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women’s auxiliaries began sponsoring the Junior Auxiliaries by collecting dues from the girls for the operations of their programs The appointment of Anita Perlman as Chairwoman of the B’nai B’rith Girls was a major step in bringing structure to the loosely organized chapters. Though much dedication and hard work has gone into the building of the girls’ groups over a period of decades, no woman has put as much of herself into this work as Anita Perlman. Within the first year of her appointment, and with a  budget, she was able to keep up correspondence with the leaders of B’nai B’rith Women and  while developing invaluable program resources for the new group.  was officially established as an International Order at a meeting held on April -, . A structure was defined at that time to include women from high school to the age of , but that system has shifted over time. The first ten  chapters were issued at this time to 1926 1927 The “Junior Auxiliary of B’nai B’rith Girls” is started in Seattle, Washington, but disbanded shortly thereafter. The first permanent chapter of BBG is organized in San Francisco by Rose Mauser, with Mattie Olcovich and Essie Solomon as the first advisors. This chapter becomes known as San Francisco BBG #1. 16