The Denver Jewish news., 1920-11-10
Proceedings: 1he Ninth
Triennial Convention
Continued from Page Twp.)

p.bo apltct anu oht eip, ana Steps
were taken to engage "a worker tc
visit the Jewish women on the farms,
offer them friendly aid and instruc
tion in the principles or sanitation.
personal hygiene. and American stand
ards of living: also wherever pos
/ siblc she was to organize the farm
women into groups for helpful inter
course and sociablity.
During this period 324 homes have
been visited in II different villages
a public meetings have been held.
and 81 lectures given in Yiddish AMI
English. In two villages the Fcst
val of Succoth was celebrated under
Council auspices. In the village of
| BotsfOrd II class in English for adult;
has been established. Other activities
We're begun in many villages. Final
| ly the farm women of BOZanvillc have
formed themselves into Il section of
the Council of Jewish Women These
are hut statistics. ] know and bald
statistics at that. Only to the imag
inatiOn do they convey the message
of friendly aid. social cheer. the in
| spiratiOn to higher living. the stfm
| ulus to education. which the Council
has brought to these women of the re
| mote village and isolated farm. And
the entirety of this work in Connect
cut has been financed by the stat"
committee of Connecticut sections
with the aid of an annual subsidy
from the Jewish Agricultural. withou'
enc penny from our national treas
ury.
"On April TO- 1910. meeting was
held in Newark, Mt which plans of
work simlar to those used in Con
necticut were presented Six sections
of the Council in New Jersey pledg
ed their financial aid and provided
for worker. Norma WIS selected as
Il village most in need of our good
offices.
"Plans were prepared for m inten
sivc campaign during the summer OF
1920 among the women of Sullivan
and Ulster counties. New York. The
council headquarters were moved
from woodbridge to Ellenville. an au
toinObile was purchased. and the daily
itinerary of visits to farms. roominP
houses and boarding places mapped
out and begun. Turnout the entire
summer. six. and sometimes seve'
days week. our supervisor travelled
over the mountain ronds. visiting
o,n,riol JnwiSh
pie. giving instruction in the elements
If personal hygiene. sanitntion an'
home economics. giving talks anf
showing health!filmse rat = crowded
ruoming houses. instructing mothers
| in the proper preparation of milk fol
bnbies. bringing in shoit TO; many
| lonely foreign born woman on a:
| isolated farm her first message o.
| guidance and encouragement amom
| tie complexities of her new environ
ment. Everywhere our worker wa'
fortunate in engaging the cooperation
| and friendly help of school authorities
and health officials, and our summer
campaign reached its climax in ou'
exhibit at the Ulster County Agricul
tural Fair. held in Ellenville. tn
| week of August "a. 1920. At thi'
County Fair. the Council was rep
resented by a booth. beautifully dec.
Grated with posters lent by the state
| depa artment of Health. Here til.
Council worker was in continual Mt
| tendance thruout the period OF thu
| fair A committee of the leading
| women Of Ellenville. representing The
| Woman's club and other women's or
| ganiZation of the town. assisted her
| il physician sent by. the state depart
nlcnt of health gave lectures. and all
| day long the women of Ulster County
| Jewish and Christian, brought their
| babies to our booth to be weighed. and
measured. received the literature ana
health pamphlets prepared by tn"
| Council and the State department 'oi
| health. enjoyed n cup of tea and a
moments rest. and departed refresh
| cd instructed and encouraged.
$50 far have presented to you the
| briefest. most concise statement pos
sible of the genesis and development
| of this new Council cffort-an effor'
which is now carrying its bcneficent
effects into hundreds of homes. Civ
| ing to hundreds of fOreign-born women
their first glimpse of the higher adj
vantages and finer possibilities OF
| American life, and by the amcliora-
ton it affords the farm woman max
| ing it possible for many 1t discouraged
farmer to remain as n productive unit
in rural community. 1t is impera
| tive for me TO draw for you my gen
cral conclusions regarding the prob