The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1917-07-19
GOSPEL OF COOPERATION
Griffith Richards Shows Advantages to
City and County of Pulling To-
gether'' at Monster Meeting
County Clerk Jones Presided.

Inree hundred citizens of Brighton
enthusiastically received the delega-
tions from Kenosha at the successful
get together meeting held in Wag-
oner hall at Brighton, Monday evening,
under the auspices of the County Coun-
Gil of Defense and planned by the Rural
Relations committee of the Chamber of
Commerce. County Clerk Russell Jones
presided at the meeting where short
addresses and an interesting program
cemented the social interests of that
community with the citizens of Keno
sha. Wagorer Hall, newly finished,
had on its best bib and tucker for the
occasion and was filled to Overlooking
with the crowd who welcomed the Ke-
nosha visitors.
County Agent Griffith Richards ably
championed the gospel of cooperation
between city and county and showed
how the business men of SKenosha were
as ready to join hands with the citizens
of the county as these appeared to be
as evidenced by the enthusiasm dis
played in the 'Eget together meetings
He urged the farmers to appeal to the
County Agent for advice, explaining
that he was employed not to criticize
but to help by constructive suggestion
and that he was at their service in
whatever way he could oe of help to
them. Members of the Kenosha Cham
Der of Commerce and of the Kenosha
Retailers association brought the greet
ings of these bodies to the citizens of
Brighton and assured them that they
were behind the movements which
would lead 20 making Kenosha county
10G per cent efficient, not only in war
times but at all times. The people of
Brighton were cordially invited to at
tend the annual outing of the Retailers
to be held on August 9th at Silver Lake,
which invitation was readily accepted
b. many of those present.
The interest of the meeting was not
all evidenced by the Kenusha contin-
gency; each number of the program
was met with a round Of applause which
showed strongly the appreciation felt
b. the audience. The program includ-
ed Flag Dance by Miss Persis Dewey
ard two solos by Miss Katherine Nc
Namara, both of which were excep-
tionally well rendered and enthusiastic
cally received. The social meeting that
followed was featured by piano solo
by Miss Marian Hale, which we'll lived
up to the reputation set for numbers on
the programs of these meetings. The
set speeches and songs were but the
prelude to the meeting; there followed
dancing and social conversation, which
did much to create a better feeling of
gcodfellowship between all present.
"The best meeting yet" was the
comment Of @. E. Dewey, chairman of
the Rural Relations committee of the
Kenosha Chamber of Commerce, as he
discussed the reception accorded the
Kenosha business men by the Brighton
contingency. A similar meeting is to
be held Thursday evening at New
Munster, which opportunity all Keno
sha people, who have attended any of
the meetings will embrace to show the
good will of the city to our neighbors
in the rural districts.
The number of Kenosha business peo
pie present at Brighton was smaller
than was expected due to the fact
that several automobile loads, which
attempted to reach Brighton by the
Burlington road were forced to re
turn to the city because the road was
made nearly impossible by the heavy
rain Monday afternoon and evening.
This also accounts for the fact that the
orchestra, which was slated to appear,
failed to render it's number on the pro-
gram but such disappointments were
not enough to dampen the enthusiasm
Of the meeting and in spite Of them,
it was declared as successful in every
particular.