The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1919-05-08
Letting George DO 1t.

''Let George DO IT, was the favor
lite motto of an American Cartoonist
and lot Of people have thought that
it was a great joke but the man who
drops into Kenosha these days can tell
without going far that this is the ia
vorite motto Of about ninety percent
Of the people Of Kenosha.
Letting George Do It has been the
favorite passtime of Kenosha people
ever since Southport laid aside its
swadling clothes and Kenosha was
given a state charter. George has
kept up to the procession Of other cities
fairly well and it is probable that the
" Georges in Kenosha will keep right
on doing it because the want to make
Kenosha a real town and because they
have the interests Of the people at
heart. Kenosha's busy men are never
stackers when it comes to answering
the call to civic work. A hundred men
in the city, many Of them the men who
are paying the big wages that have
made the growth of Kenosha possible
are being drafted into service to do a
lot Of things which should be done by
others. These men are manning the
committees of the Chamber Of Com
cree, the Retailers Association, the
Manufacturer Association, the Elks
and other Fraternal organizations, the
Country Club and everything else while
a lot Of other fellows with just as much
ability stand on the side lines and
criticise.
It's unfair to George" and what's
more it is unfair to the fellows stand
ing on the side lines. A hundred men
can make town Of Kenosha but they
cannot make a town like Kenosha
ought to be. Instead of a hundred men
ready to do the work of the city there
should be ten thousand men. If Ke-
nosha had ten thousand men standing
at the tape ready to make a relay race
for Kenosha among the cities of the
nation there would be no. stopping Ke
nosha. Chicago and Milwaukee would
have to get out of the way and let
henosna go by them.
The city of Kenosha wants these
busy men who have led in everything
to keep right on leading but it also
wants these fellows who have been
standing on the side lines, criticising
to drop right into the line. To sell the
hammer and buy horn, to take off
their good clothes as critics and put
on overalls as civic workers. A lot of
these fellows have excellent ideas and
ideals Of town building, but ideas and
ideals of home and town building I'M
expressed are not worth much. Some
people may insist that they have not
been invited to get into the big move
ment of advancing Kenosha. You do
not need any invitation. It's your town
and ypu should volunteer your services
to make it better town. If you have
ideas and ideals get around with them.
Go to the Chamber of Commerce and
tell the Secretary that you want to
serve. Get in touch with the other or
carnations and tell them that you have
been over looked and that you have a
head and hands and want to have them
working fol the betterment Of the home
town. Its easy to break into the list
of men who who do things and when
you once get in you will never want
ito get out. Its worth while to be a
part of read movements. There is.
personal satisfaction in serving a real
town and right now every man III Ke-
lnosha has chance for just such ser
vice. BE one of the ten thousand vol
sunteers who will put themselves III the
say of being helpful. Don It wait till
tomorrow just start tonight nd call
the officials eff the big helpful organi
cations in Kenosha and say 81 want
ito be volunteer to help Kenosha
Put me to work where you will but put
me to work