The Denver Jewish news. [volume] (Denver, Colo.) 1915-1925, 1920-11-17
Wednesday, November 10.

The convention was called TO or
Palace Hotel. Miss Brenner, LIST vice
president, presiding. The greater por-
tion of the forenoon was devoted to
hearing the report of the committee
on Revision. presented by its chair
man. Mrs. Max Mnrgolis. and acting
on the revision of bylaws. One of
the important revisiOns made was rails
ing the annual due from - to S3 per
a.Inum. of which 1-3 will le sent to
the National treasury. Another was
changing the name of the committee
on Philanthropy to that of Social Wei,
fare. To he divided in work on Tub
crculosis on the Deaf and the Blind.
DIR. c. d. Spivnk. of Denver. extend
cd greetings to the convention.
At the afternoon session the report
on Immigrant Aid. whose chairman
Mrs. s. ]. ROsensOhn. was ubse.lt, w:'s
presented by Miss Cecilia Razovsky.
its executive secretary. 1t was in
part as follows:
THE REPORT OF THE DEPART
MENT OF IMMIGRANT AID-l917-2O
The report. OF the Department of
Immigrant Aid was prepared by Mrs.
S. J. ROsensOha, its chairman. 1t in
cluded the report of Miss Helen Wink
Ter, the former chairman. during the
period from November 1, 1917, to
March 1920 and her own since that
period This division, strangely. au-
tOma tically ended wartime iInmigra
tion AMI the beginning of postwar
immigration. for tho the armistice was
signed in 1918, there was no increase
in immigration until the spring of
1920.
Report of Miss Helen Winkler.
.The whole activity of the DEPART
ment of Immigrant Aid has been shap-
ed by emergency war conditions, which
largely affected and changed the
aspect of all relief. constructive so
cial service. and educational work in
this country. immigration was then
almost ut a standstill. and the out
look for future immigration was still
completely veiled by the tragic crisis.
The war crisis. too, made America
aware of the need of more unified
solidarity which brought home to the
whole country its responsibility to-
ward the alien portion OF its popula-
ton. This alien problem, the result
of neglected Immigrant problem. i'm
Ieratively called for an extension of
the Councils immigration activities to
meet its share of the cOuntry's re
sponsibility for greater unity and a
finer citizenship.
The Ports
Despite war time conditions ana
restrictions there has been a steady
increase of immigration from Feb
ruary until August
.In September and October 1919
there was considerable increase in
Hebrew arrivals. mainly Sephardic
.Jewesses from Greece and Italy.
"Au arrivals continue to be mainly
girls, women and children, escaping
from the hardships of life in Europe
and coming to relatives, prospective
husbands and friends, who. for the
most part are eager to help them to
find fair living conditions.
.Thc need for friendly service for
these immigrants has. however. bee'
increased considerably by the arrival
of larger numbers of widows with
children. who are considered as like
ly to become public charges: and I'LL
terates, who need to understand the
causes of their detention and require
both legal and personal friendly serv.
ice.
',rhe men arriving are mainly stow.
aways, scantily clad and penniless
with no passports or papers of ident-
| fication. These men as well as the
larger numbers of girls. women and
children, make constant demands for
| the services of an Immigrant Aid.
agent, expert in immigration anG So