The record-union., 1896-11-16
FIRST ANNUAL CONVENTION
OF THE NATIONAL COUNCIL OF
JEWISH WOrlEN.
1t Assembled in New York Yesterday,
and Addresses of Welcome
Were Made.

NEW YORK, Nov. 15.-The first an
t1ual convention of the National Council
of Jewish Women was formally begun
this afternoon at Tuxedo Hall, when the
Committee on Credentials met to pre-
pare the list of delegates. The plan and
scope Of the convention and its officers
Were outlined in these dispatches last
might it being an outgrowth of the
Woman's Congress at Chicago during
the Columbian Exposition.
The partially finished list shows that
delegates from nearly all the prominent
cities in the country will be present.
Among the number already enrolled are
Mrs. Julius NJ. Alexander, Atlanta, Ga. ;
Mrs Rose Somerfield, Baltimore; Mrs.
c. Mekowsky, Mrs. Carson Meyer, and
Miss Amy Wekawsky, Chicago; Mrs.
Louise Marheimer, Cincinnati; Mrs. p.
H Hamburger, Miss Laura Hamburg,
Mrs NJ. Benjamin and Mrs. S. Barets,
Denver; Mrs. J. H. Freedman Detroit;
Mrs c. D. Axman, Kansas City; Mrs.
Albert Miller and Mrs. E. Lehman,
Memphis: MVs. j. Levy and Miss j. V.
Mailer Milwaukee; Mrs. Henry Hahn,
Mrs. II. BerkowitZ, Mrs. l.. Mort Morde-
cal and Mrs. G. Berg, Philadelphia;
Mrs. F. G.. Joseph and Mrs. L. p. Men
dez, Savannah; Mrs. J. H. Jacobson and
Miss B. Sale, st. Louis; Misses Cohen,
Petite Abrams and Mrs. Charles j. GroS-
smith, Washington, D. c.; Mrs. c. Theo-
dol, Mrs. Guthman and Mrs H. We'll,
Youngstown, Ohio.
The present officers, headed by Mrs. H
G. Solomon as President. all of Chicago
arrived yesterday Additional Western
delegates are expected tomorrow when
the regular work Of the convention be-
gins.
The first formal session this evening
was devoted to addresses of welcome.
Mrs. Solomon, the President, was in
charge and among those on the platform
We're: Mrs. A. Kohut, President of the
local section; Mrs. Mary Lowe Dickin
son of the National Council of Women;
Mrs. Ellen NJ. Henriotin of Chicago,
President of the Federation of Women's s
Clubs, and the Vice-Presidents of the
National Council of Jewish Women, of
which latter she was the prime mover.
Five minute greetings We're made as
follows: For the National Council of
Women, Mrs. Dickinson; General Fed
Grafton of Women's Clubs, Mrs. Hen
riotin; Jewish Chautauqua, DR.. Henry
Berkowftz of Philadelphia; Jewish His
torical Society, oscar s. Strauss; Jewish
Publication Society, DIR. H NJ Leipser-
ger.
Mrs. Solomon, President of the Coun-
Gil, responded and spoke of the need of
more perfect organization.
Our programme" she said, provides
for the study of Jewish history and lit
erature and the best methods of philan-
thropy to be pursued in small cities We
insisted upon the study of both branches
of our work, in order to widen the field
for those who have been pursuing one or
the other. We encourage our sections
to undertake such practical work as
their cities seem to require.
"At our congress, a minor tone re-
sounded for the relief of our co-reli-
gionists in Russia The only answer to
our prayers was a mournful echo of our
helplessness, and tonight our hearts
go out to our fellow beings in Armenia.
Would we know the details of it ALL
let us read our own history, where tor
ture, famine and cold, tracked with
dead bodies the pilgrimages of our peo
pie through centuries. Let us hope for
the time when the pure robe of religion
will no more be trailed in the dust to
cover national sins. greed and ambition.
We are here tonight to proclaim our
convictions that Judaism is needed in
the world and In our Judaism are con-
centrated the greatest ethical and re-
lieiOuS thoughts of a greater number
OF God intoxicated souls than have given
birth to any other creed
The regular sessions begin Tomorrow