mention made
in last's week's issue of Mr. and Mrs.
Charles Unice of Houston, Texas.
Mr. Unice is dead.
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ELIAS-WAGKER WEDDING
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MISS Selma Elias, daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Selim Elias, and Mr. Warren Wagner were wed last Saturday
morning, Jan. 12, at the Church of
Our Lady of Guadalupe, 73rd St.
and 15th Ave., Brooklyn. The wedding was followed by a high mass.
Officiating at the wedding were
Msgr. Nicholas, assisted by the Rev.
Mansur Stephen. Miss Victoria Abdallah Katany was maid-of-honor
and Mr. Joseph Elias, the bride's
brother, was best man.
A wedding breakfast and reception followed in the home of the
bride's parents.
The couple left
later for Washington, D. C, where
Mr. Wagner works as a newspaper
correspondent.
Elect New Officers; Will Give
Repsat Performance
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SAVES WIFE—BREAKS LEG
Will those who subscribe to
The SYRIAN WORLD for six
months at a time kindly keep in
minvl that a half-yearly subscription is $1.75, and not $1.50, in the
United States and possessions;
$2.00 in Canada and $2.25 in foreign countries.
Fred Bistany, partner in the S. S.
ticket agency of A. K. Hitti and
Company of New York, is now
after spending a week
Island College Hospital.
Mr. Bistany met with an
bile accident on Wed. before last
while crossing 8th Avenue at 3rd
Stre«t, Brooklyn, with his wife. An
automobile making a left turn appeared suddenly. Mr. Bistany pushed
his wife out of danger, but m
h;+ hirrself suffering a brokeK te»
A PARTY FOR TWO
Little eight-year old Adele Sabbagh composed this poem and recited it at the party given by her
mother, Mrs. S- Sabbagh, for her
aunt, Miss Alma Khoury.
200 Broadway,
New York City
Suite 407-408
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IS THAT SO I
heaped upon Najib (Very Huutnn>
You may not know whom I am talkSydnawey who was elected president
ing about,
of the St. Nick's Y. M. dub and
But just look around and you will
also of the Jr. Rep. Club—does be
find out,
deserve all this? well say he dees.
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They show, so much gratitude for
the little that is done
THISA AND THATA—Phil Shawey,
Even though it is a pleasure to give
popular Bayridgeite will leave iiuoj
them some fun.
a broken heart behind when he
She has always been dear to all of
leaves for the Ma-dearer Isles
us here,
The late Geo. Bistany, famous ZooShe never has left us with a sorrow
Keeper, was an intimate friend fflP
or fear.
Lowell Thomas..The Thief of
And always has been kind to sister
dad (pardon us Bensonhur
and brother.
the home of Mrs. May Merhige and
I am sure he made no mistake in
relieved her of 30.000 worth of jewels.
Stars are falling on Georgie Rizk
taking her and no other.
who is now in a See See See Camp
She has helped and gladdened in
in Alabama
Mike
every way
learning to strum on the
To my dear mother who has lived
lin
George Shahood's Dad left oa
unto this day.
trip to the Lone Star State to via
He himself is a good companion for
his daughter Mrs. S. Zogfeek
life,
grandchildren
and Georeie
I am sure with his arms around her
left
last
Saturday
for Florence. Italy
She will live happy without no
where he will remain throughout the
struggle or strife.
winter months.
Well I guess you have found out
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WISHING A SPEEDY RECOVEKY
And suppose you have loved her
to Paul Deeb who is escrva
the moment you have seen
Beth Israel Hosp., we say "So I*>nj^*
The love of her heart so pure and
until next week
clean.
as low as
PORTRAIT
THE name of "The Syrian American Actors Guild" will be hereafter
knwon as "The Pyramid Ha;
according to a decision made by
the players at a recent business
meeting.
At the same meeting, which took
place at 1769-63rd St., Brooklyn, new
officers were elected as follows: Alfred M. Shatilla, president; Anna
Beshara, vice-president; Anna FeoJa»
secretary; Nettie Harary, treasurer,
and Edward Bach, director.
Due to popular demand The
Pyramid Players will repeat Ae
presentation of their initial success,
"The Drunkard", on Jan. 26 at Ae
Central Y., Brooklyn.
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PAGE EIGHT
HONOR MEMBER
PENSION BOARD
B. I. Malouf in Los Angeles
Given Banquet by 250
Friends
RECENTLY appointed a member
of the Los Angeles Pension Board,
B. I. Malouf was honored at a banquet by his friends at the Biltmore
Hotel, Los Angeles, January 3.
Judge Alfred E. Paonessa was act, ing chairman at the banquet, in the
absence of Mr. P. A. Be-Hannesey,
chairman of the banquet committee,
whose mother in Syria died December 24.
Herman A. Nater, vice-president
of the Bank of America, acted as
toastmaster, introducing the guests
at the speakers' table: H. A. Saidy,
president of the Syrian-American
Society and chairman of the Board
of the Syrian Civic League of California, and the following heads and
officers of clubs: Chick Monsoor, Leo
H. Sadd, Frederick Turk, P. K. Doumani, Leon Saliba, Tom Bennesar.
Mayor Frank Shaw praised Mr.
Maloufs civic interest and his financial experience adding that Los
Angeles is the only city in the United
States that has a pension fund of
$15,000,000.
Other speakers were Hon. Ingall
W. Bull, representing Gov. Frank
Merriam, Fozi Braidy, editor of "AlIslaah," Arabic newspaper of New
York, George A. M. Fuleihan, state
inspector in the contractors1 license
bureau
Assisting Mr. Be-'flamiesey JK;. the
committee were Judge Paonessa, E.
Raymond Caio, Charles Andrews,
Herman A. Nater, H. A. Saidy and
George Fuleihan.
AKRON, OHIO
Mrs. Emeline Haddad, 44, passed
away in her home, Dixon Place,
last Thursday, January 10.
She is survived by her husband,
William, two daughters, Alice and
Margaret, her son, Fred, and a
brother, Joe Abdelnour; all of Akron,
and a sister, Mrs. David Ginham, of
Lawrence, Mass.
NEWARK, N. J.
The Syrian-Lebanon American Society of N. J. Inc., held their annual
elections at 210 Lafayette St. Newark, N. J. on Jan. 6. Officers elected
are: Joseph A. Morin, president;
OMAR IBN AL-FARID
Louis Chillalla, 1st vice-president;
Tonous Hayeck, 2nd vice-president;
Joseph Fadel,
Arabic
secretary;
James Farah, English secretary; Kaplan Francis, ass't-treasurer, and Joseph Sayer, Sergeant-at-arms.
Salloum Mokarzel, editor of the
Al-Hoda, New York Syrian Newspaper, was elected honorary chairman.
ST. PETERSBURG, FLA.
Mrs. James Damus of Du Bois, Pa.,
has been spending the past two
months in St. Petersburg in the
Edgewater Inn. She expects to spend
part of the winter season in Miami
with friends.
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BURLINGTON, VT,
By E. D. Corey
At a regular meeting held recently, the annual election of officers of
Our Lady
of Lebanon-American
Society took place. The following
were elected to serve for the ensuing year:
President, Mrs. Peter M. Handy;
vice-president, Mrs. Daniel George;
secretary, Mrs. Michael Younes, and
trasurer, Mrs. Sarah Thomas.
This ".ociety, which was i-rganized
only a year ago, has received commendation and recognition in this
state, and its work and activities are
being received with interest and enthusiasm.
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The Mount Lebanon Bowling Team
composed of Ernest Handy, captain,
George Handy, Emery Corey, Charles
Thomas and Anthony Corey is receiving wide attention.
Tnis .earn is ^-onsidored one of thr
finest in this vicinity, with each
player having an average of 100. The
captain, Ernest Handy, broke the record in this city with a single high
string of 172 on duck pins. The
team thus far has won every game
and the players have every anticipation of being victorious in the Bowling Tournament which will be held
in the near future.
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NEWS OF OUR AGENTS
AND CORRESPONDENTS
King George, of Mankato, Minn.,
who will represent us from this day
forward in the northwest, is not
King George of England. Please get
it clear that our King is of Mankato.
He is so accustomed to being dubbed
King George that he wouldn't recognize his own name (S. K Shibel)
if he received a letter or call in
that name. So we'll play safe and
let him keep his monicker!
Hail! Long live the king!—with
The SYRIAN WORLD!
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Mohammed S. Zehra, our young
and ambitious correspondent and
agent in Detroit, has been sick for
two weeks since he promised to represent The SYRIAN WORLD for a
large section of the automobile
metropolis. He writes us that he
is now "up and around, and going
to town for The SYRIAN WORLD."
We can never have too much news
from Detroit, our next City in the
United States in point of Syrian
population.
We are grateful for
Mr. Zehra's efforts and wish him a
"heap of success." But how about
the other agent and correspondent
there? Let's hear from her too. We
want action in Detroit; and we want
The SYRIAN WORLD to sweep the
city like a cyclone, and we are confident that before long it will do so.
TO CORRESPONDENTS!
DO NOT wait for contributors of The SYRIAN WORLD
literary contest to send in their
essays. If you know ,of a brilliant boy or girl who can write,
call him or her up. It will be to
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(As conceived and drawn by Gibran^ K. Giibran)
Omar Ibn al-Farid, the great mystic poet of the Arabs,
flourished in the 13th century A. D. Considered at one time
a heretic, his tomb in the outskirts of Cairo is now a "rnazar"
of pious Moslems and lovers of Arabic literature throughout
the world.
Perhaps no otr - poet, in any language, showed more penetration and s<- , v in his analysis and description of love
than Ibn al-r^>'&?'
was so aware of his supremacy in this
field that * <;£ fy
elf "the imam of lovers." As in his
own lifV ^v^ ©
• & -rs and admirers of Ibn al-Farid have
alway ^« V
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poe' A\«3>
A&^i love were expressions of a mundane and
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and those who claim they were symbolic of
"divi
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Baron Hammer Purgestall, the German orientalist
A poet, translated Ibn al-Farid's famous "at-Taiyyah-1-Kuorah" under the expressive title, "Die Arabische
Hohe Lied der Liebe," (the Arabic High Son of Love.)
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Birmingham, Ala.—Helen Kassouf, 1930 N. 16th Street
Boston, Mass.— Margaret Alexander, 131 Clarendon Street
Burlington, Vt— Eseph D. Corey, 183 S. Champlain Street
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Central Falls, R. I.—Jacob Saliba, 38 Fletcher Street.
Charleston, W. Va.—Gladys Haddad, 1043 Grant Street.
Chicago, 111.— N. S- Salamie, 4434 Clifton Ave.
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Cleveland, Ohio.—Pearl Koorey, 8908 Esterbrook Ave.
(Agent.)
Detroit, Mich.—Viola Davis, 3316 Hendricks.
Detroit, Mich. —M. S. Zehra, 2280 La Belle.
Fall River, Mass.—Fred T. Sahib, 342 Quequechan Street.
Flint, Mich.—Helea Salim, 612 Page Street
Jacksonville, Fla.— Miss N. S. Jabbour, c|o Farris & Co., P. O. Box 1553Lexington, Nebr.— Rosa H. Shada.
Mankato, Minn.—King George, 633 S. Front Street
Manchester, N. H.— Ganem A. Karam, 390 S. Beach Street.
Montreal, Can.— Julia Lean, 7010 Delaroche Street
Naugatuck, Conn.—Claire Hamrah, 56 Scott Street.
New Orleans, La.— Augustus Koorie, Item-Tribune.
Niagara Falls, N. Y.—Marie Saffire, 252-56th Street.
Pottstown, Pa—P. Nicholas, 122 S. Evans.
Richmond, Va.—S. T. Sanyour, 19 N. 30th Street
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.— George J. Abdue, Rua Humayta, 67, sobrado.
Scranton, Pa—Agnes Sirgany, 443-10th Avenue.
Syracuse, N. Y.— Wadad R. Hazoury, 700 University Avenue.
Toledo, Ohio.— Beulah Geha, 1712 Superior Street.
Utica, N. Y.— Eli Salamey, 522 Mohawk Street
Waterville, Me.—Philip Ferris, 104 Front St
(Cones.)
Waterville, Me-—Charles Nemer, Box 65.
(Agent)
Wilkes Barre, Pa.—Mrs. D. J. Sallit, 107 Parish Mr ot
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<p>Salloum Mokarzel, a Lebanese American intellectual, founded<em> The Syrian World</em> in 1926. Salloum Mokarzel was the younger brother of Naoum Mokarzel, the publisher of the Arabic-language newspaper <em>Al-Hoda. </em>Together, the Mokarzel brothers ran Al-Hoda Publishing, and in 1909, they published <em>The Syrian Business Directory.</em> </p>
<p>Mokarzel created <em>The Syrian World</em> in order to document and celebrate the culture and history of "Syria." At the time, Syria referred to the modern-day countries of Lebanon, Syria, Jordan, Israel, and Palestine. The publication was primarily aimed towards second-generation children of immigrants, but Mokarzel hoped that it would also appeal to the general American public.</p>
<h4>Scope/Content Note</h4>
<p><em>The Syrian World</em> was published between 1926 and 1932 as a journal. In 1932, the format was changed from an academic journal style to a newspaper style, which continued until the periodical's end in 1935. After the death of his brother Naoum, Salloum took over the publication of <em>Al-Hoda.</em></p>
<p>The articles in <em>The Syrian World</em> cover a variety of topics spanning from the practical to the theoretical. Practical subjects include international and domestic travel, historical and contemporary Arabic and Arab-American art and literature, and the mental and physical health and hygiene of immigrants. More theoretical, philosophical, and ideological subjects include ideologies of race, the changing role of women, the formation of Syrian and Lebanese-American societies, and the political and psychological relationships between immigrants and their countries of origin.</p>
<p>All issues of <em>The Syrian World</em> are available, along with full indexes for the first four volumes. For volumes five and six, there are tables of contents at the start of the issues.</p>
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Habib Ibrahim Katibah
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The Syrian World
PUBLISHED WEEKLY —ESTABLISHED 1926.
VOL. VIII, NO. 37.
NEW YORK, THURSDAY, JANUARY 10, 1935.
Price, Smgle Copy,
GIRL WINS PROPERTY
OF DECEASED AUNT
THE AMERICAN UNIVERSITY, BEIRUT, FORGES AHEAD
IN SCIENCE, SCHOLARSHIP, SAYS DR. DODGE
CHARGED WITH ASSAULT
IS HELD IN SK
What's in A Name? Defense
and Complainant Contest
Ownership of Name
Rockefeller Money A Spur to Research in Medicine and Social
Sciences; Only Best Chosen for Medical School
To
SEVENTEEN year old Lillian Ha»id came from Syria to contest the
daim of Mitchell Coriaty for her
deceased aunt's estate. Coriaty, who
kad been a boarder in the late Mrs.
Melia Zrick's house, claimed that,
as he was named executor in her
will, he was entitled to own the property, two parcels of land, one at
183 Richard Street, and another at
54 Dykman Street, Brooklyn- He
claimed that Mrs. Zrick was also
known as Lillian Hamid. He claimed
that the young girl was not the person mentioned in the will but that
Mrs. Zrick through dummy holders,
turned the property back to herself
in the name of Lillian Hamid.
Lillian Hamid, being under age,
prosecuted the case through her
guardian Malham Simon, through attorney George A. Ferris. Mr. Coriaty
was represented by Edward J. Leon.
The Central Jury Court, Schermerhorn Street, after a four-day
jury trial, rendered a verdict in
favor of the young girl. She will
now receive $25 and $30 monthly
rent, from each of the respective
buildings.
FIRM EXPANDS AND
GIVES XMAS BONUS
Dallas, Texas, Manufacturer
Finds Business on Definite
Upgrade. Contracts for
1935 100 per cent.
Over 1934
By a Staff Writer of The SYRIAN WORLD
THE DEPRESSION was hard on the pockets of the professors
and staffltes of the American University of Beirut, but its educational and spiritual life is marching on with an uplifted head and
steady pace.
Dr. Bayard Dodge, son of Cleveand a prince from Zanzibar.
land H. Dodge, the late American
industrialist, who is president of the
Made Long Strides
A. U. B., is here again. As usual
With this background, and in
he is buoyant with optimism and
spite of the handicaps of the decontagious cheer, a' symbol and expression and fall of the American
emplar of the new spirit that has
dollor and the English pound, the
invaded the Near East and is pervading all its activities of life.
Catching him between "salaams"
from his numerous admirers and fellow laborers in the educational life
of the Ancient Lands, a representative of The SYRIAN WORLD got
an earful of most interesting and
heartening information. The interview took place in the office of the
Near East Colleges on the 17th floor
of the Rockefeller Center building,
which on Dr. Dodge's last visit to
America had not risen yet from its
underground foundations.
The impressive golden statue of
Prometheus
jumping
through a
ring that stands in the court of the
building facing Fifth Avenue, must
have had a special significance to Dr.
Dodge. Prometheus, the God who
dared teach men the art of making
fire, was chained to a rock by the
jealous divinities of Olympus; and
Prometheus is now being liberated
in the East, as he was in the West,
through the help of science and
liberal educationDollar Fall Hit Professors
(Special
Correspondence)
The fall of the American dollar
which has hit all Americans abroad
DALLAS, Texas.—The signing of
hit the professors, teachers and ema new five-year lease, an expansion
ployees of the American University
program for 1935 and distribution
of Beirut, said Dr. Dodge. But a
of a Christmas bonus to employes
bonus of 6% and the coming down
was announced lest week by J. M.
of the cost of living helped balance
Haggar, president of the Haggar
things somewhat.
Company, pants manufacturers of
this city.
The Sreaction on the student body
Besides signing a new lease, the
was curious.
In countries which
firm leased an additional floor in the
had dropped the gold standardfourth unit of the building, thus givEgypt, Iraq and. British territories,
ing them three floors. New equipthe Syrian pound became relatively
ment will be installed that will add
high, and so the cost of education.
100 employes by February 1 and
The result was that students from
will give the plant an increased
these countries stayed home as long
capacity of 20 per cent., the presias their local schools could supply
dent announced.
Another plant,
their educational demands and flockoperated by the company at Browder
ed to the American University after
and Young will be continued.
the sophomore year.
Government
The company's Christmas bonus,
courses for the French baccalaureate
distributed to 600 employes, totaled
and its English equivalent proved
popular. The number of students
$li,564.
enrolled in the university remained
The expansion program was made
practically the same, with a differaccessary by advance bookings for
ence in distribution. This distrib1935, Haggar said, now 100 per cent,
ution has always been colorful, and
ahead of the same date last year.
attracted wide comment. President
The company's 1934 business showed
Dodge mentioned among students of
a gain of 65% over 1933the A. U- B. last year two girls from
The company manufactures work,
China, a boy from Sumatra, 3 from
dress and riding pants. It was esSouth Africa, the sons of an Arab
tablished in 1925 with 50 employes
Pasha
from Hijaz, 50 students from
and has grown steadily, now supplyI Persia, a dozen or so from Ethiopia,
H j goods for all states.
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whose American democratic
spirit, optimism and passion
for knowledge have proved
invaluable assets in the rapid
progress of the American
University of Beirut.
American University of Beirut has
made long strides in mar,
fields of research and intell.:>
endeavors. Particularly is this true
in medicine and social research, both
of which have the support of the
Rockefeller Foundation.
In medicine, President Dodge informed, important research work on diseasebreeding fungi has been going on,
as well as pharmacology.
Professors of medicine and research fellows have published their findings
in world-famous medical magazines
in America and Europe.
The medical school of the A. U.
B. ranks very high. It is equipped
with the latest laboratories, books
and magazines.
A large number
apply for admission, 50 to 60 of
whom are from the United • But the number of students
5 only 5 of whom may come
from the United Stc:
Of special interest is tfc
of the university to harna-s scientific knowledge to industrial life.
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THE SYRIAN WORLD, NEW YORK, JANUARY 10, 1935.
PAGE TWO
WHO IS GREAT
AMONG YOU
NEW YORK MOSLEMS CELEBRATE END OF RAMAZAN,
BUT COLORFUL SETTINGS OF ORIENT MISSING
That's Something for You to
Decide, but Here Are Some
Hints. ..
Many Moslems in America Still Strictly Observe Month
of Fasting
OUR ideas of greatness have
changed considerably. A time there
was when a mighty conqueror, a king
or general was called great among
men. Then came a time when a
captain of industry, a millionaire or
a successful financier was considered
great.
In these days the world is ablaze
with
such concepts
as
"social
justice," "new deal," and concern for
the "forgotten man." We are going back to the profound social truth
uttered by Christ, that "he that is
least among you all, the same shall
be great," and "whosoever will be
chief among you, let him be your
servant."
Service, then, is the keynote and
standard in - our determination of
greatness in our day and generation.
Keep this in mind, contestants for
The SYRIAN WORLD literary prize
of 1935
In naming the THREE SYRIANS
WHO DID MOST for the American
Nation, you will be on the right
track if you ask yourself, "What
did this or that Syrian do to help
his fellow citizens most in the year
1934?"
This service need not be materialIt could be in the field of art, where
a musician or painter has done
something to cheer his fellow men
and lift their souls upward; it could
be in
scholarship, enlightening
people's minds on questions that
were little known or little understood before; it could be, in the field
of medicine, economics, finance or
politics.
*
*
•
THERE WILL BE NO TTES
in this contest—and only three persons will be chosen as winners.
The winners' essays will be published in The SYRIAN WORLD, one
in each successive issue.
Contestants in New York and
vicinity may send in their replies
and essays DIRECTLY to the office
of The SYRIAN WORLD. This applies also to outlying sections of the
country in the South and West,
where no agents are available.
One motive in this contest is to
give you the opportunity to meet
our agents and correspondents. Scan
the list of their names and addresses
on the last page of The SYRIAN
WORLD and pick the one nearest to
you. Get in touch with him or her
either in person or through the mail.
Let us make this contest a memorable one.
Next week we will announce the
names of the three judges for The
SYRIAN WORLD contest.
Till then, good luck and may you
all win
ENGLISH ORIENTALIST
PASSES AWAY AT 80
Guy le Strange, English orientalist,
passed away at Cambridge, England,
at the age of eighty.
Mr. le Strange was an authority on
the historic geography of the Islamic world.
PERSIA CHANGES NAME
Notice has been sent to all embassies that beginning with the Persian New Year, which falls in M&rch,
the official name of Persia will become "Iran", according to a dispatch from Tehran.
So
LAST SUNDAY, at eight o'clock in the morning, the Moslems
of New York, met at their headquarters, 1 1 79 Broadway, New
York City, on their day of Futr, thus ending Ramazan, their
month of fasting.
Abu Omar, the Irriam, led the
months.
Restaurants, cafes, stores
people in prayer and then they feastand
homes
present a holiday-like
ed. Among those present were Alex
appearance.
The
streets are lit and
Mohideen, Sam Assad, Kasim Elhiduring these nights the people celemani, H. Mahmoud and H. Ghanam,
brate in a gay manner the end of
who supplied the sweets.
another day of fasting.
During the fast month of Ramazan
Ramazan does not fall during the
faithful i Moslems do not touch food,
same month every year.
Every
drink or tobacco from dawn until
thirty-three years it coincides and
sunset. They practice strict abstinthus make a complete cycle of that
ence and self-control. But despite
number of years, since the lunar
the fact they do not eat during the
year (the Moslem year) is ten days
day, confectioners and others who
shorter than the solar year and thus
vend food in the big cities like DaRamazan may fall during the winter,
mascus, Baghdad, Teheran, Cairo
spring, fall or summer. This year
and Istanbul, always have a boomthe month was much easier on the
ing business. The Moslems save up
peasants in the fields. It is when it
their money and spend it lavishly on
falls in summer that they suffer
food and sweets to be eaten during
most.
the night in the month of Ramazan.
And in the old cities, also, little
children, as on the night ; of Hallowe'en in this country, take lanterns
in hand and go from house to house
chanting special songs, receiving
favors and food.
Ramazan Hard on Peasant in
the Fields
SYRIANS OPEN NEW
FACTORY IN G0LDSB0R0
Another
Pants Factory
Operation
Begins
GOLDSBORO, N. C—The W. Koury and Company new pants factory
was opened here December 17, occupying the building on North Green
Street, formerly occupied by the
Greensboro Record. It is regarded
as one of the most modern plants
of its kind in the country and is
equipped with the latest type of
machinery. It is providing employQamr-deen, that flat, sheet-like \ ment for 100 workers.
sour-sweet confection made from
Among those associated in the new
apricots, is very popular" during
enterprise are W. Koury, Fred KouRamazan and is sold in huge quanry, R. M. Varnon and F. D- Baker
tities, because it is supposed to alwho will supervise the plant. Allay thirst.
though work pants will be the main
Men and women alike fast during
product, the factory will also turn
Ramazan, and even children after a
out dress pants, children's shorts
certain exempt age. But after sunand riding trousers.
set, the food consumed is much more
than is consumed during ordinary
Record of Persons Located Through
S. W. Is Growing. We Can't Keep
A group of Moslems in Damascus
petitioned the Superintendent of Awqaf (Religious Endowments) in that
city to install a microphone in the
pulpit of the Umayyad Mosque, the
principal mosque of Damascus, to
enable the huge crowd of worshippers to hear the preacher.
LET'S HAVE NEWS,
BUT LET US HAVE
CIRCULATION ALSO!
THE measure of any correspondent's value to a paper
must rest, in the long run, on
increase in circulation in the
center of his or her activities.
You are anxious to have
more people who know you,
and whom you know.
It is
equally important—it is vital—
for us to have that increase in
circulation which your stories
should create and merit. News
items are important, very important indeed, but without increase in circulation they are
inadequate.
Now
Fiends
Cross-Word
Puzzle
Let His Bones*
in Rest
THAT Arab: poet of the 6th century is "Amru," and the biblical
name that crosses it is "Moab."
Well, at least the several crossword puzzle fans who called up the
office of The SYRIAN WORLD and
kept us guessing at the other end of
the phone told us the words fit. So
if that's all that is left unfilled of
your daily brain teasers, you can.
hand them in now.
For days the office of The SYRIAN WORLD was bombarded by
telephone calls for information on
brain teasers in connection with a
contest run by the New York News.
And where did they get hold of
poor Amru, whose bones lie at the
foot of 'Asib Mt. in Asia Minor,
while his soul roams the familiar
grazing grounds of the Arabian
Desert.
Who Was
The peasants in the fields in the
old country find 'it a great deprivation to fast during Ramazan. It is
extremely hard on them to fast while
doing heavy manual labor. Some of
them fall in the ' fields in a faint
from lack of water and food, and
there are cases known in which some
have died.
ASK FOR MICROPHONE
IN THE UMAYYAD MOSQUE
AMRU WAS A MERRY OLD
KING, POET AND KNIGHT
Track of Them
Miss Beulah Geha from Toledo,
Ohio, writes: "Just a word from one
of the S. W. correspondents. One
of my greatest pleasures 'is to do all
in my power for this well-known
newspaper. An incident occurred not
long ago.—I received a letter from
Quebec, Can., addressed to me, by
the way, as Mr. Beulah Geha, from
a young lady asking me to help locate an uncle of hers whom she
hadn't heard from for a long time.
Now they are corresponding regularly and I have acquired a new friend
—thanks to The SYRIAN WORLD."
UNIVERSAL
Amru
With no reflection on the editorial
staff of the News, hardly an Arab
would recognize Amru.
For his
full name is Amri'u-lQais of the
tribe of Kandah. He was a poet, a
king and a knight. His Qasidah, or
long poem, was the first to be "suspended" in al-Ka'bah, an honor given to the best seven Arabic poems
before the days of Islam which were
adjudged best at'the annual Fair of
'Ukaz, near Mecca, at the season of
the pilgrimage.
Arab literary historians consider
"Amru" the greatest of pre-Islamic
Arab poets, and sometimes compare
him with Homer. Needless to say
the comparison is far-fetched but
was usually made by people who
had not the least knowledge of
Homer, except the name and the fact
that he was the greatest of the ancient poets. So the comparison really
means that "Amru" was the greatest
among Arab poets, as Homer was the
greatest among the Greeks or ancients.
"Amru" was an ally of the Byzantine kings in ConstantinopleOn
one of his return trips from the Byzantine Court, where he had gone
to seek help against an enemy, it
was said he was poisoned. He died
near what is known today as Anqarah, the capital of the modern
Turkish Republic.
The late Louis Chekho, famous
editor and orientalist of the St. Joseph University of Beirut, claimed
"Amru" was a Christian. But Dr.
Taha Hussein, modern literary critic
of Egypt, disputes the claim, averring that "Amru" was an idol-worshipper, like the majority of his Arab
countrymen before the advent of
Mohammed.
WAR
NEAR
Why are the nations arming for war? Which side will the churches
take? Why is the truth' involved? What will be the result? The
people and Congress are deeply concerned.
JUDGE
RUTHERFORD
in person
will give the Bible answer to these questions
SUNDAY, JANUARY 13
Time: .Eastern Standard
12:30 P.M.
Brooklyn: W- B. B. R.—1300
New York: W. M. C. A.—570
Over a Coast-to-Coast Network
Out-of-town listeners have to locate their own stations
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THE SYRIAN WORLD, NEW YORK, JANUARY 10, 1935.
PAGE
THRO:
THE NEW MEDICAL SCHOOL
A. U. B. FORGES AHEAD
(Continued from page One.)
Dr. Dodge told how students majoring its chemistry are required to
produce commercial articles and
market the same within the campus
of the university. So now President Dodge, the professors and the
students themselves buy their toothpaste, shaving cream or soap, flavors
and what not, from student chemistsalesmen who are learning the ways
and technique of the (American doorringer.
In the field of social sciences a
number of valuable monographs
have been published on the economic
organizations of Syria, Lebanon, Iraq
and Palestine, on the tariff and municipal government. A book on health
conditions in the Syrian villages was
published recently by Dr. Dodd, Professor of Sociology at the university.
It is intended to have the book
translated into ArabicScholarship Progress
Equal progress has been made in
pure scholarship, particularly in the
field of Islamic culture. Dr. Dodge
singled out one book in particular by
Prof. Costa Zrike which is considered
a unique contribution. It is an account of the Yazidis as given out by
the late Sheikh Isma'il, religious
head of that queer Moslem sect, with
a learned introduction by Prof.
Zrike. The book has just come out
of the press, and Dr. Dodge had
with him the first copy to reach
this country. In archeology Dr. Ingholt has brought out a magazine,
"Berytus," devoted to archeological
studies, which has been received en-
One of a group of three new
The medical school of the
the world.
thusiastically
by
archeologists
throughout the world. Dr. Ingholt is
considered a world authority on the
ruins of Palmyra in the heart of
the Syrian Desert.
But in President Dodge's eyes the
most interesting development in recent years has been the triple movement to raise the status of village
GOOD PHOTOGRAPHY AN ART SAYS CHARLES MATAR
WHO SPECIALIZES ON BUSINESS MEN OF WALL STREET
Business Men Object to Posing or Retouching; They Want to Look
"Aggressive and Pleasant." Charles Matar, Born in
Beirut, Took up Photography from Childhood
PHOTOGRAPHY is usually looked upon as a business; but
when a born artist takes it up, then it becomes something else
a fine art, as intricate and wide of range as any of the fine arts.
Modern inventions and conveniences
the retainer of bankers and corporahave made the artistic effects of photion heads of Wall and John Streets.
tography easier and more accessible
to the average photographer. DeApprenticed in Beirut
spite that, fine photography will rest
Coming to this country in 1914,
finally on the personal equation of
Charles
Matar had his photography
the man with the black hood on the
apprenticeship in Beirut where he
other end of the camera.
was born.
From childhood up
Charles Matar, master studio phoCharles Mater grew up with the art
tographer of New York, can tell you
and profession of photography. While
that and many things more about
still a little shaver, he was apprenphotography in the course of an
ticed to a well-known photographer
hour's conversation.
of that city.
We went up to get an ad. from
Hence it was not a difficult matter
him for this paper, which appears
for
our budding photographer to find
in this issue, but the wonderful
employment in America almost as
specimens of business men's photosoon as he set foot on these shores.
graphs which adorned the walls of
He went first to Niagara Falls,
his studio at 200 Broadway, in the
where a brother and uncle had pre\ heart of the Wall Street district,
ceded him. Finding the environment
arrested our attention, and hence
there too limited for his field he
this feature.
moved to Chicago, working as an
Mr. Matar looks the artist. His
operator with one of the leading somild, mellow features, oval face and
ciety photographers of the Windy City.
soft gray eyes, suggest the Bohemian
Four years later we find him in St.
of Greenwich Village rather than
Louis, and two years after that he
buildings put up and maintained
American University of Beirut
life in Syria, Lebanon and Pai*
Students of science, sociology and
economics go out to the villages in
the summer, the Christmas and
Easter vacations and give fret- instruction to peasants in modern
culture, in hygiene and recreation.
So enthusiastic are the student
this new movement that Dr. ')
moved to the Mecca of u
graphers and artists—New York.
From 1921-22 Charles Matar v
ed as an operator at a big cox
on Fifth Avenue. It was not long
before he became known as an exceptional operator and retouch
In 1924 he opened lor himse;
200 Broadway, where he b
since, catering to some of the
gest business men in the country.
Among his customers one nay count
such men as G. W. Wicker
Bishop Freeman of Washington, D.
C-, Col. Wilgus. retired chief en,
of New York Central, CorpoCounsel Gooday, Thomas B
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VOL. VDI, NO. 37.—Jan. 10, 1935.
THE MODERN
DRAGON-SLAYER
WITH its group of about fifty
limestone and sandstone buildings rising stately on the promontory (Ras) of Beirut, the
American University of Beirut
faces St. George Bay on the
Mediterranean, one of the traditional sites where St. George
was said to have saved the
king's daughter from the dragon.
St. George is still with us,
and so the dragon.
But our
conceptions of social values
have changed; and these characters in the ever-lasting drama
of struggling humanity have
put on different guises.
We
fear no more the dragons that
breathe fire and devour human
flesh.
Similarly we look for
different Sif. Georges, arme'd
with something more effective
than a spear.
The American University of
Beirut stands in our minds for
such
intellectual and
social
agencies which are more sorely
needed today than St. George
in the days of Diocletian, or
even back in the mythical days
of Perseus and Andromeda.
And the modern dragons are
not less formidable or devastating.
The maiden in the old story
was bound and placed where
the dragon would find her and
devour her. The rescue was entirely one-sided. In the modern
version the heroine is called
upon to do something. The rescue is decidedly two-sided; and
without the maiden's active and
willing cooperation no effective
saving could be done.
This, to us, is the significant
and distinguishing departure in
the modern drama. I
When
Daniel Bliss
over
seventy years ago laid the
foundations of the little Svrian
Protestant College, he did so
with the help of pious Christians
in America and England. It was
a missionary institution.
Now
the American University of Beirut, the successor of the "fresh
water college" on Ras Beirut,
has detached itself completely
from its missionary alliances
and stands on its own as a fullfledged university.
This change came about just
at a time when the age-suppressed spirit of the East was
travailing with new ideas and
new visions of liberty and selfdetermination. The old missionary spirit of "Here we come to
save you," has changed to,
"Here's our hand, let us work
together for our common salvation."
It is a sad comment that the
forward-looking and progressive
Syrians, here and abroad, have
not put out their hands with any
too much gusto and enthusiasm.
The A. U. B. is now going
through hard times, due to the
fall of the American dollor and
to shrinkage in its investments.
This is the time when our help
will be most needed and appreciated, even though it be but a
gesture of good-will and gratitude.
This should especially
apply to the alumni of the A.
U. B.
We Syrians of the United
States can do a great deal in
giving a good example in this
matter to our fellow Syrians in
Syria, Egypt and other parts of
the world.
Let us show the
university authorities that we
have learned the fundamental
principle of civic progress—that
of cooperation and supporting
public institutions to the extent
of making them self-supporting.
One thing we can do with
no loss to ourselves, even with
a lot of gain. We refer to the
opera Traviata which -is to be
given on January 19 for the
benefit of the A. U. B. working
fund. In the past few Syrians
to whom notices were mailed
attended these performances.
We hope and trust that hundreds will attend this year.
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NOTHING SO MOVES ME
By Dr. Anis Khoury
(On seeing an old Ford T model
car in "Sahat al-Burj", Beirut,
Parked by the curb before leaving
for Sidon.)
Nothing so moves me as a worn out
car
Whose glories past, whose little race
is run
Stands shiv'ring there, an easy butt
for fun,
Jeered at by stately sedans, and
by far
The least respected by its owner.
Many are
So careless of its feelings and they
sun
Their wit upon its creaking body.
One
Stood shrinking in a corner, naught
would mar
Its well earned rest, I thought, it
nestled there,
So like grandfather in his grandpa
chair,
Skinny, and loosened joints, worn
out threadbare
And layers thick of dust for grey
white hair,
When comes a chauffeur, bang, and
screams to all
Sidon, Sidon. Curse his rough
callous soul.
NEWS OF OUR AGENTS
AND CORRESPONDENTS
Louis V. Daye, who promised to
be one of our mainstays in the South,
has secured a good position and has
had to resign from The SYRIAN
WORLD.
We are glad for him, however, and
hope he will work with us when
he can.
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' Niagara Falls will be represented
by Miss Marie Saffire, one of the
charming daughters of Mr. Faris
Saffire. They are noted for their
trio of instruments and voices and
are asked to play everywhere they
goWe are confident that Marie will
give us full support and put Niagara
Falls on the map for The SYRIAN
WORLD.
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In Naugatuck, Conn., we now have
representing us Miss Claire Hamrah. Miss Hamrah is very young
but as the French proverb goes,
it is not age that counts but ability
and intelligence.
Miss Hamrah will also cover the
towns surrounding Naugatuck.
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Mrs. D. J. Sallit, our new agent
and correspondent in Wilkes Barre,
Pa., enjoys a wide circle of friends
both in Wilkes Barre and in New
York. She has promised to keep
things humming for us in Wilkes
Barre, report all the news, and,
what is equally important, she says
there are a number of wide-awake
young men and women in that town
whom she is going to secure as regular subscribers. We welcome Mrs.
Sallit to the family of The SYRIAN
WORLD.
JOSEPH FATTAL of Brooklyn, a handsome, blue-eyed
chap with pep and charm, is
soliciting subscriptions for The
SYRIAN WORLD. Should he
come to you, and you are already a subscriber, send him to
someone who has been borrowing your copy. He will do the
rest!
[jitt AND Miss^
By A. A. Haddad
0 say! What happened to the ma*
who, on reading an interesting paper
like this, used to show his appreciation by telling all his friends
about it?
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1 see by the American papers that
even the Liars in this country have
a club of their own, and this, by
Allah, is not a lie!
Those liars are very good people—
and in saying this I expect to be
elected to their club.
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Entitled also to membership is he
who saw prosperity around the «orner in the last six years.
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And everyone who still believesthat prosperity is around the corner.
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Many of our merchants cannot be
admitted to the Liars' Club, for they
are true and true. But the tears
they shed in the depression make
them somewhat qualified.
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Liars who tell lies all the time
are better and safer than the ones
who tell some truths.
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When I hear someone swearing
that he is not lying, he reminds HI*
of the drunkard who swears that he
is not drunk.
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Once I heard a candidate for ofSce
telling a crowd:
"I am a Thomas Jefferson Democrat," and then again, "I am an
Abraham Lincoln Republican."
But our President was not lying
when he said:
"I am a Thomas Jefferson Republican and an Abraham Lincoln Democrat!"
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Arabs say of their poet, "The
more he lies the merrier!"
Now let the Liars' Club take
notice of our army of poets!
HO ARE THE THREE SYRIANS
WHO CONTRIBUTED MOST TO
THE AMERICAN NATION IN 1934?
USING the review in this
issue of The SYRIAN WORLD
as a basis, but not necessarily
confining yourself to it, who are
the three Syrians who contributed most to the progress of
the United States in 1934?
The SYRIAN WORLD has
already made its choice. Let's
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Replies received after this
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Judges in the contest will be
announced in the issue of Jan.
24.
Only paid subscribers are entitled to enter this competition.
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PRIZES
First Prize—H. I. Katibah's
two books,
"Other Arabian
Nights" and "Arabian Romances and Folk-Tales," publirhed
by Scribner's and illustrated by
William Berger,
autographed
with suitable epigrams by the
author.
Second Prize—A year's credit for The SYRIAN WORLD.
Third Prize— Bartlett's
"Familiar Quotations,"
(Blue
Ribbon Edition.)
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Members *of *The* SYRIAN
WORLD staff, correspondents
and agents and their families,
are excluded from this competition.
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THE SYRIAN WORLD, NEW YORK, JANUARY 10, 1935.
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By H. L Katibah
Is that Sol|
By Joe Ganim
THE EAST LOOKS WESTWARD
(From the book ms. "The New Spirit in
Ancient Lands.")
FEW liberals in the Arabic-speaking countries
that I came in contact with or whose views I have
read are either aware of Oswald Spengler or, having a general idea of his main thesis expressed m
his "Decline of the West," agree with him. Rather
than holding to the view, nattering to themselves,
that the civilization of the West has "shot its bolt
and is ready to tumble on the ears of its victims,
or that for any rebirth of culture, for any new expression of spiritual values, for any genuine creativeness in the fields of art and letters, the West
should look Eastward, there is a decidedly growing tendency in the East towards an enlightened
"materialism of the West," a discredit of Oriental
"spiritualism" or "idealism," a strong leaning to
modern, Western realism. I noticed this in the
conversations of staffites and students of the American University of Beirut where the interest since I
left its portals in 1912 has shifted, it seems to me,
from literature, politics and religion to applied
sciences, economics and the social sciences. They
show preference, to the critical writings of Taha
Husein, to Dewey and Thorndike, to the realistic,
descriptive writings of Ameen Rihani or Ibrahim
al-Mazini.
It may be true, as my friend E. J. Audi, a keen
observer and thinker, says that the realistic trend
of the college students in Syria and Egypt, being
so influenced by traditions and standards of Western universities, is no criterion of the general trend
in that part of the world which is still spirtual
to the core. Spiritual? Yes, but its spiritualism has
been tempered by a sense of self-criticism and a
touch of modern realism. This is true even in
circles as far removed from the western university
atmosphere and university traditions as the antipodes.
It is not so much the content or direction of the
criticism that counts here as the mere existence of
the critical spirit, and its expression in articulate,
rational form. It may be safely said that there are
all sorts of tendencies in the East today, all varieties and grades within these varieties of social reaction, which is one principal reason why so many
people have such conflicting reports of what is going on there. Only among the more modern thinkers and writers, and particularly among those of
them who have been trained in Western institutions
of higher learning, we may note that these tendencies, all of which are generally represented, find
critical expression in terms of ideas rather than
terms of emotional reaction. The general oration
or article full of innane platitude and unsupported
generalities are giving place to more studied ones,
supported by figures, footnotes and analyses. One
cannot help notice that who compares the general
run of articles in such high class Arabic magazines
as al-Muqtataf, al-Hilal and al-Kuliyyah before
and after the War- High-strung emotionalism is
being more and more held in discredit, even in nationalistic circles, as it is being more and more
realized that mere sincerity and the right feelings,
however sincere, are not sufficient to solve social
problems and are often dangerous and false guides.
A distinction is being made by Arab nationalists
between reactionary jingoism which is actuated by
nothing higher or nobler than a blind xenophobia
that sees nothing good in the West* and a nationalism that tries to adjust local national problems
with views of world conditions and the spirit of
international cooperation. The same sort of distinction is being made in religion. While we have in
the Ancient Lands as among us here and in Europe,
a growing number of sincere truth-seekers who
have forsaken all faith in positive religion and who
seek religious inspiration outside the doors of
churches, mosques and monastaries, we have also
among religionists themselves a sharp and growingly more defined division not unlike our Fundamentalist-Modernist one. Even among the non-re.
ligionists we find more than ever before, as we
shall see later, a more critical expression of their
agnosticism or unbelief.
NEW YEAR'S EVE WITH THE SYRIAN JUNIOR
LEAGUE
Towers Ball Room
Horns, cowbells,
whistles, and other noisemakers moaned a mournful dirge as the year 1934 floated to eternity on a
flood of champagne and whisky, with the popping
of multi-colored balloons playing a conspicuous
part in ushering the New Year in
During the maddening, deafening whirl of excitement, the depression, linens, rugs, negligees,
nuts, medicine, law and what-have-you were relegated to the background, completely forgotten,
while the swanky crowd comforted itself with little
decorum until supper (which was a full course
dinner) time rolled around....
Sparkle and spontaneity marked this affair as one
of the most colorful and eventful evenings of recent years
everyone, with one accord, springing
to their feet as the old year stepped out and the
New Year stepped in
the guests mixing like
one affectionate happy-go-luck family
The tempting, tantalizing, dance rhythms of the
Philmort Orchestra kept everybody 'terpischoring'
into the wee early hours of the morning of 1935...
color and glamour were added to the evening by
the wandering accordionist playing the popular
hits of yesterday and today
A huge sign bearing the inscription WELCOME
1935.... beautifully and artistically lit up in the
national colors—red, white and blue greeted you
as you entered the ballroom
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OKAYS and BOUQUETS TO THE COMMITTEE,
headed by Najla Macsoud, whose ceaseless and
untiring efforts to make this affair—the first of
its kind in the community—a success, were more
than rapaid by the enthusiastic reaction of the
guests... .this committee has put over two hits this
season because they work together in such perfect
harmony... .Maude Borab..Matilda Couri. .Josephine Hadad..Rose Haddad. .Odell Lutfy..Lyla Mabarak..Mary Milkie and Madeline Shogry... .
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HIGHLIGHTS OF THE EVENING... The rriental
dance by Abraham Lian—and does he shake a mean
—no, you're way ahead of us—we meant "a mean
handkerchief
The solo by Mrs. Alex (Julia
Merhige) Sarkis..she encored it with a Princess
Rajah dance accompaniment
Stepin Fetchit's
Shim Sham Shimmy by Jack Bailey—with additional Bailey variations
Paul Sarkis and John
Macksoud doing the "Continental"
Prof. Basil
D'Ouikil greeting Nicholas Macsoud in a long-lostbrother fashion.. and Aref Jabara doing a Grover
Whalen with some late arrivals....
SPOTLIGHTS....First on Rosemary Teen, president, who made several attempts to wish the guests
"a Happy New Year" from the SJL..but the merry-making had gotten under way..and she heaved
a sigh of relief as she walked off only to be called
to pose with the committee for one of the New
York papers..this was the final line-up in that
photograph besides Rosemary—Maude Borab and
her two brothers Elias and Mickey..Lyla Mabarak
and her brother Joseph. .Matilda Couri. .Madeline
Zaloom.. Paul Sarkis. .Alice Shohfy. .Alice Hamrah
and her brother Elias. .Thomas Amoury and Adele
and Najla Macsoud..Gabe Khoury. .Walter McKaba..Pete Schaty.
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THE FAIR SEX looked lovely as usual....if we
had the expert feminine eye, we'd tell you about
the gowns—we only know that as we passed by
some dancers, we heard them remark that Mrs.
George Mabarak's gown was new and stunning
later heard mention made of Mrs- Amin Bardwil's
gown as well
to our masculine eye, Mrs. Jamiele Macksoud looked quite attractive in her
silver hat (not part of her gown, just one of the
novelties
saw someone whom we thought was
an out-of-towner, but were informed that it was
Marie Zaloom (of the 8th Ave. Zalooms)....
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TOASTING was going on all about us..we saw but
did not hear Mike Teen toasting the Salaamy
Brothers and their fiancees.... and one of the Beau
[OurNs
vers
By
EDDIE Zraick's e xpression Cor the aapet.
little niece, Adrit
"Did you kn
"hey dunked aay
You know that in the Csrtfeadwt
dip the baby three times is she Mkr. S>—n *S
the guests who had never sees ik tMitai*
with open mouths expect
-e* the end *l &ekt&
enne Mary. But she stoo.
Eddie's i
Alfred Nahass. I
event- So ma"
ends were- dkut, aa
intj, Dr. Najib Barbou
.- i an Shnani
Dr. and Mrs. I. A
Sadaka, Mr. and 11
be, Mr. ami Sirs. a\
and daughters, Esma and J
Farkouh, Mr
and fearife ^fc~*
an. Zarwi H *ad
Rhoda Monsour, Mr. and M
Mrs. Adeeb Zaiick. I
and Mrs. Sarks and
Shwiry, Joseph
hige. Mr. and
*d Zaroum. 3fr. aad 1
Abdullah Jab*
:\d Mrs. Tbey Snadh .
eph Ziade, Emil Suraty. Alexander IVfear
Also Sur. Eddie and
-aka, Jain awl
die Jabur. Joe
;riek. itr and Sfc»
C. Taylor Print.
Ptoanai Bud Fbeste*»;.
Charles Sayeg, James Goraieh. Bertha F'sesBsar.
Vic and George H
'"^ed Santam.
Selma Zarouni, Adele Merhige. Flo Ajar SM»
Mokarzel and Alfred Sadaka
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It is reported that several fceads af Aas*
han went up to h
far a patty aft SI
night on New Y.
They
liquor, but the effect wore off asnwad 1 »*dkaall
so they sat down and played serkwss ll'iidjii aaalt
eight o'clock in the morning. I east Iptt s
eyes didn't even droop.
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Lots of people, loyal friends of 1
took offense at the "am;.
But it was
the sense as efpaace
fessional: but she understood Her pafaaaaSft -we
much better than those of many ptaftotataaafai »
seen but still she is an amateur. M yaw sail a*
convinced, look it up in the dkk. Efc» tha wherever peopte got that report af 3M •*»their party is beyond me. "these «aa*> ana^r ft
Another triangle, but
Monte Bourjaily and his fast ariftj.
famous novelist, and his second
together during the holidays m las
the two ladies are the besMargaret Alexander's
ians" does not appear this nwek
She promises, however, that it will
week. Speedy convalescence.
Mfe
Brummel's toasting this and thai
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IN A SPOT is a lad who
the evening, .the committee said
cause he was there for most of
giving him an opportunity to
thing, .several other
expected to purchase tickets.
quietly by the committee and tfcagr
took their leave.... but the
OTHER NEW YEAR'S EVE M
affair at the palatial and lovely lean* ji
Mrs. Albert Sleyman. .Eh Khonsri af Sbgr
Charles Fager, Prospect Park
Alex Katra.. and Mary Dihash af
Isabelle Hatem.. Johnny Kaywat
John Frain, Pacrv StaH
Street.. Mrs, Qaatgi Kh
Anne Beshara of 46th Street.
aad
FIRST NEW YEAR EXCUkGMDCT.
of Bay Ridge and George Ahdaal af
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TAKING IT ALL IN ALL. the
ushered in 1985 with a BA
proves a happy, healthy and
all of you in and out of X<?MSee you next week with
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THE SYRIAN WORLD, NEW YORK, JANUARY 10, 1935.
—
The Chronich
FAVORITE SYRIAN
RECIPES
By Joseph M. Abbott
By Lillian Abaid
BURGUL BIDFEEN
1 lb. Burgul washed and, drained2 lbs. boneless Lamb Meat, cut into
small pieces.
JA lb. Chick Peas soaked overnight
and drained.
2 heads of onions, sliced.
1/4 lb. Butter.
Said and Pepper.
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Miami, Fla.
Mr- and Mrs. Abe Haddad were
blessed with a baby girl December
20, a fine Christmas gift,—but one
gift not wrapped in cellophane. They
plan to name her Barbara Lee. Mrs.
Haddad is the former Anna Farris,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Barbar
Farris.
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Mrs. B. K. Rafful and daughter,
Julia, celebrated the New Year's in
Louisville, Ky.
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A REYTEW of the various chronThough he didn't complain, I reicles leaves with me the impression
member
he'd take me off in his
that when they were written the
quietly tactful way to some cabaret,
spirit of their message was one of
to a show or to a gathering of conThe Zahle Society is planning a
stubborn
optimism and heedless
vivial people where I was shown
party to be held at the Park Roe
idealism in the face of stark futility
what life really might be like if I
Town 'Club January 19.
—and futility is the grandfather of
chose to inquire.
Mrs. Paul Darah gave a stork
m
realism.
So, in the review, I find I've led
Season meat with pepper and salt.
shower for her sister-in-law, Mrs.
It was tiring to read so many of
my readers a merry chase in which
Yob Darah, at her •' home, Sunday
Fry in butter until half done. Add
the back editions at one sitting, but
the hare was too often behind us
onions
and
continue
frying
until
night.
I went on with it. It was as though
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rather than in front of us boundonions soften. Then add chick peas
all the pains, fevers and intermittent
ing high in the game of tag. And i and fry another five minutes. ConFred
Mickel,
son
of
Mr. and Mrs.
sunny lapses in the column were
perhaps a recent editorial resolution
Alex
Mickel
of
Toledo,
was
appointed
stant
stirring
is
necessary.
Place
wrackling the mind again. A good
published in The SYRIAN WORLD is
one
of
the
deputy
sheriffs
for Tothe
above
mixture
into
a
deep
conmany of the columns were pillars of
the very thing to follow. Perhaps
ledo and vicinity by Sheriff O'Reilly.
tainer and add one quart of water.
hate which I'm sure few recognized
I should begin to learn about life
Fred is 23 years old, a college stuCook on medium fire until chick
as such.
by studying Syria and telling my
dent and well-known here. •
peas
are
eatable.
Add
burgul
and
seaTwo or three told of a sophomoric
readers what I found there— in_
o
son
if
necessary.
Be
sure
that
water
hatred of love that imprisons the
stead of pounding, pounding, poundis about one inch above the surYOUNGSTOWN, OHIO
spirit and in the end consumes it.
ing silly conceptions and philosophies
face of the mixture. Stir for the
Then there were those frantic warnthat might never appeal to the credMr. and Mrs. Habib, Grant St., are
last time. Cover the container and
ings of the impending war and in
ulous.
the proud parents of a baby boy
allow to cook on slow fire. In case
which was reflected the inordinate
the water evaporates before burborn last week.
impatience who saw in it as much
gul is cooked, add a glass of warm
of the balm of Gilead for a festering
The Y. S. A. Club is inaugurating
water. Continue cooking until water
world as could be found in all the
the new year with a dance to be held
evaporates and burgul is cooked to
miseries of a peacetimeat Cavalier's Nu-Elms Sunday eveyour taste. Get samples for testing
A few didn't ring true as I read
(Continued from page Three)
ning January 13.
This dance is
with a spoon from the surface of
them again and I recall now that
the
first
of
a
series
of
social affairs
they left me cold when I schemed
container.
has learned a few things about their*
that will <be launched during the
This dish is served with a side
them.
A story, a situation, the
psychology and tastes, which enflash of some stranger's eyes in the
year.
dish of laban.
hanced his business relations with
Jerry Chic and his orchestra, has
subway—anything may have started
them.
been booked to play for their dance.
me off toward the typewriter in the
"Business men as a rule," says
James Elias is chairman, assisted by
birthing of an idea.
Mr. Matar, "are not usually particHoward Joseph, Joseph Alexander,
My friend Charles Baldwin vised
ular about posing.
This makes
Naza Yazbek, Cecilia Yazbek, Mary
to laugh at the strange phenomena
specialization in business photograBetras. Tickets may be secured from
of the plummeting heart—as though
phy more difficult and taxing. BusiTOLEDO, OHIO
vlub members or at the door. Every- -the propensity to lift the lids of
ness men object to affectation and
one is invited to attend.
mysterious boxes were an uncomartificiality; they object to the reMiss Alma Ammer, daughter of
The club will meet Tuesday evemon vice in a man. Among mutual
moval of deep lines from their faces,
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Ammer of
ning,
January 8, in the club rooms
friends, he once ' interrupted himself
or any unnatural retouching that
Toledo left January 1 for Columbus,
to discuss further details of the
abruptly and said, "But be careful
would mar their individuality and
Ohio, where she will begin a new
dance, and election of officers will
of what you say before Joe Abbott.
personal characteristics—which, after
job as clerk in the Real Estate ofalso be held.
He'd make a column out of anyall, are the most interesting features
fice of the Board of Review in the
thing!"
in the face. They insist, and even
State building. Her former position
However that may be, if one plays
SYRACUSE, N. Y.
demand, on an aggressive, yet pleawas as typist in the Home Owners
with phrases like so niany wooden
sant expression."
Loan, Ohio Bldg. A farewell party
Mr. and Mrs. E. Etoff, with thensoldiers in a march of dead ideas
Because of these peculiarities in J was given her by her mother Declittle daughter, came from their
that somehow come alive with the
business men, Mr. Matar declared,
ember 30.
sound of rythm, one certainly must
home in Oberlin, Ohio, to spend a
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retouching becomes a fine art—heighfind in them a measure of comfort
few weeks with Mrs. Rose Lataif and
tening the effect of the salient points
Adele, Dorothy and Beulah Geha
her family. Mrs. Etoff is the former
and satisfaction.
in the features and suppressing the
entertained friends with a NewMiss Josephine Lataif.
More than a decade has passed
weak or colorless ones.
Year's Eve party in their home. De*
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since the weeks at sea when I spent
spite the rain and slippery weather
The essence of good photography,
Faris
Morris,
son
of
Mr. and Mrs.
lonely watches writing long and
everyone ventured forth to celebrate
Mr. Matar further elucidated, conE. Morris of this city, and Miss
boresome documents—they couldn't
the
occasion
in
grand
style,
with
the
sists in the proper balance of light,
Margaret Lowandes of Portland,
really be called letters—to friends.
aid of mistletoe. Among the guests
plus a natural pose to suit the parMaine,
were married here on ChristAl Amoury was the one who was
were Rose Farris, Beatrice Deeb,
ticular individual. In this, the main
mas
Eve
in the St. Elias Orthodox
more often and more lengthily inLucille
Tanber,
Audrey
Farris,
Fasoh
consideration is the ensemble, rather
Church.
The Rev. John Koury,
flicted with the long polemics on
Geha, Elizabeth Farris, Emmeline
than any particular feature of the
pastor,
performed
the ceremony. The
nature a la Rousseau; the cast of the
Geha, Margy Zouhary, Alice Farris,
face or arms.
couple are being widely entertained
sky and the monotony of the sea-.
George
Deeb,
Alma
Ammer,
William
And there are business women
by their friends.
Zouhary, George Ammer, John Hadamong Mr. Matar's clients; and he
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Charlie
Geha,
Fayiz
Kerbway,
tells you with a smile that even the
At
its
last
meeting,
the
Caravaneer
Abe Shimmally, Mike Ellis and Philip
most sophisticated of them like to
Society appointed Kenneth Dupre, as
Tanber,
Henry
Geha
and
the
hostbe picured with a "winning smile."
official publicity manager of the soesses, Mrs. Geha and daughters.
And what about family pictures?
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Noted for its clean food,
Alas, says Mr. Matar, they are out
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John Haddad, young merchant of
The St. Elias Orthodox Church
and reasonable frices.
Toledo left January 8 for Santiago,
j like to take their pictures separateheld a supper in the church parlors
Cuba,
to
visit
his
brother
Nakad,
ly and mount them separately.
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oh December 24. This was well atwhom he hasn't seen for 13 years.
Mr. Matar's studio is equipped
tended and enjoyed.
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THE SYRIAN WORLD, NEW YORK, JANUARY 10, 1935.
RICHMOND, VA.
MRS. VANDERLIP TO HOLD
TEA IN HONOR OF DODGES
Mr. and Mrs. Brahiem Morhige of
Brooklyn entertained a host of
friends at a party given in honor of
the approaching marriage of Mr.
Michael Howie to Miss Alma Khoury.
Those' who attended were Mr. and
Mrs. Rashed Beder, Mr. and MrsWadieh Beder, Mr. and Mrs. Najib
Beder, Mr. and Mrs. Gabriel Howie,
Marie Howie, Mrs. S. Sabbage,
Misses Nora and Alma Khoury,
Michael Howie, Toufic • Howie, Milhem Howie, George Merhige, Toufic
Kiamie, and the Misses Julia and
Edna Ayoob of Fall River, sisters
of Mrs. Morhige.
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The Katebs seem to be crossing
each other, going in strong for
cruises. Olga Kateb returned from
Bermuda on the Reliance. George
Kateb returned from Nassau on the
Europa and Elias Kateb sailed
Thursday on the Stratadam for the
West Indies.
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Mr. Selim Zrike is leaving next
week for Haiti on business trip to
last a few weeks.
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The guests at the luncheon, shower
and bridge given by the Misses Matilda and Madeline Shogry for Miss
Alma Khoury, Sat., at Alice Foote
MacDougall's New York, were: Mrs.
S. G. Sabbagh, Mrs. Fred Sabbagh,
Mrs. Chales Hallal, Mrs- Gabriel
Howie, and the Misses Lyla Zayat,
Alexandri Hawawini, Nora Khoury,
Bahia Katen, Marie Howie, Rose
and Evelyn Zaloom, Jessie Awad,
Nellie /Merhige, Josephine Halabi,
Emily Halabi, Eleanour Mackool,
Olga Kateb, Elizabeth Awad, Edith
Khoury, Lyla and Linda Sabbagh,
Lorice Razook, Laura Corey, Pearl
and Laura Alexander,Matilda Couri.
The Misses Evelyn Zaloom and
Edith Khoury won the bridge prizes.
Miss Khoury will be married to
Mr. Michael Howie on Jan. 19 in
the Mirror Room of the Hotel St.
George.
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Mr. George N. Baroudi, of North
Creek, N. Y., left last Tuesday on
the S. S. Exchordia to spend four
months in Tartous, Syria.
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Mr. William K. Teen, son of Mr.
and Mrs. K. Teen of Brooklyn, left
Tuesday for Houston, Texas, for an
indefinite stay with his sister and
brother-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Charles
J. Unice.
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Mr. and Mrs. E. J. Audi returned
from a two week trip in texas. Mrs.
Audi, the former Dr. Rosa Lee Nemir, comes from Austin, Texas,
where her family resides.
MRS. ALKAZIN TO HELP
IN BENEFIT PERFORMANCE
Awad, treasurer; Alexander Fackre,
Arabic secretary; John Nasser, English secretary; Louis Hakim, sergeant-at-arms.
Philip Albert's term having expired as a trustee, it was filled by
Gabriel Hanania. Other trustees are
N. Sydnawey, Anthony Awad, Dr.
L. G. Aide, Claude Karram and
Gabriel Hanania.
Having made good on previous occasions, Mrs. S- Y. Alkazin has accepted to help this year in the benefit performance of La Traviata to aid
the American University of Beirut
and the other five American colleges
in the Near East.
The performance will take place
on Saturday evening, January 19, at
the Metropolitan Opera House New
York, and many prominent Syrians
of New York and Brooklyn are expected to attend.
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ANNUAL BANQUET
The Daughters of the United Maronite Society of Brooklyn, are holding their annual banquet commemorating St. Maron's Day on February
10 in the Towers Hotel.
ST. NICKS ELECT OFFICERS
BOSTON, MASS.
The St. Nicholas Young Men's
Club, Inc., held their annual elections last Monday, January 7, at
their club room, 271 Hicks Street,
Brooklyn. The new officers are:
Nejib Sydnawey, president; Mitchel Auda, vice-president; Anthony
The Syrian Child Welfare Society's
Annual Dinner Dance will be held
on January 29 at Steuben's Rathskeller on Boylston Street. There
will be dancing and a floor show.
SPECIAL OFFER
to
READERS OF THE SYRIAN WORLD
Three 8x10 Portraits, beautifully finished in French
gray. Selections of proofs submitted
FIVE DALLARS.
Cut out this ad. and bring it with you. It represents
a saving to you on first-class photography.
MATAR STUDIO
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PORTRAIT
Graduates of A. U.
to Meet President
Bayard Dodge,
Arrived from
MRS. FRANK A. Vanderlip has
issued invitations for a tea at her
New York house, 115 East FntyFourth Street, on Sunday afternoon,
January 13, in honor of Dr. Be
Dodge, president .of the American
University of Beirut, and Mrs. Dodge,
who arrived on Saturday from Beirut, Syria, to be the guests of Mrs.
Cleveland H. Dodge in Riverdale.
Members of the board of trustees
of the American University of Beirut,
the Istanbul Woman's College of
which Mrs. Vanderlip is a trustee.
Robert .College, International College
of Izmir, American College of Sofia
and Athens College, Greece, and
former students in these six American Colleges in the Near East who
are now living in or near New York
have been invited to meet Dr. and
Mrs- Dodge.
The benefit performance of "La
Traviata" to be given at the Metropolitan Opera House on Saturday
evening, January 19, will raise funds
for these six American institutions
in the Near East. Dr. and Mrs.
Dodge will attend the performance
for which many boxes and tickets
have been sold. Among the boxholders are Mr. William Morgan
Kingsley, Mr. and Mrs. Acosta
Nicholas, Mrs. Wilton Lloyd-Smith,
Mrs. William Church Osbom, Mrs.
George W. Perkins, Mrs. Wallace MScudder, Mrs. Stephen Baker and
Mrs. Cleveland H. Dodge. Mr. Kingsley and Mr. Nicholas are both
trustees of the American University
of Beirut.
The board of trustees of the American University of Beirut include?,
in addition to Mr. Kingsley and Mr.
Nicholas, Mr. Clarence Phelps Dodge,
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Mr. M. Hartley Dodge, Mr. Arthur I
Curtiss James, Mr. William S. Ladd.
Mr. Alfred E. Marling, Mrs. Van
Santvoord Merle-Smith, Mr. William
Fellowes Morgan. Mr. James Howell
Post and Mr. Vanderbilt Webb.
Headquarters for the Near East
College Association are maintained
at 50 West Fiftieth Street where
reservations may be made for the
opera.
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superv
take part in the play: Sam Stuhfey.
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sentattves «rf die Syrian-Lebanese: the dnwjs wa» .-J**.
Mrs. Mike Shalfeete.
ia. Mrs. t*»atB SkNJftwtnw
Mrs. Edna Newer. Miss Mec. W^kmik
Ya Bek, Joe Sfcaar. AJktahaan
or. Fred Kakwab" and rtorry
Shaia.
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hall which was decorated *» wwwww.
old Santa- The play opened at* «w*J.
all sagang "Silent Na*h«V* tfessa a
comedy sketch was p*«s*«ted "» tfettt
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Last minute word was received
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Azar, daughter of Mr.'and Mrs. Toufic Azar of Cranford, N- J., and Mr.
Maurice Nicholas, son of Mr. and
Mrs. Selim. Nicholas of Newark, N. J.
last Tuesday, Jan. 8.
Mr. Jos. Morin of Newark and
Miss Eve Najim stood up for them.
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RAGE EIGHT
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DETROIT, MICH.
By M. S. Zehra
9»ectel Corre&ondtnt to the SYRIAN WORLD
O. K. NEW YORK!!!
Detroit, is on the air!
Seen at "The Big Affairs"—a social gathering, sponsored by Charles
Zahdy, at Our Lady of Redemption
Hall, on McDougall and Charlevoix
Avenues:
Nahem Hamood, president of the
United Citizen's Society, with a
number of the members, Harry Restum, Mohamed Allie Hamood, and
a few others.
The party was a "wow," over 400
people attending, having a merry
time, what with refreshments, Arabian singing, and dancing.
Brothers Mohammed and Joseph
Murray furnished the "mijwiz" and
"munjira", playing while at least 30
people formed the "dabkie."
Of the Dearborn group, we saw
Mohamed Hassien, Allie Acey, Abu
Kataub, Sam Assad, Sufadie, and
the "Little General."
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The
Arabian-American
Citizen's
Club held an election, and the following were put into office:
Mason Assad, president; Allie Mansour, vice-president; Ameen Alabd,
secretary, and Seyid Mike and Salih Murrey, treasurers.
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The
Arabian-American
Juniors
gave a New Year's party to the
younger Arabian population at Patsy
Mozeham's home. The club's president, Mr. Mozeham is quite a
leader in our community. Among
those present were James Mansour,
Harry Mansour, Allie Okdie, Hamid
Junie, Joseph Raad, and many
others. Happy New Year, Arabian
Juniors!
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The United Citizens Society has
ver loving cup to each partner in
About one hundred couples attended
the winning team and a suitable
and had a really grand time. Many
prize for the runner-ups. This tourwere "high" but they only added
nament has the Syrians here on their
to the hilarity and joyousness of
proverbial "Ear." Entries are pourthe occasion.
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secretary, and he says that practicAnother New Year's Eve party
ally every team entering already
that enjoyed much success, was that
has trophy nailed to his mantelheld by the ZAS, (Zahleh Amerpiece.
ican Society), at the Zahleh Hall.
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The crowd was not so big, but a
Personal
nomination
for the most
happier, more highly entertained
important
post
held
by a young
gathering could not be found.
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Syrian woman in these parts is that
held by Miss Edna Smith. Not satisWe wonder if Happy Zarzour, our
fied with a national ranking in amayoung dentist, is ever going to reteur tennis that is very high, she is
cover from his marriage, honeymoon
Supervisor' of Physical Education for
and subsequent round of parties,
the Parochial Schools in the Dioculminating in the affair at the
Ridgewood. A day or so after the
cese of Cleveland.
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last affair, he sent out a bill to one
of his patients with the customary
We attended the very impressive
"After looking over my files I find
ceremonies attendant on the second
that you have probably overlooked
veil-taking of the Dominican Sisters
a small bill due me amounting to."
in their mother-house at Adrian,
Michigan. We knelt, awed, while
And "Doc" forgot to set any figure
our sister, known as Sister Marat all*
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guerite Michael of the Holy Family
A modern Hero—(Apologies to
(formerly Rose Hamamey), changed
Louis Bromfield)—Sir Walter Rathe white veil of her novitiate for
leigh in modern dress... .That's Joe
the black one of her sisterhood. The
Ganim.... At the Junior League
Rt. Rev. ' Bishop Gallagher of DeDance he made his noble sacrifice;
troit officiated.
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seeing that he could not escape falling into a [puddle of mud, he gave
Many are the young Syrian couples
his partner a terrific push that
who are hitting the matrimonial
saved her, but how he suffered for
trail in the very near future. We
taking that all and what a sight he
look forward to the coming marriages of Miss Frances Macron to
was.
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Mr. E. Essey and of Miss Boukair
The St. George Syrian Orthodox
to Mr. N. Zlaket, custodian of the
Church held a bazaar that went ever
Central Police Station and a member
of the Executive Committee of the
with a bang.
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Republican Party in Cleveland.
The Syrian American Club, forgetting politics, which is one of the
reasons this organization has been
NIAGARA FALLS, N. Y.
in the doldrums for some time, has
decided that a Bevjyal of the club's
A Holiday Dance was held Decpolicy and principle, which is the
ember 30 by the Junior Society of
making of life among the Syrians of
the Syrian parish, following the sucCleveland more interesting and encess of their recent Thanksgiving
tertaining and looking" after the gendance- The dance took place in
eral welfare of the community, is
the hall of Our Lady of Lebanon
necessary. Their first step is the
Church on Niagara Street.
The
holding of a whist tournament, behall was decorated with many trees
ginning January 18 and continuing
and colors of the season.
for ten weeks thereafter, play beMr. Joe Joseph was general chairing every Friday night during that
man
of the dance.
period. The prize offered is a sil-
been functioning quite satisfactorily,
from reports from Nahem Hamood,
president. Officers of the organization are Harry Restum, vice-president; Mohamed Allie Hamood, secretary; Joe Restum, treasurer. It
boasts membership of over 40 members, and is growing all the time.
More power to you, United Citizens!
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The Girls' branch of the American
Arabian Citizens Club in conjunction
with the Arabian-American Juniors
gave an affair in the Roumanian Hall
on Saturday, Jan. 5, 1935. Singing
and dancing constituted the main
attractions.
The boys and girls
showed the world that they can
work together for their mutual
benefit-
CLEVELAND, OHIO
The Junior St. Elias Society is a
new organization in Cleveland, composed of boys and girls over 16 years
of age and who belong to St. Elias
Parish.
The president is- Henry
Adamany.
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A bazaar was held at the St.
George Orthodox Church from December 16 to 23. It was a big success due to the cooperation of everyone.
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A club party was held in the home
of Miss Linda Amar, president of
the Syrian Democratic Club, when
gifts were exchanged .
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The first Syrian baby of the new
year was born to Mr. and Mrs.
Joseph Tuma of this city, (early
New Year's Day). As the saying
goes, mother and child are doing
O. K., thank you.
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The Syrian Junior League held
their annual New Year's Eve Formal
at the Ridgewood Country Club.
MOHAMMED
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CORRESPONDENTS
Akron, Ohio.—John Rogers, 100 E. Market Street.
Birmingham, Ala.—Helen Kassouf, 1930 N. 16th Street.
Boston, Mass.—Margaret Alexander, 131 Clarendon Street.
Burlington, Vt.—Eseph D. Corey, 183 S. Champlain Street
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Central Falls, R. I.—Jacob Saliba, 38 Fletcher Street.
Charleston, W. Va.—Gladys Haddai, 1043 Grant Street.
Chicago, 111.— N. S- Salamie, 4434 Clifton Ave.
Cleveland, Ohio—George Hamamey, 1492 W. 116th Street.
(Corres.)
Cleveland, Ohio.—Pearl Koorey, 8908 Esterbrook Ave.
(Agent)
Detroit, Mich.—Viola Davis, 3316 Hendricks.
Detroit, Mich. —M. S. Zehra, 2280 La Belle.
Fall River, Mass.—Fred T. Sahib, 342 Quequechan Street.
Flint, Mich.—Helen Salim, 612 Page Street.
Jacksonville, Fla.— Miss N. S. Jabbour, cjo Farris & Co., P. O. Box 1553.
Lexington, Nebr.— Rosa H. Shada.
Manchester, N. H—Ganem A. Karam, 390 S. Beach Street
Montreal, Can.—Julia Lean, 7010 Delaroche Street.
Naugatuck, Conn.—Claire Hamrah, 56 Scott Street.
New Orleans, La.— Augustus Koorie, Item-Tribune.
Niagara Falls. N. Y.—Marie Saffire, 252-56th Street.
Pottstown, Pa.—P. Nicholas, 122 S. Evans.
Richmond, Va.—S. T. Sanyour, 19 N. 30th Street
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.— George J. Abdue, Rua Hnmayta, 67, sobrado.
Scranton, Pa.—Agnes Sirgany, 443-10th Avenue.
Syracuse, N. Y.— Wadad R. Hazoury, 700 University Avenue.
Toledo, Ohio.— Beulah Geha, 1712 Superior Street.
Utica, N. Y.—Eli Salamey, 522 Mohawk Street
Waterville, Me.—Philip Ferris, 104 Front Street
(Corres.)
Waterville, Me.— Charles Nemer, Box 65.
(Agent)
Wilkes-Barre, Pa.—Jule Johns, 576 S. Main Street
Wilkes Barre, Pa.—Mrs. D. J. Sallit, 107 Parish Street.
Winston-Salem, N. C—Louis V. Daye, 1335 W. 4th Street.
Youngstown, Ohio.— Sarah Yazbek, 409 Kyle Street
As conceived and drawn by Gibran K. Gibran.
Contrary to the popular conception, and nearer to
historic facts, Gibran saw in Mohammed the
dreamer and ilealist, as one may notice in the soft,
deep eyes and mellow features that speak more of
compassion and human understanding than of hate
and the sword.
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<h4>Biographical/Historical Note</h4>
<p>Salloum Mokarzel, a Lebanese American intellectual, founded<em> The Syrian World</em> in 1926. Salloum Mokarzel was the younger brother of Naoum Mokarzel, the publisher of the Arabic-language newspaper <em>Al-Hoda. </em>Together, the Mokarzel brothers ran Al-Hoda Publishing, and in 1909, they published <em>The Syrian Business Directory.</em> </p>
<p>Mokarzel created <em>The Syrian World</em> in order to document and celebrate the culture and history of "Syria." At the time, Syria referred to the modern-day countries of Lebanon, Syria, Jordan, Israel, and Palestine. The publication was primarily aimed towards second-generation children of immigrants, but Mokarzel hoped that it would also appeal to the general American public.</p>
<h4>Scope/Content Note</h4>
<p><em>The Syrian World</em> was published between 1926 and 1932 as a journal. In 1932, the format was changed from an academic journal style to a newspaper style, which continued until the periodical's end in 1935. After the death of his brother Naoum, Salloum took over the publication of <em>Al-Hoda.</em></p>
<p>The articles in <em>The Syrian World</em> cover a variety of topics spanning from the practical to the theoretical. Practical subjects include international and domestic travel, historical and contemporary Arabic and Arab-American art and literature, and the mental and physical health and hygiene of immigrants. More theoretical, philosophical, and ideological subjects include ideologies of race, the changing role of women, the formation of Syrian and Lebanese-American societies, and the political and psychological relationships between immigrants and their countries of origin.</p>
<p>All issues of <em>The Syrian World</em> are available, along with full indexes for the first four volumes. For volumes five and six, there are tables of contents at the start of the issues.</p>
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PUBLISHED WEEKLY —ESTABLISHED 1926
VOL. VIII, NO. 36.
NEW YORK, JANUARY, 3, 1935.
UNITED FEATURE SCORES ANOTHER WORLD SCOOP
BISTANY, BIG ANIMAL
SECURING NAPOLEON'S LETTERS TO MARIE LOUISE
HUNTER, DIES ON COAST
Was Born in Lebanon, Captured Thousands of Rare
Animals and Birds
FOLLOWING a mysterious illness,
said to be due to grief over the
death of his favorite Orang-Outang,
and his zoo keeper Jack Bamberger,
George Bistany, big animal hunter
died in San Francisco on Tuesday,
January 1st, according to a dispatch
of the Associated PressThe late Bistany was superintendent of the Fle:schaker Zoo in San
Francisco, which he helped materially in building up. He is credited
with capturing 8000 rare specimens
of birds and animals, and to have
crossed thousands of miles in the
wilds of Asia and Africa over a
period of twenty years. It was said
in the dispatch that the huge and
powerful Orang-Outang which died
under mysterious circumstances and
was believed to have been poisoned,
once saved Bistany's life.
Monte Bourjaily, Acting for His Company Contracts for All
Publication Rights Outside France.
Documents Fill
Important Gap in Napoleonic History
COMING almost a year after a world scoop, the United Features Syndicate, scored another, according to an announcement
by Monte Bourjaily, general manager.
A year ago the United Features
they await the scrutinizing study
secured newspaper publication rights
and deciphering of world authorities
of Charles Dickens' "The Life of
on Napoleoniana. The United FeaOur Lord," which had been kept a
tures, after spirited bidding, in which
secret by the Dickens' family for
the French Government was bomeighty-five years.
Yesterday, the
barded by cable, radio and *
newspapers released an announceatlantic telephones, has acquired
ment of another historic purchas?
universal rights of publication in
by the same company, Napoleon
every country outside of France.
Bonaparte's letters to his second empress, Marie Louise. The letters, disExcerpts Were Cabled
covered recently and acquired by the
"Before the manuscript of these
French Government at a price of
letters was offered for sale at
$75,000, fill an important gap in the
Sotheby's, London," said Mr. BourNapoleonic history.
jaily, "a scattering of extracts were
The original manuscripts rest now
(Continued on page Two.)
in the Bibliotheque Nationale, where
PUBLIC INSTALLATWI
OF MASONS
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Ellis in
Publk
FOOT Y
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NASH NAJAME, MAPS THOUSANDS OF SQUARE MILES
FROM AIR OF THE JUNGLES OF SOUTH AMERICA
George Bistany was bom in Sukul-Gharb, Lebanon, of Lebanese parents, according to information reTook up Aerial Photography in the Army; Now Known Among
ceived from people who knew him
Foremost in New and Highly Technical Profession
and his parents. He was not an
Egyptian, nor his mother Spanish.
By a Staff Writer of the Syrian World
Mr. and Mrs. N. G. Saleeby of '
Brooklyn both knew Bistany as a
NASH NAJAME, the man who literally put Caripito and Quirychild and knew his parents well,
Quiry on the map, is literally one in a million. To be exact, he is
and were emphatic in their assertion
one in several millions. For there are just about a baker's dozen
that Bistany was a Lebanese as were
like him in the whole United States, of whom about half a dozen
his parents. His father migrated to
are in the City of New York.
Egypt, and as a boy George used,
But when you remember that the
tography as a background.
In a
to visit his father there.
kind of work he has been doing is
period of two months he completed
George Bistany was forty-tfve
a highly technical one, developed
a course which normally would take
mostly since the World War, your
years old when he died.
a year.
surprise is not so great.
In 1923 Nash came from North
You could see him off and on at
Adams, Mass., to New York. Rethe Pyramid Restaurant, Brooklyn,
(Special Correspondence)
commended by a friend he found
enjoying a meal of kibbi and stuffed
employment with the newly formed
squash, or whatever it is on' the
company of Sherman Fairchild aeriSAN Francisco, Dec. 31.—George
Arabic menu, and you vaguely feel
al surveys, a pioneer in the field.
Bistany, world-famous wild animal
his face is familiar. His sleek figure,
It is Fairchild, Nash Najame tells
hunter and director of the Fleischahis high cheeks and aquiline nose,
you on good authority, who has
ker Zoo in this city is critically ill
his firm lips and steel-gray eyes
developed this industry to what it
at the University of California
make a vivid impression on you. He
is today. Their aerial cameras and
Hospital. He is not expected to live,
stands out from the crowd. And
other appurtenances are the best in
according to wor-d from his attendhe is mysteriously quiet and reticent.
the world.
Only recently Japan
ing physicians.
You'll find that out if you try to inordered $600,000 worth of Fairchild
terview him.
The intrepid animal hunter and
aerial cameras. Russia also placed
But to go back to that Caripito
trainer is being attended by three
a similar order not long ago.
business, and how he came to put it
nurses day and night- He has no
Most of Nash's work in the Fairon the map and why.
near relatives around him.
child firm was in the laboratory,
mastering the technical side of the
Perhaps you have guessed it alFred Bistany, of A. K. Hitti and
business. He distinguished himself,
ready. Nash Najame is an aerial
Company, 83 Washington St., New
and he became known among his
photographer, one of the best in that
York, a distant cousin, was immednewly-born profession.
And when
colleagues for the good work he
iately informed of the news, coming
you know that Caripito, an insigni(Continued on Page Three)
especially to The SYRIAN WORLD.
ficant little town in the heart of the
o
At once Mr. Bistany took steps to
Venezuelian jungles, is part of a
SHEIK SIGNS OIL
get in touch with his sick relative's
large concession of the Standard Oil
CONCESSION
brother in Springfield, Mass.
Company, and that Nash's job is to
supervise the photography and deGeorge Bistany made several trips
The Sheik of Kuweit, a principalvelopment of the negatives to reto Africa and Asia to capture wild
ity on the northwestern coast of the
construct
the
map
for
thousands
of
animals alive for different museums
Persian Gulf, signed an oil concesmiles in that far-off country, then
in this country. On one occasion he
sion covering all of his territory,
you have the story in a nut-shell.
was detained by the British from enaccording to a special cable from
tering Sudan, for fear that the LebServed in War
Baghdad to the New York Times.
anese nimrod might carry on political
The concessioners are an AngloNash Najame served in the army
propaganda among the Sudanese. But
American
group, of which the Angof Uncle Sam. It was there that he
through intervention from the State
lo-Persian Oil Company is repretook
up
aerial
photography,
having
Department in Washington, Mr. Bissenting the British interests.
already a general knowledge of photany resumed his trip.
the
B IIII locgnew eancer
Grand Marshall of
place
speaker was B ijmwiiif Sfta*
Past District Grand Master «f da»
3rd District of Kings' Oiimrj
H
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and an honorary 'wwd*f of th* Dfe
mascus Lodge, addressed she iHK
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John Nachman and
of character
that to be- a Mason fe s> tw a
man. and tha*
no nation can truly
foundations were not
in God
Roasek
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�THE SYRIAN WORLD, NEW YORK, JANUARY 3, 1935.
EVENTS AND ACHIEVEMENTS PASS
BEFORE THE READER IN REVIEW OF
YEAR'S ISSUE OF THE SYRIAN WORLD
MONTE BOURJAILY
"Yet I doubt not through the ages one
increasing pur-pose runs*
And the thoughts of men are •widened with
the process of the sun."
Tennyson.
THUS did the English poet laureate forecast, with sweeping
imagination and prophetic vision, the ultimate brotherhood of
man—when East and West are no more, and when all nations
come under one universal order of "the parliament of man."
Till that far distant future is
linen industiy told in special artreached, it is not amiss to review
icle on Syrian monopoly of this
the achievements of one little secindustry in the United Statestion of the human race for whom
The SYRIAN WORLD has special
June 8.—Father Oussani,
scholar,
interest, and in whose successes,
orientalist, passes away.
failures, comedies and tragedies, it
June 22.-—Athletic meet, sponsored
takes special concern.
by The SYRIAN WORLD, held at
What, then, have been last year's
Atlantic Highlands, N. J.
outstanding events, as recorded in
July 20.—Prodigious progress of SyrThe SYRIAN WORLD, that are of
ians and Lebanese in Australia
high interest to Syrians in the
told by special correspondent.
United States? The following "Review," scans only the most salient
July 27.—S- A. Mokarzel tells of
spotlights of a year's achievements,
big strides of Syrians and Lebabeginning with the issue of January
nese in Detroit.
21 of the old year and ending with
Aug. 3.—Syria shows progress in
today's issue of January 3, 1935. The
medicine, Dr. Ameen Khairallah
dates given refer to the issues in
reports on return to U- S.
which the news is covered, and not
the date of occurance.
Aug. 10.—Mosul petroleum reaches
January 21.—The first Arabic talkie
"The Melody of Love," shown at
the Brooklyn Academy of Music.
an. 26-—Joseph Jangy discovers
burglar-proof plate glass.
Feb. 2.—King Ghazi invites Ameen
Rihani, deported by French, to
make his home in Baghdad—Syrian doctors eradicate sleeping sickness in Sudan, according
to an article in al-Kulliyyah,
alumni magazine of the American
University of Beirut.
Feb. 9.—Nicholas Macsoud holds art
exhibit at Towers Hotel, Brooklyn.
Feb. 23.—Special article on the Syrian negligee industry appears in
The SYRIAN WORLD.
—The SYRIAN WORLD goes on
the air, sponsoring "the Syrian
hour" broadcast from the municipal station at City Hall, New York.
March 2.—Monte Bourjaily relates
drama behind his purchase of release rights on Dickens' Ms. on the
life of Christ for the United Feature SyndicateMarch 9.—James B. Mobarak, detective of St. Louis, captures a band
of five gangsters single-handed,
and is wounded in the battle.
March 16-—Sami Shawwa enthralls
Princeton audience in musicale at
home of Prof. Hitti.
—Millions of Chinese depend on
Syrian lace industry.
March 30.—Cedars of Lebanon make
new home in Arlington National
Cemetery.
April 21.—Fouzy Abbott, sculptor,
holds exhibit of own works.
April 27.—Four hundred cars in
impressive funeral of John Mallo,
world heavyweight lifting champion.
May 25.—Dr. Rosa Lee Nemir (now
Mrs. Audi) reads paper on own
experiments in pneumonia serums
for children before Pediatrics section of the American Academy of
Medicine.
June 1.—Emil Maloof displays mastery of theremin playing in Syrian
Hour.
—Romance of the lace and fancy
shores of Mediterranean.
—Noble Gandhi rises in Egypt as
Prince
Abbas
Halim
espouses
cause of Egyptian labor.
Aug. 17.—Emily Tweel retains title
as Brooklyn interpark tennis champion.
—M. T. Halbouty, geologist, invents improvement on methods for
drilling oil.
Aug. 24.—Dr. Nicholas Shadid leads
way in cooperative hospitals in the
United States, "Today" magazine
told in feature article reproduced
by special permission in The
SYRIAN WORLD.
Sept. 7—Clear weather adds to success of Bridgeport Mahrajan.
—S a 1\ b a makes revolutionary
changes in sound recording machine.
Sept. 14.—Solomon Corey, of Flint,
Mich.,
captures
bandit
singlehanded.
—Col. Leachmen, not Col- Lawrence, depicted as the "uncrowned
king" of Arabia by Maj. Bray,
British War governor of Kerbela.
—A. K. Hitti, back from Lebanon,
tells of depression there.
Sept. 21—Najeebe Morad, Americanborn, masters intricacies of classical Arabic singing.
Sept. 22.—Prof. Philip K. Hitti discovers numerous Arabic words in
the English language as editor of
Webster's "New International Dictionary."
Oct. 12—Margaret Alexander, Boston columnist of The SYRIAN
WORLD,
astounds advertising
heads with writing ability.
—Dr. John G. Hazam begins series
of
articles for The SYRIAN
WORLD, on his return from Syria.
Oct. 28.—New England Federation
expands to include Lebanese and
all eastern statesNov. 2.—Election of the Rev. Paul
Meouchi to ancient See of Tyre
hailed at banquet in his honor.
Nov. 9".—New book
of Gibran's
Arabic works, translated by Andrew
Ghareeb,
published
by
Knopf.
Nov. 16.—Abe Mickal, foot-ball star,
Scored two world scoops for the United Feature Syndicate
within twelve months.
UNITED FEATURE SCORES MORE SYRIAN LANDS
PASS TO JEWISH HANDS
ANOTHER WORLD SCOOP
(Continued from page One.)
(Continued from page One.)
published in a catalog and distributed by agents to prospective publishers. Some of the excerpts were
cabled and published in the form of
letters from Napoleon ' to Marie
Louise.
"These meager gleanings from the
newly discovered Napoleoniana revealed an interest in Napoleon which
caused us to contract the French
Government for the entire collection of 318 letters.
"Napoleon was a prolific letter
writer. Every possible source had
been searched for a century, and
it was not believed that anything
he ever wrote could have remained
a secret. That is what makes this
find of an entirely unknown and
unsuspected group of letters to Marie
Louise so intriguing."
ment intends to grant another 100,000 hectars or about 200,000 acres
to Jewish agricultural settlers in the
Valley of Gab, as well as other areas
north of Lebanon and in Deir-azZur.
These grants, along with others
announced previously, will give Jewish settlers in Syria extensive areas
for colonization, and open opportunities for the expansion of Zionism in Syria surpassing even those
already guaranteed Zionists in Palestine.
Baron Alfred Guinzbourg, Senator
Justin Godart and Boris Gourevitch,
general secretary of the Committee
for the Defense of Jewish Rights in
Central and Eastern Europe, are
among the sponsors of the announced
plan, the dispatch further adds.
kicks way to front pages of American newspapers throughout land.
—Ladies Aid Society of New York
looks back on 27 years of fruitful
efforts.
—Khauli, special writer for The
SYRIAN WORLD, reviews Dr.
Victor Robinson's book "The Story
of Medicine," extolling part played
by Arab scientists in the Middle
Ages.
Nov.
23.—L e b a n e s e
Federation
launched from New York—Ameen Rihani writes first of a
series of three articles for The
SYRIAN WORLD on "Who Are
the Syrians?"
Dec. 6.—Louis Adamic in Harper's
Magazine finds racial traditions essential to second-generation Americans.
—Medals awarded to Athletic Meet
winners
at
SYRIAN WORLD
dance.
Dec. 13.—Syrian Fine Arts Guild
makes
debut at Neighborhood
Club, Brooklyn.
Dec. 27 Poem by Edwin Markham,
based on well-known anecdote of
Caliph Omar Ibn al-Khattab and
entitled, "A Tale for Christmas
Day," published in The SYRIAN
WORLD through courtesy of the
"New York American."
Jan. 3.—Nash Najame, aerial photographer, pioneer in new field of
aviation industry, to map S. A.
lands for Standard Oil Co.
George
Bistany,
world-known
animal hunter and Superintendent
of Zoo, dies in San Francisco.
—Monte Bourjaily, acting for the
United Feature Syndicate, scores
another world scoop, securing publication rights for Napoleon's letters to Marie Louis.
�THE SYRIAN WORLD, NEW YORK, JANUARY 3, 1935.
NASH NAJAME MAPS
S. AMERICAN JUNGLE
(Continued from page One.)
turns out.
Came the depression. And Nash
Najame, with many others in his
class, was laid off. He set up business for himself. But it lasted only
six months. Fortunately, he was not
long without work. Fairchild called
him up again. He had been doing
the work of the Standard Oil Company all along, and now they wanted
him to pick up where he had left
off. The Standard Oil Company was
searching new locations for drilling
oil wells, and that meant more aerial surveys, more aerial maps and
their developments and reconstruction in the labs. In short, more work
for Nash Najame-
has to take pictures from the airplane himself, when atmospheric
conditions are unusual, and then
develop them in the laboratory and
fits them together.
Incidentally Nash Najame, who is
the only Syrian aerial surveyer we
know of, threw interesting light on
It was then that Mr| Ellis of the
Standard Oil Company called Fairchild and asked for someone to go
to South America and survey the
Delta of the Orinoco River, about
5000 square miles. Nash got somebody to take his place in the McLoughlin Co. and sailed to South
America, on a contract of six months.
But the job could not be finished
in the est'mated time and Mr. Najame's contract was extended.
It
was while on this trip that the Standard Oil Company of Venezuela,
a subsidiary, mapped Caripito and
Quiri-Quiri.
Then came another job, on which
Mr. Najame is now busy, of mapping 17,000 square miles, estimated
to take three years.
Mr. Najame is now on a vacation
in New York till January 15. He
came by airplane to Miami, and
from there also by airplane to New
York. On this last leg of his journey
he was a passenger of a Douglas
Plane, like the one that fell in the
Syrian Desert a few days ago, commercially known as a "flying hotel,"
which Nash says is not far from the
truthWhat is the purpose of aerial photography?
Razzes Mustapha Kemal Pasha
for Ban on the "Plaintive
Oriental Music"
WITH a puritanic fanaticism to
purge old Turkey of all its age-long
oriental ways and recreate it anew
as a western nation, Mustapha Kemal has left the world agape with
amazement at the rapid successions
of his reforms. One of the latest
was a ban on the native, "plaintive"
music, so much like our Arabic
music.
NASH NAJAME
Like many westerners who have
watched the Kemalist reforms with
some misgivings, Robert Benchley,
the brilliant American humorist, has
taken the Ghazi to task. Writing
sometime ago in the literary page of
the "New York American." Mr.
Benchley said:
Over a year ago, while Nash was
still working for Fairchild, the Curtiss Aerial Surveys, a branch of the
huge Curtiss airplane company, sold
their interests to their employees,
under the name of McLoughlin Aerial Survey, who in turn called Mr.
Najame to take charge of their
laboratory work.
Called to South America
BENCHLEY BEWAILS BAN EGYPT HOLDS
ON OLD TURKISH MUSIC COMPETITION ON
Prizes Offered for
A nacor.-'.vuie coiimwiiiriMn tar da*
best Arabic songs and far the Mt
music to acconav
been announced
to reports in the Arahat
The winning
cast from the
cast.ng Station in Cairo
sponsored the WIHBI litif
Egyptian citizens. aa«. a
alike. The soot? mast be
to fifteen couplets In
by the poets" real «r
The judges ir. this
tion. are Jafar
minister of
Pasha. CounseJSor of
King Fuad. and TihajHi
professor of
"So now Mustapha Kemal Pasha
(why doesn't he change his name to
Marvin K. Pringle, if he is so crazy
about western ways?) has dv
in his mad rush for dullness, that
there shall be no more 'plaintive
oriental music' in Turkey.
Aerial
photographer,
pioneer
in a highly technical and
modern profession.
a highly controversial point. Which
is more important, knowledge or
experience?
In his field, he positively asserted,
experience
is
indispensable.
No
amount of scientific knowledge and
technical skill can supply what you
actually gain from experience in
aerial photography.
To determine
just how much exposure to give, how
much chemicals of this or that to
bring out the best effects in an aerial
photograph, can only be gained
properly by experience, and long experience at that.
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" 'Our music,' he says, hitching up
his morning coat in the back, 'dl
not do us honor. It is necessary
for Turkish composers to compose
beautiful melodies written on modern lines. Only thus can Turkey
make a name for herself in the musical world.'
Fountain-Head
of Western
is and waste ri wsaaaa
become an|RQ
GToerraajen*
Music
"Does the Ghazi (they call him
'the Ghazi' in Turkey, and I don't
blame them) know that hi? despised
'plaintive oriental music' has been
one of the fountain-heads for our
western music that he wants his
composers to emulate? Does he know
that, if it were not for that (I can't
do it on paper, but I could on a
drum) business that he scorns, a
great many of our composers would
still be writing 'When You and I
Were Young Maggie?' Does he know
anything except to wear long pants. .
"And, even if he does succeed in
getting them to try their hand at
imitations of 'Moon Glow and Tree?.'
what are they going to do with all
those drums and one-note flutes that
will be left lying around idle? You
can't have a room full of tom-toms
without somebody sidling up to one
on the sly and starting a little quiet
-hose this ,
be three oaianaes
dl he awayaag' aad
- Taya-a-a will bt full of g4ainte*e
! like that. We
over herv in Americas.
SAVE YOUR HA1
and other aifeawMto of' thi
& LINETZIY
Hair ami Sra|p
223 Second
MC £H&
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TO. Sq. S-1WT. Haws 2><
Explains Aerial Photography
Nash explained it very simply.
From aerial photographs aerial maps
are made; and from these geologists
can determine within reasonable accuracy, from the contour of the land,
location, etc, whether there are oil
deposits or not. The photographs
are taken by a special camera
mounted in the plane pit, flying vertically, at an averge altitude of 13,500 feet. The ratio is usually 1,20,000.
The camera takes a film 75 feet
long, With 110 exposures, each exposure covering approximately 3V2 x
2% miles, or over 900 square miles
for each film.
A thorough knowledge of the principles of light refractions^ exposure
filtering, is necessary. Nash often
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Lebanon
golden opportunities; were bewill still lack in imagination and
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You've seen Her smile? Her smile
You may swallow it, but how can
good in them. It is a good sign
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remote and sweet?
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that not only in business, not
The central committee for
And still you speak of 'Faces dead
Your wife gave you a tie, and you
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as stone'?
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She lived of old!
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Statistics don't tell a lie; but that's
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By H. I. Katibah
A NEW YEAR'S EVE
A THOUSAND YEARS AGO!
[Our New Yorkers]
By Anna Bshoof
I SUPPOSE the largest New Year's Eve party
was that given by the Syrian Junior League in
the ballroom of the Towers Hotel. The gathering
was composed mainly of married folks, the younger
couples predominating. About 175 were present,
pretty good, considering that the subscription for a
couple was fourteen dollars.
The orchestra played until five in the morning,
and the leader himself joined in the gaiety, doing
his bit from the platform—conducting dances and
games that were a lot of fun.
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By Joe
WHAT YOU WOULD HAVK RfcAD LN DCS CM.UMN last week, had we been «m tine
Ssas km
it is almost "as was." wMl wry * * « * «**- to be on time this week —w Itafc «*M ^e *hind the times until the middle of Iwmry.
AYN-UZ-ZAMAN, the Qutb of his days, the
Pivot around whose profound and mystical soul
the thoughts and feelings of thousands did turn,
the great Sufi and "Peacock of Divines," sat in his
white-washed, mat-furnished cell in Karkh, on the
THISA and THAT A
bank of the Tigris opposite the palace of the great
the Orient;
at Hubert BHE
Caliph.
known as th
It was a few minutes before midnight, the last
delphia
he baa
3»» gods of
day of the year 399 of al-Hijrah, and Ayn-uz*
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Arabic
DaZaman was alone, looking out from the little winCuba, just back
The party that Mr. and Mrs. A. Sleyman gave in
dow of his cell on the capital of Islam. An hour
leave shortl>
their spacious home is reported to have been very
before, the cell was crowded with his adepts and
staysee.
permanently, detourir
large. They say that 200 were present but that
pupils who had come to pay their respects to the
while
in
Cuba
Bee
may
be
exaggerated.
The
bar
in
the
basement
was
the
Master. Having read the Fatihah and the Surah
suit her, Ant
pet spot of the whole house. Mrs. Sleyman, who
of the Throne, having swayed to the weird, soft
who did suit her to i
is an amateur artist, had lent her lovely talents to
music of the flute and the tapping of the tamof the Al K,
the walls, and gracious mural paintings added greatly
bourine, having been intoxicated with the wine of
and Riclsarti
and Fields. ,
to the pleasure of the guests in that attractive
song, as one of them sang in clear and dulect
notes the love poetry of 'Umar Ibn Abi Rabi'ah
BY THE WAY. THE SYF
VNMK UE3U61
and Majnun Leila, the hour of Sama' was over.
PRIVATE
XMAS
PARTY
was
Mr. and Mrs. David Malhame, who were married
The Master sat pensive throughout the performas afc
Club Rooms at th
only .a few months ago, also held a party in their
ance. Not a word did ha speak, nor a ripple of
be first two. 1
Nick's
were
S
apartment.
emotion was shown on his face as he stroked his
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of that bldg., and Saa
beard and kept looking at the floor. The music
c
MHAHB
ai
entertained
with
The big studio of Alex Maloof, in Carnegie Hall,
was hushed. Not one dared to disturb the Master
n tmm p|
Still My Hear'
held a merry making bunch of young and older
or break the chain of his ponderous thoughts. One
1
numbers
much
to
the
deb
folks
on
New
Year's
Eve.
The
whole
family
was
by one the adepts stole away, leaving the Master
t
MfejUr.
then led them in urging
there and the younger friends of the Mussawirs,
alone.
i najMlMm a. Ml
girls then invited th
his nieces. An orchestra provided music, and there
And there Ayn-uz-Zaman stood alone against
their
party,
wher
cables
were ant
it was that His Excellency, Mr. H- I. Katibah, lost
the world outside his cell. Myriads of lights from
board
covered....c
was
a
fighlKd ewi
his
reserve,
kissing
every
girl,
not
only
once,
but...
palace and cottage, from great pleasure boats and
and
holly
Maude
Eorab
and
L*
He
is
still
looking
for
it.
Let's
hope
he
doesn't
fishing smacks danced in the Tigris; and the
as hostesses, and we were seived wkh a fnfewnai
find itmingled noise of merriment, of song and instru•
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light supper (Oh, yes, I was
ment, broke the stillness of his cell.
Vic Nader was per.-The Alex Saabs of Clinton and Amity Streets,
And Ayn-uz-Zaman thought to himself, and
Still My Heart" A
Jar.
Brooklyn,
held
a
huge
party
that
is
still
the
talk
his thoughts grew louder and louder within him.
Sydnawey
thanked
thar
tfeeir
w&afefctftrHNt
of
the
"town.
Four
floors
were
utilized.
On
one
Finally he rose and stood before the window. He
cooperation towards •'
'iieheoK T«a»g JBB*S
was the bar, on another an orchestra for the young
threw his arms in a gesture of despair and deClub,
and
for
their
concribwtioa
Ais C&aalBBBB
folks, on the third the supper spread that was left
fiance. He lifted his face, now mantled with an
($50.),
ending
off
by
t
dam
l«B*> Sfc aaat
there
all
night
and
on
the
fourth
Arabic
entertainexpression of agony and grief. And thus did he
bng
club
life,
and
promising
fee
sag
ment
for
the
older
folks.
speak:
young men whenever possib
"O mighty and compassionate Allah, how long
And in Cranford there was a party, when a gay
alack, Dr. Deen could not be : m iwiiinfait al a
shall thy servants wait; how long shall they suffer
young man christened the house with champagne,
this time the fair sex were
before thou revealest thyself to thy people? Bedecorating the ceiling and walls with spots.
he sat back and enjoyed dam.hold, the glory of Islam is trampled in the dust.
Party all the way thru ttot
The caliph, the vicegerent of thy Prophet, is a
Mrs. N. Elhilow also held a party for her sons
prisoner in his palace, a puppet in the hands of
and nephews, the Antouns, which was attended
DID YOU KNOW THAT Mr
brainless brutes and faithless knaves. The infidel
by about fifteen couples. It must have been a
cL
ghter Josephine (Fred> Ltttty
lovely party, if you know her, she is such a swell
Christians have raised the standard of battle against
with
a grandson for Xm.thy chosen people; and the faithful who call on
hostess.
they are
that Alec Fag
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tent on cutting each other's throats. Is this the
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end of the promise thou didst make to thy MessenPharmacy in Brooklyn welcomed the children of
ARABIC MUSIC HOUR
ger in the Desert? Is this the result of all the
the neighborhood with open arms at a Christmas
DANCE TOWERS HOTEL
blood spilt in thy cause, the prayers, the tears,
party they gave a couple of weeks ago. There
was your columnist thrilled at
was a tree, a Santa Claus, I mean, Santa Claus,
the strifes and sacrifices of those who heard thy
this affair...we never dreamed
voice and followed in thy steps? Of what avail is
gifts and plenty of candy. That was a very nice
the younger folks last Wednesday ova
it all? O, where is the key to this mystery? O,
gesture.
Waves to keep this hour aa the air By
what mind can stand all those repeated assaults
And that wasn't all. They didn't forget the sick
this function, that they would
on the citadel of faith and not totter down?"
children either. For three days Anthony, Albert
large numbers. . here were
Thus he spoke, then threw himself on the threadand Dewey visited forty homes where sick childwe're not taking credit for all..
bare sofa, the only piece of furniture in the cell,
ren were confined and took Santa Claus and gifts
lots of young folks who danced By as
his head buried in his hands.
along. Were the children happy to see Santa!
"O. K., we're helping to keep
Then suddenly, as though in a dream, the cell
air"...and others said "That 1<ii»
Modern
Couple:
Mr.
and
Mrs.
L.
E.
Secabe
have
was suffused With a strange light, and he heerd a
business did it Joe"... and stEH
been separated for months now, but because he
great voice, like that of thunder, say:
shut-in older folks will continue to Bear tmhad promised to take her to two affairs she wanted
"O Ayn-uz-Zaman, thou didst speak like a fool,
they love so well, judging by tb
to
attend,
he
did
so.
But
after
they
were
over,
thou whose words are treasured as pearls by
Forgive me, for going i nth in mini
they
are
quits
for
good.
We
may
hear
of
their
thirsting souls and trusting minds, from one end
does a fellow's heart good...wai
divorce soon.
of the Islamic world to the other end, from the
Hanna's music was better *ham ever... -danr
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eastern borders of Khurasan to the borders of
the Continental so well that
Elizabeth Samra, who will be married in a
Gaul and the western gates of Africa's coast. Didst
Fred Astaire dance out oa die
month, is very prominent in Brooklyn Syrian sothou but reflect on thy own title, of which thou
... and the older folks' ' " *Hf
ciety
and
in
American
society
back
home
in
Mushast proven now undeserving, thou wouldst not
hands
proved that MM Arabic
kegon, Mich. She was noted for being the best
have been so rash in thy blasphemy.
the
right
chord.
all-round girl anybody knew. Anything she did,
"O Ayn-uz-Zaman, what are four hundred years
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she did well. She usually came out first in bridge,
in the sight of Allah; nay what are four thousand
KOLUMN
KNICK
KNACKS
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horseback riding, swimming, skating, dancing,—
times four hundred years? Thinkest thou from thy
Department
Store
from
especially the tango, driving, diving, and, oh, so
cell in Karkh to span the Almighty's plan—to peer
Marie Mallouk. .Lilly Saydah
many other things. She kept house beautifully
into the distant future and penetrate the veil of
Eddie Saydah. .Mrs. A. Abood
while
her
mother
was
sick
for
years.
The
house,
His d«»~tiny?
a beautiful playroom in die
table, and everything were perfect and lovely.
"O Ayn-uz-Zaman, what is thy caliph, and
. .. Rose Maloof now a Park
Lovely clothes, home, and everything about her
who are the mighty men of war, the tyrants and
Naders
surprise partled thei
spoke of her excellent taste.
bandits who robbed thee of thy sleep and dissecond
birthday...
Charks q*afcrr
One girl in a million, good at everything, whethturbed thy serenity? They are like little ants
ette at 160 Atlantic Ave —
er it be in the home, outdoor sports or in the
(Continued on Page Six)
social world.
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THE SYRIAN WORLD, NEW YORK, JANUARY 3, 1935.
Just Plain Facts
By Philip K. Khauli
many medical i books into Arabic.
Up to the time of the War the
«yrian members of the staff of the
America^ University of Beirut were
not as fully recognized as the Americans.. Only two had been appointed
to full professorship. But since then
a more liberal policy was instituted,
in which ability and priorty are the
only considerations in the appointments to the university's chairs.
Among the Syrians who have distinguished themselves in that institution we may mention Nasif alVaziji, the first literary star of magnitude to rise on the horizon of the
Arabic renaissance.
Al-Yaziji assisted Dr. Eli Smith and later Dr.
Cornelius Van Dyke, in the translation of the Bible to Arabic. Of
more recent date are the late Prof.
Jabr Dumit, the Arabic scholar and
modernist, Prof. Bulus KhauU, head
i of the Pedagogical Department, Prot.
' Mansur Jurdaq, the mathematician
and astronomer, Prof. Anis Khoury,
present head of the Arabic department, Profs. Asad Rustum and Cojta
Zrike, history, and many others. For
a time our Dr. Philip K. Hitti, was
professor of history there before accepting a similar chair at Princeton
University.
FROM EAST AND WEST
THE SYRIAN SPORT FIELD
(Continued from page five.)
Syrian Sport Luminaries
of 1934
crawling in the dark. They play
By Paul Nicholas
IT IS NOW seventy years exactly
their little parts and are snuffed
since the American University of
like a candle in the wind.
Yea
DURING the past year, there were
Beirut, formerly known as the Syrwhat is this earth of thine, with all
crowned many new kings of sports
ian Protestant College, was founded
its mighty kingdoms, throughout
but to our great interest, we note
on the promontory of Ras-Beirut,
all its history. A hundred suns like
the sudden rise of (Syrian % athletes.
overlooking the Bay of St. George
thy sun with all its planets are bom
The football season brought to our
to the north and the snow-clad sumevery minute and another hundred
attention many Syrian grid stars but
mits of Lebanon to the east. One
die in the next one.
And thou
none achieved the fame and publicity
of the most important educational
peering in the night from the winas did the protege of Senator Huey.
institutions in the East, the A. U. B.,
dow of thy cell feel thyself cheated
Need we mention his name? For
as it is now called by its thousands
because what thou didst expect to
Abe Mickal was igiven honorable
of alumni, was born amid the strife
come out in a few hundred years
mention
on many
All-American
and storm of the American Civil
had not! What if thou didst have
teamsWar.
While the .American nation
to wait ten million years before any
The "world of leather pushers"
was passing through the most critical
fife did appear on this planet—bewas invaded by many boxers in
days of its comparatively short exfore its molten fire cooled down and
various parts of the land- Among
istence, quaffing the first bitter cup
its waters dried up? And think of
the leaders, there were Pete Sarron,
since its proclamation of indethe millions of other planets that are
Arty Sykes and "Toots" Bashara.
pendence, a small group of devoted
still in the making, with millions
Of the three, Pete Sarron gained
and pious missionaries were bravother
yet
unborn!
more
recognition when he defeated
ing the rough waves of the Atlantic
"They call thee Ayn-uz-Zaman,
Benny Buss for the second time on
in a sail-boat. They were sailing to
and more fittingly they should have
Monday, September the 24th in
lay the corner-stone of an institution
called
thee
Ayn-ul-Lahzah,
the
Philadelphia. Sarron took seven of
in Syria which has produced a small
Eye of The Moment, for thou art
ten rounds to gain the undisputed
army of leaders for that country,
not fit to scan all Time. They only
decision over the "Fighting Fish"
leaders that came to the help and
deserve such title whose souls' eyes
Among the wrestlers there were
rescue of their own country in its
are blackened with the kohl of
two
outstanding Syrians namely
critical times of national awakening.
Eternity. They only see aright who
Abe (King Kong, or Syrian assassin)
Daniel Bliss, heading this ltttle
see eye to eye with Allah, who
Kashey and Edmonie Zennie. Kashey
group, had in his hand a charter
signed by Governor Seymour of the
NEWS OF OUR AGENTS count the centuries with the beads is rapidly adding to his long string
of their strings- Arise thou man of
victories. His latest major conState of New York on May 14, 1864,
AND CORRESPONDENTS little faith, arise and fling thyself in of
quest was the defeat of Stan Sakosignifying the approval of the Legisthe sea of my Creation- Let not
lis, a former Penn State grid star.
lature of this State for building an
despair steal into thy heart, for
That famous sport which began at
American college in Beirut.
WE are privileged to have the
despair is born of the moment, but
St. Andrews in Scotland was the
This college, which actually started
services of a very capabls man. in
hope is born of eternity!"
chosen field for Joe Ezan. Joe, who
in a rented building, is now a great
Chicago. Mr. N. S. Salamie will
And Ayn-uz-Zaman opened his
hails from Waco, Texas, is called
university, consisting of about fifty
represent The SYRIAN WORLD in
eyes and saw nothing. The lights
the "Wild Texan."
The Sunset
buildings, standing on a campus
the Windy City and we feel confident
outside his cell still reflected themField $1000 Open Tournament held in
which has been considered one of
that he will do so very satisfactorily.
selves in the Tigris, and the noise of
California, was won by Ezan who
the most beautiful in the world. The
Mr Salamie is an interpreter in
l$100,000 which Daniel Bliss colmerriment had not abated.
turned in the score of 67, 5 below
Marshall Field & co. for customers
He rose up and washed his face.
lected from American philanthropists
par. During the past month Ezan
who speak only Trench or Arabic.
and religiously-minded contributors
He put on his gayest clothes, his
entered the Peninsular Golf Open
He also attends night classes in
have now multiplied into an investsilken jubbah and his great green
at Melbourne, Australia. "The Wild
college..
ment of several millions, with an enturban, and he walked out and
Texan" finished third with a score
mingled With the crowds, smiling
dowment fund of $4,700,000.
of 137. Paul Runyan and Leo DeiDuring the World's Fair in ChiIt is almost impossible to cover
and greeting everyone he met.
gal carried first and second honors.
cago this young man maintained
even the salient points of this great
And people opened their eyes with
As we stand on the threshold of
offices in the Administration Buildinstitution of learning within the
amazement.
They looked at one
a new year, we look forward to seeing for Al-Hoda-and The SYRIAN
ing the invasion of many Syrians
space of a column.
another and said:
WORLD. It was a treat to go around
"Is not this Ayn-uz-Zaman, the
into the various fields of sport.
But we may refer in passing to
the Fair with him and feel at home
great mystic and divine?
Is not
some of the prominent educators,
Unitedly, we hope to see more than
there.
He knew everybody, and
this the Qutb of his time? What has
men of sterling qualities and big
one sport king who is a Syrianeverybody knew him, officials, reshappened to him? Behold he mingles
souls, whose names have become
taurateurs, orchestra leaders, own(Paul Nicholas, who writes from
with us like one of us; he is merry
landmarks in the national awakeners of concessions, dancers, merchPottstown, Pa-, will write from time
and joyous. What great change has
ing of Syria, in the literary renaisants, and many" others.
to time about Syrians in sports. Mr.
sance of the Arabic language and
We are pleased to have him with
come upon him!"
Nicholas is well-informed on sports,
the birth of the scientific spirit m
us and hope he will enjoy his asand his information is reliable and
sociation
with
The
SYRIAN
the Near East. .
full—Ed.)
Foremost among these we may
WORLD.
class Dr. Cornelius Van Dyke, born
SANTA CLAUS ALSO
in a little town in the Adirondacks.
VISITED BRIDGE FORUM
For a long time Jacksonville has
(Continued
from
page
Five.)
Dr. Van Dyke was widely known
been covered by "proxy" for The
as a friend of Syria and the SyrThe Bridge Forum of Brooklyn
SYRIAN WORLD. We have a fine
Shaheen and Sam (Biff) Dowaliby
ians. It was his dream to translate
held a covered dish luncheon in
bunch of subscribers and friends in
managing...
Jimmy
(Daher)
Gilbert,
ah the college texts used in the
the home of a member, Mrs. N. Kathat progressive city of the South.
one of the premier jockeys of the
newly-founded college into Arabic
laf, week before last with about 18
But news of Jacksonville was sent,
World, in his first day at Tropical
He came into clash with the authorpresent. After lunch, Santa Claus
in haphazardly. Now we trust they
Park brought in two winners out of
ities of the Syrian Protestant Colpresented each member with a gift.
will come in regularly and efficientthe only two races he rode...J. H.
lege on this point and withdrew
ly through the able agency of Miss
Hakim is now Sales Mgr. of Heaton
from it, where he was, among many
We're going to give you last week's
N. S. Jabbour.
Wine & Spirits Corp... Tom MUan
other things, professor of medicine.
sign-off just as we had it—
seen at the Holly-Would Rest, with
He joined the staff of the national
Miss
Jabbour
represents
both
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an out-of-town Brunette, let him tell
St. Nicholas Hospital of Beirut,
generations of Syrians.
Born and
RESOLUTIONS?.. Sure, we're makthe story of the Ma-Teenie Cockwhere a monument has since risen
educated in Syria, she has spent a
ing them as usual, perhaps only to
in his honor. Dr. Van Dyke is the
tails for twonumber of years in this country, and
break them as usual
However,
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real founder of the scientific renaishas become thoroughly AmericanThat
the
Happiest
Year
you've
ever
sance in Syria and the Arabic-speakOF COURSE WE WERE AT THE
ized. She is active, efficient and
had
may
be
yours
in
1935
is
the
SYRIAN JUNIOR LEAGUE DANCE,
ing countries of the Near East.
loyal to this paper.
wish
to
One
and
All
of
you
from
and will tell you all the details in
Another prominent pioneer was
Joe GanimAlready she has sent four new
next week's column... And Now—
Dr George Post, world authority on
subscriptions and has promised to
the flora and ferna of Syria, Palessend more. We wish her more good
TRAVEL to fee MEDITERRANEAN and EUROPE
tine and the Sinaitic Peninsula. Dr.
luck and take this opportunity to
We Are Authorized Agents lor All Lines; Cant Us for Travel Information
Post as Dr. Van Dyke before him
commend her publicly.
and' Dr. John Wortabat, translated
IS THAT SO!
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DOUBLE ENGAGEMENT
ON CHRISTMAS DAY
LARGE CROWD ATTEND
AMC ENTERTAINMENT
Elizabeth Samra and Fuad
Salamy to Be Married Feb.
9. Madeleine Haick and
Muneer Salamy Wedding
Date not Set
Young and Old Satisfied With
Music for Each
A LARGE -wedding at six o'clock
on February 9 will unite Miss Elizabeth Samra, daughter of Mr. Said
A- Samra of Michigan, and Mr.
Fuad Salamy, son of Mrs. N. A.
Salamy of Brooklyn.
in Christ
Church,
7301
Ridge
Boulevard,
Brooklyn.
At a family dinner on Christmas
Day in the home of Mr. and Mrs.
Victor Samra. Mr. Samra announced
the engagement of his daughter to
Mr. Salamy and the engagement of
Miss Madeleine Haick to Mr. Muneer
Salamy, Fuad's brother was also
announced. Miss Haick is the daughter of Dr. Numnum Haick, wellknown chiropracter of Brooklyn and
New York, who also introduced the
profession in Syria a few years ago
where she was very successful.
Miss Samra will have six bridesmaids. The tentative list is as follows: Misses Viola Samra, Madeleine Haick, Gladys Jabara. Lorice
Razook, Edith Khoury, and Mildred
Leonard.
Mrs- A Kotite of Buffalo, heacousin, will be matron-of-honor.
The best man will be Mr- Michel
Salamy, another brother, of Columbus, Ohio. The ushers have not yet
been announced.
Mr. Samra arrived in Brooklyn to
announce the engagement and will
remain until after the wedding. Mr.
Michel Salamy was also present at
the party and will return after the
wedding.
The couple are sailing for Chufu,
China, where Mr. Salamy has a factory, from California, on February
22. Mr. Salamy maintains offices of
his wholesale fine handkerchief business in Fifth Avenue, New York.
Miss Haick is holding a luncheon
and shower for Miss Samra in her
home in 88th Street, Brooklyn,
Sunday afternoon, January 27.
TRIPLE S'S ALSO PLAY
SANTA TO CHILDREN
On December 23, the Triple S girls
entertained thirty children in their
clubrooms in the International Institute. The children sang carols
around the Christmas tree; after
which there was ice cream and
cake, served from a picturesque
table decorated with red candles and
green table cloths. Then they gathered again around the tree, and in
came Santa Claus with a gift for
each.
Miss Matilda Gohson, president,
was in charge of the program. Miss
Florence Ellien was in charge of the
music program.
THE entertainment and dance held
by the Arabic Music Club was attended by over twelve hundred
people, more than hoped for by the
Club. The entertainment and dancing, in the grand ballroom of the
Towers Hotel, Brooklyn, last Sunday evening, was divided into half
hours, Arabic entertainment for the
old alternating with dancing for the
young.
Ths entire musical program ^was
uhder the direction of Toufic Barham, oudist, and prominent in the
Club.
Majeebe Morad of Boston1 was present and rendered a few melody
songs. Mr. Karim J. Sandouk gave
the address of welcome after which
a chorus sang a Nasheed, the Arabic
"Cotton Pickers Song," and "The
Masked Dancer." The Arabic Music
Club orchestra gave musical revues. Others who sang were Russell
Bunai, Wadei Bogdadi. Hakim and
Eshak provided the comedy of the
evening in an original skit.
The dance music for the young
was supplied by Bob Hanna and his
Melody Boys.
ARCHBISHOP MEOUCM
ORDAINED IN BKM!
Said He Will Be "Father,
Brother and Servant
of AH"
BEIRUT.—Amid the pomp and the
splendor of the ancient ceremonies
of the Maronite Church, the RtRev. Paul Meouchi, formerly of Los
Angeles, Calif., was ordained on the
8th of December as Archbishop of
Tyre.
The colorful ceremony took place
in Bkirki, only a few miles away
from this city. His Beatitude Patriarch Arida himself officiated, assisted by the archbishops and bishops of the Maronite Patriarchate.
Large lay delegations came from
Tyre, Sidon, Jazzin, and other parts
of Southern Lebanon, where the new
archbishop will exercise jurisdiction
over the ancient see, now shrunk to
a middle-sized town.
Among those present at the historic ceremony were S. A. Mokarzel,
editor of Al-Hoda; A. K. Hitti, and
a large number of lay leaders and
officials. Mr. Mokarzel spoke in behalf of the Lebanese and Syrians in
the United States extolling the "emigrants' bishop," las a worthy link
between the "emigrants" and their
old homelands.
Following the ceremony, which
lasted over an hour, and the
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Social Notes
Raymond Sayat, son of Mr. and
Mrs. Demktrie Zayat of Brooklyn,
returned to Hargrave Military Academy, Chatham, \'a., to resume his
studies alter spending the holidays
with his parents.
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Mr. and Mrs. A. H. Webber of
Drexel H'll, Pa., and Mrs. Webber's
y of Chicago,
spent the holiday season in the home
of their co;:=in, Mrs- E- S. Moot" Brooklyn.
Jal
Mrs. F. M.
on January
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to college after
here, are Viof Mr. and
Jabara, Vassal-: Eddie
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Brook
"heir hoMr
Harvard.
The baby daughter of Mr.
Mrs. Alfred Nahasr. was ch
at a 1.
rty last Saturday in the
home of Mr?. Nahass' mother, Mrs.
Mary Zraik. She was named Adrian Mary. Rev. Benjamin Hcfiz of
performed the
ceremony.
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leine Shogry are honoring Miss Alma Khoury. daughter of Dr. and
Kamsl Khoury, who will be mi
speeches, a dinner was tendered the
new bishop by His Beatitude P
arch Arida. There were 150 present,
among them Mr. Mokarzel.
In his maiden speech after the
ordination, Archbishop Meouchi declared that he had come to his
diocese from the greatest democracy
he fonacr Shjli
:i devotion «T tfee
> aausecnJ
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to be "not only a 3fa»Sf
but a father, a breljhcr aai a
of all."
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�THE SYRIAN WORLD, NEW YORK, JANUARY 3, 1935.
?AGE EIGHT
lot
CLUB HOLDS BANQUET
ON NINTH ANNIVERSARY
By Sara Yazbek
Special Correspondent to the SYRIAN WORLD
YOUNGSTOWN, O—Roses and
Christmas flowers decked the beautiful tables, aglow with red and
green, tapers, for the Young Syrian
American Club banquet last Sunday night at the Embassy Club,
celebrating the club's ninth anniversary.
Joseph Bryan, president, acted as
toastmaster, introducing the speakers who included Atty. Peter B. Betras; Joseph Joseph, district attorney
of Flint, Mich.; Samuel Karam, a
student in the law school of Ohio
• University and Abraham Smith.
An entertaining program, in charge
of Edith Betras, was given after the
dinner. The entertainment included
a song dedicated to the club members by Julia Betras, Agnes Khoury,
Ellen Jabbour and Adele David;
Irish reading by Naza Yazbek; vocal
selections by Mary Betras; comedy
sketch by Mrs. Joseph Bryan and
imitations by Miss Sara Yazbek and
Miss Ann Nakley.
.
The highlight of the program was
a club prophecy prepared by Edith
Betras, and read by James Elias
who acted as a radio announcer.
Dancing was enjoyed to the delightful music of Betty Schonhut and
Her Yankee Rhythm Girls. A few
features were a prize waltz won by
Mr. and Mrs. Peter Betras, a motion
picture dance, a circle two-step and
a chair elimination contest.
Out-of—town guests included Miss
Amelia Azar, Miss Josephine Azar
and Mr. Edward Azar, Akron; Mr.
and Mrs. J. Joseph, Flint; Albert
Abdulla, Russell Abdulla, Canton;
Fred Johns and Edward Johns, Cambridge, Ohio.
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YOUNGSTOWN, OHIO
Mr- and Mrs. Paul Michael of
Akron spent Christmas with Mrs.
Michael's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Ferris Anton of Youngstown.
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Mr. and Mrs. George Hanna are
the parents of a baby girl born on
Christmas day. Mrs. Hanna is the
former Delia Fares.
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Fair, was the guest of honor. Of
course, you. all know "Prinpess Aza"
(Miss Basil) who received the title
of "Princess" while performing with
a magician at the Tunisian Village
last summer.
f
Mr. and Mrs. J. Joseph of Flint
spent the holiday season with MrsJoseph's parents, Mr. and Mrs. SKaram of Youngstown.
CHARLESTON, W. VA.
The High Hat Sorority held their
annual Chrismtas dance at the West
Side Women's Club.
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The newly organized Phoenician
Club will offer as their initial entertainment,
a formal
Valentine
Dance on Feb. 14 in the Crystal
Ballroom of the Knights of Columbus Hall.
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The Deckum Club sponsored a
New Year's Eve dance in the Syrian American Hall.
SYRACUSE, N. Y.
Mrs. Hilda Kammar, formerly of
New York City, returned to Syracuse after attending the funeral of
Mr. Kalil Akkoul in New York.
CHICAGO, ILL.
The Syrianettes Social Club of
Chicago held their meeting at the
house of their president, Miss Susan
Kattany, last Sunday night, December 23rd.
After the meeting a Christmas
party was given and gifts were exchanged among the members of the
club. A splendid entertainment, consisting of Arabic and American songs,
was given by the members for the
many Syrians present at the party.
Refreshments were served at midnight.
"Princess Aza," of the 1934 World's
HARUN-AR-RASHID
GREENSBURG, PA.
Mr. Selim Katen, prominent Syrian
of Homs, Syria, and his son, Mr.
Adeeb Katen, are visiting Mr. and
Mrs. Aziz Khalouf, of Blairsville,
Pennsylvania. Mrs. Khalouf is the
daughter of Mr. Selim Katen•
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Mr. Joseph Mansour of Detroit,
Michigan, spent the Christmas holidays with his parents, Mr. and Mrs.
Joseph Mansour making final arrangements for his marriage to Miss
Elsie George, daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Philip George of Canton, Ohio.
The wedding, which will take place
on January 20, 1935, will culminate
a seven year engagement.
Their
many friends of Michigan, Ohio, and
Pennsylvania, have been awaiting for
the occasion with much anticipation.
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Miss Alice George and Mr. Ace
George, of Detroit, Michigan, accompanied Mr. Joseph Mansour on the
trip, and were the house guests of
Mr. and Mrs. John Faye of Greensburg, Pennsylvania.
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Mr. Zaccour Fidda well known
Syrian, is critically ill at his home
in Trauger, Pennsylvania- Mr. Fidda
has been confined to his bed for the
past month and has shown no signs
of improvement.
Just a few weeks ago, his daughter, Miss Elizabeth Fidda miraculously escaped severe injuries when the
car he was driving, skidded off the
road and turned over three consecutive times.
The car was badly
damaged, but Miss Fidda was not
harmed, except for a few minor injuries. The Fidda family is well
known and has a wide range of
friends throughput
Pennsylvania,
West Virginia and Ohio.
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Miss Edna Kallie, popular Greensburger, was home for the Christmas
vacation and spent her time visiting
with her sister Mrs. John Faye of
Greensburg, and her parents, Mr.
and Mrs. Philip Kallie, of Crabtree,
Pennsylvania. Miss Kallie has been
associated with m'issionary and social work for the Presbyterian
churches for the past ten years and
is now located in Revloc, Pennsylvania.
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The Syrian American Brotherhood
of Jeannette, Pennsylvania will hold
an American and Syrian dance in
the White Eagle Hall, January 7,
1935. A large crowd is anticipated
as this will be the first time a separate floor has been secured for
American dancing and Syrian dancing as well.
Mr. Daher George and his son,
James George, have completed their
business in Pennsylvania, and left
Greensburg, December 22, 1934, to
spend the Christmas holiday with
their family in Canton, Ohio.
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Other visitors in Greensburg during the Christmas holidays, were
Moncer George, Sam Esper, and
Gaorge Mansour, all of Canton, Ohio.
XMAS KIDDIES' PARTY
By Margaret Alexander
Special Correspondent to the SYRIAN WORLD
THE JUNIOR Chapter of the Syrian Ladies Aid Society tendered a
Christmas Party to one hundred
youngsters Sunday, December 23 at
their West Newton Street club
rooms.
It was one round of jollification as
the boys and girls played games.
A few promising soloists were discovered and heard, and everything
was running in tick-tock order
when—
Jingle bells, jingle bells! and Santa
burst into the room with a huge
pack on his back and a merry smile
for distribution.
After St. Nick's whiskers had been
pulled almost to a point of identification, and his 'hands shaken—
when each and every youngster vra.
satisfied it actually was Santa Claus
(alias Jimmie Maloof) toys and
candy were given by him to the
happy hundred which was then content to go home.
CORRESPONDENTS
(As conceived and drawn by Gibran K. Gtbran, 1915.)
Akron, Ohio.—John Rogers, 100 E. Market Street.
Birmingham, Ala.—Helen Kassouf, 1930 N. 16th Street.
Boston, Mass.—Margaret Alexander, 131 Clarendon Street.
Burlington, Vt.—Eseph D. Corey, 183 S. Champlain Street
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Central Falls, R. I.—Jacob Saliba, 38 Fletcher Street.
Charleston, W. Va.—Gladys Haddad, 1043 Grant Street.
Chicago, 111.— N. S. Salamie, 4434 Clifton Ave.
Cleveland, Ohio.—George Hamamey, 1492 W. 116th Street.
Cleveland, Ohio.—Pearl Koorey, 8908 Esterbrook Ave.
Detroit, Mich.—Viola Davis, 3316 Hendricks.
Detroit, Mich. —M. S. Zehra, 2280 La Belle.
Fall River, Mass.—Fred T. Sahib, 342 Quequechan Street.
Flint, Mich.—Helen Salim, 612 Page Street.
Jacksonville, Fla.— Miss N. S. Jabbour, c;o Farris & Co., P. O. Box 1553Lexington, Nebr.— Rosa H. Shada.
Manchester, N. H.—Ganem A. Karam, 390 S. Beach Street.
Montreal, Can.—Julia Lean, 7010 Delaroche Street.
New Orleans, La.— Augustus Koorie, Item-Tribune.
Pottstown, Pa.—P. Nicholas, 122 S. Evans.
Richmond, Va.— S. T. Sanyour, 19 N. 30th Street
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.— George J. Abdue, Rua Humayta, 67, sobrado.
Syracuse, N. Y.— Wadad R. Hazoury, 700 University Avenue.
Toledo, Ohio.—Beulah Geha, 1712 Superior Street
Utica, N. Y.—Eli Salamey, 522 Mohawk Street
Waterville, Me.—Philip Ferris, 104 Front Street
Waterville, Me.— Charles Nemer, Box 65.
Wilkes-Barre, Pa.— Jule Johns, 576 S. Main Street
Winston-Salem, N. C—Louis V. Daye, 1335 W. 4th Street
Youngstown, Ohio.— Sarah Yazbek, 409 Kyle Street
Scranton, Pa.— Agnes Sirgany, 443-10th Avenue.
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<h4>Biographical/Historical Note</h4>
<p>Salloum Mokarzel, a Lebanese American intellectual, founded<em> The Syrian World</em> in 1926. Salloum Mokarzel was the younger brother of Naoum Mokarzel, the publisher of the Arabic-language newspaper <em>Al-Hoda. </em>Together, the Mokarzel brothers ran Al-Hoda Publishing, and in 1909, they published <em>The Syrian Business Directory.</em> </p>
<p>Mokarzel created <em>The Syrian World</em> in order to document and celebrate the culture and history of "Syria." At the time, Syria referred to the modern-day countries of Lebanon, Syria, Jordan, Israel, and Palestine. The publication was primarily aimed towards second-generation children of immigrants, but Mokarzel hoped that it would also appeal to the general American public.</p>
<h4>Scope/Content Note</h4>
<p><em>The Syrian World</em> was published between 1926 and 1932 as a journal. In 1932, the format was changed from an academic journal style to a newspaper style, which continued until the periodical's end in 1935. After the death of his brother Naoum, Salloum took over the publication of <em>Al-Hoda.</em></p>
<p>The articles in <em>The Syrian World</em> cover a variety of topics spanning from the practical to the theoretical. Practical subjects include international and domestic travel, historical and contemporary Arabic and Arab-American art and literature, and the mental and physical health and hygiene of immigrants. More theoretical, philosophical, and ideological subjects include ideologies of race, the changing role of women, the formation of Syrian and Lebanese-American societies, and the political and psychological relationships between immigrants and their countries of origin.</p>
<p>All issues of <em>The Syrian World</em> are available, along with full indexes for the first four volumes. For volumes five and six, there are tables of contents at the start of the issues.</p>
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Arabs--United States
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Arab American Newspapers
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Salloum A. Mokarzel
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New York Public Library
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Moise A. Khayrallah Center for Lebanese Diaspora Studies
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1926-1935
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Syrian World
VV
PUBLISHED WEEKLY—ESTABLISHED 1926.
VOL. VIII, NO. 35.
NEW YORK, DECEMBER 27, 1934.
Price, Single Copy,
THREE KILLED, FOUR
DUTCH FLYING HOTEL WRECKED IN SYRIAN DESERT; I HAND OF JAPAN SEEN 13
INJURED IN COLLISION
PLANE REMAINS, CHARRED BODIES NEAR RUTBAH
ABYSSINIA
Five Syrians in Car Were Driving to Cincinnati When
Accident Took Place
Cincinnati, O.—Three persons were
killed and four injured, one seriously, in an automobile collision one
mile west of Warsaw, Ky., on Sunday, Dec. 16, according to a report
reaching too late for last week's
issue of The SYRIAN WORLD.
Two of the dead, Joseph Metry,
20, of Louiseville, Ky., and John
George, 19, a Louiseville student,
are Syrian. The injured were Mrs.
Dorothy Zech, in serious condition,
George Mallick, 18, also a Louiseville student, Karem, Mallick, 20,
Louiseville barber, and Abraham
Karem, 22, Louiseville butcher.
According to the story given later
by George Mallick at the St. Elizabeth Hospital in Covington, Ky.,
where the injured were removed, he
and his four companions left Louiseville in the morning to visit the new
Union Terminal in Cincinnati, Ohio.
They were speeding on the Covington-Louiseville Pike, Route 42, when
they were met by another car, driven by John Zech, of Buffalo, N. Y^
The collision was a head-on, and
was too sudden to be averted. The
first intimation of danger was sensed
by Karem Mallick who was riding
in the rear of the other car.
He
looked up and saw the car driven
by Zech 20 feet ahead coming toward them.
Egyptian Becomes Citizen
Janis Kalil, an Egyptian by birth,
was featured in a Minneapolis,
Minn., newspaper as the first of his
nationality to take out American
naturalization papers in that part of
the United States- Mr. Kalil, who is
married to a Swedish woman, was a
former resident of New York.
o———
THREATS OF ARAB SHEIKS
WIN SHARE IN BIG LOAN
threat by Arab chieftains of
*f msjordania, who gathered before
the residence of the Premier of that
British occupied principality, was
uccessful in securing them a generous share of a $500,000 loan to the
Transjordanian Government given
recently by the Palestinian Government
The Sheiks complained that entire
villages were in a terrible plight,
and that death faced thousands of
peasants, unless immediate relief
ia extended.
DR, HAZAM IN
WASHINGTON
Dr. John G. Hazam, lecturer and
former professor of history, left for
Washington yesterday to attend the
annual convention of the American
Historical Association, which will
take place at the May Flower Hotel.
The convention will last from Dec.
27 to Dec. 29 inclusive.
Dr.Hazam said before leaving that
that as soon as he can find time to
do so he is going to resume writing
for The SYRIAN WORLD.
I
Torrential Rains and Lightning Prove Fatal Handicaps to Second
Place Winner of London-Melbourne Race
WITH the bodies of its three passengers and a c»ew of four
charred, and most of its Christmas mail burned, the Dutch "Flying Hotel," the luxurious Douglass air liner Uiver, was finally discovered ten miles southwest of Rutbah Wells, a lone depot in the
heart of the Syrian Desert, midway between Damascus and Baghdad.
»
___
The Uiver, which finished second
mail was scattered by wind for miles
in the historic long-distance flight
over the Desert. A representative
from London to Melbourne, was
of the Royal Dutch Air Lines colmaking another record flight from
lected many and took them with the
Amesterdam to Batavia in the Dutch
bodies to Rutbah in police cars.
East Indies. Three passengers and
The news from Baghdad of the
thousands of Christmas letters and
Uiver's
disaster plunged Holland in
mail were on board the huge plane,
mourning.
Flags were at half-mast
which was called a "flying hotel,"
on all public buildings and many
equipped with sleeping and lounging
private homes in Amesterdam.
quarters.
The ill-fated Uiver was a twinThe last message from the Uiver
engined
commercial monoplane.
It
came as an S. O. S. radio at 2:30
could accomodate 18 passengers, and
a. m. on Thursday, Dec 20. On the
was designed for a maximum speed
following day 24 British planes at
of 210 miles an hour, and a cruising
the Rutbah station circled the Desert
speed of 190. Its wing span was 85
for miles in search of the missing
feet, its length 60 and its height 16.
plane.
Finally Lieutenant Stone
o
spotted the remains of the Uiver 10
SELECT
REFUGE
FOR
miles southwest of Rutbah. Circling
ASSYRIAN
REFUGEES
in vain to find a suitable landing,
Lieutenant Stone flew back to RutThe 30.000 Assyrian refugees from
bah, where a land expedition was
Iraq,
who have taken temporary
sent at once.
quarters in Syria, across the EuphStruck by Lightning
rates, may at last find a suitable
homeland, according to a dispatch
It is believed, according to a wirefrom Georgetown, British Guiana,
less message to the New York Times
to the Canadian Press.
from Baghdad, that the airliner UiThe district, in the interior of
ver was struck by lightning. TorBritish
Guiana, was inspected by a
rential rains for the previous few
commission
of the League of Nations
days had turned the Desert into a
which
was
favorably impressed by
"sodden waste." Forced to land, the
Uiver is believed to have stuck in
the mud and overturned, causing an
immediate burst of flames.
The
passengers and crew were hopelessly trapped and burned to a crisp,
some of the mail bags burst open
from the terrile impact, and a large
proportion of the Uiver's Christmas
Mussolini "Deputised" to
Japanese; Mastery of
East at
FAR-reachfap; dtaratojBMHta
seen in die Ttiliin i'
cident, in which tens
lives, according to a
observer
respondent*
it
Former efforts by the League of
Nations commission to settle the Assyrians in Brazil, in Africa and in
other possessions of Great Britain
and France, failed of materialization.
It is believed this last choice will be
a successful one.
BRIGHTEST DAY FOR YOUNG KIDDIES
PROVIDED BY ST. NICHOLAS CLUB
Mid Merry Noise and Merriment Santa Claus, Beard Almost
Plucked, Brought Cheer and Presents
to 400 Kids
LIVING up to their name, the St. Nicholas Young Men's Club,
Inc., played Santa Claus to over four hundred Syrian children last
Friday evening.
A non-denominational organization, affiliated
with no church, and composed of all religions, the St. Nicholas
club devotes itself to playing Santa
threatening on the part of Najeeb
Claus to as many children as they
Sydnawey, Michel Auda or other
can get hold of, every year. This
officials of the club.
is the main aim of the club, and its
biggest pleasure, besides giving about
Noise Too Much, Stops Show
seventy baskets at Thanksgiving.
Last Friday night they held this
The members of the club were like
year's Christmas party to over 400
fond and affectionate daddies to the
needy Syrian children of Brooklyn
kiddies but they wanted them to
and New York.
hear the little talented children of
The American-Syrian Federation
the Children's Radio Hour of Hearn's
Hall was closely packed with childDepartment Store. The kidd e*s apren from four to twelve, all sitting
plauded vociferously at the end of
quietly but at times as if with one
each performance, but took another
voice, becoming boisterous and noisy,
few minutes to bs quieted down.
or perhaps it should be the other
The entire acts the Hearns children
way around, a talkative, noisy bunch
planned to present could not possibwith rare intervals of s'lence, a
ly be shown and had to be given up
minute of silence, say, after a half
(Continued on page Two.)
hour of alternate cajoling and
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THE SYRIAN WORLD, NEW YORK, DECEMBER 27, 1934.
PAQE TWO
BRIGHTEST DAY
FOR KIDDIES
(Continued from Page One)
in the middle of it—there was so
much noise.
Victor Nader, as Santa Claus, was
late, but appreciated nevertheless.
Loud applause and cheers greeted
Santa and his beard suffered most.
It was pulled and pulled and his
nose was punched in permanently.
Finally, the heat of the place overcame even dear jolly Santa who
began throwing chairs around to
ward off the children and using
language not compatible with the
good saint.
Richard Eshak and Louis Hakim
tried to be his bodyguards unsuccessfully and themselves were pulled
apart. They sang a song and did an
act which seemed more for the merriment of the few older folks than
the younger people who roared at
the slapstick but ignored the finesse
of the song.
Teee a Treat
A large beautiful tree, donated by
Tom Coury and decorated with many
lights and ornaments which were
donated by Norman Shaleesh and
Claude Karam, was the cynosure of
all the big eyes of the kiddies.
After the entertainment was over,
or rather interrupted, the children
with all their hearts, souls and
every bit of their voices sang "Silent
Night, Holy Night" and "Jingle
Bells." Any efforts to make them
sing anything else were futile. Their
sweet voices yelling these two songs
filled every inch of the room. Elizabeth Awad played the piano in
accompaniment.
I All during the entertainment and
singing, the young men of the club
stood in the aisle and attempted to
keep the kids quiet to hear what was
going on. They stood about one to
each two rows, while Mr. Sydnawey
was on the platform getting hoarse
cajoling them into silence. A great
sigh of relief undoubtedly rose from
the young fellows when it was decided to give up the entertainment
and serve ice-cream and cake. The
room became a milling dangerous
place as little hands stretched forth
demanding ice-cream and cake. And
when the place was almost cleared
later, the children going downstairs
with their tickets for the bags of
gifts, the floor was open to inspection. It was littered with a generous portion of the refreshments.
When the grand rush downstairs
for bags began the stairs were a
precarious place, and Fred Htti,
president of the club, had to use all
his strength to keep the kids from
falling in bunches onto the floor below. Michel Auda, George Karneeb,
Anthony Awad, Frank Saker, Mitchel Owen, used strategy, force,
wiles and guiles to keep order and
prevent accidents. They must have
known their greatest moment of relief when all was over and no casualties reported. In each bag was a
woolen sweater, hat, stockings and
underwear and a game and candy,
all the clothes to fit.
The clothes -were all of a good
quality and it was estimated that
$3 was spent on each child.
Mr. Sydnawey was at the head of
the committee in charge of the party.
Assisting him were Anthony Awad,
Naimy Sudiha, Tom Coury, George
Mourry, George Karneeb and Mitchel Auda.
Anthony Awad and
George Karneeb were singled out for
a large share of the credit in making the party a success.
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Shortage Covered by Contributions
Many contributions were made
when the committee found they
were a little short of funds to provide ample gifts to all. A donation
of $50 was made by the Syr an
Junior League, who were the first
to help them in their first annual
party for the children three years
ago; $15 by Ralph M. Davis; $10 by
Mr. William Hossan, Abdelnour and
Khoury and Alex Saab. Those who
donated $5 are Mrs. A. Peterson,
Tutundgy Bros.,. Azeez Atiyeh, F. M.
Jabara, George Massabni, Miss Effie
DAMASCUS LODGE HOLDS
PUBLIC INSTALLATION
Ceremony for Second Time in
Twenty-Five Years
Dr. F. I. Shatara, master of the
Damascus Lodge, has extended an
open invitation to the Syrian public
to attend public installation of officers.
The ceremony, to take place on
coming Wednesday, Jan. 2, at 8:30
p. m., is considered a rare one. This
is the second time in 25 years the
Damascus Lodge has held such an
affair.
Interesting attractions are
promised.
The place will be the
regular lodge rooms of the Damascus
Lodge in Brooklyn Masonic Temple
on Clermont and Lafayette Aves.,
Brooklyn.
Macksoud, Bardwil Bros., Elias Shalala and Aboarab Bros.; Donations
under five dollars came from Mr.
F. M. Saydah, Indo-Hindu Persian
Fine Arts, Charles Barsa, Lian Bros.,
Salamey Bros., M. W. Saydah, Milton Clothing, Makla Bros., R. F.
Jabara, S. Balloutine, Abraham Cahill, L. Taweel, Alex Massabni, Rashid Haboush, E. K. Trudian, Albert
Sleyman, Zaloom and Co., Paris Embroidery, and anonymous friends.
Mrs- Najeeb Sydnawey was the
donator of the 480 boxes of icecream; Albert Deeb donated a few
sweaters and undetrwear; Mrs. Nassri N. Hajjar donated some caps;
Nicola Awad and Son, 10 boxes of
candy; and the American Syrian
Federation gave them the use of
their building.
The Junior League had a party
at the same time, for its members,
upstairs. After the St. Nick party
was over, they invited the young
men to join in a little supper they
were serving, and Santa Claus did
not forget them either. He made
a personal appearance at their party
too.
^
A WIFE'S TRIBUTE
Freda Gaha Melick Writes
Book About Her Late
Husband
(Special Correspondence.)
SYDNEY, Australia.— A book, privately
published and
circulated
among friends, appeared recently in
this city. It is from, the pen of
Freda Gaha Melick, prominent in
the sodial and welfare activities of
Sydney both among the Syrians and
Lebanese as well as among the
Australians.
The book, in English, is "Aziz Bey
Melick," and dedicated to her two
sons, Samuel Stanton and Roger
Aziz. It is a beautiful tribute to her
late husband, one of the foremost
Lebanese merchants and pioneers
to Australia, and governor of Akkar
after the World War.
A beautiful description of Lebanon
prefaces the book, which deals mainly with the activities of the late Aziz
Bey Melick in Lebanon during the
War and up to 1922.
"He breathed new life into the
people," writes Mrs. Melick of her
husband, "and marched them to victory, sparing neither time nor money
to bring home to his people their
responsibilities as free men. They
responded, recognizing the sterling
character and the true spirit of leadership he possessed. Even the government (Turkish) recognized this
fact, and, knowing that the defeat of
their candidate was due to Aziz
alone, honored him by conferring the
title of Bey upon him, although the
people themselves had already done
this."
Beautiful half-tone illustrations, including one of her husband and a
view of the snow-bound Cedars of
Lebanon, adorn the little book.
Aziz Melick had left Australia for
an extended vacation in Lebanon in
1913. But the break of the War
kept him there for several years,
during which he proved of great help
to his people, who adored him as
their leader and benefactor.
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WE WISH YOU A HAPPY, PROFITABLE NEW YEAR
GIVE THE SYRIAN WORLD ON NEW YEAR AND MAKE SOMEONE HAPPY FOR 52 WEEKS.
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IN MAKING THIS GIFT YOU WOULD;
1.
Give a sensible and useful present
that is
sure to be welcomed
3.
Get someone in touch with a world-circle of
friends and kinsmen, from Maine to Texas;
from New York to California; from the end of
Australia and New Zealand to Syria, Egypt and
South Africa.
4.
Help widen the effectiveness and influence of
the most intelligent and articulate forum for the
Syrian and Lebanese youth in all English speaking countries, particularly the United States of
with
enthusiasm.
2.
Lead a Syrian or Lebanese youth
to the right source of information on
the history, traditions, culture of our
race.—Supply that background so
necessary for a sense of diginty and
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belonging.
THE
SYRIAN
55 Washington Street,
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Tel.: WHitehall 4-5230
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�THE SYRIAN WORLD, NEW YORK, DECEMBER 27, 1934.
WATERVILLE CHILDREN
GIVE CHRISTMAS PLAY
[E
'rites
Praises Tireless Work of
Priest
ite
By Philip Ferris
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(Special Correspondent)
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ong the
LAST Sunday evening at the State
Theatre, a three act play was presented depicting the birth of Christ.
The characters were Syrian children
ranging from the ages of' six to
twelve, and the proceeds of the play
were for the benefit of St. Joseph's
Maronite Church. The play and the
acting of such an extremely juvenile
cast was a tribute to the adaption
artist and director. The Rev. Father
Philip J. Nagem, who worked unceasingly the past two months, prepared the child actors and actresses
for what was later to become the
outstanding religious performance of
the season.
"The Birth of Christ," title of the
play, was produced in three acts.
It was adapted from the Gospel narrative and was directed by Father
Nagem, assisted by Mrs. S. J. Cunn'ingham, scenic designer and Art
teacher, Mrs. C. R. Green, elocutionist, Mrs. Anne Brailley, costumer,
Alfred Childs, electrician and Ernest
Prosser, stage man.
The music was in charge of Miss
Leah Fortier and Jamil Baraket,
violinist of note, and director of the
string ensemble which consisted of
six violinists and one violincellist,
accompanied at the organ by Miss
Fortier. Mrs. Leo Diambri and Mrs.
Michael Nagem sang solos.
Credit for the success of this play
which literally packed the house
for three consecutive performances
should go to the Rev. Father Nagem.
The meteoric rise, socially, of the
local Syrian Maronite Church was
solely due to the conscientious effort
of this young priest who grew to
manhood in our midst.
His novenas have attracted all
classes of people from far and wide.
He
stimulated
religious
interest
among the younger set by the organizing of two societies, the Children
of Mary and the Holy Name Society.
The cast of the play consisted of
Ida Karter, as the Virgin, Anna
George, as Angel Gabriel, Rebecca
Green, as angelic hapist, Elias Karter, as St. Joseph £*nd also as High
Priest, James Peter, Albert Joseph
and Daniel Roukas, as the three wise
men.
Aziz Bey
her two
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foremost
pioneers
of Akkar
Lebanon
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into the
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:ral years,
great help
;d him as
tor.
YOU ARE MISSING A LOT
If you miss the "Hit and
Miss" column by A. A. Haddad.
Long before he tried his
hand at writing in English, Mr.
Haddad had been recognized
as one of the leading modern
literateurs of the Arabic language.
He was a close friend
of Gibran, a charter member of
the "Pen League,"
editor of
"as-Sayeh," which made Arabic
literary hisory in America, and
the auhor of a fascinating book
of short stories on Syrians in
America.
His gentle satire is
so pointed, yet does not sting;
he is a master critic of the frailties and foibles of his fellow
humans, because he is so human
himself.
Get the habit of reading Mr.
Haddad's column regularly in
The SYRIAN WORLD.
To
make sure of your copy, and
place yourself under the obligation of no one, subscribe, if you
are not already a subscriber.
£M
i
GET THOSE
By Edwin Markham
(This poem by the eighty-three year old dean of American
poets appeared in the Christinas issue of the New York American.
It is one of the most beautiful and precious gems of Orientalia
that has appeared in many a moon. The SYRIAN WORLD is
genuinely grateful to the New York American for permission to
reproduce Mr. Edwin Markham's Christmas poem in this issue.
The Caliph Omar referred to is the famous Omar Ibn al-Khattab, the second caliph of Islam. The story is well-known and mentioned in at-Tabari's history. It took place in the Arabian Desert,
outside Medina, not in Baghdad. Needless to say, however, that
these inconsistencies hardly detract from the intrinsic beauty and
grandeur of the poem.—Ed.)
Once when the moon, a litt'e crook of gold,
Hung in the west, and night was edged with cold—
When grave muezzins from their domes in air
Had notched the day out with their calls to prayer,
The Caliph Omar started up and said
To servant Abou-Zeid:
"Come. I will lay my palace purple by
And look on Bagdad with unhindered eye.
I shall go hidden in a homely cloak,
And none will know us from the common folk."
So they passed down the many-colored floors,
Past sleek Ameer and drowsy Chamberlain
Through courts where fountains tossed a sparkling rain—
Passed out through many silver-sounding doors—
Out to the twinkling night. . The hour was late
When they went peering through the Ivory Gate
And saw three forms in pitiful attire.
Close huddled by a starved unsteady fire.
They saw a mother heating a broth of bran,
Bran gathered from some passing caravan;
While at her tattered gown
Two children feebly tugged to pull her down.
Omar drew near and said, "Peace unto thee,
O woman, tell me what they grief may be,
What drives a mother to the Wintry cold,
A mother labor-broken and so old?"—
"Sire, we are hungry, hungry, and so poor;
But for this wrong, this misery we endure,
Omar must answer at the Judgment Day,
Or else there is no God to watch and weigh."—
"But dost thou think that Omar knows thy grief,
Seeing he has not sent thee some relief?"—
"Why is he Caliph, then, if unaware
Of the great burdens that his people bear—
Even the burden of the least of these
Who toil and tug that he may lie at ease?"
A quick twitch at he sleeve of Abou-Zeid,
And back to the palace cupboards Omar sped,
And gathered, one by one, with loving care,
Citron and candied quince and potted pear,
A cruse of oil, a bag of sifted meal,
A honey gourd, a jar of spicy veal,
A skin of wine; and with a woven shawl,
Colored like April fields, he bound it all.
"Come, Abou-Zeid, come help to lift the pack
And poise it on my back."
"No," said the servant, "no, it must not be:
You must not bear the burden, give it me."
At this, great Omar cried, "Away, away!
Wilt thou, too, bear my sins at Judgment Day?"
So the good Caliph bore the unwieldly weight
Through Bagdad, out beyond the Ivory Gate.
And when he reached the children, near to death.
Kneeling, he blew the embers with his breath;
And with his own hands did he knead and bake
A loaf of bread, and with his own hands brake,
And on each portion poured
Gold honey from a gourd,
And gave to them that hungered. On his way
Home to his bed, Omar was heard to say:
"O Abou-Zeid, the fire that warms those three
Has much enligtened me!"
Copyright, 1934, American Newspapers, Inc.
A.
SLEYMAN
CO.
Importers of Fine Oriental Rugs
276 Fifth Ave.,
Telephone:
New York. N. Y.
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VOL. VIII, NO. 35.—DEC- 27, 1934
THE CHRISTMAS SPIRIT
A distinguished minister of
Brooklyn declared in a sermon
last Sunday that to many people the spirit of Christmas stops
with Christmas. But, he asked
significantly, what about the
day after, and the day after
that?
The Christmas spirit is indeed none other than the Christian spirit. And it is often desecrated by those wro would
do it honor. The expensive presents that tax our precarious
pocket-books; the worry and
false pride that haunt those
who would give but cannot;the
vicarious feeling of relief that
once we remember the poor on
Christmas, one day in 365,
Providence will take care of
them the other 364 days—all
make of Christmas not a Christian, but a heathen institution.
The early Christian Christmas
knew no presents and no Santa
Claus. It was a day of contriteness and humility, a day of
deep reverence and worship.
We wonder
sometimes if it
were not better that it had remained so.
And speaking of Santa Claus
let us not forget that the good
old saint Nicholas, the patron
saint of modern Christmas,went
about doing good all the days
of the year, and all the years of
his active life. He did not come
on a reindeer-drawn sleigh once
a year from the North Pole!
Let us hope our Syrian chariable organizations will keep in
view the the good Bishop of
Myra, the true St.Nicholas, not
the Santa Claus of the Norse
Sagas.
There only remains to add
that to do that properly nowadays, with our complex and
unwieldy civilization, we have
to resort to modern social methods. A spirit of cooperation
as well as of charity is needed.
Let the New Year, therefore,
bring with it new vision, new
consecration, new self-sacrifice.
M
THE SYRIAN WORLD, NEW YORK, DECEMBER 27, 1934.
And let us bring these qualities
as our tributes and gifts to a
work that should be nobody's
monopoly, that should represent the very essence of charity
—that of forgetting one's self
in the service of others.
o
NEW
YEAR
RESOLUTIONS
FOR THE FAMILY OF THE
SYRIAN WORLD
For the Editor—To keep as impersonal as possible, in spite
of all temptations to the
contrary.
For Mary Mokarzel—To make
all entries of old and new
subscriptions the first thing
in the morning; to talk no
more than half an hour at a
time over the telephone.
For H. I. Katibah—to use no
word over half an inch in
his column; to be more tolerant with the Joseph M.
Abbott school of Syrian
American youth; to remember that people could be
quite intelligent without a
college education,and quite
well-informed even when
they don't know who Omar
lbn al-Khattab or Hammurabi were.
For A. A.Haddad—to level his
satiric quibs and witticisms
alike against the old and
new orders; to hit all and
miss none!
For Joseph M.Abbott to take
a course in the history of
Syria.
For J. S. Ganim—not to hog
all the "scoops" in his column; to announce no engagement until the father,
mother, father-in-law, mother-in-law and priest give
him their written permission
to do so, signed at a notary
public.
For Philip K. Khauli—to write
once in a while about Syrians who are not poets,
"writers," or "editors."
For Lillian Abaid—to give a
recipe for baklawa or burma for a change.
For Joe Kaliff—To draw his
cartoons with India ink instead of pencil; to keeu up
the good work!
For Anna Bshoof—To give a
clean copy and thus spare
the nerves of the editor and
the linotype operator.
For A. M.—Not to forget us altogether
For Margaret Alexander
To
send less frantic telegrams
about the "dead-line" and
send her story instead a day
or two ahead.
For all Correspondents
To
make a clear cleavage between news and comment
on the news; to be strictly
impartial;
to beware of
spongers and chiselers who
want publicity for nothing.
Fo: all Agents to make their
communities "Syrian World
conscious"; to think up of
ways and means to enlarge
the circulation of The SYRIAN WORLD.
For Philip Kahwajie (our linotype operator and make-up
man)—Not to edit the copy
before him, even when the
editor makes a mistake—
one absent-minded fellow
on a paper is enough!
For Wilson F. Farnsworth and
Dr. Anis Khoury—Keep up
the neck ann neck race;who
ever of you loses we will
n
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A HAPPY AND PROSPEROUS
NEW YEAR
THE PEACE OF SUNNIN
By William F. Farnsworth
Be Still, my spirit, let the evening
peace
Of this fair wonderland of nature
steal
Into thy inmost depths, thy striving
cease—
E'en weariness of souls such calm
may heal.
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Behold the portals of the setting sun,
An arch of golden triumph o'er the
sea,
Which gently ripples where light
breezes run,
Which mirrors all the varied panoply
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Of crimson, gold and purple—each
new change
More gorgeous than the last, as
cloud banks find
A hundred giant forms of fancy
strange
Whose painter is the sun, whose
sculptor wind.
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The towering Lebanon reflects the
rays,
Snow-crowned Sunnin seems intimate and warm,
Its lower foot-hills veiled in gauzy
haze;
The valleys call, with many a hinted
charm
Of interlocking, terraced, tree-clad
hills.
Where pine and cypress, palm and
By A. A. Haddad
Happy New Year to all of you,
readers of The SYRIAN WORLD.
I hope 1935 will be a year of good
brakes and strong gears.
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Did you make your New Year resolutions? And what are they but
the easiest to break, the first to forget and the last to remember?
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Thanks to our President most of
the letters of the Alphabet have become so ambitious that they have
got hold of high offices. The NRA
is one group of many which has attained world fame and celebrity.
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NRA are going strong, alright, but
the WWW are still in the lead. They
(Continued on page Six.)
olive raise
Their gnarled or towering heads, the
day breeze stills
Its whispering voice, inadequate in
praise.
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For yonder o'er a shoulder of Sunnin
A golden halo seems to rise, to
grow
Until the full moon rises, Summer's
Queen!
The moon of June which lovers'
eyes all know.
Art thou still my spirit? Hast this
vesper peace
Of resting nature breathed its subtle
balm
Upon thy weariness? Thy strivings
cease!
Thou hast been steeped in Beauty!
Be thou calm!
Silence, all nature! Man, forgotten
qualms,
Breathes deep these magic, moonlit,
Syrian balms
Till troubled hearts are swollen with
surcease
Of suffering, sorrow, stilled by Sunnin's peace.
•r'ltitnm^i'tM'iiirm.tMjmim
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THE
Our Neuj Yorkers'
By H. I. Katibah
IN THE DAYS OF CHRIST
By Anna Bshoof
IV
THE Essenes worked in communities and developed agriculture with skill and energy. Many
of their ideas, such as facing the rising sun in
their morning worship, their frequent ablutions and
baptism initiations, were borrowed frorn^the relig,ion
of Persia, Zoroastrianism, and from a Greek adaptation of Hindu asceticism known as Neo-Pathe
gorianism. They abhorded marriage and regarded
ft only as a duty for the propagation of the rac.
Corresponding to these outward sl^s °L2te
and purity, the Essenes held to a high and delicate
sense of morality. Josephus says dthemthat m
choosing and rejecting they have three thongs in
tZ: i love of God, the love of virtue, *e love
of man. Truthfulness was regarded by them as
one of the cardinal virtues, and it was said of them
Sft "they could not lie." On entering the order,
^ are told by Keim, they promised in a formula
ItSx own that "they would above all serve God
Piously, and that they would, in the next place be
St toward all men, would injure no one, either
afthe Tommand of others or from their own impulse that they would hate the unjust would
Sake cause with the just, would keep their word
ITS. especially to those in authority, since, no
L could obtain rule unless it was ordained of
G
fui for that last clause we have here^another
strange parallel between the time of Christ and
ouTJwn For at a time when militarism was the
ZeZ the day; when the Pax F— Roman
£eace) reigned throughout the civilized world only
Se thV Roman legions and the Roman standard threatened revolt with ruthless force, we find
dffiant pacifism asserting itself. The Essenes must
have appeared to the mighty and sophisticated Romans who proudly strutted the streets of Jerusalem, or dominated the villages of Galilee, as strange
and deluded mortals-"nuts", to use an incongruous slang! And so are regarded the pacifists of
our day But, stranger still, the Christian teaching
of peace to all men, of submission to worldly authority, of turning the left cheek to whoever struck
us on the right one, became, in theory at least,
the teaching incumbent on mighty Christian kings
and mightier Christian popes!
In Eessenism we discern an attempt at penetration of foreign influences into Judaism, which, despite the stern efforts of the Pharisees and their
elaborate defense of the laws of Moses, proved
neither impentrable nor self-sufficient.
"Palestinian Judaism," however, succeeded in
preserving the spirit and much of the letter of the
Mosaic Laws, if not the moral fervor and spiritual
exuberance of the prophets and the psalmistsBut it was outside Palestine, in the Diaspora of
Babylon, Rome, Alexandria, Cyrenicia, Athens and
the Pontus, where the invasion of Judaism by
foreign ideas and foreign influences was rampant.
So modified became diaspora Judaism that it is
designated by historians and biblical scholars as
"Hellenic Judaism." And again here, to appreciate
the transformation of Judaism abroad; to understand the contrast between Judaism at home, in
Palestine, and Judaism abroad, our readers have
but to compare them with Syrian culture as it is
developed in Syria itself, and Syrian culture in the
United States or South America. With all their
religious zeal and racial tenacity the Jews of Rome
or Alexandria could not guard their children
against the "ravages" of Greek ideas of religion, of
salvation and of worldly behavior and morality.
And considering the lack of space-consuming contraptions that have become part and parcel of our
daily life, conveniences rather than luxuries, the
Hellenic Jews did marvelously to keep what "Jewishness" they could manage to keep. Nor must we
forget that the pressure against non-conformists
was even stronger in those days than it is in most
of our civilized countries today. We can understand now why the Romans hated the Jews and
persecuted them; and later hated the Christians
and persecuted them in turn, because they were
thought to be a Jewish sect. We are assuerd on
good authority that the gravest social sin of which
the Jews were then accused, and for which they
were persecuted, was their "amixia," their unwillingness or inability to "mix" with other people.
It is remarkable that this same "sin" is the chief
cause for much of the social persecution levelled
«***ogpp»*^':
TYPICAL Case of Families Cheered by the gifts
of St. Nicholas Club:—The father deserted and left
a wife, and three children. The oldest boy, 21, had
his leg amputated last year after an accident and
is still walking around the house on crutches. He
used to be the breadwinner of the family. The
second boy, 16, is earning a few pennies at a newsstand. The youngest, a bright and pretty girl is
still in grammar school. She is only thirteen, realizes the condition of her family and aids her mother
considerably with the responsibility. The mother,
once famous for her beauty, spends her time inserting bobbie pins on their cards for which she
earns 25 per cent for a gross of cards completedAnd she never can do more than one gross a day.
It is such a tiresome task.
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And here's something for our American daileis
of New York to copy, and for future Syrian chroniclers to ponder upon.
In the minds of most
Americans Washington Street is identified as the
natural habitat of the Syrians.
Pronounce the
name of Washington Street, and immediately you
think of the Syrians.
Well, dear readers, prepare to shed your tears
on the passing glamor, adventure, romance or picturesque impressions of Washington Street. For
some years past so few Syrians have been living
there that when the St. Nicholas Club tried to
round all the poor tots for its Christmas party
they clear forgot Washington Street. And worse
still, nobody remembered to remtind them of it. It
was only a last minute forethought of a sympathetic Aunt Jane that averted the mistake which
would have left over a score of children between
Morris and Rector Streets out of the St. Nicholas
Christmas party. O Tempora, O Mores!
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We understand that among the "Hundred Neediest Cases" listed this year by the New York Times,
was a Syrian one. We were told about it only a
week or more after it appeared. And since hardly
any one, for shame, reads those cases any too
thoroughly the Syrian angle was completely missedIt will take at least three hours to hunt the news
in the back issues of that ponderous and voluminour paper, especially if it is a Sunday issue, so
we gave up the idea. If you are interested follow
it up yourself!
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In its effort to interest its pupils in Egyptian history, a high school in Cairo cast some of the brighter pupils in a series of tableaus illustrating historical incidents of ancient Egypt. The result was
effective and impressive. One high British official, was so impressed by the tableaus that he remarked: "For the first time in my life many of the
historical episodes of ancient Egypt came to life
for me."
Why not try to give some Syrians and Lebanese
tableaus, for a change, in some of our entertainments here in New York that have become so
monotonous, because so little originality is depicted
in them?
at the Jews of our own time in such countries as
Germany, Roumania, Poland, and until lately,
Russia.
What was Christ's own reaction to this troubled,
complex and flowing atmosphere of actions and
ideas? Prof. Kidsop Lake, in his remarkable book,
"The Stewardship of Faith," pictures the GreekoRoman world at the time of Christ as a double
out-going and in-going current. It is immaterial
whether the centre of this current was in Rome or
Jerusalem- Christ, moving about in the neighborhood cf the latter, may be considered in the light
of secular history as a colossal genius in whom
those influences and tendencies gathered, by whom
they were intuitively assayed and spiritually evaluated, to issue forth from him in new, vital and
coherent expressions of spiritual guidance and
power.
Christ was a progressive without the bigotry and
fanaticism of the Pharisees, a man of tolerance
without the indifference of the Sadducees, a man
of rare piety and spirituality without the vagaries
and foolish ritual of the Essenes, a true patriot
without the consuming zeal of the Zealots, a cosmopolitan without the supertitions of the Hellenes.
CHRONICLE
By Joseph M.
(Owing to an
column did not get
giving his space t«
THE PLACE was one of
in a worn section of the city.'
crowd of negroes and a
by a Jew who had
ly varnished appurteaiaaees
sands of "bar and griff* 3]
bright and tinsel
fled the bar. The
the space .n
Between the bar and the want
belly stove that glowed a d
middle.
But none of the sh.r.e and
could dispe! the gloom of the
side: the gloom of the
side; nor the sense that l
might walk into
scription seems far fetched.
feeling if he were "here and
so many of dark Africa s praajaagr.
The telephone repair
and walked up to Me«
showed the smudge of
from the telephone company,'
indicated the pay
said, "Can't get open.
kled his nostrils at the odor of
he made up his mind that this a
quick job. A very quick job.
He gave the four darky
and his eyes rested a
of an aged negro near the aaam. f*t aw
white wool showed fcn watti his hat
upper lip and chin the sparse bain
consolately. Though the old man's
on the stove as he rubbed his
man could not guess that draaass
filmed the derelict's vision.
Before he dropped his tools
the telephone mar:
an eat, seataost pi asm
not far away, and he uudvm.d what taw- dates
was there for. But one place is a»
another on duty so he set a>
everything in his
:o Sgtwe « wsesst
snag lay.
While at his w
softly at first and like magic, the hwwfejr aas&
Liebstraum and there was such a Seeing and aMMft
of affinity in the music—in the play of *e lagans
on each note of the pulsing ihf.ai* hat «nk was
forgotten in the moment of bated hnafh: atata*
he looked around. It was tan atea> ta> dNM Sar
any expression from an artist on the anafe.
seemed to him. He thought a*
be nuts"
At the piano he saw the negro
the keys with the perfection of
moved him from any class. Ta>
tally unaware of the tassel, the
and tripe around him as he played IS» aaai an*
raised and his unseeing eyes gased an i$s* wm£
above the piano as he sounded lite flood owe 4w
theme.
So worn with mundane affairs, it jaeouta T» wa>
telephone man that this was indeed a aHaSsnflaaa
th:ng. In one part of the world a sang} ease* steam
the soul of an inspired man. Decades alter, n jaa>
of New York
dsodter 3aa»
and color was sensing the same sang—-m
crepit, blackskinned. Bat-nosed son of
in the threadbare and war
gotten.
On he played
man was held spellbound
to the stove and renewed
It came to the telephone mas m
that the bar-flies he had noticed,
the man and addressed ham anam
"That's good MLssa John."*
Missa John." sad another.
The old man glanced
in even tones. '"'
hered h
I coat aboot htm. a
out. The others took no mace softee at
How he remained in that
long ago haled for such in tianiinisj
tery. Perhaps he remained in las
a«l
cause of the same diffidence ate*.
phone man who wanted to Sit a
and hand it to late. Bat
(Continued
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THE SYRIAN WORLD, NEW YORK, DECEMBER 27, 1934.
PAGE SIX
SIDON (PHOENICIAN CITY BY THE SEA)
Just Plain Facts
Boy Editor on al-Muqattam;
Iskandar Shalfun, Musical
Genius, Dies in Obscure
Poverty in Beirut
ONE of the youngest editors,
whose age does not exceed 15, is
Ruh Shakhashiry. I find from a
recent issue of al-Muqattam, that
Ruh is "Movie Editor" for that
paper,- one of the oldest and most
influential in the Arabic world. AlMuqattam is published in Cairo.
Writing must have come naturally
to this strapling of a lad, for his
father is one of the noted scientific
contributors to al-Muqtataf, the oldest and most celebrated Arabic
magazine in the world. To get an
idea of the relative importance of
Ruh's appointment, one must keep
in mind that al-Muqattam for the
Arabic world is something like our
New York Times or New York
Herald-Tribune, while al-Muqtataf
may well compare with our "Atlantic Monthly" or "Scribner's Magazine." It was by accident that we
discovered Ruh's age from his uncle
George Shakhashiry who lives here
in Brooklyn.
The name Ruh means Spirit, and
Ruh puts all his spirit in his job,
which he takes quite seriously. One
of his articles which I read a few
days ago deals with the movie
"Queen Christina," which our young
editor does not consider of the first
class. While "Son of Songs" he
rates "higher from all points of
view."
It is almost a year since the
"Tragedy
of
Kaukab-ush-Sharq"
took place in Beirut. Readers of
The" SYRIAN WORLD may still remember the collapse of the ramshakle cafe of "Abu-Afif* in which
tens lost their lives.
Among the victims was one whose
obituary was buried in the local
papers of Beirut in a few lines- Yet
in his death Syria lost a great artist
and a great authority on Arabic
music.
When Wadie Sabra, the well-known
musician of Beirut, heard that his
colleague was among the victims of
Kaukab-ush-Sharq, he said: "The
East has lost a genius whom it is
hard to replace."
Iskandar Shalfun is the name of
this versatile genius who was a composer, an oudist, a poet and an
editor all in one.
We can only give you a glimpse
of Shalfun's life, based on an article
of "Saut-al-Ahrar" appearing not
long after the catastrophe and which
came to my attention only recently.
Iskandar Shalfun was the son of
Butros Shalfun, a home-loving, cultured gentleman who was fond of
music and wrote a beautiful hand.
B't-us taught all his children music,
forming an orchestra of them. Najib
was the violinist, Farid sang and
Isliandar played the harp.
Graduating from the Freres
School, Iskandar mastered the Arabic
and French languages, and kept up
his education in music. He occupied
minor governmental positions, established a mus'cal monthly, "Raudat
al-Balabil" (the Bulbul's Garden)
and composed. Often he wrote the
litretto and composed the music
\
ters at the foot of a neighboring hill in southern Lebanon.
DR. AW AD SPEAKS ON
BIBLE
"Documentary Basis of the Bible"
was the topic chosen by Dr. Habib
Awad, Professor of Languages at
St. Johns College, Brooklyn, in a
talk which he gave recently before
the Exchange Club of the City of
New York at McAlpin Hotel.
Dr. Awad extolled the loyalty and
patience of monks of thhe Middle
Ages who copied the original scripts
of the biblical books "under the light
of a candle."
himself. In every issue of his "Raudat" he gave a new composition of
his own, and supplied musical notes
to various popular Arabic classics.
He also taught piano, violin and
harp to musical aspirants.
His fame, however, was attained
as an authority on the history and
technique of oriental music in general and Arabic music in particular.
A pathetic anecdote is told about
Iskandar Shalfun which illustrates
so vividly the neglect by his own
people with which his fruitful labors
were met. An Egyptian musician,
it is related, addressed an inquiry
to the Turkish Institute of Music
in Istanbul on some technical point
of oriental music. In time the inquirer received the following reply:
"Do you have a man like Iskandar Shalfun and then address your
inquiries to us? When we ourselves
come across a difficult question of
oriental music we turn to Iskandar
Shalfun for elucidation."
No wonder, when Iskandar Shalfun's body was dragged from under
the ruins of Kaukab-ush-Sharq, it
was buried in the Potters' Field of
Beirut. And only a handful of relatives and faithful friends followed
him to the grave!
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And we are confidently told that
Aliyeh is becoming a second Monte
Carlo; that they have a "Jockey
Club" in Beirut, and that several
Syrian
millionaires
find
enough
money to gamble to the tune of
$10,000 a shot!
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Announcement and Appeal for
Contributions
WE announce with pleasure that
the bridge held under the sponsorship of the Syrian Ladies' Aid Sohandling.
That much the worker
ciety on Wednesday, December 19,
sensed and he went back to his booth
was a great success, both financiala much more philosophical personly and socially. In spite of stormy
One point came to the latter like
weather, many friends of the soa shot. The conviction came to him 1 ciety gathered at the Syrian Amerthat the things that lift us or pleaican Federation Clubhouse to lend
sure us belong o no single race; and
their enthusiastic cooperation to the
he knew then that the formidable
cause of Christmas cheer for the
reviews and critiques in the T.mes
needy.
and other papers on known artists
The proceeds have been distribdidn't mean as much as they
uted among many families to whom
vouched for. He knew that he would
we were enabled to bring a little
probably never again hear LiebChristmas joy.
straum played as he had heard it
We wish to thank all who have
so generously responded to all our
then.
appeals.
But after he told me of his exAll contributions should be forperience, it brought to me the fact
warded to the address below:
that this is a motely world indeed.
Syrian Ladies' A i Society
In some of the strangest corners—
Lydia N. Tadross—Treas.
at the most unexpected moment,
276 Fifth Avenue, N. Y. C.
startling in its suddenness—we come
SYRIAN LADIES' AID SOCY.
upon the bizarre, the un'ique and the
Lydia N. Tadross—Treas.
unreal. The human eddies in the
turbulent stream fling a body aside,
HIT AND MISS
rush on; the bit of flesh and blood
(Continued from page Four)
moves a bit and then settles in
some corner where it i~ immediately
stand for "We Want Work." So we
forgotten.
stand, too.
(Continued from page Five.)
Or like motes in a great shaft
of light, we rise and flirt with other
Godly flecks and then drop off somewhere never to be seen again. That
is how I see the pathetic figure of
the wasted negro. A genius who had
the flair and feeling; dropt from the
world of shifting motes for no really
human reason- And because there
is a divinity in the mystery, it is
possible that he serves in the grand
scheme of things by opening new
casements for the fortunate few like
telephone men, men of his own color
and other motes of chance who can't
say "Magn'fique!" but would certainly have the heart to feel it.
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•
Many leaders of every rank of life
expressed their belief that prosperity
is coming. I think it has already
come, but in cognito, under the name
of "Peekaboo!"
•
•
•
Someone criticized the political
state of Syria, saying it is a shame
to have our country divided into
many small governmentsBut I
think it would be a shame just the
same if it were divided into big
governments instead.
Nathan Hale was sorry he had
but one life to give to his country!
Well, in those days people had one
life too many on us!
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SOCIAL NOTES
A surprise linen shower was given
recently in honor of Miss Nora Najjar at the home of Miss Muriel Subt.
Among those present were the
Misses Margaret and Olga Aboucher,
Georgette Abouhateb, Victoria Ayoub,
Esther Atiyeh, Helen, Isabel and
Selwa Biskinty, Rose Bittar, Soumaya Faddool, Bahia Hajjar, (Nora
Dawood, Angela Jabbour, Helen
Kassar, Alice Kiatt, Elaine and Violet Mallouk, Mary Mardany, Victoria Najjar, Helen Saleeby, Agnes
O'Brien, Rose and Lydia Shahood,
Norma and Sally Stevens, Emily
Tweel, Mrs. Georgette Shahood, Mrs.
Najla K. Saleeby, Mrs. Alice Tomey,
Mrs. H. M. Shehab, Mrs. M. Faddool, Mrs. Tomey.
•
*
Mr. and Mrs.
ing in Austin,
Audi's family,
The Audis will
Austin.
ULOLA GIRLS ENTERTAIN RING OUT THE 0U RAISE FUNDS FOR
ORPHANS IN ALEPPO 60 CHILDREN AT PARTY IN THE NEW TO!
SYRIAN AM* IEMS
THE annual entertainment and
dance of the Al-Kalimat Society of
Brooklyn to raise funds for the orphans and aged in Aleppo, Syria,
was held last Sunday evening in the
Knights of Columbus Ballrooms,
Brooklyn.
Between 1000 and 1200 attended.
George Kahwaty, toastmaster, opened
the entertainment which started with
an overture composed especially for
the occasion by Nairn Karacand,
violinist, and played by seventeen
musicians, also under the direction
of Mr. Karacand. It was believed
that this was the first time that such
a large group played Arabic music.
•
E. J. Audi are visitTexas, where Mrs.
the Nemirs, reside.
spend two weeks in
Dr. and Mrs. K. Khoury announce
the engagement of their daughter
Ahna to Mr. Michael Howie.
Date for marriage has been set
foT January 19 in the Hotel StGeorge.
George F. Harb of St. Petersburg,
Fla., arrived in New York last Saturday to meet his wife and three
children who returned on the Europa
the next day, Sunday, Dec. 23. Mrs.
Harb returned from Ramallah, Palestine, where she spent a few months
visaing her family and relatives.
*
*
Gifts and Entertainment
Gladden Their Hearts
Largest Group of Instrumentalists Makes Appearance
*
Michael John Couri, who is taking charge of fcU-Hoda in the absence of Mr. Mokarzel, spent the
week-end
before
the
Christmas
holidays in Goshen, N. Y., returning last Monday.
Fifteen young girls, in costumes
made for the occasion, directed
by Joseph Beylouni, sang several
songs in chorus.
Solos, also m
Arabic, were rendered by Asma
Sabbagh, Angela Kasbar, Helen Jerro, and Mary Awid. Richard Eshak
and Louis Hakim presented one of
their comedies and another funny
skit was given by Fred Saccal, Eddie Asfour and Kamal Kakie.
SIXTY needy children under the
care of the International Institute,
were given a Christmas party by the
Lilola Club last Thursday in the International rooms.
A novel and popular feature in
entertainment presented was an hour
and half showing of moving pictures, secured through the efforts and
contributions of Mrs. H. Rasi. Mrs.
LeRoy Lane and Dr. and Mrs. H.
Kramer. The pictures were happy
successes and at their end there
were shouts for "More, More."
The children sat around the tree
and the manger sang Christmas
carols in full voices. They never
1 tired of singing.
Afterwards, cake and ice cream
were served, the cake having been
donated by Mrs. Wadie Najjar, and
the Misses Mary and Selma Biskinty. At the end of the party. Miss
Lydia Shahood. president of the club,
filled the role of Santa Claus and
gave to each child on his way out
gifts of toys and clothes. Her sense
of humor and witty remarks made
the presentations merrier.
Rev Paul Kouchakji, founder of
the Al-Kalimat work in Aleppo,
spoke and thanked the group for the
work they were doing.
After the entertainment, dancing
followed until one o'clock.
Joseph Homsy is president of the
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On the Tuesday previous, the
Mother's Club of the International
Institute, had their annual Christmas festival which consisted of a
musical program and the singing of
Christmas carols, followed by refreshments.
AKKOUL FUNERAL
society.
HONOR PASTOR
Funeral services for Khalil Akkoul, who died as a result of an
automobile accident on Washu
Boston.-A celebration was gwen
and Morris Streets, a week ago last
in honor of the Rev. Shibly D MaFriday, were held last Monday
louf at the Morgan Memorial Church
, noon at St. George's church on
START THE YEAR RIGHT of All Nations, Sunday, Dec. 23.
j Washington Street. Officiating were
The celebration was in recognition
the Rt. Rev. Bernardos Ghosn. asPay your bills on time- This is
Bev. Maloufs sixteen years ot
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"sacrificial service in the establishkim and the Rt. Rev. Iconomos
but it also applies to your subscripment of the Syrian religious, eduTouma Fayyad.
tion in The SYRIAN WORLD. Start
cational and social welfare work at
Tne deceased is survived by his
the year right.
i the Morgan Memorial Church.
wife and three children. George,
Lily and Michael.
NICOLA COURI PASSES
AWAY
A Suitable 3Cmaa <£tft
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York, died on Christmas day. He
is survived by his wife and seven
children. The late Nicola Couri came
to the United States over 25 years
ago.
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?AGE EIGHT
NEW EDUCATIONAL
MAX BAER CRASHES
SOCIETY IN R. 1.
CLEVELAND DANCE
When Syrian Ladies Have
Annual Affair
Lecture on Foreign Affairs by
Professor from Brown U. to
Be First Affair
By George Hamamey
Special Correspondent to the SYRIAN WORLD
DETROIT, MICH.
The Syriads Club donated Christmas baskets to (poor families Christmas eve. Money was raised through
various means, including a basketball game and dance in their Institute.
o
By Jacob Saliba
COATESVILLE, PA.
a pre-Christmas dance Friday, December 22, at the Bungalow Club, on
Pontchatrain Boulevard in the west
end of the southern metropolis.
Committee members "realize the
great social value of just such gatherings, and are to sponsor them," according to the words of one of them.
The event was given as a sort of a
"repeat performance," as a result
of a deluge of requests from local
non-Syrians as well as club members.
Special Correspondent to the SYRIAN WORLD
On January 6 the Syrian American
CLEVELAND, Ohio. — Something
Social Club of Pennsylvania will
CENTRAL FALLS, R. I-, Dec. 18—
of a sensation was created when
hold its first meeting in its new
Formed with the expressed purpose
Max Baer, the heavyweight champheadquarters in the basement of St.
of elevating the intellectual standion, who was staying at the Statler
Maron's Church, Philadelphia. Hereards of the Syrians of Rhode Island,
Hotel, accompanied by his giant
tofore the meetings were held in
the newly formed Syrian Education"kid" brother, who was to fight the
Coatesville.
al Society of Rhode Island elected
following Monday on the News Toy
Noted for its clean food,
o
Bashir Tagra of Central Falls as its
Shop Fight Card, crashed the dance
prompt
and courteous servtce.
PRE-CHRISTMAS DANCE
first president and set in motion
held by the Syrian Women's Club
and
reasonable
prices.
in the main ballroom of the Statler,
plans for the coming year.
Proprietor
By Augustus N. Koorie
Included in the membership of
a week ago last Saturday.
the new organization are two offiThey were introduced to several
KARAM FRAM
Special Correspondent to the SYRIAN WORLD
cers of the Eastern States Syrianof the young ladies and promptly
185
Atlantic
Ave.,
Brooklyn
Lebanese
Federation
and
many
danced with them. After a short
NEW ORLEANS. —Following the
Accessible
to
All
Subways
other prominent Syrians. Mr. Tagra
stay, Max thanked the committee for
success of their recent Thanksgiving
is a Rhode Island vice-president of
a "darn" good time and left, but
Tel.: MAin 4-9446
dance, members of the Syrianthe Federation, while Mr. Elias SaBuddy, who went along, came up
American Club of New Orleans held
ferda, Federation treasurer, has been
again several times to dance.
Although small in number, the
elected to the Board of Directors of
Syrian Women's Club seems to be
the new society.
forging to the forefront among
The complete list of new officers
Akron, Ohio.—John Rogers, 100 E. Market Street
Cleveland's twenty-six organizations.
follows:
Birmingham, Ala.—Helen Kassouf, 1930 N. 16th Street
Its officers are Mrs. A. Otto, presiBashir Tagra of Central Falls, preBoston, Mass.—Margaret Alexander, 131 Clarendon Street
dent; Mrs. F. Haddad, secretary and
sident; William George of Brown
Burlington, Vt— Eseph D.Corey, 183 S. Champlain Street
• *
Mrs. D. Caraboolad. Other members
University, vice-president; Miss Soare Mrs. J- Hanna, Mrs. F. George,
phie Ganem of Pawtucket, treasurer;
Central Falls, R- I.—Jacob Saliba, 38 Fletcher Street
Mrs. E Caraboolad, Mrs. D. Essi,
Miss Nancy Saliba of Central Falls,
Charleston, W. Va.—Gladys Haddad, 1043 Grant Street
Mrs. E Atiyeh, Mrs. F. Shaheen,
recording secretary; Jacob Saliba of
Cleveland, Ohio.—George Hamamey, 1492 W. 116th Street
Mrs. W. George, Mrs- J. McPherson,
Central Falls, corresponding secreCleveland, Ohio.—Pearl Koorey, 8908 Esterbrook Ave.
Mrs. A. Abdou, Mrs. George Bird,
tary; Elias Saferda of Central Falls,
Detroit Mich.—Viola Davis, 3316 Hendricks.
Mrs. A. Abis, Mrs. S. Haddad, and
Miss Isabel Bowab of Pawtucket,
Detroit Mich. —M. S. Zebra, 2280 La Belle.
and Miss Lulu Slemon of Lincoln,
Mrs. W. Spellman.
Fall River, Mass.—Fred T. Sahib, 342 Quequechan Street
A happy crowd was on hand and
R. I., Board of Directors.
Flint, Mich.— Helen Salim, 612 Page Street
seemed to believe it the biggest soA membership committee was
Lexington, Nebr.— Rosa H. Shada.
cial event of the year. Music was
elected to commence a drive for new
Manchester, N. H.—Ganem A. Karam, 390 S. Beach Street
furnished by the Royal Bengals, an
members and it is composed of the
Montreal, Can.—Julia Lean, 7010 Delaroche Street
orchestra composed of Syrian lads
following members: Jerry Aissis,
New Orleans, La.—Augustus Koorie, Item-Tribune.
under the leadership of Henry
George Sakakeeny and Miss Nancy
Pottstown, Pa.—P. Nicholas, 122 S. Evans.
George.
Saliba.
Richmond, Va.—S. T. Sanyour, 19 N. 30th Street
The first public enterprise of this
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil—George J. Abdue, Rua Humayta, 67, sobrado.
HOLD PARTY FOR "KIDS"
new society will be a lecture on forSyracuse, N. Y.—Wadad R. Hazoury, 700 University Avenue.
eign affairs by Prof. Shoemaker of
Toledo,
Ohio.—Beulah Geha, 1712 Superior Street
CLEVELAND, Ohio.—Th^ Syrian
Brown University, one of the most
Utica,
N.
Y.—Eli Salamey, 522 Mohawk Street
League held their annual Christmas
prominent speakers in his field- This
Waterville,
Me.—Philip Ferris, 104 Front Street
party for the "kids," brothers, sislecture will be given Saturday eveWaterville, Me.—Charles Nemer, Box 65.
ters and young friends of the club
ning January 19 at the Central FallsWilkes-Barre, Pa.—Jule Johns, 576 S. Main Street
members.
Pawtucket Y. W. C. A. Building.
Winston-Salem,
N. C—Louis V. Daye, 1335 W. 4th Street
Santa Claus was well portrayed
Following the lecture there will be
Youngstown, Ohio.—Sarah Yazbek, 409 Kyle Street
by that very popular young bridean informal discussion, and a social
groom, Dr. Happy Zarzour.
We
Scranton, Pa.—Agnes Sirgany, 443-10th Avenue.
period.
Blight add that his bodyguard had
more fun with the toys than the
PROTESTANT CHURCH IN JACKSONVILLE
kids themselves.
•
•
•
Another young Syrian who is really making a name locally is Fred
Heikell who leads an orchestra and
has led them right into the very
popular Plaza Club.
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Address contributions to The
Waldorf Astoria, Park Avenue
and 50th St., ,New York. N. Y.
There are few Syrian Protestants
than compensate for the fewness
and Gilmore Sts. of that city,
Mr. Abraham Hazoury is pastor
was delivered by Mr. J. K.
in Jacksonville, Fla., but their enthusiasm and devotion more
of their number. Here is a brand new church, located at Margaret
which testifies to the fact
of this church, which was dedicated recently. The opening address
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<p>Salloum Mokarzel, a Lebanese American intellectual, founded<em> The Syrian World</em> in 1926. Salloum Mokarzel was the younger brother of Naoum Mokarzel, the publisher of the Arabic-language newspaper <em>Al-Hoda. </em>Together, the Mokarzel brothers ran Al-Hoda Publishing, and in 1909, they published <em>The Syrian Business Directory.</em> </p>
<p>Mokarzel created <em>The Syrian World</em> in order to document and celebrate the culture and history of "Syria." At the time, Syria referred to the modern-day countries of Lebanon, Syria, Jordan, Israel, and Palestine. The publication was primarily aimed towards second-generation children of immigrants, but Mokarzel hoped that it would also appeal to the general American public.</p>
<h4>Scope/Content Note</h4>
<p><em>The Syrian World</em> was published between 1926 and 1932 as a journal. In 1932, the format was changed from an academic journal style to a newspaper style, which continued until the periodical's end in 1935. After the death of his brother Naoum, Salloum took over the publication of <em>Al-Hoda.</em></p>
<p>The articles in <em>The Syrian World</em> cover a variety of topics spanning from the practical to the theoretical. Practical subjects include international and domestic travel, historical and contemporary Arabic and Arab-American art and literature, and the mental and physical health and hygiene of immigrants. More theoretical, philosophical, and ideological subjects include ideologies of race, the changing role of women, the formation of Syrian and Lebanese-American societies, and the political and psychological relationships between immigrants and their countries of origin.</p>
<p>All issues of <em>The Syrian World</em> are available, along with full indexes for the first four volumes. For volumes five and six, there are tables of contents at the start of the issues.</p>
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The Syrian World
PUBLISHED WEEKLY —ESTABLISHED 1926.
NEW YORK, DECEMBER 20, 1934.
VOL. VIII, NO. 34.
MERCHANTS BOYCOTf
PHILADELPHIA MAN
OLDEST ALPHABET IN
ST. NICHOLAS TO PLAY
FRENCH fflKT P
WEDS EVA KHAYATT
RUINS OF RAS SHAMRA
OWN SANTA TO 400 TOTS
Various Societies Cooperate to
Make Poor Kids Happy Before
Christmas
Prof. Oberman Calls Discovery
"Epoch-Making"
Bride Attended by Her Two
Sisters
The marriage of Mile. Eva KhaA new alphabet, said to antedate
yatt, daughter of Mme. Habib Khathe Bible and the Phoenician alDESPITE the depression and the
yatt Bey of Cairo and Palais Ramphabet, was discovered in the ruins
difficulty of raising funds readily
leh, Alexandria, to Albert Rosenof
Ras
Shamra,
near
Antioch,
in
in their drive to help the children
garten, Philadelphia socialite, son of
northern
Syria,
according
.to
Prof.
of many of the unemployed, the St.
Mrs. James Leon Alexander and
Julian Oberman, visiting professor
Nicholas Young Men's Club is comthe late Albert H. Rosengarten. took
at Yale University.
ing through this year with its annual
place last Saturday, December 15 in
The
discovery
came
in
the
form
Christmas party for approximately
the church of St. James the Less,
of
tablets,
written
in
cuneiform,
like
400 tots. The party is to be held this
Falls of Schylkill, with the Rev.
the Babylonian but differing from it
Friday in the hall of the American
Father Harriman officiating.
in that it uses only thirty vocal
Syrian
Federation Building
on
The bride, who comes from a
signs.
The
tablets,
Prof.
Oberman
Schermerhorn Street, Brooklyn.
prominent Syrian family resident in
said, must have been inscribed in
Large stockings individually outEgypt, was given away by her
the 15th century B. C. and provide
fitted to fit the needs of each child
brother, Robert Khayatt Bey. She
a
link
between
the
cuneiform
and
according to age will each contain
was attended by her two sisters.
the alphabet script, which the Phoea sweater, a cap, underwear, stockNila and Dora Khayatt, as bridesnicians carried with them wherever
ings, candy and toys. The Santa
maids.
A bridal lace headdress,
they went in their ships. Prof. OberClaus who will distribute the gifts
which
the
bridegroom's mother had
man, who considers this new cuneithis year will bear a striking reworn at her own wedding, was worn
form
alphabet "the
oldest yet
semblance to Victor Nader whose
by the bride- After the wedding
known," calls the discovery "epochhearty voice will call the names of
trip, Mr. and Mrs. Rosengarten will
the children with checks to match
making."
- make their home in New York
o
the stubs on the stockings. The suro
prise character of the party will be
ABYSSINIA-ITALY CLASH
Broadcasting
Station
for Syria
Najib Sydnawey who will, match
MAY LEAD TO WAR, SOON
Kris Kringle's Near Eastern counter"Mon Program," a radio magazine
part as an Arabian Knight in aba.
A clash between an Italian miliappearing in Paris, reports that final
tary force and an Anglo-Ethiopian
He will be assisted by George C.
arrangmeents have been made for
commission surveying pastoral lands
Dagher, Rebublican district leader.
the erection of a radio broadcasting
in Ualual, 100 kilometers inside
Following the distribution of the
station in Khalda, Labanon, not far
Ethiopian frontiers, may lead to
stockings, the kiddies will be enfrom Shweifat. The station, to be
open war in Africa, according to
tertained by the Hearns Department
under the control of the French
dispatches from Addis Ababa, capital
Store Radio stars—twelve children
High Commissariat, will be built by
who periodically broadcast on the
of Ethiopia, and Rome.
a French company.
Threats by the Ethiopian charge
Hearn store program. Members of
o
d'affaires in Rome that the attack
the club will also entertain under
Lebanese
Award
of Merit
by the Italian forces left "no other
the Christmas tree in the hall. The
To Cardinal O'Connell
way open for us for maintaining our
grand finale for the kids will be ice
cream and cake which will be served
rights, unless it is war," were met
Al-Ittihad al-Libnani of Beirut reby equal threats from Italian officials
them after the show.
ported
recently that the Government
Last year the hall was overcrowded
that the matter is not open to arof the Lebanese Republic granted
by the parents of the children and
bitral decision by the League of Nathe Lebanese Award of Merit medal,
to avoid a repetition of the overtions, to which Ethiopia had apof the first rank, to Cardinal O'Conflow this year, the parents will be
pealed.
nell of Boston.
asked to leave the children until
The district of Ualual borders the
after the party in the hall and call
Italian Somaliland; and its possesreported to have been killed in the
for :hem when the festivities are
sion has been a subject of dispute
clash.
over.
between the two powers. 140 were
Sydnawey Heads
Committee
The Christmas party committee 1
appointed for this year by Fred Hitti, president of the club, was headed
by Mr. Sydnawey who has always
been the moving spirit in the club's
welfare.work in the interests of the
(Continued on page Seven.)
ARABIC WILL ALLOWED
!
A case in which a will written
in Arabic was involved, appeared recently before Judge Edward O'Brien
of the Probate Court of Lynn, Mass.
D^ab Abo Shawareb, a Syrian of
Daraya, near Damascus, sensing he
was about to die, called Archpriest
Solomon Fairneny of Boston, George
Abdalla of Lynn and Amelia Abo
Shawareb, a sister-in-law. He dictated a will, which George Abdalla
took down in Arabic, then placed
a cross after his own name, as he
could write neither in Arabic nor
in English.
The will, involving sums of money
deposited in local banks under the
name of John Murphy, was allowed
as valid by the judge.
Divert
and
Junah. aortfei at
a special caamqp
The Frwek
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to Beirut Hat *»
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they tuimi
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PRINCETON COLLECTION OF ARABIC NISS.
RICH IN RARE AND IMPORTANT TOMES
S. A.
zeL editor of
iaajnanKM
late brother's
bad
From Jaen to Samarqand, Arab and Moslem Scholars and
Scientists Covered the Gamut of
Human Knowledge
PROF. fflTn TRACES RISE OF ORIENTAL STUDIES IN THE
UNITED STATES
(Special to The SYRIAN WORLD)
PRINCETON, N. J., Dec. 1 5—Covering a range of 600 years,
the 5000 Arabic manuscripts housed at Princeton Uni verity
Library have been finally catalogued, according to an announcement by Prof. Philip K. Hitti, Associate Professor of Semitic LUerature at Princeton University.
The collection is considered the
lem traditions written by Mohambiggest and most important one of
med Ibn Abdullah, a descendant of
Arabic mss. in the United States,
the Prophet and Sultan of Morocco
and one of the biggest in the world.
from 1757 to 1789. Prof. Hitti beThe oldest of these mss., written
lieves that this ms. is the original
exactly four centuries before Columone, written by the hand of the sulbus discovered America, deals with
tan himself.
dialectics, or scholastic disputations.
AH Moslem World Represented
Among the most recent of the items
Every section of the old MosSem
catalogued by research fellows and
world is represented in the mss. exgraduate students under Dr. H'tti's
(Continued on page Two.)
direction, is a compendium of Mos-
InAaA
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THE SYR?/
W( RLD, NEW YORK, 01 CF 4BER 20, 1934.
PROF. PHILIP K. HITTI
RARE ARABIC MSS. IN
PRINCETON LIBRARY
TURKISH WOMEN RECEIVE
THE VOTE, SAYS ANQARA
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(Continued from page One.)
I
By unanimous vote of the Turkish
National Assembly, a bill granting
Turkish women the right to vote was
passed recently, according to a dispatch from Anqara, Turkey's modern
capital.
The bill had the hearty approval
of Mustapha Ghazi Ata-Turk
(Father of The Turks), President at
the Turkish Republic, and limits
the voting age for women to 22.
Thousands of telegrams were received by the Ghazi from Turkish
women all over the country thanking him for granting them political
equality,
after having
delivered
them from the veil.
amlned. "The sources," says Prof.
Hitti, "range from Spain in the west
where al-Husein al-Ghassani of Jaen,
who died in 1105, composed a work
on "Titles and Surnames of Arab
Families,' to Samarqand in the east,
where a set of astronomical tables
were prepared for its Turkish governor, Ulugh Beg at the renowned
observatory which he erected in his
capital about 1428."
Among the mss. catalogued at
Princeton is a copy of the only scientific work which the Crusaders
are known to have brought back
from Syria. This is an encyclopedia
of medicine compiled by Ali al-Majusi (AH Ibn Abbas?) who died in
994 A. D. for the Persian monarch
Abud-ud-Dawlah, and translated into
Latin as early as 1127.
RING OUT THE OLD - RING
IN THE NEW WITH THE
SYRIAN JUNIOR LEAGUE
Important Find
One of the most important mssin the collection, according to Prof.
Hitti, is a "Book of Healing," devoted to advice on the treatment of
diseases and written by the 11th
century physician and philosopher
Ibn Sina, known to the European
world as Avicenna. The Princeton
copy, made in 1554, contains two
sections which have never been published or transmitted into a European tongue. Of especial interest too
is a ms. which bears the title, "The
Noble Psalms of David." Each psalm
in this ms. begins with the Qoranic
rubric, "In the name of Allah, the
.,"Merciful, the Compassionate." (Bissmi-1-Llahi r-Rahmani r-Rahim.)
One of foremost orientalists living, now supervises over biggest and richest collection of Arabic manuscripts in the
United States at Princeton University.
SIR PHILIP SASSON PROUD
OF HIS ARAB-JEWISH ORIGIN
Americans Turn to Arabic
Prof. Hitti traces the development
of Arabic studies in the United
States. In an article he sent AlHoda, he avers that American Orientalists only recently awakened to the
importance of Arabic, giving it its
due share of study and investigation.
Arabic, declares Dr. Hitti, is significant not only as the most complete
and fully developed Semitic language, the nearest in the opinion of
orientalists to the prototype of all
Semitic languages, but also as an
important link in the study of the
Middle Ages of Europe. The influence of Arabic on the European
renaissance of the Middle Ages could
be seen not only in the dominance
of Arabic science, especially medicine, over Europe for several centuries, but also in the fields of literature and art. In his famous "Divine Comedy", Prof. Hitti points out,
Dante is supposed by many orientalists to have followed literary patterns of Muhi-id-Din Ibn Arabi and
Abu-1-Ala al-Ma'arri, famous Arab
poet of the 10th century.
A considerable share in the progress of the study of Arabic in
America, undoubtedly, goes to Prof.
Hitti himself, who for several years
has been teaching the Arabic language and the history of Arabic culture to American students and to
Arabic-speaking scholars who have
come especially to study under him
from Syria, Egypt and Iraq.
English Secretary of Aviation Visits Baghdad and Tells of Rise of
His Family from Iraqi Merchants to Position
of Wealth and Power
Xmas is right around the
corner.... and around the next
corner is New Year's Eve....
People are making reservations
NOW for that night. .Whether
you celebrate this gala occasion
with the Syrian Junior League
or not. . . take your ladies OUT
MERRY MAKING the last day
of this year and bring them
home at Dawning of 1935. . .
And if you join US. . . .you'll
dance to the rhythmic strains of
the well-known Philmort Orchestra. . . . (Remember, at the
Plaza) . .doing the multicolored
Ballroom Dance. . Snake dancing in and out the tables to the
Beat of Frankie's famous Accordion. . . .There'll be Noisemakers of every description. . .
and many, many other Surprises! !!
Life Begins at 9:40—Towers
Hotel—December 31.
Please make your reservations EARLY.—Tickets $7.00.
Tel.: So8—2700
Committee on Arrangements:
Najla
Macksoud,
chairman;
Maude Aboarab, Mathilde Couri, Josephine Hadad, Rose Haddad, Odell Lutfy, Mary Milkie, Lyla Mabarak, Madeline
Shogry.
Adv.
SIR Philip Sasson, an influential figure in British politics, close
friend of Lloyd George and Secretary of Aviation in the present
British ministry, is a Jewish Arab who is proud of his ancestry.
On a recent visit to Iraq, he was
Jewish-Arabic origin. One of the
besieged by newspaper reporters
most modern schools in Baghdad
Arab and foreign alike, to whom
testifies to the family's benefactions
he related interesting facts about
to their city of origin. And it has
the rise of his family. The Sasson
been an unbroken tradition in the
family, he told reporters and corSasson family in England to teach
country," replied Sir Philip Sasson,
respondents in Baghdad, was foundtheir children Arabic, employing
"for Iraq is but one part of the
ed over a hundred years ago in that
for that purpose Arabic tutors from
Arabic homelands dear to me. Every
city by David Sasson, a customBaghdad. Sir Philip Sasson speaks
Arab is sure to find in my home in
house official. Following a difference
Arabic fluently, carrying all his conLondon open arms that welcome
with the native government David
versations with reporters and others
him. I wish that every Arab who
emigrated to India, where he foundon his recent Iraq visit in Arabic
visits London will come to see me
ed one of the wealthiest and most
Among
other oriental traditions reand talk to me about my old homepowerful business enterprises.
The
tained
by
this
family
is
a
guest
land, and hear me tell him" of my
business relations of the Sasson comhouse "manzul" in London for all
new homeland"
pany with England were many. A
visitors from Iraq or other Arabic
Asked if the Sassons in Syria and
grand son, Albert, moved to London
countries.
Egypt are related to him, he said
with his family, and a close friendthat the Sasson family is very large,
"Do you like Iraq?" he was asked
ship grew between Albert and the
but it is quite possible they all
by Arab reporters in Baghdad.
late King Edward, then Prince of
descend from one origin.
"I like Iraq and every Arabic
Wales. This led to the political and
social recognition of the Sassons.
Albert married one of the Rothschild
heiresses, adding considerably to his
own family's wealth and prestige. A
grandson of Albert is the present
Secretary of Aviation, Sir Philip
Make a Phonograph Record of Your Speaking or Singing
Sasson.
A ^uttablr Hums (Sift
Voice on a Real Black Unbreakable Recording
Teach Children Arabic
The
Sassons
never
forgot
their
As a Holiday or Birthday Greeting:
Recording Done by Appointment Only
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�NO MORE TITLES FOR
TURKS, NOW ALL BAYS!
Mustapha Kemal Pasha Becomes Mustapha Ata-Turk
Interview Tells of Present Occupation of Prominent Syrian
Musician
If you address a Turkish dignitary
with the title of "Bey" or "Pasha",
you will be old-fashioned and behind the times in modern Turkey.
With many Syrians, Egyptians, Iraqis
etc- still clinging to those highsounding handles, the Turkish National Assembly has abolished all
titles. Instead, all Turks ailke will
be addressed by the old Turkish
title of "Bay" before their names,
meaning simply "Mister." Even the
Khojahs, Moslem priests, will lose
their old religious titles along with
their turbans, according to a recent
bill passed in Anqara. Women will
be addressed as "Bayin," instead of
"Hanum."
A movement also was launched
to supply family names to numerous Turks who had been satisfied
these many centuries with a first
name or double name and a title,
or no title. Turks are now busy
conjecturing family names; while
many are adopting fanciful family
names for the first time. Among
these is Mustapha Ghazi, no more
Pasha, on whom the National Assembly at Anqara has conferred
the family name of Ata-Turk (or
Father of the Turks.)
o
ALTHOUGH radio has been the
direct cause in the plight of many
young music students, Alexander
Maloof, prominent (Syrian music
composer, orchestra leader and instructor, considers it a blessing in
disguise.
In an interview whcih appeared in
the November issue of "The Musician", well-known musical magazine
appearing in New York, Mr. Maloof
is quoted as saying: "Existing conditions must have discouraged many
of the young music students who, no
doubt, have turned to other means
for their future livelihood. However,
I believe that in spite of the fact
that radio broadcasting has been the
direct cause of their plight, a reaction is at hand, for the radio also
has instilled in thousands of persons the desire to play and sing."
Selected for Interview
Mr. Maloof was selected for the interview among numerous musicians
whose offices are in Carnegie Hall-
Eminent exponent of Oriental music, is aaw
on a new book of Oriental musk.
J. S. SPONSORS PROGRAM
ANNOUNCE ENGAGEMENT
A picture of the Syrian musician
adorns the cover page of the magazine, with the following caption:
"Alexander Maloof, Teacher, Composer, Pianist—A Foremost Exponent of Oriental Music in America."
"The Musician'' reports in the interview that Mr. Maloof has been
occupied for some time on a book
of Oriental themes.
"He is enthusiastic over the possibilities of beautiful melodic and
harmonic expressions in this medium," continues the interview, "which
was so effectively employed by
Rimsky-Korsakoff, a pioneer in this
A joint Arabic and English radio
program will be sponsored by Joseph S. Ganim, popular columnist
of The SYRIAN WORLD. The
broadcast will be on the regular
hour of the Arabic Music Club on
Wednesday, December 26, 10.30 p.m.
over station WLTH. The program
will feature Bob Hanna's 12 piece
band, Ted Holway and Victor Nader.
Bob Hanna's band will also play
for the Arabic Music Club affair,
scheduled for the evening of Dec.
30 at the Towers Hotel.
Mr. and Mrs. Deeb Abyad of
Brooklyn announce the engagement
of their daughter, Evelyn, to Mr.
Joseph Petta, also of Brooklyn.
o
CORRECTION
In last issue of The SYRIAN
WORLD it was mistakingly reported that George Kassab returned
recently from Madeira. The name
should have been Abraham Kassab,
to whom we extend our apologies-
field."
Mr. Malorfs
to Occidental
music.
America,"
York City Board of
many
other
Damrosch
Carnegie
music has
broadcasting
world-famous
composed
the late
Leila Beiderkan. wlo
countrv in 1932.
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and culture of OUT people, including an ex'tiideJ. review of
Dr. Victor Robinson's book,
"The Story of Medicine," and
accounts of } of.
Hiitti's exploits at Princeton University.
We are willing to publish more
of these book brevities, but we
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show more interest in' this direction. Write us for inquries or,
suggestions. Better still, we suggest the formation of "Book
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OBJECTIVES OF THE SYRIAN
WORLD
1. Unity through diversity.
2. Preservation of Syrian culture and
tradition
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best it has.
4. For the old homelands, emaneipation from bigotry, ignorance and
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VOL. Vlli, NO. 34.—DEC. 20, 1934.
SHOULD WE BE INTERESTED IN ANCIENT ARABS?
"What is Hecuba to me, or I
to Hecuba!" cried melancholic
Hamlet as he sat viewing a
> -hackneyed play, while brooding over vengeance of his father's murder. And Syrians in
the United States, with no specal occasion for melancholy or
any serious cause for brooding,
seem to cry, "What are the
Arabs to us or we to the Arabs
that we should worry our heads
over them!"
If our past means anything
to our present—and psychologists seem to agree on this point
— the Arabs should interest
us a great deal; for they are
very much part of our past. At
least our elders speak the Arabic tongue and are heirs of
Arabic literature and Arabic
culture.
Avicenna.
Abulcasis
and Rhazes may be gibberish
names to Americans of German, French, Italian or Spanish
ancestries. But they are names
to
conjure with
for us—or
should be; they form part of
our cultural background and
cultural heritage. Yet when We
reflect that the best authorities
on the lives and works of those
pioneers of empirical science
are German, English, French
and Italian scholars; when we
realize
that
European
and
American historians of science
ransack dusty libraries, travel
thousands of miles and expend
prodigious labor and infinite
patience to make those names
live again for us, it ought to
make most of us Syrians somewhat blush for our own ignorance arid indifference.
It is not lack of pride in our
ancestry, however, that seems
to afflict us, as lack of definite
and worthwhile knowledge of
it and about it.
The SYRIAN WORLD has
published names of different
books in English on the history-
Help fight despair! Give
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RECREATION
By Wilson F. Farnsworth
From the
From the
We speed
To where
dust of stifling Beirut,
clattering, clanging noise,
away, past Suk-ul-Gharb
the cloud-banks poise.
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The road is steep and tortuous.
With many a sudden scene:
Hammana, in mist half-hidden,
Brummana, in garb of green.
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We turn to gaze at the plains below,
Remembering heat as of hell;
And watch a village funeral slow.
Come winding up out of a delL
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Hail cliffs so sheer and frowning,
Kanisi, thou monarch old!
Hail pines and cypress moaning
And waterfalls, clear and cold!
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We top the pass of the Lebanon
And wind to the plain below,
Where Hermon keeps his silent
watch
In his cap of eternal snow.
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Past Zahle's terraced vineyards,
By Baalbeck's ripened grain;
Through tree-arched aisles and
"wadies" bare
Our road leads up again.
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At Bludan we are standing
In groves of whispering pines
That chant, mid sunset flame and
shade,
"E'en man may be divine!"
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The moon comes in her glory,
A queen of her subjects sure;
And bathes the plains, the hills, the
lea
In radiance of silver pure.
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That sinks into our citified souls,
That steeps our hearts in peace,
.Till mind and body, horn anew,
Seem sunk in sweet surcease.
By A. A. Haddad
There is none fresher than one
who tells you a fresh joke that youhad heard from him at least ten
times before!
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And equally fresh is he who
drowns his joke in laughter, while
you try hard to understand what
he is telling you.
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FAVORITE SYRIAN
RECIPES
By Lillian Abaid
S H A M AM EET
(Cooked Laban With Eggs)
2 Qts. of Laban.
2 Heads of Onion, sliced.
1 Slice of Garlic, minced
pinch of salt.
1 Doz. Eggs.
Dash of Salt and Mint.
in
a
Every Tom, Dick and Harry is
either sorry that he married, atCook onions in butter. Add garlic
tempting to marry, or sorry he is |
and continue cooking until onions
not sorry!
become soft, but not brown.
Some people think that I think in
Beat one egg with laban for about
Arabic and write in English; and
five minutes. Heat rapidly and stir
that's bad. But it is worse to think
constantly until a few seconds bein English and write in Arabic, and
fore boiling. Add onions and conworse still is to think in Arabic and
tinue heating until it boils.
Add
write in Arabic!
the rest of eggs, each at a time, as
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in poaching. Lower fire and cook
According to Rihani's article in
for about eight minutes. Add a
The SYRIAN WORLD we know that
dash of mint and cook for another
the history of the ages was historical
minute.
Discontinue stirring after
in forming our race.
eggs are added. Salt added to in*
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dividual taste.
Sorry to say, we are a race that
This recipe was said to have orinever won a race!
ginated
in Beirut. As a side dish
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rice (Syrian style) is served, or
We boast of the old times while
vegetables.
the new ones get the best of us.
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PERSIA ACCUSED AS
I like Syria, old and new. But
AGGRESSOR BY IRAQ
let me see how I shall express my
love for my country—through which
In a note addressed by the Iraqi
capital in Europe. I am at a lossGovernment to the League of Na*
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tions in Geneva, Persia is charged
Syria is a burial place of conwith "aggression and violation of the
querors alright. But the need of the
protocol of 1913," according to a dispresent is what to do with the livpatch of the Associated Press from
ing ones.
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Tehran.
Come on, readers, let us shower
Persians retorted that the said
The SYRIAN WORLD with subprotocol, determining the frontiers
scriptions. Let us give it the once
of Persia and Iraq, was invalid, beover, from the Canadian to the Mexcause signed under pressure.
ican borders!
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FrocK. ^l&sv aad UJeat peeps a\ Bosloniani^!
a.
By H. I. Katibaa
ly Margaret Alexander
IN THE DAYS OF CHRJST
III
THERE were in Palestine at the time of Christ
two main religio-political parties—the Pharisees
and the Sadducess—the liberals and conservatives;
or more correctly the religious nationalists and the
Mosaic legalists, who were the allies and supporters of Rome. Just as in our days we find some
of the most conservative, even reactionary, Moslem
divines in Syria, Egypt and northern Africa, reconciling their strict, legalistic orthodoxy with
a subserviance to a foreign power, so also it was
in the days of Christ.
People with a legalistic
trend of mind are usually the ones who support
and defend the status quo, whether in religion,
politics or economics. They always find a way to
justify by text or interpretation whatever state
suits their interests best!
That in a word characterizes the Sadducees.
So with all their faults and sins, an impartial
and liberally-minded scholar, had he to choose
between the two, would not hesitate to prefer
the Pharisees. Certainly they were the more aggressive and energetic; and the people followed
them whole-heartedly. Like the Wafdites of Egypt
or the National Bloc of Syria, they represented
themselves, and truly were, as the people's party.
Many of them were of exemplary character; while
some, like Abtalion, Hillel and Shammai, were
saintly, by any standard we should care to measure them. Many of the sayings of Hillel, who was
contemporary to Christ, could have very appropriately come from the lips of Christ himself. The
Pharisees were very zealous in keeping the '"Laws"
of Moses; but they went further than the Sadducees
and took liberties in enlarging upon and hedging
them with innumerable interpretations that were
handed down as oral tradition from rabbis to their
pupils in an unbroken chain. It was mainly, however, because they burdened the common people
with little details and insignificant obligations of
the laws, which they themselves could not live up
to—because of their inevitable hypocrisy, that
Christ broke his wrath and fury of righteous indignation upon their heads. But we may b% safe
in the assertion that Christ himself was a Pharisee
of the best type; and that, under no condition,
would he have accepted to be classed as a Sadducee.
Timid, and opportunistic as they were, the Sadducees believed only in what was written in the
"Books of Moses." They considered all other innovations and the oral traditions as so much heterodoxy, if not worse. Because of this' we are
told in the Gospels that they believed neither in
resurrection, nor angels, nor "any of these things."
For "these things" were not specifically mentioned
in the Books of Moses. The Pharisees believed in
these and more. Furthermore, the Sadducees were
the moneyed aristocrats of the time of Christ; and
from them the Roman governors chose the High
Priest, the highest official of the Jews.
The apparent anachronism of a conservative
Jewish hierarchy allying itself with an imperialism that sought to destroy the very foundations of
Jewish culture was adequately explained by Keim,
in his book "Jesus of Nazara."
"A rigid hierarchy," he said, "can to a certain
extent allow itself to be washed by the waves
of new ideas without danger; it gains a semblance
of enlightenment, while its foundations are secured
by their age and their diametrical contrast against
the over-flowing of the waters- A hierarchy lacks
the glow of religious conviction and is in a position to make terms with what is foreign." How
much like the days of Christ are our own days in
Christ's own land!
The Pharisees and Sadducees represented the
huge majority of the Jewish people.
But there
were other parties or factions, that are not less
interesting to us, because of their supposedly close
relation to Christ and the rise of Christianity.
One of these deserves our special interest, if for
no other reason than the contention of some biblical scholars that John the Baptist was one of their
number. The Essenes, origin and meaning of whose
name are somewhat obscure, were the pietists
among the Jews of the timeof Christ. Their abstemious observation of the Laws of Moses exceeded
even that of the Pharisees, especially as regards
the Sabbath and its proper keeping.
(To be continued.)
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By Joe
This a command appearance... by order of
"THE REBELLIOUS QUEEN." Hence my presence,
a week ahead of schedule!...
The whole town turned out to see her last Sunday night, many journeyed down from Pawtucket,
and old folks who seldom stir from their homes
attended the presentation of this 5 act melodrama
given by the Virgin Mary Society of the St- John
of Damascus Church...
"But so it has always been when the author is
the highly esteemed and talented Archpriest Solomon Fairneny...
This play was entirely in classical Arabic, and
the wonder of it was the admirable way this
youthful cast handled their long, difficult and
highly dramatic parts.
Mrs. George Mudarri (Ida Sakakeeny) as the
rebellious Queen was a very striking and impressive figure in her regal robes of purple and
ermine...
Vivacious Adla Mudarri played the sparkling
part of the pretty Princess, whose democratic
ways gave her mother a Royal headache
and
later with a poor maiden "Alice" who had swooned outside the palace gates. (Later she turns out
sorr^.. )G
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Victoria Rihwan, an attractive newcomer, played
the very emotional part of Alice and provided
the tears that made this play a success...
And Nora Samra as a conspirator with both eyes
on the crown jewels provided the laughs
(Her
dry wit has been notably absent from club meetinge, and now we know why!)
A lady-in-waiting and conspirator was Nabeeha
Mudam, whose radiant personality could not be
hid even in the homeliest of garb...
We can't
she pulls a
Queen, only
do a triple
j
ever forget when from out her bosom
dagger one foot long to thrust into her
to have it dropped from her hand and
bounce across the stage!
VERIFICATION
Three of
ported engagements in tab
to the world on Xmas
M.. odest—E. then:
K
that, a permanent separation wi
recently much envied
WERE PROUD. TOO
over the arrival of boy babies to
claiming the margin was mui%>
that come to mind at tnis veti
at the homes of the George
Macksouds.... Albert McKabas
jfei
and the Al S
and if 1
our average would be four to «ne.
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RIDGE FRATORITY
Last
clair Hotel.... the women
day-go-to-meeting gowns
much merriment at the table of
the Elias Borahs
the Mike leans
McKabas.... and the Luke
HIGH LIGHTS OF
and Geo- Zaloom—Lone
the man who came back after two
Helen (Diamond Mat
(How Jimmy1!
George (FttHEmil Kalaf of tht Hanna Fame.... Ed iStay Fat
Joseptt
Corey, the |wii fli 1 &t I till
£d
dah—Call for Fill-up Mor-riss... QMS SL*W* I
| Lillian Schmidt—close rthant&isaaiMtoa
I Rustim—the Sun-Kist Girl troaa Itoofc
Geo. Couri—Macy's hard-to-beat
Merhige.... making his day-boo in at
Iha
Alexandra Fraim. attending ber first
companied by sister Margaret. .. .Tibliit
not "'Hands across the Table'
the !!
Here's Rowing—Ed and HBB»
and the girl from Trip-O-
BALLADS
THAT
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LOOKING ON
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Karem—I <
Front.... Yvette Sahadi—IrresistifoJe.
dah—A Pretty Girl. A Lovely Evening,.
Own and Lillian Basil—Two-€ig-A-Kik*
Dark
Harry
(Mack > MagdafenA—A" 6k
Very pretty and ornamental were the princess'
my King-Dome for a Genevie\re
Kvetya
friends who came to attend her birthday party...
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parts played by the Misses Laurice Bunai, MarWalk (Keep Walk • _
Gabe Khe
garet Beram, Rita Homsey, Helen Dayie, Alice
Giggle-Low
The Ed Saydahs
Lets Gto* T!toa»
Eddy and Lillain Dayie.
Chairs for Love.... Walter MHCafat Tea 1aaw» to
BETWEEN ACTS attractive Selma Khouri, Alice
Go
Jimmy Saydah—I Saw Stars (Vlto Hfc Mftl
Kirshey, Evelyn Abdelahad and Agnes Nashawaty
Evelyn Zaloom—Beat Heart
dispensed refreshments... and when NAJEEBE
ry—the Very Thot of 0
Lfitoc
MORAD and ANTOON ABDELAHAD were anNotion of Love.... Joe Clam-O-Kay
nounced to sing, we noticed even the habitual
Reachi—Cubanola Rhu
promenaders kept their seats...
i Stay as Sweet as U R..
It was a delightful evening... starting at 8:30 | No. No. 3>4 times No
and
with a welcome from the charming president of
Straight from the Sfaouli
the society, Mrs. Asma Bunai, and closing with an
impromptu word of thanks to the society by Mr.
ARE THEIR FACES RED'
Gabriel
Dahood, a prominent member of the
Feltzman's to
church.
NNthe two men who werU i
On Sunday evening, December 23, Miss Freda
whist game with Rose Jabren
Khoury—R I'
rry
Homsey will plight her troth to Habib Bistany at
an elaborate home wedding, with the Rev. AbdalJabron. .. and that chap wh»
lah Akel officiating.
girl to his friend in the Subway, only to b* j
by his pal—she v.
The sweet and dimpled bride has chosen the
traditional satin for her gown and a demure cap
Sport FL
. <o Heart
of tulle, clasped back with orange blossoms. Calla
Kid. Eggs Champ. Joe Jabron—T.
lillies will make up her bouquet.
COMINGS AND GUN belle Am
ifornia for complete rest
Josepa
Miss Rita Homsey will attend her sister, and Mr.
George Ajamey. lost on then- way to H
Zikey Bistany will perform best-man duties for
to visit Lou
were wtattom ssgb*
his brother.
the town by a
e cop—faultily mm m
The bride is second daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
New York's Own
and dte Cseatogs awl v
Abraham Homsey, and the groom is the son of Mr.
ings of One we would no* dare to
and Mrs Shaker Bistany.
After a brief honeymoon, the couple will make
CONQUESTS
of the bfegcst tofe rf *»
their home in Brighton, at 295 Summit Avenue.
year made by A
. .'wtsers. Cafe* Saytcga,.
The weekend marked the announcement of two
Jim and Joe Jebaily—1& the Lerawr "I—i dq
engagements of interest... The Rev. and Mrs.
amount being 38 G's. . . .and far 9* Cs >rrtMi-w
Solomon Fairneny announced to a large gathering
Samara
-red. to ft V **__
of friends the betrothal of their daughter.Jeanette,
that apartment at 48th St « ! Mt& A**.
to Charles Ashey. The prospective groom is the
youngest son of Mr. and Mrs. Elias Ashey. No
CAN TWO LIVE V- CHEAFl\ HI
wedding date has been set.
Nasser, formerly
(Danbury, Conn.) are sure o* i
And Mrs. Emily Shayreb announced via an elaput it into practice IX
borate party which lasted till dawn the engagero recently stid "Yes" to
ment of her only child, Zaney, to George Laham..
To Lulu Murr, off go our hats, for her excellent
portrayal of a hideous gypsy role. Later, in a
second role, she emerges a lovely Duchess, in silk
and satin... the long lost mother of Alice...
(Continued on Page Seven)
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PAGE S1A
TYRE FRAUGHT WITH HISTORIC MEMORIES
17) Chronich
STEP WCKS OF ANCIENT CONQUERORS
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By Joseph
(In this, his last installment of the series Dr Hazam conchas btotajcripnve journey through the "Historic Corndor» along the Synan Uttoral,
now. part of the Republic of Lebanon—Ed.)
By Dr. John G. Hazam
During the reign of the famous
King Hiram (tenth cenutry B.C),
cedars of Lebanon and skilled craftsmen, it will be remembered, were
sent down to Jerusalem to aid in
the construction of Solomon's vast
temple. Indeed, it is thought that
among Solomon's wives—and they
were many-was perhaps a daughter
of Hiram.
The following century
witnessed the dynastic struggle for
the throne between Elissa (Dido)
and Pygmalion, when Elissa left the
country in disgust and founded a
colony at Carthage, the future rival
invasions. Tyre probably built the
first
"skyscrapers,"
many-storied
houses which were loftier than any
in Rome.
Furthermore, the first
known bank in history was evidently established here.
of Rome.
Throughout its history Tyre seems
to have been one of the most impregnable strongholds of the East.
Nebuchadnezzar besieged it for nearly thirteen years and even then received little satisfaction for his labors. Alexander the Great who besieged it for seven months by land
and sea and with the help of the
Sidordan fleet, finally had to demolish the mainland town and use
its debris to fill in a broad mole to
the island before he could capture
if, so angry was he with the stiff
and stubborn resistance of the defenders that he slaughtered a quarter of the inhabitants, took 30,000 of
them into slavery, and resettled the
_citv with Carians. A little later,
Tyre was able to hold out for eighteen months against the Seleucid
Antigonus. It was a tough nut to
crack-
- •
Maintained Prosperity
Yet, in spite of these recurring
upheavals, Tyre managed to maintain a degree of prosperity that was
the envy of the ancient world. Its
seamen were among the first to venture out of the Mediterranean into
the rough and unknown Atlantic.
They worked the tin mines of Great
Britain and brought ivory and gold
from the shores of Africa. From
the interior its caravans carried
wool, spices" and frankincense from
India. In Roman times it was famed
for its silk garments, and when Antony presented the city as a gift to
Cleopatra, that vampish queen was
in the habit of importing her stunning gowns from there. The purple
dye industry was a trade secret, the
monopoly of which stirred the cupidity of the city's enemies and invited
Impregnable Tyre
In the Middle Ages the town's
fortifications consisted of a double
wall on the sea side and a triple
wall on the land side. The crusaders
managed to take it only by strategem; even the ever-victorious Saladin was unable to recover it. Many
a
distinguished
crusader
either
lived or was buried here. Frederick
Barbarossa, the Holy Roman Emperor, who died in Asia Minor while
leading his army in the third crusade, has his tomb here, though its
exact location is unknown.
The
noted Conrad of Monteferrat's grave
lies within the Crusaders' Cathedral
over which the celebrated medieval
Latin historian William of Tyre was
archbishop. Since its capture and
destruction by the Egyptians at the
end of the thirteenth century, Tyre
has been on the down grade.
The present city with a meagre
population mainly of Mitawalis, is
but a hollow shell of its former
self, the victim of what the Moslems
might call "kismet."
So vanished the glory of the East.
The few visible shreds of it that
have survived the buffetings of the
ages in the shoreline between Tripoli and Tyre may now require
considerable imaginative effort to reconstruct, but this precious heritage
might before long inspire and stir
the coming generations with a more
acute appreciation of their proud
past and their future destiny.
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ONE need only search his heart to
learn that the freedSn of song no
longer sings in the spirits of men,
women and chil en, *^r do Xmas
carols ring happily as of yore. The
person who could not tie the joys
and the peculiar tradition that governed his Christmas day to holiday
memories of youth and childhood,
used to be an anomaly. But today
the number in that golden army is
becoming smaller and smaller. The
change of heart began years ago
during the war's upheaval and in the
unrest that followedCertainly there are many Christmas traditions that are still the custom in parts of the United Statessuch as haling the Yule log for the
Christmas fire and the burning of
bayberry candles that send up their
soft, flickering glow from the mantel
shelf. In many corners of the land
boys and girls get together and stir
the air with joyous hymnals.
HENRY JESSUP DEAD
3enry Jessup, 70, and known to
Syrians from the American University of Beirut, died last week in
the New York Hospital
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Mr. Jessup was born in Beirut,
Syria, the son of the late Rev. Dr.
Henry H. Jessup, who was a missionary there for ./fifty-five years.
He attended the then Syrian Protestant College, (now the American
University of Beirut), and came to
this country when 14 of age.
Mr. Jessup was a prominent lawyer and author of many books on
law.
Incense and
Myrrh
the headache of balancing the checkbook.
Snows That Have Melted
It is a sad commentary on the
times to note that the jingle of the
bells in the air filter with a canned
effect through radio sets and the
millions who listen are relieved of
the bother of opening their mouths
in the rousing lilt that used to be
such a merry ritual.
One might
almost say that even the snows of
yesteryear are no longer with us
on Christmas day. Such a lack as
a mere blanket of fluffy snow would
certainly please the urbanite who
couldn't possibly have learned how
to guide a bob-sled or jumper. But
to the lads closer to the source of
crops, the lack of snow to try out
the new jumper or snow-shoes—or
the lack of a good freeze for the
pond so the new skates could be
tried—is a lack indeed.
New York Lacks a Manger
Indeed
But the sentimental among us can
see a slow disintegration of the
homely traditions that had for years
made rich and poor happy during
the season of celebration between
the 24th and the 2nd of January.
The cynicism of the elders impalpably seeped into the minds of young
and tots alike who now acknowledge
a premature understanding of the
false twinkle in the eyes of old
Kris Kringle. With so many of us
today, the presentation of gifts has
become almost a vice in which presents are exchanged, automatically
as it were, without the delight of
surprise and of the unexpected.
The old manner of living is so
changed as to almost prohibit the
annual reunion of families under
one roof where the many members
gather, make merry before the
hearth and pass the loving cup
around. The order of the season in
large cities is a depressing contrast.
There is first a hectic shopping tour
of the stores; then bored wrapping
and mailing of trinkets, toys and
and gifts of more or less material
value; and on Christmas day a heavy
dinner en famille, after which comes
Christmas has changed imperceptibly with the temper and tempa
of the times. Though its tradition
is still peculiar to the locale of a
people, the change is especially
sharpened in New York which is so
quick to take on the new and forget the old.
One can think of no greater welter
than New York in which to search
in vain for the sweet tendrils of
memory that bespeak the Christmas
spirit. When one has known the
sentimental joys of the season in his
youth, or has often been called to
help enliven a family reunion and
swell the sound of cheer, the more
impersonal and sadly commercialized
season in the city is bound to fill
the spirit with a sense of loss that
digs deeper than anything merely
nostalgic. It is as though the pound
of flesh was exacted—the Philistine
towers of this modern Babylon, its
Shylock.
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BOOK CIRCLE HEARS
DR. VICTOR ROBINSON
CLIPPERS HOLD
FIRST DANCE
Opening Meeting at the Audis
Proves Profitable Treat
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Bob
Dr. Victor Robinson, author of
"The Story of Medicine," editor of
"Medical Life," Lecturer on the
History of Medicine at the Medical
School of Temple University, Philadelphia, addressed the Book Circle
at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Audi,
the former Dr. Rosa Lee Nemir, 25
Fifth Avenue, New York, last Friday.
The living room was packed with
members and their guests who came
to hear Dr. Robinson talk on the
development of medical science in
the Middle Ages, with especial emphasis on the contributions of the
Arabs.
The distinguished lecturer illustrated his talk with lantern slides
of ancient Arab physicians, fragments of Arabic manuscripts on
medicine and title-pages of their
Latin
translations.
Among
the
slides shown was one of a set of
dental surgical instruments
that
elicited the surprise of the little
audience,
among them Dr. F. I.
Shatara and Dr. S. Y. Alkazin. The
school of Arabic medicine, said Dr.
Robinson,
dominated Europe for
several centuries, where Latin translations of Arabic medical encyclopedias and original treatises were
used in European universities. Especially famous were Avicenna (Ibn
Sina), Rhazes (Abu Bakr ar-Razi),
Hali filia Abbas (Ali Ibn Abbas)
and Abulcasis (Abu-1-Qasim of azZahra, Andalusia.) *
Mrs. Marie Robinson, Dr. Robinsson's mother, Mrs. Alice Ellen Ringer, his sister, and Miss Emilie
Recht, his secretary, came as guests.
Mr. H. I- Katibah introduced Dr.
Robinson at the opening of the
meeting.
SAYS FAREWELL
THROUGH SYRIAN WORLD
Joseph H. Kassees who sailed last
Frdiay to Palestine on board the S. S.
Conte de Savoia, expressed the wish
to say farewell to his many friends
in New York and other places via
The SYRIAN WORLD. Mr. Kassees
came to New York two days previously from Cincinnati, Ohio.
Hanna
Makes Big
PLEPS AT BOSTONIANS
(Continued from page Five.)
Hit
son of Mr. and Mrs. Khalil LahamWe understand the ring in this case
is an exquisite one, slightly reminiscent of pre-depression years.
The Clippers, winners of the baseball trophy at the last Mahrajan in
Bridgeport, held their first dance
Friday night in the Federation HallOver 300 attended the affair. Bob
Hanna and his Boys furnished the
dance music.
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The Clippers are a mixed club
and Alice Simon, president of the
Girls and her brother, Eddie Simon,
president of the Boys, made great
efforts in making the evening a success.
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Mrs. Bashure, with her daughter,
Olga, motored from their home in
Altoona, Pa., to visit her daughter
Emily, (El-Bashara), in New York.
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(Continued from page Five.)
Mr. Cecil Saydah left last week
for a business trip to ChinaMike Tadross of Brooklyn is now
in Florida.
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Mr. William Awad, and his young
son, arrived last Saturday from
China to spend a few months with
his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Gabriel
Awad.
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Mr. Selim Zrike returned from an
eight months stay in Japan.
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We are always glad to be corrected... and we have been. Miss Ida
Lewis of Norwood informs us that
we are very much mistaken. Her
intentions to marry have not been
filed, and her fiance is not an orchestra player. Thanks Ida.... guess
neighbors and chums are NOT a
reliable source...
SOCIALS
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Miss Isabelle Azar, of Cranford,
N. J., is spending a short time in
California.
KASHEY DOWNS GRABER
The star of Kashey, Syrian wrestler,
seems to be in the ascendancy. Following his victory a week ago last
Friday over Willis David, he scored
another victory last Friday at
Stauch's Coney Island Arena. This
time the victim was Henry Graber
the Hungarian. The winning tackle
used by Abe Kashey is known in
wrestling parlance as "flying mare,"
which had been used against Kashey
early in the match, lasting altogether
28 minutes and 41 seconds.
SOMETHING HAPPENED to the
wind-up of our last column—maybe
we didn't turn it in. We're not sure
—but this week's is— give a little
something to somebody else (not to
charity— we've said before, that's
something our people don't have to
be told).. _ but to someone you
like, no matter how inexpensive it
is. Otherwise the Yuletide spirit is
not there. If the boy friend
you a gift that doesn't cost $$$$,
what of it—he remembered, didn't
he— and that's better than having
him get temporarily angry unti
after the holidays, because he feels
he cannot afford to give you what
you DESERVE. . .that stands for the
boy from the girl, too... what if
you have got too many ties, or the
color isn't right.. ? and don't forget to send your Xmas cards and
packages early...
the Postmaster
this year wants to give the boys
who trot to your door many times
daily, this happy day off.
We wish to extend to all our
READERS and FRIENDS our heartiest wishes for a Bright and Cheerful Xmas.
Yours Truly
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Treasurer.
Fancy steppers from the Joe Barra
Club provided the evening's entertainment and their novelty dance
routines were well-received.
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A g>mtabb Xmas (gift
Special Correspondent to the SYRIAN WORLD
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town, but to Mr. Elias Sayegh of
468-12th Street, Brooklyn, it is the
best little town east of the Rockies.
The first reason for this is the former Miss Antoinette Jerro of Patterson, N. J., claims Central Falls as
her native town and the second
reason is because it was at St. Basil's
Church in Central Falls that Elias
I and Antoinette became Mr. and Mrs.
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by the Rev. Timothy Jock.
bridegroom was attended by
James Aissis of Central Fal
Miss Rose Aissis was maid of honor.
The Newlyweds intend to reside in
Brooklyn.
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20, 1934.
NEW YORK, DECE
THE SYRJAN W
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LOUISVILLE SYRIANS
MOVE INTO NEW CHURCH
Father Abodeely Worked Hard
for Orthodox Community
LOUISVILLE, Ky.—Once a Jewish
synagogue, the new Church of St.
Michael was recently dedicated for
the worship of the Syrian Orthodox
congregation of this city.
The pastor of the converted church
is the Rev. Thomas N. Abodeely,
who moved to Louisville from Cedar
Rapids, Iowa, not long ago. But,
according to the testimony of impartial observers, he has done more
for the Syrian Orthodox of this city
than any other priest before him.
The original synagogue was built at
a cost of $60,000, but it was acquired
by the new priest for $10,000- An
additional $5000 are needed to erect
an altar and make other improvements.
Father Abodeely, who is married
and has six children, declared that
in the future he intends to hold
services in English for the benefit
of th* younger generation in his
church
FLINT, MICH.
In honor of Mr. and Mrs. Kamel
C. Hamady who recently returned
from Beirut, Syria, where they were
married in August, Mr. Michael Hamady entertained 200 guests at a
venison dinner in the Adams Room
of the Durant Hotel on November 25.
Dr. Orr of Detroit, Mich, was
toastmaster and speakers were Rudolph Ekert and Dr. J. Macksood,
both of Flint.
Mr. and Mi's. Hamady both expressed their gratitude and pleasure
in meeting so many people. Music
was furnished by local musicians
and an interesting musical program
with special dance acts was presented. Guests were present from
Detroit, Bay City and Saginaw.
•
•
•
Jack and Robert Hamady, who
with Mrs. Albert Hamady and James
Haleebi, left for a four months trip
to Beirut on December 2, were honored at a surprise farewell dinner
and dance at the Club Alhambra by
the Young Men's Social Club and
the Bon Ami Club, of this city.
Louis Farah was toastmaster, and
presented each of the young men
with a bon voyage gift on behalf of
both clubs. Following the dinner,
dancing was enjoyed by the twenty
couples.
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SCRANTON, PA.
The Syrian Maronite congregation
of St. Ann's Church are holding a
benefit card party and dance on January 11.
•
•
•
James Sirgany, student at Central
H'gh School and captain of the baseball team of 1935, was chosen fullback on the 1935 scholastic football
team. He is also a regular on the
basketball team this year.
•
•
•
Elected Football Captain
John Hyder, son of M' and Mrs.
Hyder of Elyphany, Pr
elected
a captain of the f ,»«\0^ "** at
Mansfield College
only a sophomr
UO» 4,
Saft^
The Syrian Ladies Society of
Houston, a club organized in September of this year, and affiliated
with the Southern Federation of Syrian Clubs, held a dinner dance, the
dinner to be strictly Syrian, on Dec.
9 in the M and M Building.
The Young Girls, Boys Club, and
L'Entasar, also affiliates of the S. F.
S. C. were co-sponsors and cooperated with their mothers. A bazaar,
during and after the dinner-dance,
was sponsored by them.
•
•
•
The L'Entasar Club is directing
a membership drive which began in
November and
will last three
months. The club was divided into
two teams, captained by Mary Macey
and Arthur McCarble to compete for
the most number of members obtained.
The losers will be compelled to
entertain the winners. Applications
are subject to approval by the Board
of Directors and Governors.
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SYRACUSE, N. Y.
A Change in the roster of officers
of the Caravaneer Society was made1
last week, when Mr. Michael Lattaif, due to pressure of business
obligations, resigned as president.
At a new election Mr. Thomas Nojaim was chosen to fill the position
vacated by Mr. Lattaif.
•
•
CHICAGO, ILL.
The Syrianettes Social Club gave a
bunco in the home of Miss Agnes
Basil.
On Sunday, November 25, the Syrianettes celebrated their first anniversary. To commemorate this event,
a Thanksgiving dinner, given in the
home of the Misses Evelyn and
Helen Basil, was prepared by Becha(ra Basil), one of the best Syrian
chefs in this vicinity.
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NEBRASKA
At the December meeting of the
Junior League of the St. George
Orthodox Church of Kearney, the
following officers were elected for
the coming year. President, Nick J.
W.
Shada;
vice-president,
Lulu
Abood;
secretary, Bill Williams;
treasurer, Elias M. Shada. Plans for
a Christmas Party and New Year's
Eve Watch Party were made at this
meeting.
•
•
•
A covered dish dinner was held at
the St. George Orthodox Church on
December 9, with about thirty members of the three organizat;ons, present. The dinner was served at 5:30
p. m. with the Ladies League in
charge.
YOUNGSTOWN, OHIO
Mrs. Joseph Bryan
Betras are
cochai
tenth anniversary h;
Y. S. A. Club m—
tain next Sunda.. t
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Attracting local masculine attention, is the Pinochle Club which has
been organized recently. Sessions are
held in the homes of the members,
and the officers are: Mr. Richard
Nojaim, president, and Mr Edward
Kasouf, secretary-treasurer.
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^.AS
Service Club
The
held a dance ^^ .tly in the University Club.
An elaborate floor
show was staged by Mrs. Vivian Per-
hich
Mr.
donner. Prizes were gr\
a hand-made quilt was
Z. Joseph
B I Miss Edith
i
for the
qufit at which
ara will enterg, Dec. 23,
Tiie club will
son with a
ty and James
.'>:.ian of the
w-rtB
eting is to
ing due to
y is on the
,
Tuesday,
affair. The reg a
be held Thursca; e\
the fact that the h
regular meeting
D
Dec. 25.
i
Present
Mr. and Mrs. Sab Fures are the
parents of a la'.y ?' 1 born two
weeks ago.
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•
Last Friday a group of friends
surprised Mrs. Banna on her fiftyfourth birthday anniversary at her
home on Elm Street Among the
guests were Mrs. Caroline Flanagan,
the Misses Naza and Cecilia Yazbek,
Miss Ann Nakley, Mr. Anton Saadi,
Mr. Sam Ackres, Mr. Lahod Yazbek.
A beautiful gift was given Mrs.
Banna by the group.
•
•
S00 SEE PLAY GIVEN
BY UTICA CLUB
a
The burial of Mrs. Bessie Thomas
was held Saturday from St. Maron's
Church with burial at Calvary
Cemetery. After the burial, friends
expressed their condolences at the
church Auditorium.
o
NEWS OF OUR AGENTS
AND CORRESPONDENTS
Agnes Sirgany, our agent and correspondent in Scranton, Pa., is extended our congratulations for convalescing from the sickness she just
went through.
Now that Miss Sirgany is feteling
better Scranton will be better represented in the pages of The SYRIAN
WORLD and on its mailing list, she
promises.
•
•
*
Paul Nicholas, our athletic-minded
correspondent and agent in Pottstown, Pa-, was appointed manager
of the Pottstown Bison's Basketball
Club.
Mr. Nicholas is going to try his
hand at giving you information
about Syrian baseball players and
boxers in a sports column that will
appear occasionally.
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Jacob Saliba, the voice from Central Falls, R. I., has been laying low
for reasons best known to himself,
but due to the insistent inquiries to
this office why he has not been heard
from, we wrote the young man and
he writes back that he has "never
really lost interest in the paper or
in my work with it," and that he is
proud to be a correspondent of such
a progressive weekly. That makes
us happier than if the same words
came from the mouths of others.
Two
Performances
A comedy-drama, entitled "The
House on the HiU" by Lillian Mortimer, was presented by the United
Syrian-Lebanese American Auxiliary
Sunday afternoon and evening, December 9, in the Roscoe Conkling
School Auditorium. Eight hundred
were in the audience.
The play was directed by Walter
C. Roe. In the cast were Mrs. Mamie
M. Mender, Selma C. Kassouf, Rose
Abdo, Mary Giryafey, Delia M. Betros, Joseph Coury, George Elias,
Michael Sigbieny, David Jowdy and
Anthony L Hibey.
A skit was also presented and
was participated in by Anthony L.
Hibey, Peter Ferris, Mabel E Betros
and Mr. Roe, who also directed it.
Mitchell Saber, 10 years old, sang
the popular song "Rain." This was
followed by Syrian song and music
furnished by Louis Mardeny, singer
and oud player, Mike Zaloom, violinist and Louis Shkan, tambourine.
Mrs. Josephine E. Couzian welcomed the audience in her opening
speech and then introduced as master-of-ceremonies, Mr. David Saber.
On the committee for the play were
Miss Delia M. Betros, chairman;
Selma Kassouf and Mary Giryafey.
Program and ticket committee included Mrs. Helen Ferris, chairman;
Mrs. Lamia Saber, Mrs. Julia Kazanjian, Mrs. Jennie Sigbieny, Mrs.
Lulu Mishalanie and Mrs- Bessie
Fram.
For isn't it trve that your own
fam/ly is your severest critic? And
isn't Mr. Saliba one of the family,
but he seems to have been the prodigal son come back to his father's
housea
•
•
Here's hoping to find all our
agents and correspondents with us
next Christmas; and to find them
all energetic and enthusiastic in the
interest of a paper of which they
can be proud.
Much of the success of The SYRIAN WORLD will depend on your
devotion and active loyalty, fellow
workers.
We are counting on you.
CORRESPONDENTS
Akron, Ohio.—John Rogers, 100 E. Market Street.
Birmingham, Ala.—Helen Kassouf, 1930 N. 16th Street
Boston, Mass.— Margaret Alexander, 131 Clarendon Street
Burlington, Vt—Eseph D. Corey, 183 S. Champlain Street
I j
Central Falls, R, I.—Jacob Saliba, 38 Fletcher Street
Charleston, W. Va,—Gladys Haddad, 1043 Grant Street
Cleveland, Ohio.—George Hamamey, 1492 W. 116th Street
Cleveland, Ohio.—Pearl Koorey, 8908 Esterbrook Ave.
Detroit Mich.— Viola Davis, 3316 Hendricks.
Detroit Mich. —M. S. Zehra, 2280 La Belle.
Fall River, Mass.—Fred T. Sahib, 342 Quequechan Street
Flint, Mich.—Helen Salim, 612 Page Street
Lexington, Nebr.— Rosa H. Shada.
Manchester, N. H.— Ganem A. Karam, 390 S. Beach Street
Montreal, Can.— Julia Lean, 7010 Delaroche Street.
New Orleans, La.— Augustus Koorie, Item-Tribune.
Pottstown, Pa.—P. Nicholas, 122 S. Evans.
Richmond, Va.—S. T. Sanyour, 19 N. 30th Street
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.—George J. Abdue, Rua Humayta, 67, sobrado.
Syracuse, N. Y.— Wadad R. Hazoury, 700 University Avenue.
Toledo, Ohio.— Beulah Geha, 1712 Superior Street.
Utica, N. Y.—Eli Salamey. 522 Mohawk Street
Waterville, Me.— Philip Ferris, 104 Front Street
Waterville, Me.— Charles Nemer, Box 65.
Wilkes-Barre, Pa.—Jule Johns, 576 S. Main Street
Winston-Salem, N. C—Louis V. Daye, 1335 W. 4th Street
Youngstown, Ohio.—Sarah Yazbek, 409 Kyle Street
Scranton, Pa.—Agnes Sirgany, 443-10th Avenue.
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<p>Salloum Mokarzel, a Lebanese American intellectual, founded<em> The Syrian World</em> in 1926. Salloum Mokarzel was the younger brother of Naoum Mokarzel, the publisher of the Arabic-language newspaper <em>Al-Hoda. </em>Together, the Mokarzel brothers ran Al-Hoda Publishing, and in 1909, they published <em>The Syrian Business Directory.</em> </p>
<p>Mokarzel created <em>The Syrian World</em> in order to document and celebrate the culture and history of "Syria." At the time, Syria referred to the modern-day countries of Lebanon, Syria, Jordan, Israel, and Palestine. The publication was primarily aimed towards second-generation children of immigrants, but Mokarzel hoped that it would also appeal to the general American public.</p>
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<p><em>The Syrian World</em> was published between 1926 and 1932 as a journal. In 1932, the format was changed from an academic journal style to a newspaper style, which continued until the periodical's end in 1935. After the death of his brother Naoum, Salloum took over the publication of <em>Al-Hoda.</em></p>
<p>The articles in <em>The Syrian World</em> cover a variety of topics spanning from the practical to the theoretical. Practical subjects include international and domestic travel, historical and contemporary Arabic and Arab-American art and literature, and the mental and physical health and hygiene of immigrants. More theoretical, philosophical, and ideological subjects include ideologies of race, the changing role of women, the formation of Syrian and Lebanese-American societies, and the political and psychological relationships between immigrants and their countries of origin.</p>
<p>All issues of <em>The Syrian World</em> are available, along with full indexes for the first four volumes. For volumes five and six, there are tables of contents at the start of the issues.</p>
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The Syrian World
PUBLISHED WEEKLY —ESTABLISHED 1926.
VOL. VIII, NO. 33.
OFFICERS RETAINED
IN DAMASCUS LODGE
Interesting Program Laid
Elections of the Damascus Lodge
were held last Wednesday evening,
December 5.
All officers were
elected to serve another term. Dr.
F. I. Shatara is Master; John Nachman, Senior Warden; Thomas Amoury, Junior Warden; Michael Saydah, Treasurer and Michel Dahood,
SecretaryPlans were formulated for a very
interesting program for the ensuing
rear.
Appointive officers will be announced next week.
It is the intentions of the Lodge
to hold public installation of officers,
pending permission from the Grand
Lodge.
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ROUGHRIDERS BEAT
INTER-CITY CHAMPS
By Fred T. Sahib
Special Correspondent to the SYRIAN WORLD
Fall River, Mass.—The Lebanon
Roughriders Football Team, composed of Lebanese youth of Fall
River, ended a successful season
by defeating the Bonecrushers who
are the Inter-City champions- This
victory made the Roughriders the
Inter-City champions.
The team was organized this year
and has gained recognition and
honors throughout the city.
Joseph Azar is captain of the team.
Other players on it are John Hallal,
James Hallal, James Nasiff, George
Condon, Philip Coriaty, George Elias,
Fuad Shaker, Samuel Nasiff, Sabba
Kaliff, and Philip Kaliff, Monsour
Ferris, James Kalil, Fuad Coury and
Joseph Shaker.
HELEN ROZEK IN
XMAS RECITAL
The Mozart String Sinfonietta, of
which Helen Rozek, a member of
the Syrian Fine Arts Guild, is the
violist, is presenting a program of
Christmas music with Wesley Sontag
as conductor in Aeolian Hall, Fifth
Avenue at 54th Street, New York
City, Sunday afternoon, December
16 at three o'clock.
Among other selections, Bach's
Christmas Oratorio will be presented.
HEADS NEWMAN CLUB
Jacksonville, Fla.—Japour Toney
of this city was elected recently
president of the Newman Club of the
University of Florida. He is a graduate
of Andrew Jackson High
School.
Msgr. Z*>ua'n Moves to
Cincinnati
The Rev. Msgr. Louis Zouain, pastor of the Maron'te church in Danbu>-y, Conn., was transferred to Cincinnati, Ohio. He was succeaded in
Danbury by the Rev. George Zouain.
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NEW YORK, DECEMBER 13, 1934.
Price, Single Copy,
FAOUR CAS
WITH MUSIC, DANCING AND PAINTINGS THE FINE
ARTS GUILD WINS HEARTS OF SYRIAN COMMUNITY
Masterly Executions of Selma Uniss at the Piano and Helen Rozek
with the Violin Interpolated with Captivating and Rhythmic
Dancing of Litia Namora and El-Bashara
WITH becoming modesty and little fanfare of publicity, the
Syrian Fine Arts Guild made its debut last Friday evening. December 7, before a discriminating audience.
The first recital of
the Guild was held at the Neighborhood Club, 104 Clark St.,
Brooklyn, with a seating capacity of
200 all taken.
'MAKE OR BREAK"
The little group proved to be a
big thing and received the enthusiWhere Syrian Boys Go,
astic acclaim of many interested in
So Goeth Fairer Sex
the finer arts. Each number on the
program was a gem in itself. Litia
Waterville, Me.— The Syrian
Namora was particularly superb in
boys of Waterville have attained
her Nautch Dances, wearing a
such a great reputation in danccolorful
cotume.
That
number
ing that their patronage can make
seemed to awaken the audience and
or break any dance hall.
jolt them out of their complacency
Several dance halls in the viand passive acceptance of the fine
cinity have sponsored "Syrian
numbers presented previously. The
Night." On that night all Syrians
color of the dance and the costume
are admitted free of charge. The
seemed to appeal to them stronglyproprietors of these dance halls
El-Bashara, dancing the Caricaoutdo one another in offering
tures of Maissel, as the final number
attractions for Syrians; for where
on the program, was appealing in
the Syrian boys flock, so flockthe pert spirit in which she pereth the fairer sex in vast numformed them.
They provided fun
bers.
and laughter. Before that she had
performed the Idol of Baalbek,
Rimsky-Korsakoff, and the Princess
of the Flowery Kingdom, Chasms,
the former a very modernistic, angular dance, and the latter a ronChinese number. Her accompanist
All-Round Athlete Now Wins
was Katrina Munn.
Honors in Table Tennis
Miss Namoia's other numbers were
the Shubert Waltzes, and a Hindu
HAVING won the Bay Ridge title
dance.
Before she performed the
for Table Tennis, Alfred El-Hilow,
latter, Miss Namora explained the
son of Mrs. Mansour El-Hilow, was
story of it to the audience, saying
entered in the four day tournament
that it was the story of a Hindu girl
to decide the national championship
and was performed mainly with the
which started yesterday evening,
hands and was truly artistic in Miss
Wednesday, in the Downtown AthNamora's expression of it.
letic Club, corner of Morris and
Selma Uniss at the piano, playing
Washington Streets, New York, N.Y.
Rhapsody 2 by Brahms, Widmung
Alfred had previously won the
by Schumann-Liszt and Valse by
two tournaments held by the Wall
Levitzki gave masterly interpretaStreet Division, and is the champion
tions of the numbers.
of the Athletic Association of ChisOf the violin selections given by
holm and Chapman, Wall Street
Helen Rozek, the one that app led
brokers, where he is an employe.
most to the audience was the PerHaving also won the title in his
sian Song of Glinka-Zimbalist She
class division in the U. S. Table
executed the difficult piece easily
Tennis Association, he was entitled
and smoothly and with feeling- Her
to enter the national tournament to
other selections were the Andante
sift the winner who will be sent
from E Minor Concerto by Mendelsto try abroad for the world title.
sohn and Czardas by V. Monti. Alice
El-Hilow has also won many
Mokarzel was her accompanist. It
medals in track meets, basketball
was Miss Mokarzel's dream that just
and football.
bore fruition. She it was who cono
ceived the plan and Mrs. Joseph FerMr. Khauli on Program
ris who carried it out.
The paintings of Mabel Saloomey
The Poetry and Drama Gu;ld of
were on exhibit in the reception
Roercih Museum holds its Internaroom. She calls this particular group
tional Program in Roerich Museum
the Sheherazade Suite. There was
310 Riverside Drive, on Sunday
no doubt in the m nds of the reafternoon, December 16 at four
viewers that Miss Saloomey had
o'clock.
great imaginative faculties and un"The Poetry of the Psalms" will
usual, delicate and colorful artistic
be sung and spoken in ten different
ability
to carry out her ideas.
languages. Mr. PhiliD Khaul; special
The recepton room was crowded
writer of The SYRIAN WORLD,
with the standing people who helped
will read the Arabic version. The
themselves from the flower and
English selections will be snoken by
candle-decorated table to coffee and
a choral grouo and Miss Alii Ronka,
cpkes. Mrs. S. Y. Alkazin. Mrs. A.
dramat'c soprano. w'H sfn<» the
Slsyman and Mrs. F. M. Jabara were
twenty-Third Psalm and two arias
(Continued on page Two.)
from Handel's "Messiah."
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PAGE TWO
FINE ARTS GUILD
MAKES ITS DEBUT
LITIA NAMORA
EL-BASHARA
Syrian Lawyer of New York
Busy Running Affairs of One
of America's Richest
Townships
(Continued from Page One)
the hostesses.
The ushers for the concert were
the Misses Gladys Jabara, Nedda
and Helen Uniss, Matilda Couri and
Mary and Rose Mokarzel. Miss Alice
Shohfi was in charge of the box
office.
Mr. Joseph W. Ferris gave the
opening address, outlining the purpose of the guild.
Mrs. Robert V- Ingersol, wife of
the borough president, was the guest
of honor. Others present included
Mr. Robert Alfred Shaw, a sponsor
of the Brooklyn Institute of Arts and
Sciences, Dr. and Mrs. S. Y. Alkazin,
Mr. Habib I- Katibah, Mr. Philip
Khaul:, Mr. and Mrs. E. J. Audi,
Mr. George Boutross, Mr. J. A. Cahil,
Miss Matilda Couri, Mr. and Mrs.
A. Daas, Mr. and Mrs. G- C. Dagher, Mr. and Mrs. G. Dowaliby,
Miss Emmeline E. Ferris, Mr. and
Mrs. Joseph W. Ferris, Mr. Anis
Fuleihan, Miss Najla Fuleihan, Mr.
Peter George, Mrs. Najla Grupe, Mr.
and Mrs. B. D. Haddad, Miss Trina
Haddad, Mr. and Mrs. F. M. Jabara,
Miss Louise Jobe, Mr. and Mrs. N.
K. Kalaf, Mr. and Mrs. A. N. Khouri,
Mr. and Mrs. Anis Khoury, Mr.
George Magella, Mrs. S. A. Mokarzel, Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Monsour,
Dr. and Mrs. H. S. Rasi, Dr. and
Mrs. Wade S. Rizk, Mr. and Mrs.
Victor Samxa, Dr. and Mrs. F. I.
Shatara, Mr. and Mrs. A. Sleyman,
Mr. and Mrs. Nesib Trabulsi, Mrs.
Lieza S. Uniss, Mr. and Mrs. A. I.
The Syrian Fine Arts Guild has
as its object the cultivation and conservation of artistic talent among
the members of the large Syrian
colony in New York City.
Mrs.
Joseph W. Ferris is the Director,
Miss Alice Mokarzel the Registrar,
and the teaching staff is as follows:
Selma Uniss and Alice Mokarzel,
piano; El-Bashara, dancing; Helen
Rozek, violin and theory; Mabel
Saloomey, art. Serving as advisory
members of the staff are Anis Fuleihan, music; Nicholas S. Macsoud,
art; and Litia Namora, dancing.
Offices of the Syrian Fine Arts
Guild are at 123 Schermerhorn
Street, and classes will open there
immediately.
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CHAIRMAN, COMMUNITY
CHEST; RAISE HALF GOAL
The blood of ancient vestals,
of some Phoenician priestess or
Arab courtesan coursed in the
veins of Litia. Love, coquetry,
passion, deviltry—reflected in
the fetching eyes and tripping
steps of Litia, as she did the
Nautcha dances at the concert
of the Syrian Fine Arts Guild.
There was grace and rhythm in
every movement of her supple
body as she impersonated the
"Princess of The Flowery Kingdom" and "The Idol of Baalbek" in the opening recital of
the Syrian Fine Arts Guild.
THE Community Chest of Harrison, N. Y., one of the wealthiest and
most
exclusive
communities
in
America, has already raised half its
goal of $20,385. George A. Ferris,
attorney of this city, is chairman
and he has many plans for the welfare of his town. The money raised
is to go to funds of the Boy Scouts,
Girl Scouts, Town of Harrison, Salvation and Nursing Association of
Harrison. The town is vitally interested and active in alleviating the
distress of its poor and made an
early start to prevent misery.
Mr. Ferris is also chairman of the
Committees on Finance Welfare, and
Highways, besides being a member
of the town board of four councilmen. During the last election he
stumped all over the county for
the Republican party, and was well
pleased to see it go almost completely Republican despite sweeping Democratic elections all over
the country.
Wrote up Platform
FALL
RIVER, MASS.
The Mount Lebanon Society held
its semi-annual elections in their
hall on November 25. The following
officers were elected: Azz'z Monsour, president; George Paul George,
vice-president; Faris Massoud, secretary; Fred T. Sahib, treasurer and
Leo Mickool, financial secretary.
Thomas Karam and Sabba Bittar
were elected delegates and Tofick
Paul, sergeant-at-arms.
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A banquet was held December 9
by the Ladies Auxiliary of the Mt.
Lebanon Society in their hall. About
100 members attended. Azziz Monsour, president of the Mt. Lebanon
Society,
delivered
the
welcome
speech.
Farris Nasiff was toastmaster and Joseph Azar, captain of
the Lebanon Roughriders also spoke.
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"Football Hero", a comedy, is to
be presented at the Mt. Lebanon
Society Hall on December 23. It is
for the benefit of St. Anthony of the
Desert Church of which Rev. Joseph
Eid is pastor. The play, under the
direction of Michael Abdallah, has
the following in the cast: Jennie
Massoud, Adele Simon, Joseph Azar,
and Michael Abdallah.
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Miss Alice Howayeck of Ocean
Grove, Mass. spent a few days with
Mrs. Shalhoub in West Roxbury.
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The Social Club of the Syrian
Protestant Church elected the following officers: Benjamin Mickool,
president; Lillian Gabbour, vicepresident; Mabel Smith, secretary
and Joseph Rishmany, treasurer.
He wrote up the Republican platform for Harrison, and, to appeal
to the higher type men to run for
office, inculcated a measure voting
no
salaries to
the councilmen.
Three Republicans, including Ferris,
were elected and one Democrat.
The Welfare Committee, of which
Ferris is also chairman, is organizing a committee to be headed by a
supervisor, to organize the adolescents and give them something to
occupy their time, thus taking them
off the streets and out of mischief.
The adolescents, left to their own
devices, with no outlet for their
energy are the biggest menace to the
country, and the source for future
criminals, they believe.
The committee means to utilize
the schools and other buildings in its
play program for adolescents.
BANQUET FOR THE EMPLOYES OF JACKSONVILLE,
FLORIDA ICE AND
COAL COMPANY
CHARLESTON, W. VA.
Miss Josephine Ferris has returned
to her home after visiting friends in
New York City, Long Island and
other cities.
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Among those who returned to college to resume studies after spending the Thanksgh^ng holidays here
are Miss Mary Haddad. Miss Charlotte E. Skaff, Marshall College,
Huntinrrton; Louis Simon, Victor
Skaff, George Haddad. Poser Khourey, and John Metrey, W. Va. University, Morgantown.
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Several hundred young men and
women attended the dance held by
the Benevolent Society last Thursday night at the West S:de Women's
Club.
A.
The Duva! Ice and Coal Ccmp-ny, of which J. K. David is president, gave a ban_> Syrian American Club Hal! last Thursday. David
r net fcr its employes in
on each employe to say a few words.
Mrs. Joseph
was toastmaster and called
Rp.haim, who is leaving the cempany; was presented with a bracelet by the employes. Entertainment was presented after the bancuet.
SLEYMAN
CO.
Importers of Fine Oriental Rugs
276 Fifth Avfc,
Telephone:
New York, N. Y.
Bogardus 4-4345.
THE BEST XMAS GIFT
THAT YOU CAN GIVE
us is to pay your subscription,
if not already paid; to get one
of your relatives of friends to
subscribe, if he or she is not yet
a subscriber
GET THAT HABIT
of paying your subscription in
advance. It saves you so much
worry; it saves us so much unnecessary work
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THE BODY OF THE LEBANESE LEADER, NAOUM MOKARZEL
REMAINS OF LEBANESE
LEADER REST IN FREiKE
Newspaper
Union, Clergy,
Societies, Participate in
Phenomenal Reception
By Zeidan D. Zeidan
rtreit* CorretvoKtent of SYRIAN WOKLD
BEIRUT—What was described as
the greatest public demonstration
that this city has witnessed in many
a year, featured the reception of
the late Naoum A. Mokarzel's body
on Sunday, Nov. 18. A committee
of the Newspapers' Union of Beirut,
which was responsible for the arrangements of the reception, met S.
A. Mokarzel, brother of the late
Lebanese leader, on the S. S. Byron.
Accompanying Mr. Mokarzel from
Paerius was A. K. Hitti, who left
New York about the same time that
Mr. Mokarzel did.
A crowd estimated at 20,000 witnessed the solemn cortege from the
•hip to St. George's Maronite Cathedral. The various societies, delegations of students, including one from
L'Ecole Sagesse of Beirut, which the
late leader attended as a child, all
religions and sects were represented
in the formal procession, as well as
the Boy Scouts, the Newspapers Employes' Union and numerous other
organizations. The impressive mass
and funeral services at the Cathedral
were presided over by Bishop Elias
Risha, representing His Beatitude
Patriarch Antoun Arida. Six bishops
and over 100 priests, sixty of whom
were Maronite, also attended. The
funeral oration was delivered by
Bishop John al-Hajj, who gave an
enlightening account of the late Mokarzel's life, calling him "a soldier
who died on the field of battle."
On the way to Frelke the funeral
procession stopped several times to
receive the homage of various village delegations, passing under improvised arches of victory. Several
eulogies were delivered at the grave,
to which Mr. S. A. Mokarzel replied, express;ng his deep gratitude
at the unprecedented reception accorded his dead brother. He thanked
the public and the Committee of
Arrangements in his own name, in
the name of the Syrians and Lebanese in America, and in the name
CLAIMANT TO ZARO
AGHA'S TITLE
SYRACUSE, N. Y.
Announcement is made of the engagement of Miss Rusha Mandour
of Utica, New York, and Mr. Chicory
Nicholas also of Utica and Syracuse.
No date has been set for the wedding as yet
Miss Bertha Kassouf is convalescing at home from the appendicitis
onerat'on she underwent rec
Claiming to be the new successor
to the title of "Oldest Man in the
World," held by the late Zaro Agha
who died this summer, Hadji Boz
Agir Bey, a Turkish peasant who
lives near Mardeen in Asia Minor,
says he is 154 years old. Before he
retired Hadji was a pol:ceman.
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SYKIAN WORLD
him
thousands
of
personal
friends, and made for him an
equal number of enemies; he
had contagious zeal and enthusiasm, so essential to every popular leader; he had devotion to
a principle, that seemed to
many like fanaticism.
In all
these Naoum Mokarzel distinguished himself, throwing his
whole energy into the task
which was so dear to him,
which became part and parcel
of his whole being.
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2. Preservation ef Syrian culture and
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VOL. Vm, NO. 33.—DEC. 13, 1934.
A BEAUTIFUL DREAM
BEAUTIFULLY COME TRUE
WE are still hearing superlative comments of praise and
elation at the opening concert
of the "Syrian Fine Arts Guild"
held last /Friday at the Neighborhood Club, Brooklyn.
How the Syrian Fine Arts
Guild started, and who took the
first practical step in its organization we cannot speak
with positive authority. As far
as we know it was Alice Mokarzel who conceived of the
idea, approached the various
artists and kept up a constant
correspondence with them until
the eve of the concert. Mrs.
Joseph W. Ferris, with her valuable experence in and knowledge of organization, was the
logical person to whom the
artists turned, when their plans
were ripe for execution.
If
others had thought of the same
thing, we do not know, and it
does not matter. All that matters is that here was a beautiful dream beautifully come true.
Here is something worthy of
the unqualified, unstinted and
enthusiastic support of every
progressive Syrian and Lebanese in Greater New York.
Something truly big may yet
come out of it. And in giving
this support let us take the
humble and correct attitude that
we are not doing the artists any
favor, but ourselves; that in
helping them achieve their ends
we are helping to add to our
prestige, our honor and our
genuine spiritual joy and wellbeing.
THE LEADERSHIP OF
NAOUM MOKARZEL
THAT the late Naoum A.
Mokarzel was a leader few can
deny. Fewer still, however, are
they who fully realize wherein
his true leadership lay. He had
personal magnetism which won
But to us there was something in the Lebanese leader
which lifted him above the run
of ordinary popular leaders.
Like the founder of the Rothschild family, Naoum Mokarzel
walked the earth with dignity,
and he made it a part of his
gospel to instil this dignity in
his readers and in all those who
came in touch with him. It was
to Naoum Mokarzel more than
to any other one individual that
credit must go for the passing
away of those petty and disreputable tactics which characterized the first generation of
Syrian peddlers in this country.
And it was to him, also, more
than to any other that the
Arabic language newspapers in
this country began to adopt the
professional and impersonal attitude in their news columns.
That he himself often failed in
this latter endeavor was not
wholly his fault. When in our
English Syrian newspapers we
find it so hard to divorce the
personal
element
from
the
news, is it any wonder that
Naoum Mokarzel and his colleagues found the task well nigh
insurmountable ?
Naoum Mokarzel was a popular leader who used his leadership towards ends and objectives which his ordinary followers rarely understood or appreciated.
NEWS OF OUR AGENTS
AND CORRESPONDENTS
JOHN G. KHOURI in Boston is given a hearty welcome. The young
man is a man-about-town, popular
and, we hear, a good singer, dancer,
and besides, a law student- This
young man who lives in Roslindale
will act as agent in Boston and vicinity and we are expecting him to
create a stir and bustle for The
SYRIAN WORLD. A cheery wel-
LOUIS V. DAYE our new agent for
the Carolinas and parts of Virginia.
It's in the blood, there is no getting
out of it! Once a newspaper man,
always a newspaper man. Mr. Daye
joins The SYRIAN WORLD with a
background of newspaper experience.
And we are fortunate to accept his
kindly proferred services. He says,
"After reading The SYRIAN WORLD
Weekly, I am convinced it should
be in every Syrian home."
The right spirit and we welcome
it to our bosoms! So now the Carolinas and Virginia are being strongly and ably represented.
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VIOLA DAMS, new agent in Detroit. With her first letter she mails
in a subscription (PAID) just as a
sample. What a girl. A real pal,
we'll say. We are happy to welcome her, too, to the ranks. Confident, efficient, and able, is Miss
Davis. We rest at perfect ease now
that we know she will be our representative in that big city. She
will also have the kindly proferred
0CW73o/tffow-/9t/yA copy-
and welcome assistance, any time
requested, of Attorney Frederick P.
Alexander. We have heard of Mr.
Alexander, and now we shall hear
from him.
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PEARL KOOREY, in Cleveland, is
acquainted with many Syrians in
Cleveland, secretary of two clubs,
and now, her new title, agent for
The SYRIAN WORLD. And now
we know that those who are the
busiest are those who have time for
everything.
Thank you for your
time and effort, Miss Koorey.
HELEN KASSOUF, of Birmingham,
Ala., is another who believes in doing, not talking. She is new with
us and she already has secured subscriptions. More power to her!
As a true friend should be, she
says "As I am very much interested
in the paper, I would like more of
my friends to receive the benefit I
have gotten from it." The Good
Samaritan!
MOHAMMED S. ZEHRA, as his
name indicates, is a Moslem, and we
greet, with many salaams, him and
the many other Moslems in Detroit
whom he will line up as subscribers
for The SYRIAN WORLD.
Mr. Zehra, we understand, is the
son of an influential leader among
the Moslems, and Mohammed himself has his own circle and popularity among the younger set. Greetings to the Moslems of our country.
JOHN ROGERS, our new Akron
correspondent, promises to set things
buzzing in his fair city.
Others
speak of him as a "promising young
man" and one who will give "entire satisfaction." We are also fortunate to be able to acquire the
services of his father, who is wellknown there, and who will help
John now and then. Good luck to
them!
Mrs. Rose Raies, our former correspondent, is too busy with her
position in the office of the Summit
County Clerk of Courts and regrets she cannot continue with us.
We hope she will not forget us entirely but continue to do the best
she can.
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By A. A. Haddad
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Jingle all the way.
SYRIAN WORLD is hoping
That Santa Claus is coming
When all subscribers pay.
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And believe me, readers, nothing
jingles like money, so let The SYRIAN WORLD hear the jingle of
your bills with the jingle of Christmas bells.
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Many of you are children of Arabic
newspaper subscribers who always
meant to pay! But you, we hope,
will pay the mint.
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Said War to European civilization:
"You start me and I will finish
you!"
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Russia offered all her army to
France to fight Germany, in case of
war; and all the Jews of the world
pray that France will not lose that
case.
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It is said that the Balkans is the
hotbed of troubles. It is a very true
saying, for the Balkans is very much
like the rest of Europe.
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And they hold one conference
after another to show that each nation in turn hates war. But collectively nothing seems suitable for
them but war.
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Alright, let them arm and let
them war! We only wish that their
arms will not be dug deep into
Uncle Sam's pockets, as they did
before and forgot all about it.
/TV MEMORIAM
IN MEMORIAM, of our
beloved father, Esa H'adad,
who passed away November
28.
His loving children,
Henry, Michel, Mae, Josephine, Lilly and Adele.
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THE SYRIAN WORLD, NEW YORK, DECEMBER 13, 1934.
[&o«t 'Qxk and UleaVj Peeps at Bostoniansj
By H. I. Katibah
IN THE DAYS OF CHRIST
II
HEROD'S reign was not without its benefits. In
his love of show and splendor, as well as in his
fawning efforts to please his Roman masters, he
raised many monuments, forts, theatres, baths, amphitheatres and even whole cities, which adorned
the land after him. In most of these enterprises,
Herod's taste ran to the Greek, and he imitated
the Greco-Roman architecture of the period. As
many petty native despots in Syria, Palestine or
Egypt today who are "westernized" for selfish and
expedient reasons, rather than from conviction and
^appreciation, so Herod was a Hellenized son of
the Desert who knew that his bread was buttered
in Rome not in Edom. He restored the Temple of
Jerusalem and lavished his generosity on it withlout measure, until it was said that it surpassed
the original one .that Solomon built in beauty if
not in magnificence. His penchant for building was
a positive mania, and it extended to countries far
and near; but Jerusalem received the larger share
of his attention and lavish His many efforts, however, to ingratiate himself with the Jews only aroused
their anger against him and confirmed their
hatred.
Anarchy followed the death of Herod. Archelaus
and Antipas, sons from a Samaritan wife, squabbled
before the Roman Emperor about succession to
their father's throne. Finally Archelaus was made
ethnarch, ruler of the people, of Judaea, Idumaea
and Samaria. The rest was divided into tetraehies, fourth parts, one of which, Galilee and Faraea, was given to Antipas. This latter ruled till
a few years after the death of Christ. But Archelaus, by petition from the chiefs of the people, was
removed to Gaul—modern France, and in his place
ruled a succession of Roman procurators under the
general supervision of the Imperial Legate in Syria.
Of these procurators Pontius Pilate, under whom
Christ was crucified, was fifth in line.
The Romans granted the Jews complete religious freedom, not so much because they believed
in democracy as because of the realization that it
was impossible to coerce the Jews without the expenditure of heavy expenses, heavy forces and
constant revolts. Almost all of what is called
"personal status law" was left to the domain of
Jewish, Mosaic law. The Sanhedrim, a body of 71,
judged among the Jewish people according to their
own laws. It was composed of the High Priest,
who presided, ex-High Priests, deposed by the
procurator, scribes, i. e., interpreters and teachers
of the law, and simply "elders" or "Shaykhs," as
the Arabs would call them.
Of these classes, the rise of the scribes indicated
the spirit of the time and the changes that had
come upon the Jews since the Exile.
With the death of the prophetic spirit in Israel,
the Law, with its puritanic prohibitions and legalistic minutiae, came into prominence. The thunderings of an Amos from Bethal, the gentle pleadings of a Hosea or the majestic exhortations of an
Isaiah, faded into the background as the rigid,
categorical mandates of the "five books," were
hedged in by an imposing wall of interpretations
and commentaries on the interpretations, with
their unending additions of further commandments
end restrictions.
The reaction to this barreness of the spirit, this
multiplicity of laws, this slavishness of the inner
man to the letter of the law that went hand-inhand with the slavery of the outward man to
Rome, expressed itself in diverse manifestations—
different schools of thought and religious behavior.
(To be continued.)
COMING EVENTS
RIDGE FEATORITY. — Dinner-Dance, Montclair
Hotel, December 15.
1st A. D. Rep. Club—Xmas Dance, Clubhouse,
371 Hicks St. Monday night, Dec. 17.
..Syr. Ladies Aid—Bridge, Wed. Dec. 19, Amer.
Syr. Fed., 123 Schermerhorn St., Bklyn.
1,
Arabic Music Club—Entertainment and Dance,,
Towers Hotel, Dec. 30.
SYRIAN JUNIOR LEAGUE, New Year's Eve.
Supper-dance, Dec. 3L—Towers Ballroom.
|3 JhaT SoT]
By Margaret Alexander
WHEW!....I almost missed another one!!!
(Won't someone do something to Deadlines???
I HATE them***)
But, lo, I'm in
and what's more, .I've got my
picture album with me, containing pictures just
developed from my week-end in New York. Oh,
no, don't you touch
I'LL do the showing. Just
a few flashes now and the rest when you come to
see me....)
SNAPSHOTS
First, with eyes upturned, you fancy how
MY
PAPER!
at 55 Washington Street. A noble enterprise reaching across the country to band us all
together. The man in the foreground (with a smile
from East and West) is the editor, Lowbrow,
Highbrow, Impersonal Katibah.
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The next is of special interest to Bostonians. The
Assad Mudarris in their new home in Brooklyn.
An attractive red brick house beautifully situated
on the ridge of the bay. On the lawn you see Mr.
Mudarri in sweater and cap chatting with two
charming neighbors, George and Badry Farkouh. ..
Inside you find the family well settled, but a bit
lonely for Boston. Up in her orchid and sunny
chamber, Mrs. Mudarri sits eagerly listening to
news of Boston. She became ill soon after they
moved, but is much better now.
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This genial person is Dr. Anis Khoury, a recent
arrival on these shores.... former pupil of Nick
Constan's, friend of Charles Mallek and Emile Bustarn (bringing news of Emile's wonderful job in
Iraq).... a dentist by profession, but a poet at
heart....contributor to The SYRIAN WORLD, and
soon, we hope,
f , to Harri-Vc
xiaip..i s. cw„
(tie may come to
Boston!)
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Don't you recognize these two stunning girls" Of
course!....the girls from Brooklyn who speeded
down to our Convention recently and had that exciting touchdown with the Providence police: Cleo
and Lillian Murad!
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This lady with the exquisite smile is Dr. Alma
Nemir, doctor of medicine from California; with
Drr ;SohrG.yHlgmand ^^
0rth
utor13!'5 WilS°n K' F
> ^t and eontribT i° °Ur^PaPer' breaking bread at *e Son of
the Sheik Restaurant....a fascinating fellow who
has hVed six years in Syria and knows more AxT£c
man l.... and perhaps you!
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coking down at his infant son, Ronald who re
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have the necessaries for
nl'.ed baskets chock-full of
Young Men's Club.
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DID YOU KNOW
B. I. Malouf of Los Aagetes was
Pointed to the Pension
hear John Thomas Ahdo.
Wheeling. W. Va.. *
hit at the newly Tjaaiaed
over Station W. L T H. every
at 10:30—He is he pmttgj at
is just 14
About twenty of ««r
enlisting for the coming
What. No Lin- r
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Flagtown. H J.. does the
the hay.... Charles Green at
recently picked up s'ipposed
Khalil Sarkis and was found to ant**
books revealing tote! ij« fw^fri- «f $M|
Boutross is getting on with Sew Yo*k"
tickets for parking overtime.
Nack Khoury. former sptwta,
has a new fighter. Stanley
yet to taste defeat, and
ing middleweight
Cholly has complete charge off a Want
Zion Hosp
and Gee Maharak
the St. Vincent de Paul Socwtjr
HOW WERE WE TO
When veiling the news
column last week that there
and gnashing of teeth" from
community—and now ic »
one divorce is being eomsidirewdt,
devil from many qui:
and no less than
selves the •popular Brooklynfe**
make
Two different reference in the progress of Shetland this My Fran;, makes *>
we reported two engagements
dozen are expected—for
but the two we were referring a>.
RIGHT to mention it a
names were meentioned..
who we meant ...What fun
us.
SP6Cial COncoction
Tom Shire, the voice of Crandon Samya, the smile
hair coat
By Joe
rdently
Iikes
her co
°king.
Sh-
Anthony was a former classmate of our new M D
Frederick Malouf....
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Wasphy Mudarri, Rhoda and I in Fozi Abbott's
studio staring dumbly at the works of this sculptor
and artist. The tall young genuis himself, with
ius wife and wee son, Gregory
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A jovial Joe is Ganim, our prompt columnist,
who left to me the feminine angle of the ball
but I'm fooling him for I can recall nothing but
a cute little dimple that peeped out at us when
Olga Kateb came up to say "Hello".... (too many
muscatels perhaps
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Last, but never the least, is that famous editor,
Joseph M. Abbott, of that ne'er-to-be-forgotten
Eastern Chronicle (and when you say that, doff
your hat!)
With him is the sweetest bit o' the
saouthland ah evah did meet, Hoyt Ulmer!
And so I close my picture book.
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Many compliments were
Junior League for the way
ducted their dance by the
Plaza Hotel, who handles neariyT
Coming-Out Parties each
about the lovely gMs *—*
gorgeous gowns— which
New Year Affa r to he 1
tion in this community, fe to he gj u.
ian Junior League at the T»
prises are in store for those
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The James SraetLs will d*E_
South soon—they have bees w aed i
the Jamiele Macksouds. die Oar*e
the John Mrcksouds; Mrs. Smeet
to the success of these
an A-I impersonator...
shiny California
Tatn Xaokr. mil
was here from Washington..
we ,
George Marrash and W-aJj Own IMM* * -*%»«
over" at Luncheon every I**** *r «* «-vrs
the Fred Mosheys fM.
were blessed w th twins... Jtew's
Mickal who v.
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lane football game in aliiifc i*.
ular slam-bang game. »
again....Ted Black and
Year's Eve at tfc;
Brunswick N. J. week-end
Elias Sayour is back after » w»«rs
S. S. Monarch of
�THE SYRIAN WORLD, NEW YORK, DECEMBER 13, 1934.
Chronic
By Joseph M. Abbott
(Continued from Column of Nov. 30)
(Mr. Abbott traces the rise of the
movies that followed the Algers and
Merriwella, standbys of American
childhood. He finds American movies
patterned after the circus and burlesque, with the Polyanna optimism
and "all ends well" as its perennial
themes.—Ed.)
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The Algers and the Merriwells
came on the scene, stayed with us
awhile, and then we youngsters
grew up and other things took their
place. But the movies flourished on;
first as a novel entertainment and
then as serious drama for adults.
Even with the advent of the talkies,
the majority of the moving picture
productions haven't progressed much
further than the old form of emphatic mime, and taken as a whole
are on about the same plane as the
marionette show in which the conflict of forces is very simply concentrated in two characters.
The development of dramatic art
parellels that of literature.
The
amphitheatres of the ancient Greeks
dramatized epics in which a whole
people or race were personified. Upward through the ages, the technique of the ancients was sharpened
to emphasize conflicts between individuals rather than between nations. It might well be said that
Rhakesnparp and Moliere were the
fathers of the modern stage; and it
seems to me that since then the
legitimate stage hasn't added much
to its technique—probably because
much more isn't needed.
Illegitimate Industry
The rise of literature has similar
points of interest. First after the
cuneiform sysetm and hieroglyphics
came an alphabet—the written word
—and centuries later Chaucer wrote
the Canterbury Tales—the Italian
novello took literary form. Today
we have the indigestion of words
sputtered from the prolix minds of
the literate.
The two mediums developed together in a reciprocal action so to
speak; but while there is no such
cleavage in literature sb sharply
drawn, we have in drama what is
known as the "legitimate stage."
From that term we must infer that
its offshoots bear the stigma of the
bar sinister in the absence of any
lasting virtue to be found in them—
except that the masses must have
their circuses as well as their bread.
The contributions to the Roman car-
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cus in America come from the burlesque show, vaudeville and the
moving picture.
Tom-Toms and Love
The first two do little or nothing
to refine the emotions! In the latter
field, censorship is standardized as a
common denominator to the state
having the strictest regulation and
therefore little is left the cinema
to give it vigor and force to justify
its wide popularity with young and
old. With a few rare exceptions
such as "Outward Bound" and "Berkley Square," the whole field of production is boiled down to a formula
which is both deadening and stultifying, and the sad feature of the situation is that American culture is
snagged in the facile and Pollyanna
philosophies presented by Hollywood.
Practically the only films shown
in America which attempt to follow
in the footsteps of the legitimate
stage are produced abroad, while
the American movie is content to
repeat on the screen the formula
laid down by that school of authors
headed by Horatio Alger. Nothing
but the scenery and the interior of
the American home is true of life
portrayed in the American cinema.
These Hollywood left untouched
and it wouldn't surprise me to be
told that an attempt to distort the
American scene had been made by
the baffled Hollywood magnates.
The French Know
Few can understand the difference
in production which I mean to outline unless they, too, have viewed
"La Polle de Carotte" or "L'Agonie
des Aiglons" and compared them
with the ordinary run of Broadway
movie spectacle.
The first ("Redhead") is an excellent study in child
psychology—and
amusing
at the
same time. The other deals with the
remnants of Napoleon's faithfuls
after his death in St. Helena.
An apologia can easily be written
for the industry here. The masses
must have the common touch and
appeal. The screen story must be
simple. It must be dynamic.
It
must be •unreal. The scenes must
be drugged. When the masses enter
the theatre, they drop the cares of
the world and enter dreamland.
They pay to forget and not to remember. The story of success must
be the kernel of American aspiration. The standard of beauty and
handsomeness as the American ideal
must be perpetuated.
Vicious Virtue
These can be given parrot-like
whenever the American movie is
raked over for its sins; but say what
one will, cinematic drama in America is a libel on American life. The
pity of it is that abroad, American
films are more popular than foreign
films and I don't doubt that they
have an enthusiastic following there
because it is the belief that they are
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OF THE GLORY AND SPLENDOR THAT WAS SUNN'S
AND TYRE'S THERE IS BUT NOW AN EMPTY SHELL
By Dr. John G. Hazam
(In this installment, the 10th, Dr. Hazam carries the reader with him to
the southern end of the "Historic Corrider," so replete with monuments
and mementoes of an ancient and eventful civilization, now fallen upon
days where lethargy and kismet rule the day.—Ed.)
IN ANCIENT times it was a city of considerable reputation.
Homer, the old Greek poet, lauded the skilful and ingenious
Sidonians (really meaning Phoenicians) for their artistic products.
The manufacture, if not the discovery, of glass is said to have
originated here, while Sidon's linens,
gates, is left. The only assets the
wines, perfumes, and most important
present conservative and unprogresof all, purple dyes were famed all
sive town has are its orange, lemon,
over the then known world. The
and banana groves, and in these
Greeks sometimes referred to the
products she is rapidly being outport as Nauarchis, i. e., the Mistress
stripped by the fast growing port of
of Ships.
Its sea captains were
Jaffa in Palestine. The once proud
credited with an unusual knowledge
center
of
Phoenician civilization
of arithmetic, astronomy, and nocseems to be doomed to a sad end.
turnal navigation. It was the birthplace of Zeno the Epicurean philosAnd what of its twin sister Tyre,
opher who gained renown as a
which is some thirty miles south?
teacher at the University of Athens
Sur, as the Phoenicians and Arabs
and who there had as his pupils
call it, was really two cities at the
Philodemus and the great Roman
dawn of its history, one on the mainorator Cicero.
The city underwent many vicisland and the other on an opposite
situdes passing successively into the
island half a mile off shore. But
hands of the Egyptians Phillist'nes,
those dim days are wrapped in mist
Assyrians,
Babylonians,
Persians,
and myth.
Astarte, the ancient
Greeks, Seleucids, Ptolemies, Romdeity, is said to have been born in
ans, Arabs, Crusaders, and Turks. In
the Middle Ages its possession was
Tyre, and Melkart, the chief god,
a sea-saw affair between the Crusato have originally reigned here; the
ders and the Moslems. Baldwin I
central temples of both were often
had first captured it with the assistvisitd by pilgrims who journeyed
ance of the Norman and Venitian
thither
from the Phoenician colonies.
navies (1107), but it was later recovered by Saladin and in the thir(To be continued )
teenth
century
destroyed
three
times. The religio-military order of
RICHMOND, VA.
the Knights of St. John purchased
the town and constructed a large
The Syrian-Lebanese Inter-Club
church and strong fortifications for
Council of Richmond, at a special
its defense.
meeting Sunday night completed
plans for a Christmas play, at which
Fakhr ud-Din
time a Negro Santa Claus will be
But Saida's prosperity waned unpresented in a comedy sketch, at
til Fakhr ud-Din tried to revive it.
the Lebanon Social Club's hall, on
He built a palace here (now a school
Sunday December 23, 3 p.m. There
stands on its site) near St. John's
will be a Xmas tree and a White
Church, now converted into a great
Santa to give the children toys that
mosque, and a grand khan called
are brought in by the parents.
Franj for the transactions of the
The Council also completed plans
local and European merchants. Khan
to have an exhibit at the Valentine
al-Franj is at present being used as
Museum, at which place they will
a garage! The Crusader's Church of
present the "Stable of Bethlehem."
St. Michael still stands but is now
The committee which was appointed
the little mosque of Abu Nakhlahat the last meeting to take the cenOf the old town there remains
sus of the Syrian-Lebanese people
today Qal'at al-Bahr (sea-castle) on
of the city is almost completed, rean island connected with the mainports Mr. Baroody and Mr. Chas
land by and arched bridge (recently
Sanyour who are taking the census.
fallen), and the ruins of the citadel
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overlooking the sea. Only fragments
The officers of the Woman's Auxof the old city wall, which had two
iliary of St. Anthony's Society which
was recently organized held office
true mirrors of life in North Amefor the first time, Thursday Decemrica. Since they judge our industry
ber 6, Mrs. Ghosn, President, briefly
by the same conscientious standards
outlined a tentative program for the
that govern theirs, certainly they
year. The other officers, Mrs. Mutcouldn't understand that before Mae
ter, Mrs. Nemir, and Mrs. Shibly all
West, 20,000,000 American women
made short talks, after which a tea
did not know with what charming
party was given by the Broom
hip language they could invite men
Baking Co. Then Syrian dancing
to "c'm up and see me sometime!"
and singing occupied the balance of
and in that way set the gauge of
the evening.
entertainment.
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THE SYRIAN WORLD, NEW YORK, DECEMBER 13, 1934.
Fred Haddad Found Aleyh a
Second Monte Carlo, Boom
in Palestine
Syrian and American Actors'
Guild Present "Drunkard"
in Greenwich Village
WITH the injunction to "Applaud
the Hero—Hiss the Villian", an oldfashioned melodrama was presented
in an old-fashioned way last Sunday afternoon at the Gilmore Music
Hall in Greenwich Village, New
York.
"The Drunkard", which made its
appearance on the American stage
ninety years ago, proved still a
popular thriller when presented by
a cast of "The Syrian and American
Actors Guild", recently organized in
New York. It also proved that the
young Syrians of this community
have dramatic and stage talent that
merits encouragement and patronage.
Everyone in the cast played his or
her part with creditable proficiency.
The hero, Edward Middleton, in this
case the "Drunkard", was excellent,
especially in the barroom scene. The
role was taken by Edward BachNettie Harary in the role of Mary
Wilson, the Drunkard's wife, acted
in the best traditions of the melodramatic stage, winning a lot of
sympathy from the audience, while
most of the hisses went to the villian, Lawyer Cribbs, ably presented
by Edward Kibry.
Child Actress Good
Special mention for meritorious
acting must also be made of June
Kerbawy, who played the difficult
role of Agnes Dowton, the crazy
girl, and of little Ruth Harary who
played the part of Julia.
Ruth
acted her part naturally and effectively, not showing the least sign
of stage fright or affectation, which
proved the ruin of many a child
actor and actress.
The play was under the direction
of Paul Gilmore and Alfred Shatilla,
with William Shoucair as stage manager. At the conclusion of the play
the audience and cast joined in popular songs of years ago, including
such favorites as "Daisy, Daisy",
"East Side, West Side", "Home,
Sweet Home", etc.
Leading the singing were Anna
Beshara, Lillian Engleman, Anna
Feola and Orra Hopewise.
Change Place in Response
to Demand for Tickets
The Arabic Music Club, who are
holding a concert and dance on
December 30, have changed the place
from the St. George Hotel Roof Garden to the larger Ballroom of the
Towers Hotel, in response to the unexpected demand for tickets.
The Arabic entertainment will be
presented between half-hours of
dancing for the young folks.
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GEORGE Kassab, a brother of
Najib Kassab, linen merchant of
New York, returned on the Europa
recently after two years' stay in
Madeira.
Accompanying him was
his nephew Fred Haddad of Brooklyn, who had spent six months in
Syria.
"Aleyh is becoming a second
Monte Carlo," said Mr. Haddad,
"where clerks and salaried men
borrow on their next week's pay to
gamble." He pictured Palestine as
a "land of prosperity" with a boom
in business and real estate.
A GROUP of twenty Syrian girls
dressed in oriental costumes provided the main attraction, with a
play and dance, at the entertainment held by the St. Vincent de
Paul, Conference of Virgin Mary,
last Sunday night in the Knights of
Columbus Hall.
The entert.
and artistic play and dance were
directed by Nairn Karacand. Other
Arabic
entertainers were
Barham, F. Abyad and George Dallal.
S. N. Ayoub was master* of ceremonies and gave the opening address. He then introduced the Rt.
Rev. Msgr. Paul Sanky. pastor of
the Virgin Mary
Church,
who
thanked the audience of 1200 and
told them their charitable aid would
come back to them twofold.
"The new Haifa port," he pointed
out, "which was designed to be the
largest port on the Syrian coast is
proving now to be a little too small
for the volume of export and import transacted there. Six million
cases of oranges were shipped last
year from Haifa, and it is expected
the output will be tripled in another
five years."
SHOWER GIVEN FOR
ALICE SAADI WHO
WILL BE WED SOON
In a private room of the Hotel
NNew Yorker, Mrs. Albert McKaba held a shower, luncheon and
bridge last Monday noon for Miss
Alice Saadi who is to be wed to Mr.
George Abdelnour the early part of
January. The table in the East Room
was T shaped and lavishly decorated with flowers. Miss Saadi, the
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Wadie
Saadi, was the recipient of many
tasteful gifts.
The guests were Mrs. Ameen Samara, Mrs. Mrs. Wadie Saadi, Mrs.
William Zarick, Mrs. George McKaba, Mrs. Habib Merhige, Mrs.
Elias Borab, Mrs. Victor Razook,
Mrs. Habib Massabni, Mrs. Bahig
Katen, Mrs. Michael Borab and the
Misses Gladys Jabara, Louise Dibs,
Nellie
Merhige, Maude Aboarab,
Alexandra Daas, Madeline Haick,
Tillie Daher, Rose Coury, Rose Haddad, Peggy Frenn, Alexandria Hawawini, Yvette Sahadi and Loraine
Shaouy.
Many who were invited but could
not attend also sent gifts.
parties
were held
$150.00
After accompanying Mr. and Mrs.
Louis Sfear to Middletown. where
they spent a few days, Mr. and Mrs.
William GibUn of Lexineton. Mo,
are spending several days in New
York before leaving for I
next Monday.
The two young coupTea were married at a double wedding in L>
ton on Thanksgiving D
Immaculate Conception Church.
Sfear is the former Miss Nora
lin, daughter of Mr. and Mrs J<
Gibl:n of Lexington and sister of
William- Mrs. Giblin is the former
Miss Josephine Hider. daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Tony Hider. also of
Lexington. Mr. Sfear. son of
Abdallah Nahra, of Middletown. and
Mrs. Sfear, are now mak ng their
home in Middletown. The G
were accompanied to New York by
Mr. and Mrs. Carlo Johns
Nassif Bouhaklcy. of TuiddleN-
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Saturday night. Among those who
^ave them, in their respective homes
were Evelyn Mattar, Mr. and Mrs.
George M. Khoury for their five
year old son, Michel: Pauline Zraick,
Eddie Shoucair and Margaret Farini.
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Abe "King Kong" Kashey, Syrian
wrestler, again emerged victor in
the bouts being staged every Friday night in Stauch's Arena. Coney
Island. Last week he pinned Wee
Willie Davis, Oklahoma grappler
after 41 minutes, 55 seconds of the
feature match.
Kashey used a crotch lift and a
body slam to down his man. He
held the advantage the fir>
minutes. A combination body
sors and arm lock downed Davis
and when the latter arose he tossed
him again with a series of head
locks.
Davis was guilty of almost =very
known foul, and he was repeatedly
warned by Referee Patsy Haley.
Near the end, Kashey floored Davis
with flying tackles. Then, lifting his
heavier opponent up, threw fa
the canvas and pinned him with a
Mr. Kassab is on a business visit
and will return to Madeira in a few
months. Mr. Haddad's mother and
sister, Miss Huda Haddad, are coming from Chester, Pa., to see him.
Several
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THE SYRIAN WORLD, NEW YORK, DECEMBER 13, 1934.
SYRIAN CAB CALLOWAY CREATES SENSATION;
STUDIED YEARS TO PERFECT TECHNIQUE
Immediately After Performance, Besieged with Requests for
Public Appearances
By Philip Ferris
(Special Correspondent of The S. \V.)
WATERVTT.I.E, Me—To say that
Syrian taient in Waterville is not
exceeded by the same talent in any
large city would not be too broad
a statement. At a recent entertainment and dance sponsored by the
United Textile Workers at the Elk's
Hall our local Syrian aspirants for
radio and stage fame presented a
spectacle that outclassed any amateur performance ever seen in
Waterville. They created a sensation as an exceedingly large crowd
of admirers looked on bewildered
•omewhat at the excellency of their
technique.
In his inimitable impersonation of
the world-famous Cab Calloway,
John Joseph Jr., of the popular
grocery firm, J. R. Joseph and Sons,
brought the house down with applause. His imitation of "Cab" was
so perfect in every detail that one
could
imagine
himself suddenly
shifted to the Cotton Club in Harlem, where Calloway became listed
among the most famous and popular
singers in the country. For several
years John has studied Cab Galloway's characteristics and style until he has finally mastered the artist's mode of singing.
Vincent's Hospital after a two year
illness. Services were held in Sacred
Heart Church with burial in Calvary
Cemetary.
Surviving her are her
son, George, 20; daughters, Margaret, 22; and Helen, 16.
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Mrs. Sam Farah announced the
engagement of her brother, Fred
Douglas Abodeely to Miss Nellie
Saba, daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
tony Saba•
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Mr. Jacob Zouhary is home again
after a lengthy trip to Syria.
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Rev. Paul K. Maloof sponsored a
card party and entertainment at the
National Catholic Community House,
Sunday December 2.
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and Mrs. Nick Addes died after a
four year illness December 3. Surviving are her parents, her brothers,
John and Fred, sisters, Jeanne and
Jeanette, and her cousin, Sister Julia
Theresa, an Ursuline nun.
WATERVILLE, ME.
Besieged by Requests
Directly after he completed his
act, Joseph was besieged with requests to make public appearances
—fix- various places. He recently accepted an offer to sing at a banquet
given by the Hazzard Shoe Company
employees in Augusta, Elaine.
In
the near future he will render an
audition over Station WLBZ in
Bangor, Maine.
Charles Stevens, in his original
tap-dance, scored a hit as he tapped
through his dazzling routine. Charlie
has pever taken a lesson. He attained the height of perfection only
through observation.
There is no
doubt but that he could make the
grade if he chose to pursue dancing as a profession, but obviously,
he prefers to dance only for the
amusement and accomodation of his
many friends and admirers.
In their role of ball-room dancing, Mr. and Mrs. George Jarber
presented a charming couple. Their
act rivalled any of the higher class
vaudeville acts billed in Central
Maine. The perfection of their dancing was greeted by a thunderous
roar of applause.
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Mr. and Mrs. Paul Darah christened their daughter Carol Saturday
night, December 1. Rev. Archmandrite David officiated. A large dinner and party followed.
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Mr. John Haddad is planning on
closing his fruit business after
Christmas and will visit his parents
in New York.
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Miss Laura Hartna, daut*' ^^ ^ Tr.
Elias Hanna, was » . V^fct
Charles Shemes o^P^ ff'
her home.
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Mrs- Phoebe
.lsh died in St.
Joseph Ferris Jr. of this city has
left for New York City where he
has shipped several carloads of
Christmas trees. Ferris and Company, whom he represents, handle
the highest grade of Northern fir
tp be had in this section of the state.
They are the only Syrian shipping
concern in the state.
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Norman Ayoob of Fort Fairfield,
the potato paradise of the country, is
visiting relatives and friends in Waterville.
MONTREAL, CAN.
Playlet Written by Members
Presented
"Was It Murder" is the title of
the playlet presented by the Syrian
Canadian Association December 5 at
the Palace Viger Hotel.
It was
written by Eddie Shatella and Eddie
Farhood and was directed by Eddie
Shatella. A dance followed.
Those who acted in it were Rose
Haddad, Alec Kouri, Joe Kouri,
Alice Kenemy, Eddie Farhood, Mitchell Moore, George Courey, Philip
Boutara, Nick Kishfy, George Sawaya, Minerva Lazzar and Pauline
Kishfy.
NEBRASKA
Mrs- Job Haddad passed away at
her home in Kearney, Nebr., Nov.
28th. She had been ill and a shutin for the past year. She is survived by her husband and two sons,
Charles of Columbus, Nebr., and
Ferris of the home; also a nephew,
Abe Haddad of Omaha. Funeral
services were held December 1, from
the St. George Orthodox Church,
with Rev. M. M. Yanney of Sioux
City, Iowa, conducting the service.
LAUNCH SERIES OF
BOSTON LADIES AID
RADIO BROADCASTS
HAS SYRIAN DINNER
To Feature Arabic Music and
Folklore in Twelve
Programs
HOUSTON, Texas.—The Houston affiliates of the Southern Federation
of Syrian Clubs, the Syrian Ladies
Society, L'Entasar Club and Syrian
Sorority will sponsor the first of a
series of twelve programs over station K P R C, which began Sunday,
December 2, at 12:45 noon.
The
program will be sponsored hereafter
by cities affiliated with the S. F. S.
C. The Federation is endeavoring
through these broadcasts to acquaint
Americans, both native and Syrian,
with the traditions and ideals of the
Syrian race.
Participants on the
program are: M. Trabulsi, announcer;
Mrs. Margaret Nathan, song; Edward
Murr, Facts about Syrians and Syria; Ferris Habbit, songs; Alex Barrow, accompanist, oudist. Miss Lily,
L. Arwady, secretary-treasurer of
the SFSC was in charge of the
first program.
o
Experts Cook Meal for Syrian
and American Guests
Boston— The annual
luncheoa
and dinner of the Syrian Ladies Aid
Society of this city were held last
Thursday, December 6, in the society's home in W. Newton St.
These annual dinners of the society have become a tradition among
both Syrians and Americans who
enjoy the food, and attend to make
new acquaintances and exchange
ideas. The Syrian dishes were prepared by women to whom cooking
is an art.
The menu of the meals consisted
of "sheikh mihshi," rice, stuffed
cabbage, "kibbi," salad, coffee and
apricot pastry.
The relief work of the society is
filling a great need among the
Boston Syrians, being commended
by city and state officials for its
helping hand to the needy.
o
BIRMINGHAM, ALA.
McCOMB, MISS.
The Syrian Gala Club held a banquet and dance Friday night, Nov.
30, in the Paim Room of the McColgn Hotel in honor of Mr. and
Mrs. F. A. Leas, Mr. Frosty Leas,
and Mrs. George Todd, all of Indianapolis, Ind.
All the members
attended.
PRESENT FLOWERS TO
MICKALS
McComb, Miss.—Mrs. Emile Kalil
and Mr. Sidney Abdalla, members
of the Syrian Gala Club, were appointed to buy and present a bouquet of flowers to Mr. and Mrs. K.
Mickal in honor of their son, Abe
Mickal, L. S. U. football star, on behalf of the club.
Cal.
Civic League Pres.
Gets Pension Board Post
B. I. Malouf, president of the
Civic League of California, was recently sworn into office as a member
of the Pension Board of Los Angeles
by Mayor Frank Shaw.
Amid an atmosphere of gayety and
festivity the Sorelya Club, a popular
organization of young ladies, gave a
bazaar at the Phoenician Club Building recently, which proved a tremendous success.
Various booths were ga'ly decorated with club colors of blue and
gold and the club name in huge
letters of blue dashed with gold was
an attractive feature. The following
committees were in charge of the
booths: Tango booth, Josephine Jacobs, Amelia Numnum, Helen Kassouf; Money booth, Mary Tanory,
Victoria Bahouth;
Coney Island,
Zane Monsour, Josephine Boackle,
Louise Monsour, Catherine Stephens;
Candy booth, Ida Shaia, and Margaret Saab; Drinks, Lily Ijassouf;
hand-made quilt and ties, Olive Bohorfoush. Other members who assisted were Ann Wehby, and Marie
Resha.
•
•
•
The Altar Society of St. Elias
Church gave their annual dinner
Thanksgiving Day and Rev. George
Aziz was well pleased with the support given this annual event by the
Syrians of Birmingham.
CORRESPONDENTS
Akron, Ohio.— John Rogers, 180 E. Market Street.
Birmingham, Ala.—Helen Kassouf, 1930 N. 16th Street
Boston, Mass.—Margaret Alexander, 131 Clarendon St
Boston, Mass.— John G. Khouri, 145 Metropolitan Ave., Roslindale.
Burlington, Vt—Eseph D. Corey, 183 S. Champlain St
Central Falls, R- I.—Jacob Saliba, 38 Fletcher Street
Charleston, W. Va.—Gladys Haddad, 1043 Grant Street
Cleveland, Ohio—George Hamamey, 1492 W. 116th Street
Cleveland, Ohio.—Pearl Koorey, 8908 Esterbrook Ave.
Detroit, Mich.— Viola Davis, 3316 Hendricks.
Detroit Mich. —M. S. Zehra, 2280 La Belle.
Fall River, Mass.—Fred T. Sahib, 342 Quequechan Street
Flint, Mich.—Helen Salim, 612 Page St
Lexington, Nebr.—Rosa H. Shada.
Manchester, N. H.—Ganem A. Karam, 390 S. Beach St
Montreal, Can.—Julia Lean, 7010 Delaroche St
New Orleans, La.—Augustus Koorie, Item-Tribune.
Pottstown, Pa.—P. Nicholas, 122 S. Evans
Richmond, Va.—S. T. Sanyour, 19 N. 30th St.
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.— Georee J. Abdue, Rua Humayta, 67, sobrado.
Syracuse, N. Y.—Wadad R. Hazoury, 700 University Ave.
Toledo, Ohio.—Bculah Geha, 1712 Superior St
Utica, N. Y—Eli Salamey. 522 Mohawk St.
Waterville, Me.—Philip Ferris, 104 Front St
Waterville, Me.—Charles Nemer, Box <"5.
Wilkes-Barre, Pa.—Jule Johns, 576 S. Main Street.
Winston-Salem. N. C—Louis V. Daye, 133"5 W. 4th Street
Youngstown, Ohio.—Sarah YazbeV, 409 Yyle St
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<p>Salloum Mokarzel, a Lebanese American intellectual, founded<em> The Syrian World</em> in 1926. Salloum Mokarzel was the younger brother of Naoum Mokarzel, the publisher of the Arabic-language newspaper <em>Al-Hoda. </em>Together, the Mokarzel brothers ran Al-Hoda Publishing, and in 1909, they published <em>The Syrian Business Directory.</em> </p>
<p>Mokarzel created <em>The Syrian World</em> in order to document and celebrate the culture and history of "Syria." At the time, Syria referred to the modern-day countries of Lebanon, Syria, Jordan, Israel, and Palestine. The publication was primarily aimed towards second-generation children of immigrants, but Mokarzel hoped that it would also appeal to the general American public.</p>
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<p><em>The Syrian World</em> was published between 1926 and 1932 as a journal. In 1932, the format was changed from an academic journal style to a newspaper style, which continued until the periodical's end in 1935. After the death of his brother Naoum, Salloum took over the publication of <em>Al-Hoda.</em></p>
<p>The articles in <em>The Syrian World</em> cover a variety of topics spanning from the practical to the theoretical. Practical subjects include international and domestic travel, historical and contemporary Arabic and Arab-American art and literature, and the mental and physical health and hygiene of immigrants. More theoretical, philosophical, and ideological subjects include ideologies of race, the changing role of women, the formation of Syrian and Lebanese-American societies, and the political and psychological relationships between immigrants and their countries of origin.</p>
<p>All issues of <em>The Syrian World</em> are available, along with full indexes for the first four volumes. For volumes five and six, there are tables of contents at the start of the issues.</p>
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Syrian World §£
PUBLISHED WEEKLY —ESTABLISHED 1926.
VOL. VIII, NO. 32,
NEW YORK, DECEMBER 6, 1934.
Price, Single Copy.
HUGE CROWDS ATTEND
RICH PLAIN PASSES FROM HANDS OF ARABS TO JEWS
FUNERAL OF ISA HADAD
Huleh, on Palestine-Syria Border Now Possession of Zionists;
Eulogized as Exemplar of Christian Character; Was Noted
Chanter
SPEAKING the mind of the hundreds who attended the funeral last
Saturday afternoon of the late Isa
A. Hadad at the Cathedral of St.
Nicholas on State Street, Brooklyn,
the Rt. Rev. Basil Kerbawy eulogized him as a Christian "in whom
is no guile."
The church, which holds more
than a thousand, was crowded to
capacity, with many standing in the
aisles and at the gate. A procession
of approximately one hundred automobiles wended its way to Greenwood Cemetery. Four of them were
loaded w*ith floral wreaths.
Officiating at the funeral services
were Archmandrite Agapios Gholam
assisted by Archpriest Basil Kerbawy, the Rev. Abdallah Khoury,
the Rev- Farid Farkouh,of Paterson,
N. J., and deacon Spiridon Durra.
Father Kerbawy delivered the euiogy, holding the deceased up as an
exemplar of true Christianity, of
upright character and a native nobility of the soul. Nasib Arida, poet,
writer and editor; Nadra Haddad,
poet, and A. A. Haddad, former
editor of as-Sayeh,poet and columnist of The SYRIAN WORLD and
Al-Hoda, eulogized the departed
one at the grave. Nadra and A. A.
Haddad are nephews of the late Isa
Hadad.
Isa Hadad was of the early Syrian
(Continued on page Seven.)
GIVE AWAY DOLLARS
WITH TURKEYS
A sum of $170 was realized by
the Syrian Ladies Aid Society on
the bridge party held a week ago
last Friday in the American Syrian
Federation building on 123 Schermerhorn
Street, Brooklyn.
The
money was used in buying turkeys
and food for needy Syrion families
on Thanksgiving day.
Thanksgiving baskets were distributed at the
Federation hall on the following
Tuesday, a deviation from the usual
procedure of the members who had
followed the practice of distributing
baskets to the needy fenrilies to person.
VICTOR ZATDAN
PASSES AWAY
Wheeling, W. Va.—Victor Zaidan,
49, a brother of the Syrian writer
Ameen Zaidan of New York and of
the Rev. Joseph Zaidan of Fall
River, Mass., passed away at the
Ohio Valley General Hospital on
Saturday, Nov. 24.
Funeral services were held the
following Tuesday at the Second
Presbyterian Church of this city,
with Dr. Lewis, pastor, and the Rev.
Joseph Zaidan officiating.
Surviving the deceased are his
two brothers and two s:sters, MrsPeter Herrick of Clarksburg, W. Va.,
and Mrs. Solomon Hikal of Syria-
13 DIE IN B£IRIT
CUSTMB
Lands Set Aside for Displaced Arabs
Many More
der Wreck
THE rich plain of al-Huleh, where two springs of the Jordan
River rise on the northern border of Palestine, has passed into
Zionist possession, according to a dispatch of the Jewish TeleMORE than
graphic Agency from Jerusalem.
several sexioaa|r
Following negotiations between
a
fire
and espaoaiae a* A*
Zionists and the original Arab ownhouse on *TilU»ihj
SHIRLEY SCHOOLMATE
ers of the plain, Moshe Shertok,
ing to a
ALSO MAKES GOOD
member of the Jewish Agency for
Bn
Palestine, took over the deeds for
Th-.-";.
A young Cleveland girl who
the plain on Sunday, December 2.
has made good iti Hollywood is
The negotiations, the dispatch inpretty little Dolores Tuma, daughforms, were carried on with the
ter of Richard Tuma, lawyer of
knowledge and approval of the Pathis city.
She was a dancing
lestine Government.
schoolmate of Shirley Temple
Lying about ten miles north of
whom she resembles strikingly.
Lake Tiberius, the Huleh plain is
Dolores has appeared in many
one of the most fertile spots in the
pictures heretofore and has good
Holy Lands. It is a perfectly level
parts with Margaret Sullavan in
plain about 40,000 acres in area, con"Good Fairy" and with Laurel
sisting mostly of maleria-infested
and Hardy in "Babes in Toyland."
marshes. The Zionist concessioners
plan to drain the marshes and esNEAR EAST INDUSTRIES
tablish colonies for Jewish settlers.
It is said that about 15,000 acres of
HOLDING BAZAAR
the plain are the property of the
Palestine Government, the rest beAn exhibition and sale of beaulonging to Arab landowners. At the
tiful embroideries by the refugee
southern end of the plain is a Jewish
women of Greece, is being held by
colony, Yesod Hamala, and seme
the Near East Industries, which is
5000 Arabs, mostly nomads, graze
sponsored by the Near East Foundtheir cattle on these marshes.
ation, until December 15, at 2 West
Under the terms of the conces46th Street, 12th Floor, New York.
sion, the dispatch adds, land has alMrs. John H- Finley, wife of the
ready been provided for Arabs who
editor of the New York Times, is
will be displaced by Zionist colongeneral chairman.
izers.
WRITER FINDS ROOTING IN RACIAL TRADITIONS
ESSENTIAL FOR DEVELOPMENT OF "NEW AMERICANS'
Ignorance of Racial Background and National Traditions Damaging to Development of Thirty Million Citizens of
Second Generation in America
SUMMING the results of his long observations and a sevenweek lecture tour through several states, moving mostly among
foreign communities of Slavic descent, Louis Adamic writes in the
current issue of Harper's Magazine of "Thirty Million New Americans."
These represent the second generation Americans of
foreign descent, mostly of Russian, #
generation foreigners, Mr. Adamic
Hungarian, Jugoslavic, Polish, and
says:
Lithuanian origin. But his findings
of the psychical reactions and so"Unlike their parents, who are (or
cial behavior of those "New Amerwere) aware not only of their Euicans" differ little from what re- » ropean background but of having
sponsible Syrian leaders have almade the transition from Europe to
ready found about our own "New
America and gained a foothold here,
Americans" of Syrian descent.
most New Americans have no consciousness or instinctive feel'n* of
In fact the point of view of Mrany racial or cultural background.
Adamic is identical with the editorof their being part of any sort of
ial policy of The SYRIAN WORLD
continuity in human or historic exwhich has always insisted that a
perience. Some of them seem almost
knowledge of their own background
as if they had dropped from Mars,
and traditions is essential for a
and during the drop, forgotten all
healthy and progressive development
about Mars."
of our second generation in this
country.
As a reaction against the unsatisfactory family life at home, and to
A feeling of inferiority, Mr. Adahide away their foreign origin from
mic found, prevades those New
the:r jeering and teasing schoolAmericans who have lost their bearmates
and playfellows, the New
ings in th:s land of their birth, and
Americans adont dubious methods
who purposely or unDurposely have
and develon objectionable traits and
cut themselves away from the moormental attitudes.
ines of their parents' racial tradi"It is not unusual." declares the
tions and historical continuity.
writer, "for bovs and H»-Is in their
late or even their middle teens to
Old Generation Surer of Self
Contrasting the
first and second
(Continued on page Six.)
GINGER'S CAUTION
COULD NOT
�THE SYRIAN WORLD, NEW YORK, DECEMBER 6t 1934.
PAGE TWO
WHO ARE THE SYRIANS?
The Ghassans Pave the Way for the Hood-Tide of Islamic Invasion; Arabic Becomes the Language of
Street and Court
By Ameen Rihani
(In his third and last installment Mr. Rihani traces the rise of Arabic nationalism from the rise of the Ghassans in Damascus to the Arab invasion
under Mohammed's successors. Then he shows in turn how those Arabs,
originally of "pure" Semitic blood, were infused with other racial elements
from the conquered races.. And thus it is, Rihani concludes, the Syrian,
with his "colorful array of ancestry... can feel terribly at home anywhere
in the world—except in his own country!"—Ed.)
Thousands of these Yaman Arabs,
who came into Syria, embraced
Christianity; and together with those
who had been established east and
west and south of Syria, the Qidars
and the Nabateans, they became a
vital part, a dominating element of
the
population.
Having
become
Christians, they suffered from the
persecutions to wheih Christianity,
at various epochs, was subject in
the West, and their fate was one
With that of the natives. They were
in fact drawn nearer to the headsprings of power, religiuos and political, and a new mentality evolved.
An Arab superiority, penetrating and
dominating the heterogenous spirit
of the natives, became evident in
public life. Murmurs of discontent,
even voices of revolt began to be
heard. The Arabs stirred up things
against the Romans; and the Romans, who were having much trouble
in ruling the country direct from
Rome, decided upon a change of policy, decided to give Syria home rule.
Arab emigration continued to increase. And this is quite natural.
If an American government were
established in Canada, and it endured two or three hundred years,
But who was to be entrusted with
this "home rule" government? The
native Arameans had become too
cultured and refined and self-centered and mercenary—they had lost
the power of leadership. The Arabs,
on the other hand, had power, individual and collective, and among
them were some of the best tribes of
the Yaman—the Azds, the Tanukhs,
the Salihs, and the princely Ghassans (the Ghassans made themselves
princes in the traditional manner,
by the force of their arms) in whom
Rome recognized the pivot of danger
to its power. And this danger—these
Arabs—continued to increase, and
the power of nationalism continued
to grow. Rome decided, therefore,
to establish a native Arab kingdom
in Syria and place it under its protection. (The modern British idea,
which was borrowed from the Romans). The Tannukhs were first tried
and found wanting- The Salihs also.
But the strongest of them were the
Ghassans, and Rome had to take
her last chance.
Ghassans
Recognized
The Ghassans dynasty, which had
already taken form, was, therefore,
recognized, under certain provisions.
The Ghassan kings were made the
mandatoriet'orRome in Syria; and
they enforced the mandate, with
variable rectitude, much to their
own interest, even as it is done today.
Like the Haddads of old, Damascus
was their capital. The first Ghassan
king was Jafnat Ibn 'Amru and the
most noted among them was AlHarith; they were thirty two in all,
and their rule extended over a
period of 350 years.
During this period the inflex of
A.
AMEEN RIHANI
The Romans followed, and with
them came first a change in name
and then a change in religion. Christianity supplanted paganism in Syria, and with Christianity, three centuries later, came religious dissentions, heresies, schisms, and hairsplitting theologies, which divided
the population, led by hierarchs and
fanatics, into many warring camps.
About this time a great change was
taking place in the language of the
people; Arabic was making headway
against Aramaic. But the greatest
of all changes came with Islam:
Arabic was now the language of the
country as well as the official language, and the mentality of a people inured to the hardship and freedom of the desert, a strong though
unpolished and undeveloped mentality, overshadowed that of a people
who had become slaves to shop and
church, to material well-being and
religious disputations.
"Philosopher of Freike" and world authority on contemporary Arabia and Arab nationalism leading a tranquil life in his comfortable home in Freike, where he
wrote some of his greatest works. He is seen fondling
a thoroughbred presented him by King Abdul-Aziz Ibn
Su'oud.
This Arab era, from the middle of
the 7th to the middle of the 8th century, was the most brilliant in Syrian history- It is Syria's golden age.
And if the changes that were
wrought were deep enough, it might
have endured more than a hundred
years- But there was a fundamental
defect in the character of the people,
two fundamental defects, religious
and racial, which remained almost
untouched, namely; a primitive and
personal feeling about one's tribe
and one's religion. For just as the
Arabic language in replacing the
Aramaic had retained some of its
roots, and just as Islam had adopted many of the legends of the two
preceding religions, so too the character of the Arabs of Syria, which
in the long run had assimilated the
racial qualities and defects of the
native population. In other words,
the racial entity that had developed,
about a century after the conquest,
conceding that it was Arabian in
inception, had in it strains that were
Greco-Roman, Persian, Assyrian, and
Aramaic. Even so the two religions
of the country, Christianity and Is(Centinued
the original Canadian population
would be absorbed by a population
from across the southern border.
Now, this inflex of Arab emigration to Syria culminated in a floodtide—the Islamic conquest^during
the first half of the 7th century. The
Arab Muslims invaded Syria, defeated the Greco-Romans, put an
end to Byzantine power in the ocuntry, and established a government
of their own, free and independent,
CO.
Importers of Fine Oriental Rugs
Telephone:
tamia or southern Arabia or north.
Afrcia?
Modern
historians
and
scholars are divided on the subject,
and we might as well stick to our
legend.
Taking the Arameans as
the first ancestors of the Syrians,
whose father, Aram, like Abraham
himself, came from Mesopotamia,
and
coming
down
with
them
through history to the days of the
Seleucides, what have we left of
the original stock? The name, the
language, a corrupt paganism, and
a character which was no more
Aramean that it was Assyrian or
Persian
or Greek; — a character
which included some of the traits,
good and bad, of all the preceding
conquerors.
Golden Age
SLEYMAN
276 fifth Ave.,
which derived its authority from the
Khalifs in the Hijaz.
Forty years after that the Ummayad dynasty was established, and its
authority, centered in Damascus, extended eastward to Afghanistan and
westward to north Africa and southern Spain. But this great Arab empire did not endure more than
ninety years. It was destroyed by
the Arabs who founded the Abbasyd
dynasty in Baghdad; and it was followed in Syria by small states and
short-lived kingdoms,—the Kalbite,
the Hamdanite, etc.,—who were engaged in continuous warfare among
themselves.
In other words, the
tribal spirit and the tribal feuds of
the Arabs, which had been overcome,
nay, quelled for a time, by the new
consolidating faith, were revived in
Syria, even during the golden age
of the Ummayads.
New York, N. Y.
Bogardus 4-4345.
But let us stick to our subject,
which is the Syrian people.
We
started, if you remember, with Aram,
without being very particular where
this Aram came from. We accepted
a Jewish-Arabian legend about him.
But to be purely ethnical, strictly
scientific, we should ask: where did
the Arameans really come from?
Were they autochthonous—did they
spring up like grasshoppers from the
soil? Or did they come from Mesopo-
on
page
Six)
KINDLY TAKE NOTICE
Will subscribers who move
please notify The SYRIAN
WORLD of their change of
address.
If you do not want
to miss any copies you are
requested to do so a week
ahead of time.
DR.
JOSEPH
M.
JABBOUR
Announces the removal of his office to
576 Seventh Street,
Brooklyn, N. Y.
Office Hours: 1 to 2 and 7 to 8
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'RELIGION, ROMANCE, CONQUEST LEAVE
MEMORIES ON BANKS OF HISTORIC RIVERS
But this is not all.
Historically,
the death and resurrection of Adonis
was marked by an annual two-day
festival called Adonia, held either
Where the Venus-Adonis Myth Originated; Conquerors Inscribe
Their Exploits Indelibly on the Rocks of
Nahr al-Kalb
IN HISTORIC BYBLOS
SHUWAYFAT MARKS TRYST OF CLEOPATRA AND
MARK ANTONY
By Dr. John G. Hazam
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(The red anemone that grows so wild in Syria is said to have sprung
from the blood of Adonis, who was killed by a boar. The Arabic name,
"shaqaiq-un-Na'man," still bears witness to this ancient myth that had its
origin on the banks ofNahr Ibrahim. The name literally means, "the wounds
of the Darling," one of the titles of Adonis. Dr. Hazam carries the reader
to those ancient times which gave birth to a theme that enriched both the
religion and romance of many nations. He stops in this installment at Shuwayfat, where history records the trysting place of Queen Cleopatra and
her lover, Mark Antony.—Ed.)
TEN minutes after leaving Jabail we arrive at the stream known
as Nahr Ibrahim, which the Greeks, however, called the River
Adonis. Here is the locale of one of the most interesting and most
melodramatic myths of ancient days, a myth around which the
Greeks and Romans, and, later,
to give him back. When Zeus, the
Shakespeare, wove many a poetic
headman
of Olympus, was appealed
theme. It is the renowned and roto,
he
rendered
the following vermantic tale of Venus and Adonis,
dict:
that
Adorns
should spend one
the goddess of Love and the ideal
third of the year with Venus, one
of manly beauty.
third with Persephone and the reSo numerous are the versions of
mainder—well, he could have a furthe ancient writers that it is diffilough.
cult to tell the story except in its
bare outlines. In any case, Adonis,
Wounded by Boar
the son of a Syrian king, was the
Then tragedy creeps in. One day
offspring of an incestuous union.
the handsome Adonis, who was no
Before he was born, his mother,
mean sportsman, took his bow and
Myrrna (or Smyrna), was turned
arrows and went up the river to
into a fragrant gum (myrrh) tree
hunt
big game, despite the entreatwhich soon burst open and Adonis
ies and admonitions of his mistress.
came walking out.
In an encounter with a wild boar
He was a youth of such indescribhe was mortally wounded and the
able beauty and masculine charm
stream ran red with his bloodthat the goddess Venus (Aphrodite)
(Nahr Ibrahim, it is said, occasiondeserted her family on Mt. Olymally
has a reddish color, probably
pus, the dwelling place of the Greek
due
to
the presence of mineral matgods, and went to live with himter.) Venus arrived on the scene
Some time afterwards, Venus entoo late to save him and so caused
trusted him temporarily to Persehis
blood to be changed into flowphone, the goddess of Hades, who
ers. So ends the intricate tale.
liked him so well that she refused
Remnant of the old wall of Byblos t
the gate at the entrance to the
It is a relic of the fortifications of
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WHEREIN WE DIFFER
The searching survey of Mr.
Adamic in the current issue of
Harper's, account of which is
given
in
today's
SYRIAN
WORLD, should be read by
?very Syrian born in this counry.
We suggest its translation
and publication in all Syrian
papers in this country published in Arabic.
The conditions which Mr.
AdsTtiic discovered among a
large number of the "Thirty
Million New Americans" apply
doubtless to our Syrian youth.
The sources of the inferiority
feeling, poverty and ignorance,
exist among us, although, we
firmly believe, to a much lesser extent than among many
other racial groups. The psychical and social reactions of our
youth also are much similar.
We differ, however, in many
respects, which makes our problems particular ones, best appraised and tackled by o u rselves.
We are less prone to
chauvinism, to take one instance of Mr. Adamic's findings, and we are less prone to
be ashamed of our origin as to
brag a little too much, with
little enlightening information.
We speak glibly of Gibran, the
Cedars of Lebanon and Damascus, with only a hazy knowledge of what these names imply.
One significant difference lies
in the fact that we lack much
more in that sense of national
solidarity and cooperation than
the Slavic peoples, or, for that
matter, than most racial groups
comprising the '"New Americans" or their parents.
Here
is our main point of weakness,
and to its eradication every
earnest
Syrian should apply
his
utmost
energy.
Without
these social attributes we can
hope to make of ourselves in
this country neither good Syrians nor good Americans.
THE SYRIAN WORLD, NEW YORK, DECEMBER 6, 1934.
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BAALBECK
By Wilson F. Farnsworth
Oh Baalbeck! Thy ruined temples
call
Upon imagination to redeem
Thy glory that was thine before
thy fall.
Upon thy columns, seen by fullmoon-beam,
The wrought and carved cornice
rests, so light,
So massive, yet so perfecfly
aligned
That bulk and mass are lost in
line and lightOnly their harmonies impress the
mind!
As though, from dim dead centuries long past,
The solemn, slow processional
should rise
In ever fuller chords, until at last
The ghostly, priest-led worshipW pers appear:
The gorgeous-gowned priests in
ermine stole.
The acolytes, whose incense wafted clear
Through thirty centuries of years
that roll
Back in a trice, to eye and sense
reveal
The majesty of mystic pagan rites,
In lands of ancient days—the awe,
the feat
Of Baal-worship fills the summer
night.
The phantoms vanish 'neath the
temple's arch.
The music blends into the nightwind's sigh
But faintly echoes still their
ghostly march,
Felt you the spirit of the dead
pass by?
The Wine-God, Bacchus, rules
their spirit throng;
Their Bacchanalian chorus madly
sung,
Surges in dim crescendoes till
eerie song
Ends in a crash of cymbal and of
drum.
Ah Bacchus! Baal! where are your
powers? Sunk
In soundless seas of Time! Tho't
makes us drunk
As, living now, we see your empty
shrines
Where owls hoot—silently there
shines
The ageless, heartless moon, so
new, so old
On man-built altars, massive,
broken, cold
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means of unifying the spirit of our
people, than to be kept posted as to
the accomplishments and ideas that
pervade our raceOur younger
generation are well representing our
people in the worthwhile professions, and it is gratifying to feel
that our presence in this country is
being recognized and appreciated. It
goes without saying that I enclose
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knowing full well that I will never
regret it and Will profit immeasurably by the investment.
I wish you the greatest success
and hope that the paper will continue to increase in popularity and
expansion.
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ASK YOUR GRANDMOTHER
(HERE are some proverbs. Add
them to your reportoire of folklore.
Our contributor this time is Assad
Antoun, our "next-booth" neighbor
in the office and the new secretary
of AI-Hoda.. He is an enthusiastic
booster of The SYRIAN WORLD
and. next to the staff who read the
proof-sheets, he is the first to read
it as it comes off the press.—Ed.)
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"If the camel could only see his
own hump, he would fall and break
his neck."
Meaning if only people see their
own faults they would have trouble
enough on their hands to keep them
from picking at other peopl's faults.
"Live, O nag, till the grass grows
next spring."
Said of unreliable and procrastinating promises.
"Keep your old. your new will
not last you."
As much as to say, "Do not discard
old possessions, when new ones come
to you. You will need them some
day."
"When it is the stomachs' turn
minds go helter skelter."
Said when serious matters are forgotten at the confusion of festivities"He built the manger before he
bought the horse."
Hardly needs any elucidation.
"He hides behind his finger's shadow."
Said of one who gives flimsy excuses that are so obviously madeup.
"Like a cat that licks the file."
Based on an ancient fable of a cat
or dog that licked the file and bled
its tongue. Thinking that the blood
came from the file it licked it some
more, unmindful of the harm it was
doing itself.
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AMP
Miss^
By A. A. Haddad
My good friend Ameen Rihani
tells us in The SYRIAN WORLD
that many centuries ago Syria was
ruled by "Benu Haddad." No wonder then I feel royal most of the
time!
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I said I feel royal, but never had
a "royal" in cards.
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In the U. S. people elect thenpresidents; but in Cuba they eject
them.
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Once a colleague of mine was
asked what his occupation was; and
when he said he was an editor, the
questioner added: "And who supports your family?"
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And some years ago I was asked
by a new acquaintance what I was
doing. When I told him I was a
writer, he shook his head and said:
"And I am in debt, too."
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It seems the peace of Europe is
falling to pieces.
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European nations talk peace but
act war; and when they fight they
claim to war for everlasting peace.
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They seem arm-in-arm,
while
they arm and arm.
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Who said civilization will end
war? I think it is vice versa—war
will end civilization.
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Europe's nations, fearing war,
Are seeking peace pacts of yore.
They hear them tipping, tapping
On continent's civilization door.
Come in, please, one, two, three,
four!
And let's see who's calling now. ..
Ah, it's the wind, and nothing more!
�THE SYRIAN WORLD, NEW YORK, DECEMBER 6, 1934.
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Is that So! 1 rOur New Yorkers'
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By Joseph S. Ganinti
IN THE DAYS OF CHRJST
(As the Christmas season draws near the thoughts
of millions throughout the world turn to that little
bit of historic land from which the Savior of the
World sprang, in which he moved and to whose
people he first addressed his wonderful message.
Readers of The SYRIAN WORLD above all others
should knew, the social, economic and political
conditions which supplied the background of the
Divine Drama.. The following article, to be continued in subsequent issues, is reprinted from the
first volume of The SYRIAN WORLD, 1927, when
it was still in magazine form, with some abbreviation and little variation.)
WHAT were the settings, the perspectives—the
;e against which the greatest, the most farreaching and spiritually significant drama of all
ages moved? Who were the minor actors who, believing in the simplicity of their minds and the
vanity of their hearts that they were acting the
roles of principal characters, glowed for a moment
in the borrowed glory of a humble Nazarene carpenter, to be known to thousands of millions of
his followers in generations to come as "Master"
and "Lord?"
The story of the Christ Jesus, measured merely
by the standards of human reason and human
values, is the greatest vindication of the spirit, the
eternal victory of spiritual ideals over the forces
of matter. For this reason alone, if for no other,
the story of Christ remains a source of perennial
interest and ever-springing inspiration, not only
to Christians but to all peoples with any claim to
civilization.
To understand this story of the life of Christ,
to appreciate the beauty of its simplicity and of
ilts strength, we must acquaint ourselves with the
conditions, events and movements which eddied
around this "Rock of Ages," and in reference to
whom alone they were saved from the abyss of
sheer oblivion.
Who was Herod the Great; who were the Pharisses and the Sadducees; what was the relation
of the Romans to the Jews 1934 years ago, and
under what conditions was Christ crucified and
why?
ij
At the time Jesus was born the Jews were subjugated to a people much stronger than themselves,
although that subjugation was not as hard as we
might imagine, or as oppressive as it actually was
on some other peoples under Roman rule. The
Jews enjoyed a large measure of what we call today "autonomy" or home rule. Nevertheless the
Jews at that time were divided among themselves
on whether to submit to the Romans or revolt
against them. There were ardent Jewish nationalists then, called "Zealots" who literally preferred
death to the "gentle" yoke of the Romans. Politically speaking Palestine was a Roman colony
directly ruled by a native Edomean, Arab, who
had embraced Judaism from political selfish motives. Herod was the son of Antipater, the Arab
convert, and was thoroughly hated by nationalist
Jews and feared by alL
This Roman vassal, in whose reign Christ was
bom, was a queer mixture of a truly great man
and a repulsive ogre. He was a master politician
at a time when politics had not yet been developed to a nice art or scince. The pious theocratic
Jews hated him as they hated all politics and
worldly governments, while the nationalists whipped themselves into holy rage against him because,
under the guise of an adopted religion and nationality, he ruled with despotic cruelty and betrayed
their dearest interests to his masters at Rome. He
kept the peace by ruthless means and almost daily
executions. It was said of him that of the original
Sanhedrin, the religious tribunal of the Jews in
Palestine, which had voted against h:s rule, only
one was left alive by him. Like Abdul-hamid he
had countless spies in the land; and any one suspected of disloyalty to him lost his life without the
formality of trial. Among these were closest members of his own family. For unbriddled license
and empty pomp and vanity Herod The Great's
court rivalled those of the heathen Roman
emperors at their worst.
AT THE SYRIAN WORLD BALL—The first to
greet us was Habib Kat'bah, editor of the paper,
with a happy grin across his face....for his tireless efforts to make this affair a success were not
in vain, for it had started off with a Bang
passng thru, we had all we could do to keep our
feet on terra firma....for that's what Ted Black's
rhythmic and melodious music does to me—it's not
hard to guess why Ted and his boys have gotten
places on the stage and over the air and are still
climbing
not able to restrain our feet much
longer, we located our partner and started gliding.,
and over her shoulder we glimpsed Joe Abbott
(sans pipe) escorting the pretty Margaret Alexander and her sister Rhoda of Boston... .Dr. and
Mrs. S. Alkazin greeting Dr. Alma Nemir, who
came all the way from the Golden Gate
Jovial
Dr. Allan of Paterson, N. J. (his partner's head
was resting on his shoulder so we missed her)
Miss Bourjaily of New Haven, Conn
John Abaid
(who handles "the way to a man's heart column"
in our paper).. .George Dagher, Republican Leader,
surrounded by a group of friends, chatting and
laughing gaily
Margaret Farani, head designer
for George Kateb, waving across the floor to a
new arrival
Dr. Jabbour, bowing low over the
hand of a cute damsel
Margy Hatem, Pres.,
Daughters of Maronite Soc., accepting an offer to
dance...Mrs. S. A. Shaheen and daughter of Cranford, N. J., coming thru as we danced by the
door
and just getting themselves located were
Leone Tanous and brother Joe, of Far Rockaway..
Lorice Oahill, Montreal
Louise Jobe, Buyer L
Bamberger & Co
Mrs. E. Aboussleman all eyes
on Ted Black (her son)
Dr. John G. Hazam,
our young professor from Stanford, Conn
Slim
Nasrallah and his cousins from California
Mr.
and Mrs. Harold Moss of Glendale, L. ICelia
Rubin of Washington, guest of Mrs. Joseph Ferris, and Dr. Anis Khoury, our prolific poet
Ed.
Shoucair, pres. S. O. S
and King Solomon being followed about by some of the younger lads.. .
Joseph W. Ferris, well-known attorney, presented
medals to S. W. Track winners.
Ted is now with W A B C, Columbia Broadcasting Co
His wife was very sick that night and
he had to dash back but he played until three
a. m.
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By
NOTHING to write about, so I*
Ganjn's impressions (Margaret
unin hasn't com.- so I have aa fhaeftt lit 3ft*
a rep, that girl for always beisat las*. 51*
to dance. and has her cakaaaat
special delivery every week just a hail, ah*
is about to go to press. But tt $ ivr* «M
So they wait-) WelL as I was sajysaaj. *WBajp
is talking about the S. W. dan*.-*.
Vint
it was a treeee-mendoos ivnaa W% aaa aalfc at
the town. Fritzy Samara was a reattv gaad aaMaaa>
of-ceremonies
led Sack Massed ahak FWBRS
call through the rake tor Kddae Sap£aaw **.* ffmmii
friend to come and sine, hat liar causm. i—mta**
....Jimmy Haddad insisted dot Festal
a Mrs. something or other aad act laar
refused, because she was a
Jimmy said, "If you won't I
did- She
you know what Mrs. PtnnjfrrHim waaaaK Sax*.
The colonel just packed tap a aaaaaer aaaaaat at
*
And then the weeping seen*. ITinij«ai *a.- it$M>ming and crying. A not'
I aear -a**dance coming off in a eeaaale at wmiirftu aaai aa
they want Ted to play far dans. Sfc waS i
can.... Mrs. Ferris was aaadh abac aaalat aaai aaav
Ferris is always the aaaajaeaaad hcorvtaaaaa * «aa»
girl or other
It was saad of aiaa aaai ltd Ih I
"Too bad he's married" last aa saa
The photographer tram the Datfcr Xews ajat anaat ai
the affair and
pretty girls he chose...
be in. He called Mrs.
West... Mrs. Shaheea
Buddy Alkazin d»»»*«-g
n Raja* cut.
it wa
aaai hm
The Abdeinours.
ens and Aridas aO stayed aaaaw
Isa Hadad's untimely ifaaifi
Good for Mrs. F M
husband F. M. She ealte *ww»
her record with the Red Oaaa.
spirited woman, wh
Syrian community ba
side it
Mrs. Ykrtor
showing.
IMPRESSIONS—Norman (Out in the Cold Again)
Shaleesh
Madeline (Moonlight Madonna) Malouf
Louise (Ay Tank Ay Go Home) Rabay....
Mitchel (Johnny Gilbert) Auda
Gladys (RacIf you noticed, aa the Jaanaaaaaar
quet) Jabara
Eddie O'Connell Diamond-Jim. N. Y. Times. Gladys
Bradymg-it
Alex Reachi top-hatting it
tured
the Roangtamvae
Jimmy Azrack and George Fager "Lost in a Fog"..
Rose Abyad "Stay As Sweet As You Are"
George Kaydouh and Evelyn Zaloom "Love-inible only because of
Blo-ooo-oom"
Monroe (George M. Cohan) Naudark... in an east of
fal
Pauline Zraick and Olga Kateb, the Sighjun, we wont teSL
A-Meese twins
Jimmy Haddad and Louise FayCHOICE TID-E!
at-P. S. I Love You
Emil Naccash and Betty
"me.:
Dagher—"Humming, Singing, Dancing"
Eddie
for Italy alone.
(Collegiate) Rizk
Pete Shacty—Floor-walking
make by two separate
in Wanna-Make-Her's Bargain Basement
Fred
girl. etc. etc
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(N. T. G.) Samara
George (Tex Rickard) Hindy
the way of
George (U-Dont-Say) Borab.. George (Smiles)
gagements may
Magella.... Chuck
(Dizzy Dean)
Adrey.... and
holid.
Louis (Perpetual Motion)- Sayegh and Frank
(Show-Me-the-Way-to-Shanghai) Saker.
FOR DIVERSION SEEKERS—The Silver Voiced
Ted Holway and his inimitable style
Phil Hanna tapping a la Bill Robinson
Vic Nader BingCrosbying it....Emily Harfoush in Light Opera...
Orchards of Apples to Ed Zraick, Phil Shaouy, Flo
and Sue Azar, Vic and Geo. Hamati for their amusing histrionics in the sketch "Firpo the Wild
Bull."—
and all those who
packages—SE:
little pasters which
ember 25th"
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SYRIAN
THE FEMININE ANGLE OF THE BALL, we are
leaving to our able neighbor columnist, Margaret
Alexander, and now WE WANT TO EXPRESS
OUR APPRECIATION to the individual members
of the various organizations who attended
to all
the out-of-town guests.... and to the following
well-represented organizations—St. Nick's Yo ung
Men's Club; Daughters of Maronite Society; the
S. O. S. Club and the Junior Republican Club
AFTER THE BALL WAS OVER; JUST AT THE
BREAK OF DAWN; we glimpsed two figures, vis-
SYRIAN"
evening, Fi 1111 ilai i &
RIDGE FRATOUTIt. ha\ December IS.
SYRLYN JUN"
Supper-danct,
sal
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�TRADITIONS ESSENTIAL
FOR "NEW AMERICANS"
(Continued from page One.)
break away from the homes of their
parents, and eventually to repudiate
entirely their origin and to Anglicize their Polish, Croatian, Finnish,
or Lithuanian names, which old-time
Americans find so difficult to pronounce and so amusing. But that,
of course does not solve their problem. In most instances it only makes
it worse, though as a rule they do
not realize that I met New Americans of this type; they were invariably hollow, absurd, objectionable
persons."
Racial
Pride
a Remedy
As a solution to this serious
problem facing the American nation
Mr. Adamic recommends the inculcation of racial knowledge and pride
in the descendants of foreign races.
This could be done by intelligent
teachers in the classroom, citing
prominent Americans of foreign extraction, giving something of the
historic background of the foreign
countries from which some of the
pupils descend. Another medium of
information is the press. The writer mentions one paper in Cleveland
which sends correspondents to countries which represent large sections
of the city.
Feature articles on the foreign
groups in a city in the daily papers
have proved both interesting and
helpful. Publications in English on
the same general topic are also suggested by Mr. Adamic, who also
praises the work done by the Y. W.
C. A. Internationa] Institute among
girls of foreign parentage.
But all these agencies are local or
inadequate.
Mr. Adamic suggests
ihe formation of a national organization to cope with the national
problem. This organization could do
a number of things that cannot be
done by the smaller agencies.
It
could start a campaign for the revision of history text-books; start a
press service for English-language
newspapers in towns and cities with
a large proportion of "foreigners"
and for the English pages of foreignlanguage newspapers; it might utilize the radio to broadcast music
and folk-songs of various nations,
eta, etc.
The writer concludes:
"
If something is done about
the problem in the spirit of the
above general suggestions, I believe
that the majority of the New Americans and the generation they will
produce will have an opportunity to
become a great body of self-respecting, constructive citizenry; and that,
with the diverse racial and cultural
backgrounds they inherited from
their immigrant parents, they will
enrich the civilization and deepen
the culture in this New World."
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Portrait Remarkable in
True Likeness
Couri Brothers, rug merchants of
Fifth Avenue, New York, will present a handwoven rug to Mayor Laguardia, with his portrait woven in
the center. Mr. George C. Dagher,
leader of the 1st Rep. District of
Brooklyn, with Mr. Aleer Couri, one
of the brothers, will present it to
the mayor sometime this week.
The portrait on the rug is a remarkable piece of handwork, and
unusual in its lifelike qualities. The
rug itself, two by three feet, was
made in Kashan, Persia, and required eight months.
It has 500
knots to the square inch.
About six months ago Couri Bros,
presented a similar rug to President
Roosevelt, and a few years previously one to ex-President Hoover.
MICHAEL DAMOUS DIES
Michael Damous, prominent Zahlite lite of Pittsburgh, Pa., and brother of Shibl Damous, former member of the, Lebanese Parliament,
passed away Tuesday, dec. 4, according to a wire received in New
York.
WHY
NOT THE SYRIAN
WORLD?
ARE you giving Christmas
presents this year?
It is now
both stylish and patriotic to
do so—Your Government urges you to buy now and help
speed recovery.
You will do that and more
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Popular Opera in New York
to Continue at Low Prices
In response to the countless requests of music-lovers throughout
the city, the Cosmopolitan Opera
Association will continue to present
grand opera at popular prices at the
New York Hippodrome each Saturday and Sunday evening.
This will mean the repetition a
number of times of the Egyptian
opera "Aida", the largest-drawing
opera of city audiences.
WHO ARE THE SYRIANS?
(Continued from page Two-)
(Continued from page Three.)
Athens, and elsewhere. The complex and often orgiastic rituals were
performed by women who sang and
danced with dishevelled hair and
bared breasts before images of Adonis. Such a celebration may have
been symbolic of the decay and revival of nature in winter and spring.
Here on the banks of little Nahr
Ibrahim, not far from. Beirut, is
where it all originated. Today it is
a most unpretentious spot. There
is an old single-arched bridge over
the stream, a grove of green trees
on either side which contrasts strikingly with rocky barren slopes that
hem it in. And behold, on the still
water's edge, there is a grand cafe!
Alas, poor Yorik!
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We resume our journey, and a
little farther to the south is Nahr
al-Kalb (Dog River). A long and
magnificent stone bridge of many
arches, constructed upon the foundations of previous bridges by the
Turkish Sultan Salim I and the
Emir Bashir of the Druze, spans the
stream. (A photograph of this scene
has already appeared in The SYRIAN WORLD.)
But the important sight is the
many inscriptions carved on the
faces of the surrounding rocks and
cliffs by the various conquerors of
Syria from the earliest times to the
present. Here Egyptians and Assyrians, Greeks and Romans in their
respective languages left accounts of
their military prowess for the information and appreciation of posterity. When General Allenby, the
commander-in-chief of the British
forces in Syria, took the country
during the World War, he, too, carried on the ancient tradition and
here engraved his name in stone.
Why General Gouraud, the French
High Commissioner to Syria in 1920,
should be most prominently represented on this spot is beyond my
historical comprehension, fofe- all
that he did was merely to "occupy"
Damascus with barely a skirmish.
Where Cleopatra Had Tryst
But let us continue our journey.
Wending our way through the traffic
of Beirut (which has already been
described) we pass by Shuwayfat. It
is in this so-called White City that
the seductive Cleopatra, the Egyptian Queen, is said to have come
for her tryst with th Roman legionaire Mark Antony, just before the
fatal and decisive battle of Actium.
It appears to be an attractive place
with many modern red-tiled houses.
Our next stop is Saida, the biblical Sidon, the mother city of Phoenicia, and, according to some scholars, a predecessor of Tyre. Because
it juts out like a knob into the sea,
it originally had a north and a
south, or Egyptian harbor, but the
latter was filled in by the indefatiguable Fakhr ud-Din in the seventeenth century as a precaution
against the entrance of the Turkish
fleet.
(To be continued.)
lam, which retained not a little of
the paganism they had conquered.
The
Arabs, furthermore,
had
brought into the new faith, through
their
eastern conquests, Tartars,
Kurds, Turks, Mongols, and other
Asiatics, some of whom, had afterward come into Syria as conquerors
and had mixed freely, being Muslims, with the native population. So
that the Muslims of Syria were as
much subject to infusions of foreign
blood as the Syrian Christians.
There is no doubt that the Azds
and Tanukhs of the Yaman, for instance, were pure Semites; but they
and the Arameans, originally Semitic, were already of a legendary
purity, having had acquired, through
intermarriages with Aryan Persians
and Greeks, an admixture, which
was shared by the Christian Arabs.
In the same manner, the Semitic
purity that marked the Arabs of
the Islamic conquest and that may
have been maintained for several
generations, was subsequently lost
through
intermarriages — this
includes captive women in war and
female slaves—with the Muslim conquerors and immigrants that came
into Syria from Central Asia.
Whether Muslim
or
Christian,
therefore, the Semitic Syrian, descendent of Aram or of Abraham,
has acquired through the centuries,
and by virtue of the successive foreign occupations of his country,
such a variety of strains as make
his blood rich indeed. He is unique
in the colorful array of his ancestry:
he may claim kinship with every
people of importance in the history
of the world- Hence, I think, his
preternatural power of adaptableness; for he can feel terribly at home
anywhere in the world—except in
his own country!
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YOUNGSTOWN, OHIO
The girls of high school age of
St. Maron's parish have formed a
sodality to be known as the Girls
of St- Maron. The girls gave a card
party last Sunday evening in the
church hall, the proceeds of which
will go towards having a confessional put in th church. Winners
at cards were Rizk Nohra,
first prize, and George Barak, second
prize.
Cash prizes were awarded
but both men returned the money
to the Church.
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Sam Karam, who is a law student
at Ohio Northern, spent Thanksgiving with his parents, Mr. and
Mrs. K. S. Karam.
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�immigrants, coming to the United
States in 1898. He was a self-educated man, a lover of good literature
and a companion of the literary
circle to which both his nephews
belonged and in which they took
prominent parts, At times he himself wrote and indited classical
Arabic poetry. But the qualities
which distinguished him were moral
ones — magnanimity,
honesty
and
sympathy, which he inculcated in
his children and which made his influence felt among his associates.He
was also an accomplished chanter of
the Byzantine church music, which
he learned at the hands of Bishap
Athanasius Atallah of Horns. Bishop
Raphael Hawawini once called him
the first cantor of the Syrian Orthodox diocese of North America. Isa
Hadad came first to Worcester,moving to New York in 1904.
Descended from one of the most
influential
Christian
families
in
Homs, the ancient Emesa, the late
Hadad could trace his lineage back
500 years without interruption. Originally moving from Hauran, the
Hadads are said to descend from the
Ghassanides, a ruling Christian tribe
of Arabs who settled in Damascus
before the Mohammedan invasion.
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KATIBAH MARRIES
Mr. Edwin Emil Katibah, of Hollis, N. Y-, and Miss Doris Helen
Doolittle, formerly of Canada, were
married on "Wednesday, Nov. 28 at
City Hall, New York, by Deputy
City Clerk Philip A. Hines- The
bride was attended by her mother,
Mrs. C. Norman Howard, and the
groom by his step-mother, Mrs.
Mildred Katibah.
The wedding was followed by a
luncheon at the Canadian Club of
the Waldorf-Astoria by the bride's
aunt, Mrs. John Kelly of Yonkers,
N. Y.
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JOSEPH W. Ferris, in awarding the
the winning athletes of the Athletic Meet hckt w
mended The SYRIAN WORLD for th
athletics among our young people and urged the
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HOLD GRAND OPENING
OF ALEPPIAN CLUB
Kiamie-Young Team Get
Indefinite Engagement
Chicago.—
The dancing team of Gilbert Kiamie and Dorothy Young, protegees
of Richard Bennett, commenced an
indefinite engagement in the Continental grill of the St. Moritz
Thanksgiving night.
Their routine
here is of a varied nature, including
Tango, Argentine, Waltz, and an especially
created
Bolero
entitled
"Speakeasy."
Kiamie is the son of the late Najeeb Kiamie, Syrian silk millionaire,
whose heirs are now sueing the
Colonial Trust Co. for $2,000,000 misappropriation of funds, in the Bronx
Supreme Court.
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Entertainment and Dance
The Society of St. Vincent de Paul,
Virgin Mary's Conference,, are holding an entertainment and dance at
the Knights of Columbus Ballroom,
Sunday evening, December 9.
V
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New Headquarters Finest Clubrooms" Among Syrians
Now
Father of Henry and Mitchel
Hadad, prominent manufacturers of New York, who
was mourned by thousands
in the Great Metropolis.
BOROUGH PRESIDENT AND
WIFE TO ATTEND RECITAL
Raymond , V. Ingersoll, Borough
President of Brooklyn, and Mrs. Ingersoll will be guests of honor at
the recital of the Syrian Fine Arts
Guild tomorrow evening, Friday, in
the Neighborhood Club, 104 Clark
Street.
Other distinguished guests
also will be present.
After the recital in which will appear Ixtia' Namora and El-Bashara,
dancers; Selma Uniss and Alice Mokarzel, pianists; and Helen Rozek,
violinist, refreshments will be served in the loungeThe hostesses
who will pour are Mrs. S. A. Alkazin, Mrs. F. M. Jabara and Mrs.
A. Sleyman. In this room an exhibit
will be shown of paintings by Mabel
Saloomey.
Ushers for the recital will be the
Misses Gladys Jabara, Nedda and
Helen Uniss, Mary and Rose Mokarzel and Matilda Couri.Miss Alice
Shohfi Will be at the box office.
BARN DANCE, A PRELUDE
As a prelude to their forthcoming
play, "The Drunkard," that is going to be held on Sunday, Dec. 9,
the Syrian American Actors Guild
ran a Thanksgiving barn dance on
Tuesday evening, Nov. 27, at 57245th Street, Brooklyn. The dance
was well attended by the prospective actors and their friends.
shcuid be
the ball for the a
also painted «Mt
Returns From Syria
Husband Dies in Absence
Mrs- Anise Sheehan of New York
City returned Tuesday on the S. S.
Byron with her son, Albert, whose
health had been failing and who has
now recovered.
Mrs. Sheehan returns to find that
her husband died two months ago
of a heart attack. He was 58 years
old. Besides his wife and son he
leaves a daughter, Sadie.
A requiem mass will be held for
him in St. Joseph's Church shortly.
Mrs. Hassan Kahwajie returned
from a three months trip to Syria
Tuesday, on the S. S. Byron, and
left that everting to her home in
Boston, joining her family*
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A son was born Wednesday to Mr.
and Mrs. Selim Zaro of Brooklyn.
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Edward Zraick returned last Sunday to Harvard University after
spending Thanksgiving holidays with
his parents-
MORE than 200 (people attended
the grand opening of the newly organized United Aleppian Club's naw
headquarters on Thanksgiving Eve.
Its spacious and lavishly decorated
rooms are the finest and most upto-date of any .Syrian organization,
it was claimed.
The
entertainment
committee,
headed by Mitchell Kayal, furnished
popular talent, such as Nairn Karakand, violinist; Toufic Barham, oudist; George Dellal, drummer; Antoun
Abdulahad, singer; and F. Abyad,
oudist—all members of the Arabic
Music Club. A surprise in the entertainment
was
presented
in
14-year old John Thomas Abdo of
Wheeling, W. Va., whose mellow
singing and smooth, rythmdc playing of the oud was received
vociferous applause by the crowdHe is the protege of Toufic Barham
who foresees a bright future for him.
Salim N. Ayoub, in a short sr
welcomed everybody wholeheartedly and invited them all to take advantage of the new clubroomsimply for club meetings, but for
their own pleasure and use.
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J*CLEVELAND, OHIO
GALA AFFAIR DRAWS CROWDS FROM THREE STATES
Dance and Entertainment of Our Lady of Lebanon-American
Society Outstanding Event
By E. D. Corey
BURLINGTON, Vt.—Over 150 people attended the dance and
entertainment given by Our Lady of Lebanon-American Society
which was held Friday Nov. 30th at the Knights of Columbus
Home of this city. The event was
seph Thomas on the flute, and philan outstanding and successful one,,
lip Shadroui of Barre, Vermont, on
due to the untiring efforts of the
the "mijwiz."
officers and the various committees
Both floors were beautifully dein charge of arrangements and discorated and confetti and streamers
tribution of tickets. A representawere used. At the close of the dance,
tion from Plattsburg, New York,
refreshments were served.
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BURLINGTON,
VT.
Barton, Vermont and other places
were present.
At a dinner recently held in the
On the upper floor, an American
Sherwood Hotel given by the Chitdance orchestra under the direction
tendon County Bar Association, Miss
of Robert Mario furnished music
Mary C. Alafat, a young and promfor popular dancing from 8:00 p. m.
inent attorney-at-law was re-elected
until 1:00 a. msecretary-treasurer of the associaOn the lower floor was the typical
tion.
scene of Arabic style singing and
Invitations have been received in
dancing.
Those who participated
this city in connection with a Basin singing different selections were
ket Supper and Dance under the
S. G. Faour, Mrs. Joseph Shattie,
auspices of the Star of Lebanon-SyrMichael Howard and Assad Murray.
ian Society, Inc., to be given in
The following furnished music for
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the occasion: E- D. Corey rendered
Hall,
Thursday evening, Dec. 6th.
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Over WHK, the Columbia station
in Cleveland, a Syrian program was
held last Tuesday evening. It was
a huge success, well-produced, and
well-received. The artists who performed were Mrs. Fieff and Mr. M.
Mansour, E. Sowan and E. Heikell.
Mr. Fieff sang and the men contributed solo instrumental numbers as
well as one ensemble number. The
general opinion here is the desire
that the program be continued, not
only because of its merit, but because Syrian songs and Syrian music With native instruments are
something of a rarity.
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Mr. R. Kassouf and his son Sam
returned from Birmingham, Ala.,
Saturday and will stay for a three
week visit
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The Junior League held an initiation of new members, six in number, Tuesday evening. The committee in charge consisted of the Misses
Elizabeth Jacobs, Tlllie Thomas, Nellie Aftoora, Nellie Sabath and Julia
Joseph. The new members were
held in sympathy as the devilish ingenuity of several on the committee
is well-wnown.
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Hal Mady, Joe Ganim and Buxom
Billy Thomas went to Charleston, WVa-, for Thanksgiving and the following week-end. They reciprocated
the visit the young ladies from that
city made the previous week.
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the male characters. The leads are
Miss Edna Beshara as "Janet" and
Miss Elizabeth Jacobs as "Robert."
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SYRACUSE, N. Y.
The annual business meeting of
the Caravaneer Society was held at
the home of the Misses Rosetta and
Ruth Aborjaily on Wednesday evening, November 2L Those elected
to serve during the coming year are
Mr. Michael Lataif, president; Miss
Rosetta
Aborjaily,
vice-president;
Miss Wadad R. Hazoury, secretary,
and Mr. Jamile J. Kanfoush, treasurer.
The members of the Caravaneer
society were entertained the Sunday before last in Watertown, New
York, at the home of the Misses
Rose and Mary Saiff and Mr. Frank
Saiff who are fellow Caravaneers.
A chartered bus furnished trans-
portation for the party of thirty-five
who made the trip. Amatuer talent
and good things to eat added to
the general enjoyment of the party.
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A card party sponsored by the
Junior Club of the St. Elias Church
was held in the Social Rooms on
Monday evening, Nov. 26. The proceeds from this affair were donated
to the church, in order to provide
additional pictures for the altar.
RICHMOND, VA.
65 JOIN CLUB FIRST NIGHT
Mrs.
Assad Ghosn
President
Elected
A meeting of the Ladies of St.
Anthony's
Catholic
Church was
held recently at the Lebanon Social
Club's Hall at which time the Woman's Auxiliary of St. Anthony's
Society was organized Mrs- A N.
Ghosn was elected president; other
officers elected were Mrs. George
Mutter, vice-president; Mrs. Nemer,
secretary and Mrs. Sam Shibly,
treasurer.
The society started off
with a bang, 65 women joining the
first night.
Mrs. Ghosn is the wife of the eminent Syrian artist, Assad Ghosn.
She has been active in the church
work as well as other social activities for many years and has a wide
acquaintance.
YOUNGSTOWN, OHIO
The society of the Immaculate Conception has purchased a beautiful
statue of the Blessed Virgin to be
placed in St. Maron's Churcch. The
statue will be blessed by the bishop
of the diocese in the very near
future.
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The regular meeting of the Young
Syrian American Club was held
Tuesday evening, Nov. 27, with Joseph Bryan presiding. A Scholarship Drive is being planned by
members, to aid any Syrian high
school boy or girl, who is an honor
student, to attend college. Boys and
girls are urged to do their very
best to profit by this most generous
offer and so have a chance to
study for a profession which otherwise they would not be able to do.
Mr. Bryan also gave a short speech
on the purpose of "The National
Union for Social Justice" which has
been organized lately by Father
Coughlin, famous radio priest. Members unanimously joined this outstanding organization.
George Abraham was unanimously voted into
the club and Leo Joseph, Niles,
Ohio, was guest at the meeting. The
annual banquet will be held at
Meander Danceland, December 23,
and members will be permitted to
bring a guest This banquet is held
each year to celebrate the organization of the club, which has been
in existence for nine years.
CORRESPONDENTS
Akron, Ohio.—Rose Rales, 123 Chestnut St
Boston, Mass.—Margaret Alexander, 131 Clarendon St
Brazil, S. A.—George Abdue.
Burlington, Vt—Eseph D. Corey, 183 S. Champlain St
Cleveland, Ohio—George Hamamey , 1492 W. 116th Street.
Detroit, Mich.—J. F. Youssephany, 1663 Union Guardian.
Flint, Mich.—Helen Salim, 612 Page St.
Lexington, Nebr.—Rosa H. Shada.
Manchester, N. H.—Ganem A. Karam, 390 S. Beach St
Montreal, Can.—Julia Lean, 7010 Delaroche St
Pottstown, Pa.—P. Nicholas, 122 S. Evans
Richmond, Va.—S. T. Sanyour, 19 N. 30th St.
Syracuse, N. Y.—Wadad R. Hazoury, 700 University Ave.
Toledo, Ohio.—Beulah Geha, 1712 Superior St
Utica, N. Y—Eli Salamey. 522 Mohawk St.
WatervHle, Me.—Philip Ferris, 104 Front St
Youngstown, Ohio.—Sarah Yazbek, 409 Yyle St
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<p>Salloum Mokarzel, a Lebanese American intellectual, founded<em> The Syrian World</em> in 1926. Salloum Mokarzel was the younger brother of Naoum Mokarzel, the publisher of the Arabic-language newspaper <em>Al-Hoda. </em>Together, the Mokarzel brothers ran Al-Hoda Publishing, and in 1909, they published <em>The Syrian Business Directory.</em> </p>
<p>Mokarzel created <em>The Syrian World</em> in order to document and celebrate the culture and history of "Syria." At the time, Syria referred to the modern-day countries of Lebanon, Syria, Jordan, Israel, and Palestine. The publication was primarily aimed towards second-generation children of immigrants, but Mokarzel hoped that it would also appeal to the general American public.</p>
<h4>Scope/Content Note</h4>
<p><em>The Syrian World</em> was published between 1926 and 1932 as a journal. In 1932, the format was changed from an academic journal style to a newspaper style, which continued until the periodical's end in 1935. After the death of his brother Naoum, Salloum took over the publication of <em>Al-Hoda.</em></p>
<p>The articles in <em>The Syrian World</em> cover a variety of topics spanning from the practical to the theoretical. Practical subjects include international and domestic travel, historical and contemporary Arabic and Arab-American art and literature, and the mental and physical health and hygiene of immigrants. More theoretical, philosophical, and ideological subjects include ideologies of race, the changing role of women, the formation of Syrian and Lebanese-American societies, and the political and psychological relationships between immigrants and their countries of origin.</p>
<p>All issues of <em>The Syrian World</em> are available, along with full indexes for the first four volumes. For volumes five and six, there are tables of contents at the start of the issues.</p>
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Syrian World
PUBLISHED WEEKLY —ESTABLISHED 1926.
VOL. VIII, NO. 31,
NEW YORK, NOVEMBER 30, 1934.
Price,
DIRECT BRITISH RULE
ST. NICHOLAS CHURCH
MEXICAN SYRIANS
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NOW HINTED IN EGYPT
FOLLOWS ANTIOCH SEE
BEATEN IN FIGHT COMMITTEE Of 1M
ABOLISHMENT of all national
Egyptian governments and reversion
to direct rule by the British authorities in Egypt are hinted in an apparently inspired article by Joseph
Levy, correspondent of the New York
Times.
The correspondent pictures the
new head of the Egyptian government, Premier Nasim Pasha, as
struggling hard to lead his ministry
to stable efficiency between two
forces that are intriguing against
him, one representing the throne,
the other representing moneyed interests.
The correspondent then
adds:
"Should the intriguers working
against him succeed in overthrowing
the government they may find they
have cut off their noses to spite
their own faces.
"Britain allowed the last Egyptian
administration to carry on until the
tyranical rule became so intolerable
that no civilized power could permit
it any longer. Britain heartily approved the Nasim Cabinet, which she
hopes will restore order out of chaos
in Egypt. But should the obscure
elements, for personal and selfish
reasons, succeed in bringing about
the fall of the present Cabinet, it
would surprise nobody if Britain decided to do away with any form of
Egyptian Government and returned
to direct British rule."
1,583 Americans Live
in Syria, U. S. Finds
Despite the devaluation of the
American dollar, more Americans
are making their residence in foreign lands, a U. S. Government report shows.
The present census
finds a total of 429,209 Americans
scattered in different points of the
globe.
Out of this 111 live in Egypt and
1,583 in Syria.
$175,000 Spent by Persia
on Queen Esther's Tomb
TEHERAN, Persia.— A dispatch
from the Jewish Telegraphic Agency
states that the Persian government
has already spent $175,000 to renovate Queen Esther's tomb and to
build a special residence nearby with
a fine library.
ADMIT JEWS TO SYRIA
But
Immigrants Must
Money
Have
JEWISH immigration into Syria
and Lebanon will henceforth be admitted, according to an announcement in Beirut received in a wireless to the New York Times from
Paris.
The immigrants, adds the wireless,
must bring with them "enough capital to set up in some sort of business employing native labor." Tney
must also renounce any belief in
Zionism. No land may be bought
by the Jewish immigrants along the
Syrian-Palestinian frontiers.
AT AN official meeting called by
the trustees of the St. Nicholas
Cathedral of Brooklyn, formerly
declaring allegiance to the Russian
Orthodox hierarchy in the United
States, the congregation voted unanimously to follow the authority of
the Antiochean See in Damascus.
The meeting, held on last Thursday evening, was attended by many
prominent
Orthodox
Syrians
of
Brooklyn and New York.
At the conclusion a cable was sent
to His Beatitude Patriarch Alexandras Tahhan, informing him of the
transfer. The cable was signed by
Salim Saadeh, President of the Board
of Trustees of St. Nicholas Cathedral.
In reply to an inquiry by The
SYRIAN WORLD, Mr. Saadeh declared that no reply from. Patriarch
Tahhan has been received yet to
the cable. He explained that an
Antiochean Synod is now in session,
and that, in all probability, His Beatitude is deferring his message to
include the outcome of the Synod.
One of the principal topics of discussion at the Synod, convening in
Damascus, is said to be the fate of
the Archdiocese of North America.
MEXICO CITY.—A soccer game
between two Mexico City teams resulted in a serious clash of race
antagonism last SundayA wireless from the International
News Service stated that 50 shots
were fired by partisans resulting in
the serious wounding of two persons, the identity of whom was not
established as yet.
The conflict followed the beating
of a number of Syrian players by a
crowd.
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317 "Jews Without a Country"
Sail Vainly in Search of Home
ATHENS—When 317 Roumanian
Jews boarded a chartered B
ship a month ago for Palestine they
little thought that theirs would be
a vain and arduous journey, according to a United Service reportNot permitted to land in the "national homeland" because the immigration quota had been exhausted,
the disappointed Jews returned to
other Mediterranean ports only to
be refused by each country in turn.
Their last hope is their ormer
home, Roumania, and uniess they
are permitted to land there, they
will be forced to resume their search
throughout the Mediterranean.
Egyptian, 9 Ft. Tall, Lays
Height to Fall on Head
New
ALEXANDRIA. —A , young Egyptian, Mohammed Ghazi, who is now
9-feet tall and still growing, is
claimed to be the tallest man in the
world, according to the | International
News Service.
Ghazi was less than 6 feet three
years ago | but he fell from a building and injured his head. Since then
the best doctors have not been able
to stem his rapid growth.
HAIFA.—The completion of the
vast plant of the Palestine Foundries
and Metal Works brought about a
transformation of Haifa into what
is called the "Pittsburgh of Palestine."
Over 350 workmen will be employed upon operation of the foundry
according to a dispatch of the Jewish Telegraphic Agency.
Foundry Makes Haifa
"Pittsburgh of Palestine"
MODERN LITERARY VICAR TALKS ON ORTHODOXY
Archmandrite Antonios Bashir Says Unity Is Near; Orthodox
of Young Generation Will Not Be Forgotten
By Philip K. Khauli
I
Akl
my
for
WENT to the fashionable bachelor quarters where Dr. F. aland John Matouk live in Bay Ridge. This time it was to pay
respects to a celebrated guest of theirs, and to interview him
The SYRIAN WORLD.
The Arabic press here and abroad
is full of lengthy articles and reports ,'about the Syrian Orthodox
Church in North America, now that
it is bereft of its head, the late
Archbishop Victor Assaly. Following
the archbishop's death, over two
months ago, His Beatitude Patriarch
Alexandres Tahhan of Damascus appointed the Rt Rev. Archmandrite
Antonios Bashir of Detroit as Patriarchal Vicar of the Archdiocese of
North America.
The Patriarchal
Vicar had come on urgent business
to New York, and he was staying
with Dr. al-Akl and John Matouk.
It was eleven in the morning when
I rang the bell. But His Excellence
the Vicar was still shaving. He is
a modern young man, handsome, tall
and dark. He is known as much
for his literary exploits as for his
high ecclesiastical attainments.
He
has translated to Arabic almost every
book of Gibran that appeared in
English, the Life of Christ by Papini, many other books and innumerable articles that appeared in almost every Arabic paper in this
country.
Modern Man of the World
When he came out from the wash
room he looked more like a modern man of the world than a man of
church- He was clean-shaven, unlike most Orthodox priests we know.
When I introduced myself and told
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PAGE TWO
WHO
HE XME S¥.E':1AM§?
How the Name "Syria" Was Adopted by the Roman; Arab
Queens Who Distinguished Themselves in Opposing
Assyrian Invasions; Arabs Come from the
Desert and Settle in Syria
By Ameen Rihani
II
(In the second installment of Rihani's article, the famous writer and
world authority on the Arabs, continues his brilliant discourse on the
racial development of the Syrians, carrying his theme to the rise of the
Arabs in Syria under the Romans and the founding of the Ghassanide kingdom in Damascus.—Ed.)
SO FAR, then, the ancestors of the Syrians, the Arameans of
the State of Aram or the Arabs, whichever you prefer, can not
be said to have maintained their purity of blood as Semites. On
the contrary, all the evidence is against it. And we are not yet
through.
Having come to the Romans, let me
poiis (the Manbij of today); Coeletell you why it was, I think, that
syria, with Antioch as its capital;
they gave the country the name of
Syria Salutaris, whose seat was the
Syria. It is reasonable to suppose
Phrygian city of Apamea; Phoenice
that it was known as Syria during
Maritima (capital, Tyre), and Phoethe preceding occupation; but the
nice ad Libanum (capital, Emesa, or
Seleucides were empire builders
Hums),
which extended to Palmyra.
after a fashion, and all the country
under their sway was called naturBut the population of the country
ally Seleucia. They did not heed
at that time could not have been
what their great historian Herodotus
wholly autochthonous; and if it was
had said about the people of this
so in the distant past, it had become,
land. Not that they considered it
as I have shown, a mixed population
a mistake, but they did not deem it,
with a predominating Aramaic eleI suppose, political. For it was Heroment- Even this element was no
dotus himself, "the Father of Hislonger ethnically pure.
For if the
tory", who made the mistake, which
Arameans had absorbed what reeven educated people in America
mained of the early population of
make today, of confusing the Syrthe country, they themselves were
ians with the Assyrians- It was insubsequently
absorbed,
especially
deed he who first spoke of the one
during the long Greco-Roman period,
and the other as identical; and this
by other powerful and heterogenous
mistake crept into the Septuagint,
elements. Chief among these was
when the translators used "Syria"
the Arabian (I am now conceding
to translate Aram.
that the Arameans and the Arabs are
not one and the same people).
Curious how the mistake of a
historian is immortalized. The RoNow, when did the Arabs come inman conquerors may not have cared
to Syria? Fortunately, I need not go
a copper about the Septuagint, but
to the historians or the modern patthe Roman politician must have
riots for an answer to this question:
deemed wise, even as the imperialist
the evidence of archeology is certainminister of today, to change the
ly more reliable. It is 'in this inname of the country which is to bestance beyond doubt, for it is recome a dependency, a colony, or "a
corded in the cuneiform tablets of
sacred trust of civilization" in the
the kings of Babylon and Assyria.
hand of his government, or to give
And those 'who discovered the tabit some forgotten ancient name, in
lets and deciphered them, Rawlinson,
order to deflect the minds of its
Winckler and Delitzsch, are well
people from every idea of national
known authorities.
solidarity.
Thus, the matter must
have been brought to the attention
When Arabs Came on Scene
of the Foreign Office in Rome, and
According to the inscriptions, therethe chief of the Foreign Office sumfore, the first time the Arabs were
moned his Oriental specialists and
mentioned in connection with the
ordered them to rake up some ancampaigns west of the Euphrates, was
cient historical or scholarly name
in 845 B. C, when Salmanasar HI
for this eastern extension of the Roinvaded the country.
In his days
man Empire. And the said specialthere were two Arab kingdoms or
ists could find no one more classiimanrates (principalities) in the north,
cal and scholarly and authoritative
one east of Damascus, in the neighthan—Herodotus! Here it is, O most
bohood of Palmyra (the 'Aneza pasillustrious one, here it is, in the
ture grounds of today), and another
great Herodotus—Syria, Syrians!
south of Damascus, in Wadi Sirhan,
Syria Under Romans
whose capital Jawf was then called
Dumat ul-Jandal, and whose people
And the Romans, whose adminswere Anbat, or Nabateans.
tration varied at different periods,
extended the name Syria, even as
The system of government in Duthe Egyptians extended Sahi, to the
mat ul-Jandal was in those days, it
Euphrates. Likewise, under Hadrian,
seems, matriarchal. For in his expethe country was divided into three
dition against Damlascus, Salmanasar
had to contend once against a powerprovinces, i. e., Syria, Syria Phoeful female ally; G'ndibu (Hindiba)
nice, and Syria Palestina. But the
Queen of the Anbat of Dumat uldivision, at the beginning of the 5th
Jandal, led a camel force, a thoucentury, w.as as follows: Syria Euphsand strong, and fought with the
ratensis, whose capital was Hiera-
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King of Damascus against Salmanasar.
It is also mentioned in the Ann;>ils
of Tigleth Pileser IV that "Zabibi,
the queen of the Aribi land", whom
he defeated in battle, paid him tributeAnd Sargon II relates in the year
715 B. C, when he undertook an expedition into the southern part of
Edom, that he defeated four Arab
tribes on his way and drove before
him the captives, whom he settled
in SamariaAnother "queen of Aribi", Telhuna,
resisted the authority of Sennacherib,
who undertook an expedition against
her (688 B. C), "defeated her in the
desert, and captured many camels.
The queen, forsaking her tents, fled
into the fort of Adumat (Dumat ulJandal)."
Resist Assyrian Power
But a greater resistance to Assyrian
power was made by Al-Quaiti', King
of the Qidar, the Arab kingdom east
of Damascus. And in the inscriptions of Asurbanipal's ninth expedition (about 640 B. C), it is stated
that he was confronted with an alliance of the two kingdoms, the Qidars and the Anbats, and that he
shattered thear united forces into
smithereens This is not exactly the
language of the inscriptions; but the
braggadocio in Cuneiform is there.
Not one of the Assyrian and Babylonian kings, according to the Tablets, ever lost a battle.
We know, however, that the Nabateans east of the Jordan, the Arabs
of Petra, were a warlike and brave
and hard-headed people. They resisted the repeated attacks of the Seleucide armies, they curbed the colonizing power of Judea and Israel,
and they held out against the Romans for about 170 years.
Thus, according to the Assyrian
Tablets, the Arabs had three established kingdoms, as early as the
ninth century B. C-, around the
country
that
v^as
subsequently
known as Syria. And when there
were no wars and no raiding expeditions in this land, there must have
been a great deal of what we term
today peaceful penetration.
And
with this peaceful penetration came
a change in the country's name.
The poetic Arab called Syria Bilad
ush-Sham (the dapple land), from
the various colors of its rich and
cultivated soil. No wonder it attracted them, not only from the HiJaz, but from Yaman farther south.
A cataclysm in that country, the
burst of the dam of Ma'rib, east of
San'a, in the 2nd sentury A. D.,
was the cause of heavy waves of
immigration northward to the Hijaz
and thence in two directions to Syria (Bilad ush-Sham) and towards
Iraq.
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KINDLY TAKE NOTICE
Will subscribers who move
please notify The SYRIAN
WORLD of their change of
address. If you do not want
to miss any copies you are
requested to do so a week
ahead of time.
DR.
JOSEPH
LAST Monday night, the St. Nicholas Young Men's Club, Inc., celebrated with a dinner honoring Dr.
R. T. Deen, author and director of
"Neither Here nor There", the successful comedy presented last month,
and the cast that performed it, in
the Open Door Restaurant, Greenwich Village.
Fred Hitti, president, introduced
Najib Sydnaway as master of ceremonies. Mr. Sydnaway in turn introduced as speakers Moses Coury,
Alex Fakre, and N. Sudeiha- Louis
Hakim and Richard Eshak entertained, also Jos. Klam, Sally Mansour, Josephine Deeb and Evelyn
Nasser. About 200 were present.
In a few well-chosen words, Mr.
Sydnaway then presented Dr. Deen
with a wrist watch in recognition of
his valuable service rendered to a
worthy cause. In accepting the gift,
the doctor said, "I do so not tor
the value of it, but for the spirit
that lies behind it. It was given as
a token of gratitude and friendship.
I therefore accept it in a spirit of
appreciation and thanks."
The entertainment committee consisted of Anthony Awad and Mitchell Auda.
TO HOLD CARD PARTY
AND DANCE IN JANUARY
On Friday evening, January 25,
the Jdeetha United Society of Brooklyn will hold their annual card party
and dance at the American Syrian
Federation Hall. Music will be supplied by George Norman and his
Melody Boys.
Proceeds will go entirely to the
society's charitable fund.
Mr. James J. Glayat is chairman
of the committee.
YOUTH KILLED IN
ACCIDENT
Ernest Thomas, 14 year old son of
Elias Thomas of Waterbury, Conn.,
was killed in an automobile accident while riding with his father
and other brother, both of whom
were moved to a local hospitaL
IF YOU WANT TO SEE
THE FILMS
of the Syrian World Athletic
Meet and boat ride to
Atlantic Highlands last
June 17,
Come early to the Dance
December 1 in The Towers
Hotel
They will be shown in the
ballroom by Al Hamta, cameraman for Warner Bros.
who took them. He will also
I show a short travelogue of
i Palestine. We are sure you
\ will find them of great interest.
Films will be shown at 9 p.m.
M.
JABBOUR
Announces the removal of his office to
576 Seventh Street,
Brooklyn, N. Y.
Office Hours: 1 to 2 and 7 to 8
Sundays by Appointment
Telephone: SOuth 8-2190
�THE SYRIAN WORLD, NEW YORK, NOV. 30, 1934.
ALONG THE LEBANESE SHORELINE
the crusaders and natives had exploited its ruins as ready-made
building stones to rear their fortresses and houses. Suddenly in 1922
an event of great significance occured.
Syria, a Region of Myriad Wonders, Rightly Concentrated on
Historic Shoreline
By Dr. John G. Hazam
Landslip Leads to Discovery
VIII
(Dr. Hazam carries the readers with him on his picturesque trip through
the historic corridor of the Syrian Littoral; stopping for a historic retrospect
at Tripoli and Jabail.—Ed.)
WITH the possible exception of Egypt and Iraq, no land is
more pregnant with ancient treasures and more steeped in historical lore than is Syria. Everywhere one goes and whichever
way he may turn is always confronted with the mute evidences
and strange monuments of a mighty
After nearly two centuries of Chrisand glorious past. And nowhere is
tian occupation, Tripoli was taken
this brought more strikingly to the
by the sultan of Egypt and once
attention of the impressionable travmore destroyed. A new town arose
eller than along the narrow coastal
on the existing site.
plain between the sun-baked ridges
Apart from a ruined medieval citof the great Lebanon and the restadel
and a few fragments of old colless waters of the blue Mediterranumns
in al-Mina, there is nothing
ean.
For, here was the stamping
to remind the student of the city's
ground of Phoenicians and Egypvaried past. Its streets and mertians, Assyrians (and Babylonians,
chants'
bazaar are narrow and
Persians and Greeks, Romans and
crooked,
but
its public square has a
Arabs, Crusaders and Turks. It is
bulky Turkish tower and a newly
a region of myriad wonders.
created and well-groomed park. The
To those who have developed the
business men of Tripoli possesses
rare faculty of seeing with their
some
of the active spirit of Beirut,
minds and hearts as well as with
though the inhabitants for the most '
their eyes and who experience a pecpart still deal in unprofitable silk
uliar thrill from viewing the hoary
and tobacco and fish along the searemains of by-gone civilizations, a
shore for sponges.
drive from Tripoli to Tyre might
prove a most satisfying and most
unusual treat. All the way down
this hundred-mile stretch there are
clearly Visible from the highway
literally thousands of Phoenician
cave tombs cut into the sides of the
barren limestone hills with their
dark entrances wide-open, and their
precious contents rifled by the unscrupulous marauders of later ages.
It is one of the ironies of fate that
the larger and more accessible of
these sacred caverns which once perhaps held the bodies and treasures
of kings and courtiers should now
be frequently used by the peasants
as shelters for their sheep and
goats. Verily, it is a changing world.
Tripoli's Rise to Prominence
But, first, let us delve into the dim
past of modem Tripoli. This Phoenician town with a Greek name,
which the Arabs transformed ' to
Tarabulus, was not located where it
is now, but was on the site at present occupied by al-Mina (the Harbor). Nor did it rise to importance
until the Persian hordes entered it,
and until the Seleucids and Romans
undertook the task of embellishing
it with showy public structures- In
the middle ages it became prosperous through its silk industry and
gained an enviable reputation as a
center of learning and culture. One
of its great Arab princes, Ammar,
is said to have accumulated an
enormous library numbering some
one
hundred thousand
volumesThat is large even by present day
standards. Unfortunately, when that
rugged crusader Raymond of St.
Giles captured the city in 1109 after
a five year siege, he is said to have
burned
this
valuable
collection.
What gems of earthly wisdom and
records of men's deeds perished in
those flames, no one will ever know.
Highway Tunnel to Ancient City
On the way down to Jabail we
pass through a new highway tunnel
bored into the soft cliff that forms
the promintory of Ras al-Shaqqa;
to lend it a scenic beauty, large
window-like openings are cut out of
it facing towards the sea- We also
pass through the sleepy little town
of Batrun, once the Phoenician Botrys. Finally, we reach Jabail, which,
like Damascus and Aleppo, is one of
the oldest continuously inhabited
towns of the world. Its known history goes as far back as the third
millennium B. C.—and that is quite
a long time ago.
In its early days it was called by
many varied names including Gublu,
Gyblos, the biblical Gebal, and the
Greek Byblos. It is from the Greek
name that the term "Bible" seems
to be derived, and here is how it
happened. Jabail's hardy mariners
were perhaps the first to bring to
Hellas that swamp reed called papyrus which was prepared and used
by the ancients as writing paper. The
Greeks therefore adopted the town's
name, Byblos, as the word for book
(bdblos).
This word subsequently
passed into medieval Latin as "biblia" (books), which in turn was borrowed by the English as "Bible",
which means a collection of books.
However plausible this contribution may be, Jabail was also important for other reasons. It was the
center for the worship of Adonis,
Tammuz, and Astarte, gods which
often appeared under diverse names.
In biblical times it was noted for
its able sculptors and skilled shipwrights.
Philo,
the well-known
Greek grfeimmarian and historian,
was born here. However, of the detailed history of the town and its
monuments hardly anything was left;
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The constant beating of the waves
on the elevated shore caused a landslip. A peasant walking along the
small sandy beach saw an opening
i.i the landbank which led to an underground chamber. Here he discovered a huge, well-polished, white
granite sarcophagus weighing several
tons and impossible to break cpen.
The authorities were notified. It was
found to be the coffin of one of the
ancient kings of Byblos. The Lebanese government promptly appropriated funds for excavation purposes
and soon several other tombs were
unearthed. On one sarcophagus was
engraved a Phoenician inscription
dating from the thirteenth century
B. C- This was truly a valuable
find because it was four hundred
years earlier than any such inscription hitherto known.
Today nearly a hundred workmen
INDUSTRIALIZATION
SEEN FOR PALESTINE
Zionists Claim Country Can
Absorb All Jewish Refugees
of Reich — Ideal Country
for Water Power
ARDENT Zionists envisage F
tine as an intensively inducountry, capable of absorbing all
Jewish population of Germany
timated at 500.000Two Zionist leaders. Dr. George
Landauer, head of the Jerusalem
branch of the Central Bureau
the Settlement of German Jev.
Palestine, and Dr. Martin R
blueth, head of the bureau's headquarters in London, are here in New
York to help raise $3,000,000 by American Jewry for the settlemer
Jews in Palestine. And both are
convinced that Palestine could be
transformed into an industrial country with a population more than
five times its present one. Instead
of coal, Palestine can rely for its
power on electricity from the Jordan River, with its deep descent
of several thousand feet into the
Dead Sea.
40,000 a Year
"Palestine can absorb at least 40,000 German Jews annually," Dr.
Landauer is quoted in an article in
the World-Telegram of last Monday
With its present population of 1.200.000 there is no reason, according to
Dr. Landauer, why Palestine could
not, in time, support as many people
as Belgium, which is of equal area
and has a population of 8,000,000"Although for centuries Palestine
has been an agricultural country."
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THE
SYRIAN WORLD
Published Weekly
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Telephone: WHitehall 4-5230
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3. An Americanism that shares the
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social oppression.
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Entered as Second Class Matter May
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nation; then it is thajt we would
have attained our majority.The
new generation Syrians who are
taking up culture so seriously
may not know it, but theirs is
a destiny that is unique and rich
and that few can preempt. The
late Gibran believed in them;
and how fitting that his message was conveyed to them on
the pages of The SYRIAN
WORLD!
crroe/r/nifF-^ 1
PUBLICATION DATE
CHANGED
Notice to Correspondents
Beginning with next week The
SYRIAN WORLD will be published
on Thursday of each week instead
of on Fridays as heretofore.
Correspondents kindly take notice
that beginning with next week the
deadline will be Tuesday noon.
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AND
Miss]]
By A. A. Haddad
I dreamt last night that I encountered two deaf persons—one named
"the public", the other named "the
Government." I listened intently to
their conversation, which I will reproduce here for the benefit of The
SYRIAN WORLD.
The Public: "Are we going to have
prosperity again?"
The Government: "No, no, we are
going to have prosperity again!"
The Public: "Oh, I thought we
were going to have prosperity!"
This I heard, then saw the two
part, and both seemed to me quite
dissatisfied
IT HAS been whispered in
our ear by usually reticent and
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conservative watchers of our
I told this to a friend, and he said
Syrian community of Greater
that what I isaw was not a dream
New
York
that
something
but the absolute truth!
momentous and significant is
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struggling for the daylight in
And I have to belive that it was
our midst. Suddenly, it seems,
not a dream, though I had dreamt it
a commjDtion of spiritual tra•
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vailing has
come upon our
You see, we are in an era of
semi-slumbering
racial
group,
dreams which we are taking as seritaking many by surprise.
ously as real life.
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We are experiencing a regeneration, a revival of cultural
Then I closed my eyes again and
consciousness that has the earsaw the President facing a multitude
marks of an old-fashioned conof laborers. He said:
version. The Syrian Fine Arts
"Do you want work?"
Guild and the Syrian American
And the mob shouted all in one
Actors Guild are but harbingvoice:
ers and symbols of what is go"No, no, we want work; we want
ing on on a more intensive
work."
scale in every Syrian home of
And the President shook his head
this
city.
Doubtless
similar
in despair and said:
changes have been going on in
"All right! I thought you want
every large or small community
work to do. In that case I will
order the treasury to relieve your
throughout the United States.
distress!"
Our
younger
generation—
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many of whom were still in
Well,
that's
what
is
taking place
their cribs when the Syrian Edin our time. Everybody speaks at
ucational
Societv,
the
Pen
once; and everybody is deaf.
League and al-Funoun Maga•
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zine were flourishing instituThe
deaf
are
alright;
but it is the
tions, and which benefited but
sound who are in plight.
little from' them— now have
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taken things into their own
And
here's
what
I
saw
in the office
hands, it seems. And while it
of The SYRIAN WORLD with my
is only natural and expected
eyes closed.
I heard Mr. Katibah
that
mistakes
are inevitable
shout
at
the
top
of his voice:
with such a transformation, the
"Delayed subscribers of The SYRgeneral tenor and trend of the
IAN WORLD, are you going to pay
new orientation are /wholesome.
your subscriptions?"
The Syrian Fine Arts Guild
And the delayed subscribers anand similar organizations may
swered:
be more American than Syrian;
"No siree, we are going to pay
imitative rather than original.
our
subscriptions
"
But a time is bound to come
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when the urges and inspirations
That's
all
for
the
present.
I think
of the East that are imbedded
I
must
have
detained
you
awhile
in our consciousness will find
from
yelling
and
wailing
as
everytheir logical outlet, their apbody is doing these days. So go
propriate expressions in (term of
ahead and do your part for the Blue
western technique. Then, it is
Eagle,
which seems to consist in getthat we will have our legitimate
ting
deafer
and deafer, and shouting
and peculiar contribution to
higher
and
higher!
the cultural life 'of this great
PROMINENT SYRIANS
SPONSOR RECITAL
Reception Planned to Follow
Musical Program; Paintings
to Be Exhibited
THE SYRIAN Fine Arts Guild of
Brooklyn announces that in addition
to the musical recital on Friday evening, December 7, an art exhibit of
the works of Mabel Saloomey, graduate of the Yale Art School, will
be shown in the reception room,
following the concert at the Neighborhood Club, 104 Clark Street,
Brooklyn.
Members of the Guild who will
participate in this initial recital will
be El-Bashara and Litia Namora,
dancers;
Helen Rozek,
violinist;
Selma Uniss and Alice Mokarzel,
pianists.
A tentative list of patrons and
patronesses, the remaining to be announced next week, includes Dr.
Fuad al-Akl, Dr. and Mrs. S. Y. Alkazin, Mr. and Mrs. Constantine Antaky, Mr. and Mrs. E. J. Audi, Dr.
Najib Barbour, Mrs. Marie Beetar,
Mrs. S. Cofcait, Mr. and Mrs. A. Daas,
Mr. and Mrs. George C. Dagher, Mr.
and Mrs. George Dowaliby, Mr. and
Mrs. Joseph W- Ferris, Anis Fuleihan, Peter
George,
Mrs- Najla
Grupe, Mr. and Mrs. Henry Hadad,
Mr. and Mrs. F. M. Jabara, Mr. and
Mrs. N. K. Kalaf, Mr. and Mrs.
Alex N. Khouri, Mr. and Mrs. Anis
Khoury, Nicholas Macsoud, Mr. and
Mrs. S. A. Mokarzel, Mr. and Mrs.
Joseph Monsour, Dr. and Mrs. A- G.
Mussawir, Mrs. Sabah Nasrallah, Dr.
and Mrs. N. S- Rasi, Mr. and Mrs.
Victor Samra, Mr. and Mrs. K- W.
Saydah, Mr. and Mrs. A Sleyman,
Mr. and Mrs. Nesib Trabulsi, Mrs.
Lieza S. Uniss, and Mr. and Mrs.
Salim Zrike.
News of Our Correspondents
and Agents
Charles Namer, our agent in Waterville, Maine, next week will be
out of the Veterans Administration
Hospital in Augusta, where he has
been for three weeks.
We wish him health and success-
RAISE MEMORIAL FUND
FOR N. A. MOKARZEL
A committee, comprising some of
the prominent Syrians of Greater
New York, was organized recently
for the purpose of Raising funds for
a suitable memorial to honor Naoum Mokarzel, founder and late
editor of Al-Hoda.
The memorial suggested by the
committee in a circular sent to
friends and admirers of the Lebanese leader; a fitting mausoleum
and a statue in Freike, Lebanon.
The active members of the "N. A.
Mokarzel Memorial Fund Committee", with headquarters at 55 Washington Street, New York, are: Abraham Hitti, president; Habib Issa,
vice-president; Alexander Antoun,
secretary; Michael J. Couri, treasurer, and John Sada and S. Kawkabany.
A list of honorary members of the
committee
follows:
Chor-Bishop
Francis Wakeem, Archimandrite Paul
Sanky, Archmandrite Anannias Kassab, the Rev. Mansour Stephen, N.
Diab, editor of Meraat-ul-Gharb; J.
N. Malouf, Hon. George Ferris, Hon.
George Dagher, J. B. Holway, Dr. F.
I. Shatara, Joseph Ferris, H. I. Katibah, editor of The SYRIAN WORLD;
Henry Hadad, Aref Jabara, George
Jabaily, Rashid Ayoub, Assad Milkie, Nadua Haddad, Joseph Saber,
Michael Aboussleman,
A. Abood,
Selim Ayoub, David Hederi, Fred
Rhaim,
Antoun
Ayoub,
Joseph
Thomet and Nasib Arida.
ISA HADAD DIES
Isa A- Hadad, father of Henry and
Michel Hadad, prominent merchants
of New York, passed away Wednesday afternoon, after a brief illness,
at his home on 84th Street, Brooklyn.
He is survived by his widow,
his two sons, Henry and MicheL
and his four daughters, Mrs. Michael
Braheem, Josephine, Lilly and Adele
Hadad.
�THE SYRIAN WORLD, NEW YORK, NOV. 30, 1934.
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By H. L Katibah
ANOTHER PIPE DREAM
IT WAS the fiftieth annual ball of The SYRIAN
WORLD INC. Preparations had been going on for
quite a few weeks, and the whole city was agog
with it. Several forward notices and stories of
the ball had appeared in the New York dailies,
and thousands were expected to go. The great
COMMUNITY HOUSE of Brooklyn, which has an
indoor colisium with a 10,000 capacity, with plenty
of elbow room, was expected to be filled to capacity.
Tickets had sold at a premium a week before the
ballWhat was the new attraction; what was the occasion for all this interest and excitement among
the various Syrian communities of the United
States and in the American press?
A new operetta was going to be produced in the
first period of the ball. The libretto for the operetta was written by Michael Khoury, a Syrian
dramatist who had won the Drama Prize of the
League of Nations, and whose first appearance as
a playwright had been made on the pages of The
SYRIAN WORLD. The score was the composition
of another great Syrian artist, Sani Sabbah, famous composer and director of the Syrian Fine Arts
Guild.
The operetta was described in forward notices
as a charming portrayal of the folk life of Lebanon of the early thirties, and deals with a fantastic love affair between a French lieutenant and
a peasant girl from Bsharri. To give the score
local color, the composer lived a whole year in
Bsharri, and consulted historical novels and the
records of the Lebanese National Museum at Beirut for details of costumes, folk customs and other
antiquated touches of rustic nativeness.
It was not the first affair of its kind. Every year
The SYRIAN WORLD gave a mammoth affair of
that sort, which had become the biggest community
attraction for the Syrians of Brooklyn and New
York.
The SYRIAN WORLD, with a circulation of
over 100,000 had become a powerful institution,
with special writers and correspondents in every
country where Syrians reside, which almost meant
in every country of the world. Famous columnists, art and musical critics, artists, cartoonists,
political and editorial writers were on its staff. It
was still a weekly paper, but its volume had
grown beyond recognition of its first five years of
its struggling existence. Now it appears in 98
pages, with over a million agate lines of advertisement, it had become a necessary article in the
homes of thousands of Syrians, and for numerous
Americans who finally evolved a new concept of
Americanism in which all the cultures of the
world were incorporated. The SYRIAN WORLD
was one of the pioneering publications to champion
this vital view of Americansmi in place of the
statistic and provincial one which spoke so disparagingly of everything "foreign." The old controversies over "Syrian" and "Lebanese" or "Syrian" and "American", had given place to an allinclusive Americanism in which ,the Americans of
Syrian descent felt not only at home, but a positive ractor in a civilization that was as much
theirs as any of the racial groups that constituted
the great nation of the United States.
In the last issue before the dance, the editor, was
comparing the prosperous present with the hard
and hectic days of struggles in the early times of
its first two late editors Mokarzel and Katibah. The
editorial opened with this paragraph:
"One of the most frequent and repetitious causes
of tragedy in this world is the tardy and begrudging recognition of merit. If it were not for the
fact that Mokarzel and Katibah were made of the
same stuff that our ascetic ancestors were made
of, The SYRIAN WORLD might well have been
now in the limbo of discarded ideals that die every
day because of lack of sufficient vision and response. In congratulating ourselves at the tremendous success of our paper, let us not forget
the heartaches and exasperations that our first two
editors had to suffer every day of the year before
a sufficient number of subscribers began to appreciate the worthy principles and far-reaching objectives of this necessary and useful publication."
By Joseph S. Ganim
THANKSGIVING DAY will have come and gone
when you are reading this column, but we are
dashing it off the day before Thanksgiving and.
so full of gratitude are we for the good friends
we were blessed with—who proved they were not
the usual fair-weather type, but stood by thru
pur recent illness, not forgetting even when it
meant coming from N. Y. miles away from where
we were convalescing—that we just had to mention it before proceeding with the column.
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ENTER POLLY PRY... .Pardon. Boss, but remember when Mr. Najib Sydnaway presented you with
a lounging robe from the members of the Jr. Republican Club the night they Surprised-Partied you
—how a great big lump rose up in your throat
and prevented your saying what I shall say for
you now "We thank you from the Bottom of our
Hearts."
not forgetting the Arabic Music Club
who welcomed you back over the W. L. T. H.
Ether Waves on the Syrian Wed. Eve. Hour —
THANKS.
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SOME W. W. ORCHIDS TO the St. Nicholas Y M
Club... .realizing that their proceeds far exceeded
what they require or their Xmas activity, are using the surplus to provide Thanksgiving baskets to
needy Syrian families
By the way, this club in
"thanksgiving" presented Dr. R. T. Deen with a
handsome wrist watch
who, in turn expressed
(not verbatim) "Your spirit of cooperation and
sincere appreciation, added to the splendid purpose
of your organization, makes the time and effort I
put forth well worth while."
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SYRIAN JUNIOR LEAGUE DANCE... .The League
has outdone itself and that's saying something—a
lively emotion of happiness ruled the night, from
the moment the guests were met and ushered into
th Plaza Grill by the charming and attractive hostesses—Najla Macsoud, Josephine Hadad, Maude
Borab, Mary Milkie, Rose Haddad. Lyla Mabarak.
Mathilda Couri and Madeline Shogry.. .after much
pleading the League rented the music—Philmort
Orchestra—for an extra hour; and even then the
guests wanted to pay for a still extra hour
an
accordionist played in and out of the tables between dances—the guests joining in song. .. .Rosemary Teen, pres., welcomed the guests and publicly thanked Mrs. Tadross for her gift of a lovely
rug to the League....Henry Hadad had the leader
of the orchestra pick the winner— as usual the
ladies' gowns and wraps were gorgeous—space does
not permit our going into detail.
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COMINGS AND GOINGS. .. Prof. Basil DOuikei
of Fordham University just returned from a two
months tour of Europe where he had an audience
with the Pope—accompanied by Fordham's Dean
he visited the leading universities of Europe and
gave lectures in the native tongue of each particular country—seven different languages
Mike
(Turkish Rugs) Tadross leaving for the Sunny
South
Mary Azrack in town on buying tour for
the Miami Sears Roebuck Co
Neal Basil, who
has played many minor roles in pictures here from
Hollywood to visit sick father—watch this boy. he's
going places—they even admit it out there
Albert Macksoud back in town after successful operation at Mayo Clinic
George (High Pressure)
Azrack back in town after successful season at
Razz-Bury Park.... George Subt off to Florida....
Elias Kerge already reclining on Southern Sands..
Albert Shohfi has taken the southern trail again..
The Windy City holds no qualms for Charlie
(Dude) Sakele—he's still there... .and State Najjar
evidently prefers Xmas in New York he's back.
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THIS A AND TH ATA.... Insomnia sufferers are a
thing of the past, claims George McKaba and his
father-in-law, when introducing their sleep-producing Vitatine which they are sure will supplant
Ovaltine
Good News for automobilists—a windshield wiper which defrosts ice has been invented
by Mitri Abdelnour.. .Gracing the Brooklyn Times
Union was a picture of Betty Dagher in male attire which she won following play given, bv the
aristocratic Packer Collegiate School
Did you
know that Oscar Saccal was Rudolf Valentino's
lead-ing rival for honors in the Argentine Tango,
(Continued on Page Seven)
FASI WD FTOOCSt XtaMMt *» 09ns
for the ten Sawrday J» 4h> 1
Grand Baffirecax
The gi 1 it»« surprise t» •fa* * dhe
young Syrians eating *wai «*•> «#"**«
farthest points so- far
'i a number of
of Monte Bau>jai$r. is sp^mSmi an
. where the TJafcutM \ Jlatfea
motor down.
Ted Black hjasseK ant his
tra will erofcark rfr—ahave been playing at
Other
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son.
Woodridge. and V
Do you do the
dzzy any way
Fred Asiaire.
practising a solo
port is that it's a -fasQetowiBt**
As was announced eaeSer. Airs.
of Ramc.i of "'Ramon wi Bosita"
his partner (hold it,
known in professmal
That comedy ream
Company" wont let on as
I funnier than the Swedish
vation-Army one.
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the radio Friday night. &
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there v.
On th? whole the g;
me. Beautiful Emily
songs as appeanngry as yot* w
two others will dance, "aAuntkay
Luck tr would pu:
Let's not forget oar own
and his associates a
with their reade
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will "peep at New Yorkers"
Prof. John G. tb » y-Jucts
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Abbott of -"The Chronicle* wtfl a
good dancer: will hare
Abaid who pate j»t
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PAGE SIX
VICAR TALKS ON
ORTHODOXY
Chronid
By Joseph ML Abbott
IT IS possible that the new genertion cannot understand the signicance of the influence of the
lovies in the deeper sense because
aey did not grow up with the early
viream symbols of their seniors. The
youth of my generation was spent
on the Merriwells, the Optics and
the Algers, relieved now and then
with the jerky antics of the facewrithing actors and actresses of the
old Biograph, Essanay and Pathe
film companies.
It wasn't exactly the best taste
even for >the very young to waste
time on the model heroes of the diamond, the gridiron and the city—
the dream characters of the prolific
pulp writers of the period- Many
of us took the five and ten cent
stories to bed with us and stayed
awake with them far into the night
when our parents thought we were
sleeping and reinforcing a metabolism as good children should.
Then there were the cut and dried
villains, heroes and heroines of the
wild west movie thrillers of about
the year 1910. Gilbert M. Ander>n was the daring cowboy who alays came in the nick of lime to
iscue his heroine from the fell toils
E Brinsley Sheridan. Mary Pickford
ad a good deal to do and say about
the heroines of that day and the
whistling and shouting of us lads in
the small theatres viewing the one
and two reel thrillers passed all
bounds.
V
Those were the days when the
censor had not yet caught up with
the idea of splitting a shooting or
killing scene in half so that the
young and innocent couldn't understand the full process of murder,
and felonious assault. Out of this
raw mixture of unreal heroes and
unadultered villany of both the pioneering cinemas and cheap literature
of the day, we boys enacted a series
* one reel plays which we staged
home.
Enacted at Home
We were always holding up trains,
lighting off Indians or being massacred by them. Those of us whose
parents could afford it, bought complete cowboy and Indian outfits—
including the chaps, holster and
pistol and the heavy head-dress of
feathers for Indian chief. I couldn't
go in for that style of swank so I had
to be content with being a mere
robber who fell dead at the first
smack of a cap pistol almost before
the play began.
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Kareem and HaMm Hamra who
both had Indian chief suits, invariably shared chieftain honors with Al
Dahrouge. The Indian tribe, therefore, was comprised of chiefs sadly
Sn need of warriors. But the three
of them made noise enough for a
whole Sioux encampment- Especially
when the issue was who would play
ing Bull and who was to be the
itest fighter of the three. The
with the cowboy regalia was the
.-in-time hero but he was just
o Jcrooge compared with the glamorous part played by the Indian
chiefs who went so far as to paint
their faces with pulverized coffee
paste and the smudge of burnt cork.
The mad pursuit; and last stand
gvere played with fclamorous gusto
within the five or «ix room rail-
road apartment popular that day,
and we'd go galloping through the
house, tumbling chairs and tables if
necessary, to get to the rescue in
time. The robbers would often have
to wait in hiding before the advent
of the stagecoach which was represented by the rythmic stamp of galloping feet. The arroyo selected for
hiding was the kitchen where we
nibbled bread and cheese or ripe
olives until the action began. In
this way, a good deal of the piratical
and homicidal in us was worked off.
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him of my mission, he welcomed
me with a smile. I sat next to him
at the breakfast table, and the following conversation ensued:
Q.—Now that your excellency is
recognized as the Patriarchal Vicar
of the Syrian Orthodox Antiochean
Church, what do you call the seat of
vicarship?
Is it a mission or a
diocese, one of the regular dioceses
of the Antiochean See in Damascus?
A.—The Syrian Orthodox Church
of North America (the United States,
Canada and Mexico) comprises one
archdiocese, known as the Diocese
of North America of the Antiochean
See. This status became official with
cesan Council that is to be held
shortly in St. Nicholas Orthodox
Church of Brooklyn (formerly Rursian) I can predict with certainty
that its result will be the declaration of that important church's allegiance to the Antiochean See.
Q.—In that case the way is clear,
and there remains but one important
matter, namely, the election of an
archbsihop by the Syrian Orthodox
of the United States.
Final Word with Patriarch
A.—True, that is what is expected.
But in case troubles arise to threaten
these arrangements, the final word
will rest with His Beatitude the
Patriarch.
Q.—Do you expect a bishop to be
sent from Syria?
A.—No. The recognized canonical
RT. REV. ANTHONY BASHIR
Movies Live on
Having outgrown those puerilities
of long ago and looking back on it
now, one finds a remarkable similarity in the fodder offered the young
of that generation and the generation of today. But while the phase
for lurid and unreal literature lived
its short span and died to make
room for more serious and lasting
thought in the better books, the
movies as the influence in the place
of the Optics and Algers, live on like
the deathless serpant—the main leisure-filling medium of expression for
the masses with an I. Q. of not more
than fourteen.
It retains its hold, for better or for
worse, and the children who were
born to know nothing else more absorbing in literature or drama, continue in adulthood their addiction to
the immaturities of the movies; the
modern counterpart of the dime
novel and five cent Bill Cody and
Dick Merriwell saga. In my next
column I will bring the analysis of
the modern movie closer to the postmauve decade and it will be my aiim
to show how pernicious the influence of the movie can be.
EGYPTIAN ARTIST HOLDS
EXHIBITION, NEW YORK
GABRIEL Azzi, an Egyptian artist,
is exhibiting his paintings at the Delphic Studios, New York.
Two of
these, "Triumph of the Spirit", and
"Thais", have attracted favorable
comment in the press. One art critic
said that certain of the heads of Azzi's paintings show "intensity of feeling." "Thais" is described as "restrained and decorative... .but there
is more compelling force in "Triumph" which suggests a later development."
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the patriarchal encyclical issued in
1923, following an Antiochean Synod
held in Damascus in that year, as
every Orthodox knows.
Q.—What is your opinion of the
present troubled condition of the
Syrian Orthodox Church in this
country; Is it a sign of weakness, or
is it a passing phase of a transitional
period?
Prelude to Unity
A.—It is not a sign of weakness;
on the contrary, it is a prelude to
a strong and effective unity based
on true understanding.
Q-—Do you mean that the various
and conflicting Orthodox churches
and parties in the United States—
the "Independents," "the Antiocheans" and former "Russians", will
now unite on the basis of unified
principles and demands?
A.—Yes.
For the first time in
twenty years, I may say now that
our Syrian Orthodox churches in the
United States are on the way to true
unity- Although I have not yet received the official report of the Dio-
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procedure is for the people to elect
three candidates, from whom the
Synod of the Antiochean Patriarchate will choose one as the rightful
head of the Archdiocese of North
America.
Q.—Should the unexpected fall,
and dissension is threatened, on
whose side will you be?
A.—Naturally on the side of the
Patriarch.
And here I asked the Patriarchal
Vicar what his attitude is towards
the younger generation of the Orthodox Syrians in this country, who
may be called now, for all practical
reasons, AmericansWill Not Forget New Generation
"We have given them serious
thought for a long time", he said,
with an earnest expression on his
face. "As a matter of fact, this will
be one of the principal considerations of the new Orthodoxy in the
United States. We do not propose
to change any of the dogmas, rites
or reverential traditions of our ancient church. But we are thinking
seriously of translating the services
to English, of opening Sunday
schools for the Orthodox children,
to teach them the tenets and doctrines of their church in English.
One of the first reforms to be urged,
will be the creation of a fund for
the theological education of our rising clergy. This will include philosophy of religion. We feel the need
of modern educated clergy at present
mor than at any time 'in the past.
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THE SYRIAN WORLD, NEW YORK, NOV. 30, 1934.
Social Notes
The Triple S's are holding a dance
December 7 in the International Institute, Brooklyn. Proceeds will go
for charity and the Y W C A drive.
The members entertained their boy
friends at a Thanksgiving party last
Monday at the Institute.
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Peter Shahdan
House, is motoring
Fall River, Mass.,
Day to remain for
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to
on
the
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International
his home in
Thanksgiving
weekend.
Mr. Abraham Andrews of Detroit
was in New York for a few days
last week.
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Mr. John Matouk of New York
is in Detroit.
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Miss Lily Mae Habib of Norfolk,
Va-, is in New York and attended
the Syrian Junior League supperdance last Saturday, the guests of
the Lutfy girls.
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Mrs. Joseph Basil with her daughter Mabel, gave a cocktail party last
Saturday in honor of her son, Neil,
who has just returned from Hollywood, Calif.
Among the guests were Isabelle
Hakim, Eleanor, Josephine and Evelyn Karam, Mildred La Rose, Isabelle Azar, Eddie Joseph, Teddy Joseph, Emil Kalaf, Louie Koury,
Michael Koury, Mitchell Owen, Teddy Karam, Harold Cohen and Charles Kowa.
Mr. Basil will return to Hollywood on contract after Christmas.
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Mr. and Mrs. Assad Hanna christened their 7 months old daughter,
Margaret Helen, last Sunday with
Rt. Rev. Goulam officiating.
MrsMarie Hanna acted as godmother.
A party was held for the relatives
and friends after the ceremony.
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Mr. and Mrs. Alex Missry entertained the following at their home
last Tuesday: Mr. and Mrs. Naseeb
Arida, Mr. and Mrs. Nadra Haddad,
Mr. and Mrs. A. A. Haddad, Mr.
Lian Rabahy, Mr. Aref Haddad, Mr.
and Mrs. Isaac Missry, Mr. and Mrs.
M- Missry, Miss Adele Levy, Miss
Victoria James, Mr. and Mrs. Morris Siltt, Mrs. Charles Dweck, Mr.
and Mrs. Morris Swed, Mr. and Mrs.
Bahige Katen, Mr. Ned Katen, Mr.
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Louis Reachi, of Brooklyn, left
last Wednesday afternoon for Mexico to join his brother Satiago in
the latter's advertising firm.
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A baby girl was born to Mr- and
Mrs. A. Maliha of Brooklyn, Friday
morning, Nov. 23.
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Mrs. Habib Halaby, who recently
returned from Syria, went to Florida
last week with her two daughters,
Minerva and Olga.
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George and Jimmy Naser arrived
by plane from California for a week.
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A baby girl was born to Mr. and
Mrs. Edward Eadeh of Brooklyn
last week.
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BABY BARHAM USHERED
TO WORLD AMID MUSIC
Toufick Ibrahim, the baby boy of
Toufick Barham, well known oud
player of Brooklyn, was christened
Wednesday of last week, the Rev.
Mansour Stephen officiating.
The
godfather was John Ash of Olean, N.
Y., an uncle; and the godmother
Mrs. Joseph Silwan.
The christening was followed by a
musical celebration at which several
musicians and singers ushered the
baby into a world of merriment and
music. Those participating consisted
of Miss Najeebee Morad, Joseph Silwan, Miss Asma Sabbagh, Rizkallah
Bunai and Antoun Ghosn, singers,
and N. Karakand, Fathallah Abyad
and the baby's daddy, Toufick Barham, instrumentalists.
Mr. and Mrs. Amish Ash, parents
of Mrs. Barham, and their son Edward, came especially from Olean
to attend the ceremony.
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Shower Held for Her Saturday
Philip Farkouh, Mr. Henry Jallad,
Mr. Alex Alexander, Miss Nora Haddad, Miss Najeebee Morad, Mr. Nakly Morad, and Mr. Toufic Barham
who
accompanied
Miss
Morad's
singing.
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THANKSGIVING DAY
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Najeebee Morad left with her
father, Mr. N. Morad, for Boston
yesterday after a week's stay in
Brooklyn. Miss Morad, the noted
Arabic singer, came especially to
sing for the Syrian Lebanon American Club of Newark, N. J.
At eight o'clock in the evening en I
Thanksgiving Day, Miss Florence '
Hatem, daughter of Mr. and Mis.
Assad Hatem of Brooklyn, was wed
to Mr. Mitchell Norman Ferris, son
of Mr. Naaman Ferris, also of
Brooklyn, but formerly of Saizbury,
N. C. Only the immediate families
were present, owing to the death a
few months ago of the groom's
mother.
Miss Margaret Hatem, bride's sister
was maid-of-honor and Mr. George
Ferris, groom's brother, was best
man. The wedding took place
Mary's Orthodox Church. Boerum.
PI. and state St., Brooklyn, wih the
Rt. Rev. Basil Kerbawy. the Rev.
Abdallah Khoury and the Rev. Methodios Akl officiating.
Immediately after the ceremony,
the young couple left by car on
their honeymoon.
Last Saturday the bride's sisters.
Margaret, Bella,Beatrice and Evelyn,
held a shower for her in their home.
About twenty-five young
were present, and later in the
ing that number of young mt:
tended.
IS THAT SO!
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and that his partner was IJlfcm
Kattan... we wonder who the handsome sheik was terpsichoring with
Minta Kinder at the Open Fireplace....Ralph Dayan hapened
a Linen Shop opposite the world
famous Tiffany's on Fifth Avenue. and future motht
i do well
to remember that Boutross Brosare the leading Baby Trousseau
Shop today.
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Mrs. S. Y. Alkazin
Syrian Ladies Aid Society
Mr. Philip Raphael
American Syrian Federation. .
Miss Selwa Keamy
Syrian Junior League
Mr. Michel Auda. . .St. Nicholas Young Men's Club, Inc.
Mr. Luke Nebhan
Damascus Lodge
Miss Margaret Hatem. . . .Daughters of United Maronite
Society
Miss Rose Jacobs
Lilola Club
THE SYRIAN AMERICAN ACTORS' GUILD
Present That Powerful Melodrama
"THE DRUNKARD"
with an All Syrian Cast
at the GILMORE CHERRY LANE MUSIC HALL
38 Commerce St.,
Greenwich Village
Sunday, Dec. 9, 1934 — 2:45 p. m.
Admission 55c. - $1.10, including tax.
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A Xmas tip to our r
you are sending packages
country, be sure to have them in [
the mail before December the 4th.
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Charitable organizations are receiving 10% of the money of
tickets sold to The SYRIAN WORLD dance on December 1 in
the Towers Hotel.
Buy your tickets from the following representatives or inform the source of your tickets to which organization you wish
tc contribute your share:
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NOT THAT WE WANT TO
"WE TOLD YOU SO", but just another warning to our various organizations not to hold their
Chinese restaurants—what a battle
the other evening at Kings Tea
Garden — Chinese v.
battling with the guests of St. Mary's
R. C. Holy Name Society, who were
holding a supper there. Here's hoping there'll be no more affa:
shady Chinese Restaurants!
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THE SYRIAN WORLD, NEW YORK, NOV. 30, 1934.
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FLINT, MICH.
Monsour-Faris
Miss Eva Faris, daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Nickola Faris, and Mr.
Alexander Monsour of
Mattawa
Canada were married November 17,
in the Greek Orthodox Church, with
Kev. Father George Michael of Detroit officiating.
The bride was gowned in white
satin with trained skirt, long sleeved
dress, and a lace jacket. Her veil
was attached to her head with a
wreath of flowers. Her bouqet was
of roses and sweet peas. She was
attended by Miss Emaline Joseph
as maid-of-honor, and the Misses
Mary Faris, Mamie Faris and Mrs.
Nahim Shaheen as bride-maids. Anna and Louise Nickola acted as flower girls while Nicky Monsour was
the ringbearer.
The groom was Intended by Harry
Monsour of Mattawa. Lester Faris,
Phillip Shaheen and Emil Joseph
were ushers. After the wedding a
reception was held at the home of
the bride.
Aftcra short trip, the couple will
reside in Mattawa, Canada.
In celebration of their second anniversary, the Club Alhambra of this
city sponsored a Social Night at
B0UTR0SS
their club rooms on Harrison Street.
Henry Ingram was toastmaster,
and Ameen Farah, president of the
organization, was the speaker for
the evening.
Mr. Farah stated that the purpose
of the club was to uplift social standing in the community for a higher
living status, and to make friends of
our own people.
Mrs. Harry Tali was in charge of
a very interesting entertainment
program, which included several
vocal and piano selections, acrobatic
dance and an exhibition waltz. After
refreshments the guests donated the
remainder of the evening to Arabic
singing and dancing.
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Miss Lily Mitchell of this city was
honored, on the occasion of her
birthday, by a party given by her
cousin Miss Katherine Alex.
Ten
couples spent part of the evening at
bridge and dancing, the later part
wtes devoted to a very interesting
game, prizes going to Ted Farah and
John Kelush.
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TOLEDO, OHIO
Mr. and Mrs. Sam Farah baptized
their infant son Jameel Joseph,
Sunday Nov. 18 at St. George's
Syrian Orhodox Church. Archman-
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drite Samuel David officiated. Mr.
Sam Abdo stood as godfather and
Mrs. Thomas Nimey of Chicago as
godmother.
Dinner was served at
8 o'clock at the parents' home.
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The Syrian Women's Zahle League
held their regular meeting at the
home of Mrs. Mary Ayoub, with
Mrs. George Ghiz, president, in the
chair. Plans were made for a card
party to be held December 15. At
the next meeting to be held in the
home of Mr. Sam Baz, the members
will exchange Christmas gifts.
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WORCESTER, MASS.
The Syrian-American Association
of Worcester is sponsoring two affairs during the month of December.
On Sunday, the second, a typical
Syrian supper will be held in the
Italian Country Club, the proceeds
to buy Christmas baskets for needy
Syrian families, regardless of religious sect.
Honorary guests will be Msgr. Rev.
George Sebhlani, Rev. Polycarpe
Warde, Rev. Michael Husson, and
Rev". Benjamin Hoffiz. Dancing will
follow the supper. The committee,
of which George J. Lian is chairman,
consists of Edna Sali, Martha Abdella, Charlie Hyder, Edna Ghiz,
Michael Dowd, Adele, George F. Abdella and Louis Ghiz.
The second affair, the largest on
their social calendar, will be the annual dinner-dance for installation
of officers in the Hotel Mayfair on
December 12. The newly elected
officers are Louis Ghiz, president;
Martha M. Abdella, vice-president;
Helen Ghiz, recording secretary;
Fred Aramony, financial secretary
and Joseph J. Lian, treasurer.
The guests of the evening will be
Mayor John C. Mahoney ,and Mr.
Faris S. Malouf of Boston, newly
elected president of the Syrian-Lebanese Federation of the Eastern
States- Mr. Albert C. Maykel is
chairman. Others on the committee
are Joseph Lian and Charles Hyder.
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DETROIT, MICH.
Miss Edna Andrews, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs- A. Andrews, became
engaged to Mr. Joseph Ellis, son of
Mr. and Mrs. George Ellis of
Moundsville, W. Va.
BINGHAMTON, N. Y.
A social was held by Mr. Spiridon and Miss Selma Risk for approximately 40 persons, among whom,
were the Misses Margaret and Clara
Bishara of Brooklyn, who were then
on their vacation in Binghamton.
Syrian folk songs and dancing, as
well as poetry in the vernacular,
were presented.
Mr. Oakley Bishara played the oud, Mr. Ameen
Coury accompanying him on the
violin.
CALIFORNIANS TO GIVE
ALL-STAR BENEFIT SHOW
More than 20 Motion Picture
Stars to Contribute Services
in a Show Sponsored by
Syrian American Society
of Los Angeles
LOS ANGELES. — An "All-Star
Benefit Show will be given on Sunday night, December 9, at the Carthay Circle Theatre by the Syrian
American Society of this city.
More than 20 motion picture stars
and "Big-Time" vaudeville actors
will contribute their talent to the
benefit, entire proceeds of which will
go towards purchasing the necessities
of life for the poor children and unfortunate families during Christmas
week.
ABE KASHY, WINNER
TO WRESTLE AGAIN
ABE Kashey, or King Kong, as
he is called in the ring, threw Ab:e
Goldberg Stauch's
Coney
Island
Arena last Friday night. He will
CLEVELAND, OHIO
wrestle this Friday at the same
place with Wee Willie Davis of
The wedding of Miss Rose Hakim, j West Virginia.
daughter of Mr. A. Hakim, to MrFred Harris, both of this city, was
celebrated at St. George Orthodox
Church, Sunday, November 4. Miss
Olga Rya was maid of honor. Rev.
E. M. Meena officiated.
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MADE HEAD OF MEXICAN
GOVERNMENT MOVIES
Harry Assad, 21 year old son of
Mrs. Ruth Assad, is an all scholastic
football player. He won a scholarship, and will probably play football either on the team of the University of Southern California, or
that of Louisiana State, where Abe
Mickal has already distinguished
himself.
Harry is also a good basketball
player.
MANUEL Reachi, brother of Ramon, of the well known dancing
team of Ramon and Rosita, and of
Louis and Alex Reachi of Brooklyn,
has been made head of the newly
formed moving picture company
controlled by the Mexican Government. The government intends to
release propoganda
pictures that
will be entertaining at the same
time.
CORRESPONDENTS
Akron, Ohio.—Rose Raies, 123 Chestnut St
Boston, Mass.—Margaret Alexander, 131 Clarendon St.
Brazil, S. A.—George Abdue.
Burlington, Vt—Eseph D. Corey, 183 S. Champlain St
Flint, Mich.—Helen Salim, 612 Page St.
Lexington, Nebr.—Rosa H. Shada.
Manchester, N. H.—Ganem A. Karam. 390 S. Beach St
Montreal, Can.—Julia Lean, 7010 Delaroche St
Pottstown, Pa.—P. Nicholas, 122 S. Evans
Richmond, Va.—S. T. Sanyour, 19 N. 30th St.
Syracuse, N. Y.—Wadad R. Hazoury, 700 University Ave.
Toledo, Ohio.—Beulah Geha, 1712 Superior St
Utfca, N. Y—Eli Salamey, 522 Mohawk St
Waterville, Me.—Philip Ferris, 104 Front St
Youngstown, Ohio.—Sarah Yazbek, 409 Yyle St
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<h4>Biographical/Historical Note</h4>
<p>Salloum Mokarzel, a Lebanese American intellectual, founded<em> The Syrian World</em> in 1926. Salloum Mokarzel was the younger brother of Naoum Mokarzel, the publisher of the Arabic-language newspaper <em>Al-Hoda. </em>Together, the Mokarzel brothers ran Al-Hoda Publishing, and in 1909, they published <em>The Syrian Business Directory.</em> </p>
<p>Mokarzel created <em>The Syrian World</em> in order to document and celebrate the culture and history of "Syria." At the time, Syria referred to the modern-day countries of Lebanon, Syria, Jordan, Israel, and Palestine. The publication was primarily aimed towards second-generation children of immigrants, but Mokarzel hoped that it would also appeal to the general American public.</p>
<h4>Scope/Content Note</h4>
<p><em>The Syrian World</em> was published between 1926 and 1932 as a journal. In 1932, the format was changed from an academic journal style to a newspaper style, which continued until the periodical's end in 1935. After the death of his brother Naoum, Salloum took over the publication of <em>Al-Hoda.</em></p>
<p>The articles in <em>The Syrian World</em> cover a variety of topics spanning from the practical to the theoretical. Practical subjects include international and domestic travel, historical and contemporary Arabic and Arab-American art and literature, and the mental and physical health and hygiene of immigrants. More theoretical, philosophical, and ideological subjects include ideologies of race, the changing role of women, the formation of Syrian and Lebanese-American societies, and the political and psychological relationships between immigrants and their countries of origin.</p>
<p>All issues of <em>The Syrian World</em> are available, along with full indexes for the first four volumes. For volumes five and six, there are tables of contents at the start of the issues.</p>
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Arabic periodicals
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The Syrian World
PUBLISHED
VOL. VIII, NO. 30,
WEEKLY—ESTABLISHED 1926.
NEW YORK, NOVEMBER 23, 1934.
Price, Single Copy. Sn T=
UNPRECEDENTED HONORS LEBANESE FEDERATION LAUNCHED FROM NEW YORK
TENDERED N. MOKARZEL Seeks to Defend Independence of Lebanon and to Work in Spirit
of Harmony and Cooperation with Similar
AT IMPRESSIVE FUNERAL
Organization
(Special Cable)
Unprecedented popular demonstration marked the impressive funeral services for the late N. Mokarzel, distinguished Lebanese leader, upon arrival of his remains at
Beirut, according to a special cable
sent by Joseph Mokarzel, editor of
ad-Dabbour. S. A. Mokarzel, brother of the late leader and present
editor of Al-Hoda, accompanied the
body to Lebanon.
President Habib Pasha
as-Sa'd
and other high officials attended in
person. High Commissioner de Martel sent a wreath and representative.
The general and admiral of occupation forces, and consuls were also
represented. Patriarches' representatives, six bishops and hundreds of
priests took part in the funeral.
The procession to Freike, late
Mokarzel's hometown, the
cable
added, was the largest in the city's
history. A hundred thousand lined
the streets and were on balconies
leading to the picturesque Lebanese
village. Perfect order was preserved.
HELP LAUNCH RED
CROSS CAMPAIGN
Wife of Borough President of
Brooklyn Hostess to Active
Syrian Women
AFTER a luncheon held in the St.
George Hotel last week to open this
year's Red Cross drive, at which Mrs.
August Belmont was the principal
speaker, Mrs. Robert V. IngersolL
wife of the porough president of
Brooklyn, was hostess last Friday to
several of the Syrian women who
were present.
Mrs. Joseph W. Ferris, Mrs. Ingersoll's friend and co-worker in many
worthy movements, was present, as
well as the following active workers
in the campaign: Mrs. F. M. Jabara,
Mrs. A. Sleyman, Mrs. Victor Samra,
Mrs. Tom Amoury, Mrs. Paul Sarkis,
Mrs. George Awad and Mrs. George
Awad.
Holding Red Cross books
other than the above are Mrs. George
Dowaliby, Mrs. William Karsa and
Miss Mary Mokarzel.
BAKLAWA WEDDING CAKE
OF PRINCESS MARINA
THE wedding reception of Prince
George of England and Princess
Marina of Greece on November 29
will be featured by the bride's favorite oake, baklawa,- which is said to
bring good luck to the bride and
family if given by friends. The cake
will be presented to Marina on the
eve of the wedding by Greeks living
in London. It is said that it must
always be served on a special Arabian
tepsi, or brass tray, for which the
Greeks searched London. The cake
will be two and a half feet in circumference and will require three
hours to bake.
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LEBANESE
NOT A NEW IDEA, SAYS SECRETARY ALEXANDER ANTOUN
WITH eighteen societies already indicating their willingness to
join, the Federation of Lebanese Societies is well on its way, according to Alexander Antoun, secretary of the Lebanon League
of Progress, New York.
This federation, Mr. Antoun stressed,
anon Club of Richmond, Va.; the Lebis not in conflict with any similar
anon
American Club of Richmond,
federations already existing, nor was
Va.; the Syrian Lebanese Democratic
the idea fostered in opposition to
Club of Richmond, Va., and the United
them. On the contrary, the Lebanese
Lebanese Society of Torrington, Conn.
federation, he pointed out, was disIn some quarters the formation of
cussed at length at previous mahrathe Lebanese Federation aroused
jans held in Bridgeport, although
some concern. It was interpreted as
actual organization was only started
a separatist movement in the United
at the last one, held on Labor Day
States where both Syrians and Lebweek-end this year at the same
anese have been known as one
place.
people, "Syrians"', by their American
The societies which have replied
fellow citizens. But Mr. Antoun and
affirmatively to the League's secretary
other officers of the Lc
letters requesting them to join the
of Progress scouted such an interFederation comprise the following:
pretation as contrary to the facts. He
Join Federation
said that societies joining the Lebanese
federation are not enjoined from joinThe Syrian National Club of Lawing other federations, and that the
rence, Mass; The Syrian Lebanon
Lebanese federation is quite ready
American Society of Newark, N. J.;
and willing to work in a spirit of coYoung Men's Syrian Association of
operation with all Syrian soiceties
New Brunswick, N. J.; Gibran Unity
and federations on matters of comof Fall River, Mass.; United Maronite
mon interest, as long as these do not
Aid Society of Lawrence, Mass.; Leboppose Lebanon's independence.
anon American Club of Poughkeepsie,
Local Autonomy
N. Y.; Young Men Progressive Club
"The Federation of Lebanese Soof Easton, Pa.; Lebanon American
cieties," declared Mr. Antoun, "is
Club of Middletown, N. Y.; Young
risen on the basis of local autonomy.
Men Progressive Club of Providence,
Every society or club enlisted is free
R. I.; Lebanon Brotherhood of Richin its internal and local affairs, but
mond, Va.; Lebanon American Club
works in common with the League
of Canton, - Ohio; Lebanon Fraternity
when occasion calls for some national
Society of Providence, R. I.; Djezzin
United of Brooklyn, N. IY-; the Leb(Continued on page Two.)
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TROUBLE FLARES IN SYRIA; NATIONALISTS IN
DAMASCUS HOLD ANTI-FRENCH DEMONSTRATIONS
Protest Suspension of Parliament, Dictatorial Role of
High Commissioner
OMINOUS rumblings that might lead to a serious uprising in
Syria, are reported in an Associated Press dispatch from Beirut
dated November 19.
"Government buildings were strongmeeting in a mosque against French
ly guarded," the dispatch says, "as
rule."
Syrian Nationalists, hostile to the
French mandate adminstration, proTrouble Anticipated
tested the suspension of Parliament.
In a news article appearing in the
They sent notes of protest to French
Syrian press, it was revealed «*« * f
High Commissioner, de Martel, who
preparations for this demonstration }
made himself virtual dictator of the
had been going on for some time.
territory when he suspended Parliament November 3, and to foreign
Hundreds of Syrian IfetionaL.many of them coming in automobiles
consuls in Beirut. Parliament ordifrom Damascus, met Jamil Mardam
narily would have begun a new session today. /
Bey at the pier on his return from
Paris by airplane. Mardam Bey had
"In Damascus students went on
gone to Paris to present the cause of
strike, women paraded through the
streets and Nationalists held a mass
(Continued on Page Three)
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THE SYRIAN WORLD, NEW YORK, NOV. 23, 1934
PAGE TWO
WH
SYEHAM:
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Prominent Lebanese Arab Leader Sends Special Article to The
SYRIAN WORLD in Reply to a Student's Quest
AR\BS ARE OF MIXED RACE, HE SAYS, THEN TELLS
HOW AND WHY
By Ameen Rihani
(Frcm iiis retreat in Freike, Lebanon, Ameen Rihani, distinguished writer
and nationalist, takes the role of a historian to answer certain questions addressed to him by a student in Oklahoma University, whose professor of
history "had asked him several questions about the Syrians, which he could
not answer." The professor then referred the student to Mr. Rihani
who replied to him and others who might be in the same inquisitive nosition, through The SYRIAN WORLD.
We are grateful to Mr. Rihani for this signal favor. Mr. Rihani s article will
appear in three installments, the first of which is published in today's
issue.—Ed.)
THE QUESTION is asked by a Syrian-American 'graduate of the University of Oklahoma, and I am glad to
answer it, through the columns of
The SYRIAN WORLD, for the benefit
of many others, like my correspondent, in the United States.
But I must say at the outset that
I am mot writing as an' Arab patriot,
nor as a Syrian or a Lebanese: I am
writing what the student of history
should write, after doing his mighty
best to acquaint himself with the
subject, through every means available, historical, ethnical, and archeological. You will conclude from this,
I trust, that I have done my level
best to get at the truth. Needless to
say how much reading, and how
much trouble, and how much insensibility to inherited beliefs, this
business of truth-seeking about our
ancestors entails.
What I have first gathered is this:
the Syrians, like every other people
-—m—thJs-Hicdern world, except the Eskimos, perhaps, and the Simians, are
of mixed bloodPoliticians and
patriots will not admit this; but do
not mind what they say on the subject;—they have to flatter the people
upon whom they depend for support—and national pyrotechnics—in
their business of rebuilding an empire or resuscitating a state, or making self-determination a political reality.
But. can not these glorious things
be : achieved without deception? Do
we have to falsify history to recreate a race of pristine purity and
power? If a people is strong and
brave and superior, it is not necessarily because of the pufity of its
blood. The contrary may often be
the case; and I need not go far, in
writing for Americans and SyrianAmericans, for an illustration. Without apology, therefore, and without
mincing words, I say again that the
Syrians are of mixed blood; and how
thick is the mixture will be realized,
when I give you the reason and the
proof.x
More Difficult Than Origin of Species
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To be able to do this, however, I
have to go back to my correspondent's other question, namely; the
origin of the Syrians. But racial
origins are more difficult to discover
than the origin of the species. In
this I am scientifically correct. For
we are rikely to discover where man
first shed his feathers and began to
walk on his hind legs, before we discover the origin of the Aztecs, for instance, or the Mayas of Yucatan.
A.
One thing in the darkness of this
country's distant past, is clear; Syria
was not known by this name, officially at least, until the Roman conquest.
Before that it had many names, as
many as its tribal and racial divisions;—Khati in the north, Ammon
in the south, Phoenicia along the
coast, Petra east of Jordan, Qidar
in the desert, etc.
The Egyptians, on the other hand,
called their eastern neighbors collectively 'Amu and their country Sahi.
How this nomenclature originated,
and why, I have not been able to
find out. But Sahi extended to the
Euphrates at the height of Egyptian
power (the Ramesside period) and
was divided, for taxation purposes
presumably, into Upper and Lower
Rutenu, or Palestine and the country
west of the Euphrates, Khati in the
north, and Nahrina, or the land on
both sides of the Euphrates River.
This Egyptian nomenclature, however,
was not adopted by the eastern conquerors and invaders- Nor do we
find in the Mosaic writings any reference to Sahi or Rutenu.
But we must still go back to the
Old Testament, in the absence of
archeological data, for a beginning
at least; and in it we 'find that this
country wfas the playground, as well
as the battle-ground of many peoples
and tribes. It could even boast at
one time,of thirty one kings! You will
find them all mentioned in the book
of Joshua (12:7-24); but there was
not among them, alas, a king of
Syria.
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Benu Haddad Ruled
There was, however, the kingdom
of Damascus, or what was then called
the State of Aram, which was ruled
by the Benu Haddad. Here is our
beginning. And here hinges a dispute. Who were the people of the
State of Aram? "Arameans", says the
ancient historian. "Arabs", say the
modern students of history, the archeologists—and the patriots. But it
is agreed that their language was
Aramaic, even as that of the Nabateans of Petra and later Palmyra.
What is more interesting to us
moderns, however, is that the people
of this state of Aram.about 1000 B.C..
were on very good terms w'th the
Phoenicians along the coast. They
even exchanged deities with them.
Indeed, thev took into their temple
the Phoenician goddess Ashtaroth and
made her a partner in the rule of the
universe with their god Rumman-Another interesting fact, according to
the Mosaic records, is that Aram is
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the fifth son of Shem, son of Noah.
The Arameans, therefore, like the
Phoenicians and the Hebrews, are a
Semitic people.
Now, Aram lived with his people in
Mesopotamia during the post-deluge
era, and then moved westward, for no
reason stated in the chronicles, and
settled in the country around Damascus. Even so did Abraham, the lineal
descendant of Aram, who left Ur of
the Chaldees, about ten generations
later, and after a long peregrination,
according to the Islamic legend, he
settled in Mecca. Aram and Abraham
are not only relatives, therefore, hurt
also fellow pioneers.The one, through
his son Ismail born of Hagar, is the
father of the Arabs, the other is the
father of the Syrians. The difference
between them, in this sense, is the
difference between Tweedledum and
Tweedledee.
Arabs Maintained Purity
of Race
And what if Ismail be born of a
beloved slave-girl? The Arabs, his
descendants, in their Mecca fastnesses and desert seclusions, maintained
the purity of their blood, as Semites,
for many centuries prior to the Islamic conquest; while the kingdom of
Aram, like the thirty other kingdoms
in this happy land, was subject to
many invasions from the East and
West. And to all the implications of
an invasion.
Bear in mind also that those conquerers were not all Semitic. The
Hittites, who established their kingdom, in the north and made many
incursions in the south, were probably Aryan; and the Egyptians are
said to be descendent of Noah's third
son Japheth.
Furthermore, there
were non-Semitic natives in this land,
whose girls, noted for their beauty
and wickedness, were assiduous, it
seems, in destroying the purity of
Israel and Phoenicia and Aram. Indeed, the Canaanite Lilliths were so
popular in those days that Isaac had
to warn his son Jacob against them.
Here then are the three tributaries
however meagre they might have
been—the Hittite, the Egyptian a.-.-d
the Canaanite—which made +heir way
in the early days into the pure well
of Aram.
Many others followed. The Persian occupation of this country lasted
228 years (558-330 B. C), the Seleucide empire (Hellenic) endured more
than 250 years, and the Romans made
all this land, from the Mediterranean
to the Euphrates, a Greco -Roman
colony, more or less, for about seven
hundred years (65 B. C.-633 A. D.V
It should be noted here that the
Nabateans of Petra, who held out
against the Romans, maintained their
independence for about 170 years after
the conquest of Pompei. Their kingdom 'did not come under Roman
dominion till the first quarter of the
second, century, A. D.
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please notify The SYRIAN)
WORLD of their change of j
address. If you do not want I
to miss any copies you are
requested to do so a week
ahead of time.
DR.
JOSEPH
BROCKTON GIRL PASSES
MASS. BAR EXAMS
One of Twenty Women in
Massachusetts; Plans to
Study One Year in
France
BROCKTON, Mass. —Miss Selma
Massod, daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Bolus Massod tof this city, was announced by the chairman of the
Massachusetts board of bar examiners,
as the only girl from Brockton who
passed the bar exams held last June,
and one of twenty women who
passed in this state.
Miss Massod was graduated from
the Portia Law School, '34, from the
Sacred Heart parochial school where
she received a Scholarship and also
from the Brockton High School
where she was a member of the
Dramatic >Club.
While at college she was a member
of the Newman Club and assistant
manager of "Legacy", the class year
book. Miss Massod plans to go to
France soon for a (year of study.
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ACTORS. GUILD
Announces
LEADING PLAYERS
Leading * players of "The Drunkard," to be presented on Sunday,
December 9, at 2:45 p. m., by the
Syrian American Actors' Guild were
annonced last week. They will include
Edward Bach, Fred Beshara, Nettie
Hararee, Edward Kerbawy, June Kerbawy, Lorice Kerbawy, Alfred Shatilla
and Nicholas Shatilla.
The play which is being directed by
Paul Gilmore, who directed it during
its successful run on Broadway, will
be given at the Cherry-Lane Theatre
in Greenwich Village. William Sb.ocair is the stage manager.
LEBANESE FEDERATION
LAUNCHED FROM N. Y.
(Continued from page One.)
action which has relation to Lebanon,
or to the Lebanese immigrants- We
attend to our own affairs without interfering fwith the affairs of others;
we seek to build up our own home
without pulling down other peoples'
homes."
Mr. Antoun did not want to leave
any ambiguity on the subject of the
Lebanese federation, especially in
the minds of the younger generation.
"We want the Americans and all
others to know us and recognize
Lebanon as an independent nation.
For this purpose we have in mind
to publish brochures in English explaining the place which Lebanon
played in history, both ancient and
modern, and telling of its present
independence."
The Lebanese ! federation, therefore,
concerns itself with Lebanon, its independence and the instilling of its
traditions in the minds and hearts of
its descendants in the United States.
On all matters that do not work
against these objects, the Federation
of Lebanese Societies is open to any
understanding with sister organizations in this country, Mr. Antoun
averred-
M.
JABBOUR
Announces the removal of his office to
576 Seventh Street,
Brooklyn, N. Y.
Office Hours: 1 to 2 and 7 to 8
Sundays by Appointment
Telephone: SOuth 8-2190
�THE SYRIAN WORLD, NEW YORK, NOV. 23, 1934.
MOSLEM WOMEN CONTENT DESPITE RESTRICTIONS
The Veil Institution, Dr. Hazam Finds, Makes Woman's Life in
East so Different from That in West. Notes
Encumbrances on Street, at Home
and in Marriage
By Dr. John G. Hazam
'Dr. Hazam continues his interesting observations of the Harem life as he
saw it on his recent visit to Syria and Lebanon.—Ed.)
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NO DOUBT at times the veil must prove an obnoxious and unbearable hindrance to health and efficiency. The hot, stifling,
sticky summer weather of Beirut and other coastal cities must
make life miserable for those who are compelled to tolerate such
a rig. Moreover, to have to breathe
dance-halls, night clubs and cafes
eternally through this dyed sheet
can
be taken advantage of only by
must be anything but sanitary. Inthe
menfolks
and the foreign hussies,
deed, among the poor who cannot
or
the
few
giddy
Christian girls.Even
afford to change their veils as often
the movies are practically closed to
as they should, the moisture from the
them. Among the more rustic or orbreath tends to fade the cloth into a
thodox Christians, as among the Mosdirty green. Besides, it requires no
lems,
the films, whether good or bad,
acute sage to point out that in busy
are considered to be too outlandish
streets, swarming with motor traffic,
and immoral for the women to attend.
the average pedestrian needs all the
The same attitude is held regarding
vision at his command, much less the
bathing at the public beaches-Moslem
encumbrance of a veil.
women are also barred from outside
And what does the masked one
employment such as in stores, offices
do when she desires to drink or eat
and factories. There are, of course,
in a public place? Well, I watched
exceptions to these statements, but on
one who had just bought a glass of
the whole social and business life as
sherbet from a street vendor. She
practiced in the West is virtually
merely took hold of the loose edge of
unknown in the East.
her veil and pulled it outward only
far enough to insert the glass beneath
"Strictly Stag"
It. As for partaking of ice cream or
Nor can the Moslem woman be
food, the better parlors and restaurseen in her home by any adult male
ants, particularly in Damascus, mainother than members of her immediate
tain separate quarters for the ladies
family circle. Whether such a visitor
completely partitioned off from the
be an adherent of Islam or Christianmale section. As a general rule, howity, he must first knock at the door
ever, Moslem women rarely dine out.
and then announce his presence beLikewise, when she goes out shopfore being admitted. Either the serping or marketing, the Moslem wovant, usually a Christian girl, or one
man holds out her veil in the same
of the children, will go to usher him
manner while looking down at the
in. If the master is out and the lady
articles displayed on the counter, thus
of the house should have to go to the
remaining unobserved by the salesdoor, she will stand behind it and
man on the other side. But there are
answer your queries unseen. Even
some comely maidens who are not
when the husband brings a guest with
always so squeamish.
him, he must enter first in order to
give warning to the womenfolk to reFew Women on Sidewalks
tire before i the guest is asked to come
Compared with the dense multitin. Thus all calls and meetings in a
ude of female shoppers and office
Moslem home are strictly stag.
girls that congest the sidewalks of
Nevertheless, all these traditionsal
American cities, one sees but few wobarriers
do not seem to discourage
men in the streets of an oriental
the
eligible
Moslem whose fancy
town. The East is singularly a man's
lightly
turns
to thoughts of (matriworld. To meet with a veiled lady
mony.
Indeed,
failure to marry and
escorted by her husband, is not a
beget
children
so as to ensure the
very common occurance; for ordinarpropagation
,of
the family name is
ily she walks along with another
often
conceived
of
as somewhat of a
member of her sex. "The salt of the
disgrace and shirking of
one's
oriental earth," however, seems by no
bounden
duty.
Any
sophisticated
means lacking in gentlemanly virtues.
westerner who .values the social freeUnlike ;his occidental couterpart, he
dom of his own society will agree that
studiously refrains from gasping and
while the young Moslem is taking an
staring at the passing haremOr, perawful chance, he deserves to be highhaps he has learned through long exly
commended for his splendid though
perience the utter futility of trying
reckless spirit.
to see anything. However, many of
For, in the Orient;such embellishthe Arab young bloods in Palestine,
ments as courtship, moonlight and
who have ajpparently acquired a fewroses,love, etc., have little or no place
tricks from the Zionists, make up the
in the serious task of selecting a mate
difference by giving the lightly-clad
It is the parents who attend to all
Jewish damsels "the once over" as
the arrangements and draw up the
they: sauntered by.
necessary contract. The would-be
The general seclusion of oriental
groom must depend almost entirely
women handicaps them in many other
upon them and upon a few intimate
ways.lt automatically bars them from
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character of the veiled bride-So great
seem to be the odds that once in a
long while an obstreperous Lothario,
who does not relish the risk involved,
elopes with some Christian girt whom
he had seen and fallen in love with.
In that case, she usually embraces
Islam.
Of course, the husband can always
find a way out of an unsatisiactory
bargain. He could easily divorce his
ugly or disagreeable v. i
marrying another. Or, better
perhaps, he could marry two or three
more women, since polygamy, c
the august presence of France and
England, is still perfectly legal for
the Moslem, However, since such a
practice is found to be far too expensive a luxury, few men indulge in xhe
exercise of their masculine prerogatives.
Still, while attempting to locate case
notable personage in Beirut, I was
told that he had gone toother wife in Saida,or. as my informant put it, to "yighayyir 'ala d
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Christian Suitor Better off
On the other hand, the Christian
aspirant to the holy bond
better off than his Moslem
man. For. .
a at least
see what he is getting. But h<..
has to operate under a
cap. As has already been rea;.
ccurtship is scarcely a recognized
institution in the i
many of the Christians. Usually tbe
young hopeful reveals his honorable
intention in a subtle way by r
regular visits to the family of the
d lady. If he is inclined to be
bashful or backward, he might get
the local priest, or better >
respected old dowager to intercede
in his behalf. These ancient ladtesy
who will sometimes comb the neighboring villages for likely prospects,
derive a certain Freudian satisfaetiffltt
from their activities as he professksaal match-makers of the East.
From the western point of view all
these manners, customs and practices
might appear strange, unfair, evert
stupid. Yet, so far as can be superficially observed, the Moslem woman
seems to be as smug and self-saas any of her occidental sisters. She
might not be at all conscious of her
inferior status and accepts her position uncomplainingly. In any more
or less static society, tradition is the
ruler of human iife What is. is right:
it is one's lot One would think that
the envious example of perfect freedom set by the foreign and Christian
women around the Moslem one might
stimulate a movement for ehange-But
if this exists there is outwardly no
noticeable evidence of it. Perhaps it
is still in the stage of mental fermentation.
As for the attitude of men, they
came to be for the most part
unconcerned about what the women
might do. The more intelligent and
better educated Moslems recognize
the problem, but at the present time
refuse to lift a finger to deal with it
Many of them hold the belief that so
long as the French and British are in
Syria and Palestine nothing will he
done for the social progress of the
country. Let the foreign imperialist
get out, they declare, and we will
then follow the kind of action taken
in Turkey. Until that har;
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LEBANON AND SYRIA
IT WAS a happy coincidence
that a day after we interviewed
Mr. Alexander Antoun on the
subject of the Federation of
^Lebanese Societies, that has
been recently organized, we received by mail a long article
by Ameen Rihani, world-famous Arab leader and nationalist
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Lebanese have a right to call
themselves a separate and independent nation; and we recognize this right. But it hardly seems to us releyant or important to accentuate this clift
in the United States, Canada,
Autsralia
or
South
Africa,
where the interest of the youth
born thousands of miles away
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have but a sentimental value to
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Here, in
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If, besides, we bring to Americanism the heritage of an ancient and fruitful civilization
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if we do so, it is not because
we wish to indicate that we are
better Syrians or Lebanese, but
to demonstrate to all that we
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In the matter of the Syrian
and Lebanese confetti war,
therefore, we like to be left out.
Naturally we are with any
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alike. Even from practical considerations we believe the constant repetition of "Syrian" and
Lebanese" in press reports is
annoying and confusing.
Let us then do this. Let us
use
Lebanon and Lebanese
when the occasion demands it;
when we are anxious to make
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ABE MICKAL IN EDITORIALS
SINCE Abe Mickal's sensational break into the news, his name
has been featured in many
write-ups and editorials throughout the country. The following
excerpts are taken [from Westbrook Pegler's column, "Fair
Enough", which appears in the
World-Telegram,
New
York,
and many other newspapers.
"Obviously", said Mr. Pegler,
"this was no mere $10-a-day,
play-or-pay appointment which
Abe Mickal declined.
He is
described;as a brilliant student,
and thus Equipped he would
have been able to establish himself in a very substantial way
while still a college boy.
"However, for the seductive
advantage ./which were held out
to Mr. Mickal by Senator Long
there are serious penalties to be
considered. Worst of all is the
stigma which attaches to membership jn the Louisiana Legislature.
Still, in Mickal's case
it took a sturdy .sort of selfrespect to decline the opportunity, ^because propinquity has had
an unfortunate effect on the student body of the State University, considred as a whole.
It
seems a great mistake to plant a
State university and a legislature in the same town. Even the
best legislature can have no other
effect on the students than to
impair their morals, except in
such a rare case as that of Abe
Mickal, who is a foreigner, and
obviously not yet ready to be
finally Americanized."
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Oasis in this arid desert of a life!
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bathe my troubled head
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While out the hours till I lost
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GET THOSE BOOKS
(Readers of Dr. Hazam's articles
on the women of Syria will find the
following books helpful- They give
both sides of the picture. Ed.)
"MANNERS AND CUSTOMS OF
THE MODERN EGYPTIANS."
By Edward Lane, first published
in London almost 100 years ago, remains one of best source books on
the Moslem social life of that period
much of which has changed, but
some of which has not materially.
A popular edition was put out by
E. P. Dutton and Co. in their well
known series, "Everyman's Library",
New York, 1923.
"HAREM LIFE."
By Princess Javidan Hanum, N.
Douglas, London, 1931, A highly interesting, descriptive and enlightening biography of the ex-wife of
Abbas pilrrei, deposed Khedive of
Egypt- Princess Javidan is of noble
German lineage,born in Philadelphia,
"SPEAKING OF THE TURKS."
By Mufty-Zade K. Zia Bey, New
York, Duffield and Co., 1922.
An absorbing account of the stupendous political and social reforms
introduced into Turkey by Mustafa
Kemal after the War. Zia Bey is a
AND
Miss ^
By A. A. Haddad
WELL, I am back to my Old New
York after a six week trip in the country, where I found that everywhere
you go you see people living on welfare and hear news of relief funds.
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What are those funds, you may wish
to ask?
Well, they are money paid the unemployed for doing nothing.
If you are like me, doing something, you are out of luck, poor and
get nothing!
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It is a strange age we are in, If
you do something you lose from your
pocket, but if you do nothing you
gain something from somebody else's
pocket, something to live on anyway.
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The more the unemployed loaf, the
more they are thought of. They are
idle and get well paid for it!
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Anyway, they deserve what they
get. For doing something robs somebody of a job and increases unemployment, pnd often means loss of,
money besides. And listen to those
unemployed call us hard-working
saps- For we strive and starve, and
they loaf and secure their loaf!
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At the conclusion of this write-up
I am going to avoid wishing anybody,
anywhere any luck, prosperity or
opportunity. For a wish like that
means little in this era of strange
doings, except unemployment.
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And, believe me, I hate to wish
that to anybody, friend or foe, even if
it means, after all, good wages for
doing nothing.
READERS' FORUM
Lonesome Lass of South Africa
Editor of The SYRIAN WORLD:—
I am a regular reader of The SYRIAN
WORLD, and find the paper very interesting.
I am a .Syrian girl, 18 years old,
and ,was born in South Africa. I
would like to start correspondence
with Syrian boys and girls in America.
/
Could you perhaps put me in,
touch with them through your paper?
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modem Turk who spent many years
in the United States.
Read also the works of the famous
Turkish feminist, Khalide Edib.
"THE LEGAL POSITION OF WOMEN IN ISLAM."
By Ameer Ali, University of London Press, 1912. Ah authoritative
presentation of the legalistic status
of woman in Islam by one of the
greatest of modern Moslem scholars
of India.
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PAC2E WNHK
Peeps a. Scsloniansl
By H. I. Katibah
ON RICHNESS AND POVERTY
"THE poor little rich girl" is an expression that
was coined half in jest half in seriousness, in a
country where richness is synonemous with respectability and where the worship of Mammon is a
dignified religion.
Hardly anyone who speaks
of "the poor little rich girl", poor little rich boy,
or poor, gouty rich man, would not instantly
change Ms mind and be willing to step into one
of their shoes, if the choice were offered him.
Richness has its responsibilities, disadvantages and
hazards. But would anyone honestly choose poverty instead because of these handicaps? Hardly,
I sayAnd rightly so. Poverty, if willfully chosen and
accepted should be a{ badge of disgrace. As an
evil and a curse "that comes to us from Providence,
or through the blind workings of fate over which
we have no control, the best we can do about it
is to take it cheerfully and go about our daily
life making the best of a bad bargain. Religion
has thrown its weight with the lowly and poor,
being God's great majority. But no sane person
can say that richness is evil in itself, even if it
is "harder for a camel, or more correctly perhaps, for a large rope, to pass through a needle's
eye than a rich man to enter the kingdom of
heaven!" From all contexts it must be presumed
that Christ here was giving a generalization of
a state of affairs, of a social fact, rather than a
sweeping indictment of riches as such.
Yet when all is said and done, few rich people
are happy. The great majority of rich folks are
not only unhappy, but often miserable.
What
they lack, however, is not the means to make
them happy, but the mental attitude to life and
the world in general. For essentially, happiness is
a mental attitude.
And often too, with the best of attitude, the
rich lack the technique of life and the technique
of using money for the ends for which it is intended—to make people happy.
It does not take much mental acumen or labor
to find any number of rich men around us who
are so miserable and unhappy, so obviously out
of joint with the world, for the simple reason
that they do not know how to spend their money.
The richly liveried clubs of Manhattan are full
of lonely millionaires who are pining away in a
colorless, monotonous, uneventful eventide of life.
Having partaken of all the earthly pleasures of
fife that money can buy, having circled the globe
several times in pursuit of adventure and fun,
having filled their cup of desire to the full, they
find at the end, what the writer of Ecclesiates had
found long time ago, that "all is vanity", that "the
eye is never satisfied with seeing nor the ear with
hearing" Pessimism is a view of life engendered
more by riches than poverty. History and literature amply illustrate and verify this general thesis.
And that is so because most rich people are
selfish.
Aside from the moral stigma attached
to this vice, roundly denounced by all religious
and ethical leaders, the main criticism of selfishness
is essentially a philosophical, even a metaphysical
one.
For if you only consider it philosophically, what
is self? Or, to put a little differently,' what is it
that makes self bigger and richer? Obviously it
is contact with other selves, of which our selves
are meeting votrices and centres.
Concequently
when we make others happy; when we expand
ourselves to include others; when we lose ourselves
in the bigger world around us—we multiply ourselves, and in so doing, multiply our happiness.
This is the only way we know of spiritual growth,
the only method of truly "finding" one's self.
There remains
expending one's
is not so easy.
and foolish; one
best of motives,
the knowledge and wisdom of
riches to attain this end.
This
One may very well be charitable
may spend his money with the
yet make people unhappy.
The inculcation of the spirit of charity is a part
of religion. But the knowledge of spending charity
wisely is a branch of social science which only
recently has been developed; and which only few
fully comprehend.
ONLY A WEEK OFF!
The Dance, Dec. 1 in Towers
By Anna Bshoof
FRED Sahadi was in New York for a week
from Los Angeles but rushed back to greet the
stork. His wife is the former Margaret Andrews...
The Nellie ; Merhige-Albert Maykel wedding scheduled for Thanksgiving Eve has been called off for
that day.... Mary (Kaydouh) Massabki was in town
from Canada.... Nick Awad will be in town next
week from China.... Sam Awad was married in
Aleppo to a girl from that city.... Who is the
young Prospect Park fellow who sent flowers, to the
object of his serious intentions in Bay Ridge, which
were delivered to the wrong address, because she
has a common Syrian name, and, to other SYRIANS!
That is how the news leaked out
As soon as
Priscilla Mudarri hit New York with her family she
Is reported engaged to a young fellow she had
known before.
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And Louise Rabay, to us. but Joan Adrian on
the stage, who is appearing in "Merrily We Roll
Along" will lend her charm and beauty to the
little floor show with a song or two. Although
she is a professional in dramatics, she has never
sung in public before.
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IN THE SUBWAY.—It often happens to me, and I
suppose to other girls: I'd be sitting down and at
rmo'her station some man comes in and you can just
feel him looking and looking at you, but you
don't dare turn around and feel a happy little
glow in your heart that the man is admiring you
and you picture handsome young man.
Oh, he
must have good taste. When he rises to leave the
car, you glance surreptitiously at him and, what a
disappointment. Some Bum, Til say. The day is
spoiled.
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Mrs. Edna "Belmont, interior decorator, left this
week for Canada on business
Dr. Alma Nemir
01 San Francisco, a cousin of Joseph W. Farris, is
in town staying with the Ferris. She is a specialist
in pathology study of dead bodies to del
cause of death, and connected with a hospital in
San Francisco.
She is here on leave to study.
She and her cousin, Dr. Rosa Lee Nemir, now Mrs.
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la Debar, (of sfee- boi
Hanna. of Boadbtarjr. iFVeoa is seated josr
on the 25th to be gotem b* las*
Nellie.)
DRAGGING A SKELETON OUT OF THE CLOSET:
AH the girls, except a very few that won't take up
the fingers of one hand, have to arrange tables
at affairs and ask boys to be in thelir party. And
those other very few are so?lucky they get asked
by the boys to the dances.
What a situation!
But it's all because people will talk if a fellow
just happens to like a girl's company. But they
don't think so.
They rumor it around that soand-so is courting so-and-so.
Perhaps the situation will be changed in the next generationEven though ths fellows ask the girls out on
dates, another good reason why they don't ask
them to Syrian affairs must be because the tickets are priced so high and everyone is dead
broke these days and the fellows make no bones
about it now. Just conjectures!
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The Towers Ballroom will be the swankiest night
club in New York the night of December 1, I hear.
When the, S. W. holds its dance it will have real
night club atmosphere and gayety
Of course the
biggest attraction is Ted Black and his best orchestra.
You know that Ted's music reminds me of Guy
Lombardo's, but that it is sweeter and smoother
Mr. Joseph W. Ferris is awarding the medals to the
athletic winners
And the following talented,
popular fellows and girls, who are full of personality,
will show you how they entertain their friends at
private parties: Freddie Samara, Eddie and Freddie
Abdelnour, Vic and Jurje Hamati, Vic Raheb. Vic
Nader, Ray Halaby, Al Shehab, Emily Harfoush.
Teddy Holway, Phil Hanna, Alex Reachi, and Henry
Shaheen of Jersey
"Babies will be placed around
•he floor and on the balconies so that it will be like a
regular night club
There will be shadow danc
spotlights on the entertainers
a microphone and
amplifiers for them. Don't forget that the money,
or the tickets, if you can't use them (we can), must
be in by next Tuesday. All of them. Most of the
people who are going will be in formal dress, I
hear, but like any night club, there will be a few
irrascibles who just won't get into a tux. Poor
darlings, let them be comfortable.
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SYRIAN BOV SCHSAVOH OF SOUTH
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By Joseph M. Abbott
OVER all the same sun shines; the
same moon casts its soft rays. Over
all storm the same skies and to all
come the vicissitudes in which the
hopes, despairs and joys of a natural
doom prevail. In all the spark of
life is fanned by the same air, and
universally, life is sustained by the
same waters.
The question is: when will this
knowledge enter the hearts of men
and women as a common understanding, a fundamental concept in the
way and philosophy of life? Races,
nations, and communities still live as
though they inhabited planets of their
own. Rancors bred in intolerance
still fester. The fact that we are
the living dead hardly enters into
the minds of red men, yellow men,
white men or black, except at the
very last moment. Then it is too late.
What does anything on earth matter
in the face of the fact that the children of men are born in the hush
of a great shadow—and die in the
same and still mysterious shadow;
that no matter how we come and go
or what we do, the same sun and
moon will dominate the sky, the same
air will trouble the land, the same
waters will wash the soil. Nothing
matters but spending the span of life
with a frugal thought to those around
us; spending it with a gentleness, a
kindness and serenity that raises us
above the order of animals.
Only in the last two years -nas in""Tolefance been dragged out of its lair
and made to stand up before the
frontal assaults of liberal elements.
Christ began the teaching of tolerance
in comparatively modern history.
His concepts , were lost in the fogs
of centuries. But the right is on
again, ever strong, to wipe out prejudicial forces. The Japanese WILL
expand and WILL survive- The force
in the logic of survival is on their
side. The Jews, too, WILL survive
and live on with dignity and selfrespect despite Hitler. The logic of
survival is also on their side.
There will be no cause for strife
and war just as soon as men of any
color will get it into their heads
that all living things will fight to
live if pushed, and have a natural
right to survive a normal span of
life. Only in that knowledge will
tolerance prevail on the face of the
earth.
It seems to me that the pulpit in
every land should be the most powerful factor in the van of the forces
that will bring about that understanding—peace on earth and good will
toward men. It is a program of
dignity and hope in exchange for
despair, destruction and hate. Not
only should it be a creed for Christians
regardless of sect, but for the priests
of Budha, Shinto and the Imams of
Mohammed.
A great stride would be taken in the
teaching of tolerance and good will
if the churches and edifices of worship could clear away a good deal
of their intolerant dogma so that, in
one of the smallest instances, it would
not be ungodly for the worshipper of
one sect to enter the church of another
as a visitor. It seems to me that it
doesn't matter how God is worshipped
by His believers so long as worship
doesn't spiritually atrophy into lip
service of a dogmatic rule of sectarian
conduct and manners.
There is another war coming very
soon. Of this there is no doubtBut the way should be paved now so
that when the next war ends, those
who survive can begin the teaching
of tolerance and thus make impossible
the breeding of added Armageddons.
To this end, it should be the heart
of religious conscience to teach the
understanding that the .sun, the moon,
the air and the waters of the earth
are a common heritage, the sole property of no single land or race; and
j that all men and women on the face
of the earth are born with the spark
to survive and, when pushed, deal
death right, left and front.
Such
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NEWS OF OUR
CORRESPONDENTS
Miss Julie Lean is the new correspondent in Montreal, Canada,
' where she is arranging to have
separate copies sold on the stands.
This is a fnew service instituted by
The SYRIAN WORLD for the convenience of those who would rather
buy it from the stand than subscribe.
Miss Helen Kassouf of Birmingham, Ala., will represent this paper
there. She is active and interested
in her new job.
'
Cecelia Yazbek, who has resigned
because of the pressure of other work,
will be replaced by her equally capable sister, Sarah, who batted for Cecelia during the summer. We are
grateful it's in such a helpful family.
In Burlington, Vt., we have another
change. Miss Madeleine Fayette, who
bows out with no swan song, is assisting in the directing of high school
plays and $>lays the accompaniment
for dancing classes. It was mutually
regretted that she can't continue.
She is arranging now to get someone
to fill her place.
In far off Brazil, Mr- George Abdue is representing the S. W.
Copies will be sold on the stands in
Charleston, W. Va., Toledo, Montreal
and Youngstown.
And others who have already
signed up for a second year are Margaret Alexander, who will continue
her spicy Boston column; S. T. Sanyour of Richmond, who never slips
up on a story; Wadad Hazoury of
Syracuse, efficient; Beulah Geha, Toledo, light and deft writer; Rosa H.
Shada, Lexington, with a nice style
all her own.
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And to the new ones, other than
those mentioned above, we bid a
hearty welcome: Paul Nicholas, of
Pottstown, Pa; Eli Salamey, of Utica;
Ganam A. Kar&m of Manchester, N!
H-; Philip Ferris of Waterville, Me.
More news of correspondents to
keep you informed will be published
soon.
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Joseph Kaliff, whose sports cartoon
appears in today's issue of The SYRIAN WORLD, is an aspiring Syrian
cartoonist, though not a novice. His
sports cartoons appeared at different
times in the "Boston Post," the "Fall
River Herald" and the "Fall River
Globe."
Mr. Kaliff's work shows promise.
He is only 22 years old and hails
from Fall River. At present he is free
lancing in New York. His contribution
to The SYRIAN WORLD deals with
a timely topic. Of course it is Abe
Mickal who supplied him with the
inspiration!
PEEPS AT BOSTONIANS
(Continued from page Five.)
Fred Hadge has put one over on
his friends. It has just been learned
that he's been secretly wed for some
months, to "Lorraine", the pretty
American he has been seen with so
much. For the present the couple
will live with his parents on East
Brookline Street.
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So you won't talk, heh!
The S. E. S. is sore—sore as the
dickens with the Women's Club,
who challenged them to a debate
and then at the last minute called
it off on account two lady debaters
refused to talk
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One of the highlights of the social season is the annual dance given
by the Syrian Educational Society.
This year it will be held on Friday,
the 23rd, at Longwood Towers, in
Brookline.
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Oh, for the life of a laboratory
technician! Just back from a summer in Nantucket, Louise Ferris is
off again. This time to Peterboro,
N. H, where she will spend a spor-
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'Twas close to midnight when we
left the Child Welfare's card party
last Saturday night and dashed out
to Dr. and Mrs. Elias Sawabini's in
Brookline where a suhra to benefit
the Syrian ladies Aid was drawing
to an end
We entered just as Kacheed Abdulnour had finished telling one of
his inimitable stories and remnants
of laughter were still in the air
But
Hardly were we seated than it was
time to say goodnight. A long and
lingering goodnight it was, though,
that gave us a chance to chat with
everybody and get scolded for being
so late
but we did not mind
it
was a peep worthwhile.
Dr. Adeeb Jabbour couldn't shake
hands, so full were they with the
tea-set he had won. Shukry Khoury, too, was one of the happier ones,
for hadn't he won a cookie jar to
put away in Ms hope chest?
or
whatever it is men have?
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And now we can't keep it back
any longer. We ARE going to New
York! Rhoda and I!
to attend my
paper's dance, to strain our necks
on Fifth Avenue and to personally
meet the Syrian world of New
York!!....
So NEXT WEEK will be writing
you from the TOWERS HOTEL,
AFTER THE BALL!!!
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JOSEPH CANAN of Utica, N. Y.,
passed away last week at the age of
44. He is survived by his wife and
a son, Raymond. Funeral services
were held in St. Louis Gonzaga,
Maronite Church, with the Rev.
Francis Lahood officiating.
Mr. Canan came to the United
States in 1905 from the town of
Abayeh, Lebanon.
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Social Notes
Mrs. Marie Samra of Brooklyn announced the engagement last week
of her daughter, Viola, to Mr. George
Jassous, son of Mrs. N. Jassous of
Buffalo. The wedding date has not
been set.
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Mr. and Mrs. Victor Samra are
spending Thanksgiving with Mrs.
A. Cotait in Buffalo.
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Announcement is made of the
breaking of the engagement of Miss
Nellie Merhige, daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Amin Merhige, of Brooklyn,
to Mr. Albert Maykel, of Worcester,
Mass. They were to have been married • next Wednesday, Thanksgiving
Eve.
and Mr. and Mrs. Madeeh Farkouh"
Mrs- Kate Zrike, Assad Mudarri,
Philip Khauli and Badry Farkouh
spoke for the occasion.
Prominent Assyrian Family of
Brooklyn Linked to Syrians
by Marriage
Mr. and Mrs. Roger M. Shalala
formerly of Ft. Hamilton Parkway,
Brooklyn, are making their permanent
residence in Hempstead, L. I. Mrs.
Shalala is the former Theodora
Slayman.
ANCIENT rites that go back to the
first centuries of the Christian era
marked the double wedding last Sunday afternoon at Ditmas Gardens,
Brooklyn.
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Mr:
Philip
El-Khoury
left
with his nephew, John, to Porto Rico,
after a stay with his brother, Mr. D.
El-Khoury of Cranford, N. J.
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Mr. Walter J. Magolia, attorney of
New York and his sister, Helene, were
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Owens, Worcester, Mass. They atMiss Selma Hanna, who is stoptended the Brown-Holy Cross game.
ping at the YWCA Harriet Judson
House, Brooklyn, is sailing for Syria » Miss Owens, formerly a resident of
Philadelphia and now in Worcester,
next Wednesday on the S. S. Exetur,
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will Jae a permanent resident of
Brooklyn by the end of this month.
Miss Victoria Shamas, daughter of
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last week for St. Petersburg, Fla., for
Mr. Selim Yarid of Lewisburg, W.
the winter.
Va-, was on a business visit in New
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entertained by his sister-in-law, Miss
Mrs. George Saliba is leaving this
Selma Hanna, and by the Unisses.
week for Boston with her infant son,
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Joseph, to, return next week with Mr.
Saliba who will join her there. Mr.
Miss Josephine Ferris, daughter ofl
Saliba just returned from a two
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Ferris of Charlesweeks' trip to Cleveland.
ton, W. /Va., is visiting with Mr. and
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Ronald, infant son of Mr. and Mrs.
L. I.
Badry Farkouh of Bay Ridge, was
christened last Sunday, with the Rev.
Farid pTarkouh officiating. The godfather was the child's uncle, George
Farkouh and the godmjother, his
aunt, Naseeba Farkouh-
ABE KASHEY TO BOX
IN CONEY ISLAND
Guests included Mr. and Mrs. Constantine Antaki, Mr. and Mrs. Assad
Mudarri, Mrs. Issa Awad, Mr. and
Mrs. Dewey . Awad, Mr. (and Mrs.
Thomas Shohfi, Mr. and Mrs- George
Chambert, Mr. and Mrs. Fred Sabbagh, Mrs. G. Sabbagh, Mr. and Mrs.
Charles Hallal, Wasphy Mudarri, Lillian and Priscilla Mudarri, Mr. and
Mrs. Eddie Zrike, Mrs. Yemna Sadaka, Souraya Sadaka, Philip Khauli,
Mr. and Mrs. Alexander Orfaly,
Mr. and Mrs. Shukry Farkouh, Mrs.
Malaki Shamas, Mr. and Mrs. George
Farkouh, Philip Farkouh, Fuad Farkouh, Mr. and Mrs. Naseeb Farkouh
NOTABLE
ANCIENT SYRIAC RITES
AT
MARK DOUBLE WEDDING
Former Y. M. C. A. Champion
The wedding was that of Elias
Malko Karkenny to Miss Margaret
A. George of Boston, and of George
M. Karkenny to Miss Irene Fakehany of Toledo, Ohio- Elias and
George are brothers, sons of Mr. and
Mrs. Malko Karkenny importers of
Washington St., New York and residing in Brooklyn. The Karkenny
family, the name probably indicating the origin of the family in Mesopotamia, are among the most prominent families of the Assyrians, of
whom there are about 50,000 in the
United States and 3000 in New York
and New Jersey.
Chant in Syriac at Wedding
The wedding ceremony was conducted by the Rev. Elias Sugar, Pastor of Virgin Mary Syriac Orthodox
church of West New York, N. J.,
assisted by ten deacons and archdeacons.
The ceremony consumed
about two hours, with chanting in
Syriac and Arabic. The Syriac used,
once the language of all the Syrians
before the Arab invasion, is
to be the purest in use today, and
the nearest to the Aramaic lar.
used by Christ when on earth.
The Karkenny family car
country from Damascus, where they
and many of their countrymen
migrated at different times.
brides' families also are SyriaDamascus, Miss George being born
in Damascus itself. She came to the
United States when still a child. Her
mother, however, comes from Z,
ABE (King Kong) Kashey, one of
four brothers associated with wrestling and former Y. M. C. A. champion,
will wrestle with Abe Goldberg, newest sensation from the Coast, in one
Large Attendance
of the feature matches at Stauch's
Coney Island Arena tonight, Friday.
Over a thousand attended the wedIn the exhibition to a finish, Sandor
ding, and many more invitations were
Szabo, champion of Hungary, goes to [ issued. It was a characteristically
the mat with Tony Colesano, rough
oriental wedding, punctuated with
Italian gladiator. Other matches are
Syrian music, singing and entertainEli Fisher vs. Steve Znoski, Hans
ment. There was a choir of 12 girls
Hampfer vs. Vanka Selesniak, Dr.
clad in special gowns. The bes*
Merkur vs. Pat Newman.
for Elias was Simon, eldest br
and for George, Joseph, another
brother. Similarly the maid of I
Charitable organizations are receiving 10% of the money of
for JMiss Margaret George was her
tickets sold to The SYRIAN WORLD dance on December 1 in
sister Mary, and for Miss In
the Towers Hotel.
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Syrian Ladies Aid Society
Pawtucket, R. I-, Cleveland,
Mr. Philip Raphael
American Syrian Federation . .
N. Y., Natick, Mass., Cleveland, al
Miss Selwa Keamy
Syrian Junior League
other places.
Mr. Michel Auda. . .St. Nicholas Young Men's Club, Inc.
Mr. Luke Nebhan
Damascus Lodge
Miss Margaret Hatem. . . .Daughters of United Maronite
Society
Miss Rose Jacobs
Lilola Club
THE SYRIAN AMERICAN ACTORS' GUILD
Present That Powerful Melodrama
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THE SYRIAN WORLD, NEW YORK, NOV. 23, 1934.
PAGE EIGHT
HERE AND THERE
CLEVELAND, OHIO
RICHMOND, VA.
The big event in Cleveland of the
week that just passed was the wedding of Miss Nora Ganim to Dr.
H. Zarzour at St. Anthony's church
with the Rev. Jos. Komaid officiating.
The matron-of-honor was
Mrs. A. Ganim and the best man
was Mr. C. Zarzour, the groom's
brother. The bridal party consisted
of the Misses A. Zarzour, A. Ganim,
N Saba and M. Thomas, bridesmaids;
and J. Ganim, H. Mady, Dr. DeMarco and Dr. Osolin, ushers. A
reception following the ceremony
,'was held in th^ home of the
groom's parents and the couple
left a short time later on their
honeymoon.
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The announcement of the engagement of IMiss May Unis to Mr.
Jess Saba was made last Thursday.
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Mr. M. Nahra, who has just received the news of the death of
his mother in Aitaneet, offered a
mass for her at St. Maron's Church
last Sunday.
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Abraham Sanyour was elected
president of St. Anthony's Society, at
of St. Anthony's Maronite Church,
a meeting of the men of the parish
last Sunday at the Lebanon Social
Club's Hall. Other officers elected
were Joseph Mike, vice-president;
Monsour J. Kouri, secretary; Salem
T. Sanuyour, treasurer and Sam
Amory, sergeant-at-arms.
Mr. Sanyour has been an active
worker who has been affiliated with
the church since it was founded
twenty years ago and was instrumental in the formation of this society. The purpose of the organization is to bring about closer relationship among the men of the parish
and to help with the upkeep of the
church.
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The Syrian-Lebanese Inter-Club
Council of Richmond and all clubs
affiliated will be the guests of the
Home Brewing Co., Tuesday evening
at 8 p. m. After a tour of inspection
of the plant, which is famous for its
Richbrau, all members will be entertained by the owners who promise
to give them so much brew and
sandwiches that they will not want
any for several days.
The Saba's opened their new beer
parlor on the West Side with a
gala affair Saturday night and are
doing capacity business-
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By George Hamamey
CLEVELAND,—The "Judge's name
should be changed to "Lucky". After
a Cultural Garden meeting last
week, Mr. Fred Shaheen made every
effort to lure M. Caraboolad into a
bowling match. He made the statement that the "Judge" had been
dodging the issue for over a year.
After a long session of kidding and
daring, Mr. Caraboolad was made
to agree. A good crowd tripped
down to the bowling alleys and
their trip was not in vain. The
Judge, miraculously, proceeded to
give Fred, who is a league bowler,
not one, but two drubbings. He
was so happy he did not sleep that
night- He feels he has made hisj
tory, and rightly so.
Side Lights on the Ganim-Zarzour
Wedding
The groom looked, as one wit had
it, like a Turkish Ambassador. Tillie Thomas, who can usually be
found to be smiling or wise-cracking had a dreadful time being solemn as she marched down the aisle
and although she showed the strain
of her effort, she succeeded quite
well except for one little smirk. Just
the opposite was Hal Mady.
He
NIAGARA FALLS, N. Y.
Richmond.—
Mr. and Mrs. Philip Shaheen are the
parents of another son, who was born
October 17. He is their second boy
and they have named him Arthur
Philip Shaheen.
About three weeks later, on November 7, Mr. and Mrs. Essef Shaheen
announced the birth of a baby boy,
their first child whom they liave
named Alfred. And are they both
happy! Still, Philip has one on
Essef.
Monsour Shahin, formerly of Niagara Falls, died in West Palm Beach,
Fla. two weeks ago. He went to
Niagara Falls from Syria when he
was 25 and lived there 34 years and
became a prominent business man, retiring because of ill health.
He is survived by his wife, MrsMassoyda Shahin; two daughters,
?,lrs. Li!a Abdo and Mrs. Amelia Geisman; four sons, Joseph, George, Peter
and Paul; one sister, Janey Shahin,
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couldn't keep a straight face and
didn't; smiling all the time. Many
feminine visitors from out of town
were present.
Somia came trom
Washington, Pa., others from Norwalk, Ohio, and others from Wheeling, W. Va. Incidentally, the girls
from Wheeling were en route to
Detroit, and not to Cleveland, but
they found so much to attract them
that they stayed through the week.
Twenty or more younger folks left
the reception and went to the Old
Nut House, M. Zlaket's place where
they had a grand time. N. A. danced
and Bree Saba sang "Three Thousand Years Ago" in such a way.
You should hear it. Bill Thomas'
quietness puzzled many but we believe it to have been due to his
very narrow escape from death on
the way down to the Nut House.
Page Emily Post: A couple of days
before the wedding word was passed around that a shower would be
held for the groom.
Imagine! A
Shower! We finally wised up the
few friends who were staging the
affair that it was to be a "Stag
Party" and not a "Shower", and
were they mortified!
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up and down the aisle. She was
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Akron, Ohio.—Rose Raies, 123 Chestnut St.
Boston, Mass.—Margaret Alexander, 131 Clarendon St.
Brazil, S. A.—George Abdue.
Burlington, Vt—Eseph D. Corey, 183 S. Champlain St.
Lexington, Nebr.—Rosa H. Shada.
Manchester, N. H.—Ganem A. Karam. 390 S. Beach St.
Montreal, Can.—Julia Lean, 7010 Delaroche St.
Pottstown, Pa.—P. Nicholas, 122 S. Evans
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<h4>Biographical/Historical Note</h4>
<p>Salloum Mokarzel, a Lebanese American intellectual, founded<em> The Syrian World</em> in 1926. Salloum Mokarzel was the younger brother of Naoum Mokarzel, the publisher of the Arabic-language newspaper <em>Al-Hoda. </em>Together, the Mokarzel brothers ran Al-Hoda Publishing, and in 1909, they published <em>The Syrian Business Directory.</em> </p>
<p>Mokarzel created <em>The Syrian World</em> in order to document and celebrate the culture and history of "Syria." At the time, Syria referred to the modern-day countries of Lebanon, Syria, Jordan, Israel, and Palestine. The publication was primarily aimed towards second-generation children of immigrants, but Mokarzel hoped that it would also appeal to the general American public.</p>
<h4>Scope/Content Note</h4>
<p><em>The Syrian World</em> was published between 1926 and 1932 as a journal. In 1932, the format was changed from an academic journal style to a newspaper style, which continued until the periodical's end in 1935. After the death of his brother Naoum, Salloum took over the publication of <em>Al-Hoda.</em></p>
<p>The articles in <em>The Syrian World</em> cover a variety of topics spanning from the practical to the theoretical. Practical subjects include international and domestic travel, historical and contemporary Arabic and Arab-American art and literature, and the mental and physical health and hygiene of immigrants. More theoretical, philosophical, and ideological subjects include ideologies of race, the changing role of women, the formation of Syrian and Lebanese-American societies, and the political and psychological relationships between immigrants and their countries of origin.</p>
<p>All issues of <em>The Syrian World</em> are available, along with full indexes for the first four volumes. For volumes five and six, there are tables of contents at the start of the issues.</p>
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The Syrian World Volume 08, Issue 30
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1934 November 23
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Mary Mokarzel
Habib Ibrahim Katibah
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The Syrian World
PUBLISHED WEEKLY —ESTABLISHED 1926.
VOL. VIII, NO. 29,
MOKARZEL IN BEIRUT
Ceremony Sunday for Receiving
Body of Late Brother
ACCORDING to a cable received
!by Al-Hoda from Joseph Mokarzel,
editor of Ad-Dabbour din Beirut, Mr.
Sr. A. Mokarzel arrived in Beirut
last Tuesday accompanying the body
of his late brother, Naoum Mokarzel,
for whom elaborate demonstrations
and receptions will take place on
this coming Sunday.
BISHOP PASSES AWAY
Archbishop Zakharia Zakharia,
patriarchal vicar of the Syrian Antiochean Church, passed away suddenly in Damascus, according to a
cable to Al-Hoda from Beirut.
The late archbishGp came to this
country several years ago to ordain
the late. Archbishop Victor Assaly who
was then a priest.
FORMER PRESIDENT OF
SENATE DIES
Sheik Mohammed el-Jisr, former
(president of the Lebanese Senate,
passed away in Beirut, according to
a cable received by Al-Hoda.
*
I
SYRIANS PAY TRIBUTE TO
CEDAR TREE IN CAPITAL
WASHINGTON.— ;On very short
notice, several young Syrians, visitors
and residents of Washington, paid
tribute to the Cedar tree in Arlington
National Cemetery last Sunday, Armistice Day.
The original Gqdar, which <was
planted last Easter Eve in a formal
ceremony, with Mrs- Franklin D.
Roosevelt, S. A. Mokarzel, and Cleveland Dodge officiating, died two
months ago. One of the eighteen
little sapplings held in reserve was
substituted in its place and seems to
be surviving.
The party included Mr. and Mrs.
Ayoub Rizik, Jacqueline and DenSse
Rizik, Lillian Marshall, Marie, Josephine and Elizabeth Sawaya, all of
Washington, Alice Mokarzel and
George Morin of New Jersey and
George H. Fadel of Niagara Falls,
N. Y.
ACTORS MAKE DEBUT
A dance to publicize the new Syrian American Actors Guild which is
presenting a play, "The Drunkard",
directed by Paul Gilmore and Alfred Shatilla, next month, will be held
by the Guild on November 27 at 57245th Street, Brooklyn, in Thanksgiving atmosphere. Straw hats, bandanas, whiskers etc. will be given out.
Any one who is thinking about
joining the Guild may talk to Mr.
Shatilla about it that evening.
NEW YORK, NOVEMBER 16, 1934.
Price, Single Copy.
ABE MICKAL, SYRIAN FOOTBALL ACE OF SOUTH,
BRILLIANT STUDENT AND A MODEST BOY WITHAL
Cited as All-American Football Ace, He Turns Down Election by
Acclaim to Louisiana Senate, Chooses to Continue Studies
in Preparation for a Medical Career
By Alice Mokarzel
WASHINGTON.—Crashing front headlines with his victories
on the gridiron, Abe Mickal, 20-year old Syrian youth from Louisiana State University, refused Monday night to be seated in the
special sessions of the Louisiana Legislature, called by Huey P.
Long, "the Kingfish". for the purpose of installing Mickal as a
State Senator.
Abe, whose scholastic record equals t
THAT FAMOUS TOUCHhis gridiron success, is regarded as I
DOWN KICK!
the leading half-back of the South !
and an All-American hope. In 1933, |
he was called the "South's Best \
Sophomore" and is still working at
his pre-medical course with the same
perseverance. Abe is taking a premedical course at the University and
means to see it through seriously.
But the 25,000 football fans jamming
the Griffith Stadium were in for a
disappointment when it was seen
that Mickal would not be in the play.
Curious at first and then rousing
themselves to a frenzy, the cheer
stand gave a roaring "Where is
Mickal?" But Mickal remained on
the bench fidgetting next to his coach,
Captain Lawrence (Biff) Jones, with
an injured knee brought about in the
fracas with Mississippi the previous
week.
Guarded from Reporters
Guarded as a king might be, reporters had little chance of getting
an out-and-out talk with Abe unless
it were with special permission of
Jones. On Friday, the night preceding
the game, curious on-lookers lined
the immense hall of the Shoreham
Hotel waiting the return of the Louisiana team from the movies where
they were ordered for recreation.
At 10 o'clock they straggled in and
were heading for the elevators when
we approached one of the boys and
askekd which was Abe Mickal. Right
there, he said, pointing to a tall
sturdy fellow with chestnut brown
hair. Sizing him up, we came to the
conclusion that Abe was a really
handsome chap with a good portion
of personality. Surprisingly reticent
about his own laurels, Abe kept
shifting the subject to someone else.
A Syrian boy, Cal Abraham, is the
editor of the Tuesday issue of the
Seeks $75 a Week
Custody of
Husband, Also a
Left Her is
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SPIRITUALITY
downs, too, so it
cess Sehna", Syria*
that psychaste «Mt
even if they
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through the eryal
throughout the
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her husband. Frank DM
in Arabic, the ait «f
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Riverside Drm.
Decker went off aa
A splash of write-ups, comments,
and cartoons and pictures preceded
Abe to Washington where the L. S.
U. team was scheduled to play George
Washington on Saturday. The tdds
were in favor of the L. S. U. eleven.
With Mickal throwing the passes, the
possibility of a defeat was incredulous
iin the eyes of the sports writers.
Abe held the record of kicking 24
goals after 25 touchdowns.
Jones, former coach of West Point,
gave a public statement iin which he
declared that Abe was a better passer
than Chris Cagle, the all-American
whom he coached at West Point. Out
of 43 passes attempted this season
Mickal has completed 21.
PSYCHIC SUES WA*
HUSBAND FOR WYOF
alimony and SUSi
Abe ivi.<-n.cws, L. 3. U. half-back,
caught by the cameraman in
action as he scores another
touchdown goal. Out of 25 kicks
so far Abe has scored 24, a
record for the season.
L. S. U. |>aper, he said But we
managed to bring the subject back
again with a question about his
parents, Mr. and Mrs. K. Mickal.
now living in McComb, Mississippi
With an extreme Southern-Syrian
graciousness, Abe consented to have
his picture snapped the following
day between halves of the game. But
it was a persistently gray day with
threats of rain throughout. Guarded
in every step by either his coach or
a fellow team-mate it was one tough
battle getting that picture, but he
had nothing to do with that.
Blocking their opponents with a
6-0 score in the first quarter, the LS. U. nevertheless had a difficult
time holding back Tuffy Leemans
G. W. strong half-back. The score
remained the same through the last
(Continued on page Two.)
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THE SYRIAN WORLD, NEW YORK, NOV. 16, 1934.
PAGE TWO
ABE AND "BIFF" JONES TALK FT OVER
LADIES AID SOCiETY, COMPLETING DRIVE FOR
CHARiTY FUNDS, LOOKS BACK OVER 27 YEARS
In 27 Years of Service, Two Generations Reminisce Over Their
Faithful and Philanthropic Existence; Their Organization
Purely Charitable; Collects $1,475.50 in Drive
Completed Few Days Ago; Tell of
Representative They Used to
Employ at Ellis Island
(By a Staff Writer of The SYRIAN WORLD)
Uoui Dirt
Jones of Louisiana State University discusses strategy of attack on the gridiron with Abe Mickal,
his ail-American back field hope, before the battle with
the George Washington Eleven last Saturday at Washington, D. C.
(Continued from Page One)
quarter with the crowds still insistent
about Abe's appearance on the field.
Dubbed Senator by Kingfish
During the half, a wire came to
Mickal from Louis ana's Boss Senator,
Kingfish Huey Long informing him
that despite his non-activity in the
- gQi^-x.that day, he was making Mickal
a State Senator for his actual responsibility in bringing about the
other successes. "We reached our
low today", Long said in commenting
on the 6-0 score, "with Mickal, Hovay and me out."'
On Saturday while the game was in
full swing, Long called a mass meeting in Baton Rouge, La., to set up
Mickal's election. Driving up to the
Greek Theatre of the University amid
riotous students' cheers, Long handed
a copy of the nomination "call" to
Ed Khoury, another Louisiana Syrian
and 1931 football captain. Khoury
read the call with intermittent rumbles from the mammoth L. S. U.
band.
The affair was an "opera bouffe''.
one of Long's "red-hot" campaigns.
After the motion was made and
seconded, Khoury bellowed "All in
favor say aye, all opposed keep
quiet"! The meeting was about to
adjourn when the students demanded
a speech from Long.
"If I have anything to do with it,"
said the Kingfish, "Abe will be seated
at this extra session." To the questions what he thought of the fact that
Mickal was not old enough, a resident
of Mississippi and an alien," Long
waved them a9lde nonchalantly with
"that doesn't matter!"
Featured on Front
Page
Abe's refusal to take the senatorial
seat in Louisiana's legislature was
featured on the front pages of newspapers throughout the country, and
carried by the Associated News. And
A.
in all it was turned to advantage
against the Kingfish.
One paper,
the New York Daily News, headed
the Associated Press dispatch from
Baton Rouge—"Huey Tossed for a
Loss as Gridder Spurns Toga," while
the more conservative New York
Times put it mildly as, "Long's Boy
Senator Refuses to Serve-"
The dispatch itself, dated November
12, read, in part:
"Abe Mickal stood his own as Louisiana State University's ace football
player tonight and refused to be
seated as Huey Long's latest creation ii> State Senators."
As a result, the Senator's scheduled
floor show in the halls of the Louisiana
legislature for the opening of the
special session was a failure.
No star, no s\iow; but Master of]
Ceremonies Long had an explanation
for the collapse of his widely advertised determination to have the
football star, a native of Syria and
a resident of McComb, Miss., sit
through the session as State Senator
from East Baton Rouge Parish and
draw the regular $10 daily pay of
the office.
Said Senator Long:
"Our friend Abe needed to stay
in his dormitory and study!"
Both Abe and his coach, Captain
Lawrence (Brff) Jones, agreed with
the Senator!
THANKSGIVING DANCE
Given by
SYRIAN AMERICAN
ACTORS' GUILD
Tuesday, November 2 7, 1934
at
5 72-45th Street,
Admission 50c. — 8:30 p. m.
SLEYMAN
CO.
Importers of Fine Oriental Rugs
276 Fifth Ave.,
Telephone:
Brooklyn
New York, N. Y.
Bogardus 4-4345.
THE SYRIAN Ladies Aid Society completed their last drive
for funds a few days ago announcing that the total sum collected
was $1,475.59.
Perhaps the oldest of our S3rrian societies in Greater New York,
in point of continued existence and service, the Syrian Ladies Aid
Society passed recently its 27th mileisland at New York's portals to look
stone. Most of the original charter
after the Syrian new-comers who
members are still active in the sodlid not know a word of English Conciety, although the hectic pioneering
sidering
the current wages then, this
days of Syrian migration to this
represetative, Mrs. Arbeely by name,
country have given way to different
was well-paid, too, drawing forty
heeds and different methods. The
dollars a month. It was her duty
Syrian ladies engaged in voluntary
to
meet the immigrants, act as their
charitable
work,
however,
have
interpreter, their guide in the maze
changed with the times and kept
of legalistic red-tape, and thedlr counabreast with the modern needs and
sel in trouble.
modern requirements.
"At one time we had a wedding
Who were the founders and origright
there on Ellis Island," Mrs. Nauinal members of the Ladies Aid
fal recounted. It was the case of a
Society? The question was a natural
young bride who had come to this
one to ask for the representative of
country to marry one of the boys
The SYRIAN WORLD who wished to
of
her village. Importation of "picget some light and shade impresture brides" was against the law. To
sions of an organization so humanely
get over this legal hurdle and obviate
and so closely associated with the
the necessity of sending back the tearhistory of the Syrians and Lebanese
ful
bride, the Syrian Ladies Aid arin New York for over a quarter of a
ranged
to have her wed to her descentury. By one who was among
tined groom right there on the Island.
the prime movers and founders of
A priest of her own denomination was
the Syrian Ladies Aid, the roster of
summoned, and Mrs. Arbeely acted as
charter members was given as follows:
witness to the bride. The couple, duly
Charter Members
and legally married, emerged from
Ellis Island as man and wife, and
Mrs. N. Tadross, the first president
future citizens of Uncle Sam's checkof the society; Mrs. N. Naufal, Mrs.
ered family.
K. Shamas, Mrs. K. Saydah, Mrs. E.
Halaby (deceased), (Mrs. A. Khoury,
Mrs. S. Shohfi, Mrs. K. Freige, Mrs.
S. Rehaim, Mrs. M. Khoury and MrsN. Balish.
In the home of Mrs. Gabriel Howie,
448-83rd Street, Brooklyn, a small
circle of the Ladies Aid Society, representing two generations, met with
The SYRIAN WORLD representative
to talk over past, present and future
phases of this influential and useful
society.
Besides the hostess, the
group consisted of Mrs. N. Naufal,
Mrs. W. Saadi, president of the Syrian
Ladies Aid, and Mrs. S. Sabbagh.
Again and again the mood of the hour
was reminiscent, at the hinting and
insinuation of the WORLD'S reporter. And it was so natural to
turn to Mrs- Naufal, dignified and
charming Syrian matron with mellowed features and partly-gray hair.
"The chief object of our society
when it was first founded", spoke Mrs.
Naufal with a gentle, reminiscent
smile, "was to help Syrian immigrants, and those who wished to return to the old country.
"Our Syrian people were then
much more helpless than they are
now, and they knew of no American
agencies to whom they would turn."
Had Representative at Ellis Island
And in those days, when Ellis
Island was teaming with bright
shawled immigrants with bulky baggages and clumsy ill-fitting shoes,
the Syrian Ladles Aid Society had a
representative of their own on that
DR.
JOSEPH
Activities Numerous, Dramatic
Since those days the activities of
the Syrian Ladies Aid have been
numerous and varied, and often highly fraught with drama. The charitable Syrian matrons, then mostly
young married women, took part in
the activities of the Syrian community.
They staged plays, in which they
themselves took parts, acted as domestic relations counsels, contributed
to hospitals and assisted other Syrian
societies in their social work. They
came to be known to all the Syrian
business men, who contributed generously to their drives, as they still do
now. When poor Syrians, stranded
or unemployed stragglers, went to
some Syrian philanthropist for help,
they heard almost the same answer:
"Go to the Syrian Ladies Aid." Many
of the members of this society made
a study of social investigation, and
the Syrian oommunity was known
to them as an open book. But the
confidence of the poor and unfortunate
was never betrayed by those kind
and cheerful community benefactresses.
Barring the present depression,
which reached its tentacles to the
Syrian Ladies Aid, as well as to its
charges, the most trying period of the
society was the World War. For
although the activities of this society
were confined to these shores, it was
well-nigh impossible for its members
to turn a deef ear 1io the heart-rend(Continued on page Six.)
M.
JABBOUR
Announces the removal of his office to
576 Seventh Street,
Brooklyn, N. Y.
Office Hours: 1 to 2 and 7 to 8
Sundays by Appointment
Telephone: SOuth 8-2190
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�JTHE SYRIAN WORLD, NEW YORK, NOV. 16, 1934.
ML HAZAM TELLS WHEN AND WHERE THE
VEIL IS WORN IN WRITiNG ON WOMEN
VI
Oriental Women
By Dr. John G. Hazam
(In this article the young professor who recently returned from Syria gives
bis observations on the women in Syria as they are today; tells of freedom,
or restriction of it, in both Moslem and Christian women.—Ed.)
WHATEVER may be the attitude toward women in the West,
in the East, they are still generally regarded as a necessary evil
and are often treated as such. When a girl child is born, no one
can mistake the fact that it is rather sad occasion for the family;
but when a boy shrieks his presence
sJde of them with the kerchief when
into the world, it is a gala event to
a man passes by.
be celebrated by the whole community.
It is mainly in the cities that the
This is as often true among the
veil lias maintained itself as a fixed
Christians as among the Moslems.
and permanent institution. The type
Conceived of as inferior and irresof veils differ in the various Moslem
ponsible beings, Moslem women must
countries bordering on the Meditertherefore be shielded not only from
ranean. In North Africa and Egypt
the tribulations of the outside world,
the faces are really only partly covbut also, in particular, from the rovered since the veil reaches across the
ing eye of the predatory male.
nose leaving the eyes and forehead
Whether in Syria or Palestine, they
exposed. In the former place the veil,
are closely veiled and rigidly conlike the robes, is white and is perfined to the duties of the household
haps made of cotton or linen. On
and the care of the children. Even
the Nile, while most of the ladies
the upheaval of a world war and the
have dispensed with the custom,
intrusion of Europeans has scarcely
those who persist in it wear an abmade a dent in the hide-bound social
system of the East.
To avoid any possible misunderstanding, it is necessary to distinguish
at the outset between Christian and
Moslem women. Of course the Christians were never veiled, and, in fact,
they have long enjoyed a degree of
freedom equivalent to that accorded
their western sisters during the Victorian period. However, to this broad
statement there might be a few unimportant exceptions. A generation
or so ago there were a few districts
where Christians tended to assume the
habits and 'attributes of the Moslems.
When a Christian woman went down
to the city, she veiled herself before
entering the city gate, as a measure
of self-protection. In this way she
could not be distinguished from a
Moslem, and hence would not run
the possible risk of being insulted.
Similarly, Christians who were an insignificant minority in a Moslem village were inclined to adopt the prevailing costumes and customs of their
neighbors. But now, nearly all such
survivals! have gone by the board.
Indeed, in Beirut the young Christian
damsel, whether she be Syrian or
American, struts about in the last
gasp from Paris and the latest fads
from America—bare legs, gory lips,
and a "beauty shoppe" complexion.
the throat and neck. The rest of
the rather loose costume or robe,
which extends down almost to the
ankles, is also of black, though sometimes a sombre brown or green is
observed. However, a few of the
restless younger generation might
venture to bedeck themselves with
well-cut, form-fitting dresses of the
same dark colors, but this is considered a bit daring by the headshaking old conservatives.
Vanity Gets the Better of
Discretion
Although it is by no mean* proper
to lift the veil in public, nevertheless,
it is sometimes done. Among the
prettier girls, who feel perhaps that
they have something worthwhile to
show, vanity frequently gets the better
of discretion. This is especially true
in the Lebanese summer resorts where
it is the rage to go western. Others
who chafe under the restraint buare too timorous to take advantage
of their opportunities, compromise by
retaining but one thin vei'
which the lipstick and rouge are
plainly apparent. Also, while
ing down a seemingly deserted street
off the beaten paths, a
likely to throw b ck I
ering, but as soon as s!
taan
coming she immediately puli-
NELLXIS
THIS SCENE HAS NOT PASSED AWAY IN THE EAST
Bedwin Women Go Unveiled
Then, too, there are some classes
of Moslem women who by the peculiar
circumstances of their hard nomadic
life were never required to put on
the veiL These are the Bedwins o£
the desert Though they may be encountered in large numbers in Transjordania, many of them are often seen
in the interior cities of Syria, particularly in Horns, Hama, and Aleppo.
Either for ornamental purposes or for
the satisfaction of some queer superstition, they ordinarily have tatoos of
various designs on their faces. Despite
their constant exposure to the sand
and sun and despite their ragged, unkempt appearance, there are some
among them who have very attractive
features and not a little natural
grace.
Also, in the mountain villages of
the Lebanon the Mitawali and Druze
women go ajbout wearing only a
large kerchief over their heads. In
Jiba', a Mitawali stronghold, they tend
to turn their faces away or hide one
The veil still prevails among Moslem women of Syria, observes
Dr. Hazam. This picture, taken a few years ago in a Damascus
bazaar, seems to corroborate his observation.
brevlated black silk affair so transparent as to disregard the spirit, if
not the letter, of the traditional law.
Hide Whole Face
In Syria and Palestine the adult
females hide the whole face completely. Indeed, to make absolutely
certain of this, they commonly put on
two veils, one over the other. Invariably the material is or black silk
or rayon. It is pinned on top to the
headkerchief or cape, while the lower
end is left hanging, unattached, over
again.
There are other occasions when the
lady seems to display iher independence- About sunset, when everyone
everywhere in the East goes for a
stroll to (the nearby seashore or the
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L Unity through diversity.
2. Preservation of Syrian culture and
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VOL. Vm, NO. 29,— NOV. 16, 1934.
ON THE FIRING LINE
m
And when (official action has
been ^aken by a sufficient number, then it will be only one step
more for actual organization of
the bureau through accredited
representatives.
FAME ON THE GRIDIRON
A SYRIAN wit, on reading
about the sensational football
accounts of Abe Mickal, said
that he 'had accomplished what
would take ten Professor Hittis
|o do.
He crashed the newspaper front pages with a bang
and had the pulsing tyvires of
the powerful Associated Press.
United Press and Universal Press
vie in flashing his activities on
the gridiron to all pasts of the
States and the world. We do
not know of any Syrian in this
country who received so much
publicity on such a short notice.
Without losing our sense of
values, however, we cannot help
Remark, with genuine satisfaction
and deep gratitude, how Wellpoised and modest our Syrian
hero proved under the glare of
dazzling publicity. A man with
less fine stuff would have made
a fool of himself. But the grace
with which Abe extricated himself from the farcical situation
into which Kingfish Huey Long
had thrust him, showed him a
man of brains as well as brawn.
He has done the Syrian name
credit on the gridiron and in the
classroom.
o
A QUARTER of a century of
THE SYRIAN FINE ARTS
successful prganiza,tion is someGUILD
thing to comment upon. Among
the Syrians of the United States
THE launching of the Syrian
it is a record to be proud of.And
Fine
Arts Guild of New York
when this stretch of time has
may prove so big an event in
heen filled with acts of benevothe history of the Syrians of this
lence,
charity,
kindness and
city
that it may go down as a
understanding, it is worthy of a
red
letter
day in their calendar.
high tribute and of whole-heartThe contributions of our budded support.
ing singers, pianists, dancers and
The Syrian Ladies Aid Society
painters to the sum to/tal of
of New York has been on the firAmerica's fculture may only seem
ing line, where the wounded and
like the proverbial widow's mite.
exhausted members of our com- '
In time it may prove great. This
munity needed mostly the imis on the lap of the gods, as they
mediate help not easily procursay. But the salutory moral efable anywhere else. Its work has
fect on our own Syrian combeen one of "first aid," which
munity may well be said to be
could not wait for red tape and
instantanious and, we ipray all
the niceties of methodology.
|the gods and saints of all calenWhen, therefore, we suggest
ders, it will prove of lasting duthat our modern needs demand
ration.
modern methods, more elaborate
A community may be called
and, perhaps, |more efficient, ft
civilized without its towering
does not mean that we can discathedrals, mosques or skyscrappense with the kind of humane
ers; it may claim its place in the
services which the ladies of the
family hearth without railroads,
Aid, through their intimate and
ships and mighty armies and
understanding contact with the
navies. But, mistake it not, no
unfortunate and seamy side of
nation, people or community
our society, have learned to give
may lift its head in pride and
with an unction of grace and
claim the world's respect which
gentility.
scoffs at art.or show indifference
to the (travailings of its esthetic
If the central bureau of Syrian
spirit.
charities, sponsored by The SYThe poor will always be with
RIAN WORLD, is materialized,
us; bu£ those who break the jars
the work of Ihe Syrian Ladies
of spikenards for our spiritual
Aid will, of necessity, represent
anointment are our true benethe main function and major
factors. In helping them perform
activities of such a bureau. Pertheir vestal or priestly duties, we
haps there is something in the
are only helping ourselves to the
wary attitude of some members
water of life, to the sacrament
of this society that the Ladies
that nourishes our souls against
Aid would rather wait first and
the erosions of [material corrupsee how the bureau idea would
work. We earnestly hope it will
tion.
work out most successfully, and
We cannot face the alternative
that the Ladies Aid will bethat, for any [reason whatever,
come one of its most important
the Syrian Fine Arts Guild may
and active components.
fail to receive the generous
material and (spiritual Response
It is now for the various
its members so deservedly excharitable societies of New York
pect.
to take action on this suggestion.
READERS' FORUM
President and Ex-President Both
Voiced Their Kind Appreciation
and Now the Last Chairman
Speaks for All
Editor the The SYRIAN WORLD:—
The SYRIAN WORLD is destined, in
my estimation to a great future and
has already become an institution
in the life of our people in this
country. The sincerity of its purpose
and the lofty ideals it stands for
should insure it an extensive circulation as to reach every Syrian and
Lebanese home in this country. f
We all appreciated the publicity
you gave our last convention in
Boston, and as the general chairman
of that convention I am convinced that
our Syrian English papers have
played a great part in the success of
that event which (brought together
for two days over a thousand of
the best representation of our people
in this ^part of true country. Your
personal participation and meritorious
suggestions contributed a great deal
to the success of the business meeting.
Kindly
accept
our
unanimous
thanks and appreciation for what you
have done.
Boston, Mass.— Shukry E. Khoury.
THE AUTUMN TRUCE
IS ENDED."
By
Wilson F.
Farnsworth
Dead clouds weigh down
A sluggish pall.
That frowns o'er Lebanon's brow:
Sunnin looks dark where harsh
Rains plough;
Winds wail the waning of fall.
Ended the truce rwixt sea and rocks,
No more do waves fondle and kiss;
Their play turned to wrath, they
foam to miss
The crest of the cliff that mocks.
Our path through the pines is sullen
and slow,
As though bidding our feet to returnIs there nought at the end save
memory's burn
And wet palms where the sun used
to glow?
Beirut, Oct., 1924.
EMPIRE STATE BUILDING
By Dr. Anis K. Khoury
Someday we'll reach the sky, my boy;
And then what indescribable hectic
joy,
To sit upon a roof amidst the clouds
And entertain dead heroes dressed
in shrouds;
Perhaps if we should press the invitation with some grace
His Holiness in person might accept
to show his face.
We will foxtrot with angels, with
saints, one step,
And revel high and feast with regal
pepSomeday we'll reach the sky, my boy;
And then you'll hear the dame of
Mr. Roy
Whisper to her dear neighbor Mrs.
Dodd,
I am going to have a chat with God,
Perhaps about her son who late in
school
Has shown himself a perfect inimitable
fool
Or eke her daughter who has run
with Jack,
And followed not exactly the right
beaten track;
And then you'd see Alexis Dunn,
Tuxedo new,
With Saint Cecelia boast a Rendezvous.
Someday we'll reach the sky, my boy;
No more dim earthly prospects can
decoy.
See Empire building sway with debonair,
In twenty years, we've gained, a lot
of air,
We're growing tall we're shooting fast
We look with sheer contempt upon
the past;
We've got new wings and we must fly
And conquer kingdoms in the sky.
Says now the Lord from out the mist
"Search you the past and list;
Stick to the earth and spread your
root
And grow in width before you shoot;
The tree that wasteth its growth in
height
How soon the wind doth nip its
flight!"
(The light satiric mood in this poem
of a rising Syrian poet gives promise
of lambent genius and evidence of
finished workmanship. Dr. Khoury's
poetic contributions have appeared
from time to time in the Syrian
World.—Ed.)
TIME IS GETTING SHORT
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tickets sold to The SYRIAN WORLD dance on December 1 in
the Towers Ho^el.
Buy your tickets from the following representatives or inform the source of your tickets to which organization you wish
tc contribute your share:
Mrs. S. Y. Alkazin
Syrian Ladies Aid Society
Mr. Philip Raphael
American Syrian Federation. .
Miss Selwa Keamy
Syrian Junior League
Mr. Michel Auda... St. Nicholas Young Men's Club, Inc.
Mr. Luke Nebhan
Damascus Lodge
Miss Margaret Hatem.... Daughters of United Maronite
Society
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[ftottEait; a^Uleg '[AHgandoml'[Our NeuiYorfcctsj
By H. I. Katibah
IMPERSONAL KATIBAH GIVES
HIS DECISION
THIS family squabble of the Katibahs is getting
to be a scandal. Both Lowbrow and Highbrow
Katibah have wandered far from the subject and
covered a lot of irrelevant territory, and fell into
inexcusable inaccuracies. Did it ever occur to either*
of them to look up his own sobriquet in a decent
dictionary? Lowbrow and highbrow, according to
the New Standard Dictionary, are not separated,
though sometimes they appear as hyphenated words.
This is a small matter, but it shows how small but
important matters are often neglected when handled
by "lowbrows" or "highbrows." The former is so
absorbed in his ideas, the latter is so careless. Consequently, business that is normally run by normal
people suffers, or, to use a lowbrow expression,
"goes to the dogs."
This, to be sure, is only a digression, but I hope
it will serve a good purpose.
And now to come to the main body of the discussion. A stranger reading either of the two letters
published by my worthy kinsmen and colleagues in
this column before would imagine the Syrians in
this country divided into two camps of "lowbrows"
and "highbrows," which, if true, would be a sad
situation indeed. "Are there no normal, healthyminded individuals among this strange people?",
one would be tempted to ask- And let me hasten
to assure both Katibahs who preceded me that by
far the large majority of the Syrians in New York
and elsewhere, and for that matter the majority of,
all vital and progressive peoples, belong to this
huge middle class of humanity that neither of them
seemed to take much into consideration
As for some of the personal criticisms brought by
Lowbrow Katibah against Highbrow Katibah, I am
inclined to think were none of his concern, even if
they were true. But since they have been already
aired in public I wish to correct certain wrong
impressions raised by them. In the matter of snubbing and being snubbed it is poor Highbrow Katibah
•who is more sinned against than sinning. Believe
it or not, it is usually the lowbrows who do most
of the snubbing. As I know both Katibahs, I
think neither of them is a snob. Particularly Highbrow Katibah is so far from being a snob that the
accusation is nothing short of a libel. On the contrary what Highbrow Katibah and his confreres
detest above all things is this affectatious and pretentious attitude by some poor, deluded mortals
against their fellow mortals that is so common
among what is known as "society."
As a holder and defender of the good traditions
of the East, Highbrow Katibah is right when he insists that, if distinction there must be. aristocracy is
a matter of character and spiritual excellence, of
high breeding and finesse that cannot be acquired
very easily, and certainly cannot be bought by
money or simulated by pretensions. It is a matter
of grace, that, like salvation itself, must come
to contrite and receptive hearts from above. And
the reason "Mrs. O'Grady" is sister under the skin
to the "Colonel's lady," is just as often because
the Colonel's lady is not intrinsically any better,
as because Mrs. O'Grady is just as good.
But to come to the relation of both Katibahs
to this newspaper., Lowbrow Katibah is fundamentally right when he views the newspaper profession as "business." But he is wrong in thinking
that this business should be necessarily catering
to the lowest average of the potential subscribers.
He is, in fact, doubly wrong. First, because there
is such a thing as a quality, market, and second,
because the supposedly axiomatic truth of the demand and supply sequel has been long ago exploded.
It is safer to say that supply creates the demand
rather than demand creates the supply. The movie
industry has learned this latter truth to its own
regret- If there were no such thing as slush,
pseudosentimental, melodramatic movies, the public
would not have missed them much. Whereas decent, wholesome movies would be appreciated by
high and low alike. Book publishers assure us
that classical books, m the long run, sell much
more successfully than the trashy ones. One publishing house editor once said "classical books are
the mainstay of the publishing business." So it :s
(Continued on Page Seven)
By A. M.
By
Capitol Glimpses:
A WEEK-END at Washington concerned itself
With things Syrian despite the diversified interest of
national affairs.
First of all, there was Abe Mickal, the muchpublicized half-back of the Louisiana State Eleven
with Huey Long assuming control and concern over
his football and political career, much to Abe's embarrasment. For Abe is a modest fellow, content
with doing good in his pre-medical course and
passing those inimitable passes. Both records speak
for themselves.
But a personal note about this 20-year old Syrian
who unwittingly has assumed front-page importance.
Very handsome with soft, yet penetrating eyes, Abe
is the type that makes you spot him amongst a
group. There is that about him that singles him out.
Distinctly Southern in gracious manner and style,
and proud of his Syrian extraction, Abe is a pronounced American type. In fact, it was only after
he himself said "yes" to the question as to whether
he were Syrian that we were convinced.
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Despite his personal popularity with his many
friends and associates, not mentioning his fame
on the gridiron, Abe still manages to put his hat
on easily. His modesty is one of his most distinguishing traits.
The Arabicized name of the Mickal family in
McComb, Miss., is Abu-Hider; but it wouldn't stand
a chance now after the Mickal by-word that Abe's
feats have perpetrated.
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Saturday started out bleakly but that didn't
scare the 20,000 or more strong.
Armed with
blankets, fur coats thick ankle socks and even
riding boots, students, alumni and merely onlookers milled their way into the massive Griffith Stadium.
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Marie. Josephine and Elizabeth Sa-vaya and Lillian Marshall, four personable Syrian residents of
D. C-, are regular football fans but this Saturday
they changed sides to rout for L. S. U. on altruistic principles; George H. Fadel, an ambitious
young man in the Agricultural Department, called
especially from Niagara Falls, N. Y. also shifted
favorites against his Alma Mater, George Washington, to yell for the Mickal boys.
George was seated with the G. W. students making ready to cheer with them and form the mass
pictures with placards. Whtn it finally got too hot
for him after his apparent partiality for the L. S.
U- team, he ups and transfers himself to the other
side.
Captain Jones, of L. S. U., got a big cheer when
his nick-name "Biff" was formed on the students"
stend in blue and gold but Huey got a long and
intermittent booing when his flashed out.
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When the first half was called there was a general
clamor about Mickal not having appeared on the
field. It was generally admitted that a good portion
of the crowd came to see this brilliant Syrian
passer from Louisiana, but it looked as if thewere being gypped.
Remembering Abe's promise the night before, we
tor? our way through the intermission crowds and
waited for the team to reappear. Last in line, Abe
came up with his coach and gave us an assuring
greeting. His spotless outfit gave proof of the fact
that he had not participated as yet on the field.
Neither was he to appear before the finish. The
official reason was that Abe had an injured leg
but evening papers insinuated that Jones thought
him too good for the game.
Anyway, he stood
for our picture, a little more sullen than he had
been the night previous but not loss affable.
Sunday, with a clear day in sight, three automobiles laden with young Syrians, with the attractive and charming Mrs. Ayoub Rizik at the head,
wended their way into Arlington National Cemetery
to visit the Lebanon Cedar.
Mrs. Rizik is one of those rare women w**to «an
literally twirl a large household and the accompanying responsibilities of six children around anyone of her deft fingers. Routine and clockwork
SPEAKING ai football pbqre
Moussa, or Moses Ka
best in the country. He plijud
College team, where he
still remembered Over Bio^
hardly a dozer. Syrians were m
h s life then was a blaze of «al
now he is blind, and is eking oat a
peddling linens in ftrirago
early IMM IS his guide.
tage on the outskirts of
with Syrians. His wife, an
years after they were -"narrsed.
after he went blind He has
York as he was popular and
ous for his anecdotes. He caaai
from Palestine and after Ujtog;
college to further
bitious. But look at his
others, but perhaps he
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After hearing Ted Black's
last Monday rught. I sensa d that it was too good to he
going to be at Ike &
person, with his best
wasn't kidding -as ali He was s©back that it was true
he'll be there, with hs heat
People are coming front as far as
C . Connecticut. Long WinHL aflat qpl
Boston, and let's not forget Trma j. ai
something ir. the air- It aaadfe to to>
Forgive me u I seeaa to trespass «m
good taste in speaking of oar %rr-~*
even though I am oci
paper, I feel loyal and
Syrian talent only wiL
- *ial it promises so he
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ARABS OCCUPY BIG NICHE
IN HISTORY OF MEDICINE
"They Reached a High Stage of
Development When the Doctors
Knew the Time to Throw
Away Their Drugs"
By Philip K. Khauli
A VALUABLE book of 527 pages
to be reviewed in one column! I really cannot see how that could be
done. However, my aim is to give
our young readers a brief account
of this book which tells a fascinating
story. This story, as the title of the
book indicates is "The Story of
Medicine", by Dr. Victor Robinson,
Professor of History of Medicine at
Temple University School of Medicine,
Philadelphia. The book appeared in
1931, but it bears review now. Certainly it should be included among
the list of books selected by The
SYRIAN WORLD under the head
"Get Those Books." By all means
get this book, for large portions of
it are devoted to the brilliant achievments of the Arabs in medicine in
the Middle Ages, when they were
the unchallenged leaders, and often
pioneers, in this field-
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THE SYRIAN WORLD, NEW YORK, NOV. 16, 1934.
scores of books from the Greek asd
from the Syriac, to which already
hundreds of books of sicence and literature of Greek and Persian origin
had been translated. Among Hunain's
translations are counted such works
as "The Aphorisms of Hipocrates"
(the Father of Medicine), many of the
works of Plato, Aristotle, Euclid,
Ptolemy, Dioscorides and Oribosius.
"Even the little known veterinary
surgery book of Theomnestus did not
escape his zeal." Besides, about 129
books of Galen were translated by
Hunain. Not long ago, the author
informs us, an old ms. of Hunain was
found in a dust-covered oriental
library. It is an important document
because it shows us how Hunain
worked.
As Robinson's book deals principally
with the history of medicine, the
names of distinguished Arabs he
mentions are, naturally, medical menHe devotes several pages to Rhazes
names of Arab physicians who contribute.! materially to medicine. But,
unquestionably, the greatest of them
all, "the Star of Islam", was Ibn
Sina (U80 1037), the Avicenna of the.
Middle Ages. His book, "al-Qanun"
(Canon), consisting of about one million w >rd;., "dominated the medical
schools of Asia and Europe for six
centurias", to quote Dr. Robinson, who
adds that "upon every page we find
something to admire and to condemn."
More than a hundred names of medicines i were discovered by the Arabs
and are still used in our own time."
But the greatest achievement of the
Arab doctors, according to Dr. Robinson, was the realization by many of
them that psychical influence had a
great deal to do with healing the
sick. "They knew when to throw
away their drugs."
IBN-SINA
As Brilliant as any European People
Dr. Robinson believes the Arabs
were as brilliant as any of the European peoples, even of our own day,
and often more so. He gives them
credit for a thorough knowledge of
most of the chronic diseases known
to us today. "The Arabs", he says,
"were acquainted with more than 100
diseases of the eye. They knew,
for instance, that cancer could be
extirpated only in the initial stage,
-x^gd then asks, "What more do we
know of this frightful malady today?"
Most of our readers, sorry to say
it, know little of the Magic City of
the Arabian Nights (Baghdad). To
many it is but a glorified Coney
Island of the past. But Dr. Robinson
reminds us in his book that it was
a great center of culture and learning,
of worldly power and civilization. It
had sixty hospitals. It boasted of
libraries, colleges and observatories,
besides hundreds of public baths. To
various extents so were the other
Moslem cities of those days—Damascus, Cairo, Cordova, Isphahan, Shiraz, Mosul, Jerusalem, Aleppo, Rai,
Alexandria and scores of other cities.
A Thriving Academy
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The "Hall of Science" in Baghdad
of the days of al-Mamoun was one
of the greatest and busiest "academies"
of the ancient world. In it hundreds
of scientists, men of letters, chroniclers, translators and copyists, all engaged by the great Caliph, worked incessantly.
The industry of book
manufacturing was a thriving industry in those days, employing
thousands of manufacturers, copyists
and binders, and keeping "the bazaar
of paper-makers" (suq-ul-warraqin)
hununing with activity. Al-Mamoun
himself one of the greatest patrons of
science in history, was a learned
man. The chief observatory in Baghdad was made by his royal order
that he may enjoy the pleasures of
making his own observations of the
stars. Said Dr. Robinson, "they not
only measured the height of the atmosphere and catalogued the stars,
but spoke a language not learned
on earth before."
Dr. Robinson calls Hunain Ibn
Ishaq (Joannitius), a Christian Syriac
of al-Mamoun's days, "The herald of
Arabian renaissance." He translated
Courtesy ot ut, victor Robinson author of
"The Story of Medicine."
Avicenna, as he was known to thousands of medical
students of Europe in the Middle Ages, "dominated
the medical schools of Asia and Europe for six centuries", according to an eminent authority.
A rare picture of Avicenna, reproduced from an old,
traditional drawing of obscure origin.
(Abu-Bakr Mohammed Ibn Zakhariyyah ar-Razi) of the ninth and
tenth centuries who was chosen over
a hundred physicians to direct the
chief hospital of Baghdad His medical book "al-Hawi" (known to the
Europeans by its Latin name, "Contens) was used for several centuries
as a text-book in the medical schools
of Europe. It was, in effect, an encyclopedia of medicine. Al-Razi was
the first to distinguish between
measles and small-pox, writing a
treatise on this subject.
"Star of Islam"
Robinson
cites
many
illustrious
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(Continued from page Two.)
ing cries and hunger pangs of their
brethren, sisters and kinstolk across
the Atlantic. The Syrian Ladies Aid
joined heartily with the mammoth
drive for the relief of war sufferers
in the old homelands.
Not the least phase of the manifold activities of this society is the
one which concerns itself with finding employment for the poor who
come to it for aid.
This phase
promises to loom in the future and become one of the principal activdties,
not only of this but of all other
societies engaged in similar work. It
it the keynote of the New Era and in
the spirit of the Roosevelt age.
Mrs. Naufal told of a poor Syrian
young man who came to the Ladies
Aid for help. He had a big family,
and was out of work. The society
extended him help, and he came back
for more- Finally, one of the members said: "This thing may last for
several years, and the man will be
just as poor at the end. There must
be a better way to help him. Then
calling the man to her she asked him
what his occupation was in the old
country.
"A shoemaker," replied the man.
"Will you wbrk in the same trade
if we could arrange it for you?"
The man was profuse in his exipression of gratitude. What honest
needy man would not prefer to work
than to beg? Then immediately the
Ladies Aid Society rented a little shop
for him, bought him second-hand tools
and started him on his modest career.
In a few years the shoemaker paid
back all the money he had drawn
from the society, and was on his way
to useful citizenship.
The SYRIAN WORLD reporter
wished to know if the Syrian charitable societies were not having too
many activities for charity. More
than one replied in the negative.
Mrs. Naufal was emphatic. "What is
one or two dollars a week for our
average Syrian citizen? Some of our
young ones spend on an average
more than that a night on movies,
theatres, parties or other forms ofj
entertainments. Certainly many of
them can afford to go to every affair
held for charity. They will then combine pleasure with the satisfaction
they are helping a good cause."
Then she added significantly: "It
is not the amount we pay, but the
spirit (which counts. Many fail to
give because they want to give mush
and cannot afford it- It is) better
to give a little than not to give at all.
This has been our slogan in the last
drive. We made our modest contributors feel we were as grateful for
their one and two dollar contributions, as for contributions running
into the tens and hundreds."
Broaching the Subject of the unification of charitable activities, a movement sponsored by The SYRIAN
WORLD, the representative of the
Ladies Aid Society present, showed
no opposition. However, they said
the society would rather wait and see
how things turn out. After all a
history of twenty-seven successive
and fruitful years should not be
bartered for an untried idea, they
felt. If the idea works, then the
Ladies Aid Society could be counted
upon to do its share.
The SYRIAN WORLD reporter ventured the assurance that in case the
movement is materialized, the Ladies
Aid will have the major share in the
actual work, for which they have
proved themselves so well adapted
and so adept
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SOCIAL NOTES
An Armistice bridge and supper
was held at the home of Dr. N. Haick by her daughter, Madeline, Saturday evening, /November 10.
Among those present were Mr. and
Mrs. Elias Borab, Mr. and Mi's. Michael Borab, Mr. and Mrs. Albert
McKaba, Mr. and Mrs. Victor Razook, Mr. and Mrs. Michael Teen, Mr.
and Mrs. Victor Samra, Mr. and Mrs.
George McKaba;
Also the Misses Evelyn Samara,
Alexandria Daas, Margaret Fren, Elizabeth Samra, Lillian Mudarri, Alexandria Barsa, and Fuad and Muneer
Salamy, Charles Barsa, "VVasphy Mudarri, Fred Samara anc| George
Borab.
VISIT JOE GANIM
After a birthday party held Saturday night by George Moussaly for
his sister, Jeanette, which broke up
at 4 a. m., a party consisting of Frederick Ozone, George Moussaly, Emil
Naecash, George Shahood, Philip Hanna. King Solomon, Nack Khouri,
Henry Mokarry, and Gabriel Genaou^ drove up in Mr. Ozone's car to
Flagtown where they visited their
friend Joe Ganim, columnist of The
SYRIAN WORLD- Arriving in Flagtown, they Jiad to roam at random
through the woods using searchlights to find his house, it was so
dark among the trees. And during
theJr stay there that day, they filled
up on milk, fresh from the cow.
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Moves to Larger Quarters
Dr. Joseph M. Jabbour moved this
-week from his offices at 150 Prospect
Park West, Brooklyn, to larger
quarters in 576 Seventh Street, Brooklyn, in order to accomodate his
parents who are arriving from Roanoke, Va-
AB1THEBAD IS TOO GOOD
By Rosa H. Shada
LEXINGTON, NEBRASKA
THAT old Mephistophelian, Abi Kashey, is^ bad medicine for goody-goody
boys like George Koverly. The goodness boy was picking up Abi and
getting ready to bust like him a basket
of eggs.
Up went Abi, in the arms of j George.
Down went Abi—part way down.
Suddenly he revived, coiled around
George and landed on top to take a
second straight fallTimes were
29:45 and 9:05. About two thousand
attended and the offering was in the
Auditorium :n Omaha, on Monday
evening, November 5.
There were other good villains. Joe
Cox met, slugged and fell on top of
what purprted to be a Bagdad Sheik,
Ben Baad, in 18 seconds. Joe also won
the other fall in 10:32.
OUR NEW-YORKERS
(Continued from page Five.)
The bridge Madeline Haick gave
the other evening sort of introduced
the Mudarris to several of our folks.
Wasphy and Lillian were there, but
the other half dozen Mudarris still
have to be given the golden key to
our city.
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Sorry, Margaret Alexander, but
your information was all wrong in
your column last week about Selma
Hanna and the doctor from Paterson,
N. J. She danced with him a couple
of dances, as1 shown in the film, but
PAGE
SYRIAN FINE ARTS GUILD
TO GIVE OPENING RECITAL
AUSTRALIANS
Organization Was Response to Keen Need in The Syrian
Community of New York
COUNTS MANY PROMISING ARTISTS IN ITS MEMBERSHIP
CAREFULLY planned over a period of several months, the
Syrian Fine Arts Guild now makes its appearance with an opening
recital, to be held on Friday evening, December 7, at the Neighborhood Club, 104 Clark Street, Brooklkyn.
The recital will
feature Helen Rozek, violinist, Selma
formed in response to this need by a
Uniss and Alice Mokarzel, pianists,
group of young Syrian artists. Mrs.
El-Beshara and Litia Namora, dancers.
Ferris, to whom the organizers turned
The Guild met for the first time
for assistance and counsel, opened her
early last summer in the home of
heart and home for the pioneering
Mrs. Joseph W. Ferris on Monroe
group. The American Syrian FederaStreet, Brooklyn. From the beginning,
tion offered the artists headquarters
the Guild idea was received with
in their building at 123 Scherme.
enthusiasm and encouraged by several
Street, Brooklyn.
of the outstanding men and women
Classes for instruction in piano,
of the Syrian community of Greater
v'olin, musical theory, dancing, paintNew York. It was felt that so much
ing and drawing, it was announced
Syrian and Lebanese talent that had
by spokesmen of the guild, will start
distinguished itself in public and
soon after the opening recital. The
had won applause from professional
Guild offers special opportunities for
critics should find more practical
adult beginne*rs and those who. havexpression in the community life of
ing dropped their studies at an early
the Syrians of the Big City. Already
period, desire to acquire further inseveral young Syrian men and women
struction.
A limited number el
who live in New York or vicinity,
scholarships will be available for
had made their bows before public
students of exceptional promise.
audiences. Some had won recognition among their peers, and are well
on their way as successful artists-
BACLINHtilSER WED
Rich Field to Draw From
Among the Syrian artists from
whom the Guild has drawn advisory memberships may be numbered
such persons as Nicolas S. Macsoud,
president for ,two years of the Brooklyn Painters and Sculptors- Society;
Litia Namora, formerly assistant to
Ruth St. Denis and now head of the
dance department of the Newport
Conservatory of Fine Arts; E. J.
Halow, painter, Anis Fuleihan, prominent pianist, composer and conductor;
Selma Bojalad of the Cincinnati and
Chicago Opera Companies; Elvira
Helal, of the Chicago Opera Company,
now leading woman of the new opera,
"Moses", and Mabel Salomey, winner
of two art prizes at the Yale Art
School, from which she was graduated, and others.
The feeling that a center was
needed for these kindred souls grew
in time- The dearth of artistic or intellectual activities in the Syrian community of New York gave rise to a
keen desire to supply the need. The
Syrian Fine Arts Guild has been
Miss. Marie Baclini, daughter of Mr.
and Mi's. Sleyman Baclini, was married to Mr. George Kneiser.. last
Wednesday at six o'clock in St
George's Church, Washington Street.
Msgr. Paul Sanki officiated.
Miss Helen Baclini, sister of the
bride was maid-of-honor and MrAziz Kiami stood for the groom.
Only the immediate families were
present, including the bride's parents;
sisters, Helen and Isabelle, and
brother, David; also Mrs. Lieza
and her mother Mrs. Trabulsi.
Selma Bazergi, Misses Selwa Keamy.
Josephine Holway, Rose Stevens and
Mr. Albert Mueller.
After the ceremony the couple sailed
for Florida on the Clyde Mallorv
line.
Mrs. Kneiser is assistant credit
manager at Martin's department store
Mr. Kneiser is employed by the Bronx
Home News.
licks agreed.
M-: wad Mr-
week to the
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THE SYRIAN IEBANON AMERICAN SKRT
FROM MSTlNFWEST
of Newark, N. X
(Continued from page Five.)
with newspapers. It is a risky business to keep all one's eggs in one
basket, anyway. But it is positively
foolhardy to do so and then hand
the basket to a little, irresponsible boy
who has no sense of respossibility,
and whose only interest is play.
Above all no newspaper can afford
to go into personalities. That was
the main weakness of the Arabic
press in this country, as all intelligent Syrians will assure you with a
shake of the head.
So let us hear no more of Highbrow or Lowbrow Katibah.
Tnis
paper is making strenuous efforts to
remain on the impersonal plane, and
I want both Katibahs to help me do
so.
that's all. My, my, the way rumor
spreads, tsk, tsk. I know it wasn't
your fault, but your informer's. Too
bad glamorous young ladies get
talked about like that, but that's
what they get for being glamorous.
Announces that there will be an orchestra pfakymg *«*e 4
young folks, besides the prominent Synui oM
as announced here last week
to be held Saturday, November
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PAGE EIGHT
HOLD THEATRE PARTY
The Brooklyn Maternity Center
Association will hold its annual theatre
party on Monday evening, December
3rd, a tthe Morosco Theatre, Manhattan.
The play chosen for this event is
"Gold Eagle Guy," a new play produced under the same auspices as last
year's Pulitzer prize play, "Men in
White," and its cast will include
those who played the leading roles
in that success.
Mrs. O. Paul Humpstone Is chairman of the theatre party, with Mrs.
Darwin R. James, Jr., as co-chairman.
A number of the Syrian women in our
community are interested supporters
of this association.
RICHMOND, VA.
At a regular meeting of the Lebanon Social Club, the annual election
of officers wlas held at the club's
hall. Fred Kahwajy was re-elected
president to succeed himself. Other
officers elected are Fred Shibly, vicepresident; Ida Shibly, secretary;
Thomas Lewis, treasurer; Elizabeth
Summers, historian; Minnie Sanyour,
chaplain; and Salem Kouri, sergeantat-arms.
Salem T. Sanyour was
elected permanent business manager
of the club. The executive committee
as well as other committees will be
named later.
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A birthday party was held Saturday evening in honor of Fred Shibly,
18.
BOUTROSS
448 FIFTH AVENUE,
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TOLEDO, OHIO
Sunday, October 21, Louise Shaloup
was married to George Kalin of
Akron, Ohio, in St. George's Orthodox
church, with Archmandrite Samuel
David offiicating, assisted by Rt. Rev.
Anton Bashir of Detroit The bride
was given dh marriage by her brother
Alfred.
Her only attendant was
Mary Haddad, cousin to the groom.
Alfred Shaloup was the best man.
A reception was held at Forresters
hall.
•
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Elias Hanna has announced the engagement of his daughter Laura to
Charles Shames of Flint, Mich. The
wedding will take place Sunday, Nov.
18. Many parties have been given
for Miss Hanna. Recently a shower
was given by the Daughters of Phoenicia, of which organization she is a
member.
•
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Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Shimmaly
were blessed Wih a baby girl. This
is their third child. They will name
her Charlotte.
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A baby boy was born to Mr. and
Mrs. Mike Saba Jr. at St. Vincents
Hospital. Mrs. Saba is the former
Emily Elias.
•
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A baby girl was born to Mr. and
Mrs. Claude Gootee recently. Mrs.
Gootee is the former Margy Darah.
•
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Miss Louise Etoll, 28, of Bryan,
Ohio, died today in St. Vincents
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The Syrian Women's Welfare Club
gave then- annual oriental dinner,
Monday, Oct. 29, at the Y. W. C. A.
Mrs. Zahia Coury, social chairman,
had charge of the affair, assisted by
a large committee. Dr. Najib Sallume
gave an interesting talk, for the benefit of non-Syrians, on the making of
the oriental dishes in their plates.
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The Sigma Alpha Phi Fraternity
gave a dance Nov. 3, Saturday night,
at the Park Row Town Club. Fred
Mickel was chairman, assisted by Abe
Shimmaly, George Abrass and Paul
Darah.
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Mrs. Sadie Tanber, 80, of this city,
died in her home, following two
weeks' illness. Services were held in
St. George's Syrian Orthodox Church,
with Archmandrite Samuel David
officiating, assisted by Archmandrite
Anthony Bashir, Patriarchal Vicar, of
Detroit. The deceased is survived
by her sons John, Moses, Joseph and
Edward; her daughters Mrs. George
Ghiz, Mrs. Charles Kalille and Mrs.
Tanber.
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Gamma Epsilon Psi Sorority is
planning a dinner dance at the Comrdodore Perry Hotel on Nov. 28. Alma
Ammer is chairman.
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Mr. and Mrs. George Fakehany gave
a dinner and farewell party for their
daughter Irene at their home on
Fulton Avenue. Irene will be married
to George Malko Karkenny, son of
Mr. and Mrs. N. M. Karkenny of
Brooklyn, N. Y., on Sunday, Nov. 18,
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Mr. and Mrs. Philip Shehadi are
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YOUNGSTOWN, OHIO
A series of Card Parties is being
held at St. Maron's Church Hall each
Sunday evening for the benefit of the
Parish. The women of the parish are
taking their turns in sponsoring these
parties.
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Miss Zarife Basile and Mr. Albert
George were married Sunday afternoon in Villa Marie, the Rt. Rev.
Msgr. Elias Hayek officiating. Mr.
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Mr. and Mrs. George will reside in
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Immed'ately following
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<h4>Biographical/Historical Note</h4>
<p>Salloum Mokarzel, a Lebanese American intellectual, founded<em> The Syrian World</em> in 1926. Salloum Mokarzel was the younger brother of Naoum Mokarzel, the publisher of the Arabic-language newspaper <em>Al-Hoda. </em>Together, the Mokarzel brothers ran Al-Hoda Publishing, and in 1909, they published <em>The Syrian Business Directory.</em> </p>
<p>Mokarzel created <em>The Syrian World</em> in order to document and celebrate the culture and history of "Syria." At the time, Syria referred to the modern-day countries of Lebanon, Syria, Jordan, Israel, and Palestine. The publication was primarily aimed towards second-generation children of immigrants, but Mokarzel hoped that it would also appeal to the general American public.</p>
<h4>Scope/Content Note</h4>
<p><em>The Syrian World</em> was published between 1926 and 1932 as a journal. In 1932, the format was changed from an academic journal style to a newspaper style, which continued until the periodical's end in 1935. After the death of his brother Naoum, Salloum took over the publication of <em>Al-Hoda.</em></p>
<p>The articles in <em>The Syrian World</em> cover a variety of topics spanning from the practical to the theoretical. Practical subjects include international and domestic travel, historical and contemporary Arabic and Arab-American art and literature, and the mental and physical health and hygiene of immigrants. More theoretical, philosophical, and ideological subjects include ideologies of race, the changing role of women, the formation of Syrian and Lebanese-American societies, and the political and psychological relationships between immigrants and their countries of origin.</p>
<p>All issues of <em>The Syrian World</em> are available, along with full indexes for the first four volumes. For volumes five and six, there are tables of contents at the start of the issues.</p>
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Salloum A. Mokarzel
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1926-1935
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<a href="http://hdl.handle.net/11299/175685" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Annotated Index to the Syrian World, 1926-1932</a> at the University of Minnesota Immigration History Research Center Archives
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The Syrian World Volume 08, Issue 29
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1934 November 16
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Newspapers--United States
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English
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Mary Mokarzel
Habib Ibrahim Katibah
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New York Public Library
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Moise A. Khayrallah Center for Lebanese Diaspora Studies
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