The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1920-11-25

the former Girls Community Service
League and promoter of the Kenosha
girls club, wishes to give, through the
columns of the Kenosha Evening News,
Thanksgiving message to the mem
bers of the Kenosha Girls club. 1t
had been the hope of those interested
in the club that a club home would
ing Day but unseen obstacles have
made the realization impossible so that
Miss Murray cannot deliver a personal
message to the girls. She says that
she feels practically certain that the
club will be housed in its new quarters
by Christmas Day SO that the mes
sage Of Good will to all" may be
given to the girls grouped in their
own club living rooms.
Miss Murray's Message.
Three hundred years ago our Pill
grim fathers gave heartfelt thanks to
God for the success of a marvellous
adventure. They had given much, both
in finance, mental exertion, and physi-
cal suffering together with indescrib-
able sacrifice in order that they might
create for the world a new idea,
namely, freedom of religious thought
They were pioneers of a new thought,
new faith, new and enduring
privilege for all those who believed in
the sincerity of the human heart.
The three hundred years that have
elapsed have done much to erase
every thing save the great commend
able truth, that their services demon
strated. History never dwells on the
hardships that accompany the progress
of any idea. 1t prefers rather to focus
it's attention upon the ultimate des-
tination at which it arrives. In other
words history interests itself in results
To the girls of Kenosha, let me say
that you, like the Pilgrims of three
hundred years ago, have been pioneers
ia new idea, new order Of things
if you please, and have chosen rather
to accept the hardships incident to the
creation of Girls Club on this basis
than to accept the easier but less COM
mendable way of having it given to
you. You have courageously passed
through a long ten months journey and
have at this date, Thanksgiving Day,
1920, found yourselves hardly more
than landed. You have no house build
ed as yet, you perhaps may be bit
weary of it all, you may be wondering
if out of all this effort there is, to
come the ultimate realization of your
long cherished mental picture of a
girls club-and in answer to these
queries of your heart let me say, if
you still sincerely believe in the girls
club idea, if your faith as its founda-
ton is absolutely mistaken, if you
are possessed with the patience that
endures and is silent, if you are be-
lieving in this thing, hoping for this
thing and praying for this thing, then
be assured that it will be.
Vision of Future.
Project yourselves if you will three
hundred years in the future. Perhaps
on the horizon of that far off day
you will clearly see the full signifc-
ance of this-Our first Thanksgiving
Day-if we have, through our efforts
here established club that stands out
as guide for all other communities
who are struggling with similar
problem, we will have done much fol
not only the present thousands, but
for the thousands of thousands who
shall come after us. And as the idea
develops, as it will, and hundreds OF
clubs exist in hundreds of places; il
our club might always be recognized
as the originator of that great idea
wouldn't that realization be worth
all it has cost?
Bear in mind again the truth first