The St. Louis Republic., 1904-10-24
Mrs. Soloman Declares Efforts TO
Collect Money for Red-Cross
Work Is Ridiculous.
PLEADS FOR NEW JUDAISM.
Says Task of National Organiza-
ton Should Be to Secure
Funds to Extend Re-
ligiOus Work.

The National Council of Jewish Women
is for peace.
This sentiment was expressed in the ad-
dress Of Mrs. Henry Solomon of Chicago
president and founder of the organization.
at the service yesterday morning in Tenn
pie Israel. over which she presided with
Rabbi Leon Harrison.
Mrs. Solomon went further by declar-
ing that there cannot be anything more
ridiculous than our efforts to collect
money TO carry on Red Cross work send
ing it right along with our armies, the
sword to kill and the little court-plaster
10 heal UP the wound"
Continuing, she said: Does 1t not seem
like reasoning Of babes. this right to hack
at each other and trained nurse some
where to try to keep us alive? Israel's
mission is peace. Our sympathies go alike
out to the unfortunate victims in the
present great struggle.
Japan represents the small nations of
the earth demanding that their rights be
respected by the larger nations Let
women use their power to bring about an
internaticnallsm. An internationalism
which carries with Ii mutual enlighten-
ment will be the best conseryer Of the
large nation and the protector of the
small"
Speaking of the purpose of the National
Council OF Jewish Women. Mrs. Solomon
said that 1t Is organized not for what the
members can receive, but for what they
can give The statement Of any denom-
ination for missionary purposes would
pended for conversion. We do not wish
TO have paid converts or converters. but
We are eXpendfng too little for legitimate
purposes. Our theological schools depend
nj lf htIt foru
task would be for US to secure large
fund for extending our religious work, the
kind OF religious work which the world
wants and needs.
1T should be an active rational moral
force depending not upon an orator to
draw out what little religious sentiment
there may lie hidden somewhere under
desire for entertainment. to be utilized
when all other pleasures have been ex-
haustea or when sorrow has tried our
souls. Not the sort Of a religion which
old Jews had. or chiefly women. because
that is what the later Jews have. but for
all-out of the old sources that gave the
world Jesus. the Jew whom Christianity
accepts as the Savior: which gave Paul as
its founder: gave Mary, the mother"
RECEPTION FOR MRS SOLOMON.
St. Louis Is about the only large city
which as yet is without local council of
the National Council of Jewish Women.
and in order to foster a movement looking
toward the establishment of an orsaniza-
ton here the Columbian Club gave a re-
ception last night in its quarters. at Lin
dell boulevard and Vandeventer avenue.
at which Mrs. Solomon was the guest of
honor The club members expressed them
selves as being heartily in sympathy with
the movement. and they will lend their
efforts to launch a branch OF the organiza-
ton in st. Louis before the Executive
Council adjourns on Wednesday.
In the receiving line last night were:
Mmes. Elias Michael. u. Hirschteld. Nor
Moses Fraley, Isaac Meyer. Morris Glaser.
William Stfx. Ben Eiseman, Friedman,
Ben ]. Strauss. ]. ]. Wertheimer, Sig
mund Koninski. Max Schwab. D. Som
mers. Aaron Waldheim and Misses Selma
man.
Among the guests at the reception were:
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Fraiey. Charles stix. Lewis Glaser. Maurice
elaser. Kon,nskI; Schwartz, George Milips, ".
= seherck. Eugene Hirseh. 5. Trsesiinser. % r.
r Rosenheld, Norfolk. Va: Doctor Loeb. a:
Enstsin, J. Haslacker California: Edward
Misses Althelmer. May. Goldman. clunie
Samich. Dora Scherzen, Rank. Helen Renard,
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menkfanz. ELIAS Michael: A. Katz. q. Frank.
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Wooif. D. ~ Levy. Cincinnati: Doctor Woifert.
The business session will be held this
morning and tomorrow at 10 o'clock In
has been announced for to-day: Sabbath
school Problems" Miss Martha Kalter;
THE Charity Exhibit Mrs. Conde Ham
lin; Educational Exhibit" Mr.. Bryan