Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1896-11-13

part Of the national organization. This
was at once done, and now there are sec
tions in 40 of the principal cities of the
| Mon and in 90 states The total mem
hcrship is something over Z, 1000 and the
largest section is in Chicago, where there
are 800 members
In spite of the fact that the national
convention has been held the organization
has "A full complement of officers The
president is Mrs. Hannah &. solomon;
vice president, Mrs. Emanuel Mandel;
corresponding secretary, Miss Sadie Amer
lean recording secretary, Mrs. l.. ! Wolf,
and the treasurer is Mrs j. Harry SELF.
All of these women are residents of Chi
cago.
Three important standing committees
have also been appointed-one on religion,
one on religious school work and one on
! philanthropy. Already much work has
been accomplished by the various sections.
| Steps have been taken toward the estab-
lishment of such institutions as kinder
gartens, kichengartens day nurseries, hos
pitfalls, industrial schools evening schools,
free baths. domestic nursing, child saving
stations, free parks, free food and free
clothes supply, prison and other reforms.
| The committees have made extensive re
ports and recommendations of great i'm
portance, which have been published and
! distributed to the members of the council.
At the coming meeting the different sec
tions will compare notes and prepare for
united effort on these various lines The
executive work of the convention will be
done by IA national council composed of
two delegates from each section. The gen
eral sessions, however will be attended by
! many members Of the various sections and
some prominent Jewish women as we'll as
others not of the Hebrew faith One of the
most important subjects to be discussed is
the organization of charities, and an ad-
dress is to be delivered on this question by
Miss Rose Summerfield of Baltimore
Some of the other addresses are as follows;
"Children, the Hope of the World; Their
Needs and Training" by Sophia c. AK
man of Kansas City; Mission Schools as
an End and Means, by Mrs. Henry
Hahn of Philadelphia; Our Religious
Schools-What Can the Council Do For
Them" by Clara Block of Cincinnati, and
1.-THE Crowded Districts of Great Cities,
Our Duty to Better Their Condition.
Others who will make addresses are
Mrs Hannah solomon. the president; Mrs.
Cyrus l.. Sul2herger Miss Mary Lowe
Dichman, Miss Ellen NJ. Henrotin, Mrs.
Elizabeth Hcrshled Of Buffalo and Mrs.
Henrietta O. Frank of Chicago
The convention will be opened sunday,
Nov 10, with a meeting Of the national
board, New York committees of arrange
ments and all subcommittee and essayists,
followed by addresses of welcome and five
minute greetings from delegates On
Monday there will be IA business meeting
and reports Of committees, to he followed
by addresses. On the succeeding days there
will be a similar order of business, the ad
dresses being distributed among the SEES
sions. On Thursday the election OF Off
GERS of the national council will be held
and the adoption of "A badge and "A motto
will be decided upon This will finish the
work of the convention. and the delegate:
will scatter to put into operation the plans
which they have discussed.
MARX NORRIS.