More than 2,500 delegates representing 318,000 members in 1,320 chapters and groups in the United States will gather here this weekend to participate in the 51st national convention of Hadassah, the women’s Zionist organization of America, which will open Sunday, Mrs. Mortimer Jacobsen, president of Hadassah, announced here today.
A feature of the parley Sunday night will be the presentation to Hadassah of a special citation from William V. S. Tubman, president of Liberia, for Hadassah’s projects in Liberia which aid that country’s expansion of public health and medical services. The citation will be presented to Mrs. Jacobson by Martinus Johnson, charge d’affaires of the Liberian mission to the United States.
Another highlight of the convention will be an address by Vice-President Hubert H. Humphrey, Tuesday night. He will receive Hadassah’s Henrietta Szold Award in recognition of his contributions to overseas medical research and the advancement of health standards for all people–major goals of Hadassah.
National leaders of Hadassah today gathered at the home of Mrs. Samuel J. Rosensohn here to pay tribute to her on the occasion of her 80th birthday. Mrs. Rosensohn is a former national president of Hadassah and also had served as the organization’s national treasurer for 10 years. She has been a member of Hadassah’s national board for more than 25 years.
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