The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1923-04-05

ling of the big charitable and philan-
thropic problems of Kenosha with the
determination to have every one in
the community pay a fair share to
the support Of its institutions, more
than a hundred prominent men and
women of Kenoeha met at the eoun-
Gil chamber in the city hall on Thurs
day evening and organized the Com
munity Chest Association of Kenosha.
At the meeting a constitution and
bylaws was adopted and fifteen men
and women were named to constitute
the first governing board of the as
ISOLATION and this board will meet on
next Wednesday evening to name Of
ficers for the association and to lay
plans. 20 put into operation a modern
and comprehensive plan for the col
lection and distributing of funds
necessary for the support of all the
charitable and philanthropic move
ments in Kenosha.
Every member of the community
who earns is expected to contribute
something to the funds of the organ
ization with the understanding that
fair distribution Of the burden of
support of the organizations will be
provided for
Name Governing Board.
The meeting was one of the most
enthusiastic meetings Of a public ma
4ure ever held in Kenosha and the in
terest shown in the past of putting
intelligence into the handling of these
big problems was not encouraging
The meeting came as result of a
movement started some months ago
by the Kenosha Retailers association
and in the weeks which haye passed
intelligent leadership has brought
about the work of organization which
is expected to give the community
chest plan flying start in Kenosha.
The men and women named for mem
bership in the first governing board
of the association are all widely
known and they have been active in
community work. The. list includes
Clark S. Judd, who led the work of
forming the Patriots Fund" i'm Ke-
nosha, G.. B. Voorhis, r. S. Kingsley,
the Rev. Frank R. Czerwinski, Charles
c. Brown, Mrs. c. H. Gephart, A. H.
Lance, Harry Bruner, Walter J. Frost,
Henry B. Robinson, John H. Brine,
John Burns, w. D. Martin, Charles w.
Nash and G. F. Looms.
The members Of the governing
board were elected by ballot after a
nomination committee had named
thirty men and women from which Sc
lections were to be made. Under the
provisions of the constitution of the
association the members of the board
will decide by lot the length of their
terms. The directors are elected for
one, two and three years, five of them
making up each list
Show How Plan is Made.
Ralph s. Kingsley, who was named
by the various organizations uniting
to form the Community Chest asso-
citation as temporary chairman of the
organization, presided at the meeting
on Thursday evening and outlined at
some length the work along organiza-
tion lines which has been done. He
declared that practically every organ
an unqualified support to the move
ment for intelligent handling of the
great work of supporting TIE charit-
able and fraternal work of the COM
munity. He declared that the move
ment suggested the proper division Of
the burden of support of organizations
which are doing needed service for
the city. He held that the plan would
be worked out with view Of having
every learner of wages contribute a
fraction of an hourly wage monthly
to the funds of the organization with
the understanding that the employing
industry or other organization would
duplicate the amount paid in by the
employees, The plan also provides
that all salaried people in the city
pay to the fund a percentage of their
salary. While figures have been sug-
gested as to the amount to be paid
these plans must all be worked out in
detail by the officers and the members
OF the governing board and the
amounts will be announced later,
Start Campaign at Once.
The organization of the campaign is
to be along the line of the plan fol-
lowed in the development of the
Z famous Patriots fund" of Kenosha
and it is expected that the work of
raising funds will be started early
in April 1t is the plan of the or
ganization to make the one solicita-
ton for funds the only solicitation ia
be made in Kenosha each year. A
sufficient amount is to be raised to
fill the community chest" and. give
the assurance that the governing
board will have funds to meet all legi-
innate claims up on the bounty OF
Kenosha.
Eight institutions are named as the
benefciaries of the fund the list in
GLIDING the Kenosha Service League
st. GATHERINGS hospital, the Kenoshs
hospital, the Boy Scouts, the Cir
Scouts, the Salvation Army, The Car
melite Sisters Hone for the Aged
and the relief work of the American
Legion.
All of these organizations will b.
placed on a budget system and al
of them will agree to have all solici
tation of funds in the city directly
under the management of the govern
ing board of the association.
All of of the officers of the organ
ization with the exception Of the ex