The Denver Jewish news., 1924-09-04
A Trip to the B'nai Birth Tri-State Con-
Uention at Trinidad
By HARRY NJ. KAUFMAN

and cast Its half-stitled rays upon the
world below. Children of nature that
we were, we became suddenly mute as
we nearcd and rolled into Trinidad.
Twas just six o'clock Saturday night.
We wended our way thru the crowd
ed wcll-lghted Main Street and at its
Intersection with Commercial Avenue
we encountered traffic cop YES sir,
real, human, uniformed traffic police
man. There was hustle and hustle,
rubbing of shoulders, stir and buzz
of real life.
Anxious as we were to get parked for
the night, more anxious was Wag to
lay eyes on our brother and friend Max
| Strassbcrg. Keenly sensing the situn-
tion, and realizing that wag had our
destinies in the palm of his hand, we
followed meekly and trotted in en-
masse, clothes covered with dust and
/ the back of cur ears as they were at
time that only the strongest power Of
recall could penetrate the Cob-webbcd
archives Of memory.
\ friendly grip, slight bow, word
or two and we were ready to select the
means of a nightly rest. Vanity went
rampant in our rooms. There was n
washing, scrubbing, pOwdering, II
what-nct, just to look ones best. And
I hat fnr
had we finished our dinner and were
about to leave the dining-room when
one of the crowd espicd Judge Frey Of
st. Louis
The judge came forward to greet us
A tall, jaunt-looklng fellow, with a
marked expression of joviality He had
come 10 attend the convention, and
what's more he was slated to he the
principal speaker of the next days do
ings. There was n little hurry and
scurry, rapid handling of grips and
Judge Frey found hirsseh safely de-
posted at the Columbian Hotel.
Then followed refreshing walk, and
thon-well, what's the difference. for
soon the Sandman did his work, our eye
lids closed heavily and we wee soaring
angellically thru the realms of Dream
land
The next morning the sun pceked
sheepishly over the rim of the eastern
horizon, but we didn't see it peek; it
soon hcvered over the eastern sky. but
we didn't see it hover. Brother Bell
rang us ut seven-thirty and up we
popped, regretting the fact that the sun
had to peek or hover so soon.
The married men of the party were
n bit more careful about their looks
than we single men and we've wonder
ed why Anyway we were all glad to
see our friends Arthur Friedman and
BIZ Goldberg who came to greet us. A
hearty breakfast, n good smoke, and
ten-thirty was almost at hand; ten
thirty-the time Of the beginning of the
big doings.
We We're deposited i'm closed car
hurried thru two or three blocks, hauled
up hill or two and found ourselves
in front of the Temple where the CON
ventiOn was to be held. The Temple
situated on hillcck, just one square
south of the beautiful courthouse. \
local B'nai Birth committee welcomed
us most cordially.
There was feverish excitement as
the delegates. and visitors began to as
scmble. There was an interchange of
"how-dO's" and an exchange of fra
ternaI grips.
We were shown thru the Temple.
There on the ground floor were two
rooms that We're occupied by Sunday
school classes. Along side of the two
rooms was the B'nai Birth meeting
room its length equal to the width of
both Sunday school class rooms. On
the second story was the beautiful hall
Of worship, the pride of every Trinidad
jew. II was there in the house of
worship that the convention took place.
Tcn-thirty! In the convention room
are seated men and women. the rep
rcsentatives of six B'nai Birth Lodges
of the Tri-State organization. On the
pulpit, in the center, comfortably scat
ed in high-back chair, is Percy Nor
ris, the little fellow with the prominent
nose, the fellow that has something to
say and says it rapidly.
The convention was declared open.
Chairman Percy Morris hashfully told
the delegates that he must insist upon
being chairman because Louis Lipson
Of the Cheyenne Lodge and President of
the Tri.Statc was absent. But his
smile worked wonders and we were in
duccd to permit him to act as Chair
man.
Rabbi Bergman Of Pueblo delivered
an invocation and the convention was
in full swing.
Samuel Freudenthal Of Trinidad