The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1916-12-21
MAYOR PFENNIG JOINS BUNCH
Plans for Club House Are Discussed and
Committee Is Instructed to Get Busy
and Buy Site for the Building
Banker O'Brien Speaker.

The West Side Boosters Club whoop-
ed it up in great style out at Danish
Brotherhood Hall on Tuesday night
when sixty-ive new members rode the
goat and became full fedged "West
Siders' and got the password and the
high sign. 1t was a great class of rep
resentative men including manufacture
ers, merchants, banker, and last but
not least Mayor Charles Pfennig, the
head executive of the city who is eligi-
bic to membership on account of the
fact that he lives west of the railroad
tracks. The mayor was not cble to be
present and ride the goat in person
but substitute was secured and the
mayor is now fuller fedged FBoost-
err than ever before. He sent letter
to the meeting declaring that he was
going to be one of the real members
of the organization and take an interest
in every line of work proposed.
It was a busy meeting with the get
together spirit very much in evidence.
There were speeches galore. Among
tn initiates was f. 7. O'Brien, cashier
of the Citizens Bank and he talked
about the prosperity of Kenosha. He
| told the West Sidees some of the things
| which had bean done in Kenosha and
proved by statistis that Kenosha was
stronger financially than any city of
| it, size in the country. He declared
that the conditions in Kenosha factor
les gave every assurance that this con-
dition was going to continue indefinite
| ly. Former Mayor M. J. Scholey made
short talk and took upon himself the
distinction of making the first contri-
button to the clubhouse fund. His
| check for a hundred dollars reached
the secretary on Tuesday evening.
The members of the club spent con-
siderable time discussing the clubhouse
proposition and there is no doubt but
that the clubhouse is going to be built
and it is probable that the work will
be started in the early spring. A com
mittee of five members was named to
get out and get options on sites suit
able for the club building and this com
mittee is to report back at the next
meeting OF the club. Many of the
members have given the assurance that
they will aid in the building of the
clubhouse and that they will be active
in its support.
The movement to get a west side
branch of the Kenosha post office is
moving along in great shape and the
committee in charge reported that
twenty-five petitions had been filed
and that twenty-five will be ready to
| go to Washington by the first of the
new year and the members of the or
| ganization are hopeful that the present
session Of congress will make the APP
preparation necessary for the erection
and equipment of the building. Sew
eral sites have been selected to be of
fered to the government and just as
soon as some assurance is given that
an appropriation will be forthcoming
some move will be made to get options
on these sites.
|
A lot of other movements for the
improvement of the west side and the
whole city were discussed at the meet
ing. Thomas G. Donley was named as
financial secretary of the organization
and he is planning to open temporary
Office at once.
A campaign to raise funds for the
clubhouse will be made within the next
sixty days. Meantime the members of
the club are also talking of taking a
lease on one of the large buildings in
the western part of the town and it
will be used for club purposes pending
the building of new and permanent
home for the organization.