The Denver Jewish news., 1918-12-19
MRS. S. rISKO DESCRIBES WORK
DONE AT ANNUAL. BOARD
MEETING OF n. c. j. w.

DONF Al ANIMAL nDAnD
MEETING OF n. c. J. w.
The annual meeting of the Board
of Managers of the Council of Jewish
women met in Providence, II. l.. De
ccmbcr 1st to 4th Inclusive 1t was a
gathering of distinguished Jewish
women and the work Of the meeting
was broad in it's scope and held the
interest of all Of the members dur
ing the cntirc time.
The glorious thing for Denver was
the fact that the next Tri-ennicl of
the Council of Jewish women will he
tended n Tricnniei meeting of the
Council of Jewish women will realize
the inspiration that such meeting
brings to the city In which it is held.
The fine spirit in which the Tri-enniel
meeting was conceded TO Denver was
most gratifying.
The first meeting Of the Board was
held on Sunday evening in the Tenn
pie Mt Providence. The papers of the
evening were read by the President.
Mrs. Nathaniel l.. Harris, and the Ex-
ecutivc Secretary, Mrs. Ernestine Il.
Drcyfus The subject of Mrs. Harris
paper was "The Broader Democracy"
while Mrs Drcyfus spoke on "The
Work of the Council"
As Chairman of the Philanthropy
Committee to the Tri-cnniel last No
vcmber. recommended that Il scholar
ship for social service worker should
be established by the Council. This
recommendation wassrefcYrcds to the
Poard meeting and ii was unanimous
ly adopted at this meeting. For the
present, one scholarship will he paid
for by the Council: the first girl to
receive this scholarship to be selected
by Mrs. Hannah G.. Solomon, the Hon
orary President of the Council. in
whose honor the scholarship has been
founded.
A committee from the Immigrant
Aid and shelter society waited on the
meeting for the purpose of asking CO.
| operation in the work of immigration
This was referred to n committee with
rSwer to act. and $4,000 was allowed
for the budget for the Department of
Immigrant Aid of tue Council for the
coming year.
A committee of the Jewish Agricul-
tural society also waited on the meet
ing asking that the Council adopt ns
part of its program work for the
wives of Jewish farmers. 1t was re-
ported that there are four thousand
Jewish farmers in the State of New
York; that many of these farms were
in isolated locations: and that the
wives of the farmers would receive
much inspiration from social welfare
work of the Council. 1t was suggest
ed that n social worker should he en-
ploycd to teach modern methods to
farmers wives; TO organize them into
clubs and to further Amcricanization.
This also was referred to IL Committee
with power to act.
The great work Of the Department
of Immigrant Aid of the Council Oc-
cupied n full day Of the meeting. !
hope that at some future time the
Denver Jewish News will find the
space to publish the report of Miss
Helen Winkler. the very able Chair.
man of the Department, OF Immigrant
Aid. The work is now being extended
to all ports of the United States, and
it is probable that Miss Winkler will
be in Denver on her way to the West
ern coast during this winter, and il
will be great opportunity to have
her tell lis in person of this marvellous
work that takes charge of women and
girls who arrive in this Country IN
accompanied. and keeps them under
observation no matter to what distant
city they may travel until they have
become so far Americanized that they
no longer require supervision.
Colonel Cutler gave fine talk on
the work of the Jewish Welfare Board
1t was most interesting TO hear that
when it was first suggested that q
Jewish Welfare Board be organized
the Secretary of War said that 1t
was nor more necessary TO have Jew.
ish Welfare Board than to have a
Mormon Board or Christian Science
Board. or many others. However. the
secretary was convinced that the Jew