organization in his usual forcible manner. At the conclusion of his appeal about $700 was contributed.
The proceedings throughout the evening were enlivened by cheers for favorite leaders from groups at different tables, and the songs of the students and their friends continued far into the night.
TUESDAY'S SESSION.
The business on Tuesday morning was preceded by an address on Theodore Herzl, delivered by Prof. Israel Friedlander.
The following resolutions, formulated at a conference participated in by Dr. H. Friedenwald, Dr. C. Wortsman, L. Lipsky, S. Abel, M. Brodsky, I. Maltin, and A. H. Fromenson, were presented. The first section, providing for a reorganization of the committees, was the subject of prolonged discussion, in which Dr. Epstein took the leading part. The vote on the resolutions was so close, 37 to 34 in favor, that the President decided to adjourn the session and take another vote in the afternoon. The resolutions were adopted in the afternoon by vote of 41 to 34.
I.
In addition to the Chairmen of Committees, there shall be elected by the Convention not less than three members of each sub-committee who, together with the Chairman, shall bear the responsibility of its work, and that a majority of such members shall reside in New York.
II.
The members of every committee shall have the right to request the Executive Committee to remove the Chairman and elect another in his place, should the Chairman prove to be negligent in the performance of his duties.
III.
Every committee shall have the right to co-opt additional members, subject to the approval of the Executive Committee.
IV.
All of the members of a sub-committee are to be invited to attend such meetings of the Executive Committee at which the functions of the said committee are discussed, and shall have the right to vote on that question.
The Executive Committee shall appoint an assistant secretary, or clerk, for Yiddish correspondence, who shall also assist in the general office work.
VI.
The Executive Committee shall, as soon as possible, engage the services of a capable Yiddish organizer, whose duty it shall be to travel about the country in the interests of Zionism.
Rabbi Friedlander's report came up again in the afternoon, amended and somewhat changed in wording. It was adopted, as already stated.
A motion was adopted that societies be requested to send money intended for the National Fund, Jewish Trust, etc., through the Federation.
A resolution to distribute boxes for collections for the National Fund was referred to the incoming Executive Committee.
A motion was adopted to print and distribute revised copies of the Constitution in English and Yiddish.
The matter of founding a Yiddish paper was brought up. Mr. Abel handed in a resolution that a stock company be authorized, which shall issue shares to the amount of $15,000 at $5 per share, 51 per cent. of the stock to be controlled by the Federation, and publication to begin as soon as $5,000 of stock shall have been subscribed for, the paper to be managed by the Yiddish Publication Committee. The resolution was passed.
A resolution requesting each society to take 5 shares of the stock within five months, all sums so far donated for the purpose entitling the contributors to an equivalent amount of stock, was passed.
A motion was made to print the Shekels in Hebrew. The motion was amended and referred to the Executive Committe, with the recommendation to print the Shekels both in Hebrew and English.
A resolution was presented, signed by a number of delegates, that the Federation publish the book "Derashat Ziyyon," by Hirsch Kalischer, in Hebrew and distribute the same at a reasonable price. The cost of publication was estimated at $200, and it was thought