Tribute was paid to Barnet Hodes, member of the Illinois Tax Commission and for years a leader in the Jewish communal life of Chicago, at the annual dinner of the Junior Association of Commerce, held at the Auditorium Hotel.
Before a gathering of more than 700 of his friends, civic leaders and the membership of the association, Hodes was presented at the dinner with the Distinguished Service Award for 1934. The award is given annually to the Chicagoan under the age of thirty-five who has done the most for the city.
In announcing the award George W. Young, president of the Senior Association of Commerce of Chicago, said:
“As the chairman of the committee of judges charged with the responsibility of picking Chicago’s most outstanding young man from the standpoint of unselfish contribution to this city’s welfare, I am happy to report that we were unanimous in our selection.
“A number of very deserving names were presented, but it was the opinion of the judges that Barnet Hodes, for his energetic and untiring civic and charitable efforts on behalf of his city, justly deserves this recognition above all others.”
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