SUPREME LODGE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEETING February 3, 4, 1946 REPORT BY President William M. Nathan TO LODGES IN DISTRICT GRAND LODGE NO. 7, B'NAI B'RITH NOTE: This report should be read carefully and its contents transmitted to every lodge member. Jerome Mark My dear Brothers: On the 3rd and 4th inst. Bro, A. B. Freyer and I attended the meeting of the Executive Committee of the Supreme Lodge. I am taking this opportunity to report to you the major things that occurred, as well as to tell you of a few things that happened thereafter in which I think you would be interested. There was a full attendance of the Supreme Lodge Executive Committee at the meeting. The high spot of the meeting was the presentation of the War Service Award by General Eisenhower. This was a thrilling experience, and Henry Monsky's words to the General that we were in the presence of one of our contemporary immortals will always ring in my ears, Similarly the General's reply to Henry when Henry said that we were not forgetting that the war is still on for many of our boys and that we propose to keep the hospitals supplied with the necessary material for the maintenance of their morale, and the General said, "Mr. Monsky, those words are music to my ears," will likewise always be recalled. The allocation of $4500.00 made by the Supreme Lodge for maintenance of youth work in our District is a healthy sign and means that we will be called upon to match it with a like amount. I am sure there will be no difficulty in doing this because a $9000.00 appropriation for the Youth Department, headed by George Shendelman, is not an overly expensive proposition. Indeed, if B'nai B'rith is going to amount to anything in the next 10 or 15 years, it is the writer's opinion that we will have to captivate the imagination.and enlist the cooperation of the boys who will be the leaders 15 years from now. The Hillel program as presented by Dr. Sachar received such an ovation as Abe Sachar alone is entitled to get. Dr. Sachar has consented to be in Houston for two days of our Convention, will be our Cultural Advancement speaker Sunday evening, will address a Youth Rally during the time he is here, and will also appear on the program of the Women's Grand Lodge of District #7. All in all, he is going to be a busy man but we in District #7 will be the beneficiaries of his being here.