The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1922-08-17


lations on Thursday night at a great
gathering at the Hotel Geneva in cele-
bration of the opening of the service
of the Chicago, North Shore & Milwau-
kee Electric Railway between Kenosha
and Lake Geneva. 1t was happy
gathering of the official families of the
two cities with a large sprinkling of
the leaders of the business interests
of both and it brought q new bond Of
relationships between these thriving
cities of Wisconsin. The meeting was
enthusiastic and it is certain that the
outcome of it will be more friendly
relations between the city by the most
beautiful of the inland lakes of Wis
consin and its larger neighbor on the
shores of Lake Michigan.
The first one of the big buses Of
the North Shore line reached Lake
Geneva just before o'clock and it
was cheered all along the route through
the city. 1t carried to Geneva the
leaders of the official family of Keno
sha and the leading officials of the
manufacturers and retailers associa-
ton.
Geneva is Most HOspitable.
The North Shore always opens a new
service with a dinner and the dinner
was held at the Hotel Geneva with COW
ers laid for more than seventy-five
citizens of the two cities. W. H. AL
ford, president of the city council,
officially represented Kenosha and AL
len E. Peacock, mayor of Lake Geneva,
did the honors for the home town.
Leading citizens of all the communi-
ties between the two cities were pres
emit at the dinner. A reception com
mittee headed by Mayor Peacock ex-
tended the official welcome of that city
to the Kenosha visitors.
During. the evening Kenosha and
Lake Geneva got acquainted and laid
plans for closer cooperation between
the two for the advancement of the
best interests of this section of Wis
consin. The coming of North Shore
service" between the two cities was
hailed as one of the big steps forward
and officials of the two cities joined
with business men of both in pledging
the fostering of more kindly and more
intimate relations.
RetOrt Courteous in Evidence.
1.-THE retort1 courteous" was much in
evidence in the speech making which
followed the serving Of the dinner,
which can be said was up to the stand
ard of all service set by the North
Shore. f. w. Shappert, superintendent
of the North Shore, had charge of the
ewing and he introduced Luke Grant,
the genial publicity hound" of the
North Shore as the postmaster for the
evening, Luke Grant is a genius in a
lot Of lines and he did his best as an
after-dinner speaker He brought a
message of goodwill from Britton 1,
Budd of the North Shore line and be-
spoke the intention of the company to
bring better and closer relations be-
tween Lake Geneva and Kenosha. He
spoke of the plans which had been
worked out for the new line and de-
clared that the first purpose of the
company would be to furnish to the
people Of Kenosha and Lake Geneva a
service which would stand the test Of
the standard which had been set for
service on the main line between Chi
cage and milwaukee,.
Afford Invites Lake Geneva.
President w H. Afford of the Keno
sha city council was the first speaker.
He paid happy tribute to the North
Shore. "Kenosha likes the North Shore
because it is willing to serve, and the
people want service" said Mr.. Afford
"Kenosha granted permits for the
opening of this line because the Off
cials Of the city were convinced that
the company meant to operate a line
which would give a real service and
which would bring Kenosha and Lake
Geneva into closer relationship"
He gave to the people of Lake Geneva
a most kindly invitation for continued
exchange Of visits and business.
Mayor Peacock Of Lake Geneva in
responding declared that Lake Geneva
welcomed new transportation Inns
and that the people of Lake Geneva
especially favored a line which would
connect their city with the "big broth
err" on the east. He declared that Lake
Geneva was going to get better &C
quainted with Kenosha and that ar
UnusuallyElong latch-string had been
hung out for the people of Kenosha
He pledged the official family of his
city to do everything in its power tc
make the new line one which. would be
of the greatest value to the two cities
Thompson Says "We Want to Help"
Other speakers at the dinner includ
ed Walter T. Marlatt, editor of the
Kenosha Evening News; Ralph Buck
nall, leading business man of Lake
Geneva; Edward F. Higgins, city at
torney Of Kenosha; and C. E. Thomp
son, assistant to the president of the
North Shore.
eve want the people of Kenosha ant
Lake Geneva to know that the NORTH
Shore expects to be a part of you,
communities" said Mr. Thompson
'We want to come in the same as an!
Of your other Industries, with the un
derstanding that the North Shore is t.
have its part in, the support of ever!
movement for the betterment of you
cities. We do rot want to be neigh
bors and friends, but we want to b,
participating citizens in everything
that is best for the advancement o