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

The tenth annual convention If
IIadassah. the Women's Zionist Or
ganization, which was held ON July
. and at the William Penn Hotel,
Pittsburgh, was characterized through
out by a spirit of the greatest unity
nnd understanding, the keynote eNt
pressed by Mrs. Morris Krlnger. prcsi.
dent Of the Pittsburgh Chapter Of
HadasSah. in her address of welcome
to the delegates. The convention open
ed with an attendance Of 1I0 delegates.
representing - Chapters throughout
the United States. and hundreds Of
visitors from the local Pittsburgh Chap
ter and other Jewish womcn's 0rgani-
Zations. Mrs. A. II. NiSman of Pitts.
tburgh 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-
sah. was elected secretary Of the con-
vcntlon.
Miss Henrietta Szold, 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
ganizations activities since the last
convention, during which time IIadas-
sah's paid-up membership increased
from 12,O3S in $50 Chapters to 1T,1pO
in 1S2 Chapters, exclusive Of 81 Junior
IIadassah groups and 5i7 sewing cir
cle4. Miss Szold characterized the past
II months us a test year Of IIadussah'S 5
ability TO meet financial obligations and
pointed out the effective munner in
which the members of took upon them
selves ut the Baltimore Convention,
by meeting The pledge Of Sl2O,00O for
the hospitals and cXtra-huspital ac-
tivitics of the IIadassah Medical Or
ganization, and $4,000 for Infant Wei
fare work. The year was marked by
many salient indications Of progress.
Regional state organizations were pro-
NOTED. including the New England
Conference and the Texas State Fed
Grafton; the Annual Donor plan
through which IIadassah hopes eyentu-
ally 10 do AWAY with sporadic methods
of raising money was put into effect
over larger area and on well-or-
ganiZcd basis by Mrs. u. de Sola Pool
who acted rs chairman of the national
Annual Donor committee. Through
the inspiration of gift Of 10000 in
August of 1924 by Mr. and Mrs. Nathan
Straus, the Infant Welfare work has
been greatly extended. Hadussah con-
tributcd in large part to the School
Luncheon Fund for undur-nOurished
Palestinian children and has acted as
agent and manager for committee un-
der the chairmanship Of the Rev. DIR.
NJ. H. 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 Struus. on which money
has been raised by IIndussah Chapters.
The jewels are to be presented as "A
symbolic gift from IIndassnh to Lady
Samuel, the first lady Of our land, the
wife Of the first jew since the days Of
Nehemiah who occupics the position of
Governor in Ercz Israel
In addition to raising money for its
own undertakings, Hadnssuh has CO
operated with the Zionist Organization
Of America in all its activities, with
the Kcren Hnyusod and the Jewish Ma
tional Fund and has RENTED its shekel
TO the world Zionist.
Hadassah has been successful in en-