The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1918-07-25
GOES TO MICHIGAN CAPITAL
Has Had Under Consideration Offers
from Kansas City, Milwaukee, Boston
and Has Decided to Accept Call to
Head Lansing Health Work.

of public health Of the city of Keno
sha, today presented his resignation to
the Board of Health to become effective
on August 1st and DIR. Wright will go
to Lansing, Michigan, to take charge
of the health activities Of that city in
the executive position.
For some time the Doctor has been
considering new offers. He has been
offered places in Kansas City, Boston,
Milwaukee and one with the Rookie
Teller Foundation, but he decided that
the work in the Michigan capital
would be the most congenial and he
leaves to take up this work the first
of next month.
The resignation of DR.. Wright came
like bolt from a clear sky. He has
been very successful in his work in
Kenosha and at the last meeting of the
Common Council he was re-engaged for
another year at five hundred dollar
advance in salary.
At that time it was stated that Dr.
Wright was considering calls to other
cities and it was believed that the ac-
tion of the council in increasing the
salary of the Office would result in
is remaining in Kenosha. Up to the
present there is no one suggested
for the position.
eyes, 1 am going to leave YOU"
DR.. Wright said this morning in dis
cussing his resignation. CT am sorry
and glad" he continued speaking
rather frankly of conditions in Keno
Bha "Sorry to leave the children
with whom we have spent much of our
time and among whom we believe we
have at least a few friends; sorry to
leave some of the known possibilities
along health lines; sorry to leave tried
and true friends"
"'We are sorry not to have been able
to have accomplished more in behalf
of the children and right here | might
say that it was the loss of our only
child from preventable disease that
keeps us in this work and further that
we would not and could not have work
ed any harder if our salary had been
doubled or million dollars year, but
we are just as flank to say that we could
have had more cooperation -
1T am glad to &C" said DR.. Wright,
because know that the going will
please some; glad to have had some
people say that our stay in Kenosha
was worth while; glad to leave the city
with clear conscience in that we have
made efforts for better living conditions
and especially in behalf of the child
population. am glad to have worked
with so progressive health board and
city council and / believe that their
progressiveness exceeds that of any
city in Wisconsin,
The administration of DR.. Wright has
been productive of much good in Ke-
nosha. Under his administration Keno
sha has taken big steps forward in
lines Of securing better conditions
about the public health. The state
cooperative laboratory has been es-
tablished, the baby camp opened, the
dental clinic established, the isolation
hospital built, physical examinations for
school children have been widely ex-
tended and physical defects corrected.
The department has been greatly
enlarged in scope and more helpers have
been provided for. Legislation has
been given close attention and largely
through the efforts of DR.. Wright new
ordinances regulating the storage of
manure, handling of milk and municipal
garbage have been passed by the
council.
The departure Of DIR. Wright will
leave a vacancy in many active organi-
cations in Kenosha. He has given much
time to organizations for the social up
lift and has been most active in the
work of the Boy Scouts, the health and
sanitation committee of the Chamber
of Commerce, and as a member of the
Board of Directors of the Associated
Charities. He has been an instructor
at both of the hospitals of the city
and has given much of his time to the
instruction of nurses in sanitary work.
tie has been on the speaker bureau of
the 7. M. Q. A. aiding in the work at
bhe Great Lakes Training Station.
One Of his most interesting activi-
lies has been in connection with the
Big Brother movement among the
members of the Kenosha Lodge of
Elks. He has thoroughly organized
his movement in Kenosha, making it
If great value in uplifting many boys
Who never had chance.
DR.. Wright has been active in many
Senosha organizations and his decision
o leave Kenosha for another field of
abor will be deeply regretted.