Anfenger, Milton L. (Milton Louis), 1874-1952

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Milton Louis Anfenger was born in Denver, Colorado, September 3, 1874. It is said that Congregation Emanuel in Denver, Colorado was founded at the bris or circumcision ceremony of Milton Anfenger, the eldest son of Louis and Louise Anfenger. He married Essie Wolfshon in 1911. Milton Anfenger became a successful attorney and leader in Denver. He was a lifetime board member of National Jewish Hospital and wrote a book about its early history. Anfenger was active in state politics and was elected to the Colorado state senate in 1904. From 1923 to 1932, he was the owner of the Denver Bears baseball club. Milton Anfenger was a humanitarian, and civic leader in Denver, president of the Denver Western Baseball Club, and a member of the Elks, Masons, Shriners, and B'nai B'rith. Milton Anfenger died in Denver in 1952.

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Program for President Theodore Roosevelt Banquet, 1905 May 8

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Identifier: B091.05.0001.0005.00001

Abstract Program of a banquet sponsored by the Denver Chamber of Commerce and Board of Trade honoring President Theodore Roosevelt at the Brown Palace Hotel in Denver, Colorado. President Roosevelt's image and red, white and blue ribbons decorate the front of the program. There is seal with a "R" on it holding down the ribbons on the front. Inside the program is the menu and toasts from President Roosevelt and Colorado dignitaries, including Governor Jesse McDonald and Denver mayor Robert Speer....

Dates: 1905 May 8

Found in: Special Collections and Archives / B091, Milton Louis Anfenger Papers / Legal Career and Political Life / Box 1 / Newspaper Articles and Ephemera

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