The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1905-02-23
More Than a Hundred Business
Men Attend the Function
at the Y. M. C. A.
JUDGE WINSLOW WAS GUEST.
Justice of the State Supreme Court
Responds to the Toast 1.-THE Flu
ture Leaders of Wisconsin,"
Many Other Speakers.

Y. M. c. A. building Thursday even
ing and the presence of the distin-
guished iurist proved to be feature
which drew more than Us business and
professional men to the long tables.
The banquet was the most success
full in the history of this delightful
feature of the work of the association
in Kenosha, and for hours many of
the leading men of the city touched
shoulder to shoulder with the work
ing men and students and all brought
a word Of praise for the splendid work
which is being done by the associa-
ltion for the men of Kenosha.
The banquet was arranged and
served by the ladies of the auxiliary,
and they are certainly deserving of a
great deal Of praise for the success
the entertainment attained.
After four course dinner had been
served, chairs were pushed back and
after music by the Arion quartette
President S. c. Newman in a few we'll
chosen words introduced the Honor
able James Cavanagh as the toast mas
ter of the evening.
In taking the post of honor-at the
post prandia1 ceremonies Mr.. Cava-
nagh spoke of the interest which he
had taken in the Y. M. c. A. and said
that he was glad to see that many of
the plans that had, been laid at the
annual banquet a year ago had been
carried out and that other and more
momentous plans were on the fire and
would be brought out before the end
of the year 1905. He congratulated
the officers of the association on the
work done, and the people of the en-
tire city on account of the fact that
such a strong association had been
organized and reared here. In clos
ing he introduced the first speaker of
the evening, Franklin w. Ganse Of
Chicago, who spoke on "Some Les
sons in Patriotism.
Mr.. Ganse is a great favorite with
association men the world over and
for more than twenty years he has
been in close touch with the work of
the association. Mr.. Ganse is fluent
speaker and he talked at random of
the different phases Of the work of the
association. In closing he drew a les
son in patriotism from the lives of
Lincoln and Washington, touching
briefly on the main points in the lives
of the two greatest American leaders.
DR.. E. J.sE1ton was the next speak
er and he gave little review of the
work which had been done by the as
ISOLATION in Kenosha in 1904. He
spoke of the fact that there had been
advancement along all the lines of
work and that the most comforting
story was found in the fact that at
though the association had spent
more than So, 700 during the year there
had been a deficit of but $82 at the
end of the year.
A. E. Buckmaster spoke on the
topic "The Goal of 1906" Mr.. Buck
master stated that the association had
high aims flor the coming year and
that it had been planned to advance
in every line. The first thing that
was to be done was to win again the
athletic championship at the Fond du
Lac convention; thensmore work was
to be done in the educational classes
and the spiritual work of the associa-
ton was to be advanced. Mr.. Buck
master brought out the plans of the
association for the enlargement of
the building and stated that if the
work of the Y. M. C. A. in Kenosha
was to grow farther it would be neces-
sary for the building to be enlarged.
He spoke of the plans of the directors
to purchase lot to the west Of the
association building, but insisted that
If this could not be done it might be
found necessary to seek new quarters
and build new building. He stated
that this plan had. been considered by
the association and, that, while the
directors awou1d prefer to remain at
the present location, yet they would
have to build again if the property de-
sired could not be obtained at a
reasonable figure.
After another selection by the
quartette POSTMASTER Cavanagh in
troducedsCharles S. Ward of Chicago,
First Secretary of the Y. M. C. A. in
that city, who responded to the toast
Manufacturing Centers and Their
Problems" Mr.. Ward spoke at length
on the different lines of work that
had been taken up by the Y. M. c. A.
and referred to the work among the
factory men as the greatest problem
that the association was facing to-
day. He spoke of the failure of clubs
that had been organized and equipped
to take the place of the association
work among the factory men, and
then of the great success that had
been gained by the Railway associa-
tons in all parts of the country and
stated that the plan of the Y. M. c. *.
was to organize associations in every
factory district and make these assoc
Citations self sustaining. He said that
this caring for the men in the shops
was the greatest problem that is con-
fronting the Christian church and the