The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1916-10-19

The Chamber Of Commerce Blues
under the command of Captain Dan o.
Head won the first membership contest
today. defeating the Reds under the
command of Captain Ed Dayton by a
score of 416 to 289. The announcement
Of the result of the weos Of hustling
was MADE at a greas di4Aer hero y the
Hotel haywood this afternoon at Which
more than fifty of the members of the
two teams and the directors Of the
Chamber of Commerce were present. 1t
was fitting close for the most inter
esting contest ever held in Kenosha.
Captain Head bore his honors modestly
while Captain Dayton never laid down
for a minute in defeat but took upon
himself the credit for the victory of
the Blues.
The contest was waged right up to
noon today and all during the morning
the workers of the two teams were busy
in all parts of the city They brought
in applications by scores and dozens
and by pairs and single and the man
ayers of the campaign were busy like
men In counting house getting the re-
suits tabulated. There was an air of
doubt all the way through the morning.
Stories of vast held up applications of
the Reds stirred the Blues to greater eff
fort and most of the members of the
winning team gave up all business ap-
pointments this morning in order to give
all of their time to the work of getting
rlembers for the Chamber of Commerce.
The activity among the Blues indicated
victory even before the result was an
nounced. Eddie Sullivan, the champion
membership getter of the Blues came in
lust before noon and turned over to
Captain Head total Of seventy appi-
cations, the largest number brought In
by the individual workers. Adolph Ep-
stein and Chief Of Police Owen O'Hare
worked as team for the Blues and they
brought in seventy three applications to
swell the long list of the winning team.
Sheriff Andrew F. Stahl was the head
worker for the Reds and he had a credit
of fifty-five applications.
rhe 707 applications brought in today
are in addition to the 154 applications
which had been in tie hands of the Sec
rotary before the opening Of the cam
paign so that the total Individual char
ter membership is in excess of $50. In
addition to this the big manufacturing
industries have indicated a willingness
to take four hundred memberships so
that the total will be well over the
twelve hundred mark. The work of
soliciting members is not to close with
the contest today. Before the applica
tions had been turned over plans had
been worked out for thorough canvass
of the city and lists Of citizens will be
checked with the membership lists to
find just who has been overlooked. It
is thought that with the applications
now in hand the total number Of indi-
vidual memberships can easily be
brought to the twelve hundred mark.
This would insure the Chamber of Com
merce an annual income Of close to
eighteen thousand dollars.
There was rare good feeling shown at
the dinner today. When Chairman
Charles H. Goodman, vice president of
the Chamber of Commerce, announced
the result of the contest it was received
with cheers and the heartiest applause
came from the long tables which had
been set aside for the Reds. Captain
Dayton Of the Reds presented Captain