The Denver Jewish news., 1923-12-20
COUNCIL ADDS SEVEN NEW
SECTIONS. COMMUNITIES !
IN EAST AND WEST
ORGANfzEDr


The rapid growth of the National
| Council of Jewish Women. which con
| times to be the largest organization OF
Jewish women in the world, is eyi.
denced by the addition of seven new
sections to its body. These new com.
inunities. reported by the National
Committee on Extension. include
Woonsocket. r. l.; Danviilc. NJ; !1er.
liimer, y. E.. Norwalk. Conn; Spring
field, Mo; Aliiuippa and cahonsbnrg,
Pa.
At WoonsOckct. X. l., OrgahiZation
was effected through the assistance, OF
Mrs. Samuel Colitz. President Of the
Pawncket. r. J.. Section. and Mrs.
William Loeb. National Chairman of
Extension. Providence, II. /. Its first
president is Mrs. II. FellmaR. !Irs.
ganizing supervisor OF that state, ad-
dressed the Jewish women Of Dan
vile. ILL.,, which resulted in the Sec
TONS establishment. Danyille's presi-
tltHl Is -hTS. INT Lev ~
Y. organized through Mrs. J. II. Galinn
of Utica. Organizing Supervisor Of the
State of New York, has named Mrs.
Meyer Baff president. Mrs. william
Loeb visited Norwalk. Conn. and aided
the local women in founding their Sec
tiOn. The president of the Norwalk
Section is Mrs. ]. s. S.abOdkin. Upon
her return from the st. Louis TrienEial
Convention, Mrs. Samuel Atschul.
president of the Springfield. Ohio, Sec
ton, visited thc city Of Springfield,
Mo-, and she succeeded in urging the
local Jewish women to form their Sec
tion. of which Mrs. David Schwab is
president. The most recent commnni-
ties to organize are Aliquippa. Pa. and
CanOnsburg Pa. where Miss Miriam
SchOnfield of Pittsburgh, Pa, united
the women in a program of religious
school and social welfare work. Mrs
y. Sakulsky is Aliqulppa's first prcsi-
dent and Mrs. George Skirblc is pest
dent of the Canonsburg Section.
National Executive Committee Meets.
The Executive Committee of the Ma
tiOnal Council of Jewish Women. met
in New York City on December 18th.
with Miss Rose Brenrer presiding.
Those in attendance at this meeting in
cludcd Mrs Alvin l.. Iauman of st.
Louis. Mo-, National Treasurer; Miss
Rose Brcnncr of Brooklyn, n. V. Ma
tional President: Mrs. Elmer Eckhouse
of Newark, y. j.. National Director !:
Mrs. Henry ]. Sporborg of Albany n.
". National Director and National
Chairman of the Department Of Rural
Work: Mrs. william ID. Sporborg of
Port Chester. y. V. First Vice Presi-
dent: Mrs. Alexander Wolf of WASH
inston, ID. c.. Second Vice President.
and Mrs. Estelle NJ. Sternbcrser of New
York City. National Executive Secre-
tary:
National Officer Congratulated by
Mayor
Mrs. Herbert f. Ottenheimer Of Lou
isville. KY. WHO was recently elected
Third vice-Presidcnt of the National
Council of Jewish Women, has received
letter of cOngratnlation from the
Mayor of Louisville. The letter eN-
presses the thought that the entire
city of Louisville feels honored in the
recognition that has come TO one of its
most active women.
Officer Visits Western Cities
Z, Mrs. s. NJ. Blumauer of Portland.
Ore. n National Director of the Coun-
ell, on her return from the st. L'uis
Convention, visited the following Coun-
ell Sections: Joplin. No: Los Angeles.
San Diego and San Francisco. The
messages brought by Mrs. Bmmauer
stirred the local women to determine
-tion to achieve the large purposes to
he undertaken. by the Council during
the next three years.