_Russia._ On May 24th (O.S.) the Seventh Conference of Russian Zionists was held at Petrograd, and was attended by five hundred and fifty-two delegates, representing one hundred and forty thousand _shekel_ payers, from six hundred and forty towns and villages. Eleven delegates came from Siberia. Bokhara and Mountain Jews were represented. Twenty-four delegates were soldiers coming by special permission of the Commander-in-Chief, who got free passes. Five hundred guests came from the country and one thousand guests from Petrograd were present. Ninety representatives of Russian papers were present. The Foreign Secretary, Teretschenko, sent greetings and best wishes for complete success. Dr. E. W. Tschlenow’s speech was reprinted in half a million copies for the soldiers. A meeting of Zionist Women was held in the hall of Kiew University in May. More than one thousand five hundred Jewish women attended. _1917._ In 1913 there were only twenty-six thousand _shekel_ payers in Russia――now one hundred and forty thousand. Resolution passed:―― “The Seventh Zionist Russian Conference proclaims its firm conviction that the nations, in settling the bases of the new national and political life, shall be conscious of the clearly manifested will of the Jewish people to colonize Palestine again as their national centre, and that they shall create conditions enabling the unhindered evolutions and concentration of all Jewish forces, for the purpose of bringing about a regeneration of Palestine.” A representative body of the Jewish people should be admitted to the approaching Peace Conference, which shall obtain attention for the historic and national rights of the Jewish people. _1917._ _America._ Independent Order “_Brith Shalom_” held their Thirteenth Annual Conference in Atlantic City on June 13th. Over six hundred delegates were present. The resolution passed commenced thus:―― “Whereas the Independent Order has adopted the Zionist platform in spirit and in fact, and has pledged itself to the furtherance of all principles it stands for, _etc._, _etc._” _1917._ _America._ The Twentieth Conference of American Zionists opened at Baltimore on June 24th. Over a thousand delegates were present. _1917._ _America._ Twentieth Annual Convention of Progressive Order of the West was held at Detroit, Michigan. The Order has a membership of twenty thousand, and declared its allegiance to the Zionist cause. _1917._ _America._ Conference of “Young Judeans.” One hundred and twenty- five delegates present, representing five thousand members. The “Young Judeans” collected 3500 dollars for the Jewish National Fund. _1917._