Senator Robert F. Wagner, chairman of the newly-formed American Palestine Committee, was honored during a semi-annual conference of Hadassah’s national board, which closed tonight at the Hotel Astor, by the dedication of a forest of 10,000 trees to be planted in Palestine in recognition of his “life-long liberalism, devotion to justice, interest in the Zionist movement and courageous espousal of humanitarian causes.”
The announcement was made by Mrs. David de Sola Pool, Hadassah president, before 60 leaders representing nearly 700 Hadassah chapters and groups from 46 states. The meeting was called to consider emergency, health, child welfare, refugee and land reclamation measures made necessary by the spread of war hostilities to the Mediterranean.
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