The Denver Jewish news., 1924-07-10

| tiuns Of women.
Mrs. II B Lrfkowltz, treasurer Of
/ iladassnh, presented financial report
of the ycnr's work, and pointed out
thnt Ia the - months of IIndussuh's
autonomy. S5o2,Gi0Os have been col.
lcctod, exclusive Of the value OF sup.
plies collected amounting to S12GGJ7 OG.
Uf this amount s255SOl5o has been
received during the past year.
Mrs. |. $. Adlcrblum, chairman Of
The Cultural committee, presented a re-
port on the Exchange Of Thought Move.
mrnt, which will bring about closer
understanding between the Jewish
women Of America and the Jewish
women Of Palestine. The Cultural com
mittcc is planning to create programs
Of study for study circles In IIadassah.
These will include current events col
umns In the New Palestine, as well as
lectures on various phases of Jewish in-
| tcrcSt.
Mrs. s S. Flcischer Of Brooklyn,
chairman Of the MIX Station Fund
committee, reviewed the activities of
her committee, which is conducting n
Clmpaign to collect upwards OF $4,000
for the Infant Welfare Fund this year.
Miss Hattie Behrent Of Philadelphia
presented the report of the activities
Of the Palestine supplies Department,
in the absence in Palestine of Mrs. \.
| H. FrOmcnson, the director, which has
collected garments and supplies for the
hospitals and other institutions of Pal
estlnc and for the orhpans in the jew
ish homeland amounting TO the value
Of SJ3,0OG,O3 during the past year.
An inspiring address was delivered
by Miss Henrietta Szold. who declared
that her dream of 81 years was fast
approaching its realization. Instead Of
the former phrase that Palestine was
once dying Palestine" one hears
now only of the working Palestine" ("
which means living Palestine.
Contributions were announced, as
follows: Washington d. C., $2,2S2 /;
Baltimore, $1,000; Chicago, $1,000 !;
Hartford, SiO0; Perth Amboy, Steu-
vile, Ohio. $50.
The convention assumed an added
responsibility of $4,000 toward the
hospital budget Of the Hndassah Medi-
cal Organization for 1925, and for
part of the maintenance of the hos
pltal building in Tlbcrias which Mrs
| Peter j. SchweltZer expects TO erect.
The amendment was unanimously
passed that 80 cents of each members
dues bc allocatcd for the sinking fund
| for the Hndassah Medical organization.
| An amendment increasing the number
OF members ON the National Board TO
twcnty-aevcn was also unanimously
passed.
The convention unanimously adopted
the following resolution:
RESOLVED, that the National Board
instructS its Chapters, as it has done
heretofore to participate in all Zionist
activities- Kercn Hayesod, the
Jewish National Fund, Young Judaca,
etc
A resolution fGvorinG the establish
mCnt of regional Hadassah confer
cnccs throughout the United States was
adopted.
! II t>was unanimously resolved that
| five cents of each HadaSsah members
dues be contributed to the American
Jewish Congress.
An announcement was made of the
contribution of Dr. u. de Waltofr Of
! Brooklyn TO Iladassah Of five shares of
stock of the Artisans Bank of Tel-Aviv,
and two songs composed by him. the
proceeds of the sale of which will go
towards Hadassahs Nurses Text Book
Fund
Resolutions were adopted of ap-
probation for their splendid cOopera-
tiOn and devoted service to Mrs. n. S.
Mochensou, Hadassah's representative
In Palestine DIR. $. Tanncnbaum, Di.
rector Of the IIadasSah Medical Organi-
zation. the National Board members
absent in Palestine, and Miss Anna
Kuplan. former principal Of the Ha-
dnssah Nurses Training school.
The officers of IIudussah, unanimous
ly elected are: president, Miss Hen.
rictta Szold. New York; secretary, Mrs.
Robert Szold, New York; treasurer,
Mrs IL. Il. LcfISowitz, New York; vice
presidents, Mrs. Edward Jacobs, New
York Mrs. Emil Crockin, Baltimore ;
Miss Pearl Franklin Chicago
The following members We're elected
to the National Board of Hadassah: ::
Mrs l. 5. Adlerhlum of New York, Mrs
David Blaustein of Norfolk, Mrs. S. c.
Fraukel Of Philadelphia, Mrs. ]. II.
Ehrich of Detroit, Mrs. \. II. Fromen.
son Of New York, Mrs. Henry Harris