The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1912-12-12
THEIRS TO SUCCEED HIM
General Changes in the Officials of the
Company is Made Marking the Re
tirement of the Allen Family Which
Founded Great Kenosha Institution.

Formal announcement was made to-
day of the resignation of Charles Ches-
ter Allen, president of the n. r. Aliens
Sons company and with the announce
ment of this resignation comes the re-
tirement of the Allen family from the
great institution which has so long
borne it's name. While Mr.. Allen still
remains director Of the company, he
will give up the duties of this office
the first Of January when the annual
meeting of the company is held and be-
fore that time he will be named as the
president Of the Chicago-Kenosha Hosi-
cry company, the controlling stock
of which was recently purchased by
members of the Allen family.
Edward G.. Theirs connected with the
big Kenosha plant for the past thirty
years has been named to succeed Mr..
Allen as president of the big tanning
company. The provision for changes
in the officials of the company was made
at meeting of the Board Of Directors
Of the company held on November 25,
but formal announcement of the
changes was not made until today.
The new officials of the company are:
President-E. G. Theirs.
| Vice President-A. III. Moore.
Secretary-C. w. Jensen.
/ Treasurer-Charles I'll. Arnold.
The only change made in the board of
directors is the election of A. I'll. Moore
as a director to take the place of the
late Charles W. Allen. This place on
the board has been vacant since the
death of Mr.. Allen more than year
ago. At the time of Mr.. Allen Is death
the members of the board decided not
to make any selection to fill the va
cancy.
Mr.. Moore is the Division Superin-
| tendent for the Central Leather Com
pany and he makes his home at Toma-
hawk, Wis. He will probably come to
Kenosha in order to give more of his
time to the management of the big Ke-
nosha plant.
E. G. Theirs, the new president of
the company is a leader in the leather
world and next to the late Charles w.
Allen and Nathan Allen he has had
more than any one man to do with the
development of the institution in Ke-
nosha. He has spent practically his
entire working life in the Allen plant
More than thirty years ago he was
employed as the first clerk in the tan
merry Office and in the years that have
passed he has held nearly every posi-
tion in the gift of the directors of the
company. He has been secretary of
the company since The reorganization
more than ten years ago.
While there may be changes in the
makeup of the official force at the
meeting in January it is understood
that the election of Mr. Theirs as pres
ident of the company is to be perma-
nent.
People in Kenosha will be glad to
know that man who has taken such
a great interest in the city is to be at
the head of the great plant which is
now entirely owned by the big syndi-
cate.
Mr.. Jensen who has been named as
temporary secretary of the company is
one of the young men who has been in
the offices of the tannery for many
years and he may be retained perma-
nently in the office.
The change in officials will make no
change in the policy of the tannery
and it will continue to be one of the
greatest factories of the Central Lea
Their Company.