The Denver Jewish news., 1923-06-28
Business Report of the Seventy
First Annual Convention of
The Independent Order
of B'nai Birth

vened Tuesday morning at 945 a. m.
An invocation was delivered by DR..
Mayer of Kansas City.
This session was taken up princi-
pally by reports Of the State Deputies
and addresses by Mrs. j. N. Lorber of
Denver and Michael Shorlett of Cleve-
land, Ohio.
Mrs. Lorber, president of the Dem
yer Sheltering Home for Jewish Chill
dren, spoke of the growth and activi-
lett, who. for many years has been the
superintendent OF the Jewish Orphan
Home, formerly known as the Cleve-
land Orphan Asylum, told of the
achievements of that institution. Mr.
Lapidus of Omaha, representative of
the president of District No. 6. spoke
briefly. The meeting then adjourned
until Tuesday evening.
The convention convened at 3
O'Clock Tuesday evening and witnessed
an exemplification of the ritual of the
Junior B'nai Birth, which was pre-
sented under the direction of Milton
Schayer, its author, with Denver tai
ent The ritual was well received
and glowing praise was bestowed
upon the author and his talented as
sistants.
After this presentation reports Of
various committees were made, dis
cussed and acted upon. The conven
tion adjourned at midnight.
The convention reconvened at $3.50
A. M. Thursday. Rabbi Samuel Har-
ris of Toledo, Ohio. delivered the invo-
cation.
Various committees made reports.
which were considsred and acted
upon. After which Mr.. Leon Lewis
Of Chicago, Illinois, secretary Of the
Anti Defaynatjon Leagus, 6eetvsrsd -
address on Anti Defamation which
was eagerly listened to by the dels-
gates.
The convention adjourned at
O'Clock and did not convene until 3
o'clock, p. M, to enable the delegates
to attend the funeral of Minnie Ros-
enfield Tescher, sister of Samuel Ros-
enfield. of st. Louis. Mo-, past presi-
dent of District No. 2.
Immediately upon the call to order
the Resolution Committee submitted
its report, which was adopted. This
committee extended the many thanks
of the District to Denver for the excel
lent manner in which 1t had provided
for the convention and entertained the
delegates, declared the present con-
vention the greatest in the history of
the District, paid u pretty tribute to
Arthur F. Friedman, the retiring
president, and recommended that q
testimonial be given him, compli-
mented Percy S. Morris, vice-chair-
man and secretary of the convention
Executive Committee. for his able
services and the chairmen and COM
mittemen of the various committees
for the way in which they had per-
formed their work; paid tribute to the
excellency of the work of Milton
Schsyer in preparing the Junior B'nai
Birth ritual and expressed thanks to
the Jewish News and other papers for
the publicity which had been given to
the work of the convention.
There being no contest, Cincinnati
was unanimously selected as the place
for holding the next convention.
The election of officers was then
proceeded with and the following
were elected:
Alfred NJ. Cohen of Cincinnati, o.,
president.
Alfred A. Benesch of Cleveland, O.,
first president.
Judge A. B. Frey of st. Louis, Mo-,
second vice-president.
William Ornstein of Cincinnati, O.,
treasurer.
Leonard H. Freiberg of Cincinnati,
O., secretary.
j. Lieberman of Denver was
elected a member of District Court of
the Order.
The officers were then installed by
Sidney Kusworm and all responded
with short speeches.
A benediction was then delivered by
Rabbi julius Marx and the list Con-
vention was at an end.