during the montlı of July and visit our out of town societies. We are making an effort to utilize Dr. Herzl’s memorial anniversary, to raise money for the Yemenite refugees. AI our societies have been communicateü with, and meetings are being arranged for that nıırnnen
We also expect to arrange a memorial for Dr. David Blaustein for August 27th, and raise money to build a house in Palestine in his name.
As in previous years, our Military Gates, the Montefiore Guards and the Volunteers of Zion, furnished two companies who marched in the Decoration Day parade in Chicago, behind the Zion flag. Much favorable comment was elicited by this incident. We would recommend to all Zion organizations that on every occasion similar to this, when an opportunity to display the Zion flag presents itself, that it be taken advantage of.
In conclusion, we desire to offer the following recommendations for the consideration of this convention:
1. That the Federation office communicate with our Gates more often.2. That the territory of the Knights of Zion be definitely and finally established, in order to avoid all further friction.3. That the Yiddish Folk recognize the Knights of Zion as part and parcel of the Federation, and as such give it its due consideration; that a column be assigned to the Knights of Zion and its activity.4. That the bureau of speakers give more consideration to cities where we have societies.
With Zion's greetings, Respectfully submitted, EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE, MAX SCHULMAN, President.
Dr. Friedenwald assumed the chair during the reading of the annual report of the National Fund Bureau by Mr, I. H. Rubin. Mr. Rubin supplemented the printed report with the statement that contributions to the Fund were received from 264 cities, and that this year showed an addition of 63 new cities, &2 lodges and orders gave donations, among which may be mentioned the B’nai B’rith. During the coming year it is hoped to increase the number of tnis class of contributors. Mr. Rubin urged that special effort be made in connection with the National Fund collections on the occasion of Dr. Herzl’s yahrzeit, _
Mr Segal inquired as to whether the National Fund box collections were profitable and, if so, why the boxes were not used to a greater extent.
Mr. Rosenthal observed that most of the National Fund collections emanated, as heretofore, from Zionist organizations, and urged greater and more systematic activity on the part of the National Fund Bureau in interesting the various lodges and orders in this most important Zionist fund.
On motion of Mr. Shulman, the report
of the National Fund Bureau was accepted with thanks.
Miss Henrietta Szold delivered a most inspiring and interesting report on the work and activity of the Hadassah Chapter, which is, in substance, as follows:
Miss Szold's Address
My fellow delegates; and I desire to particularly address myself to my sisters who are interested in the Zionist movement, what I have to say to you this afternoon is largely in the nature of a report. I have not come to present either arguments or emotional stimuli to convert you to activity in the Zionist movement. This is not necessary to this audience. What I should like, if I am able to do so, is to direct the energies of American Jewish women, both the Zionist women and the non-Zionist women, in one particular channel, and I venture to make such a suggestion to the delegates assembled because the experience that we have had in New York during the last fifteen months encourages us to believe that we have adopted an idea that will lead to the very best expression of Zionist sentiment on the part of American Jewish women.
For generations there has been one Iit- tle utensil in almost every Jewish house. In some Jewish houses it is destroyed, in some it still remains almost a necessary utensil, There has been one utensil which, plain and simple as it is, has always been bound up with strong emotions. That utensil is the little tin box which to most of you is familiar under the humble name of "Pushka.” Im some houses many boxes stood, or at least have multiplied. There was the tin box for the Moshab Zekenim, for the hospitals and other institutions on the holy soil. It was the duty chiefly of the women of the household to keep those in prominent places and to fill them. Many women made it their custom on the I’riday afternoon preceding the day on which the new moon was announced t think of those boxes in particular, but at all times, in joy and in sorrow, the boxes were in evidence. Those traditional boxes represent emotion, but what they fail to represent is thought. FR