The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1920-11-25
Sends Thanksgiving Message TO
Members of KenOsha Girls Club

mentioned. History is interested IN
results! You can't expect historians
to put in any time writing of what
might have been done had circunl-
stances been different, but they are
ready and glad to give pages to him
who can triumph over any circum-
stances. Historically you win or you
lose. You reach the SUBMITS of your
mountains of hope and are recognized
or you give up and sink into oblivion.
Even the fact that we have no club
rooms, that we have only an Office and
its number is No. IS, will be interest
ing only as the idea grows. Please
remember it would be very, very
poor excuse for any failure. Had the
Pilgrims failed to endure until their
idea gained recognition, we should
never have heard of them. In view
of that fact let US remain firm in our
faith and our hope for our new club.
Reasons for Thanksgiving.
Let US briefly summarize the things
for which we may be truly thankful on
this our first Thanksgiving.
First of all, let us be glad for the
vision of the Kenosha men who saw
a peace time opportunity for its war
time organization, and let US be
thankful for their ready helpfulness,
both in their hope for our future, their
faith in our ability and for their
readiness to advise and direct our
course until we grew to be the recog-
nized organization, The Kenosha Girls
Club
Let US be thankful for the fact that
five hundred and twenty of US are
united and held together in that higher
ideal of womanhood that the club
represents and that we, as girls, have
done, what as yet has never been done
by any group of girls before, namely
to pledge $4,000 for club that shall
be owned and controlled by ourselves,
supporting and self-governed.
Let us be happy in the thought that
because of it's earnest procedure our
idea has gained the recognition of our
leading business men, who are today
pausing in the midst of the thousands
of things that are occupying their
minds, to give consideration to the
manner in which they can best further
the idea and protect it.
Let us realize that while in our
anxiety to see the club reality we
find it hard to be patient and hope
full that every worth while thing pro-
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and let US remember that the greatest
voice in the world is the voice of, ST.
lent efficiency or rather as Emerson so
aptly puts it, "What we are speaks so
loudly that people seldom hear what
we say"
Praises Girls Loyalty.
In closing let me personally express
my appreciation of your never fail
ing loyalty and cooperation and to
hope with you that while we were I'M
able to eat our Thanksgiving dinner
in The Kenosha Girls Club, that
Santa Claus will see to it that our
Christmas tree is delivered there.
Above all, let us reveal our appre-
citation Of the past by our loyalty to
the future and while we have only one
small room as a meeting place for
the present, let us make that room
the center of interest for every mem
Der of the club. Call at Room 49,,
Scholer building and hear in detail all
the progress of the club to date and
further, let US all hopefully look for
ward to our next Thanksgiving Day.
hope that this, day will bring to
you, every one, not only the satisfying
conviction that you have earnestly at
tempted very commendable piece of
work, but that in SO doing you have
proven yourselves to be pioneers of
new ideas, Pilgrims if you please, in
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