The Denver Jewish news., 1918-10-24
REVIEW OF YEAR BOOK, NEW
YORK SECTION COUNCIL OF
JEWISH WOMEN.

In reading thru its Year Book, we
find that the second year of the Re
constructed New York Section of the
Council of Jewish Women shows IL
remarkable development and Il heal
thy growth. The number of commits
tees actively operating. and the per
sonnel at the head of these committees
are both cause for congratulation
The War Activities have become 50
large that IA separate chairman has been
appointed Mrs Bernard POllak. IL
! Vice-President of the Section. is do
ing this work to the satisfaction of
| the entire Community. She has an eN-
cellent Committee and IL number OF
subcommittee under her. In the 4th
| Liberty Loan Drive. she took charge
of - booths all equipped with vol
unteers from the Sections member
ship.
/ The report of the president. Mrs.
WT. ID. Sporborg is most iiluminins.
Referring to the recent cnfrnncliise-
ment. she says:
For the first time i'll the history
of our organization we convene ut an
nual meeting as citizens OF this great
| Republic. with all the privileges anL
all the responsibilities which thai
! citizenship entails. Prior to Nov. 9th
there were suffragists and anti-Suf'
! fragists among our members. On that
date the men of this great Empire
/ State, by the action of large ina.
| iority of its voters. declared it to he
their will that the women of New
York participate in the choice of pub
lie officials. 1t is not now u question
as to whether we believe or do not
believe in equal suffrage. II is nb
longer IA matter of discussion. 1t is
for MS to realize that we have been
granted a right and that every right
| that we enjoy brings with il the obli'
CATION of duty to perform. Let us
see to it that the confidence imposed
| by the men of this state he not mis-
placed. hut that this trust shall bG
intelliSently, unselfishly ana Loyalty
discharged"
! The Committee ON Religion. of which
Mrs Joseph NJ Asher is chairman, has
brought out The Book of Prayer for
Jewish Girls compiled by the com
mittec for the specific use of the de
lIquent girl. OF this. Chief Rabbi
Herr of London says:
! 1.
! issued for the use of the Jewish girls
| in your penal institutions reaches n
| decidedly high level Borh for style
| and for contents il could hardly be
! bcttcred. The simplicity of its Ian
cuage is sure to impress all whom
| il is intended to help: whilst the fact
| that the prayers sound such an essen
| tally Jewish note and reproduce many
honored Liturgy. viii 90 no small way
| toward showing the girls that to be II
good and pure and true iewess is 70
| he n good and pure and true woman.
| Your selection Of texts from the Bible
and the Rabbinic literature is most ap-
propriatc: and your idea of linking
up each Feast and Fast with n pray
pr bringing out the sublime meaning
and message of the occasion. is par
ticularly happy The book ought to
be placed in the hands of every girl
who needs it. II will make for added
purity and virtue in the ranks of those
a ,f
Mrs. BERNARD Pollak's report on
Amcricanization shows IA large piece
of constructive work. \ most inten-
sivc Survey of u square block in the
IncighborhoOd of the Council House
was made TO show the relation be
tween literacy. housing and employ
ncnt
In her report of work on Blackwell 5
Island. the chairman. Mrs. William
Colin. makes an appeal for the "stab-
lishmcnt of home for the dependent
sick aud poor. She says:
New York City has the largest
Jewish population in the United States.
vet. we must with shame confess that
there is no Home for Dependent SICK
and Poor Think of it: With all our
wealth and opportunities. and all the
existing agencies for the relief Of ali
sorts of distressing circumstances. the