Presidents:
1913-1915 Grace Goldstein*
1915-1919 Minnie Hexter*
1919-1921 Jennie Rosenfield*
* of blessed memory

At the heart of the new Section was Community Service. Five volunteer projects were underway as early as 1914 – Immigrant Aid, Medical Inspection of Schools, Penny Luncheon, Day Nursery and Free Kindergarten – all precursors of continuing Section concerns. In 1914, Section established the first volunteer program in the Dallas Public Schools. Three hundred children were served wholesome hot lunches at a penny a dish. Word of the project’s success reached other schools where Mothers’ Clubs followed. By 1918 the Board of Education was persuaded to take over the project and school lunches became part of every child’s public school experience.

World War I had a profound impact on Section’s activities. Section publicized and encouraged food conservation and worked with other Jewish organizations on the Soldiers and Sailors Welfare Committee. The Philanthropic Committee disbursed contributions throughout the decade to dozens of beneficiaries ranging from the Jewish Welfare Relief Fund to the Times Herald Free Ice Fund. A $1,000 contribution to the Children’s Ward at the National Jewish Hospital in Denver resulted in the erection of a plaque commemorating the Dallas Section.