Intermountain Jewish news., 1926-12-09
400 CELEBRATE At
18th ANNIVERSARY
BANQUET OF B.M.H.
Godfrey Schirmer Honored
for Service to Jewish
Community
RECEIVES ANNUAL
SYNAGOGUE AWARD
Evening Featured By Inspiring
Addresses Urging Loyalty
to Jewish Tradition

The outstanding B. NJ. H. Syna-
gogue function of the year was the
Chanukah celebration held last Sum-
day evening, December 9TH.
The celebration was initiated with
Ma'ariv services in the synagog.
Cantor Kwartin, assisted by his choir,
read the service and kindled the Cha
nukah lights. Rabbi C. E. H. Kauvar
read memorial prayer recalling the
pioneer founders of the synagogue.
After the service more than four hun
dred members of the synagogue re-
paired to the banquet held in the
vestry.
Officers Installed
The after-dinner program opened
with the installation of the newly
elected officers and trustees Of the
synagogue, in an impressive ceremony
over which Rabbi C. E. H. Kauvar
presided. Those installed included !:
President, Morris H. Robinson; Vice
President, David Schwartz; L. E..
Shuteran, Recording Secretary; Sec
retary, Louis Lipson; Treasurer, H.
Aarons, Gaboyim, Joseph Miller and
f. Schachet; Board of Trustees,
Messrs. Henry Oronoff, NJ. Binstock,
NJ. NJ. Block, NJ. H. Block, Max Bron-
stine, Ben Cook, Sam Francis, Harry
Friedland, Alb. L. Goldstein, A. B.
Hirschfeld, Jake M. Miller, Meyer
Millenson, j. B. Pizer, Hyman H. Ro-
binson, NJ. L. Rosenthal, Sol Segal,
N. Striker, and DR.. Lewis l. Miller.
The response for the trustees was
made by DIR. Lewis l. Miller, who
pointed proudly to the position of
leadership held by the B.M.H. Syna-
gogue throughout the midwest. The
new president was fittingly introduced
by Mr.. Joseph Miller, the outgoing
head, and responded by pledging him
self and his co-workers to continue
the synagogue traditions and to build
a greater B. M. H.
Anniversary Address
The Anniversary address was de-
livered by Mr.. Philip Hornbein, who
twenty-four years ago welcomed Rabbi
Kauvar to the pulpit of the B. M. H.
when he came to Denver to assume
the spiritual leadership of the con-
gregation, then located at Twenty
fourth and Curtis streets. Mr.. Horn
bein reviewed the remarkable progress
made by the synagogue during the in
tervening years under the leadership
of Dr. Kauvar, and stirred his listen
ers with an eloquent plea for the
preservation of the religious life in
the Jewish community.
DR.. Kauvar, in the course of his
address on the synagogue, paid glow
ing tribute to the memory of Henry
Plonsky, the founder of the B. M. H.
and guided its destinies through criti-
cal years. The rabbi pointed out the
significance of the Chanukah festival,
dwelt on the loyalty of the membership
of the synaaog and referred appreciat-
lively to the guest of the evening, Mr..
Godfrey s. Schirmer.
Award to Schirrner
A unique feature of the evenings
program was the graceful presentation
TO Mr.. Schirmer by DR.. Philip HilkO-
witZ, toastmaster, of the Annual Syna-
gog award established In 1924 by DR..
and Mrs. Lewis l. Miller for disting-
uished service rendered the Jewish
community during the year. Mr..
Schirmpr, non-Jew, was visibly
moved by the gracious tribute and
made the acceptance of the gift the oc-
casion for feelingly eloquent address
In poetic phrase he spoke of the syna-
Cog and its varied activities as a
charming garden planting year by year