DIEBCTOEY OF JEWISH NATIONAL OEGANIZA- TIONS IN THE UNITED STATES [An asterisk (*) indicates that no response was received] ALLIANCE ISRAELITE UNIVERSELLE Org. May, 1860. OFFICE : 150 Nassau, New York City BRANCHES : Baltimore, Md.; Boston, Mass., 2 ; Elmira, N. ¥.; Hoboken, N. J.; Jersey City, N. J.; New York City ; Philadelphia, Pa.; Worcester, Mass. AMERICAN FEDERATION OF THE JEWISH TERRITORIAL ORGANIZATION (ITO) Org. April, 1906. OFFICE : New York City EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE : Chairman, Cyrus L. Sulzberger, 516 West End Av., N. Y. C.; Sec. Goodman Lipklnd, N. Y. C.; Daniel Guggenheim, Louis Loeb, Bernard G. Richards, Herman Rosen thai, all of N. Y. C.; Solomon Solis Cohen, Mayer Sulzberger, both of Phila., Pa. BRANCHES : Baltimore, Md.; New York City; Philadelphia, Pa. THE AMERICAN JEWISH COMMITTEE Org. Nov. 11, 1906. OFFICE : 356 Second Av., New York City For report, see pp. 237-258. AMERICAN JEWISH HISTORICAL SOCIETY Org. 1892. OFFICE : 531 W. 123d, New York City Sixteenth Annual MeetlDg, May 18, 1908, New York City. Members, 265. Has issued sixteen volumes of " Publications." Maintains a collection of Books, Manuscripts, and Historical Objects in its Room in the Buildine of the Jewish Theological Seminary, 531 W. 123d, N. Y. C. OFFICERS : Pres., Cyrus Adler, Washington, D. C.; Vice-Pres • Simon W. Rosendale, Albany, N. Y.; David Philipson, Cincinnati, O. ; Charles Gross, Cambridge, Mass. ; Richard J. H. Gottheil, New York Citv • Treas N. Taylor Phillips, N. Y. C.; Curator, Leon Hflhner, N. Y. C.; Cor. Sec'' Max J. Kohler, 42 Broadway, N. Y. C.; Rec. Sec, Herbert Friedenwald' 356 Second Av., N. Y. C. ' EXECUTIVE COUNCIL : The Officers, and Charles J. Cohen, Phila., Pa • Henry Cohen, Galveston, Tex.; Albert M. Friedenberg, N. Y. C.; Charles I. Hoffman. Newark, N. J. ; Jacob H. Hollander, Baltimore, Md.; Joseph Jacobs, N. Y. C.; J. Bunford Samuel, Phila., Pa.; Judge Mayer Sulzberger Phila., Pa.: Simon Wolf, Washington, D. C.; Oscar S. Straus, Washington' D. C, ex officio, as past President of the Society. ° ' 20 AMERICAN JEWISH YEAR BOOK ARBEITER RING (The Workmen's Circle) Org. Sept. 4, 1900. OFFICE : 24 Rutgers, New York City Eighth Annual Meeting, May 7-10, 1908, Philadelphia, Pa. Members, 16,700. Branches, 2OS. OFFICERS : Pres., Joseph Weinberg, N. Y. C.; Treas., Abraham Epstein, N Y. C. ; Sec, Jehiel Weintraub, 24 Rutgers, N .Y. C. DIRECTORS : The Officers, and Bernard Spinard, Harry Z. Levine, Isaac Cohen, Samuel Savetzky, Abraham Walitzky, Harris Sack. BRANCHES : California : San Francisco; Colorado: Denver; Connec- ticut : Ansonia, Bridgeport, Hartford, Meriden, New Britain, New Haven, New London, Norwalk, Norwich, South Norwalk, Stamford, Waterbury; District of Columbia : Washington; Delaware: Wilmington; Georgia: Atlanta ; Illinois : Chicago ; Indiana : Indianapolis, South Bend ; Iowa : Des Moines, Sioux City; Kentucky: Newport; Maryland: Baltimore; Massachusetts: Boston, Brockton, Chelsea, Haverhill, Lawrence, Maiden, Worcester; Michigan : Detroit; Minnesota : Minneapolis, St. Paul ; Mis- souri : Kansas Pity, St. Joseph, St. Louis; Nebraska: Omaha; New Jersey: Atlantic City, Bayonne, Camden, Carteret, Elizabeth, Hohoken, Jersey City, Newark, Passaic, Paterson, Perth Amboy, Plainfield, Trenton, Vineland, West Hoboken ; New York : Albany, Brooklyn, Buffalo, Gloversville, Kings- ton, Newburgh, New Rochelle. New York, Patchogue, Rochester, Schenec- tady, Syracuse, Tarrytown, Troy, Utica; Ohio: Cincinnati, Cleveland, Columbus, Toledo; Pennsylvania : Altoona, Butler, Baston, Harrisburg, Northumberland, Philadelphia, Pittsburg, Scranton, Wilkes-Barre ; Rhode Island : Providence ; Texas : San Antonio ; Virginia : Richmond; Wisconsin : Milwaukee ; Canada : Montreal, Winnipeg. THE BARON DE HIRSCH FUND Inc. March, 18S0. OFFICE : 42 Broadway, New York City The activities of the Fund fall under the following heads : I. Reception and distribution of immigrants. II. English education : Day and evening classes for Immigrants. III. Mechanical education. IV. Agricultural and industrial work: Controls the WOODBINE LAND AND IMPROVEMENT COMPANY ; establishes and aids colonies and settlements; and affords an opportunity for an agricultural education. BRANCHES : Baltimore, Md.; Boston, Mass.; Philadelphia, Pa.; Pitts- burg, Pa. ; St. Louis, Mo. OFFICERS : Pres., Eugene S. Benjamin, 440 Lafayette; Vice-Pres., Jacob H. Schiff; Treas., Murry Guggenheim ; Hon. Sec, Max J. Kohler, 42 Broadway ; all of New York City. EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE : The Officers, and Abraham Abraham, Brook- lyn, N. Y. ; Nathan Bijur, N. Y. C. ; Abram I. Elkus, N. Y. C. ; S. S. Fleisher, Phila., Pa. ; William B. Hackenburg, Phila., Pa.; Henry Rice, N. Y. C.; S. G. Rosenbaum, N. Y. C.; Louis Siegbert, N. Y. C.; Mayer Sulzberger, Phila., Pa. AGENTS : Gen. Agt., H. L. Sabsovich ; Ass't Agt., Louis J. Cohn. THE CENTRAL CONFERENCE OF AMERICAN RABBIS Org. July 9, 1889 Nineteenth Annual Convention, July 1-8, 1908, Frankfort, Mich. Members, 201. Has issued seventeen volumes of its " Year Book " ; the " Union Prayer Book " ; the " Union Hymnal " ; the " Union Haggadah " ; and " A Set of Holiday Sermons," and various other publications. DROPSIB COLLEGE 21 OFFICERS : Hon. Pres., Kaufmann Kohler, Cincinnati, Ohio; Pres., David Philipson, Beechwood Av., Rose Hill, Cincinnati, Ohio ; Vice-Pres., Max Heller, New Orleans, La.; Treas., Charles S. Levi, Peoria, 111.; Rec. Sec, David Lefkowitz, 242 Lexington Av.; Cor. Sec, Julian Morgenstern, 3450 Highland Place, Cincinnati, Ohio. DIRECTORS : Henry Berkowitz, Phila., Pa.; H. G. Enelow, Louisville, Ky.; William H. Greenburg, Dallas, Tex.; Moses J. Gries, Cleveland, O. ; Adolph Guttmacher, Baltimore, Md.; S. Hirschberg, Milwaukee, Wis. ; David Marx, Atlanta, Ga.; Morris Newfleld, Birmingham, Ala.; I. L. Rypins, St. Paul, Minn.; Samuel Schulman, New York City ; Joseph Stolz, Chicago, 111. COUNCIL OF JEWISH WOMEN Org. Sept., 1893. OFFICE : 448 Central Pk., W., New York City Fourth Triennial Convention, Dec. 5-12, 1905, Chicago, 111. Members, 10,000. Sections, 77 : Senior Sections, 57 ; Junior Sections, 20. The national body gives financial support to its National Committee on Immigrant Aid. The Sections engage in philanthropic and Jewish educational and religious work. OFFICERS : Pres., Pauline H. Rosenberg (Mrs. Hugo), Hotel Schenley, Pittsburg, Pa.; Hon. Pres., Hannah G. Solomon (Mrs. Henry), 4406 Michi- gan Av., Chicago, 111.; First Vice-Pres., Lizzie Barbe (Mrs. Martin), 4230 Grand Blvd., Chicago, 111. ; Second Vice-Pres., Melida Pappe (Mrs. Julius), 1501 Nebraska, Sioux City, Iowa; Treas., Rebecca Judah (Mrs. J. B.), 1528 Everett Av., Louisville, Ky.; Sec, Mrs. Eli Strouse, 1617 Madison Av., Baltimore, Md.; Auditor, Mrs. Caesar Misch, 601 Elmwood Av., Providence, R. I. EXECUTIVE SECRETARY : Sadie American, 448 Central Park, W., New York City. DIRECTORS (1902-1908) : Mrs. Max Landsberg, Rochester, N. Y.; Mrs. M. L. Margolis, Cincinnati, Ohio; Mrs. M. B. Schwab, Cleveland, Ohio; Mrs. Hattie M. Sloss, San Francisco, Cal.; Miss Goldberg, Jefferson, Tex. (1905-1911) ; Mrs. E. Eckhouse, Indianapolis, Ind. ; Mrs. Harry Hart, Chicago, 111.; Mrs. Julius Andrews, Cambridge, Mass.; Mrs. Ben. Lowen- stein, Cincinnati, Ohio; Miss Hettie Abraham, National Farm School, Bucks Co., Pa. SECTIONS : Albany, N. Y.; Alexandria, Va.; Asheville, N. C. ; Atlanta, Ga.; Baltimore, Md. ; Birmingham, Ala. ; Boston, Mass. ; Bradford, Pa.; Brooklyn, N. Y.; Buffalo, N. Y.; Charleston, S. C.; Chicago, 111.; Cin- cinnati, O.; Cleveland, O.; Colorado Springs, Colo.; Dayton, O.; Elmira, N. Y. ; Fort Worth. Tex. ; Greenville, Miss.; Indianapolis, Ind. ; Kansas City, Mo. ; Lafayette. Ind. ; Louisville, Ky. ; Macon, Ga. ; Marion, O. ; Minneapolis, Minn. ; Mobile, Ala. ; Montgomery, Ala. ; Nashville, Tenn. ; New Orleans, La.; New York City, N. Y.; Norfolk, Va.; Oakland, Cal ; Oil City, Pa.; Pensacola, Fla.; Philadelphia, Pa.; Pittsburg, Pa.; Port- land, Ore.; Providence, R. I.; Richmond. Va.; Rochester, N. Y.; San Antonio, Tex.; San Francisco, Cal.; Savannah, Ga.; Seattle, Wash.; Selma, Ala.; Sioux City, la.; Sumter, S. C. : Syracuse, N. Y.; Terre Haute Ind.; Toledo, O. ; Toronto, Can.; Trl-City, Davenport, Moline, Rock Island; Tyler, Tex.; Washington, D. C.: Worcester, Mass.; Youngstown, O. DROPSIE COLLEGE FOR HEBREW AND COGNATE LEARNING Org. Sept. 17, 1895. Inc. May 20, 1907. TEMP. OFFICE : 316 Race Philadelphia, Pa. OFFICERS : Pres., Cyrus Adler, Washington, D. C.; Vice-Pres., Judge Mayer Sulzberger, 1303 Girard Av.; Treas., Oscar B. Teller ; Sec, David Sulzberger, 316 Race ; all of Philadelphia, Pa. 22 AMERICAN JEWISH YEAR BOOK BOAKD OP GOVERNORS : The Officers, and Harry Friedenwald, Baltimore, Md. ; Louis Gerstley, Williim B. Hackenburg, Ephralm Lederer, all of Phila.; Louis Marshall, N. V. C.; S. Schechter, N. Y. C.; Oscar S. Straus, Washington, D. C. ; Paul M. Warburg, N. Y. C. ; Edwin Wolf, Phlla., Pa. THE EDUCATIONAL LEAGUE FOR THE HIGHER EDUCATION OF ORPHANS Org. 1896. OFFICE : Jewish Orphan Asylum, Cleveland, O. Twelfth Annual Meeting, July 12. 1908, Cleveland, O. Members, 1645. OFFICERS : Pres., Moses J. Gries, Cleveland, O.; Vlce-Pres., Nathan Cohn, for Tenn. ; Adolph Freund, for Mich. ; Milton R. Hart, for 111. ; Bmil Joseph, for Northern Ohio; Louis S. Levi, for Southern Ohio ; Ernest Morris, for Colo. ; Treas., S. Wolfenstein, Cleveland, O. ; Sec, Alfred A. Benesch, 620 Society for Savings Bldg., Cleveland, O. GOVERNORS : Selma E. Althelmer, St. Louis, Mo. ; Herman August, Cleveland, O. ; Myrtle W. Baer, Milwaukee, Wis.; Henry Berkowitz, Phila., Pa. ; Garfleld