The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1918-02-28

the education Of the citizens of Ken
osha to proper appreciation of their
duty toward society and the obligation
which they are under to carry on to
the utmost the community work.
The true test of civilization is not
the size of our cities, the magnitude of
our crops, the immensely Of our manu-
facturers and commerce, but the kind
of men that civilization products. If
the Chamber af Commerce has done no
more than educate its members to think
along broad lines, induced them to
change their Individual viewpoint, made
them realize their duty and responsible
ity to their city, and taught them to
think in community rather than in
individual terms, the money that has
been expended and the work that has
been done by this organization have
been justified.
Every generation has its problems
Men are but too apt, in their admira-
tion of those who have solved the pro-
blems of the past, to overlook the
work of the present. The problems of
today are not only those of securing the
independence of our country or of pre-
serving the union; our problem is also
to make this country and this city a
better place in which to live, where
men may earn sufficient to live happy
and useful lives, rear and educate their
children to be useful members of the
community, acquire a competence
against the infrmities of age, and to
bring together all of our people in an
honest effort to realize in some ade-
quate and substantial way these ideals.
1t is a work that does not call for the
blare of trumpets; it is work that
cannot be done in the limelight. It can
be done only by the patient, unselfsh
devotion of a great many men, honestly
and courageously devoting consider
able portion Of their time and their
means to the creation of a higher ideal
of business, a civic betterment and of
welfare work, and the carrying out,
courageously and patiently through the
passing years, of a program which nee
essarily must be laborious and gradual,
but which, a century hence, the citizens
of Kenosha will look back upon and ap-
preciate as a work which solved the
most important problem of their com
munity life.
The real credit for the success Of our
Association is due, first and foremost,
to the united and loyal membership of
this Association and to the wisdom, un-
se1fishness and devotion of the directors
and officers.
Your prosperity depends upon the
prosperity of Kenosha.
Kenosha will enjoy prosperity ac-
cording to the united effort going on
within her gates to make her prosper
Gus.
Kenosha will not have increased
population and increased pay-rolls un-
less there is some force at work trying
night and day to do that very thing.
IF you will do something for Ken
osha, you will enable KenosRa to do
more for you.
Kenosha needs you, your personal
service, your earnest interest and your
cooperation with other men, working
unitedly to assure that the prosperity
which you now enjoy, and which she
enjoys, shall be perpetuated in the
future.
What are you doing? Are you help
ing to finance this splendid work9 IF
you are a member of the Chamber of
Commerce and would like to take a most
active part, notify the Secretary and
he will be glad to find place for
your services. IF you are not a mem
Der, are you content to stand at one
side and see your neighbors struggling
for the betterment Of your city and
refuse them your aid and encourage
ment?
During the coming new year the
Chamber of Commerce will make a re-
cord of sane, vigorous action in non.
political public affairs, which will COM
pei the respect of the whole community
and cause it to look more to the Cham
Der for guidance.
The Chamber cannoS always be right.
Tt cannot always be popular; but it
can always be honest, and it can al
ways be fearless.
That is very sane platform, appro-
pirate for the uses of communities both
great and small.
Will you help us in these endeavorsg
2. G. Simmons, President.