The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1919-06-26
G. R. Towson Of Interna-
tional Fame To Discuss
Great Welfare Move
ment With City Leaders.
MAY OUTLINE new MOVEMENT
Kenosha Men To Go With Him TO
Lake Geneva TO Hear Addresses On
Great Labor And Industrial Leaders
On Solution of Welfare Problems.


is to have its inception in Kenosha
on Thursday evening when G. R. Tow
son Of New York, one of the most not
ed leaders in welfare work in Kenosha
will be the guest Of Kenosha and dis
cuss the big problems Of Kenosha $
welfare work with small party Of in
dustrial leaders at dinner to be held
at the Elks club.
Mr.. Towson who is at the head Of
the Industrial Welfare work Of the
Young Men s Christian Association and
who was formerly member Of the
War Board Of the International Y. M.
G. "A. has been invited to come to Ke-
nosha by number of men interested
in the big problem Of advancing the
moral conditions of the community and
he is expected to aid these leaders in
working out some plan which will en-
phasize this work in Kenosha more than
it has ever been featured before
Mr.. Towson has a record of accom-
Psishment He has been connected
with andea leader Of big movements.
Under hi sdirection the welfare work
of the United States Steel corporation
and the Standard Oil company was
and this movement in these
great companies has beer one Of the
greatest accomplishments Of welfare
work in the United States. Mr.. Tow
son has made an intimate study of the
problem of handling men and hanliiLg
them from broad vision standpoint.
While his work has been intimately CON
nected with the work Of the Young
Men IS Christian Association, he has aid
ed many big movements for the adj
vancement Of the welfare workers out
side the formal work of the associa-
ton.
Promoters of the meeting on Thurs
day night have declared that they have
secured Mr. Towson as a councillor On
account of the fact that they believe
this movement is one of the most i'm
portant in connection with the big
problem of advancing Kenosha.
Zone Of the big problems that must
be met in connection with the develop
ment Of a greater city,, said one Of
the promoters of the movement this
morning, s. Is organization for welfare
work. We have been decidedly negli-
gent in this matter and have overlook
ed this most important development in
any city. The work has been limited to
very narrow bounds There has been
talk Of revival of the Y. NE. G. A.
work, of clubs for the boys and girls
but the movements have all ended in
talk. This man Towson has been !
leader in big movements which have
been successful and OH account of this
we want to get his ideas as to lust
what Kenosha needs along this line
and the best way to get these needs
filled
While Mr.. Towson will be the guest
of the Kenosha men on Thursday af
ternoon and evening, while he is max
ing a survey of condition in Kenosha
he has invited the Kenosha leaders to
be his guests on Friday at big gath
ering of Lake Geneva where bic nroh-
lens of Industrial welfare work are
being discussed by men who have been
interested in this work in various parts
of the country. These men will mo-
tor over to Lake Geneva Friday morn
ing to attend conference to be held
there in the afternoon. At this con
ference j. Fl. Walker, president of the
Illinois State Federation Of Labor will
speak on the subject, Labor Recon
struction problems in American Indus
try, Other speakers will discuss
other phases of the work that is being
done along these lines. One of the not
able speakers will be DR.. Peter Roberts
of New York who will speak on the
subject Americanization and an
other will be R. +. Rayburn Of New
York, who will speak on the subject.
" Latest Types Of Buildings for Indus
trial Welfare Work. II