The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1917-03-15

EVHMFl sha Kiwanis Club, held in
&}T1n the Kiwanis room Of the
Hotel Kenosha, Secretary
Otis L. Trenary was elected unanimous
~ as a delegate to represent the local
organization at the international con
vention of Kiwanis clubs in Detroit,
May II, IS and 10. President Charles
H. Ernst, by virtue of his being at the
head Of the local organization, will
have a voting representation in the
international body. Thomas Lockhart
was the unanimous choice as alternate.
Tt is estimated that one hundred and
fifty cities will have representation at
the Detroit convention, and that more
than two thousand Kiwanis members
will be in Detroit convention week
Fred Raiman, Of the Charles Pfen-
mig Company, retail grocers, was the
oral booster at yesterdays meeting,
and he discussed briefly the causes for
the prevailing and increasing high cost
of living. He pointed out, among many
manufactured articles, the prices had
been augmented by. reason. of the fact
that plants engaged in making NUM-
tions of war had taken away thousands
of persons from their former employ.
ment and at greatly increased wages.
He pointed particularly to the instance
of a popular cigar, which, sold before
the war at five cents and which was
easy to get at any and all times from
| the manufacturer. A munition plant
in the city where this cigar is manu-
featured, took away from the factory
several hundred girls who had been
employed therein and at wages in some
| instances more than doubled. This
brand of cigar it is next to impossible
| to obtain now, and the wholesale price
has been advanced to the point where
there is practically no profit to handle
| it. The fact that we don It get many
of the things we want, Mr.. Raimar
said, was due to impaired shipments.
he said, jointly to the fact that men
can It be had to dig the coal and also
to a lack of transportation facilities.
/ Mr.. Raiman called attention to the
fact that Kenosha lost two hundred
men as the result of. the present Euro,
pean war, men who went to munition
plants in other cities where they could
get more for their services.
| Secretary Dick Kaiser, of the Keno
sha Chamber of Commerce, the guest
! of honor, was accorded IN ovation when
he was introduced by President Ernst
| of the Kiwanis Club Mr. Kaiser con-
graduated the Kiwanis Club on its
| wonderful growth in so short time and
predicted a bright future for the or
| ganization. sEThere IS one thing said
he, CT like about it, and that is the
cooperative spirit. AnG I like your
| optimism. Have you ever heard my
definition Of optimism? Well, optimism
is man WHO goes out where there is
no light and sees a light. In contradis-
| tinction let me tell you what pessi-
mist is. He's the man who goes out
and puts out this light. ] would much
prefer to encounter knocker than an
! Indifferent man. The latter sits on a
peg and doesn It let You 90 one way
or the other"
An interesting feature of the meet
ing was the new rule put on the XII
wants statutes that hereafter each
member addressing fellow member
as !" Mr.. = will be fined ten cents. OF
course, President Ernst, true Chester
field that he is, contributed the first
dime to the clubs exchequer. DR..
Fred S. Define and DR.. George H. Step
hens composed the glad hand commit
tee which welcomed the members and
guests at the door, while Thomas Lock
hart and Herman Jensen were the 81
| lent boosters. Although only three
weeks old, the Kenosha Kiwanis Club s
membership is booming. Members Wis
ting Chicago are informed that the
club in that city meets at the Great
Northern Hotel on Thursday: the Mil
yankee club meets at the Hotel VS.
consin on Wednesdays, and the Racine
| club at the Hotel Racine on Mondays.
z. T. U. NOTICE.