The Denver Jewish news., 1920-11-10
Proceedings Of the Ninth
Triennial Convention
Continued from Page One

! Law stress on the following points.
Il. We met as an unbroken family
! Of National Councils. in spite of the
| storm and stress of the year which
! have elapsed since our gathering at
Rome.
- The reality of the bond of the
J Golden Rule which unites the women
| OF the world was never more manifes'
| in all our relations with one another
| than il was during the ten days which
we spent together. and during which
time subjects were discussed which
| trenched on delicate ground.
Your president represented the
| Council of Women of the United states
at conference on Emigration and I'm
| migra ton. and ut one of these present
| ed a resolution which was adopted
! by the Conference and recommended
to the Qui1quennial for adoption. The
resolution which was as follows, was
| brought from committee to the con
vention and unanimously carried:
Whereas. immigrants frequently
I
act and severe examination at ports
| of embarka ton. be it resolved that
| IN order to prevent these hardships,
the International Council of Women
urges all National Councils to request
| their governments to establish in their
| countries such systems of medical eN-
| animation. as shall he identicu, with
! the requirements of the examination
| boards at the ports of debarkation.'
| She also recommended that in al
port cities in every country commit
| tees of women concern themselves
/ with the comfort and well-being of I'M
migrants waiting to take ship for othcr
! lands.
During the recent European visit OF
your president. she consummated the
\ organization of French Council of
Jewish Women, with a Section in
Paris The women who FORMED it he
| lieve that the salvation of Judaism
| in France rests with the Council of
Jewish Women. and we pray their hope
may be realized.
"All the preliminary arrangements
for organizing in Holland and Belgium
| have been perfected, ana l am look
ing momentarily, for reports from
| these countries. In England close
| affiliation with the Union of Jewish
| Women was established. The Union
promises to cooperate with the Coun-
Gil and uphold its purposes, the same
4 as if it were itself Council.
H. Il was invited by Fraulcin Bertha
! Ruppenhein. president, and Frau Hen
! Iietta May, to come to Berlin ana
speak at conference of the Iu'
dische Frauenvercin, but because of
the impending Trie:iniaf. it was i'm
possible for me to accept the invita-
| tion.
1T was disappointment not TO
have been able to hold an Internation-
al meeting in Europe this summer. ]
| tried very hard to have one in Lon
don. since the British women would
rot 20 to the Continent for the rur-
| pose. but because of the difficulty Of
the Austrian and German women in
| securing passports. and for other
reasons, it was not practicable. In
stead. therefore, of presenting the
/. Council idea at one time, and in one
place. l was obliged to travel from
country to country. to carry the Conn-
| Gil message. / believe, however. the
/ effort was worth while. and that tie
| time and effort were not spent in vain.
/ .Nnother year, feel confident such
| a meeting can he held, and the idcn
l is recommended to my successor. Tie
1 Council of Jewish Women must show
/ the way to the Jewish women OF the
world and in this we have IL mission
mission greater than the foreign
missions of any other people.
Let us not forget that the Pilgrims
| ,migrated to America with the pur-
pose to found on these shores new
republic patterned after the Hebrew
heocracy-embodying its social and
religious rinciples-inspircd by its
spirit This spirit should permeatc the
| consciousness of every Jewish woman
and the Council Of Jewish Women
should strive to hcightcn this spirit
of picty and patriotism.
"TlIc Jewish women are an import
ant factor L.. the life of the nation.
they have contributed to her progress
and to IIer spiritual standards. and
| there is for them, along with all 9th
! cr women. II continually widening
sphere Of service in all these ways for
the future.
In many other countries it requires
courage to remain faithful to the faith
of our fathers. In our blessed land
j we arc frce-lCt US thcn use the new