The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1909-07-22
Chicago Papers Having Lots Of
Sport Out Of Proposed Regu.
Iations for Bathing Beach
ALDERMEN GIVE THEIR VIEWS
Notwithstanding the Fun Making May
or Scholey is Busy Preparing the
Code of Rules to Prevail
at the City Beach

Chicago papers are poking lots of
fun at Kenosha on account of the de-
mand made at the Common Council
meeting on last Monday night for the
regulation of bathing suits at the
bathing beach on Washington Island
but notwithstanding this fact Mayor
Scholey and the members of the com
mittee on harbor and breakwater are
busy getting up the code of rules which
will govern the use Of the beach and
they will be published within few
days. 1t is probable that Kenosha will
have the first code of rules in the
country for the regulation of the bath
ing suits. One Of the Chicago papers
sent special staff writer to Kenosha
on Wednesday to talk with the alder
men in regard to the proposed regula-
tions. Here is some of the story
which he wrote after his visit in Ke-
nOsha.
The thick clump of willows a short
distance from the bathing beach, which
has served the purpose Of woman s
dressing room, has been condemned
officially by the committee as one of
the first reforms. The willows are
to be cut down and the new municipal
bathouse must be used.
lit is held that the proprieties are
being violated, especially because the
clump of willows is only three blocks
from the main street of the town.
" You don It need to be so particu-
lar when you take your family out
into the woods to picnic, but when
people parade on public beach, things
must be different, said Aid. George R.
Wade. 4s.
''The particular women s bathing
dress at which the aldermen draw the
line is constructed in the bloomer
style. Even that would be all right
the aldermen say, if the boomers were
little wider and fuller-and longer
Some of them insist on hosiery, at
least for girls more than 16 years old
The more fastidious members of the
committee are in favor of requiring
skirts over the boomers.
"For mems bathing suits, the mem
bers of the committee are unanimous
in their opinion that the garments
must reach as high as the shoulders.
Mere bathing trunks will not be toler-
ated on the beach.
"The members of the aldermanic
committee on bathers' dress are c..
Fred Stemm and George r. Wade of
the Sixth ward, and John H. Willems
of the Seventh ward.
"The mayor, who is assisting in the
preparation of the bathers code, was
out Of the city Wednesday. 1t was
said that he had gone to inspect bath
ing beaches in other cities to learn
WudC Styles are worn.
The committee made a tour of in
spection while the bathers were on the
beach in the afternoon, going to the
municipal bathing place and to several
beaches
Since Aid. Stemm made report
to the Council meeting on Monday
night, charging that some of the suits
worn were scandalous there have been
heated discussions. The mayor is
said to be angry because the alder
men have taken action when he was
capable of managing the situation
1t is planned to APPOINT beach
censor, whose duty shall be to pass
upon the propriety of the costume
worn by the bathers.
There will be no legal question
to decide about it, said Aid. Wade.
we are going to put a big, husky
man down there and if the men are
not dressed right they will be thrown
out. If the girls and women s suits
are too short they will be sent home. )
We purpose to maintain beach
to which we will not be ashamed to
take our wives and children" said
Aid. Stemm. 'The mayor thinks he
can manage it and make the rules, but
when he submits them we will have
something to say about their adoption. ;
"Ald. Willems said he visited the
beach on the opening day and did not
see anything the matter with the suits
worn then.
tAld. Stemm refused to state what
influenced him to propose reforms on
the beach except that several men
had complained to him that both men
and women had been appearing in
scanty attire. Residents living along
the shore also had made complaints
to the mayor"
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