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THE DETROIT JEWISH CHRONICLE
CELEBRATE 50TH WEDDING ANNIVERSARY
Mr. and Mrs. Louis Kuttnauor.
Mr. and Mrs. Louis Kuttnauer, of
21 Collingwood avenue, celebrated
their fiftieth wedding anniversary,
Wednesday, July 14, at the Hotel
Statler. A dinner for the immediate
family was followed by a reception
and dance in the Satler ballroom.
The live sons of the couple, Isadore
Kuttnauer and Edward Kuttnauer, of
Chicago; Adolph S. Kuttnauer, of
New York, and Milton K. Kuttnauer
and Samuel Kuttnauer, of this city,
with their nine grandchildren were
guests at the anniversary dinner. Al
J. DeRoy, husband of the late Flora
Kuttnauer, was also present.
Mr. Kuttnauer was born in Frank-
fort-on-the Mein, Germany, and came
to Detroit in 1868. Two years later
he was married to Mrs. Kuttnauer,
then bliss Caroline Rosenberger and
a native of this city. 51r. Kuttnauer
engaged in the leaf tobacco business
until 14 years ago, when he retired.
Ile has been a member of Temple
licth El for the last 50 years. He is a
past president of Pisgah Lodge and a
32nd Degree Mason and Shriner. Mrs.
Kuttnauer is a member of the Jewish
\Woman's Club, the \Woman's Auxili-
ary of Temple Beth El, the Jewish
Widows' Aid Society and kindred
charitable organizations.
Several hundred friends of the
couple attended the reception.
cheer a little while longer. "As soon
as I have a new one, I will sell you
the one I am wearing."
"Well—let it be ten days—a day or
two make no such odds. I can wait,"
he stammered, and in his eyes there
appeared a happy gleam. In his joy
he threw closer, and felt my sleeve.
"Tawdry material, this," he said in
the tune of a solid merchant passing
upon inferior goods, and looking still
more closely, he added: "Has seen a
good deal of service, too. But never
mind that—I'll buy it from you. In
a few days, did you say?"
"Ten days is what I said." "Very
well—very well—ten days—so he it,"
he muttered as though dazed by this
great stroke of luck, and he didn't
take his eyes front my suit which evi-
dently fascinated him. He had already
bidden me good-bye and taken his
leave, when suddenly his face grew
cloudy and overcast once more. Stand-
ing near the threshold, he turned to
me, and said, with a tremor in his
voice. "But how am 1 to make sure
that you will sell it to me? There
now—I'll pay you something down—
just a trifle to bind the bargain."
"No—I couldn't very well accept
any money," I answered, embarrassed
at this queer turn in the negotiation.
"I can't accept any earnest-money be-
fore I buy a new suit, but rest as-
sured, I won't sell this one to anyone
but you."
"Well, but remember," he insisted,
his face brightening again, "that suit
belongs to Me. "
cern, and so I said: "Business slack,
eh?"
"There are no earning chances
By Abraham Reisin
whatsoever," he hastened to give
voice to his grievance, "not a trading
He may have been too timid, or chance in sight—one might as well
ashamed, or possibly both—at any die." I was profoundly moved. It
rate, whatever his reasons, he did not seemed to me, that there stood before
make outcry in the streets "Oh' me, motionless and with an empty
clothes.... oh' clothes," as all the bag in his hand, the very symbol and
other peddlers did. With his bag counterfeit presentment of despair it-
slung over his shoulder, he went from self. I offered him a cigarette. He
door to door, quietly asking: "Have declined politely, and I was at an
end with my scanty resources of of-
you anything to sell?"
to
And with this very question on his fering comfort. But what was I
parched lips, he once walked into my do with him? I felt I couldn't dis-
room, thin, haggard and red-eyed. He miss him without proffer of some
asked with an embarrassed air, and good cheer. I had nothing to sell
with the same embarrassed air I an- him; he refused my cigarettes, and
swered: "No." "Perhaps a pair of alas, I had no coin to offer him by
old shoes?" he insisted, in his noise- way of alms—maybe he would have
less, furtive mariner, and bent down refused to take any.
1 am sure, I don't know to this
to look under the bed: "No, I have
only one pair." "An old hat?" he moment, what imp of precipitate ut-
terance
made me say: "In a week or
made further inquiry, in the same
semi-whisper as before. He lifted thereabouts, I shall buy a new suit
of
clothes.
Come again one of these
up his head and his roving glance
encountered nothing save my 'atm- days, and I'll sell you the one I am
lady's wardrobe. "A shirt perhaps?" wearing."
"What? What did you say?" he
he kept on, greedily eying my grip
shouted excitedly, as if stirred from
which was lying on a chair.
the
lethargy of his despair by some
"No—I haven't any shirts either,"
stepped
I replied, and suddenly looking at incredibly good tidings. Ile
close
up to me. "In a week-sure?"
him, I felt an exquisite twinge of sym-
"Perhaps in ten days," I hedged,
pathetic distress at the despair that
was plainly visible in his features. I trying lamely to persuade myself that
wanted, somehow, to express my con- I merely meant to keep hint in good
HOPE DEFERRED
kind enough to let me see the lining
of the coat? I'd like to examine it,
please."
It was a droll request and I had
some trouble to stifle a laugh. So I
.
heaved a sigh instead, and took off my
coat.
Ile examined it closely, holding it
to the light. "A cheap lining—but
never mind, I'll buy it from you. Say
when?"
In a week at the outside."
"Very well—very well," he 'flut-
tered in his delight, and leaving, he
underscored, lest I forget: "That suit,
don't forget, will be mine in a week."
He left my room, a man of good
cheer in his hopes. But 1-1 look
upon my suit with a certain awe—
with the respect due to a stranger. It
has ceased to look to me like an or-
dinary suit. Fur I am wearing now
upon my back the forlorn hope of an-
other soul, and it behooves me to
take the most scrupulous care of it,
as of a treasure confided to my un-
worthy bands.
• • •
Some days before the expiration of
the ten—after a week, I think—he
called.
"Not yet!" I told him, and fell'
foolishly guilty in staving him off.
"Well, well," he sighed," a day or two
makes no such odds. But you will
sell it to me?" " .1. 13 no one else—
rest assured." "Then 1 can wait."
And he remained, standing before me
with a bright and cheery countenance.
It was plain that he had some request
to make, but lacked the boldness to
speak up.
1 asked him: "Anything else I can
.
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NEW POLISH PREMIER
NOTED ANTI-SEMITE
LONDON—Grabski, the new Pol-
ish Premier, has a long standing rec-
ord of anti-Semitic activities. When
a member of the Austrian Parliament,
he often distinguished himself by his
rabid anti-Jewish attacks. Despite the
fact that the new Premier has but a
slight majority to 'support hint, he
refuses to negotiate with the Jewish
Deputles of the Polish Seim.
Sultan)
Hungarian Commander
Threatens Government
Woodward at Gratiot
VIENNA—Our Budapest corre-
spondent telegraphs that leaflets dis-
tributed broadcast demand the resig-
nation of the Hungarian government
because it has been bought by the
Jews and is betraying Christian in-
terests. The leaflet is signed by Com•
mauler Ilejas, who heads the White
Guard and who threatens to muster a
sufficient force of troops and march
upon Budapest if the government's
do for you?"
"Don't get angry, but would you be resignation is not forthcoming,
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