The Denver Jewish news., 1918-10-31
NATIONAL FEDERATION OF TEN
PIE SISTERHOODS.
Sis.erfoOd Subscribers for Liberty
Bonds.

district committees during the recent
Liberty loan drive. At meeting of
this, Sisterhood. the individual mem-
bers subscribed $500 for Liberty bonds.
Sewing for Children of soldiers In
stituted.
The X. A. NJ. SisterhOod Of Chicago
has kept up its record in war work
during the past few months. In tie
Fourth Liberty loan drive nearly S.
900 was subscribed by this Organiza-
ton. During the period of the war
the SistcrhOOd meets every week.
Recently 125 comfort kits were turn-
ed over TO the Red Cross for our men.
The members have developed the uni
que idea of sewing for the children
of men in the service. and are doing
good work in this direction. Tie
members have pledged themselves to
earn minimum of one dollar II month
for War Service expenses.
In the matter of entertaining tho
men at the Great Lakes Naval Train
ing Station. the ladies' of the Sister
hood have been particularly active.
Personal communication has been
established with these men bv frequent
invitations to the homes on week on Is
and over holidays. Some lOmeS; have
half dozen of these men at one tire.
As soon as the danger from the in
nv,iJn,uin hns no coed n
and entertainment will be given for
the men under the auspices of the
local branch of the Jewish Welfare
Board. 1t is n notable fact, also. that
more than hundred and forty men of
the X. a. NJ Congregation are in the
service of the country. many of them
having enlisted before the Selcctiyc
Service Draft was put into operation.
The Tri-City Sisterhood.
The Tri-City Sisterhood. comprising
the ladies of the congregations of
Davenport. (Ia.) Rock lslnnd and
Moline Ull.) is going to devote is
monthly meetings during this year to
Relief Work for the suffering Jews
in the war countries. \ wOrthier
cause could not he found. and the
Sistcrhood is to be congratulated upon
its decision.
Entertain Coming Army Officers.
The Beth Israel Temple Sisterhoo.l
of Plattsburg. IN. W has the pleas
ant task of entertaining the men AT
the Officers Training Camp stationed
in that city" The Chairman Of the
entertainment committee reports that
in connection with the Jewish Wei
fare Board 100 men were entertained
in the Jewish homes over lsosh Hash
anah and Yom Kippur. The enfcr-
tainmcnt Committee is planning a So
ries of entertainments and amuse-
melIs for the coming winter for the
double purpose of showing attention,
to the men in training, and of rails
ing money for charity. y committee
of the Sisterhood has been appointed
to visit the base hospital and il maxi
ing regular trips there with all kinds
Of delicacics. The Sisterhood las sub
scribed for 800 Liberty bond.
Unique Method Of Securing Attendance
The annual meeting of the Temple
SisterhOOd of Mickva Israel COngrega.
ton, Savannah tGa.) was held Mt
the Jewish Educational Alliance. Mrs.
George Solomon, presiding. ln,smucll
as large attendance at the annual
meeting of the congregation. held in
January had been requested. the Sis
terhOod decided to assist in bringing
out the members. Twelve ladies were
selected, each one to telephone n mum
Der of members, impressing upon them
the Importance of this meeting. This
effort on the part of the SisterhO'd
resulted In Il large attendance, and
was productive of one of the most sue
cessful meetings held in recent years.
On Sunday, March II, an interesting
exhibit of Jewish ceremonial objects
was conducted at Mordecai Sheft;i'l
Memorial. The collection was lent by
members of the congregation. Mrs. i.
p. Mendes. chairman, was assisted by
Mrs. II. s. Kohler, Mrs. Isaac Muir.
and Miss Rietta Levy. The use of tho
various objects was explained by Miss
Eva Leon of Palestine. who was Wis.,
iting Savannah at the time. Mrs. J.
NJ. Falk. chairman of the War Emer-
gency Committee, with two other ladies
visits the Marine Hospital each week.
and takes daintics and magazines to
the soldiers who are confined there.
Those who are cOnvalescinP are taken
ont for drives by the members of the
SisterhOOd.
Large Liberty Loan Subscription.
The Fort Waync Gnd.l SisterhnOl