The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1914-04-16
MRS. WELLES GETS AN OVATION
First Woman to Hold Elective Office
in Kenosha Cheered by Men and
Women Alike as She Takes Her
Place With the New Board.

Mrs Beatrice Ives Welles took her
scat as MEMBER of the Kenosha
Board Of EducatiC OF ruesda even
ing with the oganization Of the
board ana the night was made a mem
orlbIe one on account of the attend
ance of large number of women at
the session of the board and men and
women alike cheered the first woman
official of the city as she assumed her
duties. Mrs. Welles shared the honors
OF the evening with "mere" man
az the members of the new board paid
an especial tribute tv the work of
John B. Maloney as president of the
board of education during the year
Just closed and he was reelected
to his place at the head of the board
by the unanimous vote of the members.
Ut was the first time in recent years
that such a recognition of service had
been shown by members Of board of
education. President Maloney pro-
tested in vain that he did not desire
to serve as head of the board for an
other term and insisted that the board
proceed to ballot on the election of his
successor as president, but the board
took the matter out of the hands Of
tn president and when the motion to
suspend the rules and name him as
president was put by School Commits
sioner Newman it was carried by a
rousing vote which was greeted By APP
pause from the big crowd of people
present.
The fairness shown in presiding and
the rare common sense used by Mr..
Maoney in handling big school prob
lens during the year had appealed so
strongly to the members Of the board
thai all opposition to him had been
swept aside. Albert Tanck, of the
fourth ward, who had served most ac-
eeptably as clerk of the board during
the past year, was offered an unanimous
reelection to this position, but he de-
clared that he could not give the time
necessary to take care of the work and
he asked the board to name in his
place Orman N. Yule, commissioner
from the second ward. Mr.. Yule was
selected on the informal ballot, receiv-
ing all but two votes Of the members
of the board
The reorganization Of the board did
not draw as large a crowd as had been
expected, but in the crowd were many
OF the women Of the city and they
were interested in the Inauguration of
the first member of their sex as a
school commissioner in Kenosha. Be
fore the meeting of the new board the
members of the former board had a
clean up meeting" Little business
OF Importance was taken up and the
evening was given to clearing away old
bills and disposing of matters which
have been left over from time to time
during the year. All the big questions
were laid over for the consideration of
the incoming board. At the close of
the session there ~ere motions Of
thanks for the chairman and clerk and
the retiring members of the board and
while the year had seen bitter faction
al fights in the work of the board the
final meeting brought peace and hand
shakes and the retiring members were
given a rousiug cheer as they surrend.
cred their places to their successors.
With the adjournment of the old
board Clerk Tanck called the new
members to order and John B. Maloney
was elected temporary chairman. Be
fore Mrs. Welles took her place as
Junior commissioners from the second
ward a great bouquet of flowers had
been placed upon her desk.
There was no business for eonsidera-
tion of the new board and an adjourn
mont of eek was taken to give
President Maloney time to arrange his
list Of standing committees. At the
meeting on next Tuesday evening the
president viii deliver his annual adj
dress and the committees will be named