The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1923-11-08
Judges Verdict on the Six
Most Beautiful Yards
Announced.
5HECKS MAILED TODAY
POSTER Showing Improvement
in Winning Grounds to Be :
Shown in the City.

Winners of the City Beautiful Gar
en- contest, held under the auspices
the Garden and Rotary clubs dur
ig the past summer, were announced
)day by F. A. Carlson, director Of
arks. The judges of the contest were
r Carlson, Mrs N A. Rowe Of the
arden club, and F. T. Neff of the
enosha Country club. The follow
g are the winners.
First prize, $50 Louis DeY Dung,
- Marion avenue.
Second prize, $25-John B. Ortiz,
10 Lake avenue.
Third prize, $15-Mrs. Amelia Mey-
s, 973 Lyman avenue.
Fourth prize, $10-Henry Brus, 970
an street.
Fifth prize, $5-William F. White,
.87 Tanck avenue.
Sixth prize, S5-Fred r. DeWester,
Is Elizabeth street. n
Checks are being mailed today to
winners by the Rotary club, which
Tered the prizes. A poster showing
ctures of each of the yards of the
lnners, both before and after the
DIRK Of identifying was undertaken,
Ill be shown in all parts of the city.
will be placed today in the win
ows of one of the downtown drug
torres. Later it will be taken out to
re west side, and then to the south
nd north sides of the city.
Examination Date Secret.
The examination of the yards which
1ad been entered, was kept secret to
enable the judges to get the every day
aspect of the place. This was done to
any one putting their chest
foot" forward. The inspection showed
he place as it appears seven days a
week, without any special preparation
The rules of the contest which was
started last June, in connection with
he City Beautiful campaign, were
simple. No entry fee was charged and
the contest was open to every one.
igurca show that one out of every
6 gh y homes in the city was en-
tered representing every section of
tnt tdWu
TIE 5, INITIATING effect Of the work
IONS nv Shose who entered the contest
8 belHd he reflected during the
:on,Hg year y the yards of their
eigitacYs, NJ. Carlson stated. Per-
1n5 whV have heretofore given little
louG.st . the improvement of prop
sfty b identifying their yards, can
not to see what others have
accomplished, and it will influence
hem to tnke an interest in their own
rounds, he said
Eve desired to create and stimu-
ate in the average man and woman
n appreciation of the pleasure, the
abstraction and the value in dollars
nd cents of an attractive yard" he
tated.
1--WE desired, if possible, to have the
ONE grounds of our people made
acre inviting, to bring into them
ONE order, some cheer, some beauty
We believed that environment is a
otent factor in the development of
haracter-that child who grows up
1 an environment of disorder and UNI
ttractive surroundings, will not be
quail of one who grows up in an at
losphere of grass, shrubs and flowers.
1--WE appreciated that our city could
OF have been considered attractive UNI
! the units-the homes which went to
lake it ug4-were made so. We wished
make ours the City Beautiful
"Our desire also was to aid our
vic authorities in creating and main
lining clean city. We felt that
iere was direct and vital connec-
on between the cleanliness Of our
ty and the health of its people. We
esred as far as we could to CO.
oerate and aid our authorities in
taking Kenosha cleaner, healthier,
nd therefore, a happier city"