The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1924-12-18
WANT ACTION ON
DANCE ORDINANCE
Parent Teachers Associa-
tons Prod Council to
Act on Ordinance.
HAVE WAITED LONG

Probing the council for immediate
action on the proposed ordinance for
the closer regulation of dance halls
in Kenosha, all of the Parent-Teacher
associations Of Kenosha, through their
executives, on Monday evening, filed
with the council request that some
action be taken at once on the ques-
ton.
Several months ago the Parent
Teacher associations fostered move
ment for closer regulation of dance
halls, as a result of which an ordinance
was drawn, but never formally acted
upon by the council. Meanwhile the
county board has also become aroused
and has voted to consider definite ac7
zion at its January meeting.
Brge Immediate Action.
The Jseeer now sent to the council
Ivy the Parent-Teacher associations
reads as follows:
patiently have we waited for you
70 take action on the dance hall ordi-
tance issue. AS time passes we are
the more convinced of the advisability
end need of such an ordinance.
"Ths Parent-Teachers' associations
Fave the welfare of our city's children
$& heart. With keen interest we note
the action the County Board has TAX
Oh. We wonder why our city fathers
s1oul6 hesitate.
we hope that your honorable body
may fake action in the near future.
We fAeS that you surely have had
ample time for consideration and de-
liberation of the subject, and that
now you may be able to act wisely
and we'll.
Pardon us for intruding again on
your valuable time. just rene mber
that the intrusion was made for a
cause near and dear to our hearts
our children. We feel sure if you will
give this cause your hearty support
and endorsement, you will never have
any cause for regret"
The letter is signed by the follow
ing representatives of Parent-Teacher
associations: Mrs. James w. Myers,
Weiskopf school; Mrs. Shippee, High
School Parent-Teachers' association;
Mrs. Gideon Hammond, president, Col
umbus school P. T. A.; Mrs. Joseph HI.
Irving, president, Mckinley school P.
T, A.; Mrs. Frank Long, President,
Salem avenue P. 7. A.; Mrs. S. G.
Joseph, president, Washington P. T.
A.; Mrs. F. A. Runals, president, Grant
school P. T. A.; Mrs. Catherine Hen
ming, president, Jefferson school p. T.
A.; Mrs. C. G. Gozen, president, Frank
school P. T. A.; Mrs, Clara Hickman
Stoody, president of the Past Presi-
dents, P. T. A.; Mrs. John Gems, presi-
dent, st. George p It. A.; Mrs. q. N.
Tremper president, P. T. A. council;
Mrs. Swan Petersen, president, Balm
school p. T. A.; Mrs. J. Fred John
son, president, Durkee school P. T. A.;
Mrs. c. w. Martin, president, st. Thorn
as school p T. A.
County Not Yet Acted.
The letters inference is incorrect re-
garding the county, according to the
discussion brought out at the council
meeting. The county board has not
yet taken definite action, but has di-
rected that an ordinance be brought in
at the January meeting.
The city council has withheld action
until joint action may be taken in the
city and county. 1t is now the plan,
it was stated, to proceed quickly with
the dance hall ordinance. The letter
was referred to the council as COM
mittee of the whole with an idea that
the dance hall ordinance would be
adopted in time to be effective at the
same time that the countys ordinance
goes into force.