Excerpt from Songs of Zion: A Collection of the Principal Melodies of the Synagogue, From the Earliest Times to the Present
When the World's Fair Congress Auxiliary was organized, it was determined that, among the other congresses, a Parliament of Religions should be held. The Parliament consisted of a General Parliament of all religions and of denominational Congresses. The General Committee on Religious Parliament was composed of two branches, one the men's, the other the women's committee. It consisted of representatives of every denomination, appointed by Mr. C. C. Bonney, president of the Auxiliary, and Mrs. Charles Henrotin, vice-president of the woman's branch. By virtue of this appointment, they became the chairmen of their respective denominational committees, with power to make up the committee. At the first meeting of the Jewish Women's Committee, it was decided to work along the lines adopted by the other committees. The Committee also decided to collect and publish the traditional melodies of the Jews as a souvenir of the occasion. In order to arouse the interest in the Jewish Congress and the souvenir, notices were issued to all Jewish publications, inviting the co-operation of all persons interested.
Circular letters were sent to the larger cities, asking Jewish women to hold mass meetings to elect delegates. This measure was more successful than had been anticipated, twenty-nine cities being represented by ninety-three delegates. An extensive correspondence was carried on with Jewish men and women of this country and England, no less than two thousand letters having been written and received by the members of the Committee.
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