The Denver Jewish news., 1919-12-24


ecutivs board is composed Of the fol.
lowing members: Mira. y. Berwick,
Rabbi A. Braude. A. B. Cowen, Mrs.
Ray 8. David, Miss Rita Friedman,
II. H. Frumess, Mrs Frank Garlett,
Simon Heller, Rabbi Halpern, A.
Klein. DIR. Eli Miller, DR. Lewis Miller,
Joe Miller, Mrs. Louis Bernstein, Mrs.
Murray Shandal, L. Wandel, Mrs. Sol.
Wolf. ]. Zigmond and J. Zeidenfeld.
In January, 1919, the Denver branch
began Its active WORK by opening
offices, reading and writing rooms for
the general informal ton or all soldiers
at al Mining Exchange building Mr.
Arnold Weinberger was elected ES-
ecutive Secretary of the Branch and
served In that capacity until June Of
this year, when he was compelled to
resign as his professional duties re-
auired all of his time. During the
tenn OF Mr.. Weinberger the pioneer
work of the organization was done in
the Denver district, as well us ut
Hospital No. 81. Fort Logan and Fort
Lyon. The appreciation py the city
of Denver of Mr.. Weinberger's splen-
did work while executive secretary
was expressed by unanimous vote of
thanks and appreciation by the ex-
ecutive committe of the Welfare
Ikno sd tt<, t1,, NP 4
weinberger, Mr.. Charles Rosenbaum
was elected as Mr.. weinberger's sue
cessOr and he has since carried on the
executive work of the Board.
Too much credit cannot be given to
the splendid cooperation the national
headquarters of the Jewish Welfare
Board at New York City has given Oul
local branch and their work for this
great country, including our state, car
never be blOtted from the memory OF
those who received its advantages oI
took part in its work.
The general work the Denver
Branch is doing is known to every
one, as it is continually outlined il
these columns and needs no repeti
ton. 1t serves all men of all nation
alities and creeds, it has brought thu
Jewish spirit anew into many live,
and has shown not only the thousand,
of soldiers with whom it has con-,
in contact, but the people of this state
That the Jew fully does his part ant
much more. t.54it-.E rI-cs-
AT the present time besides the resli
lar entertainments, religious services
and welfare work ut the hospitals an,
post in this district. the Welfare
Board is arranging moving pictures
weekly at United States Naval Hospi
tai at Fort Lyon, which\ is 25O mile
from, the nearest town and s mile'
from the nearest railroad; this ant
their own music being practically thu
nnly form of amusement possible II
that camp. The pictures are showi
shown again on the ceiling in thu
wards, for bed-ridden men.
1t is reported that 100 Jewish boy
, are at Fort Lyon and DIR. kauvar
chairman of the local board. has beei
appointed by the board to make sur
vey Of conditions at the hospital il
order that the board might expand its
uctivities if necessary at the hospital
! Denver has shown its spirit in thu
national and Jewish emergency by
the work of its Welfare Board and Ia.
achieved record enyiable. not only
among the other Welfare Agencies il
this district but among the 1ewisf
Welfare Board branches in the United
states, especially so in view of its
short existence. The Denver brancl
is keeping up its work and will con
tinue to do so, as the camps and hos
pitals in this district are all perma
nent and its spirit and work are urg
entity needed, not only by the Jewish
boys and the other men in khaki and
blue, but by the state as a whole.