The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1920-06-17
COLLEGE FOLK
MAKE MERRY
Ex-Students Mix Business
and Pleasure at An
nuaI Luncheon.
MISS MURRAY TALKS

Club had their first annual luncheon
at the Hotel haywood at one o'clock
Saturday afternoon. The tables were
attractiyely arranged in yellow and
lavendar, iris being used as the floral
motif. Miss Dorothy Slater headed
the committee on arrangements.
Election of Officers.
After luncheon the annual election
of officers resulted in the following
cabinet for the 1920-21 season: Presi-
dent, Miss Emma Brister; vice-presi-
dent, Mrs. H. G. Maddox; secretary,
Miss Isabel Vandevoort; treasurer,
Miss Ingeborg Rudd
Mrs, Jessel Whyte, as chairman Of
the civics committee, gave an interest
ing report. Mrs., Mary D. Bradford,
superintendent Of schools, has asked
the civics committee to cooperate with
her, especially on the proposition Of
funds for Fairgrounds. 1t is probable
that this important proposition will be
the main work Of the committee dur
ing the summer months. An informal
discussion Of activities for next year
was one of the principal features.
Wesley LaViolette, conductor of the
Lyric Club, outlined proposed organ
ization of women's club committee to
further the finer musical activities in
Kenosha. No action was taken at the
Saturday meeting Mrs. Chester D..
Barnes was elected to honorary mem
bership to fill the place of Miss Eliza
beth Walker who is leaving Kenoshs to
accept a position in the Country Day
school at Scranton, Pa.
Talks on Girls Club.
The College Club is very interested
in girls and incidentally in the girls
club movement in Kenosha, Miss
Laura Murray, director Of the Girls
Community Service League, and DR..
Helen Harbert, who is very interested
in the movemen explained the propo-
sition and urged the club to cooperate.
Miss Murray first reviewed the success
Of the Girls Community Service League
in Kenosha. which has had as its goal
a clubhouseAfor girls.
The monster mass meeting Of girls,
when $10,770 was pledged, was the an
swer Of Kenosha's girls who wanted a
fair, square club proposition rather
than charitable organization and in
telling Of this Miss Murray said, II
think there has been nothing that ever
filled me with any more pride. To do
a thing Of that kind is new step in
the realm Of girls club procedure
and no other town in the entire length
and breadth Of the United States, Of
which know, has ever done anything
which could In any way compare with
that. AS went home that night was
filed with the consciousness Of having
Witnessed the beginning Of something
very fine, worthwhile and lasting, a
something that would turn the nation
al eye Of the girls club movement in
the direction Of Kenosha, Wis, and
give to this city the pleasure of stand
ing out among all those who had at
tempted the same thing.
Want Clubs Support.
at may seem that only 214 shares
subscribed when we wanted 1000 was
very few. 1t was, but it was most
marvelously fine start for know that
not one girl who put her hand to the
task will turn backward. The sigma
lures on those cards are as firm as the
Rock of Gibraltar and let come what
may those girls will stick. I know
furthermore that big tasks are never
won in a day. When the American
boys went over the top for the first
time on the 28th, two years ago, they
didn't win the war before the sun went
down but they made glorious start
and the great German military world
saw shining forth in the eyes of the
American soldiers thing which it
knew was its doom. We have started
very conscious of the would-be bug-a-
boos that are in the path before us.
We hear Of mortgages. interest, ex-
pense Of upkeep, scarcity Of help, in
ability to find manager that can run
It, Consciousness Of these difficulties
enables us to avoid them OF course,
all of these difficulties do not exist and
never will while the proposition pre-
sents reasonable business risk. 1t
presents no problems that cannot be
easily met if conscientiously attempted
but for myself, believe in the safety
of the entire proposition and even
granting that all these obstacles did
exist, they are not sufficient to de-
prive Kenosha of girls club if Ke-
9Osha wants girls club.
Community Service Program.
"There are several reasons why am
anxious to see the club realized. First,
of course, is the service it will render
to the girls of Kenosha. However,
see an even bigger vision. 1t will not
only sound new note in national
iris club possibilities but will bring
the day closer when Kenosha will put
on full community service program.
1t will perhaps be the beginning of a
desire on Kenosha's part to provide
community house in the shape of a
memorial building erected in memory
of those who gave their lives to de-
fend American rights and traditions
and presented to the living soldiers
who comprise the American Legion, in
recognition Of the valuable, unselfsh
service which they rendered.
eve would like to have the support
Of every member Of the Kenosha Col
lege Club in the girls club problem.
We need you. When we have brought
the movement to successful conclu-
sion let us be ready to talk community
service in its most comprehensive