Mother's Clubs' 30th Anniversary
To be Honored at Dinner Jan. 24
Immigrant mothers of 30 years
ago who formed a club to share
their experiences and problems
of adjustment to the new world,
next week will celebrate a mile-
stone in a continuous program
of self-development and educa-
tion. Seven charter members
who have been continuously
active in the Mothers' Clubs of
the Jewish Community Center
will be honored at the 30th an-
niversary banquet, Wednesday
evening, at the Woodward Cen-
ter.
A house to house canvass
to turn up students for an
English class at the old Han-
na/7, Schloss Institute led to
the first Mothers' Club. The
canvasser, Mary Caplan, still
directs the Mothers' Clubs'
program.
The canvass disclosed - that
would-be students needed a
place to leave their children. A
companion class for English stu-
dents' pre-school • children was
then opened at the : Hannah
Schloss. So, today, new Ameri-
cans and nursery age children
attend parallel classes at 12th
Street Council Center.
Soon the immigrant mothers
began to attend club meetings
at the Schloss Institute with
their infants in tow.
Cooking classes were added,
with the objective of introduc-
ing vegetables into the immi-
grant diet. Then came sewing
classes, arts and crafts and
Simple calisthenics for health.
In 1922, the Cable Act was
passed, deny in g automatic
citizenship to Wives of citizens.
Citizenship classes were added
to the Mothers' Club program.
A member of the club, Rose
Granitz, became the first Jew-
ish woman to acquire citizen-
ship under the Cable Act.
When the first heavy concen-
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Michigan Camping Assn.
Stanley Michaels, director of
Camp Nahelu at Ortonville,
Mich., has been elected presi-
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SCHOLNICICS
tration of Jewish r esidence
around Hastings Street began to
break up in the 1920s, the Moth-
ers' Clubs pioneered in extension
programming. An Oakland
Mothers' Club, A Fenkell Club,
12th Street Club and Dexter
Club were organized and met in
members' homes, with special
events in neighborhood school
buildings. In 1926, when a Cen-
ter building was opened on Mel-
bourne near Woodward, the
Mothers' Clubs moved their
headquarters there, and in 1934
to the present main building on
Woodward.
In 1923, the Mothers' Clubs
rented a group of cottages to
conduct a camp for mothers
and young children. They con-
ducted the camp for five
years without outside help,
until the Jewish Welfare Fed-
eration purchased and built
the present Camp Chelsea.
In 1925, when Detroit organiz-
ed a Civic Pride Association tdi
conduct the first city wide clean-
up, paint-up campaign, the in-
experienced immigrant Mothers
were responsible for the entire
Oakland section.
In 1937, the clubs carried on
a demonstration garden project
in the Dexter area, on three lots
on • Humphrey between Dexter
and Holmur. This • project was
followed by many neighborhood
gardens and by the thrift gar-
dens of World War II.
Mrs. Sidney J. Allen, who serv-
ed as chairman of the advisory
committee six years, and Mrs.
Miriam Van Baelen, another
committee member, have played
vital roles in the Mothers' pro-
gram of self-development.
Mrs. Ida Drapkin, a charter
member, is designated as dean
of the Mothers' Clubs for the
leadership she has ' demonstrated
as chairman of 'the Mothers'
Clubs Council. Other charter
members include Mrs. Sarah
Avrin, former president of the
Fenkell Mothers' Club, Mrs. Rose
Granitz, Mrs. Bessie Caron, Mrs.
Gittel Garber, Mrs. Mina Kram-
er and Mrs. Eva Lang.
Mrs. William New is chairman
of arrangement for the Moth-
ers' Clubs banquet. She is as-
sisted by a committee of past
presidents of the nine Mothers'
Clubs including Mesdames Lud-
wig Boraks, Simeon Freedman,
Stella Goldman, Philip Helfman,
Charles Levitt, Mack Robins,
Charles Rubel, Sam Silverman
and Isaac Waldfogel.
Invocation at the banquet will
be spoken by Mrs. Carrie Sper-
ling, a pioneer member. Greet-
ings will be extended by Mor-
ris Garvett, president . of the
Center, and Isidore Sobeloff, di-
rector of the Federation.
A musical program will be
presented by the Center Choral
Society, under the direction of
Julius Chaj es, with Estelle Pap-
pas at the piano. The Center
Dance Group, directed by Fan-
nie Aronson, will perform.
dent of the Michigan Camping
Association.
Mor e t h an 150 Michigan
camps are actively enrolled in
the association which works in
cooperation with the state's so-
cial welfare groups in raising
camping standards.
Mr. Michaels will play an ac-
tive role in the sessions of the
American Camping Association
in Detroit, at Hotel Statler, Feb.
1-3, and will officially welcome
the national officers and the di-
rectors from Michigan and 11
neighboring s t at es who are
planning to attend the sessions.
NOW
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Some folks think that fine
clothes and fine, big houses are
the most important things in life,
but these things really don't mean
too much if a person doesn't feel
well enough to enjoy them. Most
folks don't rea-
lize this, but
Mrs. Lucy
Braswell, of
Route 2, Stone
Mountain,
Ga., realizes it
very well. Mrs.
Hebrew High School
Braswell takes
HADACOL,
Holds Civic Lessons
and by taking
HADACOL
The curriculum of the high she found she
school department of the United Is helping her
Hebrew Schools includes a Sun- system overcome deficiencies of
day morning course in Jewish Vitamins B1, B2, Niacin and Iron,
Civics, the object of which is to which HADACOL contains.
Here is Mrs. Braswell's own
acquaint the students with the statement:
"I have been sick for
history and development of the some time with stomach dis-
Detroit Jewish community, its turbances. I began taking HAD-
traditional agencies and insti- ACOL and I have been taking it
about six weeks. I am so much
tutions.
The first lecture, will be given better and much stronger. I will
this Sunday, 11:30 a.m. Mrs. continue to take HADACOL. It
sure has helped me. I tell my
Joseph H. Ehrlich will speak on friends about HADACOL. I can't
the work of the Federation.
praise HADACOL too much. I
am 59 years old."
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