THE JEWISH CHRONICLE
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BERNARD GINSBURG RECEIVES GREAT PUBLIC HONOR
Name of Distinguished Jewish Resident of Detioit Adorns
Branch Public Library Is Tribute to His Service
on Library Commission in the Past.
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idea for such public convenience was
due in great measure to the work of
Bernard Ginsburg several years ago.
He predicted that when the new main
library building was erected and other
Dedication of Building, Tuesday, May 15
Bernard Ginsburg Branch Library at 91 Brewster St. in Heart
of Populous East Side—Erected at Cost of $40,000—Large
Audience Attends Opening—Rabbi Hershman Chief
Speaker—Mr. Ginsburg Displays Emotion on
Receipt of High Honor.
It falls to the lot of but few men
to have a monument erected to their
memory by their fellow citizens in
appreciation for unselfish public serv-
ice, and it is rarer still that such per-
manent tribute be tendered a man in
his lifetime. Such signal and unusual
honor was paid to Bernard Ginsburg,
venerated by his fellow Jews and
highly esteemed by all his fellow citi-
zens in Detroit, on Tuesday night on
the occasion of the dedication of a
branch public library building to be
known as the Bernard Ginsburg
Branch; The building is situated at
91 Brewster street and will serve the
literary needs of the populace East
Side section, in which reside thou-
sands of Jews, many of whom arc
comparatively recent arrivals in this
country.
Bernard Ginsburg, the noble man
whose name the building bears.
William T. Dust Represents City.
Mayor Oscar B. Marx was on the
program as representative of the city
government, but owing to the exigen-
cies of public duty was prevented from
attending. He was represented by
Mr. William T. Dust, commissioner
of parks and boulevards, who spoke
of the esteem in which Mr. Ginsburg
is held by all the public officials who
had occasion to come in contact with
him in any branch of public work.
Detroit's Honored Jew
The honor is paid Mr. Ginsburg
particularly in recognition of his
faithful work as a member of the
Public'Library Commission from Jan-
uary 1, 1909 to December 31, 1914,
during which\timo. he also served as
president ciflic \ Tnuission.
Many Attend 1 s Dedication.
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Over 600 peopld in eVcry walk and
circumstance of lifC \ crowded the beau-
tiful auditorium of `thy library build-
ing to take part in I thqedication pro-
gram. In the absence ‘9f M . Ralph
Phelps, present hCad of `tie L' rary
Commission, Mr. Paul R. 'Gray, ice
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president, preside
orned lie
plans of the conniission to di tr but\
ing branches for the conve tie' e of `,
patrons of the public library in every
section of the city,land stated 'thai the
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The Architects
who designed the Bernard Ginsburg Branch of
Public Library were
Bernard Ginsburg
Mildner & Eison
924 Hammond Bldg.
branches 'completed, Detroit would be
second to no other city in its facilities
for public education and recreation.
Delivery of Key.
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The Mason, Carpenter, Painting and Glaz-
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ing work for the Bernard Ginsburg branch
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of Public Library was the workmanship of
Linsell Co.
Mr. Richard Mildner was introduced
as the architect and designer of the
beautiful structure. He stated that
the building was erected at a cost of
ET- - _ $40,000, and that it was one of the
E- most complete in every detail for a
library of any branch in the city. To
be the creator of the concrete expres-
of the people's tribute to a most
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worthy
man was a privilege to him,
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said Mr. Mildner. It gave him greater
joy and interest in working out the
g2 plans for such an institution devoted
to learning than any other commercial
or private structure he had ever
drawn plans for. In formally deliver-
ing the key to the commission, Mr.
Mildner paid his personal respects to
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Mrs. George V. Pottle spoke on be-
half of the thousands of residents of
the teeming East Side who had looked
and longed for this new and beautiful
home for their best friends—their
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"Not only has this great and good
man given up his valuable time in the
interest of his fellowmen on the li-
brary commission," said Mr. Dust,
"but he has served equally well as
a member of the Public Lighting
Commission from 1903 to 1905, a pe-
riod in which the most important and
radical changes took place in the il-
lumination problem of the city. No
public movement for the civic and
social betterment of the city took ef-
fect without the active co-operation of
Mr. Ginsburg. All honor to him as
a man and a citizen. This building
can only feebly express the admiration
and respect of his fellow citizens."
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The Hardware for the Bernard
Ginsburg branch of the Public
Library was furnished by
T. B. RAYL
"GIVE MORE THAN YOUR SHARE"
Detroit, Mich.