City and County Federation of Women's Clubs
San Francisco 1918 - 1920
Emanu-El Sisterhood
Transcribed by Elaine Sturdevant
EMANU-EL SISTERHOOD
Mrs. A. L. LENGFELD, President
Organized 1894
Federated 1919
Meets first Wednesdays

Over twenty-five years ago the Emanu-El Sisterhood for Personal Service came into existence. During the succeeding years the society followed a gradual development, until today its principal service consists in the maintaining of a Sisterhood House, in which Jewish working girls may obtain, at a nominal cost, board and lodging and the home environment so desirable for the young girl about to start out to battle her way through life. In addition to the resident feature we have afternoon
classes and clubs for the children and mothers of the neighborhood, and evening trades classes as well as gymnasium, dramatic and social clubs for the girls employed in the daytime, all of which are non-sectarian.

Any Jewish working girl or student of good character is welcome as a resident in Sisterhood House. The weekly payments average from $5.00 up. Self-government prevails.

Besides the house and annexes in San Francisco, we have a delightful cottage in Larkspur, the gift of Mrs. Otto Irving WISE.  Here, during the summer months, the girls spend their vacations, the convalescents gain strength and a number commute daily from San Francisco during the entire
season. The place is a little gem, set in the foothills of Mount Tamalpais and a night spent out of doors on its spacious sleeping porches fills one with energy to attack the problems of the coming day.

Would that we could say as much for our quarters in San Francisco. They are indeed most inadequate for the thirty-two girls now with us. We are constantly refusing housing room to most desirable applicants, for our rooms are already much too crowded, not withstanding the two extra
houses we occupy across the street from the main building.  Every Friday evening we are "At Home" at 1057 Steiner Street. Concerts, lectures and entertainments of high standard are held weekly, followed by dancing, to which everyone is welcome, young and old, boys and girls, men and women.

OFFICERS 1918-1919

Mrs. A. L. LENDFELD, President [sic.]
Mrs. M. C. SLOSS, First Vice-President
Mrs. M. ESBERG, Second Vice-President
Mrs. Jesse STEINHART, Third Vice-President
Mrs. H. U. BRANDENSTEIN, Recording Secretary
Mrs. A. L. LEVI, Corresponding Secretary
Mrs. Joseph EHRMAN, Treasurer
Mrs. I. S. ACKERMAN, Auditor

OFFICERS 1919-1920

Mrs. A. L. LENGFELD, President
Mrs. M. C. SLOSS, First Vice-President
Mrs. M. ESBERG, Second Vice-President
Mrs. Jesse STEINHART, Third Vice-President
Mrs. Herbert CLAYBURGH, Recording Secretary
Mrs. Charles SCHLESSINGER, Corresponding Secretary
Mrs. Albert HABER, Treasurer
Mrs. I. S. ACKERMAN, Auditor 

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