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Fourteen THE JEWISH MONITOR Friday, October 8, 1919. WACO NEWS. Miss Lillian Fred of Chicago, who was the holiday guest of Mr. and Mrs. L; Fred, has returned home. Last Tuesday Mrs. Maurice Eisen berg entertained a few of her friends at bridge in honor of Miss Libbie Fred, who has just returned from her trip north. At the conclusion of the game a two-course luncheon wa3 serv ed. Miss Fred won the prize, a beauti ful sewing set. Mr. Irving Weber of Fort Worth stopped over to visit his aunt and uncle, Mr. and Mrs. L. Fred, while on his way to enter the University at Austin. Mrs. George Shepps of Dallas was the holiday guest of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. M. Cohen. Mrs. H. Dalkowitz, nee Miss Evelyn Novich, is visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. B. Novich of Herring avenue. ZIONIST CONVENTION LAST DAY (Delayed) The Zionists of America closed a historic convention Thursday in the Auditorium Theater after accepting a budget for the coming year of $2,927, 515, voting amendments to the consti tution that will give partial rule of the organization to the people and electing officers. With the exception of the officers of treasurer and assistant treasurer, the present incumbents were returned. Justice Louis D. Brandeis, hailed as the Zionists' silent leader, was re elected honorary president, Judge Ju lian W. Mack was re-elected president Other officers are Dr. Stephen S. Wise, New York, vice president; Dr. Harry Friedenwald, Baltimore, vice president; Peter Schweitzer, New York, treasurer; Walter S. Meyer, New York, assistant treasurer; Jacob de Haas, Boston and New York, execu tive secretary; Louis Lipsky, New York, organization secretary; Henri etta Szold, New York, educational sec retary. The finance committee's budget, which the convention adopted without dissent, represents only part of the fund the organization proposes to raise among American Jews during the year. Executive committeemen hope that various activities will net at least $7,000,000 to be employed in de veloping the Jewish commonwealth in Palestine. In addition, forty-one members of the executive committee were chosen, which gives a membership to that committee when the general officers of the organization are included of fifty persons. The executive committee chosen is composed of: Senior Abel, New York; B. Antan ow, Chicaco; Morris L. Avner, Pitts burg; Reuben Brainin, New York; Is rael B. Brodie, Baltimore; Harry Cut ler, Providence; Rabbi Eben, Buffalo; Marcus S. Fechhcimcr, Cincinnati; Mrs. Joseph Fels, New York; Bernard Flexner, New York; Felix Frankfur ter, Washington; Howard Cans, New York; Abraham Goldberg, New York; Morris Goldman, St. Louis; Dr. Geo. Gordon, Minneapolis; Professor Rich ard Gottheil, New York. I. Hassin. New York; Dr. James G. Heller, Philadelphia; Dr. Max Heller, New Orleans; Louis E. Kirstein, Bos ton DV. Joseph Krinasky, New York; I. Irving Lipsitch, San Francisco. Morris Margolies, New York; the Rev. H. Masliansky, New York; Dr. Martin A. Meyer, San Francisco; Dr. Hyman Marrison, Boston; Emanuel Neumann, New York; Doctor Paletz, Savannah; Judge Hugo Pam, Chicago; Bernard G. Richards, New York; Louis Robinson, New York; Bernard A. Rosenblatt, New York; Sol Rosen bloom, Pittsburg; Jonas Rosenfeld, Dallas; Morris Rothenberg, New York. Jacob Saks, Norfolk; William Sau ber, Green Bay; Samuel Schimmel, Philadelphia; Max Shulman, Chicago; Rabbi A. H. Silver, Cleveland; Joshua Sprayregen, New York; Nathan Straus, New York; Robert Szold, Chi cago; Samuel H. Waldstein, Boston; Horace M. Kallen, New York; Nathan D. Kaplan, Chicago. Authorization was given the execu tive committee to curb unsanitary con ditions in Palestine, conditions hamp ering the country's well-being and the welfare of the people now living there. An agency by the convention's mandate, is to be created for the pur pose of stimulating business enter prises in Palestine, and to bring in outside capital if necessary. Another agency will conduct an im port business that the needed supply of machinery, implements and raw materials may be increased. The delegates to the Zionists' con vention have gone home oenvinced that they have cleared the way for the es tablishing of the Jewish state in Pal estine as soon as the Turkish treaty is made a matter of public history. They believe that the year 1920 will witness an unprecedented Jewish ren aissance in the United States. Jewish literature, Hebrew music and all forms of Semitic culture will be reviv ed as a part of Zionist propaganda. In addition to the cultural work under taken by the convention for the next year numerous committees have been appointed for the purpose of lining up American-Jewish financial inter ests and co-ordinating the various Jewish organizations in the country. Thursday's session in the Auditor ium Theater revealed that the Zion ists are confronted by a number of difficulties within their own ranks in putting over their ideal of a Jewish homeland. Three or four rival organ izations exist who have to date re fused to submerge themselves under the Zionist banner. Also there is strong feeling among orthodox rabbis that Zionism is a weaning from relig ion to politics. An equally strong anti Zionist feeling also exists among the Reform Jews. These argue that Amer ica is the best field for the develop ment of the Jew and Americanism should be his highest ideal. The Monitor Job Department is fjliy equipped and ready to handle Miy job on short notice. 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