The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1902-10-02
Old Settlers Club Holds Its Annual
Meeting in Kenosha on Sat-
urday Afternoon.
MANY SHARES OF STOCK SOLD.
Purchase of New Land For Grounds Makes
1t Necessary to Sell More Stock In the
Observation-Disclosures Elected.

uIudy, oepl. Els dt the once OF II. I.
Simmons in Kenosha. The meeting
was called to order at 1000 a. m,
President B. II. Stocker in the chair.
There not being a quorum present a
further adjournment was taken until
p. N. President Stocker again called
the meeting to order at 200 o'clock.
The Secretary read the minutes of
the last annual meeting and Iof subse-
quent meetings of the board of direct
ors. On motion of Geo. d. Head the
minutes as read were approved. The
Treasurer, Alex Bailey, presented and
read his annual report. G. A. Dewey
moved the Treasurer's report be ap-
proved and accepted, and that the
orders be destroyed in the presence of
the meeting. The motion was Sec
onded and carried.
A ballot was then ordered for a di-
rector for the term of three years. The
number of ballots cast was 1853 of
which A. H. Kruckman received 500
and he was declared unanimously
elected. A ballot was then ordered for
director for the term of three years
in place of Alex Bailey, whose term of
Office had expired, and 368 ballots were
cast all for Alex Bailey, and he was
declared elected. A ballot was
then taken for a director for the term
of three years in place of r. F. Rob-
erts, whose term of Office had expired
and 1868 were cast all for r. F. Roberts
and he was declared elected. There
being no further business the meeting
ad journed.
Immediately upon the adjournment
of the annual meeting the board of di-
rectors convened to organize. z. G..
Simmons moved that the entire corps
of officers as now constituted be re-
elected. The. motion was seconded and
carried. The following named officers
were declared unanimously elected to
succeed themselves:
President-B. Fl. Stocker.
Vice-President-D. L. Burgess.
Secretary-R. F. Roberts.
Treasurer-A1ex Bailey.
Superintendent of Grounds-N. M.
Burgess.
debt of $325.0O for the purchase Of
more land and it became necessary to
sell more shares of stock to meet the
debt. The shares are $500. AS the
result of an hour or two of canvassing
the following named gentlemen sub
scribed for shares on the day of the
annual meeting:
Peter Fisher, Esq, Philip Lentz,
H. L. Mo1itor & Co., T. ]. Meyers,
w. c. Crosby, ]. B. Maloney, P. c.
Torrey, r. H. S1osson, D. L. Slade,
VIM. F. Fisher, c. H. Gonnermann,
]. A. Nilleen, Kenosha Union, Sam S.
Simmons, of Evening News, Frank S.
Komp, President Kenosha State Bank,
c. C.. Brown, Cashier First National
Bank, Geo. Yule, Chas. c. Pfennig, A.
E. Buckmaster, j. A. Kennard, H. H.
Timme, c. H. Whitcher and Capt.
Chas. Frantz
The debt remaining on the land pur-
chase this date, Sept. 81, 1902, is $195,
and sales of shares of stock are so1ic-
tied until the payment of the debt~is
provided for. c. A. Dewey and Geo.
d. Head in Kenosha will receive vol
untary subscriptions for shares Of
stock and all the officers of the Club
will canvass for sale of shares as they
have time and opportunity. The
names of purchasers of shares will be
published as received.
Mr.. z. G. Simmons made some peril
nent remarks in regard to the public
policy of the Old Settlers club. I
shall have to present his ideas in my
own words. He said: 1t is desirable
the public should know and under
stand that the old settlers will always
and without failure celebrate each
year the nations birthday ami
versary, the glorious and sacred Fourth
of July, at their grounds at Paddock's
Lake. The location for a general
gathering of all the people is the finest
and best that can be found. The
grounds are ample, the buildings all
that could be asked, the lake is a
choice piece of loneliness, the grass
and the shade are delightful. Let the
young settlers come by the thousands
and receive new inspira ton to patriot
ism and duty. The opportunity is so
striking, is so plainly great oppor-
tunity, that not to use it, to let it be
wasted, would be an unwisdom border
ing on criminality.
In regard to the annual reunion and
picnic the last Thursday of the month
of August, the day on which they are
always held is so woven into the life
of Kenosha county that it has come to
be as historic and as certainly expected
and enjoyed as Christmas and New
Years. The Old Settlers constitution
provides for 800 members as the ex-
irene limit That is the body, the
corporation which provides the home,
the grounds, the buildings, the lake,
its capital stock of $4,000 and the ex-
ecutive officers.
The spirit which animates the body,
the corporation, is the great crowds
that attend the annual events. There
is rom for fen thOuSa nh of these if