The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1903-11-19
MEMS CLUB MEETS.
Park Avenue Church Club Holds an Inter-
esting Meeting Thursday Evening.

Park Avenue Church Club Holds an Inter-
esting Meeting Thursday Evening.
The Mems League of Park Ave. M.
E. Church, which now mum bers about
ninety members, held one of the most
interesting meetings of its history on
last evening. After the regular rou-
tine business and the election of new
members, MIR. E.,.L. Grant spoke on
"What and How Busy Men Should
Read" First read "The Book of
Books; it has stood the test of the
ages as history, literature, philosophy
of life, comfort in sorrow, hope for the
future. The speaker paid beautiful
tribute to the twenty-third psalm,
characterized by Henry Ward Beecher
as "the singing pilgrim. Second,
History of our own country; its heroes,
institutions, popular government. No
history like it. knowledge of this will
make loyal citizens of our foreign born
people. Third, Current Events. Daily
papers hurriedly. Summary of good
magazine carefully. Fourth, Librar-
les. A few of the best books in history,
literature, and books along lines in
which you have Especial interest.
"Better read one good book forty
times than forty poor books once"
Not much fiction, although some of
the best things are in fiction. A few
good books thoroughly mastered early
in life esta olisn taste, mould character,
give definite knowledge.
Prof. W. j. Hammi11 spoke of our
point of view as determining our
course of action in social affairs. Soci-
ology is comparatively new study.
1t has come with the growth of great
corporations. Employers view work
from one standpoint, employees from
another. Each is in danger of becom-
ing selfish and tyrannical. The pri
vate corporation asSagainst the pub
lie. generally wins, for the reason that
it is thoroughly organized and ably
managed in the interest of it's stock
holders. Public corporations are too
frequently managed by incompetents
who make their personal interests
zens, we must be loyal to the larger in
terests, not sacrificing the state or
municipality to our greed of private
gain.
Mr.. Warren Stevens spoke of the in.
fuence of the cartoonist ia American
politics, exhibiting enlarged specimens
of the work of leading cartoonists from
Mast to McCutcheon. He explained
how the keen work of Mast broke up
the Tweed ring in New York and sent
its chief to prison, and showed what a
powerful factor the cartoonist has
been in every political campaign from
that time to the present; giving the
situation at glance, appealing to all
classes, and making impressions which
remain when statistics and arguments
are forgotten, By few clever strokes
of the crayon the speaker outlined the
features of President Roosevelt, Grow
er Cleveland and Paul Kruger in a
humorous manner, and explained that
humor and not craftsmanship is essen
tial to good comic work. The idea ex
pressed with the fewest lines is the
most effective.
Ten representatives of the Mems
League of Racine were present as
visitors. Rev. K. K. Wanston, as
spokesman, expressed high apprecia,
ton Of the work being done by the Ke
nosha League and President Shippee
replied IN few we'll chosen words
promising return of the visit.