The Denver Jewish news., 1920-10-06
Plans for Three-Day Drive for Beth Israel
Hospital Are Nearing Completion
Large Numbers Of staunch Workers from Each
Section of City Organized for Campaign

| Denvers new Jewish General Hos
pital, known as the Beth Israel Hos
pital and Home, is now on the thresh-
| old of reality The three-day drive
| for the raising of $4,000 necessary to
| furnish and equip the MoShev Ikenim
turned over to the Jews of Denver
MS the new hospital building. will
| start on the twelfth of October. and
all plans for the campaign have been
completed Judge Ira C. Rothgerber.
chairman of the Beth Israel campaign
| for funds. has perfected n strong or
| ganizatiOn that will canvass the city
| FOR three days. commencing the
| twelfth and ending the fifteenth day
of October. Every section of Den
YER Jewry has been enlisted in the
drive, and every indication and at.
tending circumstance points to one of
the most successful and speedy drives
| that Denver Jews have yet underta
ken.
The biggest possible factor in the
| opening of Jewish General Hospital
| in Denver was the good rfOrtule of
| the Beth Israel Hospital Association
in falling heir to splendid building
and beautiful grounds. This struc-
| ture was originally built for an Old
Folks Home at 10th and Lowell
| Boulevard, and has been pronounced
hy nfFio;ols of tbo publff. Haoltb Sar.
vice of the United Stares and by tn"
| Building Authorities of the City and
| County of Denver as the best built
and most perfectly arranged hospital
building to he obtained in this city.
The Beth Israel Hospital and Home
was truly conceived in spirit of
cooperation and helpfulness. Den
yer, has not sufficient hospital room.
Denver Jews as Jews have no hOspi-
tai room for general purposes what
ever. The need for Jewish hospi-
tnl has long been a crying one, but
+! with tile further cooperation that
need. like every other need in this
city. will be met, and met intelligently
anu III Spltlittiu ~ ~
Israel Hospital and Home is TO have
hut single motto. that of Service
and Efficiency The onening of the
doors of the Beth Israel Hospital and
Home, through the generosity of Den
yer Jewry. will be but an added evil
dence of the brOtherly feeling that
animate the hearts of our people and
will put into practical effect the bur
den of the prayers of the holiday sea-
son which has just passed. With the
echo of those prayers still in our
ears. DON'T FORGET TO BE LIB-
| ERAL" when the workers of Beth
Israel Hospital and Home approach
you the coming week.
Temple Emanuel West ColfaN. the
Beth Medrosh Hagodal and the oheh
Zadek Congregation will each have
two armies of workers. one consist
ing of women. the other of men. With
| The campaign yet week off. the
keenest interest has already been
| shown and fine sense of rivalry has
/ sprung up. not only between eSch
section of the city for the. honor of
raising the most funds. but men and
| women both are determined that their
division shall he in the lead.
Judge Rothgerbcr and his campaign
committee have received from I. Rude
beautiful silver loving cup that Will
go to the team bringing in the high
| est total of subscriptions.
A feature of the campaign will be
the workers "luncheons and meetings
at the Adams Hotel, Campaign Head
quarters. Following the example of
the new Jewish Hospital itself. which
is to be strictly kosher. these lunch.
cons for workers will also be strictly
| kosher
While the campaign officially does
not open until Tuesday. October 18th.
| the members of all committees will
have their first meeting Sunday. Oc-
tober 10. at 2:15. at the new hospital
building at Sixteenth and Lowell
boulevard. The second meeting will
he held at the Adams Hotel. Wcdnes-
day, October 13. at IL 10 and will he
the first regular luncheon of the
drive. The last meeting will be held
Thursday evening. Octorer 18th. at
G:15 and will be the closing dinner
of the campaign.
As preliminary to the drive. the
West Denver Committee will hold n
special meeting at the Hooker Street
| Synagog. corner Hooker and Coneios
Streets. Saturday evening. October 9th
| at s p. m.
The following is the personnel of