St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1950-03-03
HOUSE PASSES WATERED DOWN FEPC BILL
MINTENER GETS
CIVIC AWARD
FOR SERVICE

and religious leader, vice-presi-
dent of the Pillsbury Mills,
Tuesday, Feb. %, was awarded
the annual Civic Friendship
citation, presented yearly by
the Arthur Brin B'nai Birth
Lodge No. 271 and the Jewish War
Veterans Post No. 166.
The largely attended dinner and
meeting was held at the Standard
Club in Minneapolis.
Mr.. Mintener was cited for his
outstanding work in the area of
human relations and specifically
for his vigorous advocacy Of state
and national FEPC.
State and city officials and out
standing citizens, led by Gov. Luz
Their Youngdahl, joined in paying
tribute to Mr.. Mintener for his
contribution to Minneapolis, the
state and the nation. kilograms
were read from Senators Hubert
H. Humphrey and Ed Thye. and
Samuel L. Scheiner.
Speakers included Samuel Doif,
president of Arthur Brin Lodge;
Maurice Finklestein, commander
of Post No. 1866; Governor Young
dahl, Jack Mackay, Hce-chairman
of the Minnesota Jewish Council
and Mr.. Mintener.
Pays Tribute to Others
In his acceptance of the award,
Mr.. Mintener told the audience he
was happy he lived and worked
in a state which has produced
such useful citizens and leaders
as Senator Hubert H. Humphrey,
Gov. Youngdahl, Judge Edward
Waite, Bradley Morrison and Cecil
Newman"
Whatever work he had been
able to do in the community, Mr..
Mintener said, he had been will
ing and glad to do and he did not
consider it anything special, and
no more than his duty. He paid
tribute both to his mother and his
wife for the encouragement they
had given him.
Must Implement Democracy
The hOnored guest said America
must implement and make democ-
racy work so well that it will be
the beacon light" of the world.
He urged that real brotherhood
was more than mere lip service.
Harry Fiterman, civic leader,
presided at the meeting. Rabbi NJ.
NJ. Goodman gave the invocation
and benediction. Music was pro-
vided by Cantor Abe Mendelsberg
and the zeemrah Choral Group
directed by Mrs. P. o. Leonard.
The mixed chorus was in good
voice and showed to good advan-
tage under the guidance of Mrs.
Leonard.
Citizen of the Year
The citation presented Mr.. Min
tener said:
Arthur Brin Lodge No. 271
and Jewish War Veterans Post
No. 166, honor with this special
citation, Bradshaw Mintener, as
the Minneapolis Citizen of the
Year, for his outstanding leader
ship in the great effort to make
fair employment practices a real
ity in our great state of Minneso-
Ia and for his great zeal and I'M
selfish devotion in fighting for
progress in the field of human re-
lations, and who in this manner
has helped his community receive
nationwide recognition for its
progress in advancing the Ameri-
can Heritage of the human worth
and dignity of the individual re-
CARELESS of race, religion, or ma
tionality."
Edward Schwartz, civic leader
and Benz. B. Belfer were co-chair-
men of the affair. Committee
members were Samuel Dolf, Har-
ry Fiterman, Maurice Finklestein,
John Gelman, Louis Greene, Louis
Gross, David Jeffrey, DR.. Hilbert
Mark, Lou Perlman, Hyman Rib
nick and Samuel Scheiner.
Two other similar awards in
previous years have gone to Judge
Edward Waite, retired district
court jurist and civic leader, and
Bradley L. Morrison, associate
editorial page editor of the Min
neapolis Tribune.