The San Francisco call., 1896-11-18
Ma TIONAL COUNCIL
OF JEWISH WOMEN
Many Subjects of Interest
TO the Race Are Under
Discussion.
Rabbi Mendes Speaks of Chill
dren Honoring Parents Who
Are Styled Sinners.
Examples at Home Needed in Order
to Bring Up Good Jews and
Jewesses."

NEW YORK, n. Y, Nov. 1.-THE third
DAYS session of the first convention of the
National Council of Jew ish Women began
this morning in the Tuxedo. President
Hannah G. Solomon called the conven.
ton to order. There was large attend
ance of delegates. After the reading of
some reports from vice presidents of Sec
tions that were not heard from before, the
next on the programme was the reading
of the report on National Religion" by
Miss Felsenthall of Chicago.
At the conclusion of the reading of the
report Miss Sarah Clauson of this city took
the platform and presented a report which
she said was a report from the committee
on Bible study. "Dr. Moras of Phildel-
phia has," she said, written a criticism
in which he says the reading of the Bible
is detrimental to Judaism
After some discussion q motion was car
ried that Rev. DIR. Burkovitz of PhiIadel-
whia, who was present, should give his
opinion on the book.
DR.. BurkoyitZ then took the floor. He
said he did not believe it was wise for the
convention at this time to pass on theo-
logical themes. al can simply say" said
he. 'that the Jewish Chautauqua Society
has adopted DR.. Montefore's Bible, with
certain reservations.
The report of the National committee
on religion was then presented to the con-
yeution.
Miss Julia Richman presented the report
of the National committee on religious
school work.
Rabbi H. P. Mendes of New York, next
took the platform. ''You will never sue
ceed," he said, 'in turning out good Jews
and Jewesses unless you and your hus-
bands show the children examples at
home. Your children come to the syna-
gogue and hear us say what sinners their
parents are and in the next moment we
say to them honor thy father and
mother"
This was received with laugh. DR..
Mendes further said that he deplored the
lack of interest taken in the Jewish cere-
monies of consecration and deplored what
he called the abominable system cf feeling
ministers.
Mrs. Todhelmuth, president of the So
rosis, was next accorded q hearing. She
greeted the council on behalf of Soross
and invited the memb bers to become men,
bers of the State Federation of Women s
Clubs.
Mrs. Carrie s. Benjamin of Denver pre-
sented the report OF the National commit
tee on philanthropy. The report was
adopted.
Committees were appointed and re-
cess was taken. After recess Mrs. Mary
Lowe Dickinson, president of the National
Council of Women of the West, delivered
an address.
The election of officers will take place
next Thursday morning.
The afternoon Sc sion was largely at
tended. The session opened with the
reading of telegram from the National
Women's Christian Temperance Union,
now holding its annual convention in 81.
Louis. The telegram was as follows:
Cordial greetings. We are workers to-
gether for God and humanity"
The telegram was received with ap-
plause and it was resolved to send teIe-
gram conveying the fraternal greetings of
the Nationel Council of Jewish Women to
the st. Louis convention. Mrs. Helen M.
Henrotln, Chicago, president of the Gen.
eral Federation of Women's Clubs, then
made an address on 1.-The Social Aspect of
Women's Clubs"
Miss Rose Sommerfeld of BaItim ore
read paper entitled Organization in
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