Plans for the erection of a building to house the newly organized Herzl Club were adopted at a meeting held Thursday when an organization for this purpose was formed. The meeting was attended by a group of New York Zionists who constituted themselves as Board of Governors of the Club. The meeting took place at the Ritz Carlton Hotel with Dr. Joseph I. Bluestone, Grand Master of the Order Sons of Zion, presiding.
The Club has established executive offices at the Straus Building, 565 Fifth Avenue, New York.
Michael Salit was elected temporary treasurer, and Max Perlman secretary. The choice of the other officers was deferred for the next meeting. The officers chosen were constituted as the Membership Committee. The other members of the Board of Governors besides Dr. Bluestone, Mr. Salit and Mr. Perlman are: Louis Lipsky, Irving Rosenzweig, Hyman Danielson. Isaac Meister, David Podolsky, Jacob Goell, Ben Sohon and Alexander Cowan.
The club plans to erect a building in Manhattan. The club house will have a gymnasium, swimming pool, library and reading room, according to the statement of Dr. Bluestone.
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