The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1907-09-12
TAI Ks TO MERCHANTS
Judge E. B. BeIden Delivers an
Interesting Address Before
Merchants Of Kenosha
WOULD INTEREST CITIZENS
Merchants Consider Plans for Making
the Association a General Bus
mess Mems Association
to Boost KenOsha

Judge E. B. Belden of the Circuit
Court was the guest of honor at the
regular dinner of the Kenosha Mer
chants Association held in the audi
forum of the Y. M. c. A. on Tuesday
evening and he gave a very interest
ing address before the merchants on
the subject, "The Relation of the
Young Mems Christian Association
to the Merchant.
The dinner was very successful
affair. The auditorium had been
nicely arranged for the occasion and
at the long tables covers were laid
for fifty guests. Many Of the best
known of the business men of the city
we're in attendance.
]. w. E. Rodgers, president of the
Association, acted as POSTMASTER and
proceeding the address of the evening
Attorney A. B. Ames made a short
address on the subject, "The Relation
Of the Business Man to the Municipal
ity.'' In his short talk Attorney.
Ames urged the members of the AS
ISOLATION to take the greatest possible
interest in the development of the
municipality and the municipal spirit.
He spoke of the work that could be
done for the advancement of the city
by the Association and held that the
advan cement of the city must neces-
sari1y prove the advancement of the
interests of the members of the As
ISOLATION.
Judge Belden was received with
applause when presented by the toast
master and he declared that he was
at loss to know whether his home
was in Racine or Kenosha. He adj
mitted that he paid taxes in Racine,
but declared that the greater part of
his time was spent in Kenosha adjust
ing the differences forced by the Civic
Federation and the individual citi-
| zens. He spoke of the value of or
ganization among the merchants and
other business men of the city of Ke-
nosha and gave it as his opinion that
the Association should include in it's
mem bership not only the merchants,
siona1 men and in fact even all of the
men who had an interest IN the city.
| He spoke of the success of the Six
| O'Clock club in Racine and declared
| that such a club would do a great deal
| to advance the interests of Kenosha.
He declared that there was more pub
| lie spirit to the block IN Kenosha
than in many other cities which he
we'll knew and that the Capitalization
of this spirit IN one Association could
do great things for the town.
He then spoke of the relation Of
the Y. NC. A. to the business man
and declared that the institution was
the most important of all the associa.
tons in the city. cts power for good
as central civic force" declared the
Judge, "rnakes it one of the great up
lifters of the community 1t is not a
distinctly churcfy organization but a
place where character and ha bits are
moulded and where the love of in
dustry is fostered. 1t has a distinct
CONNER cial value to the business man
because it makes young men clean
and vigorous and determined to get
on in clean manner" In closing
/ he made plea for a better support of
the Association among he merchants
and manufacturers of the city.
Following the address by Judge
Belden the members of the Associa-
ton took up the regular routine bust
ness and some time was spent in dis
cussion Of plan to secure members
for the Association from other occu-
pations and it is probable that in the
near future the scope of the member
ship will be widened so that it will
take in not only the merchants but
manufacturers and professional men
as we'll. The Association is planning
| to hold many interesting meetings
during the winter months and the
officials are planning to make the
organization real power for good in
| Kenosha. aes