The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1919-10-02
st. Georges Community
Club Rooms Rapidly Near
in G Completion - Fill
Long Felt Need.
CLUB MEMBERS DECORATE
The Rev. A. J. Nickel Discloses the
Fact That No Commercial Decorator
Was Employed For Renovating
the Various Rooms.

When the little reporter wandered
into the new club rooms of the st.
George Community club she felt as
though she were stranded on a desert
isle for all she could see was doors and
doors and with no other human being
in sight. Suddenly, way down in the
dim recesses of the building she espied
| two men with their backs toward her.
Timidly she approached and addressed
| the backs, pardon me, but have you
charge of this room, I mean, clubYo A
kind voice replied, ~ am supposed
to have and one of the men turned,
revealing the fact that he was Rev.
A. J. Nickel. pastor Of St. George s
church.
Now the little reporter had never
seen the Rev. Father Nickel although
she had often spoken to him over the
phone and had always been in secret
dread Of him. All her fears were dis
| PEELED, however, when she saw what
really genial person he was, and the
toru Of inspection was begun with a
very friendly feeling at least on her
part.
| First of all the Rev. Father Nickel
took her to the large assembly hall
where the club dances and plays will be
given. The hall is really very charm
ing with its buff colored walls and rose
shades over the lights. The best part
1 OF it is that the work was not done bv
commercial decorator, but by various
club members who not only decorated
the hall, but also the entire building
and the finished product is indeed a
credit to them.
After inspecting the hall and the
checking room off of it they climbed
some towerGke stairs and arrived in
the ladies lounge. This is one Of the
prettiest spots in the building and when
all the furniture arrives, which the
Rev. Father Nickel states they are ex-
pectlng daily, there ism Il question
but that the women club members will
seize every opportunity Of lolling in
this dainty feminine apartment.
Just off the same hallway as that
leading to the ladies lounge is a small
projecting room and the Rev. Father
Nickel stated that it would only be a
question of a short time before the
club would be having their own movies.
On the way downstairs they stopped to
inspect the library which is going to be
one of the delights of the club as soon
as it is fully equipped.
| The Rev. Father Nickel then showed
the little reporter the men = recrea-
tional quarters The entire basement
has been renovated and converted into
card rooms, bowling alleys and pool
and billiard hall. Way off in one cor
ner coy little booth has been fitted
up for the serving of refreshments on
dance nights
The st. George Community club is the
realization Of long-cherished dream
Of various members Of st. George s CON
gregatlon for club which would an
sWer every purpose of community recre
ational life. The club will effectively
succeed the saloon as the place where
the workingman spends his leisure time
and VIII also embrace activities for the
women and children. The club is the
only one of it's kind in Kenosha but
the adherents are very optimistic as to
the successful outcome of the venture.
A bazaar and ball on Labor Dav were
the first activities of the new club. No
program has, as yet, been scheduled for
the winter social season, but the Rev.
Father Nickel stated that after the
first Ladies Day" which is being
held this afternoon. one could be GER
tain the women would set everything
humming.