MP2017-2
Triennial Convention of B’nai B’rith Supreme Lodge
Administrative Information
Shows B’nai B’rith dinner honoring Edward Jacobson at the Statler Hotel in Washington, D.C. Jacobson is sitting next to the lectern but does not speak. The sound quality is poor throughout. Appears to be a film to tape to DVD transfer.
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Shot List
00:00 Title Card: Triennial Convention of B’nai B’rith Supreme Lodge
00:15 Remarks by Frank Goldman, president of B’nai B’rith, who introduces Trygve Lie
01:45 Remarks by Trygve Lie, Secretary General of the United Nations
06:25 Song by Mimi Benzell of the Metropolitan Opera Company
07:15 More remarks by Goldman, who introduces Alben Barkley
08:00 Still photographs of dignitaries at the dinner, including J. Howard McGrath, Tom Clark, and Alben Barkley, while unknown narrator identifies each dignitary and quotes from Barkley’s address
09:15 Remarks by Alben Barkley, Vice President of the United States
13:15 Remarks by Goldman, who presents certificate to Jacobson