The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1916-12-21
HAS Done MUCH FOR KENOSHA
During the Five Years He Has Been Sec
yetary Of Merchants Association He
Has Had Charge of Many Big Move
ments for Trade Advancement.

Gus d. Theleen, for the past five
wears secretary of the Kenosha Retail
er's Association and prominent In
trade advancement in Kenosha, filed
his resignation with the directors Of
that organization on Tuesday after
noon and he win leave in a few days
to become the secretary of the Chamber
of Commerce of Middletown, New
York. The work Of Mr.. Theleen in
Kenosha had attracted the attention
Of the American City Bureau and when
Middletown, busting city down in
ffYork = state, re-organized It's Cham
Der of Commerce and decided to put
on some big things it invited the
American City Bureau to suggest a
real live wire for secretary. The name
of Mr., Theleen was suggested. He was
called to Middletown and after con-
ference with the directors of the
Chamber of Commerce he accepted the
position. Mr.. Theleen' s new position
will give him a decidedly substantial
advance of salary over what he has
received in Kenosha and it will put
him into a field of work for which he
Is admirably fitted. He is to take
up the duties of his new position on
the tenth of January. AS yet no
move has been made to elect q success
sor to him in Kenosha.
Middletown is manufacturing city
of twenty thousand people located
sixty-eight miles from New York. The
Chamber OF Commerce has just been
organized and the directors have
worked definite program which
Mr. Theleen is expected to carry
out as executive officer.
Secretary TbeIeen has contributed
much to the success Of the Kenosha
Retailers Association. during the five
years that he has been connected with
the organization. He has been right
in the thick of every battle FOR tra3e
advancement and FOR the betterment Of
relations between the merchants Of the
city He has had Ruch to dc with big
movements for the advancement of
Keno2ha along many lines and has
shown a genius for the organization Of
his forces to secure successful results.
He has been modest ard unassuming in
his work but he has been able to get
rasults in every movement started.
His retirement is a matter Of great
regret to the directors Of the Retail
er's association. but they feel that the
new offer is so much better than his
position here that they shonld not stand
in the way Of his accepting il,
~ regret deeply to sever the pleas
ant relations which have existed in
Kcnosha, +" said Mr., Theleen this morn
ing" but Mi8dlotown IS some town
and I think that the field for work
there is one that has real call in it.
The mon at Middletown seem to be Of
the opinion that ] am the man they
want and 7 can not see my way clear
to turn down an offer to field of work
in which I am greatly interested.
The people of Kenosha have been kind
to me and have given be such excel
lent cooperation in all the movements
I have been connected with that /
feel that it is due to say 7 thank YOU
before I go away I shall remain at
the desk here until after the first Of
the year and the directors Of the asso-
citation are now laying plans to secure
! man to take my place.