A four-day convention of the Hadassah organization of Canada opened here today with delegates representing the 15,000 members in attendance. The first function of note today was a reception given for the delegates by Israel Ambassador Michael S. Comay and his wife at the Embassy. Justice I. C. Rand of the Supreme Court of Canada officiated at a tree planting ceremony at the reception.
Louis St. Laurent, Prime Minister of Canada, was scheduled to receive a citation from Hadassah tonight. Edward Gelber, president of the Zionist Organization of Canada, will be the guest speaker at a banquet tomorrow evening.
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