President Roosevelt today greeted the National Council of Jewish Women in a message to its forty-fifth anniversary convention, opening at the Hotel William Penn Sunday night. The fifteenth triennial convention, which will last six days, is expected to be attended by about 1,000 delegates and guests from 200 cities.
“I send hearty congratulations to the members of the National Council of Jewish Women on the occasion of the observance of the Forty-fifth Anniversary of their organization, President Roosevelt said. “Their achievements in the field of education, social service and philanthropy have been noteworthy. I trust as a result of the Fifteenth Triennial convention that the Council’s good works will be increased and their influence extended.”
Others greeting the Council on its anniversary and the eightieth anniversary of its founder, Mrs. Hannah G. Solomon of Chicago, were Mrs. Roosevelt, Mrs. Carrie Chapman Catt, Governor George H. Earle, Mayor Cornelius D. Scully and Dr. Everett R. Clinchy. Speakers during the convention will include Assistant Secretary of State George T. Messersmith, Immigration Commissioner James L. Hoghteling, and George Backer, vice-chairman of the Joint Distribution Committee.
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