The Denver Jewish news., 1925-06-04

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ton followed by the farewell address
given below. The new president, Mrs.
Charles Greenclay was then installed
After brief address by Mrs. Green
clay the meeting adjourned for this
season.
Farewell Address of Retiring
President
To the Officers and Members of the
Denver Section, Council of Jewish
| Women:
A whole year-it has come and
gone; many have been its joys and
many have been its sorrows. But the
joys of achievement far overbalance
the sorrows of failure.
With the splendid cooperation that
esprit dc corps of our loyal officers,
our board OF directors, our chairmen
of committees have we made possible
an outstanding year of accomplish
ment.
As everybody must have two hands,
so have we had a strong right and
lef hand in our ever-efiicient first
vice-president, Miss Aimee Green
baum, and in our dependable corre-
spending secretary, Mrs. Lena Dutch,
who has assumed the duties of our
recording secretary as well.
But our right hand has known
ytY hot Hlatt ha nd Ipath - 60, kn,
have worked together happily and
successfully,
To our second vice president, Mrs
Emanuel Friedman, and our assistant
corresponding secretary, Mrs. Joe
Grimes, we are grateful for THEN
hearty cooperation.
We are indebted to Mrs. Millie
Barnett for so conscientiously taking
care of our money after we got it, and
to Mrs. Nate Rothschild for so com
/ pletely auditing our books.
May l be pardoned if | refrain from
mentioning each one of our worthy
chairmen-the list is long, the time i!
short. We have just heard from eacl
chairman an excellent, comprehensiv,
report of the activities of the pas
| year
| To each and every one | extend my
sincerest thanks and voice the appre
citation of the entire council for the
valuable service you have rendered
Without your cooperation our year.
of achievement would have been i'm
/ possible.
w eextend our thanks to Tempt,
Emanuel and B. NJ. H. Synagogue
also to our Rabbis for the many cour
tesies shown us.
Our fine programs OF the past year
our unusual music, our Council Sab
bath, our beautiful production o.
Councils Every Girl" our success
full rummage sale, our enthusiasm fol-
our Girls Home, our fine work il
community centers, our religious edu
cation and philanthropic activities, al
bear testimony Of your inspiration
:. and cooperation
And now we come to the parting o,
the ways
How | shall miss the pleasure ant
privilege Of presiding at these meet
ings, your friendly, animated faces
your mods Of approval and disap
proval; how shall miss the love anC
loyalty Of our dear older members
and standbys, sadly growing fewer
each year; the friendly handclasps
after each meeting.
shall even miss the ring of tn,
telephone from early morn till late al
night. l shall miss it all
What the council has done for me
cannot express, nor can 1 express my
, gratitude to you all, for your loyalty
and support.
How short must have fallen il
your estimate of me.
But as Robert Browning has said
What | aspire to be, and am not
comforts ne"
My last appeal to you is this;
beseech you to give to my worthy sue.
cessor that same measure of youI
love, loyalty and cooperation that has
been my portion.
May she upon her retirement ex,
periencc the same emotions of love
and gratitude and sorrow at parting
that have today,
A swcetcr, lovelier thing my life fol
having known you,
Forever mine, my friends, from
June to Life's December
J Just mine to have and hold,
To pray for and remember.
} TOTTA s. SHANDAL.