The Denver Jewish news., 1921-11-30
Rich Relations
A MRS. COHEN STORY

Copyright, 1921, by Elmu Ehrlicl
Icvinger. all rights reservcdD
It's queer as often tell my hus-
band, che way people always treat the
rabbits wife. In things that don't mat
ter. she receives the somewhat tire
some Difference II queen might exact
IRON her subjects. For example. I've
long grown used to women old enough
to be my mother. rising when / Ell
tered the room 10 offer me the most
comfortable chair: while the other
day good old Mrs. Stern insisted upon
she climbed in herself TN the other
hand. the most considerable people
never hesitate to commit the hundre,!
and one thoughtless little acts cal
early grave; such as dropping in for
II prolonged chat on Friday afternoon
when the rabbi demands an early din
ncr and his wife has to dress for eve
ming scrvices-or putting me on the
same committee as Mrs. Cohen.
our Sisterl,ood always cntrusts the
refreshments for its monthly meetings
10 two of its members 10 one wants
10 serve with our congregational ty-
rant for very obvious reasons. yet no
enc has ever had the courage either
10 drop her from the list of hostesSes
or to suggest that she serve alone
Maybe Won two had better fix the cot
fee for the November meeting" srs-
She meant to bc an ingratiatilg smile.
You're such goe5! frirads-a,,d you do
handle old people so we'll 20 $50
OF course. there are compensntion>
Tor all sorrows-as my husband al
ways says during his Memorial Sermon
for Yom kippur and my session
with Mrs. Cohen in the liit,c cubby-
hole OF the vestry room we called our
Kitchen made il possible for me to
miss the program our program COM
IL ittce. beaded l,y Mrs. Abe Fcinsnid.
who's the only Jewish college woman
in town ana has never gotten over il,
had arranged Il patriotic medley with
lecitatious aud papers about the Pill
grim Fathers and what we are sup
posed To owe to them ana an Amer
lean dance" by our child prodigy. Mar
iorie Rothstein. Having already on
several occasions seer Marjorie. n fat
little girl who took herself very seri-
ously. executing certain wild steps to
Dixie" and The Star-Splangled Ban
ncr" while dressed in the national col
crs, | preferred TO help Mrs. Cohen
make the coffee.
l use the phrase help thru court
osy. | made the coffee altho Mrs.
Cohen sampled it before ] served ii
and declared it tritic too weak: |
also cut the bread for che sandwiches
?nd buttercd them, as well as serving
the salad Stimulated, perhaps. by
my frantic haste for the good ladies
of our Sistcrhood do hate to he Kept
waiting for their food she graciously
accepted my suggestion that she dec
crate the salad with olives After
which task shc resumed her proving
about the Kitchen. pouring II flood OF
comments into my unhccdiug ears.
Dust an inch thicl>-1tcH the rabbi
TO tel thut loafer of II janitor we
don't pay him for his good looks-two
more cups broke ana stuck ON the top
shelf behind the soup bowls-God
knows who broke 'em and then stuc.
EN- up there to get out of paving for
'cm-hclp me down, can't you?'' bal
aGcing on the edge of rhc wooden
chair she had mounted during her
tour of inspection, Il do enough for
this Temple without getting broken
leg trying to put rhings in order
helped her down aud began to dis
tribute the loaf sugar among the cof-
fee siluccrs Two lump; to every
body" she admonishc;l. helping herself
to an olive. Maybe somebody will
nave the chutzpah to ask for more.
but If they do don't pretend to hear
en-. And You sliced the bread too
thick if they want to fill up, let EN-
90 10 cafeteria"
Haven't you goG a new apron om:'
] asked, drllrctinG her criticisms with
my wcll-Iinown tact.
Mrs. Cohen smoothcd down the bit
of linen and embroidery which she
bud assumed upon eu'rring the kitcli-
an e., S,rt ,,T bI du, az tfIipp too. if