Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1896-11-16

NEW YORK. November 15.-The first
convention of the National Council Of Jew
ish Women was opened to-day I'm the
Tuxedo Hall. There We're one hundred
and twenty delegates present including
about fifty from New York city. Great
preparations had been made for the con-
vention and the delegates from our OF town
commenced TO arrive on Friday last. The
session opened at three o'clock. at which
time nearly all the delegates were pres
ent. Many of them had never been IN
New York. and the officers of the local
section spent two hours in introducing
them to the people Of New York. who
comprise a good majority of the Council
After the delegates had registered and
the credentials had been presented the
meeting adjourned for the night session.
Among
THE PROMINENT DELEGATES
present are Mrs. Carrie l.. Benjamin. Of
Denver. Colo. Mrs. Rcbecca Hirsch. Of
Atlanta. Ca; Mrs. Ellen NJ. Hcnrotin Of
Chicago. H.: Mrs Eta l.. Nussbaum,
INDIANAPOLIS. Ind: Mrs Cecil r. Hirsch.
Des Moines. Iowa; Mrs. Hattie Heller 81.
Louis. Mo: Mrs. Bertha l.. Frank. Bal
o..
apolis. Mrs. Theresa Grata. Newark. y.
j.: Mrs Ella r. Philipson. Cincinnati;
Mrs. Pauline II. Rosenberg. Philadelphia;
Mrs. Nellie /. Miller, Memphis. Tenn.
The delegate from Canada is Mrs Meldola
de sola.
The officers Of the Council. an Of whom
are from Chicago and are present. are:
President. Mrs a. SoIoman: Vice Pres
ident. Mrs +. Mandel; Treasurer. Mrs.
II. J. Selz; Corresponding Secretary. Miss
Sadie American; Recording Secretary,
Mrs. r. j. Wolf.
EIGHTEEN STATES
have representatives iu the Council. The
convention was opened tonight by prayer
by the Rev. DR.. X. Kohies. after which
Mrs. Sophie Beer. Vice President for New
York State made the address of welcome.
She said that the delegates would learn
during the convention what had been ace
compiished by the Council since tho form
alton three years ago. The convention.
she said. is very important TO Jewish wo-
men and will do much TO band them to-
gether for the coming battle of education
and right.
Mrs. Rebecca Kohut. President Of the
New York section made am address. She
said:
1T has been said that women can never
work together. Yet Jewish women can
work together and accomplish definite re-
suits. ] am thrilled at the possibiliros ~
the outcome of this convention. We are
sisters I'm one religion and We meet to-
night because there is better knowledge
Of our relations. In this convention We
must set the
EXAMPLE OF SABBATH KEEPING.
We have left our homes to devise means
TO help the community and let us not
! make any errors. You viii find jew
patriot i'm every sense of the word. I'm
every class of educational work We will
ioin our Christian sisters"
Mrs Soloman. as President was thcn
introduced. She announced short
speeches by Mary Howe Dickinson. OF
New York Ellen NJ. Henrotin of Chicago;
Mrs f. Sande New York pr. Henry
Berkovitz. Philadelphia; oscar 5. Straus.
New York; Or II. NJ Leipseiger New
York. and Rabbi Cries. of Cleveland. O.
| These addresses were of five minutes each
and were upon the good work done in the
many branches of the Council
Mrs soloman closed the night session
bv reading am address foo which She thank
ed the women Of New York and others
who have done so much for the Council
and the education of rhe young. She pre-
dicted continued success and said that
Jewish people all over the world are look-
ing forward to the action of the conyen-
tion.
The convention viii convene at $50