The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1920-04-22
PICK TWO MEN
TO HEAD C.OFC.

Choice of a man TO direct the des-
TIMES of the Kenosha Chamber of Com
merce from the Office of the secretary,
has narrowed down TO two men and
this morning the chairman of the
special committee in charge of select
ing secretary, invited Secretary
Lockner Of the Chamber Of Commerce
at Attelboro, Mass. and Secretary
Toulme of the Chamber Of Commerce
at Ottumwa, Iowa, to come to Kenosha
and meet the directors Of the Kenosha
organization and prominent business
men an dconsider the problems which
must be met in Kenosha and show their
ability to meet these problems.
1t is expected that the two secre-
taries will be in Kenosha within the
next few days and it is the plan to close
up the matter Of the employment of a
secretary at the earliest possible date.
Both Of these men have had wide
experience as directors of organiza-
tons of this kind and they come to
the committee with the highest recon-
mendations of organizations which deal
especially in the work Of organizing
community spirit.
Had Seventy-five Applications.
The special committee headed by W.
H. Afford had total Of more than
seventy-five applications for the posi-
tion and after close investigation
of the work of some fifteen men the
committee selected these two secre-
taries for the final action of the board
of directors of the Kenosha Chamber
of Commerce. The report Of the COM
mittee was given to the directors at a
session held at the Elks club on We'd
nesday evening. The committee will
not be discharged until after the
board has formally acted on the en-
ployment of a secretary.
Secretary Lockner and Secretary
Toulme are both young men who have
seen considerable service in the field
of civic organization. Lockner is a
graduate from the newspaper office in
to the field Of the commercial organi-
zation and he has been in this line
Of work for more than six and a half
years. He has made brilliant sue
cess Of the work at Attelboro during
a period of several years
Met Problems Like Kenosha's.
He has met some of the problems
which must be met by the city of Ke-
nosha in the near future, including the
solution of plan to secure better
transportation facilities, Attelboro is
a manufacturing city and its problems
have much in common with those Of
Kenosha. The same can be said of
Ottumwa where Mr.. Toulme has been
in service for number of years.
The two men have both had excel
lent preparation for work as leaders
in civic organizations. Both are grad
yates Of well known institutions Of
learning in the middle west and they
have had much Of their training in
this section of the country They
know the problems of this section and
have added to their knowledge the ex-
perience of dealing with these prob
lens in cities in other sections.
Willing To Prove Value.
Both of the men have declared their
willingness to come to Kenosha and
show Kenosha people what they can
do along lines of organization before
demanding that they be paid high sal
aries. While the amount of salary
demanded by these men has not been
made public, it is declared by the COM
mittee and the members Of the board
Of directors that these men are both
willing to permit the Chamber of Com
merce to fix their compensation on the
work they are able to do. 1t is under
stood that either Of the men if chosen
for the Kenosha position, could COM
plete arrangements by which they may
come to Kenosha in the near future.
Members of the board Of directors
at their session on Wednesday evening
showed willingness to get behind the
new secretary and aid in bringing the
business of the Kenosha organization
up to high state Of perfection at the
earliest possible time.