The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1916-06-29
MEMBERS DECIDE THURSDAY
Committee Asks Another Round Up of
All "Bills'' in Kenosha to Make
Final Provision for Carrying Out
Plans-Approval Means Action.

Kenosha's first social center, and
the most complete club plant provided
in any city in Wisconsin even including
Milwaukee, is the plan that the Build
ing committee of the Kenosha Lodge of
Elks will propose to their fellow mem
bers of the order at great meeting
Of the lodge members to be held at the
Wisconsin street club house on Thurs
day evening. At this time the commit
tee will propose that the Elks take over
the entire malt house property at the
corner of Wisconsin and Chicago streets,
extending through to Park street and
that this be converted into site for
club house with grounds which would
give every opportunity offered in the
first class city clubs of the larger cities.
The plan has been given endorsement by
the members of the committee and al
ready an option for the purchase Of the
property has been taken. If the plans
of the committee are given the sanction
of the other members of the lodge at
the meeting on Thursday evening it is
expected that the work of erecting he
new club house will be we'll under way
by the opening of winter and that it
will be completed and ready for oecu-
pancy on or before the first of Septem-
Der of 1917.
The committee has not given an nut
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ment of the property, 1t is the plan to
raze the old malt house building at
once and erect the new club building
facing Chicago and Wisconsin streets
and located back from each street about
fifty feet with view Of giving abund-
ant room for the parking of the prop
erty on all sides of the building. This
will give opportunity to have automo-
biles and wide walks approaching the
building from both sides. AS the club
building will take up less than one-third
of the land secured there will be ample
chances for parking The plans of the
committee provide for landscape gar
dening in % portion of the property, the
laying out of tennis and hand ball
courts, and the laying out of a small
play ground for the little children of
the Elk3.
No plans have as yet been made for
the club house proper but the committee
have worked out the idea to provide
building three stories high with high
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demand of club life met and at the
same time make some provision to pro-
vide for the maintenance of the club
house. 1t is planned to install a swim
ming pool and Turkish bath, bowling
alleys and possibly rathskeller on the
basement floor of the building. The
ground floor is to be given over en-
tirely to club purposes with large par
lors, pool and billiard and card rooms,
a modern restaurant with several pri-
vate dining rooms as we'll as a large
general dining room and a kitchen
which would be in keeping with the
demands of 3 modern hotel and restau-
rant. The second floor of the building
would contain a handsome center for
tie women OF Kenosha with ample pro-
visions for parlors and libraries and
to the back of this room will be PLACED
the lodge and banquet-dance hall, This
hall will be made one of the largest in
the city and will be suitable for uses
for public gatherings twill probably
be made large enough to provide for
seating capacity of more than 1900
people.
The third floor of the building is de-
signed as a club floor for dormitories
for club members. 1t is planned to in
stall in this part of the building be-
tween thirty and forty modern sleep
ing rooms which will have every con
venience of the most modern hotels
of the larger cities.
Tt is estimated that the cost of the
new building will be in the neighbor-
hood of $125,000 and competitive plans
will be asked for if the plan meets
with the sanction of the members of the
lodge. 1t is thought that plans and
specifications can be secured within the
next two months so that there will be
no delay in building
The committee feels that if this plan
is carried out the Elks will show a lit
tie civic patriotism as well as provide
for their members the most beautiful