Volume contains minutes of the meetings of Hull Western Ladies Vestment Committee, known as the Ladies General Vestment Committee from 27 Sep 1948, initially held in the homes of various committee members, and then at Linnaeus Street, with Mrs B. Hirsch president to 24 Jan 1950, Mrs D. Sadofsky president from 24 Jan 1950. On the inside front cover is an undated list of committee members' names and addresses, whilst on the inside back cover is a list of committee members' names and addresses dated 1950. Manuscript and signed.

Includes:

Service to commemorate purchase of the 'Sefor Torah mantles & curtains', 1 Jun 1938; Depleted funds due to poor donations re Succah collection, Mrs [Science]'s departure to Palestine, 2 Nov 1938; Children's Purim Party, and cleaning of the silver, 26 Feb 1945; War damage to crockery, 18 Oct 1945; Resignation of committee over collection of donations, 24 Oct 1946; Death of Mrs Seltzer, 11 Sep 1947; Loan of Representative Council's china for Remembrance Day, 23 Oct 1947; Presence of Rev Hirsch, Dr Lurie and Mr Zimmerman to discuss need to 'bring the Synagogue to the people and the people to the Synagogue also to visit the sick and needy', and formation of 'a general Committee…inclusive of the former Vestment Committee with the power to co-opt', 15 Sep 1948; New General Committee to be formed of 4 sub-committees these being Ladies Vestment Committee, Entertainment Committee, Kosher Kitchen Care Committee, and Visitation Committee, 27 Sep 1948; Offer from the Representative Council of half their crockery to be given to the Ladies Vestment Committee and half to the Ladies Guild, 8 Nov 1948; Proposal to disband the Kosher Kitchen Care Committee, and intended visit of the Chief Rabbi and Mrs Brodie, 16 Feb 1949; Refusal to accept Mrs Sadofsky's resignation, arrangements for entertainment re Chief Rabbi's visit, 14 Mar 1949; Resignation of Mrs D. Sadofsky, Mrs Gerstein, and Miss Maizels, Womens Week, Palestine Women & Children's Welfare Society, 4 May 1949; Bazaar to be held in aid of the J.P.A., 13 Jul 1949; Mrs Hirsch's wish not to be re-elected, and proposal to make her Honorary President, 24 Jan 1950; World Jewish Congress, 3 May 1950; Dinner at Guildhall in aid of the World Jewish Congress with Lady Reading to be Guest of Honour, 14 Jun 1950; Departure of Mrs Hirsch from Hull, Ex-servicemen's and Women's Association, 10 Oct 1950; Engaging of a 'charlady' for two mornings per week, Jerusalem Baby Home, 7 Nov 1950; Resignation of Mrs S. Rosenthal, 28 Nov 1950; Mrs G. Harris elected as delegate to the Representative Council, 23 Jan 1951.

Note: Donated to the archive by David Finestein of Manchester Aug 2010.