1 50 2 https://lebanesestudies.omeka.chass.ncsu.edu/files/original/235aef6cf8178cd1cc1faedd3911285e.pdf 76115340737e6005c36db424af57f409 PDF Text Text R?H 23 The Syrian World WNMIM0 PUBLISHED WEEKLY —ESTABLISHED 1926 VOL. VII, NO. 51 NEW YORK, April 21st, 1934 ZIONIST CONFAB GOVERNOR LIKENS LEBANON TO WITH PATRIARCH RHODE ISLAND AT GALA BANQUET Bkirki Seeks Support for Its Lebanese Policy in Syria; Elect Municipalities in Lebanon; Owner of Kawkab ush-Sharq Brings Suit Against City of Beirut By ZEIDAN D. ZE1DAN Foreign Correspondent of SYRIAN WORLD BEIRUT, April 10. — On Sunday, March 24 Dr. Chaim Weizman, head of the Zionist commission for the settlement of Jews in Palestine and former president of the world Zionist movement, and Moshe Shertok of the political department of the Jewish Agncy, arrived at Beirut. They had dinner at the table of Count de Martel, French High Commissioner and later paid a visit to His Beatitude Antoun Arida, Maronite Patriarch, at Bkirki, where they were accorded a grand reception. The conversation between the Zionist representatives and His Beatitude centered on the relations of good-will and friendship existing between the Zionists and the people of Lebanon. Then they discussed the "minority rights" and the necessity of their preservation. The Patriarch was quoted as saying that the people of Lebanon in general, and the Christians thereof in particular, hold the best remembrances of friendly feelings towards the Israelites for their sympathies with the Christians in the revolt of 1860. After tea the Patriarch, Dr. Weizman and Mr. Shertok withdrew and had a long private conversation. In most probability the conversation was around the project of settling Jews in Lebanon, about which the Patriarch had already expressed his sympathetic support. II f< Syria and Lebanon in Bkirki V C It seems that the Lord of Bkirki has come to the conclusion that his efforts in behalf of the Lebanese policy should not be confined to Lebanon. He has realized that for Lebanon to remain independent requires support from outside, especially from the neighboring states, particularly Syria, which has not ceased to work to annex Lebanon to itself. With this end in mind, the Patriarch bent his utmost effort and influence towards the establishment in Syria of a government which will not oppose the Lebanese policy, as former Syrian governments had done. He succeeded in the appointment of Shaykh Taj-ud-Din al-Hasani as President of the new Syrian Government, as I wrote you in a previous communication. If any credit is to be given for the establishment of the present Syrian Government that credit should go to the Maronite Patriarch and to his able vicar, Bishop Bulus Akl. It was to pave the way for the new relations between Lebanon and Syria and for the strengthening of the Lebanese policy that his Beatitude invited IBs Excellency Mohammed Ah al-Aabid, President of the Syrian Republic, and Shaykh Taj-ud-Din, premier, to a dinner at Bkirki on Sunday, April 8, at which the President of .the Lebanese Republic and its premier were also present. Continued ' on Page 2. .ste£~ Mayor of Providence Also Speaks; S. A. Mokarzel Master of Ceremonies; Speakers From Many New England Cities; Nasib Arida From New York Governor Theodore Francis Green of Rhode Island, in speaking of the Republic of Lebanon, compared it to the State of Rhode Island at a gala banquet last Sunday evening at the first anniversary of the celebration of the founding of the Lebanon Fraternity of Providence in the Providence Biltmore Hotel. "Republics and states are not measured by size," Governor Green said. "Lebanon and Rhode Island are both small but they both fought valiantly for religious freedom." S. A. Mokarzel, master of ceremonies on this occasion, was loudly applauded after his speech- He introduced the following speakers: Francis' Simon, president of the society; James C. Dunne, mayor of Providence* Dr. John Hazam, New London; Faris Malouf, Boston; Judge Ira Lloyd Letts, Joseph S. Hage, New London; Elias Shamon, Boston; Michael Abodeely, Worcester; Louis W. Cappelli, secretary of state; Louis George, Boston; Edward J. Kelly, Edward J. Higgins and Nosseff Joseph, chairman of the banquet. Najeebe Morad Sings Najeebe Morad, Boston singer, rendered Arabic songsPrevious to the banquet, a meeting had been held downstairs in the large auditorium of the hotel. Mr. Mokarzel was also master of ceremonies on this occasion when the following spoke: Louis Ziter, Dr. Alfred Harb, Brockton; Elias S. Hage, New London; Kalil 'Anthony, Norwich; Shikry Khoury, Anis Abdounour, Elias Saferda, Miss Georgette Farhet, New London; Mansour ShadrowTey, Maha Shaddon, and Rev. Joseph Eid, Fall River. Nasib Arida who attended from New York, going with Mr. Mokarzel, gave an original Arabic poem. Among the entertainers, besides Miss Morad, were Miss Margaret Khosen, who opened the meeting with the Star Spangled Banner, and Habeeb Maksoud, Alfred Thomas, vocalists; FRENCH FAVORABLE TO ZIONIST COLONIZATION IN SYRIA, LEBANON CONFIRMING report of our foreign correspondent in Beirut of renewed Zionist interest in Syria and Lebanon, it is reported by the Jewish Telegraphic Agency that the French High Commissioner Count de Martel "is expected to recommend that GermanJewish refugees be allowed to settle in Syria, especially in view of the fact that the French Government is losing millions of francs annually in administering the Syrian mandate" The lands contemplated for settlement of German-Jews include not only one bordering Palestine to the south, but extensive tracts lying between Syria and Iraq (Mesopotamia) which are said to be twice the area of Palestine. Price, Single Copy, Five Cents WEINEMAN A. C. WINCHAMPIONSHIP Hotly Contested Game, Leaving Score at 28-27 in Favor of the Weinemans, Began With the Syriads Rolling Up the Points Philip Solomon, violinist; Bechara Hallal, Alexander Thomas, and Salim By WILLIAM KOURY Sidnauie, ouds. (SYRIAN WORLD Correspondent) On the committee of arrangements were Noseff Joseph, chairman; ManDETROIT, MICH., April 17. — In sour Badwey, Joseph Solomon and the most hotly contested game of the Anthony Simon. season, the Weineman A. C. defeated The officers of the organizaton are the Syriads for the championship of Francis Simon, president; Mansour the Syrian Basketball League, the Badwey, vice-president; Louis Ziter, score being '28-27. secretary; Nossef Joseph, treasurer, Louis Nohra, star center for the and Anthony Simon and. Tom Rufful, winners, sank the first basket from executive members. mid-floor and another point was Mr. Joseph S. Hage of New Lon- i added after a personal foul. But the don gave able assistance to the local I Syriads came dashing with lightening committee in making the arrangerapidity to score two field baskets to ments which made the occasion a account for four points and the lead. huge success. At the end of the first quarter, the score stood at 7 to 5 in favor of the Syriads. At this point Ace George, whose nervousness had accounted for four personal fouls was taken out and Dave Abdoo took his place. WEIGHT-LIFTING CHAMPION DIES Won Free Trip to Egypt This Summer; Gained Title at Century of Progress (Special Correspondence) AKRON, OHIO, April 17. - John Mallo, 30, died here last Sunday, following an operation for an abdominal abcess, from which peritonitis developed. Mallo, who was born in Cleveland, of Syrian parents, going to Syria at four and returning to Akron at fifteen, was holder of the Ohio A. A. Uheavyweight lifting championship and also the National Senior A. A. U. heavyweight title which he won last September at the Century of Progress Exposition in Chicago, which triumph entitled him to a free trip to Egypt this summer for international weightlifting contests. He was planning to compete in the Olympics in Berlin in 1935. Managed Athletic Club Mallo was manager of the Mallo A. C, a body-building club in Akron, where he spent much time in developing younger prospects. Through his work the city has today about 50 persons interested in weight-lifting, whereas three years ago there were less than a dozen. In three years he climbed to heights in the strong man division of sports. At Chicago he lifted a total of 760% pounds for three lifts, the two-hand military press, the two-hand snatch and the clean and jerk. In the military press he lifted 231% pounds, shattering by five pounds a record that stood for six years. Several weeks later in a weightlifting contest, Mallo broke his own record by lifting 236% pounds. Mallo is survived by his parents, Mr. and Mrs. George Mallo, his wife, Juanita, three children, Dolores, five, George, four, and Jo Ann, two, one sister, Mary and two brothers, Offie and James. Abdoos Make Quartette The entrance of Dave into the game completed the Abdoo quartette on the floor for the Syriads, with Capt. Joe Adams playing the star role of a fast moving machine. At half the score stood at 17 to 15 in favor of the Syriads. The game began a see-saw progress with f6uls playing a major part. Time was called by the Weineman team who soon organized their teamwork. At the end of the third quarter Joe Adams was lifted out of the game because of four personal fouls —the score 26-21. James Esber replaced the captain in the forward position of the Syriads but the spark of fire was out. The eight hundred fans were hushed to silence as the Weineman team scored two points on foul. In the last two minutes of play, the Weinemans took the lead by scoring two field baskets and a foul shot. The Syriads scored another point on a foul shot. The final score was 28-27. Enthusiasm, spirit and sportsmanship were exerted to the limit on both teams and rooting galleries cheered the brilliant plays and neat execution of blocking, passing and drippling. Weineman Team Host Earlier in the evening the Weineman team was host to the Cleveland team which competed with the Detroit teams during the season. Frederick P. Alexander was toastmaster. Miss Mary Hayes, who supervised the Weineman boys from infancy, was highly congratulated by all who spoke. Mr. Michael Caraboolad of Cleveland was the chief representative of the Cleveland boys. A large gathering danced after the game in St. Maron's Hall. The Phoenician Trophy will be presented by the Phoenician Magazine (which plans to resume publication) in the Club Chalet at a dinner-dance, to the Weineman team, the victors. �THE SYRIAN WORLD, NEW YORK, April 21st, 1934 PAGE TWO DAMASCUS LODGE ONLY CLUB FOR SYRIAN MASONS IN UNITED STATES "THE CHINA CONTROLS LACE INDUSTRY STRUGGLE" American Lace and Embroidery Association of China, Controlled By Syrians, Succeed in Fight to Keep Industry jn China, Away From Italy, Porto Rico; Employ 200,000 Chinese Brooklyn Lodge, Celebrating Its 25th Anniversary Tomorrow, Has Members of All Ages and Creeds THE ONLY Masonic Club for Syrians in the United States, the Damascus Lodge No. 867, will celebrate its Silver Anniversary tomorrow night at a banquet in the Hotel Bossert in Brooklyn. The Lodge, whose membership consists of Christians, Druze, Jews and Mohammedans, was founded twentyfive years ago by nineteen Syrians. Among them were Samuel D. Barbary, N. Forzley, George A. Ferris, Antoun Simon, K. A. Salih, N. S. Malouf, Khalil F. Dibbs, Joseph Lutfy, Naiib Sahadi, Richard Simon, Ezra Sitt and Saleem Barson. organized under charters given by the State of New York! High Morals Chief Aim The chief benefit of the Lodge is to teach the highest moral condition in everyday life while its three cornerstones take in the "Love of God, Brotherhood of Man and a Moral Life." The Lodge has for its Golden Rule the Gospel teaching "Do unto others as you would have others do unto you." Syria Follows Suit The Lodge received its dispensation on the 24th of November, 1908 while it was still in its initial headquarters at 94 Court Street. In 1918 it moved to the Masonic Temple on Claremont Avenue. It is interesting to note that soon after the Damascus Lodge was organized, Masonry took seed in Syria with a cropping of four lodges, all NEAR EAST NEWS (Continued from Page One) It was the first time in the history of Lebanon that the rulers of Lebanon and the rulers of Syria had come together under the same roof. It is considered a brilliant victory for the present Patriarch to be credited to him with pride. Elections Restored There are in Lebanon 165 municipal councils which, according to the Lebanese constitution ,are chosen by election. When former President Charles Dabbas suspended the constitution these councils were assigned by the central government. It seems now certain that the Lebanese Parliament will restore the elective status to these councils, although in some political circles it is considered a retrogressive step. * Who Is to Blame in the Hotel Catastrophe? The tragic catastrophe of Kawkab ush-Sharq in which tens lost their lives and many were injured, is still the topic of aroused public interest. Investigation so far has revealed that fissures appeared in the props of the building a day or two before its fall; and that those fissures were being plugged with lime and cement to hide them. In this way the government inspectors and engineers were kept ignorant of the threatening danger. George Bey Thabit, owner of the building, has now brought a suit against the Beirut municipality for losses suffered. GIBRAN PORTRAIT AND PAINTING FOR SALE ROSE O'NEIL, well known painter who used to draw with Kahlil Gibran and who was a devoted friend of the famous Syrian poet and mystic, announces that she has a splendid pen drawing of Gibran for sale. Three other paintings, "Centaur," "Th<b Great Solitude" and "The Veiled Facfe," and a sheaf of drawings are also j»fferf* for sale by Miss O'NeiL who n\a> be teached through the S" WORLD. ' y^^f^Sf^ Active During War During the World War, under the Mastership of George A: Ferris, the Lodge conducted a Liberty Loan Drive and aided by contributions to many needy Syrian families. At that time, also, it assumed famous proportions and attracted a great many visitors from all over the country. N. F. Forzley was the Lodge's first Master and Dr. F. I. Shatara is the present one. The Lodge has now 280 members. State Master to Attend Banquet At the anniversary banquet tomorrow night Dr. Shatara will act as toastmaster. Among the speakers will be the Master of Masons of New York State, Christopher C. Molinhauer; Dr. Herbert Adams Gibbons, historian and author; Supreme Court .Judge Peter Schmuck and Dr. A. A. Berle, father of Prof. A. A. Berle, Jr. of "the Brain Trust." Offidals of Brooklyn are also expected. ORTHODOX FACTIONS UNITED IN GERMANOS FUNERAL Patriarch Tahhan Reported Taking Steps to Consolidate Antiochean Church in North America THE SYRIAN Orthodox communicarits of Greater New York will unite in a funeral service to be held jointly by Our Lady Antiochean Church of Boerum Place and State Street, Brooklyn, and St. Nicholas Cathedral, formerly Russian, also on State Street, Brooklyn, according to an announcement in the Arabic press. The service will take place on this coming Sunday, April 22, at the former church. Similar services, are being held in several cities of the United States, those already announced consisting of the Antiochean Churches in Toledo, Ohio, Worcester, Mass., Cedar Rapids, Mich., and Sioux City, Iowa. Encyclical Issued Archbishop Victor Assaly, head of the Orthodox Antiochean Churches in North Amerca, who is now in Grand Rapids, issued an encyclical letter to all his churches requesting them to hold Mineral services tor the departed M^opolite. , The Brooklyn services wil be offkkted by His Grace Aichbishop A.hrigoras of thp Grc* Church in ?« w vork. On good authority the SYRIAN WORLD learned that His Beatitude Alexandres Tahhan, Patriarch of the Antiochean See in Damascus, is taking active steps to consolidate the Antiochean archdiocese in North America, and that already he has entered into communication with Archbishop Victor on matters still hanging fire pertaining to the Antiochean Church in the United States and-Canada. One of three sculptures by Fouzy Abbott, introduced by the Brooklyn Society of Artists at an exhibition in the Grant Studios in Brooklyn. FOUZY ABBOTT EXHIBITS WORK Work Called Daring and Imaginative , The Brooklyn Society of Artists introduced Fouzy Abbott, a new sculptor, at an exhibition at the Grant Studios in Brooklyn. Mr. Abbott presentee! three pieces, among which a symbolic composition entitled "The Struggle," in which a blindfolded woman serves as the symbol for humanity's struggle against the unknown, is the most ambitious and realized piece . According to Helen Appleton Read, Art Editor of the Brooklyn Daily Eagle, Mr. Abbott has two "important attributes for getting ahead—he has imagination and courage." Fouzy Abbott is a brother of Joseph M. Abbott, special writer for the SYRIAN WORLD. Their family name which was originally Abboud, was officially changed by their father and uncle in 1895. EGYPTIAN FILM BURNS IN BOSTON Was Shown in Brooklyn Academy of Music to Packed Houses BOSTON, MASS., April 17.—A motion picture, "The Love Melody," which was very successfully exhibited in Detroit and Brooklyn, in the latter-place three times in the Brooklyn Academy of Music, was burned before its scheduled showing here. Mr. Noury Saporta, the manager, refunded the money for tickets which were bought. The "Love Melody" was an Egyptian story, filmed in Paris, and acted entirely by Egyptian men and women. PALESTINIAN ROBIN HOOD CAPTURED Was Regarded as National Hero by Arabs ABU JILDAH, most notorious bandit in Palestine, often referred to as the Robin Hood of Palestine, was captured last week, according to a dispatch of the Jewish Telegraphic Agency- For years he has been the terror of Palestine. Palestinian Arabs considered him a national hero and a rebel. His daring exploits have been the nucleus of numerous legends. In! November the SYRIAN WORLD published some' interesting facts about this picturesque bandit mmmmmmm^Mi&mi&swBBKNH&K From letters just brought to light by the American Lace and Embroidery Association of China in a special correspondence to the SYRIAN WORLD, it was revealed that the balance of the lace and embroidery industry of the world, which is controlled by Syrians operating from New York City with factories mainly in China, was kept in China by the efforts of that association, and so saved the industry and kept employed 200*,000 Chinese workers. Italy, the next country in the lace and embroidery industry, formerly maintained high import duties on linens and raw materials, thus crippling its own export business. Later, realizing its economic mistake, it made strenuous efforts and succeeded to regain the American embroidery business they had lost to China. Tariff Raised A new customs tariff in China, however, raised the import duty on linens, having a count of less than 130 threads and weighing more than five ounces per square yard, from twelve and one-half per cent to twenty-five per cent. (This class of linen is imported from Belgium and Ireland). By this new tariff law the industry was beginning to feel itself crippled. The American Lace and Embroideries Association of China, which has thirty-three members, mostly Syrians, felt that in keeping this tariff rate, their industry would be disrupted, moving to Italy and Porto Rico, and that the 200,000 Chinese they employed would be hurt. Accordingly, they appealed Sn a detailed letter to the Tariff Commission to lowefr the rate from twelve to twenty-five per cent to seven and one-half per cent. They stressed the economic losses to China and the fact that a large part of its population would suffer, giving figures to show that as recently as 1919 lace exp<|rts from China amounted to less than $1,000 a month. Showed Growth With the development work done by members of the Association this industry has grown to the extent that in the past three years exports ranged in value from $250,000 to $1,000,000 a month. The Tariff Commission saw the benefit to China in heeding this appeal and lowered the rate as requested, to seven per cent. In order to further develop the Chinese industry, the Association succeeded in another appeal, to the Ministry of Communications, to lower its postal rates, pointing out that the rates to the United States were five times as high as those to Canada and elsewhere. Ellis T. Basha is president of the American Lace and Embroidery Association of China, William N. Gray, the vice-president and George M Bardwil, secretary and treasurer. I EMIR FATIK SHEHAB DIES MONTREAL, CAN., April 17—Emir Fatik Shehab, 54, died last Friday of pneumonia. He is survived by his wife, Rose Bellamah Shehab, two sons, Fouad and Mursil and a daughter, Leila. His wife's sister is Miss Najla Bellamah, special writer of the SYRIAN WORLD and her brother, Emir Joseph Shadid Bellamah, well - known writer and poet. :3^*S^;-";-'-?3S; ^RggpB t^ �THE SYRIAN WORLD, NEW YORK, April 21st, 1934 .*# "WE ARE NOT ENEMIES OF JEWS OR 'SYRIA PINS HOPE ON EMIGRANTS." ENGLISH," SAYS AUNI ABDUL-HADI - GEORGE MALOUF, INDUSTRALIST Palestinian Leader Speaks of New Trend in Arab Nationalism A FEW DAYS before his incarceration on grounds of participation in; the instigations leading to the uprisings and riots of last October in; Palestine, the Arabic daily "Filistin," Haifa, sent a representative to interview Auni Abdul-Hadi, prominent nationalist leader and liberal of Palestine. Abdul - Hadi Bey, ^B^yer, who lias been mentioned as theiogical successor to the late Musa Kazim Pasha al-Huseini as president of the Arab Executive Committee of Palestine, frankly admitted that the Arab movement in that country, until recently, "had been marked more with sectarian considerations than purely national ones." Independence Party The Independence Party, founded by Auni Bey and other liberals of Palestine, had as its main objective the orientation of the Arab national movement in the latter direction. It proved successful from the start and has won the admiration of Arabs and others who are interested in the future of Palestine all over the world. As an illustration of the new spirit embodied in the Independence Party, Auni Bey contrasted the uprisings of 1929 with those of last October. In, the first Jews were attacked as Jews, without discrimination, whereas in the latter not a single Jew was killed in the peaceful demonstrations in which many Arabs fell dead. Enemies of British Authorities "We are not enemies of the Jews or English," averred Auni Bey in his interview, "but we are enemies of the British authorities. There is a big difference between this enmity and the former which'takes rise from elementary natural instincts that are far removed from the directing influence of intelligence and thought." The Independence Party, declared Auni Bey Abdul-Hadi, has taught the Arab nation of Palestine the true significance of national struggle and showed the Palestinian Arabs the folly of its past policy, to which the party has dealt a death blow. VENERABLE PRELATE DIES IN LEBANON Patriarchal Maronite Priest Was Known to Thousands in States THE VENERABLE figure of the Rt. Rev. Mons. Joseph Shbai'a, with his patriarchal white beard and benign smiling face, passed away in Ladhiqiyyah, Syria, at the ripe age of 93, according to information received by his relatives in this country. Mons. Shbai'a came to this country about twenty years ago as a missionary, traveling from place to place, preaching and conducting retreats. When he returned to the old homeland six years ago he was often called upon by the Maronite Patriarchate to conduct retreats in Bkirki. He was noted for his fervent sermons and his kindly, Christian character and was beloved by the thousands who knew him and came in contact with him. GIBRAN'S MESSAGE TO YOUTH READ IN RADIO PROGRAM IN HIS MEMORY Barbara Young Reads His Message to Young Syrians; Fadwa Kurban and Alexander Maloof Render Musical Portion COMMEMORATING the third anniversary of the death of Kahlil Gibran, Syrian poet, prophet and painter, Barbara Young, American poet, read portions from his works at the Syrian American Hour, sponsored by the SYRIAN WORLD, over Station WNYC last Sunday. Miss Young, who was associated with Gibran for the seven years preceding his death on April 10, 1931, is now the literary executor of his estate. "I Believe In You" After reading portions from his most famous book, "The Prophet," Miss Young read the "Message to Young Americans of Syrian Origin" which Gibran wrote especially for the SYRIAN WORLD when it was first published in July, 1926 and in which Gibran says "I believe in you and I believe in your destiny." "I believe that you have inherited from your forefathers an ancient dream, a song, a prophecy, which you can proudly lay as a gift of gratitude upon the lap of America." Rhapsody and Song Alexander Maloof played two of his compositions, the first "Oriental Rhapsody" and the second "Group of Oriental Dances," with typical themes and original variations. Fadwa Kurban sang the "Elegy" of Massanet and the Syrian National Anthem "Anti Suriyyah Biladi" (Syria, Thou Art Mine Homeland) in a particularly pleasing arrangement from the popular composition of Mitri Murr, Syrian composer. ANNUAL ENTERTAINMENT & DANCE By the Syrian-Lebanon-American Boys' Club of Newark in Monahan's Hall, 355 Lafayette St., Newark, N. J. itr of iis vo tt- !l- PAGE THREE SATURDAY, MAY 5 Found Great Changes in Syria in Visit After a Decade; Government Does not Assist Sufficiently FROM HIS SUITE in the Hotel Sa voy Plaza, 59th Street and Fifth Avenue, New York, George Bey Malouf, son of Ibrahim Pasha Malouf and prominent industralist of Sao Paulo, Brazil, made a mental review of. a recent visit, his third, to Syria, in a special interview with a representative of the SYRIAN WORLD. Having visited Syria in 1912, 1925 and 1934, almost a decade apart, Malouf Bey was in a position to compare conditions and mark progress made by Syria before and after the War. It is his first visit to New York, where he is staying with his family' Mrs. Malouf, three sons and a governess, to see his uncle Joseph N. Malouf, and the large clan of Maloufs in .this and other cities and the many friends he had known and has not seen in more than thirty years. Progress in Mental Attitude "Syria has made great progress in the mental attitude of its people " declared Malouf Bey who spent several months in Syria traveling with his family. "This is noticeable," continued Malouf Bey, "both in the political and industrial fields. Syrians are beginning to be nationally conscious. They keenly feel now the place of liberty in their civic life and the urgency of national, industrial projects for the economic independence of their country." Nevertheless, says Malouf Bey, the people of Syria have not gotten'over their sense of dependence on their emigrant brethren who have made good across the Atlantic. It is quite natural, Malouf Bey explained, that the people of Syria look up to their emigrant compatriots for civic and industrial leadership, but he believes that the Syrians of Syria are capable now of running their own affairs without undue dependence on the outside. Depression Retarded Projects Brazilian Syrians Control Industry Contrasting the Syrians in the United States with the Syrians in Brazil, Malouf Bey observed that the Syrians in this country, particularly in New York, do not branch off sufficiently in industry. In Brazil one finds Syrians in every industry conceivable, including cattle raising. He confirmed the general impression that Syrians, proportionately to their number, control a big portion of that country's industry. Numbering about 400,000 in a country whose population is forty million, the Syrians control practically twenty-five per cent of Brazil's industry. George Bey Malouf himself is considered one of the largest silk weavers in Sao Paulo. BAGHDAD JEWS PRESENT GORGEOUS WEDDING GIFT TO KING GHAZI Precious wedding gifts from various cities of Iraq were sent to King Ghazi on his recenf wedding to Queen Aliyyah. Among these was a model of the Alawite Mosque . from the Shiites of Najaf. Another was a beautifully inlaid and embossed cigarette box presented by the Jewish residents of Baghdad. The box is inlaid with diamonds, with a biblical text on each side of the cover in enamel, one reading, "Be fruitful and multiply" and the other, "Nations and kings shall come out of thy loins." The name of King Ghazi and the royal emblem of the Iraqi throne appear on the cover between the two texts, encircled by two olive branches. The presentation legend with the wedding date appear on the back. The general depression and the drop FATHER SERAPHIM HERE of prices in the world market have TO ATTEND GERMANOS retarded some industrial projects newly established in Syria, in the SERVICES opinion of George Bey Malouf. This is particularly true of the weaving inThe Rev. Seraphim Nassar, pastor dustry. Furthermore, he does not beof the St. George Greek Orthodox lieve the French authorities are coChurch in Spring Valley, 111., arrived operating heartily with the Syrian peoTuesday to attend the services to be ple m this matter. held here for the late Archbishop One industry which has made good Germanos Shehadi who died in the Shikka Cement Company near Syria. Tripoli, which was formed of Syrian } Father Seraphim informs us that and foreign investors on a fifty-fifty the Greek Orthodox community has a basis, is now in the control of foreign new church in Spring Valley and that interests. Some national investors in its membership is increasing. On high places had sold their interests to Easter Sunday over twenty Amerifci-eign stockholders. A similar comcans attended the special services. pany m Dummar, a suburb of DaFather Seraphim was a close mascus, which promises a great fufriend and devoted follower of the ture, however, is almost completely late archbishop. CONCERT AND DANCE Given By BRAHEEN ABDO URBAN At The From Eight 'till late BROOKLYN MASONIC TEMPLE MUSIC BY FRANK RICHLAN and HIS NEW YORKERS ORCHESTRA TICKETS: 50c, can be secured from R. Kourbajre, 79 Was&ngtdb Street N. Y. C; Crescent Pharmacy, 120 Atlantic Avenue, Brooklyn and S. Haddad, 306 Centennial Avenue, Cranford, N. J- in the hands of Syrian investors, and Malouf Bey does not believe there is any immediate danger of control passing over to foreigners in this company. There are other projects, like the light and power company of Zahle in which the Syrians are holding fast to their stocks. Lafayette and Claremont SATURDAY. EVENING, APRIL 28th, (American Time!) iN orm | 1934 AT faff* iUb ^ �Ml f P*» THE SYRIAN WORLD. HEW YORK, April 21st, 1934 PAGE FOUR SYRIAN WOULD Published Weekly Established 1926 55 Washington Street, New York, N. Y. Telephone: WHitehall 4-5230 HABIB I. KATIBAH Editor and Publisher MARY MOKASZEL Business Manager SUBSCRIPTION (Payable In Advance) In the United States and Possessions: One Year, $3.00; Six Months, $1.50. In Canada: One Year, $3.50; Six Months, $1.75. In All Other Countries: One Year, $4.00; Six Months, $2.00. OBJECTIVES OF THE SYRIAN WORLD 1. Unity through diversity. 2. Preservation of Syrian culture and tradition. 3. An Americanism that shares the best it has. 4. For the old homelands, emancipation from bigotry, ignorance and social oppression. 5. Variety of news, instructive features and fair editorials. Entered as Second Class Matter May 8,1933 at the Post Office at New York, N. Y.,Under the Act of March 3, 1879. (Agents and Correspondents) Akron, O. Marie Hanna, 652 Carroll St. Allston, Mass. Wasphy Mudarri, 4 Franklin St. Boston, M. Alexander, 131 Clarendon St. Buffalo, N.Y. Marie Sfeir, 44 Cedar St. Burlington. Vt. Madeleine Fayette, 81 Maple St. Central Falls, R. I. Jacob Saliba. 88 Fletcher St. Chicago, 111. Michael Tawell, 3189 W. 16th St. Cleveland, O. A. M. Saba. 300 Engineers Bide. E. Boston. Mass. Julia Sabbagh, 863 Saratoga Flint, Mich. George Rashead. 913 E. Rankin St. Jewett City, Conn. Joseph Anthony, 68 Main St. Kansas City, Mo. " Michell Harris. 3110 E. 11 St. Lansing, Mich. Ruby Nakfour, 609 N.GrandAv. Lexington, Nebr. Rosa H. Shada New Brunswick, N.J. Sam Rizk, 78 Georges Rd. Nr.Ker.sington, Pa. G. Ofeish, 1244 Kenneth AT New London, Conn. Yvonne Khoury,20HomeSt. Niagara Falls.N.Y. Thos.Shiya,1343WhitneyAv. Plainfield, N.J. John Hamra, 1122 E. 7 St. Scranton, Pa. Agnes Sirgany, 443-10th Av. Shreveport, La. Isabel Haddad, 1046 Texas Ave. Syracuse. N.Y. Wadad R. Hazoury, 700Univ.Av. Toledo, O. Beulah Geha, 1712 Superior St. Torrington, Conn. Delia Nebhan, 64 Cherry St. Utica, N. Y. Mrs. G. J. Kasam, 739Rutger»St Wilkes-Barre, Pa. Jule Johns, 576 S. Main St. Worcester, Mass. James Arraj, 29 Norfolk St. Youngstown, O. Cecilia Yazbek, 409 Kyle St. VOL. Vn, NO. 51 April 21st, 1934 NO GROUND FOR OFFENSE! IN OUR innocent belief that a circular letter to many of our subscribers who have failed to respond to repeated statements would pep them up a little and make them realize their obligations to the SYRIAN WORLD, we hit some unexpected snags. We also realized the exceptional situation with which we have to deal. Many j of those subscribers are former subscribers of the Eastern Chronicle whom we carried on our books freely till their year's subscription was over. We did that with pleasure, and the majority of them responded in a good spirit. They renewed their subscriptions in our paper in advance. But some others have the idea that because the Chronicle stopped before giving them all their money's worth they will take it out on us. That's a new interpretation of gratitude. For those and all others concerned, we wish to state here definitely and strongly that the SYRIAN WORLD is in a strong position, and there is no fear of ; ts stopping. All misgivings to w contrary are baseless and abarnu*. uncalled for. New subpen dra are coming in daily, other paioaper j8 getting more Solitude" a sheaf oi fqr sale by reached tl. WORLD. and more popular with its growing army of subscriber*. But in all decency, if every one 'takes the attitude of some of our timid delinquent subscribers, how can this'or any paper keep going. We are fortunate mat the number of these is small, and that the big majority of those to whom we send statements pay promptly on time, in advance. That's the policy of all newspapers worth their salt. In the routine of sending the letter to "Our Delinquent Subscribers," however, it is only natural that we committed a few errors. We sent it to a few who had recently subscribed, or others who were not on the mailing list. To these we extend our sincere apologies, and urge the rest who have not paid till now to do so at their earliest opportunity. There are only two weeks left when they may show the SYRIAN WORLD that they appreciate the services it is doing them and the Syrian communities in 'the United States. After May 5, we will automatically drop all subscribers who remain unpaid, much as we regret to do so, and in spite of the losses that we would thus suffer. We have been square with our subscribers, and trust our procrastinating ones will rise up to the occasion, even at the eleventh hour. PATRONIZE SYRIAN ART TO THE already large number of our Syrian artists we are glad to announce the addition of Fouzy Abbott. This world of ours can never have too many poets, painters and sculptors, provided they are true artists touched with the magic wand of the urge to create. Syrians in general have not taken enough interest in art, especially sculpture, until quite recently. It' is our fervent hope thait rich Syrians in this country will patronize painters, sculptors and literary writers of their own number. This they can do in many ways, buying their works for beautifying the buyers' homes, and buying their books to place on their library shelves. A home is not a home without a library, and no decoration will take the place of a genuine piece of art. Then there is the practice, that is becoming popular with Syrians of the South American Republics, that of commissioning sculptors to make statues for famous Syrians and presenting those statues to the governments of the old homeland. We commend this practice to Syrians of North America, and may we add the reminder to employ Syrian artists whenever it is possible to do so. THE SILVER JUBILEE THE SYRIAN WORLD extends its hearty /congratulations to the Syrian Masons of .this metropolis at their silver jubilee. At the banquet to be held tomorrow there will be many empty chairs, figuratively speaking, for the tickets had been long disposed of. Many of the familiar figures who Were active members in years gone by will be absent. Bujt their loyalty, devotion and public records will hearten those who have remained behind to press onward to the noble goal of Masonary. Readers9 Forum Not a Professional LIKED FRIEND'S COPY Editor of the SYRIAN WORLD: I noticed in the current issue of the SYRIAN WORLD that there was a question as to whether I had done professional work in the dramatic field. I'd like to ,have it understood that I have never been connected with the theatre professionally. I have taken part in little theatre plays (amateur, of course) and in other amateur shows—church, school and club affairs, but have never done anything on the professional stage. I do radio and dramatic work purely for the love of it. I think Joseph S. Ganim's method of reviewing the Syrian Junior League play is unique and most interesting. ROSE MARIE LIAN, Brooklyn. Editor of the SYRIAN WORLD: I chanced to see a copy of your paper at a friend's home and was so pleased with it that I am writing now to have you consider me as a regular subscriber. E. J., Greenwood, Miss. EGYPTIAN TO GROW LONG STAPLE COTTON IN BRAZIL Long staple cotton which grows only in Egypt will now be cultivated in Brazil by a syndicate headed by Alexander B. Khatchadourian, Egyptian cotton expert, who was granted great concessions of state land in the Sao Francisco Valley, 500 miles inland, by the Bahia State Government for colonization purposes. Mr. Khatchadourian found the Bahia soil and climate suitable for growing Iskilaridis, or the long staple variety of cotton, which is used for the highest manufacturing purposes, and which heretofore grew successfully only in Egypt. The British Government, several years ago, attempted its cultivation in the Sudan in a million acre plantation with uncertain, results. RETURN AFTER FOUR YEARS ABROAD Mrs. Asma Haddad and her daughter, Huda, who spent four and a half years in Syria, returned to their home in Brooklyn last week. THE PASSING SHOW Long after you are gone, my dear, The lights will twinkle on; The Avenue has never missed The figures that are gone. FLAYS FASCISM IN BROADCAST H. I. Katibah Calls Fascism "The New Menace to the East;" Points To Propaganda. DESCRIBING Fascism as a "hybrid philosophy which believes in social control and also believes in ait old-fashioned imperialism which glorifies power," H. I. Katibah, Editor of the SYRIAN WORLD, spoke last Saturday night on the radio on the subject of "Fascism—The New Menace to the East." The broadcast was made from Station WLTH at the old Eagle Building, Brooklyn, under the auspices of the Brooklyn Foreign Affairs Forum. "Generally speaking," declared Mr. Katibah, "it may be said now that two tremendous forces are jockeying for position; struggling to get a headway, each intent on completely crowding the other out of the scene. These two world forces, representing two diametrically opposite philosophies of life, are mutually exclusive. In accepting the premises of the one we automatically reject the premises of the other; in welcoming the consequences of the one we deliberately annul the consequences of the other." Danger Insiduous The danger of Fascism, continued the speaker, is doubly insiduous and intensely real because, unlike the naive imperialism of pre-war days, Fascism of our day makes no apologies for its ruthless objectives which rest for their fulfilment on strength of arms. Rather it glories in its "villiany" and makes a religious cult of it. Mr. Katibah pointed out the intensive propaganda carried on by Fascist Italians in Syria, and said that Italy is working hard to take over the mandate over Syria from France "which is getting a little tired of the burden." VENDOR BEMOANS FATE THAT BROUGHT HIM FROM SUNNY TRIPOLI AND HAVANA Another partner claims the dance, Another glass is filled, Another crowd makes merry Where the same old show is billed. The sorrow is our very own; The truth will hurt a bit, But the penalty of having youth Is always losing it. We cannot change the age-old fate Which hourly crowns a queen There falls to each, one curtain call And then, the big mob scene. The little place we have to fill Must echo with our jests We cannot stop to drop a tear And prove a worthy guest. , What if the morrow counts us out Tonight is all our own; I pledge you my remembrance, dear When youth and life are flown. Long after The lights And other Will quite we are gone, my dear. will twinkle on lips and other hearts forget we're gone. NORA HADDAD. ' '" ii»npwwBBWi Emil Khoury, 59, one of the first of! the street-corner apple-vendors in. New York, bemoaned the fate that keeps him away from his native Tripoli, . according to a reporter of the New [York World-Telegram. "My bones pretty nearly froze up here all winter" he was quoted as saying. "With my father I went to Venezuela. My old man has dry goods store there. Warm in Venezuela, warm in Tripoli. Warm in Havana where I got married and have a store." Emil became one of the city's first apple-vendors after he lost his job on Long Island in^a power plant in 1931. "All the time, too," he was quoted, "I looked for my wife who left me in Havana thirty-three years ago." "God bless the working girl," he continued from his stand at Broadway and Murray Streets. "Men walk by and they never buy an apple. Working girls buy every day." — -aF-a T �THE SYRIAN WORLD, NEW YORJC, April 21.t, 1934 frooz. QdJ; atd Ufe^b By H. I. Katibah THE CASE OF WILLIE MAE MILLER WILLIE MAE MILLER of Memphis, Tenn., died Kke a little heroine, at an age when she could hardly know what death meant. Like a tiny violet that had hardly opened its tender petals to the sparkling stars by night and the gentle touch of the sun by day, she was plucked away. She held a doll in her arms and wore an angelic smile on her face when innocently and fearlessly she faced the grim reaper before whom kings quake with fear and conquerors bend the knee, in crushed defeat. I wonder if any of the millions who read the story of the little girl afflicted with leukemia and her losing struggle with inevitable and swift death could restrain a stifled tear, however hardened he or she may be, or however used to the common tragedies of life. She was only four years old when a dreadful disease in which the white corpuscles of her blood stream "turned cannibal" and were devouring the white corpuscles. Medical science threw up its hands in despair. The rare malady has no cure known to science, and her fate was sealed. Others have died of the same disease; another little girl in Jersey similarly stricken succombed almost at the same time. But little Willie won the hearts of millions by the cheerful manner in which she met her untimely end. Like a little soldier she accepted the verdict without murmuring, concerned more about her broken-hearted parents than about herself. Her last words were: "Don't cry daddy. Please don't cry mother dear. I don't want you to feel bad." It is a great lesson that little Willie Mae has taught the world—how to die gracefully and beautifully. And it speaks for the intensely human sympathies of the reputedly hardened press that it gave the story of this little girl so much space on its front pages. Once again the eternal question of the sufferings and death of the innocents is brought vividly before us, in a touching and dramatic mannerIt raises the question that once was raised by the Jews of old when they brought a blind boy to Jesus and asked Him whether the boy or his parents sinned that he was born blind. And it must have shaken the faith of many pious souls that in the case of Willie Mae Miller neither prayers nor tears availed. It would have been a great victory for faith, a great demonstration for the efficacy of prayers if in some supernatural miraculous manner the march of death had yeen stopped and little Willie had been restored to t % and to the loving arms of her parents. "Hut the question I would like to raise here is of V, it use would such a divine intervention be when s exceptional nature is so evident? Was every blind boy who neither sinned nor his parents sinned cured by Jesus when He was on, this earth? Does divine intervention naturally and inevitably come to all those who have faith and pray undoubting? Any view of life and death that does not take account of the universality of human tragedy cannot be a rational explanation of our common destiny. Any faith that works only 'in spots is not a sound faith. Only when we face death in the same innocent courage as little Willie Mae faced it can we triumphantly proclaim, "O death where is thy Bting; O tomb where is they victory!" And only when we look at our span of infitesimal existence as part and parcel of Being itself; and at our little lives, with their little tragedies and comedies, as part and parcel of. coexistent universal Life, can we begin to unravel the riddle of the Universe. Little Willie Mae, may the gracious God shelter your soul in the inter-stellar spaces; you have shown older and wiser mortals how sweet and beautiful death can be- PAGE FIVE JsJtaiHSoJJ By Joseph S. Ganim FLOEIAD FROLICS-A gala affair was the reception following the christening of the six months old baby son of Mr. and Mrs. Albert Shohfi (nee Azrack)... .Talented guests greatly added to the joy of the evening by performing in any way they could..,.The most outstanding was Mrs. James Srael, who entertained in her own inimitable way —even the baby cooed his approval... .Geo Zatany delighted the guests with his Arabic parodies. The American entertainment was nobly upheld by George (H. P.) Azrack and Pete Shacty, who amused with impersonations of Cab Calloway... Among the guests were Mr. and Mrs. Baheege Katen, Mr. and Mrs. Abe Daoud, Mr. and Mrs. J. Azrack, Miss Mary Azrack, Messrs. Leon Jabaly, Elias Kerge, Peter Boutross, K. Katen, Frank Syriani, George Borab, Mike Sarkatey-George Borab did his usual disappearing act....She's a blonde... .The fact that so many Syrians patronized the final week of the Tropical Park Race Meet, leaves us wondering as to whether business was good or bad....A number of our moneyed men let several "G's" slip through their fingers at the Deauville Club, with no chance of getting even—the gaming tables are closed.... » * * * DID YOU KNOW-That Mr. and Mrs. Sahid Lian have purchased a lovely home on Ridge Blvd m the Eighties... .That Jean Kalaf, married her employer Frank E. Morgan, former comptroller of the Title Guarantee & Trust Co, of N. Y." last February. .They will occupy the beautiful home he had built especially for her at West Dennis, Mass -iThat Couri Bros., among the leaders in the rug industry have had President Roosevelt's portrait woven in a beautiful 3x5 silk rug which they plan to present to the President-you will remember they did this also for ex-President Hoover... That Chev S v AI !? /" °gue-°^ Kateb, Lyla Mabarak, and AI Akel, have each purchased one.... That George Shahood (my secretary, and how Ive missed him) is back from Florida, with a swell tan .That Elias Sayour is vacationing in Bermuda ....That the Geo. Mourry's have taken larger quarters at 8818 Ridge Blvd... .That Miss Kandaleft will talk before the Bridge Forum this week... .That the South Brooklyn Savings Bank, purchased the Geo Stevens property adjoining the bank for Twenty nT wAfneS Hamrah's new song hit number "In Other Words We're Thru"....The reason for Teddy Holways much improved voice is vocal lessons. (He s heading for the big time).... • • • .• TID BITS-Children may cry for Castoria, but this 6 year old patient insistently cries for Betty Nasser (Montclair, N. J.) who must have more than nursing ability, for she has just flown to his bedside via Pan-American Airways (all expenses paid -Plus a salary)_(I think I'll take up this rackets ...Pauline Zraick, entertaining several friends, in honor of her cousin-just returned to Toledo.. ur. Al Akl, anticipating an office in upper Bay Ridge ... Ask Mitchell Audi, and Geo. Karneeb! sbout th.ir wet trip to (Torrington, Conn.) and the christening of Luke Nebhan with a hat full of water Louis Hakim (the other half of the Syrian Weber & Fields) paid two dollars for a dozen oranges (parked his car in the wrong place)....A certain Syrian family may be listed in the Social Register ^f they so desire....The couple who met at the Mahrajian^ will be announcing their engagement S °°l','ff M^13 (known in the musical world as Ed Edwards) has more engagements than he can fill....Mr. Habib A. Bishara of Bay Ridge, Ellis Island inspector, fell and fractured his ankle while moving to a more advantageous seat at a lecturecompelled to stay in, has now become a champion jig-saw and cross word puzzler Wishing Mrs John Shahood a speedy recovery from her recent operation, ditto to Mrs. Shatara, mother of our popular surgeon. * STORK SIGNALS-Sir* Stork made a happy landing at the Nasser's home in Lawrence, Mass (nee Rosyn Kateb) leaving a baby girl. He re turned to Brooklyn, and left a tiny-garment-shoppmg-card at the Suhail Hermos home.... * • • • We are happy to,hear that Assad Makla (recently returned from Florence, Italy) is getting along nicely....M. A. and We, are wishing Albert Khair! allah a speedy convalescence We are glad no serious damage was caused by the fire in the Aboarab home on Fifth St.....We are pleased to pass on to those who answered our questions at the Syr- (By the Ed., Substituting for Anna Bshoof) Well, well, well, so I am to write this column, for you, Miss Anna Bshoof! Where did I misplace my powder-puff, I mean my pipe! Darn it, I mean fiddle-sticks, I don't know what to write about. Maybe, after all, this is the first condition of here business of writing—to have nothing in particular to write about and write it well! This may be a paradox, but all life is a paradox. Darn it again, beg pardon, O piffle, here I go philosophizing ;as if I am sitting on the other chair and pounding off one of those silly editorials. I must write something more sensible, something meaty and juicy that will make them all sit up and take notice. O dear me, I don't know they do it I am stuck, by Gosh, but I will stick it through It is a dare, and if I fall down on the'job I will never get over the razzing. After all in this office we are all Jacks and Janes of all trades, and an editor must be an editorial writer, a feature story writer a proof reader and even a linotype operator, in a hitch, and a make-up man. But never did I realize that I would have to write a feminine column. What will I do- and what will E.J. and Suleiman think of me now I could cry! Horror of horrors am I getting effeminate! ' Well, I don't care, so! I will write this column if it will break me and disgrace me with my hemen friends. So smarties. what of it, Spengler be hanged! What a relief, that's off my chest now. * • • • Assad Makla, who returned to New York from Italy a couple of weeks ago, says that the Syrian firms there are decreasing. There used to be 20 or more; and now there are only the followingMakla Bros, Massabni Bros, and Sabah, George Farah, Kadry Bros., Shukry Shahlah, and Fred Balish, all in Florence, Jabara in Venice and Borab Bros, in Palermo. * • • * Miss Huda Haddad, charming and vivacious, has a bee-line of friends and admirers going to her home at 97th St., Brooklyn. After an absence of four and a half years in Syria and Egypt she -has returned with her mother, Mrs. Asma Haddad Her uncle Najib Kassab, recently married to a cousin of his from Cairo, also returned after an extended business sojourn in Europe and the Near East. It is a happy reunion, and Freddie is beaming all over with happiness. Even if Leila is an excellent cook, there is nothing like a real mother. Both Huda Haddad and her uncle Najib are among the charter members of the Book Club. * * * • (And here's a human interest story.) Babe Ruth, Elie Kalaf's idol, will visit him ir* his home on Monday April 23. Elie,15, has been in bed for four months with a serious heart attack. The visit will cheer the little boy who is making a brave battle for life. He is the son of Mr and Mrs. Nicholas Kalaf of Bay Ridge. * » • • Well Joe, you|blankety blank son of a sea cook, what do you mean you will not print for us before six o'clock. I will have you know I am no more the columnist subbing for Miss Anna Bshoof. I am now the Editor. Where is that Gosh darned pipe r of mine! *^ ian Junior League play some of the compliments this column received on the way it was handled and we are sorry those Pros. Pk. Romeos are sore because we warned that careless girl to draw her shades when preparing to retire.... * • • * COMING EVENTS: April ^rSCUS LODGE Dmner ' -d » »» **«* BENEFIT BASKET BALL & DANCE, Odd Fellows Hall, April 20th. ED. ABDO CONCERT, Masonic Hall, April 28th. PLAY and DANCE, Litola Club, Central "Y» Brooklyn, May 4th. central x „ ENTERTAINMENT & DANCE, Syrian-Lebanon. Boys, 355 Lafayette Street, Newark, N J„ MayT BRIDGE, Syrian Ladies' Aid, Towers, May 9 May ' * NiCh IaS ° i) Y0U1 * »*«'* Club, Inc. �aaasffiBriigiini .* * *» MWUW WP— MMWMPP '"'I— THE SYRIAN WORLD, NEW YORJC, April 21st, 1934 PAGE SIX I * W and at this distant point, one's guess is as-good as the next man's- The Chronicle] By Joseph M. Abbott One evening last week a friend of mine had a headache for which the only effective therapy he could think of was to do a restaurant or two and mix his amber with seltzer. He came by this nostrum on the principle that the more fuel the pain is fed, the less it will be felt; the original stabbing throbs being surcharged with more dynamic action. He invited me to go with him; perhaps with vthe idea in the back of his mind that since it must be pain, let it come in heaps. Whatever his motive was, I wasn't a bit reluctant for it had been exactly five years since I had dined out in anything like a really festive mood. On the Volga We went to Little Russia on Second Avenue—the Russian Bear first; and then at about 11:30 to the Russian Art Restaurant. We never realized how the time flew until the orchestra retired and we looked up to find the place almost empty. The amber nectar with its rye bouquet which my friend included in his menu was exhausted—as was the conversation of the orchestra leader who sat at our table between fiddling, regaling us with anecdotes of David Wark Griffith and other West Coast luminaries who are now only shadows in the vaults of memory. We took our cloaks out of pawn and went out, intending to go uptown to a place more in tempo with our heightened mood. It meant walking in a drizzling rain from Tenth Street to St. Marks Place and then west to a hack stand. It had been raining for some time and no cabs were available. Second Avenue Pomp On the next block we were about to pass the awning marque of the Art Restaurant when. my host came to a swaying halt and fixed his redveined eyes on the Russian general stationed at the entrance. I was for continuing. I had had enough of the big black bear. But I wasn't to be thought of at the moment. "Isn't he grand!" said my admiring friend. "It will hock for around twenty." I returned,' and we both stood and stared like reviewing Czars. The general smiled indulgently. "Let's get out of this drizzle," I said, finally"Let's!" and my friend gripped my arm and led me down the steps into the cavern of the restaurant below. He had planned on the Hollywood Restaurant but I had been there once and wasn't inclined that way. The change of plan, however impulsive it was at the moment, was therefore fortuitous. And after all, it. was his headache and not mine. Out of the Fog We seated ourselves and ordered what we pleased with an intemperate stubborness. The amenities of the moment dispensed with, 1 looked around and was disappointed to find no more generals, colonels and lesser captains of the Russian army strutting about. There were, though, Russian mujiks and peasants arrayed in the lowly silken smock the poorer Russians affect. They seemed to be huddled on the orchestra dais. Later on I discovered they were musicians masquerading as Russians — all excepting the pianist who was in deadly earnest about everything he did. But more about him later. The waiters were dressed like orderlies. They served at the tables. An interlude, perhaps, the generals remaining above as a reception con«tingent. There were lapses in my observations due to what I believe to have been a fog of smoke from the excessive cigarette puffing going on all around. But that's an impression MOTHER'S DAY, MAY 13TH Make Your Mother Happy. Send Your Photograph. Next It's the There's Ample Time If You'll Have ROU B I AN 1 I 5 COURT STREET a Sitting At Once. STUDIO BROOKLYN, N. Y. Phone TRiangle 5-7072 SALIBA'S The Pianist I understood the revue that came out to render its vocal efforts and peculiar folk calisthenics was more than excellent. My friend so informed me afterward. I couldn't judge for myself because a stray glance of mine elsewhere distraqted me as the Tevue trooped out and for the rest of the evening my eyes were riveted on the pianist of the orchestra. For two hours he obsessed me with his Chauve Souris antics and a good part of my glad mood of the previous hours was lost in what turned out to be an unwavering attention to every detail about him. I wished to explain him to myself for he seemed quite unique in the motley about him. He was bald, stocky, and when he walked away from the dais he strutted like a soldier—or as if his was an alter mission- He couldn't have been more than forty. His sharp black eyes darted over the score before him; as though each note picked on the keys of the piano had been eked by dint of pain and toil from the composition before him. An aquiline beak hooked over his thinly pressed lips as if to hold them to the grim task of pounding out the right notes. He played as though it weren't dance music he was pounding. Pan and Flutes It was melody fluted by Pan for Terpsichore. I'm not saying it sounded like that. But if he were doing a pantomime, his impression of virtuosity would make one believe he were playing for royalty. His hands moved over the keys with wide flourishes, but with proper effect. Once, a pair of dancers moved near him • and as dancers will absentmindedly, they made his corner their special pasture for a time that seemed to him over-long. His head moved in exasperated stabs from the music score to the couple as if to say, "Will you get away from here and leave a man to his art!" They moved away unconscious of the effect they had upon him. By this time nothing would do for me but that he must come over to our table. But my friend was already too much involved in the wiles of a slim and fiery eyed dancer in the revue. There could be no interruption there! My friend took one look around at the pianist and said, CLEVELAND SPORT SEASON CLOSES Kalil Contractors Basball Champs; Aiteneet Team Basketball Champs By Abreeza M. Saba (SYRIAN WORLD Correspondent) CLEVELAND, OHIO, April 18. — The Syrian Athletic League has now completed its second successful year* of sports. The League, which is composed entirely of Syrian boys representing cross sections of the Syrians in Cleveland, is the first recognized league of its kind in the United States. It was organized two years ago at a meeting held in Zahleh Hall with Michael S. Caraboolad as president and Ernest Sabath, manager of! the Aitaneet .team, secretary. The Kalil Contractors are the possessors of the trophy for the Baseball Championship, which was presented to them at a dinner-dance. Recently the basketball season came to a close with the Aitaneet winning the championship. The past season Detroit organized a similar* league whose leading team challenged the Cleveland team, the game being played in Cleveland on March 18 and a return game on April 8 in Detroit. After each game each team played host to its visitors at a dinner-dance. Detroit won both games. Many Clevelanders last Sunday attended the exciting game in Detroit. 'Why, he's only what's the odds?" a piano : player, Headache I then got the obstinate idea that if I couldn't have my piano player, then he wasn't to have his Circassian. The difficulty was solved shortly when the revue went through the throes of its finale and the orchestra disbanded for a half an hour. We left. I've no idea what part the Circassian played in my friend's mind on the way home but as for my pianist. I snugly stored in my head the thought that some day I was going to talk to him and learn a few things from that queer darting poll of his; for he played like a marionette pulled this way and that by an invisible spirit Some day when my friend gets another headache. mm^AWwmmmmmmmmmjmmw: £i-^^ Best Thing to Having You. FATHER WMIIWn, REMEDY LEARN CANDY MAKING 1 I I 1 i >Buy the ALAMY'S COMBINED BOOK OF 130 TESTED RECIPES for cooking and candy-making. The book is wellrecommended by hundreds of expert chefs and candy makers. It is considered in a class by itself. It is different from any other candy book on the market because the recipes are worded and set up in the line order of scientific methods easy to learn, which can be used for family or commercial purposes by dividing the ingredients called for into equal parts. Remember that this book is composed of methods of candy making of all nations—American, German, French, Greek, Italian and Oriental; all translated into English. l I I1 This unique book is made by professional experienced persons who have had twenty-five years of steady candy making. It cost the author thousands of dollars to compile his book. During the war Alamy's rcipes sold for $5.00 each. Now I am not charging you $650 for 130 recipes. I ask only $3 for the complete book. SEND $3.00 IN POSTAL MONEY ORDER AND IT WILL BE SENT TO YOU AT ONCE. Quick relief for all kinds of RHEUMATISM Address the author: A. S. 1221 N. Nineteenth Street, PhUadelphia, Pa. Price of one bottle, $1.25, of six bottles $6.00; add postal charge. i- tjf^mmim ^ �THE SYRIAN WORLD, NEW YORK, April 21st, 1934 BANQUET HELPS PAY MORTGAGE Drive to Pay Off Mortgage on Ladies' Aid Building; So Leave Money Entirely to Charity s E ; On Thursday evening, April 19, at 130 p. m., the Mortgage Fund Committee of the Syrian Ladies' Aid Society of Boston held a banquet which inaugurated its drive for funds ' to pay off the mortgage on the club's headquarters at 44 West Newton St., where the affair was held. Over 150 guests attended, among whom were the Honorable Leverett Saltonstall, speaker of the House of Representatives, Mrs. Saltonstall and Miss Sybil Holmes, Assistant Attorney General of Massachusetts. Very elaborate were the plans for the evening, with a full course Syrian dinner and lavish musical scores by Syrian vocalists, and Italian opera stars featuring Miss Lillian Rapolo, colorature soprano, who has rendered many selections both here and abroad. Miss Agnes H. Woleyko, pianist of reknown, rendered several solos and also accompanied Mr. Frank Zoleski, cellist Miss Mary Rudkin, soprano and pupil of Prof. Frederick Lamb (of Lamb Studios) rendered several selections accompanied at the piano by her teacher. , Talent Displayed Songs of the orient were rendered by a trio of the best known and most popular Syrian talent: Miss Najeebe Morad, soprano; Miss Margaret Kazan (of Fall River) soprano and Mr. Sam Attaya, baritone. The Mortgage Fund Committee, which is composed of leading members of the Syrian group, is headed by Attorney Elias F. Shammon, who was toastmaster on this occasion. Assisting him on the Board are Mr. Michel Maloof, Dr. Adeeb Jabbour, Mr. Assad Mudarri, the Rev. Mudarri, the Rev. Shibley, D. Malouf, Mrs. John H. Shayeb, Mr. Rasheed Abdulnour, Miss Margaret Alexander, publicity director and Mr. Michael Stephan, secretary. The Syrian Ladies' Aid Society was organized in 1917 by a group of women for the primary purpose of extending aid to needy Syrian families. Society Made Progress Its progress has been so rapid that today it occupies a large building at 44 west Newton Street, Boston, where meetings and social functions of this and other Syrian organizations take place. Through charitable donations, it has aided considerably in alleviating the drain upon the public welfare agencies and has kept together many a needy„family by such assistanceDuring the past five years of depression the society's activities have extended relief in almost every form so that it has been decided by the Mortgage Fund Committee to lighten the burden of the society by conducting an extensive drive for funds to lift the incumbrance on its headquarters, thereby permitting the society to confine its every effort to purely charitable purposes. PAGE SEVEN FAVORITE SYRIAN RECIPES Social Notes By Lillian Abaid Miss Helen Aboumrad of Brooklyn, gave a large party on Thursday, April 12, for her cousin, Lillian Haggar, and her fiance Andrew Coriaty, of Fall River, Mass., who were married last Sunday. There were 43 guests. » * * Mr. George H. Samra of Flint, Michigan, spent the early part of the week in this city. * * * Mr. Aziz Kadri, of Egypt and Florence, Italy, is here on a short visit with his mother, Mrs. D. Kadri, of Brooklyn. * » * Miss Laura Sayegh of Toledo, Ohio, spent two weeks here with Mrs. Edna Zraick. * • • Miss Julia Harfoush is vacationing for three weeks in Richmond. ; * • • Mr. and Mrs. Paul Khoury have left for their home in Iron Mountain, Mich., after a visit to her mother, Mrs. Nora Awad. * * * Mr. and Mrs. Elns Antaky are Icavn? today by automobile for" VVasIiingtv. D C, where they will si)"iid a week with the-.- son, Junior, arA vitness tn famous Japanese ANNOUNCE ENGAGEMENT Mr. and Mrs. Najib Lutfy of Bay Ridge, Brooklyn, announced the engagement of their daughter, Margaret, to George Ayoob, son of Mr. and Mrs. Richard Ayoob of South Brooklyn at a reception in their home a week ago last Friday. Mr. Ayoob's father, Richard Ayoob, is a lyrical Arabic poet and a member of the Pen League, a society for the advancement of Arabic letters. HAGGAR-CORIATY Miss Lillian Haggar, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Salim Haggar of Brooklyn, was married last Sunday to Andrew Coriaty of Fall River, Mass. The ceremony took place in the bride's home with the Rt Rev. Paul Sanky officiating. The bridegroom's brother, Michel, acted as best man and Helen Aboumrad, the bride's cousin, as maid of honor. Relatives from out of town attended. The couple will make their home in New York City. Abraham Elhilow, 17, Graduates in Drafting Abraham Elhilow, 17, son of MrsSelwa Elhilow of Bay Ridge, graduated on Tuesday in Architectural Drafting from the Mechanical Institute of Architecture and Tradesmen in New York City. Abie, who has become a great favorite in the offices of the famous architect John Russell Pope where he is employed, is planning to follow up architecture in college. cherry blossoms along the Potomac River. * * » Mr. Fred Hashim of Poughkeepsie, N. Y., spent this week in New York City. * * • Mr. E. N. Massabni and family of Madeira Islands are visiting the Shaouy's in Bay Ridge. . * » * Miss Stephanie Racz of New Jersey, and Mr. Thomas Jamate of Brooklyn, were married last Saturday, April 7 at Our Lady of Lebanon Church, Brooklyn. A reception followed in the Towers Hotel after which the couple left on an extended honeymoon. NASSER-FADEL LAWRENCE, MASS., April 16.— Selma Nasser, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Nasser of this city, was married last Sunday to Fred H. Fadel, son of Mr. and Mrs. Haykel Fadel of Niagara Falls, N. Y. The Rev. Joseph David of St. Anthony's Church officiated at the ceremony. The maid of honor was the bride's sister, Adele, and the best man, George H Fadel, brother of the bridegroom. Attending the wedding from out of town were the bridegroom's mother, Mrs. Haykel Fadel, his sister, Mrs. A. D. Joseph, and his brother, Leo H. Fadel, air of Niagara Falls. S. A. MOKARZEL TO SPEAK ON RADIO ANNIVERSARY PROGRAM Salloum A. Mokarzel, editor of AlHoda\ and founder of the SYRIAN WORLD Magazine in 1926, will be the guest speaker on the SYRIAN WORLD Hour, Sunday, April 29. This special program will mark the first anniversary of the SYRIAN WORLD in newspaper form, the exact date of which falls the following week on May 5 There will also be Oriental music. Ti-.e progiams are broadcast every o'i ei Sunday over Sration WNYC, from 1:15 to 1:45 p. m DAMOUS-BORABABY Miss Emily Damous, daughter of Mrs. A. Damous of Hoboken, N. J., became the bride last Sunday of George Borababy, son of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Borababy of New York City. The ceremony was performed by the Rt. Rev. Mons. B. Ghosn at the home of the bride, who was given away by her cousin, Ameen Monsour. The maid of honor was Miss Mae Monsour and the best man, Joseph Sahadi. VEGETABLE SALAD I Head Lettuce 3 Tomatoes 1 Bunch Radishes 5 Small Stalks of Celery Sprigs of Parsley Black Olives y4 Cup Olive Oil Vi Cup Vinegar or Juice of a Lemon 1 Slice of Garlic 1 Minced Small Onion 1 Tablespoon of Dried Mint Salt and Pepper A colorful salad for an informal meal is made in the following manner: Tomatoes, lettuce, celery, parsley and half of the radishes should be washed, drained and cut in whatever manner desirable. Pound garlic with a pinch of salt. Add olive oil, mint and vinegar. Mix with the vegetables. Season with salt and pepper to taste. Place in platter and garnish with the remaining radishes and black olives. The garlic flavor should be very subtle. TEA BRINGS EAST AND WEST TOGETHER Hosts From Damascus, Baghdad, Istanbul; Guests From Brooklyn and New York A TEA that brought nearer together East and West was held last Friday afternoon, April 13, at the International House of Columbia Univerr:ty. Each week students of one nationality ' hold a tea in which they nlay hosts to friends and guests from the international city around them. Last Friday afternoon it was the turn of the Arabic-speaking students and neighboring nationalities of the Near East. Among the hosts were Miss Alice Kandaleft, former principal of the Iraqi Normal School for Girls at Baghdad who presided at the tea table; Miss Emma Saleeby, Miss Lily Trabulsi, both graduate students at Columbia University from Lebanon, Shakir al-Aasi, Damascus; Matta Ikrawi, principal of the Iraqi Normal School for Boys at Baghdad; Ralph Haddad, Palestine, Peter Shahdan, Fall River; Ahmad Hamid of Constantinople and Dr. Jean Malick of Ourmda, Persia. The guests included Louis Crosby, former teacher at the American school in Bulgaria; Frances de Lacy Hyde, social registrite of New York and her escort Faustian Wirkhs, author of "The White King of La Gonave," Miss Alice Mokarzel, Cranford, N. J., Miss Marian MusaUem, Miss Wadia Khoury, Mrs. Ameen Shagoury and H. I. Katibah, Brooklyn. Get Acquainted With Syria's Charming Folk-Tales. OTHER ARABIAN NIGHTS and ARABIAN ROMANCES AND FOLK-TALES By H. I. Katibah Published by SPRING IS THE TIME TO A. K. HITTI & CO. A. K. Hitti Charles Scribner's New York, N.Y. VISIT SYRIA ! Fred J. Bistany Steamship Agents 83 WASHINGTON STREET, NEW YORK, N; Y. Sons Beautifully Illustrated in Color By W. M. Berger They may be had through any book-store in the United States, the publishers or the author. If you cannt afford to bay them insist on your local library to put them on its shelves. Price of each volume $2.00 TELEPHONE: BOWLING GREEN 9-8866 and 8867 •'/»Y'/»VV»w *v/»v / �«r»*ri*«f-'*w«s- A THE SYRIAN WORLD, NEW YORJC, April 21st, 1934; PAGE EIGHT TO START NATIONAL DRAMATIC SOCIETY DETROIT, MICH., April 17. — George Salhany, possessor of a melodious voice and prominent in Detroit for his dramatic talent, is organizing a dramatic club. "The club's activities," said Mr. Salhany, "are going to be national in scope. Our intentions are to promote and establish a chapter in every Syrian colony, from the Atlantic to the Pacific." Interested individuals and clubs are invited to write to Mr. Salhany at 9566 Appoline Avenue, Detroit, for further details. GEORGE J. LIAN TO BE FETED IN WORCESTER WORCESTER, MASS., April 18^-A testimonial banquet will be given in honor of George J. Lian, son of Mrs. Jacob T. Lian, by his friends in the main ballroom of the Hotel Mayfair in this city. Atty. Michael N. Abodeely will act as toastmaster. Mayor John C. Mahoney will head the list of invited guests which includes Edward Leon, of New York City, a lawyer and relative of Mr. Lian; James J. Hurley, whose associate Mr. Lian will become; John J. Shadraway of Boston and Edward J. Simpson, court clerk. REPRESENTS COLLEGE AT NATIONAL CONVENTION . I DETROIT, MICH., April 14—At the recent national convention of the Pi Kappa Delta, national forensic fraternity in Lexington, Ky. Joseph .jSfcid and Bernard Mddrum represented the University of Detroit. Of the forty colleges applying for membership at that convention, the University of Detroit was one of thirteen admitted. Mr- Rashid, a varsity debater, is a sophomore of Arts and Sciences AN APPEAL FROM THE SYRIAN DESERT RICHMOND, VA. BEAUMONT, TEXAS HARTFORD, CONN. The concluding programme of the exhibitions of Contributions of all Groups to Richmond Life, held at the Valentine Museum, February 13th to April 15th, came to a close Tuesday evening at the Mosque, Masonic Temple, with nine nations participating. The Syrian Group presenting a Street Scene was one of the most colorful highlights of the entire unique showJoe Shaar, chairman of the committee spoke briefly in Arabic to the mixed audience of about 3,500, before the curtain rose. There was Sam Amory and Fred Harfoush playing a game of backgammon, Sam Akers playing the oud while Mrs. Caesar Mosha sang "Sweet America" in Arabic. Also in the scene were Miss Adele Maosha, Miss Victoria Basilie, Philip Shaheen, Kamel Mosha, Joe Shaar and Mrs. Mosha sitting at a table drinking Turkish coffee and talking about the Cedars of Lebanon. The scene wound up with Mrs. Deep Nemer doing a native dance and accompanied by Sam Akers playing the oud, Kamel Mosha the tambourine, and Joe Shaar the dirbeke, and of course they smoked the narghile. • • * Joe A. Simons, Jr., State representative of the Premier Pabst Sales Co., has just returned from Pittsburgh where he attended the Division Convention. Mr. Simons has been with the company for five years and has made for himself an enviable record through his sales ability. In his teens Joe was known as Dixie's famous Buck and Wing dancer and won many prizes for his tap dancing. * • • Coleman Joseph, the son of Mrand Mrs. Albert Joseph, who spent several days in an oxygen tent during his illness since January, is now on his way to recovery. Mrs. Theodore Kojak announced the engagement of her daughter, Vivian, to Mr. Nickey Debes, son of Mr. and Mrs. Mike Debes, both of this city, at a party in her home. Several congratulatory telegrams were read to the fifty relatives present in the spacious floral' decorated rooms. The date of the wedding will be announced later. • • • A dance on May 6 at the Neophogen Club will be sponsored by the El Awards Club. The Olympians have been engaged to furnish music for the. dancing. Invitations have been mailed to cities in Texas and Louisiana. • * • Miss Elsie Namnoum was hostess at a surprise party for her cousin, Miss Mary Namnoum in her home. The guests were Miss Isabel Akoury, Miss Sadie Wihbey, Mrs. Lillian Wihbey, Mr^. Anna Akoury, Miss Delia Akoury, Mrs. Zakia Habib, all from Waterbury; Mr. Tom P. Namnoum, Mr. Tom Gazel, Mr. Joe Anthony and Mr. Leonard Mourad, of Philadelphia. AN APPEAL to the Syrians of the United States for contributions to the infants of the Syrian nationalists who fought the French in the Syrian revolution was addressed to the SYRIAN WORLD. Several hundreds of those revolutionists who held the French at bay for two years have preferred the rigors of the Syrian Desert in Wady Sirhan, in the domain of Ibn Su'ud, rather than submit to the conditions of the French authorities in Syria for their repatriation. The appeal comes from the bureau of "the Society for the Relief of the Infants of the Desert" at Beirut, to which contributions have been sent from all parts of the Arabic world, from North and South America and other parts of the world- DETROIT "Ivan the Terrible," a play based on the life of the Russian Czar of the same name, was performed at St. Maron's Hall on Sunday, April 15. The play was directed by the Rev. Samuel David, pastor of the Greek Orthodox Church of Toledo and a cast composed of people from the same city. * * * William Koury, student at the Detroit Institute of Technology, has been elected chairman of the Demosthenes Debaters Society of that institute. Don't proscrastinate! Subscribe Now. Every week you put off doing so you miss something vital and interesting. Just hand your friends this blank to fill out. Enclosed please ^nd check of $' , v, - One Year's Subscription V w Months' Subscription \ \ V NAME *&&*? ADDR! At a recent meeting of the Syrian Ladies' Aid Society, Mrs. I. W. Farhawas elected president for the ensuing year. Other officers elected are: Mrs. James George, vice-president; Mrs. George Thomas, secretary, and Mrs. A. G. Taweel, treasurer. Committees appointed by the president include: Aid Committee, Mrs. A. Sekaly, Mrs. M. Debes, and Mrs. Ed Koury; Visiting Committee, Mrs. A. Angelo and Mrs. C. Angelo. • • • Despite the rainy weather, the concert given at the Winter Garden on March 25 by Jesson Louis Wardini, Victor recording artist, under the auspices of the local Young Men's Syrian Association, was heard by a large audience that responded enthusiastically to his selections. Mr. Wardini, who has just returned from the Orient, was in Arab costume. His program included French, Italian, English and Arabic numbers. A dance followed the concert. SYRACUSE, N. Y. A son was born to Mr. and MrsPhilip Shehadi on April 1 in Syracuse Memorial Hospital. Mrs. S.hehadi is the former Miss Selma Koury of Brooklyn. * * • Mrs. Andrew Sabha was guest of honor at a surprise birthday tea party last Thursday afternoon in the home of Mrs Thomas NoJaim. » » * Mrs. Nasib Kalaf with her children have returned to her home in Brooklyn after a short visit with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Mishel Shehadi. Her sister, Miss Doris Shehadi is now Mrs. Kalaf's guest in Brooklyn. » • • The St. Elias Syrian Orthodox Chuhch held its third Annual Benefit Dance at Snell's Academy Wednesday evening, April 11. Approximately 300 attended, a number of whom came from Utica, Watertown, Auburn and other neighboring towns. A special feature of the program was the presentation of a group of Arabian dances. Mr. and Mrs. William , danced an Arabian dance, Miss Bafelia Morris, a Salome dance and Mrs. George Awad a Fatima dance. James Gabriel represented the sheik of the desert before whom these dances were enacted. Committee in charge of arrangements consisted of the Rev. John Koury, general chairman; Mrs. N. J. Aborjaily, Mrs. MMorris, Philip Shehadi, Edward Eassa, Laffy Abdo, Mrs. Jameely Abdallah, Miss Minerva Eassa, Mrs- Joseph Cory, Miss Rostta Aborjaily, Mrs. W. Gabriel, Mrs. B. Eassa, George Ce-ury and Miss Saleemy Abdallah. DETROIT, MICHIGAN Miss Alice Aboud of Detroit and Mr. Shaffir Shamas of Baltimore, Md., were married last Saturday. The couple intend to make their residence in Baltimore. * * • The St. George Junior League and the Knights of St- George are holding a dinner-dance in the Detroit Leland Hotel, April 22. Charles Nichols is i chairman of the entertainment committee. » » * Fred Faddel, 25 years old, died suddenly from heart failure. His boyhood chums were pallbearers. JACKSONVILLE, FLORIDA Mr. and Mrs. S. Elian announce the engagement of their daughter, Josephine, to Mr. Michael Allen, both of Jacksonville. CLEVELAND, OHIO "Nobody But Nancy," is the title of the play to be presented by the Syrian Junior League on April 24 in the News Auditorium. In the cast are the Misses Abreeza M. Saba, Edna Bishara, Tillie Thomas, Linda Abraham, Linda George, Elizabeth Jacobs, Clair Abowkar, Ida Shalaki, Lillian Ellis and Somia George. Some of these girls play the roles of men. The League held a dance in the Y. W. C. A.Building last Saturday night, their first annual spring dance, the proceeds of which are going to the Cultural, Gardens Benefit Fund. * * • A surprise dinner party was held in honor of Dr. Halim Zarzour in the home of Miss Nora Ganim on his birthday. \tl ' BROADCAST IN WEE HOURS FOR OUT-OF-TOWNERS George Nahas, representative of Newark News Radio Club, Saturday before last week arranged a special program, 1 to 3 a. m. over WBBC for out-oftown listeners. The club which has three thousand members enjoy getting distant stations and the broadcasts have been heard in the south, the far west and New Zealand. The purpose of the broadcasts is to bring out hidden talent. Those featured that Saturday were Samuel Kiamie, pianist; Henry Farah, operatic singer; Victor Nader, crooner; Agnes Hamrah, blues singer and Lawrence Miller, lyric tenor. f \ SUSPENDS SYRIAN PARLIAMENT BEIRUT.—On his return from Angora, High Commissioner Count de Martel issued a proclamation suspending . the Syrian Parliament till the fust Tuesday after the 15th of October, 1034. . i ; "**mSXi£j£._' i --*t»niii pppfil ii m V � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource The Syrian World Newspapers Description An account of the resource <span>To view the finding aid for this collection, </span><a href="https://www.lib.ncsu.edu/findingaids/ns0002" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">click here.</a> Subject The topic of the resource Arabs--United States Arabic periodicals Newspapers Arab American Newspapers Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Moise A. Khayrallah Center for Lebanese Diaspora Studies Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource The donor retains full ownership of any copyright and rights currently controlled. Nonexclusive right to authorize uses of these materials for non-commercial research, scholarly, or other educational purposes are granted to Khayrallah Center pursuant to U.S. Copyright Law. Usage of the materials for these purposes must be fully credited with the source. The user assumes full responsibility for any use of the materials. These materials are digital copies of an original resource held by another institution. The KCLDS Archive often works with other institutions to make digital materials available online to the public. KCLDS is not able to grant permission to use or reproduce these materials. The KCLDS Archive strongly encourages users to contact the holding institution for permission to use or reproduce materials from their holdings. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context NS 0002 Access Rights Information about who can access the resource or an indication of its security status. Access Rights may include information regarding access or restrictions based on privacy, security, or other policies. This digital material is provided here for non-commercial research, scholarly, or other educational purposes pursuant to U.S. Copyright Law. NCSU Libraries Collection NCSU Libraries Collection metadata Finding Aid Link from https://www.lib.ncsu.edu/findingaids https://www.lib.ncsu.edu/findingaids/ns0002 Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context TSW1934_04_21reducedWM Title A name given to the resource The Syrian World Volume 07, Issue 51 Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1934 April 21 Description An account of the resource An issue of The Syrian World published April 21, 1934. Subject The topic of the resource Arabs--United States--Periodicals Lebanese-Americans--United States--Periodicals Newspapers--United States Language A language of the resource English Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Mary Mokarzel Habib Ibrahim Katibah Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived New York Public Library Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Moise A. Khayrallah Center for Lebanese Diaspora Studies Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant 55 Washington St., New York, New York Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Text/pdf Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource The donor retains full ownership of any copyright and rights currently controlled. Nonexclusive right to authorize uses of these materials for non-commercial research, scholarly, or other educational purposes are granted to Khayrallah Center pursuant to U.S. Copyright Law. Usage of the materials for these purposes must be fully credited with the source. The user assumes full responsibility for any use of the materials. 1930s New York https://lebanesestudies.omeka.chass.ncsu.edu/files/original/2f98994befd168fb04f8d7fbbe5ebf62.pdf 4ce650ddf338a3f16e3512256f788a3d PDF Text Text ��� Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Ameen Rihani Series 1: Letters Subject The topic of the resource Rihani, Ameen Fares, 1876-1940 American literature--Arab American authors NCSU Libraries Collection NCSU Libraries Collection metadata Finding Aid Link from https://www.lib.ncsu.edu/findingaids https://www.lib.ncsu.edu/findingaids/kc0034 Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Rihani2019AR20_K_042 Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Falls Village, Connecticut Title A name given to the resource Letter from Troy Kinney to Ameen Rihani, 1934 April 21 Description An account of the resource A letter from Troy Kinney to Ameen Rihani, dated April 21, 1934. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1934 April 21 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Troy Kinney Language A language of the resource English Subject The topic of the resource Rihani, Ameen Fares, 1876-1940 American literature--Arab American authors Correspondence Letter writing, English Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Ameen Rihani Organization Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Text/pdf Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Moise A. Khayrallah Center for Lebanese Diaspora Studies Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource The donor retains full ownership of any copyright and rights currently controlled. Nonexclusive right to authorize uses of these materials for non-commercial research, scholarly, or other educational purposes are granted to Khayrallah Center pursuant to U.S. Copyright Law. Usage of the materials for these purposes must be fully credited with the source. The user assumes full responsibility for any use of the materials. 1930s Letters-English