Mrs. Max Mayer, director of the Jewish Community Center, won the Des Moines Tribune Community Service award, an annual trophy to the most outstanding citizen in the city.
Mrs. Mayer’s award was based on the verdict of a jury of 36 representatives of civic, professional, fraternal, and religious organizations. A silver cup, symbolizing the award, will be given to her at a public ceremony to be announced later.
In addition to being director of the Jewish Community Center, Mrs. Mayer, who is the third woman to receive the award since the idea was conceived 12 years ago, is prominent in women’s clubs and civic organizations throughout the city. She is well known as a public speaker and as an executive in political and economic groups.
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