America/I arisk Periodical liter (' CLIFTON ATINUI • CINCINNATI 30, OHIO PAGE ELEVEN 7i1E'firmor1; /riusritilia)N Elmer II. Christie, President W. T, Greenwood, Secretary Beryl Saves His Face A. R. Campbell, Vice-President He could not imagine his absence be- By HARRY HILLEL BERNSTEIN David Oppenheim, Treasurer The most interesting institution of was not designated toastmaster of the the East Side was tottering. banquet to be held in honor of Koppel CIIRISTIE-OPPENHEIM CO., Inc. Adjusters of Fire Losses for the Insured 1919 Dime Bank Building, Detroit Licensed by the Michigan State Insurance Department. FraIlli Mu I! ')Ily Takes This Means of Wishing His Many Jewish Friends His Most Sincere Wishes — FOR — el Hapyy and Prosperous New Year 5684-1923 be his excuse? There was no doubt that he would be asked later for the reason for his absence. The most interesting institution sighed. Not only was his downfall imminent, but he w ould have tee ex- plain why ht. was n o t 011 hand to en- joy his own funeral. About 7 P, M., as he was trudging sadly past the house Of the rabbi of the town, sumo one called to him. Ile turned quickly and SAW the rabbi de- scend the steps, pass out at the front gate and approach him. " will you be' good enough to act as The most interesting institution was Mendrick's election to Congress from unique in more ways than one. It (if an East Side district. That is what was meant by the the institution may be called "it") so- Belted charitable contributions, but statement that the most interesting never for its own budget, It praised institution was tottering. other institutions, which is always a For it was a blow delivered with remarkable thing to do. It maintain- much cruelty. Beryl was the man re- ed no staff of experts in scientific ally responsible for the nomination— charity, and when a man was hungry Beryl, who had brought the unknown and penniless it never tried to deter- Mendrick into the limelight with a mine microscopically just how much banquet six months before and show- asked. a witness at couple a marriage?" the rabbi my "The is inside and hungrier the man could become and creel enough praise on him to have wife is a witness, but under the law yet hang on to his soul by a finger tip. elected Bryan. And now that Men- another person is necessary." o n, rtai„ly," answered Beryl. "But Also it never sent out letters stating drick had been elected he mimed his that "your case will be investigated as brother-in-law as toastmaster of the won't you wait about ten minutes, un- banquet of triumph, merely because noun as our investigator reaches your til I finish a little business down at name on the list. Meanwhile, please the brother-in-law had made a large the station?" write to the assemhlyman from your contribution to the campaign fund. The rabbi assented. Beryl sprinted distrkt and urge him to agitate for a Several prominent politicians and toward the station as fast as dignity larger appropriation for our institu- Fifth avenue millionaires were to be would permit. Arrived there, he grab- lion, so that we may engage a few present to praise the East Side and its lied a telegraph pad and scribbled out more experts and ultimately reach superior voting intelligence. And a message. Beryl—the man who had actually cre- your case." "Rush this to New York," he The office of the most interesting in- ated a demand for Mendrick as a can- breathed to the station agent. didate—was not going to officiate. After he satisfied himself that the stitution had no fixed street location The banquet was to take place on a agent was despatching the message whatever. It stood, rather, in glitter- Wednesday night. Ify Monday Beryl without delay he walked leisurely back ing patent leathers; was housed en a Prince Albert, pearl;gray vest and was so sick at heart that he could not to the rabbi's house. That night the toastmaster at Kop- baggy trousers; woe roofedby a silk face his friends. Ile was at home to tile. It was known as Beryl Minken- 110 one. Ile refused to read the Yid- pel Mendrick's banquet received! a thal, ate heartily four times a day, de- dish newspapers, for fear there might queer telegram. It read: "Cannot accept your invitation to be livered eloquent addresses, liked gos- be something about the coming ban- sip, and in many other respects acted quet, with conspicuous mention of the toastmaster at Koppel Mendnck ban- fact that this was the first important quet owing to fact I must officiate at amazingly like a human being. And he (for we must now discard East Side banquet in years at which big wedding here, with regrets, "Beryl Minkelthah the "it") had many of the weaknesses Beryl Minkenthal Was not to preside. Tuesday the sun shone, but not for The toastmaster did not read this inherent in beings intensely human. 13eryl, In his heart was only black- message to the diners. Note, for one thing, the love for pom- pous apparel. II is tile and Prince Al- ness, and in his mouth a bitter taste. bert were reminiscent of that heydey Ile paced excitedly up and down his when the Tammany Braves and a cer- room, beating his hands together. tain audacious opera impressario rul- Everything seemed oppressive—his Residence 1724 Pindree Avenue ed front page, with the assistance room, familiar sights, familiar mem- Phone Empire 2363 ories. Finally, able to abide it 110 of a famed Big Sick. longer, he seized his hat and coat and Beryl had no desire to attain card rushed out, determined to walk in index efficiency in matters of dress. sonic unfamiliar part of the city, Furthermore, he was not ashamed to where he would not he haunted ever own up to the possession of a little by that thought of tomorrow night personal vanity. The opportunity to Meat ■ and Poultry Market and the debacle that it would spell for exercise it was his one recompense for 5624 TWELFTH STREET him. his various efforts in the public be- hok- Depression remained with if half—and goodness knows he paid for Phones: Empire 5252, Empire 2988.W it well, what with neglecting a tea ever, though he walked more than ten KAPLAN'S FISH STAND and coffee business that had brought miles. Ilis soul was in storm. How Empire 2968.W his late uncle an annual income of two good, he reflected, as he passed a rail- road station, to be able to get away thousand dollars. from the city and hide his face from Ile liked the glory of acting as mas- the sight of every one who knew him' ter of ceremonies, whatever the occa- Well, why not? he suddenly asked sion. It was well for the East Side that he did, for while it brought glory himself. It would be easy! All he to Beryl it often brought considerably would have to do would be to take a more than that to a good many others. train out somewhere and remain away until his grief had passed over and the Let Minkenthal but hear that a cer- Mendriek banquet had been forgotten. tain writer was in monetary difficul- The more he thought of it the more he ties, was perhaps ill besides—surely approved. not an infrequent occurence—and the That evening he could he seen at the machinery of the most interesting in- stitution was at once set in motion. A station with a handbag, boarding a benefit would be arranged; a theater train for the Catskills. He spent a secured without charge; the gratuit- sleepless night in a mountain town, ous services of actors procured; and and, turbulent in soul, walked about the writer finally divorced from his the next day, the bleak, hare trees difficulties by the receipt of a large contributing still further to his Sixth Floor Washington Arcade purse enough to wipe out his debts gloom. His thoughts were ever reverting and send him to the country to gath- Entrance on Washington Blvd. to the scene to be enacted that night. er strength and renewed courage. Ile was expected—had been invited— Main 1449 Consider also the matter of death— to appear at the banquet in the anony- that matter being one which brooks mous roles of diner and applauder. no ignoring, which makes its presence felt irrespective of whether one has made provision for one's family or not. It is by no means a new thing for writers, actors, musicians, paint- ers and sculptors to be taken off sud- denly, without leaving their families enough to pay the funeral expenses. In that case there was always Beryl. Ile never failed ai arrange a public funeral, with himself as chairman of the arrangements committee. On the committee with himself he would place men of usually little learning but much money. Ile conferred upon them the honor of serving on the pub- lic funeral commitee of an artist— made them, by that action, patrons of the arts, an honor no merely rich East STORES, HOUSES AND LOTS Shier would want to forego. For the COMPLIMENTS OF THE SEASON $it Marx Market Co. 222 Broadway Market Bldg. Six Pure Food Stores — Conveniently Located A Happy and Prosperous New Year to All WE SOLICIT YOUR PATRONAGE A HAPPY NEW YEAR TO ALL J. Lee Baker Co. REAL ESTATE Since 1907 SEASON'S GREETINGS — A — HAPPY AND PROSPEROUS NEW YEAR Chas Hopp & Co. To the Jewish Community of Detroit. 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Talmud he could quote by the hour, for he had studied it in his youth, and he made a special point of using it for the ben- efit of the religious faction in East Side life, just as he made a point of trying to please every East Side fac- tion with one or another of his various accomplishments. Ile was a Zionist O of the Zionists, a prince among labor leaders, a devoutly religious Jew and vitally interested the proletariat, from babies to centenarians. And always, of course, in the capacity of chairman, toastmaster, presiding officer or what- ever else the chief noise be termed in official parlance. In time, however, the relief work of the most interesting institution grew to be accepted as a matter of course, as basic and elemental, even, as the universally recognized necessity for food and shelter. With the formation of this attitude came the lessening of — AND — awe that familiarity brings. 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