Salt Lake Herald | 1899-06-20 | Page 1 | Zionists in Session

ZIONISTS IN SESSION Proposition to Purchase Colonies I Palestine Discussed Baltimore Md June 19The concluding con-cluding sessions of the second annual convention of the Federation of zionists Zion-ists were held at Hazazars hal today to-day The decision to incorporate the federation under the laws of New York state wherein the governing body Is located was decided upon The election elec-tion of two members from America for the executive committee of the Balse Switzerland congress resulted In the selection of President Gotthell and Rabbi Stephen S Wise both of New York Consideration of the proposition to reestablish re-establish Judea as an independent state and the purchase of the Maccabeean sites in Palestine followed I was concluded to vote 1000 as the nucleus of the fund of 2500 the remainder to be raised by subscriptions from societies socie-ties and individuals A general appeal to the public will be made The following were elected as delegates dele-gates to the third annual conference of Zionists which is to meet at Baise Switzerland on Aug 25 This is the representative body which legislates for the whole world Dr Richard Gottheil New York Mrs Richard Gotthell New York 1lrs Gotthel Dr Gastrow Philadelphia Dr S Sole Cohen Co-hen Philadelphia Mr J H Sarasohn < New York ilr G H Meyre Baltimore more Dr H Mendes New York Miss Henrietta Szold Baltimore Dr S Schaeffer Baltimore Miss Leon New York Rev Dr Stephen S Wise New York Dr 1 Zlnzler New York Mr L Zoltotkoff Chicago Dr Davis Freitsch New York Mr William Schurr Chicago Secretary Stephen S Wises report showed that there are now 125 societies with a membership of 10000 The conference con-ference closed with a mass etng this evening at which Dr Richard Gott hell of New York read a paper on the Semitic persecution growing out of the accusation trial and condemnation of Captain Dreyfus and a general discussion discus-sion of the subject