The opening of the Anshei Sholum Synagog's Community Center took place at 3: P. M. yesterday at Douglas Boulevard and Homan Avenue.

The celebration lasted until late at night, and the large Audience that participated in the celebration left for home satisfied, and conscious that the new edifice is a new fortification for Chicago Jewry in the new, fast growing Jewish community of the Douglas Park District.

The large audience not only rejoiced in the opening of a new place for Torah, but also contributed thousands of dollars at this event to help complete this edifice.

It was a pleasure to see how the Jews were willing to pay large sums of money for the honor to march with a scroll of the law in the conscretation march from the Community Center hall on the top floor to the synagog on 2on the ground floor. The first to buy such an honor was Mr. Z. Morris, who paid $125. Later he paid $225 for the honor of having the key to open the door of the Synagog.

The highest honor was that of Mr. Joseph Weill, who paid two thousand dollars for the honor of hanging a tableau over the door of the Synagog; his and his wife's name were inscribed on it; this brought a thunderous applause.

Mr. Weill is a well-known social worker and a former president of the Anshei Sholum Synagog. Mr. M. Goldstein, the second president of the United Congregations, paid $200 for the honor of lighting the ever-burning sacred light above the Holy Ark.

A sum of over four thousand dollars was raised at this event.

Good speeches were given by the most prominent Rabbis, of our city, and Judge Harry M. Fischer.

The band of the Marks Nathan Orphan Home, and Cantor Milkofski and his choir entertained the large audience with Jewish songs and music.