The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1917-04-19
THREE CITIES REPRESENTED
Architect White Tells of New Hotel
Project in Main Street-Dela-
hunts Candidacy Given Rous-
ing Support

Yesterday S regular p0w-W0W OF the
Kenosha Kiwanis Club, held in the
main dining room of the Hotel Keno
sha, was devoted principally to BUSH
ness and perfecting arrangements for
going to Racine on Monday night to
participate in the Hget together
dinner" of the Milwaukee, Racine and
Kenosha Kiwanis clubs, to be held in
the Hotel Racine at seven o'clock
Seventy five braves and guests attend
ed yesterdays pow-Wow, and about
fifty of the number pledged themselves
to accept the invitation of the Racine
club. John Eyer and A. r. Bishop, Of
the latter organization, were over to
formally extend the invitation, and
each made an enthusiastic talk, ex-
tolling the work of the Kiwanis move
ment in his city and the benefit that
is accruing to its members. The run
over to Racine ON Monday night will
be made in automobiles and Big Chief
Charles I'll. Ernest has appointed a
committee composed of Fred Raiman,
N. T. Schmitt and Thomas II. Lock
hart, to arrange for sufficient cars
for transportation.
On motion of Secretary Otis L. Ire
nary, the Kenosha club voted unani-
mously to instruct its delegates to the
international convention in Detroit,
May II, Is and 10, to earnestly sup
port the candidacy Of B. W Delahunt
cashier of the Merchants and Manu-
facturers Bank, Milwaukee, for one Of
the nine trustees which make up the
governing board of the international
organization. Mr. Delahunt now has
the support of every Kiwanis organi-
cation in Wisconsin, and the indica-
tions arc that he will also have the
support of KiWanis clubs in many other
states and in Canada. Milwaukee will
send a live delegation to Detroit in
the interest of Mr. Delahunt s candi-
dacy and also to sound the praises of
that city for the international CON
yention III 1918.
Architect Kenneth T. White was the
oral booster for the day and he gave a
| glowing account Of the progress of the
movement for a new eight-story hotel
for Kenosha ON Main street. He de-
clared that the success of the under
taking is assured and that Kenoshans
! are responding admirably in the pur-
chase of the stock. Chester M. Bur
dick, illustrator and engraver, Milwau-
kee, was the guest of honor, and as
such told of the wonderful growth Of
the Kiwanis movement in his city.
Eugene G. Sullivan, Of Jos. D. Sul1i-
van & Co., west end druggists, was the
silent booster. An electric fiat iron Of
fered by NJ. Wayne Everett, manager
Wisconsin Gas and Electric Company,
as an attendance price. was awarded
to William G. Schend, the west
end confectioner.
A meeting Of the Board of Directors
of the Kenosha Kiwanis Club has been
called for three O clock Thursday af-
ternoon in the Office of Secretary Otis
L. Trenary, Isermann building, at
which time several important commit
tees, rendered necessary. by the near
approach of the completion of the char
ter membership, will be made. It is
hoped that the charter will be COM
pleted by Saturday.
Ell Paso, Texas, is the last city in
which a Kiwanis club has been com
pleted. The charter was conferred by
the international body this week. It
is expected that the Pacific Coast will
be reached by the Kiwanis movement
by midsummer. Application has been
made for the establishment of a
KiWanis Club in Havana, Cuba, and
the work of organization will be begun
shortly after the Detroit convention.