The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1916-10-05

Residents of the eighth ward realize
the value Of organization for the bet
terment Of their home ward and to this
end informal meetings are being held
for the organization of an association
to be known as "The Eighth Ward
Boosters Club.D The leaders in the
movement have sent q petition to the
Board of Education asking that they
be given permission to use the assem-
bly, room at the Weiskopf school as
meeting place and it is planned to hold
regular meetings Cleaner streets, bet
ter sidewalks, improvement of the lake
shore, the saving Of city property now
being washed out by the lake and In
telIigent expenditure of money which
may be set aside for such improve
ments, are some of the things which
are being urged by the members of the
proposed organization, just as soon
as the Board of Education gives per
mission the club will be organized and
it is expected that it will bring to-
gether more than hundred real fell
lows who live in the eighth ward. 1t
is going to be community center and
as such the first in Kenosha.
1t is expected that the example of
the eighth warders will be followed by
people living in all sections of the city
There is going to be a social feature
connected with the organization and
regular dinners will be held at which
time plans for home improvement will
be discussed. Charles Gundlach, form
erly from the ward and a candidate
for mayor at the last city election, has
taken the lead in the formation of the
new organization. Prominent among
the men interested in the movement
are: Peter Pfarr, H. j. Weinheimer,
George Alleman, William Mcintyre,
James w. Blair, =. g. Timme, Joseph
Thomas and Maurice Funck. All of
these men have their homes in the
eight ward and they have taken
an active interest in the development
of that part of the city.
"This organization is not an organi-
zation to urge any unfair advantage
for the eighth ward, 'ssaid3 Mr.. Gund-
Zach in discussing the plan on Thurs
day. "'What we want is to get the
best possible things for the ward in
return for the money expended. We
see a lot of ways by which the ward
could be improved, and we believe that
neighborly discussion of these things
will bring united action in an appeal
to the council for improvements. In
other cities these neighborhood clubs
have been able to do a lot of good
work. We want a lot of things in the
eighth ward and we want tosget them
in the right way. If the people can
work out their plans before they go
to the council with them we will be as
sured of some united action
1t is understood that one of the first
things to be taken up by the Booster
Club will be the intelligent expenditure
of moneys raised for. the breakwater
at the north end of !. Lake avenue.
There will be small balance in this
fund after the work contracted for is
completed and the new club will Insist
ClIat ~ DC eApoh0oo Tor the eGGenSl0n
of shore Improvement in that part of
the city. The eight warders are also
interested in plans for the cleaning Of
the river and already they have APP
pealed to experts in the federal service
for suggestions. 1t is probable that
at one of the first meetings Of the
Booster Club that the guest will be a
federal engineer who will give the PEG
pie of the ward some excellent sugges-
tions for the improvements of the river
conditions The announcement of the
date of the organization meeting of
the club viii be made in the next few
days.