The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1909-06-17
General Manager of chicago.Ke.
nosha Hosiery Heads Y. N.
C. A. for Another Year
ASSOCIATION NEEDS ROOM
Present Building too Small to Permit
Extension of scope of the
Work Membership Shows
large Increase

George e. curtis, general manager of
the Chicago enosha Hosiery Company,
was elected to succeed himself as
president of the Kenosha branch of the
Young Men IS Christian Association at
the meeting Of the Board Of Directors
held at the association building on Fri
day evening. President Curtis has
been popular president of the associa-
ton and under his direction its affairs
have shown great progress. There was
no opposition to the election of Mr.
Curtis for another term and he was the
unanimous choice Of the members of
the Board of Directors. E. G. Theirs
was elected vice president; R. j. Aus
Etin, recording secretary, and O. A. Nc
Neil, corresponding secretary. Lynn
II. Fox, the general secretary Of the
work in Kenosha was not reelected at
the meeting last night as his term will
not expire for many months yet. It is
understood, however, that he will be
retained in Office.
The report of Secretary Fox to the
members of the Board Of Directors
showed that the Y. M. G. A. Of Keno
sha is making rapid progress and while
the financial report does not show the
association out of debt it shows that
the work Of reducing the indebtedness
is steadily being carried on and the
leaders in the work are hopeful that
within short time all Of the obliga-
tons Of the association in Kenosha will
he met and that it will be enabled to
start the new calendar year with a
clean balance sheet.
The membership for this year is 40
as compared with 1856 last year There
are 1928 members in the boys depart
ment and the remainder of the mem
bers are adults. The association is
not controlled by church members sa
the report shows that only 142 Of the
449 members Of the association are
church members; 219 Of the members of
the association are engaged in indus
trial occupations in the city. The re-
port Of the physical department. shows
that this year there are 143 classes
organized as compared with d to2aH Of
I92 last year. The attendance at the
gymnasium classes for the year end
ing May LIST, was 4o33 as compared
with 1881 last year. 1860 men have
attended the religious meetings held
under the auspices of the association
during the twelve months. The boy IS
department. has shown big growth
during the year just closed, thorc be
ing an increase of over so per cent in
membership in this department. and
greater interest being shown. Twelve
of the boys have registered for the
state camp.
Secretary Fox in his report declared
that the association could take care Of
the instruction Of aliens in night schools
in better manner than the Board Of
Education. He states that wLeu the
association was in charge Of the schools
there was an attendance Of 169 while
nndef the control Of the Board Of Fdu.
cation but SO were entered in them.
Secretary Fox declared that the social
work Of the association which should
be made one Of the most important
features of the work was being neg
lected and urged that the officers as
we'll as the members take some steps t.
develop this work.
There was an informal discussion Of
the plans for the coming months. but
the directors feel that it will not be
possible to enlarge the scope of tho
work of the association in Kenosha
without securing more room for the as
ISOLATION home. This matter has been
discussed for some time and 1t is Drob-
able that tho association would no will
ing to sell its present home Is pur-
chaser could be secured at a proper
figure. This would open the way for
the building of new building large
enough to accommodate the many diff
ferent lines of work planned for the
association
This will be one Of the big problems
for the directors to solve during the
coming twelve months