The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1922-11-02
THE ACID TEST FOR CLUB WOMEN.

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women of Kenosha this week. Heretofore the
women of the city who have engaged in club
activities have been asked for the large part
% give these movements moral support and take
rom them socar and intellectual provender
which has been of a decided value. Now the
women Of one of the large clubs have been
asked to show financial appreciation of club
work. They are being asked to say just what
the advancement of this club work among wo-
men in Kenosha and among women in Wiscon-
sin is worth to them in dollars and cents They
are being asked to capitalize their interest in
dollars as we'll as moral support.
1t is not expected that the collection of dol
lars to be used in the purchase Of home for
the Woman's club of Kenosha will in any way
relieve the women of giving this moral sup
port.
The permanent resident is the real thing
sought in town and this permanency is of
value in the matter Of clubs as well as individu-
ais. The real counting population Of any town
is the population which owns and occupies its
own home and which feels the responsibility
which goes along with such proprietorship.
Yhe Woman's club of Kenosha has been in
existence a lot of years and it has fostered and
carried out many movements for moral and in
tellectual advancement of the women, of the
city. Now it is proposed to have it go step
farther and declare it's permanency as an in
stitution in Kenosha by it's owning it's own
home.
Ownership implies something. 1t means a
new and different interest in a community
The men who just drift from town to town do
not care what happens in the town they are
about to leave but the men and women who
have the honor of saying, 'this is my home,"
are interested in the place where that home is
located.
The work of a Woman's club just like any
other kind of work needs the right kind of
equipment for womans organization is
home of its own. Every member of that or
ganization is going to take wider and more
comprehensive interest in its work if. she is
certain that this work is a permanent thing
The carrying forward of this project is going
to help the Woman's club in many ways. The
women who have financial investment in this
organization and the property it is to own
are going to take a new and livelier interest
in the work it proposes to do. 1t is going to be
permanent institution in Kenosha-the home
owning kind-and as such the work that it does
is going to reflect that permanent feeling. Club
life is going to beCmade more pleasant. This
shrine Of Woman's work is going to be popu-
lar institution in Kenosha From it is going
to radiate a lot of the activities of women of
Kenosha other than those connected by the
Woman's club. 1t will be their home but it
will be the rendezvous of Others It's going
to be worth while for a woman of Kenosha to
have financial interest in a thing that is 60
ing to have such powerful influence over the
Woman's work of Kenosha
The amount that a woman is ready to sac
rifice in order to carry out this plan is going to
a large measure reflect her Individual interest
in the future welfare of the women of Keno
sha. Undoubtedly the women of Kenosha will
successfully carry out the plans which have
been made but it As important that the largest
possible number of the women of the city have
their part.
The challenge is one to the women of Keno
sha who believe that the work of the women is
worth while They will answer that challenge
by firm financial support of this institution,
The step forward for one of these organizations
means an example to others. The Woman's
club of Kenosha has asserted its leadership
with view of properly pointing the way to
better and broader extention of all woman's
work
Kenosha has a reputation among other CT
ties for doing things and doing them just lit
tie better than they are done elsewhere. Wom-
en- of other cities in the state are going to
watch with interest this experiment of the
women of Kenosha to add permanency to their
work.
The important thing is for the Individual
member of this club to bring home to herself
the part she must have in this most interesting
undertaking. The "all for each and each for
all spirit" must prevail if this movement is to
have its full measure of success. Women must
he willing To sacrifice Gt+la in ovdor +o cr;,7o