The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1925-01-08
To Uncover and Eliminate
Shortcomings for Civic
Betterment.
COOPERATION OF ALL
Ask Entire City TO Cooperate
in Effort to Make Keno
sha 'sWiscOnsin's Best.

Following on the heels of the recent
community betterment conference
sponsored in the city by the Kenosha
Civic council, the members of the
various committees appointed to make
a survey Of the city are preparing to
capitalize on the information uncov-
cred in their reports.
At the next meeting of the Kenosha
Civic council, on Jan. IL the active
campaign to go about remedying the
defects and shortcomings as brought
out in the surveys will begin. At this
time every department and agency in
the city which can in any way assist
the council in making Kenosha a bet
ter place in which to live--the aim OF
the Better Cities contest in which Ke-
nosha is participating be called
upon to cooperate with the contest
committees and the work will go on
until May 80 at which time the con-
test sponsored in the state by the
Wisconsin Conference of Social Work
will end. On May so of this year an
impartial judgment committee will
consider series of reports from each
of 81 cities in the state and from these
reports will adjudge one city in the
entire state as being the best in every
way in which to make home. In adj
dition to this honor a cash prize of
81 900 is being offered to the best city.
Kenosha Looks, Good.
From the optimistic and encourag-
ing early reports presented at the COM
oe% th II HUu
seen that Kenosha stood an excellent
chance Of winning the contest. SINH
lar conferences, however, are being
held in the other cities of the state
and reports from each declare that al
most every other city in the state feels
the same way about winning the con-
test. But whether Kenosha wins the
contest or not, it is recognized, the
value and benefit it will receive from
having taken an inventory of it's adj
vantages and its shortcomings will
mean considerable, and the Civic Coun-
Gil is continuing to push the campaign.
Accordingly, Robert M. Smith, secre-
tary of the council, has sent out let
ter to each of the committee chairmen
of the Better Cities contest in which
he appeals for sustained interest in the
campaign and in which the plans for
the January meeting of the Civic Coun-
Gil are announced.
"The recent three-day conference in
connection with the Better Cities con-
test" the letter reads, brought out
some very interesting facts relative to
Kenosha's standing. High ratings were
indicated in some phases of each sub
ject discussed, but at the same time
serious shortcomings were also appar-
ent.
To Correct Weaknesses.
"The whole purpose of the contest.
of course, is the correction of those
weaknesses to the end that benefit will
accrue to the entire community" The
letter goes on to ask each committee
chairman to prepare a brief report on
his or her particular subject in which
Kenosha appears at disadvantage.
"The Civic Council proposes then to
take definite and vigorous steps to
bring about improvements along the
lines indicated by the various Com
munity Betterment campaign commit
tees with the thought that on May 80,
at the close of the contest, Kenosha
will have received a maximum of value
from It's participation"