Norwich bulletin., 1917-03-21
SEWING CIRCLE HELD
 EXHIBITION OF WORK.
Two Hundred Crowded the Hebrew
 institute on West Main Street.

With over 200 in attendance, tbe Sewing circle of the Norwich chapter of Hedassah held a meeting and ex- hibition of the work they have ac- complished on Tuesday night in the Hebrew institute on West Main street.
 The Hedassah is an organization of Jewish women having as it's purpose the sending of nurses and doctors to Palestine in order to eradicate various diseases there. It also has as it's pur- pose the sewing of garments of various kinds for the children in Palestine The members had on exhibition large number of garments which they had sewed.
 There were a number of garments donated and offered for sa.e, bringing $23. They were. purchased by Mrs. Herman, Sears and Max Sirl<in. This money will go towards the medical unit which is q phase of the Hedassah work. The machines for the sewing were kindly loaned by Schwartz Bros.
 The principal speaker of the even ing was Dr. George 1T. Cohen of Yale university, who-spolle on the work done by the nurses and physicians in Palestine. He said In part:
 In the older time Palestine was unusually fertile and had wonderful climate. This was due to the fact that the country was full of trees of aI: sorts which tempered the climate and which by their shade kept the little streams from drying up. Later when the Jews were expelled from Palestine the invaders cut down the trees, and thus the sun's hot rays dried up the streams. making the cli- mate unusually hot and converting the land into desert. On account of this the slightest breezc dl's the eyes of the inhabitants of JeruaaIem with dry sand. and this produces eye disea ses of various kinds The hot climate a.so helps to increase the numher of epi- denies, because of 1hc cOngested con- ditions in Jerusalsm. and a,so because of the ignorance of the principles of hygiene on the part Of the lnha bltanta these diseases increase. It Is to rem edy these conditions that the Hedas- sah has undertaken to send nurses and physicians to Palestine. These treat all the inhabitants without dis crimination.
 Refreshments were served nv the following committee: Mrs. Samuel Hertz Mrs. I. Beckenstein Mrs. R. Alexander. who were assisted in serv- ing by Misses Sternletb, Rrieger and Shabekoff.
 During the evening an original poem was recited by Miss cippa Rosenberg.
 The Sewing circle has received the terial, s. Stern. Mr. Lazlnsl. Miss Adronowitb. all of Colchester: II yards of nainsook, Mrs, B.. Davidson; 100 yards material, of which fl. garments
 
 mills: 40 yards of material. Mrs. D. N Gordon; 100 yards of material, Ponemah mills: Miss Anna Bloom and Miss Gussie Siegal, two garments which they made themselves.
 The members of the Sewing circle are the following: Mrs. Herman Alof- sin, 2d, Mrs. R. Alexander. Mrs. IT. Bloom, Mrs. T. Beckenstein. Mrs. D. N. Gordon, Misses Eva and Sadie Gold berg. Miss Minnie Greenberger Mrs. Samuel Hertz, Mrs. Herman Goldfad- den. Mrs. s. Krieger, Miss HEda Ka- dish, Mrs. Joseph Lahn. Miss Jennie Laf1n, Mrs. Michael Levine, Mrs. H. M. Land, Miss Lena Markoh. Mrs. Joseph Rosenberg, the Misses Reubin. Miss Rose Shabekoff, Miss Toba Solomon, Miss Gussie silverman, Miss Gussie Seigal, Miss Bertha Weinstein, Mrs. D. Smith. Mrs. Michael Schwartz, Miss l.. Sheryeshevsky.
 During the various meetings, which were held monthly at the home of Mrs. Charles M. Gordon, articles from the Maccabean. Minofah Journal, and the Young Judean were read, to the delight of the Hedassah members. Lo- cal speakers were also heard at some of the meetings. The Sewing circle was started May 10, 1916.