The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1916-06-29
FIRST DIRECTORS ARE NAMED
Well Known Men Chosen to Have
Charge of Preliminary Work of Or
ganization - Campaign for Fifteen
Hundred Members Is Started.

The new Kenosha Chamber of Com
merce got away to flying start on
| Wednesday night at an enthusiastic
mass meeting of citizens representative
of every feature of the life of the city.
which was held at the Elks Club. The
charter of the organization was APP
proved, the first Board of Directors
named and plans discussed for mem
bership campaign which it is expected
will result in fifteen hundred of the
men and women of Kenosha being re-
cruited under the banner of the new
| organization. The meeting was one
which showed the right spirit for the
advancement of Kenosha. Many men
of many minds got together and took
occasion to offer suggestions for the
promotion Of the aims of the organiza-
tion and every man present pledged
| himself to act as. a committee of one
| to get out and work for members in
the organization.
The Board of Directors elected in
Guided, Dan 0. Head, Joseph Funck,
Mayor Charles Fl. Pfennig, z. G.. Sim
mons, G.. III. Goodman, w. T. Marlatt,
James Cavanagh, George III. Allen and
DR.. George F. Adams.
These directors were elected with
the understanding that every one of
them would have his resignation ready
for the consideration of the Chamber
of Commerce after the preliminary
work of organization was over and
with the understanding that the larger
body, when it was completely organic
ed, would not be handicapped in choos-
ing other directors if it saw fit. The
membership of the first Board Of Di-
rectors was suggested by nomination
committee consisting of Walter J.
Frost, z. G.. Simmons and H. E. Barden.
Notwithstanding the fact that no
campaign had been made to secure APP
| plications for membership in the
Chamber of Commerce nearly a humid
red voluntary applications had been
sent in and these were all elected as
charter members of the organization
|
of the Board of Directors. Within
few days a meeting Of the Board of
Directors will be called at. which time
| officers will be elected to serve until
the annual meeting Of the corporation
in October and an executive commit
tee will be named to serve until the
same time.
Charles Fl. Goodman, president Of
the Kenosha Retailers Association,
presided at the opening session and
he introduced James Cavanagh as the
temporary chairman. Mr.. Cavanagh
reviewed the history Of the steps
which had been taken for the forma-
ton of the Chamber of Commerce and
showed that the conditions in Kenosha
demanded such an organization. He
declared that the organization should
be built with a view of serving fifty
thousand people within the next
five years and probably hundred
thousand people in ten years.
He read the articles of incorporation
and pointed out the fact that they
were broad enough to permit the
organization to branch out into any
line of activities which would prove
of real benefit to the city.
He spoke at length on the aims Of a
| Chamber of Commerce and the support
| that it must have in order to accom-
plish these aims. He declared that it
must interest every active element in
Kenosha and have the support of the
people who made up these different
classes of society He declared that
it was an organization for the CAPT
talist, the laborer, the professional
man, the retail merchant, and for the
women of the city interested in big
movements which 60 to build up
better city. He declared that the bur
den of the success of the organization
must be placed upon the shoulders of
\ the secretary and he declared that
great care must be taken in the selec-
ton of man for this position. He
held that the secretary must be an
expert in the work of organizing and
working out plans for this sort of
organizations.
Mr.. Cavanagh declared that this or
ganization would expect the active co
| operation of no less than five hundred
men in Kenosha who work at the
benches
In answer to question as to the
rights Of women in the organization
| Mr.. Cayanagh declared that the ar
ticles Of Incorporation were broad and
that they provided for the admission
as members amy reputable person. !"
He made a strong plea that the or
| ganization be one for the advancement
of both Kenosha city and county.
G. D. Theleen was named as temp