Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-11-11
TEMPLE SISTERS
NAME OFFICERS
Annual Reports of Federation
Heads Tell of Work to
Uphold Traditions.

Election of two officers and reports
on work done by member organiza-
tions in keeping alive the Jewish re-
ligion and traditions featured the
opening business session of the an
nual session of District No. 8, Nation
al Federation of Temple Sisterhoods,
in the Hotel Washington today.
The district includes the District of
Columbia, Maryland. Virginia, Della
ware and North Carolina.
Mrs. Stanford z. Rothschild of the
Baltimore Hebrew Congregation Sis
terhood was elected first vice president
and Mrs. Bertram Grant of the Beth
Emeth Sisterhood, Wilmington, Del,
recording secretary.
Following a business session, the
delegates were addressed at lunch
con this afternoon by DR.. Abram
Simon of the Washington Hebrew
Congregation and by Miss Jeanette
M. Goldberg, chairman of the State
Federations, National Federation of
Temple Sisterhoods.
The delegates were to participate in
special ceremony at the Tomb of the
Unknown Soldier in Arlington Gene
terry this afternoon, when a wreath
was to be placed on the tomb of Mrs
Abram Simon, founder of the fedora
ton.
Tells Of Sunday School Work.
The business session was called to or
der by Mrs. Sadie M. Kirsh, president
of District No. 8. Invocation was given
by Mrs. Levi David. Mrs. Kirsh in her
annual report, stressed the Sunday
school work done by the organization
of the Jewish faith. Minutes of the last
meeting were read by Mrs. Joseph I.
Cohen, secretary.
Reports included the following:
Committee on credentials, Mrs. Her
bert Rich; corresponding secretary,
Mrs. M. H. Asher: treasurer, Mrs. Jo-
seph Forman; auditing committee. Mrs.
E. I. kaufman; religion, Mrs. D. S.
Baum; religious schools, Mrs. Fred I.
Rypins; union grams, Mrs. Charles
Topkis: Federation of Young Folks
Temple Leagues, Mrs T. Franzblau;
scholarship, Mrs. Eli Oettinger: student
welfare. Mrs Samuel B. Back; State
Federation, Mrs. Jacob Myer; co-opera-
ton, Mrs. Stamford Rothchild; propa-
ganda, Mrs. S. o. Lindeman; Union
Museum and calendars, Mrs. Henry
Oppenheimer and revision Of the or
ganization's constitution, Mrs. James
Gins.
Reports also were made at the
morning business session by the heads
of the various sisterhoods in No. 8
district as follows:
Baltimore: Eutaw Place Temple,
Miss Irma Lansburgh; Har Sinai Tenn
pie, Mrs. Henry Oppenheimer; Hebrew
Congregation, Mrs. Stamford Roth
child. Cumberland: Beth Ell Temple,
Mrs. Morris Rosenbaum; Der Chaym,
Mrs. Max Spear. Wilmington, Del,
Mrs. James Tuck; Norfolk, Va, Mrs.
D A. Baum; Eastern Shore. Md, Mrs.
Louis Goldberg; Roanoke, Mrs. Joseph
Forrnan; Alexandria, Mrs. Jacob Myer;
Greensboro. N. c., Mrs. Eli Oettinger,
and Washington, D. c., Mrs. Samuel
B. Pack.
Following an executive board meet
ing yesterday afternoon and a supper
honoring District presidents, the or
ganization held its first formal meet
ing in the Eighth Street Temple last
night.
TaliaferrO welcomes Delegates.
Delegates were welcomed by Commits
sioner Sidney F.. Taliaferro. The
principal address was delivered by Miss
Irma Kraft, dramatic critic and play
wright of New York. who traced the
history of the participation of the Jews
in the finer arts.
An address of welcome also was de-
livered last night by Mrs. Samuel B.
Pack, president of the Washington Sis
terhood. other speakers were Joseph
Solomon, president of the Eighth Street
Temple; Mrs. L. B. Schloss, president OF
the Washington section, Council OF
Jewish Women; Mrs. Kirsh and Mrs.
Steinfeld.
Invocation was delivered by DR..
Abram Simon and benediction by Mrs,
Jacob Myer, president Of the Alexandra,
Va, Sisterhood.
The convention will close with busi-
ness session in the Hotel washington