The Denver Jewish news., 1924-04-24
ANNUAL REPORT OF THE
PRESIDENT TO TIE MEM
BERS AND CONTRIBUTORS
OF. CON G. X + GATlONAL
EMANUEL.

| EMANUEL.
II is with pleasure | appear before
you for, The first time to give an ac-
count Of The activities of the Cnn.rr
CATION during the first year Of my term
| as president, an office with which You
have honorcd me.
1t goes without Saying that the sub
| jcct most prominent in The minds of
the membership Is onr new ,Temalc
now nearing completion. II i uoi nrccs-
tiviiy of your Board of Trustees nLd
Building committee. suffice il to say
that many meetings were held. numcr-
olIS Suggestions made and considered,
and much time and thought We're given
to all matters involved in this prop.
osiion before the final plans for raising
funds. the employment Of architcc;s.
and the adoption OF the plans and
specifications fnr The Temple we're
completed It's you see ii now
In connection with the raising of the
necessary funds il became advisable Ia
dispose of the old cemetery gI1 unds
which of itself was "a problem requir-
ing separate and distinct arrangements.
work spent upon the matter was con-
summaicd by the sale of the properly
for 100000, which all things ronsid-
cred. is regarded as II fair price for
the property. This sum. together with
subscriptions amounting to $4,000
makes Il total in the aggregate of
S12J,OOO which leaves about S3J.00O
still to he raised. as the cost of the
building when completed, including
furnishings, will he in the vicinity of
S1GO,OOO
This has been accomplished through
the wholc-hearted support and coop
Grafton Of the members of the q ngre-
cation to whom we owe a debt of graf
itudc. and for whose work and loyalty
we desire to express our highest ap
probation, and To the building com
mittce. wii, have So earnestly support
ed me in this work As the Temple
idea of its beauty and magniiicancc,
and we believe and feel that every
one interested in the welfare of the
Congregation may feel proud for the
home we will nov' have: one that will
he Il credit not only t. thc Jewish
Community, but to the City Of Denver
and the state of Colorado. and one
that we hope and expect viii afford
ample accommodations for every mem
ber and his immediate family, ana
place us in a position to accomm date
newcomers for whom we could make a
little or no provision in the old Tenn
pie.
Tile constantly increasing member
have been unable TO properly care r
MS we should for lack ofaccommodatiors
will now have a school room or rooms
equal TO the best equipped in the Gun
try. and l need hardly say that til"
able and efficient teaching staff under
the guidance and direction of our Rabbi
will continue to maintain the high or
der of efficiency for which they have al
ways been noted.
To the membership committee of the
Board of Trustees under the able lead
ership of its chairman, we owe debt
of gratitude for the splendid work they
have performed, the result of which
is evidence by constantly increasing
numbers.
To the organizations associated in
and cooperating with the work of the
Congregation we owe II special debt of
gratitude. TO the Sistcrhood over which
Mrs. Max Fischer, the president so ably
presiGcs:
Mrs. H.. j. Schwartz .Jr., leader of
the Bible Glass which has been one Of
the most successful classes in the coun-
try:
brotherhood Edwin Eiscndrath,
president; VIM. II. Goldberg, secretary
and treasurer.