The Denver Jewish news., 1924-07-10
TENTH ANNUAL CONVEN-
TION OF II AID A S S A II
STRENGTHENS CONSIOUS-
NESS OF PURPOSE.

The tenth annual convention Of
Hadassah, the Women's Zionist Or
ganization, which was held ON July
. and 3 at the William Penn Hotel,
Pittsburgh, was characterized through.
out by spirit of the greatest unity
and understanding, the keynote eNt
pressed by Mrs. Morris Kringer, prcsi.
dent Of the Pittsburgh Chapter of
HadasSah, in her address of welcome
to the delegates. The convention open
cd with an attendance Of 40 delegates,
representing ~ Chapters throughout
the United States. and hundreds Of
visitors from the local Pittsburgh Chap
ter and other Jewish wOmen's organi-
zations. Mrs. \. II. yixman of Pitts
burgh, member of the National Board,
was elected chairman of the first day
of the convention, and Mrs. \. Silver
man Of Providence, chairman Of the
second day. Miss Ruth Cohen of New
York, executive secretary Of Hadas-
sab, was elected secretary of the con-
vcntiOn.
Miss Henrietta Sold, president and
founder of IIadassah and one of the
outstanding figures among Jewish
women of the world. presented the re.
port of the National Board Of the or
ganiZation's activities since the last
convention, during which time lIadas-
Sahs paid-up membership increased
from 12,O3S in $50 Chapters to 17,1p0
in 1S2 Chapters, exclusive of 81 Junior
IIadassah groups and 5i7 sewing cir
clc4. Miss SzOld characterized the past
Il months us a test year of IIadussah's
ability TO meet financial obligations and
pointed out the effective mhnner in
which the members of took upon them
selves mt the Baltimore Convention,
by meeting the pledge Of S12O,OoO for
the hospitals and cXtra-hUSpital ac-
tivities of the IIadassnh Medical Or
ganization, and $4,000 for Infant Wei
fare work. The year was marked by
many salient Indications Of progress.
Regional state organizations We're pro-
NOTED. including the New England
Conference and the Texas state Fed
Grafton; the Annual Donor plan
through which lladassah hopes eventu-
ally to do away with sporadic methods
of raising money was put into effect
over larger area and ON q well-Or
gunizcd basis by Mrs. d. de SOla Pool
who acted rs chairman Of the national
Annual Donor committee. Through
the inspiration of Il gift of $4,000 in
August of 1924 by Mr. and Mrs. Nathan
StIuus, the Infant Welfare work has
been greatly extended. IIudussah con-
tributed in large part to the School
Luncheon Fund for undur-nourished
palestinian children and has acted rs
agent and manager for committee un-
der the chalrmanship Of the Rev. DIR.
VI. IL. Harris, which is sending 5000 to
Palestine monthly.
The beginnings Of Reserve Fund Of
which SS,20i.JO has already been raised
were made possible through the gift Of
the collection Of jewels Of Mr.. and
Mrs. Nathan Straus, on which money
has been raised by Hadussah Chnpters.
The jewels are to be presented ns a
symbolic gift from Hudussnl to Lady
Samuel, the first lady Of our land, the
wife of the first jew since the days of
Nehemiah who occupies the position of
Governor in Erez Israel
In addition to raising money for its
own undertakings, Hudassuh has CO.
operated with the Zionist Organization
Of America in all its activities, with
the Kcren Hnycsod and the Jewish Ma
tional Fund and has romuuI its shekcl
payments To the World Zionist
Hadasslh has been successful in en-