The Denver Jewish news., 1922-05-03
Council Organizes Four
Sections
TORONTO SECTION CELEBRATES
ITS SILVER ANNIVERSARY.

During the past week, the Council
, has made IA tremendous stride toward
the achievement of its goal 200 Sec
lions and 100000 members in 1928"
Four new Sections have just been
formed Mt Hamilton. Canada Sul!i-
van County. New York: Springfield,
Mass: and Bayonne, y. j., making II
total of IS new Sections since the
Denver Triennial in November 1920.
The Hamilton (Canada) Section was
organized by Mrs. Nathaniel F.. Harris
of Bradford Pa. Honorary Vice Pres
ident of the Council and its first presi-
dent is Mrs Mo Levy.
Council Urges Immigrant Legislation
The Councils Department of Immi-
grant Aid. in cooperation with other
national organizations, is urging fed
6ral action and the support of its
Sections on the following legislative
recommendations in connection with
the johnson immigration Bill / Linn
itatiOn of Passport Visas to Quota
Number; .. Preference to Families of
American Citizens; 3. The Family as
Unit in Determining Nationality; i.
Penalties on Steamship Companies.
). Exception of students; 6. Perma-
nent Admission for Cerhin Bonded
cases.
An appeal in behalf of the above.
proposals has been addressed to the
Sections by Miss F1orina I.askcr. Act
ing Chairman of the Councils Depart
ment of Immigrant Aid. with the sug-
gestion that requests for action he
addressed to Senator La Baroa II.
Colt, chairman of the Senate COM
mittce on Immigration. and to Rep
rescntative Albert johnson chairman
of the House committee on Immigra-
tiOn.
Department Issues Pamphlet
Tho Department of Immigrant Aid.
of the Council of Jewish Women. has
issued an illustrated booklet describ-
ing the work of its four bureaus: Port
Work, Case Work. Advice and Infor-
ma ton. and Americanization. 1t was
prepared by Mrs. Samuel J. Roselsohn.
Acting Chairman of the Department.
Requests for copies should he address
ed to 100 Broadway. New York City.
Council Leaders at Pan-American Con-
vention.
Miss Rose Brenner of Brooklyn.
President and Mrs Herbert +. Often
heimcr of Louisville. Chairman of the
committee on Civic and Communal
Affairs. are attending the third annual
convention of the National League of
Women Voters and the Pan-American
Conference o. Women mt Baltimore.
For this very significant confeenc".
representative women of all the Amer
cas- have been invited to discuss sub
jccts of special concern to women:
Education, Child Welfare. Women in
Industry. Prevention of Traffic in
Women. Civil and Political Status, of
women and International Friendli-
ness The speakers will include Lady
Astor of England; Hon. Charles f.
Hughes; DIR. l.. $. Rowe. Director
General Pam >meriican Tnoin: and
Mrs Carrie Chapman Gait.
Book for Blind Reprinted.
The Little Cculptor.' book by
Judith Solis-Cohen. originally issued
by the Philadelphia Section of the
Council of Jewish Women has been
reprinted. 1t is printed in raised type
and first appeared in November 1921.
Copies of this book may he obtained
from the Philadelphia Section. among
other organizations.
Junior Convention in Session.
I. The Second Biennial Conference Of
Council Juniors is holding its sessions
at Chicago. at Temple Sinai Center
The officers of the Council of Jewish
Women in attendance. include Miss
Rose Brenner of Brooklyn. President.
and Mrs. Isaac Halpcrn of st. Louis.
National Chairman of the committee
on Junior Auxiliaries. The national
president of the Council Juniors is
Mr.. William S. Silverman of Bos-
ton. and Msis Rica Blumenau of
Brooklyn. is National Secretary of the
Jpninrs